The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Removal of sheridan and Holt
The Amdavits in the Conovcr Case
Note from Ir. Riddlc-GcneraiR ous-
senu.

The Removal of Sheridan md Holt
The Amdavits in the Conovcr Case
Note from Mr. Riddlc-GcneraI Reus.
senu.
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Herald's
Washington dispatch says: At the Cab
met meeting to-day, among other sub.
iects discussed were the removal of
Sheridan and Holt. No result has been
arrived at, but it is understood that
both these officers will be removed
shortly. Sheridan will be transferred
to some new sphere of action, and Holt
ordered back 10 the regular service.
The Times Washington special seys:
The Cabinet meeting to-day considered
the question of relieving Judge Holt.
No conclusion was reached, but 1t ser ms
probable that he will be transferred,
which can be done as well without
cause as with. 1t is proper TO add that
Judge Holt had no knowledge, what
ever, of the publication of the Wood
Pryor affdavits; that they never formed
any part of the archives of the Bureau
of Military Justice; that Judge Holt
had no control over them. and could not
have prevented their publication if he
had desired TO do so.
The impression which prevails in
some quarters that Judge Holt has been
guilty of breach OF official etiquette is
therefore grOundless aud cannot be
urged as reason for removing him from
his present position.
General Sheridau's case was not con-
sidered in the Cabinet to-day. All the
msmbers were present to-day except the
Attorney General, who was represented
by his Assistant.
Intelligence has been received here
to-day that some of the parties implica-
ted in the affidavit published in yester-
days Times have denied their anthem
ITCHY. Your correspondent has no per-
sonal knowledge of the reliability of
the parties making the affidavits, but of
the commences OF the papers there can
be no doubt whatever. Each affidavit
is duly subscribed before and attested by
notary, with the uOtary's seal attached.
Attached TO this is the certificate of the
Clerk Of the Supreme Court for the
county of New York-a regular blank
filed up. The seal of the court is
stamped upon this certificate, the I'M
preston passing clear through the
sheets of the affidavit, thus showing
that they have been in the Clerks pos
session.
Your correspondent has personally in
spected all these papers and is convinc-
ed their genuineness. Among the other
advantageous papers in the Conover
case is nOsc addressed by Mr.. Riddle
to Mr.. Seward, which was forwarded by
the latter Immediately on its receipt on
the 18th inst. TO the Attorney Generals
Office, aud which has not neen publish
ed. In this note Mr.. Riddle states that
while assisting the counsel for the prose-
cutiOn in the Surratt case, for which he
had been retained by Mr.. Seward, he
was informed that COHover and others
we're in possession of certain Informal
tion which. it was thought at the time
would he necessary, but the informa-
ton thus obtained was not used
on the trial and has never been made
public, and that upon application
of ConOvel's wife to him to endorse her
husbands petition for pardon, she in
good faith wrote letter, which was
published by thu Assistant 1 Attorney
General. Mr. Riddle alphabetically de-
Ries having had any knowledge what
ever Of any note written 10y MI. Ashley
in connection with Conover previous to
its publication. The note ends by stat
ing his surprise at the use made of his
letter of the 22ud endorsing the recon-
mendation tOpardOn.
General Rousseau takes with him'to
Walrussia only two or three officers
from the Atlantic coast. A small mill
tary force will be sent with him fiom
the Pacific. He had lengthy confer
ence with the President this murninm