The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-30
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, September 90. The
following was received this morning az
Army Headquarters
ST. LOUIS, September %.
To the Adjutant General Of the L. S. A. ::
General Sheridan has full reports
from Colonel Bankhead, who would
start for Fort Wallace on the 9th inst.
He reports Lieutenant Beecher andsSur7
geou Moore dead and buried; also, T..
w. Culver, William Wilson and Lewis
Farley, scouts, dead, and he gives list
of fourteen killed, besides Colonel For
syth, who has two wounds. He thinks
at least Is Indians are killed or badly
wounded from the signs. 1t is alleged
that the Indians are moving south.
General Sheridan reports seven compa-
MES of the 5th Cavalry on hand, ready
for service, and that he will keep every
man at work to catch and destroy the
Indians.
[Signeal w. I. SHERMAN,
Lieutenant General.
The Alabama delegation had an inter
view with thePresident and Secretary of
War this forenoon, which lasted about
half an hour. They were assured that
all necessary aid will be furnished 10
the State Government in case of any
transgression upon its authority. The
Deputy Commissioners will be in
structed accordingly, and authorized to
call for additional troops if necessary.
The delegation are highly gratified with
the success of their mission. They do
not fear any serious disturbance, but
thiak it we'll to have the authority to
call for troops in case of necessity. IL
is probable that one regiment of infan-
try will be forwarded TO Gen. Meade.
The Secretary of War, with the APP
proval of the President, is preparing
letter TO General Meade, in which the
memorial of the Alabama Legislature is
referred to him, and in which he is di-
rected to take such measures as may be
necessary to prevent the troubles APP
pretended by the Legislature by a
prompt aud proper disposition of the
troops. Governor Smith has no doubt
that his veto of the bill authorizing
the election of Presidential Electors
by the Legislature will be sustained,
and has no doubt that the Legisia tuIo
will pass measures necessary to enable
the people to vote for Presidential
electors. The civil authorities, sup
ported by the Presidents assurances
and the promised letter from the Secre-
tary of War, will be able to control the
unruly elements and secure a peaceful
election. The letter of the Secretary
of War will be delivered to the COM
mittee at ten o'clock tomorrow, when
they will depart for Montgomery via
Atlanta, in order to deliver the letter to
General Meade.
An order of the Freedmen's Bureau
issued ut New Orleans, September oath,
says: With view TO relieve the
planter who so desires, and to avoid
the necessity of his obtaining advances
from a fuctOr to liquidate his indebt-
edness to the Bureau and secure freed
men for advances and labor, he will be
required to ship a sufficient amount of
his crop to the Bureau at New Orleans
to cover the same. The amount so
shipped to be forwarded as put into a
marketable condition. Any amount in
excess of his indebtedness will be sold
to the best advantage and the proceeds
held subject to the shippers order.
Until they can realize from their crops
supplies will be advanced by the Com
missary of the Bureau.
The names of the privates in the Goth
Infantry killed by the railroad acct
dent, yesterday, near Gordousvillu, are
Geo. Hewitt, of Company c, and Leo
pc ID Marcus, of Company |. The train
reached Lynchburg this morning with
the IL wounded.