The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-10
gg telegraph,
70 FHR REGIsTER.-
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
by Telegraph to the Rsgister.l
WASHINGTON, June 8.

court martial n Cne triai OF q CITIZEN
TOR the murder of q freedman, and that
his actual view Of the law suggested an
entirely opposite decision, but that
General Butler said he wsuld offer a
resolution on the subject in the next
session if be. (Hosr, did not make an ex.
ample of some of these fellows, and IN
der this pressure the recent opinion was
made.
1t is stated that in a Cabinet meeting
in relation to the status of Georgia,
the Attorney General submitted the
general scope of his views thereon as
the basis of his opinion called for by
the President, and the latter made some
suggestions for tho consideration'of Mr.
Hear. What was the final conclusion
has not transpired.
Cuba.
Information from reliable sources IN
Havana has been received which shows
that the CubaRs are making an active
offensive movement and were never in
better spirits or more saDguine of sue
cess. kilograms from Havana deny the
report that any number of Cubans or
any officer of the Cuban forces had sur.
rendered to Valmaseda.
Letter from A. N. Stephens.
Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia,
has letter in one Of the Washington
papers, to-day, in reply to some criti-
cisms on his history of the rebellion.
He takes very gloomy view of the sit
ustion and argues that we are drifting
TO consolidation and empire. Nothing,
he says, can prevent the final establish
ment of imperialism but a determined
effort on the part of the people to pre-
serve free institutions. The remedy, he
says, is not in secession. That was tried
and found insufficient. 1t must be at
the ballot-boX. He calls upon the peo-
pie of the several States to seriously |
consider whether they will maintain
free institutions or accept Imperialism.
Temperance Folks Call on the Pres.
ident
The representatives of the National
Divisions of the Sons of Temperance of
North America are now in session in this
city. Many of them, accompanied by |
members Of their families, proceeded |
to day to the East Room, in accordance
,,ra,rinp1 70 Tho vic
itors, about $50 in number, formed in
semicircle, when President Grant en-.
tered the room and was addressed by
Robert NJ. Faust, of Pennsylvania, Most
Worthy Patriarch of the organization.
The President bowed, but made no YER
bal reply. The visitors then approach.
ed in line and were introduced and
shook hands. AS this ceremony was
completed he retired.
The Kansas Indian Troubles.
At the late Cabinet meeting, tele-
gram from General Sheridan was sub
mitted, in which he says the late dePre-
dations in Kansas were committed by
tho Cheyennes who spent the winter up
in the Powder river country, and have
lately and secretly moved down into.
Kansas. Those Indians when he pun
ished so severely last winter have had
nothing to do with those troubles. The
President, on advice Of the Cabinet, has
directed Sheridan and Schofeld to send
troops to protect the line of the Kansas
Pacific railroad and settlers all along
the frontier of that State. Troops are
also to 60 to the Cherokee neutral lands
to protect railroad rights there from the
violence of settlers and squatters who
oppose the road. General Sherman says
he will call olt the militia if necessary,
but does not think such course will be
needful.
The Government DePOsitOrics.
The purpose of Secretary Boutwell, to
reduce the number of Government de-
positories in the country meets great
deal of oppositio There are now three
hundred and fifty, and he will reduce
the number to below two hundred,
having regard not to the wishes of ma
tional banks, but to the requirements
Of the public service. The report that
he will have one depository in each
Congressional district is not true. The
new list is not making mp on any such
basis.
China and France.
A private letter from Paris says that
Mr.. BurliugaRe is upon the point of
concluding his treaty between France
and China. II smade ike the treaty
with England. The injuries done to
French subjects are to be redressed
through diplomatic channels, instead of !
in the old manner.
New Mexican IiuisICr
lgnacio Mirascal, whom Mexican dis |
patches announce as the new Minister
to the United States, is gentleman
about thirty years Of age, who was for
some time Secretary to Romero, late
Minister. He married in this city aud
10 iaVOraoly Known in social circles
here.
MisCciInneOus
The order assigning Captain Bald win
to duty in connection with registration
in Virginia has been revoked, He is
ordered to duty as Indian Agent,
During the absence Of the President
Private Secretary Porter will remain
GU duty in charge of the Executive
office.
This afternoon Col. Manuel Freyer
was introduced TO the President by the
Secretary of State and delivered his ere
dentials as Envoy.
BY THE CABLE.