The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-04
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WASHINGTON. Jnne 8.
Army and Navy Orders.

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Army and Navy Orders.
Commodore John ]. Almy is de-
tached from duty as chief signal Officer
of the Navy, on 3Oth inst, and PLACED
on waiting orders. Commodore Fox
hall A. Parker, from duty as member
of Light House Board. on 30th inst
and ordered on duty as chief signal off,
Ger Of the Navy.
A Board, to consist of Major General
@. A. Gilmore, Corps of Engineers
Major T. G. Treadway, Ordnance De-
partmeut, and Capt. Lorenzo Lorain,
Third Artillery, is appointed to meet at
Hartford, Conn, on the 5th inst, to
decide upon the calibre OF guns OF large
size for the flank defence Of fortifica-
tions. The Board will make report to
the Chief OF Ordnance.
Apeneral court martial has been ap-
pointed to meet at WiDets Point. New
York, on the 5th inst, for the trial OF
Musician Francis Garry. The follow
ing is the detail Of the court: Captain
W. R. King, Captain A. NJ. Maxwell,
Lieutenant B. D. Drone, First Lieuten-
ant A. II. Payson, Second Lieutenant
P. NJ. Price, Jr., Second Lieutenant
c.. F. Palfrey, corp OF engineers First
Lieutenant James Mercue corp OF
engineers, Judge Advocate.
The resignation Of Second Lieutenant
Joseph E. K. Peabody. Of the Third
cavalry, has been accepted by the
President, to take effect on May 3lst
last. Fret Lieutenant Adwin Kramer
has been transferred from company
B to company C, Sixth cavalry, and
First Lieutenant II. F. Winchester
from company C to company B.
Leave OF absence for six months on
q surgeons Certificate Of disability, with
permission to 60 beyond sea has been
granted to Captain Thomas Bren, Third
cavalry. Leave Of absence has been
granted to Colonel Gordon Granger,
Fifteenth infantry, for eleven mouths
to 20 beyou nd sea. The leave OF absence
of Major X. Clyder, has been extended
five mont hs with leave to 60 beyond
sea.
Assistant surgeon John w. Bremen
has been orde red to the Department OF
the South. Assistant surgeon Julius
w. Palat has been ordered to the De-
partment Of the Lakes.
The President has accepted the res
ignation OF Captain Edwin W. H..
Read, OF the Eighth infantry to take et-
ect May 20.
The M0docs.
The following dispatch was received
here this morning:
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.
To Gen. ". T. Sherman.
Colonel Davis reports June lst, that
the Modoc scouts sent out on Tuesday,
MAY 9th, from Tule Lake, reported to
him at Applegate on the evening OF the
2Sth, having found Captain Jack and
his band encamped on Willow creek, at
the crossing of the emigraut road. four
teen miles east OF Applegate. jackson g
squadron, under the command OF MAJ.
Green, were in pursuit and came upon
them on the night Of the 29th. They
pursued them until the evening OF the
Both. when fourteen warriors, forty wo-
men and 9 children were captured after
a slight skirmish, among them Schon-
chin and Scar Faced Charley. Captain
Jack with three warriors, escaped 10
one direction. the remaining nine es'
csped in q different different direction,
leaving twelve men not yet captured.
He will push them lively until they are
caught. He hopes to close the war In
a few days, and start the troops to other
points.
Major General.
SAN Francisco, June 3.
To Gen. ". 4. Sherman:
A subsequent dispatch from Col. Da-
Wis, dated Applegate, June l. announces
the capture Of Capt. Jack and two
warriors and their families. He ex-
pected q few others to come in soon'
and considers that the war ID terminat-
ed. Signed, J. NJ. ScHoFlELD,
Major General.
what shall be Done with our Eit-
phant.
The question of the hour is, what
shall be done with the ModocsY The
War department is advised that Gen.
Davis made no terms of surrender with
any of the Nodocs from the first to the
last. The only assurance hegsve them
being that they should have justice
done them.
At Cabinet meeting to-day nothing
but routine business was transacted.
The President announced his intention
Of going to Long Branch with his fami-
ly on Thursday. He stated that he
should return TO Washington at inter-
walls Of every two or three weeks to
consider such business az accumulated
demanding bis attention.
The President and members OF the
cabinet had an extended conversation
on the close OF the Modoc campaign,
and much praise was bestowed on Gen.
Davis for his management since his as-
sumption OF the command. 1t was.
however, deemed proper to take no fin-
al action at this time in reference to the
,dissosition to be made Of prisoners. but
to await the reception Of the official re.
port of General Davis, when he will
furnish the fnll particulars Of his opera
tions. General Davis will make his
report to General gchofield, and proba-
bly, INQUIRE what disposition he shall
make OF his prisoners. Gen. Schoheld
will refer the matter to headquarters
here, and the government will make iis
decision. The views expressed by
General Sherman SCENE to be generally