The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-19
BY TELEG RAP H.
Exclusively for the Register.
ny the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Oifiec, ITO Main street,
WASHING GTON.
WASHINGTON, June IS.
Trial of the Mod0cs.


reference to the court OF military COM
mission TO be convened for the trial oi
Csptain Jack and his band. General
Sherman is OF the opinion that General
Davis will order commission, and that
norton Of the troops will be removed
10 Fort klamath, in Oregon, to remain
az that rost. The remaining compan-
les will be returned to various garrlson5
in California and Oregon. Is Is prooa-
ble that ten or twelve OF the redskins
will be executed, as sufficient witnesses
can be had on the part Of the Govern
men, to prove that ten OF the Modocs
participated IN the Candy murder, and
three in the Sherwood killing. The
commission will be governed by the
military code, which does not require
the proving OF malice on the part OF
the offenders, but merely the establish
ing OF the fact that they were present
and aided and abetted in the murders.
The sentence will probably be hanging
bv the neck, it not being the impression
among military men that soldier 9
fate of shooting will be accorded
these outlaws.
Valuable Records Stolen from ihe
War Department.
Some time ago it was charged anu
afterward demonstrated, that the rec
ords of the Buell. court martial were ab'
stracted from the War Department.
Within few days all the archives in
the War Department pertaining to the
secre. history Of the late rebellion have
been stolen. When this was done or
by whom is not known. The late Sec
retary Stanton, during his administra'
ton OF the War Office, filed away a
large number of private letters aud tel
grams, the existence OF which were
known to two or three persons beside
himself. They related to courts msr-
tal,the intrigues OF politicians and mill
itarv aspirants, the rascality OF Gov
eminent contractors and the ways and
means used 10 influence the President
OF the United States in overrullng the
decisions OF the Secretary Of War in
these cases. A gentleman whose
position made him familiar with these
documents, SAYS many men who were
connected with the army, and who have
since figured in public life, will retain
their character more accurately wl'h
these records out OF the reach OF scrutl-
nv. It is known that they were all in
the War Office. When StantQp retired
he bad them systematically briefed, and
slowed away in q safe place, and had
he lived and remained in public lite,
they would probably have figured
largely in preventing the appointment
of men to office who have since shown
that they were no better fitted for the
civil service than they were for posi-
tions of trust and high command in the
army.
The private archives covered peri
cd O! time from the first battle OF Bull
Run down to the surrender Of Lees
army. They embraced orders for courts
martial with their findings, some OF
them sentencing the offenders to be
shot records Of which the people were
Ignorant. II is said that gentleman
connected with the War Department
during the rebellion, through whose
hands all these matters passed, took
copies of them, and will use them In
writing the secret history ofthe war.
Cost of AbOIishinG the Franking
Privilege.
An estimate made by prominent OF
fetal in Washington. OF the cost Of abol-
ishing the ranking privilege on the
first OF next month demonstrates the
fact that between seven hundred thou
sand and one million dollars will be
expended in supplying Feieral officials
with scales on which to weigh their
mail matter. and for printing circulars
Of instruction, and in engraving, PRINT
ing and forwarding postage stamps, &c
10 officers at distant points. 1t Is CAL
culated that at most the abuse OF the
ranking privilege involved an expen-
diture by the Government OF not ex'
ceeding three hundred thousand dollars
per year, and that, after supplying the
wants OF the various Federal depart
ments and such individuals as may be
entitled 10 postage stamps at Govern
meut expense, il will be found that
there will be no saving to the
Government by the abolition Of the
privilege. On the other hand, there
will be q loss, especially during the first
wear, Of from four hundred thousand
to seven hundred thousand dollars.
Great stress will be laid upon the above
facts at the next session OF Congress,
when an effort TO revive the frank!ng
privilege will be made.
Polar Relief Expedition.
Secretary Robson, having put him
self in possession Of all the Information
accessible respecting he North PolaI
Expedition up TO the time OF the acci
dent at the separation OF the party, hal
set to work in earnest organizing mea'
sures OF relief for the Polaris aud party
or to determine if possible, what ha'
been their fate. The Juniata, with 2t
days' coal. and a liberal supply OF pro
visions and other necessaries, will ssi
at once for Disco. This vessel goes on
in advance, in order to render succor, il
possible, or at any rate, to gather intel
ligence in anticipation of the arrival o
the chartered English seal shin Tigress
which reached the Tyson party. The
latter was built for the express purpos'
OF navigating in pursuit Of seal, in tb'