Daily National Republican

The Indictment of Jeff. Davis and Breckinridge for Treason,

In the Criminal Court of Washington county, District of Columbia, yesterday, Hon. Judge Olin presiding, E. C. Carrington, Esq., United States District Attorney, announced that the grand jury had found separate bills of indictment against Jeff. Davis and JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE, for high treason. He therefore felt it his duty to ask the court for a bench warrant against Breckinridge, who is still at large, and to give proper notice to other authorities that he was ready to try the case against Davis at any time which may be thought proper. The District Attorney also said that he made this statement by reason of his familiarity with the evidence upon which the grand jury had acted.

The Judge replied that he would issue a bench warrant against Breckinridge. In the case of Davis, he being in the custody of the Government, the District Attorney would adopt any means which to him seemed best for the purpose of bringing him to justice before this court.

The overt act consists in the raid of June last within this county, and within the jurisdiction of this court, when Breckinridge was present, and Jeff. Davis constructively so.