Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-11
FRolI oLARKsBURa.


CLRAKsBuR1, Va, Dec. 9, 1861.
Editors Inttliigencsr
According to promise, j let you know of
our whereabouts. Since last wrote you,
nothing Of particular interest has trans
pired. 1t has been raining and showing
for about two weeks, until within the last
twoorthree days, which have been as beau
tiful as Indian Summer at my writing the
winds are as kind as summer ones, causing
n thrill of happiness TO pervade US.
Last week, through the RAIN and mud,
came three Ohio Regiments, the 3rd, 9th
and gath. These regiments have for some
time been in the neighhorhoOd of Cheat
Mountain and Gauley, and from their aP-
pearalce, we were forced to the conclusion
that they had seen hard times they were,
though, as a general thing, healthy. The
hnrdships which they had to endure, ap-
pears to have agreed with them in
physical point of view. Our energetic
Colonel (Anisansel) used every means in
his power to render their stay one of COM
fort, which was a pretty hard thing to do,
owing to thr number There is great
deal OF credit due Il part of the citizens
here for their cooperation with our Colo
mel number Of them opened up their
houses, and eacli accommodated from five
to oftlirty. The trustees ungHed Tue doors
of the different churches, and'inyited them
in, MS many MS could get in, which was
very Lice, owing To the tnclemency of the
weather. The boys met the Paymaster
here, and were paid of. Sail action.
pleased all parties concerned. They stnid
a few days, and then left for Kentucky.
Capt. Howe's Artillery passed through
here, en- route for Romncy. For u few
hours the gay plumes Of the boys nodded.
here, there, and everywhere through town,
They all seemed happy nj the idea OF apm5
berfng Wincheater among the places that
has been.
Lieut. Cunningham, Of Capt. ShumNn's
company, (now nt weston,) came in n few
days since with four secesh prisoners.
who were taken by q scouting party OF that
Capt. Farrabee's and Capt Cnrmou's
companies left here Inst Frflny night for
Romney, Major Krepps commandiug
On Col Anisansells assuming tue COM
mand of this post, among other orders, ke
Issued one requiring the keepers of saloons
not to sell to soldiers any intoxicating IL
quors whatever. Quite a number refused
to obey the order, and the consequence was
that the liqusr was thrown into tue street.
A few days since IacCepted an Invitation
from Adjt. Krepps to accompany him and
1
few who had disoheyed the above mandate.
We repaired to the vicinity of the depot,
where there are dozen or moro shanties,
put up as if in morkery to stables, and not
so much to suit The convenience of the oc-
cupanta as TO the nVarice of the pr0prfetors.
whose object WAS apparently to cram the
greatest possible number Of tenants iuto
the smallest imaginable space. For con.
venience sake the floors and beds were
used as substitutes for chairs, together with
sundry old fashioned wooden bow-roofed
trunks, covered with calf skin, thair out
sideD for the safe keeping of fine linen
1 No art was meant or 4prnctised there You
had them just as they appear from the
arms of Murphy-0h ] Morpheus, mean.
Tho younger portion Of the family are In
rags, and think will in the course of time
look fully rs interesting as their parents.
/ The work began, and hard indeed must be
the heart that does not yield the attack
that eusues; but we went with cOMlNiti=
mus grG6f6us, as tho genuine seekers OF the
extract of gympsum and canlne.tennel -
These shrines Of Bacchus are generally pre-
sided over by the ttlady of the house,,
l.whose entreaties are hard to withsthud.-
They told us that we were rcbbiug poor
5lorphau children, who had only one
father and one mother; but ont went kegs Of
liquor, wine, brandy. 1--WE found It under
4 the bed, in the bed, in trunks, among cloth
ling, in the -four barrel covered up with
l -four. One full barrel we found behind the
cellar wall, the stones of the wall had been
removed, as place just the size Of a bar.
rel had been dug out, the barrel placed III
the stones put back in good order, but we
..rolled the stones awayn and with An axe
brought forth the fluid, mid the tears o.
the old lady, the cnrses of the old gent
and bawliug Of about seventeen children
lin about three hours we broke up nine o
these establishments. was sorry wen
for / saw such waste of the raw material
Inst evening about 5 o'cloek Mr. Ferdi
nand Byland, Chief Clerk OF the Quarter.
: lmaster Department, under Capt. Leibi wa:
shot, the ball passed through the uppel
part Of the thigh, breaking the bone. dc
4 was In company with others riding, they
ueared a bridge at the west end Of towr
+ where guards were placed, saluted then
and turned back, when about a hundred
yards OF, one of the guards ired an en-
field rife the ball taking effect on Byland
The guard tDau Riblet Of Company g
3rd. Virginia Infantry1 was arrested i'm
mediately. Byland fills a post OF homo
There, and is loved by all who know him
lie is from CovinRton Ky Hets feeling
more comfortable this morning.
GHs. HALLEcK orders that the houseles
ITnIon families shall be quartered on tn