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The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

ELEGANCE AND COMFORT 0erSus uGL1NFss
Observation-Disclosures Adam, with his
leaf suit, was scarcely more behind the
,s than are some of the illy-dressed indi-
iiuals Of the present day. "Bunchy'
sats, ill,ftting pants, and fat chested vests
!. among the prominent peculiarities Of
l. halfdressed people of the time; while
cant. comfortable and substantial
Lrrnsnts are the characteristics of well
-essed men. Wewill say..nothing that is ill
atured and invidious, but justice compel:
: to remark that among the best, the most
omfortable and the most elegant garments
xtant are those that are made at the en-
,orium of A, NJ. Adams d Co., No. So Wa
FER street.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16
CAPTURE of Foreign Dispatches

New YORK, Nov, l4.-The Herald's
Washington dispatches state that impor'
tant Foreign Rebel dispatches had been
captured, fully indicating that the rebels
have no hope from England or France ,
The Navy Departm' t has lately been send
ing a number Of swift steamers to the
blockading squadron off Washington, and
the recent capture of three valuable prizes
leads to the belief that that pert (the only
one available lately to the rebels) will be
hermetrically sealed.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

,pg or PRIsoNERs.-About eight O'Clock
Il iay night five prisoners escaped iron
A theneum. Franklin Allen was con-
under sentence Of court martial; Sam
Edwards, Co. l, 18th Mich, for deser-
VIM. NJ. Darby, Go. G, 9lst .. v NJ.
lesertion; Alpha o. White, Co. A, 18th
for desertion. The men broke the
len bars from the window frames, hoist
h. windows, leaped into the yard (about
b. or twenty feet below scaled the
with a ladder, that had been used by
/ men during the day, and all made good
escape. Nothing was known of their
rture until early yesterday morning,
, persons were sent in pursuit OF the
ners. It is said the men who were On
at the time were asleep, and they
Immediately arrested and placed IN
nement
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

FoR SOME TIME PAST much complaint has
paen made about persons carousing in and
around tie pork house in East Wheeling,
aud tears were entertained that the building
might be destroyed by fire, Last evening
officers Fender, Scroggins and Santmier'
made descent upon tie building, and ar
rested three persons. viz, John G. Breckin
ridge, Richard Williams and woman nam
sd Anderson Alderman Robertson fnet
each ten dollars and costs. As none o
them were able to pony up the gay tri
we're committed to Jail.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

New ORLEANS, Nov. 6.-We have a res
port from the Teche country that the ad
vance of Gen. Washburne's division was at.
tackled and driven in on the morning of the
Sd inst. The rebels. were, however, soon
checked and driven of, with loss of loo
killed and 200 prisoners. our loss is said
to have been 40 killed.
The army of in the Teche country is con-
centration at New Iberia and vicinity,
Nothing has been heard from General
Banks naval expedition. Its destination
was probably Brownsville, which it is sup.
posed will be an easy capture, in connsc-
ton with the. movements towards the cas-
tern borders Of Texas. -3E a. .E!% ~
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16
: ocAL INTELLIGENCE.

...,n Now.-The war does not bring
1ns an. H distress into every household
E Pss' contrary ont it has brought about May
(a 10 for the better into the dwellings Of
[ who are spelling" from it. On ' satur,
w. heard an incident which brought
5set wildly to our mind One of our ar
] ~ w, establishments for a number OF
'ns ss. had constant customer who was
i - hv every one in the store LOT her
ss,ion to get trimming and other 1. work
/ ~ the lowest possible rates Indeed
q, i instances, she has been known to
Ssr bonnet trimmed with flowers
~ s,o been "out of the fashion" tor
IN order to save few cents This
T. s,as taken not SO much from psnu-
I ,',~os;t;op, as from actual necessity.
-. hen styled Goldfish aristocracy."
1 a. change a few years has wrought
1,dv.s husband does not limit her sx.
| nou "Greenbacks" are plenty, and
Ldy in question is always 81" the fash
The other day she sent her servant
! millinery establishment with an order
Rad as follows: snake me up
:, n the LATEST. Get me the finest
ps that can be had. Make as soon
I,,ble, and send BILL" The bonnet
| ale according to instructions, the bill
ting to as much, for the single order,
whole trimming and fixing but short
.,o, amounted to in year She is
trled "shoddy arislocracy."
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16
The Bombardment of Sumter.

] New YoRK, Nov. I5.-The Baltimor
Americans correspondent from Charleston
Harbor, on the 18th writes; ~ 81 iF.lil
The monitors Montalk and Passaic ha'
returned from Port Royal fully repaired.
The gunboat Nepsic had arrived lII
| The bombardment of Sumter goes OF
without any unusual incident.u Ine ireoe
firing was not serious. ri hqTSffo
f The moniror Patapsco recently threw
shells into battery Bee. compelling the req
els to desert their guns for time.
Gen. Gilmore recently threw . ore,nsnee
shells into the center of Charleston TO Try
the range of his guns.
The correspondent thinks, however, that
Charleston will not be shelled till themonl-
tors are in position in the roads, when It's
surrender can be demanded according to all
the forms and usages of war.
The rebels hate 1000 negroes working In
the batteries on James and Sullivans Is
lands, but many Of them will be found USE
less when the great trial comes.
The prospects of early and successful re-
suits have never been more promising than
now. Rebel distractions are no longer
feared, and the CORE spondent is convinced
that we will have Charleston or its ruins
between now and Christmas.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

New YORK, Nov. l4.-The Post says the
Government has authorized Gen. Neal Dow
at Richmond prison to draw upon General
Meredith for every article OF clotelng need
ed by Union prisoners
Insnector Beale was nominated for Mayor
today by the Tammany Democrats
Non-reporting drafted men are to be ar
rested Immediately and the city is being
placarded with posters containing then
names and residences.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

New YORK, Nov. l5.-The Herald's spe
cial Washington says: By direction Of tn
President of the .. s., Maj. Chas. j. Whit
ing, U. S. cavalry has been dishonora6l..
dismissed the service for disloyalty and fo
using contemptuous and disrespectfal words
against thePresident of the US.
Mai. Gems. Meade, Newton and Pleasan
ton, and Brig. Gen. Fitzpatrick arrived in
town last night. 1t is understood that
General Meade proposes should the sit
uation of affairs admit, to attend the inaug-
uration of the National Cemetary at Get
tysburg. The army will also be represent
ed on that occasion by detachment from
each division of the army engaged in that
battle. .-.-.
Considerable excitement has been occa-
stoned here in social circles by the diseove-
ry of forgeries of paymasters checks to
considerable amount, by the young son OF a
leading banker of this city. His father has
advanced an amount equal to the sum re
ouired by the ferger for one or more pay
masters but declines to 60 further.
Orders have been issued to the command
ants of navy yards to reduce the labor en-
ployed fifteen per cent.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16
From CharIestOn.

BALTIMORE, Nov. IA gentleman who
arrived in this city to day direct from Char
lesion Bar and expresses great confidence in
the progress of operations now going on
the and predicts the capture OF Charles
tOn
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

MEETING OF SToCKHoLDERs.-There will
be a meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Hemp6eld Railroad held at Washington to.
day, for the election Of Directors for the
ensuing year. A special train will leave
the depot at nine o'clock this morning and
leave Washington at four o'clock in the
evening. ,..o-a
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

THIRTY-EIGHT prisoners Of war were sent
to Camp Chase on Saturday afternoon
Twenty seven Federal deserters were sent
to Cumberland and nine to Clarksburg.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. S.-Weldon ad-
vices state that ten Yankee gunboats arriv-
ed at Corrinton on Friday filed with troops
Ii is thought another force from Newbern
Of 1000 cavalry and ID pieces of artillery l;
designed for the same point. An adequate
force has been sent to check them.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

had heavy freight, which, with the boa
was totally destroyed.
Many Of the passengers were obliged e
iump overheard, several of whom were
drowned. OF Is female passengers, only
eseaped. y Ofs children, were Lost Abou
80 persons in all, were drowned, oYu
aNrw YoRk, Nov. 15-The, Richmond
Enquirer of the 18th says:
Reinforcements under Gen. lmsoder
met the retreating troops OF Gene a
Echols near Sweet Springs, in Monroe 20.
Va, some 40 miles from Christiansburg, the
nearest point on the Va. & Tenn. Railroad,
and checked the further advance of General
Averill's Yankees. More fighting was ex'
pected before the Yankees would relin-
quish their design of destroying the rail-
road. @ sSli,i'ia7ii'9 G~o E
The same papersays: Passengers by the
Fredericksburg train report that large
portion the Yankee army hsd arrived at
Jennie, Is miles from Fredericksburg, and
that Meade is rapidly advancing towards
that city, where the decisive contest will
probably take place. --s n.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. l3-The Rich
mond Examiner of the 10th says:
Thomas White, propsietor Of the Abing-,
don Hotel, was shot and MORALLY wounded
IN difficulty with Col. Clarence Prentice
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

ABOUT ONE HUNDRED paroled members of
the l22d and l23d Ohio regiments arrived
here from Camp Chase on Saturday, and
were sent to Martinsburg yesterday.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

LAST NIGHT the Rev. D. W. Fisher dsliv-
cred the first of a series of sermons to be
given to young men. His subject was
;'Games Of Chance and Gambling"
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

THERE was quite row among the sol
diers in Bell Air on Friday, and some two
or three were badly cut, and Others consid'
erably bruised.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

GEN. KELLEY was stopping at the Nc
Lure House yesterday.
Our old friend W. d. Terry, was also stop
ping at the Mcclure House on Saturday.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

ST., LOUIS, Nov. l4.-Specials from JET
fsrson city say, tolerably we'll founded ru
mors prevail that Gov. Gamble and Lieut.
Gov. Hall contemplate resigning.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

A RAILROAD ACCIDENT occurred in Co
lumbus on Saturday, by which thirty or
forty Government horses were killed.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

A special from Washington to the Time;
dated the 18th SAYS:
General Foster has been assigned to the
command of Burnside's arms, and he vii
leave here tomorrow. Burnside's resigna
ton has been accepted by the President
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16
REFER TO

Hon r. L. Berkshire, Judge Supreme Court OF
Appeals Morgantown, West Va.
Hon VIM. A. Harrison, Judge Supreme Court OIL
Appeals, Clarksbur2, West Va. ~.
Il. Gof, Esq, President n. & NJ. Bank Of Whsehns'
at Clarksburg, West Va. ..
W. wagner, Cashier n. * N. Bank Of Wheeling, al
Morgantown, West Va.
Kramer & Rahm, Bankers, Pittsburgh, Pa
Rittsnhouse, Pant & Co., bankers, washington, ~
r. 'rf.. t % To. noVifA
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

SATURDAY was dark and dreary, and, the
rain continued to descend from morning till
night. Yesterday the wind was high, with
every indication of snow.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

Mr.. JOHN DAVIS, an old and respected
citizen of Clarksburg, died at his residence
IN that place last week, in the 9th year Of
his age. Mr.. d. was for number Of years
one of the Justices of the Peace of Harrison
county, and discharged the various duties
Of that Office in a manner worthy of all ap,
probation. Mr.. Davis leaves widow anC
three children.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

THE INDICATIONS are that there will be
an active campaign in Western Virginia the
coming winter. From every quarter we
learn that the troops are on the move. a;
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

RIVER four feet two inches, falling reas-
Onably fast.
ARRIvALs.--Revenus, from Parkersburg,
La Clara, from Marietta, Emma Graham,
from GAINESVILLE.
DEpARTUREs.-La Clara, and Emma Ora.
ham, for Pittsburg, Revenue, for Parkers
burg, Gem, for Cincinnati.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

BUFFALO, Nov l3.-Gen. Dix and staff
arrived here and is in consultation with
the authorities.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-16

OTTOMAN Velour and Dslainss Scarlet Dslsnss-
~ new style Of Leather eoloTed kePPs, a -, -
sortuGnt & -- 81, -ALA- LEI AN'''
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14
Large Castings.

The Harrisburg Patriot, in noticing
the casting OF tiy gan in Pittsburg the
o ner daY. weighing seventy-two tons,
SAYS ''it is larger amount ct metal than
vas ever reduced in single establish
n,cnt in one day." 1t may be true that
..ihe gun will be the largest piece Of
ordnance 10 the world" bot as to large
castings, We must .nrn our eyes 10 The
king o. besl., 1zar Koloski, in Moscow.
cast in 1887, and weighing over one
hundred and nineiy-eight tons! This
bell il not now IN nse, but IN the ot.
VANS Church. In the same city there
is one Of over eighty tons, ard 10 tso
other churches OF the same ancient and
remarkable city are, respectively, one OF
iiity-seyen tors, snd one OF tty three
IONS, daily, aim At hon'ly in use. When
il ID remembered that these were Cast
some two bnndred years age, and the
!ar..rr oue over two hund ed and fifty
mics hom Moscow, aud transported
til her and actually us,d, We must con
elu .e ,ha Tie ancient Muscavita knew
~ nnch ab9tt hot n I'll as We yankees.
Ire bells IN question are beau !! y spec
iuan- o. tue ar}. fichiy oiuara .nted ~.lh
bea lid d. 4n-, m 9tto ). DE. a"d ne
~ "a ,lselt Is sad toc5nf-ir ssrta q 4n-
titles # gold and -'.ver, 't'sc ttFrr'og
OF priucee aud pes-anfs ti-N. nc r's
thr,~n mo the s. Nh ~ iren e. Do :,
the process. 4 aruai - ft,et.ss
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14

Bow An ABOLITION GENERAL In
'9ZxDs 70 TaxAr CossoRarfs.-,h he
following il IN extract from pubic
speech made IN lodians, BY Gen. Lew.
Wallace:
core, in the . cond place, BY au-
tl,o,ity, TO warn you that IL you do not
come voluntarily and willingly. ly the
blessing OF God, you will have to come.
You say it is hard TO leave yonr
homes and your business, to bid fare well
10 wife ard family. know it is; but
thousands have done i'll have done it.
found it hard, but ! determined to do
It az duty owed to my country; but
don't you think Won can say good.
bye with proader split 10 wife, friends
or sweetheart, as volunteer than as a
drafted soldier? And warn you that,
il you do not 90 a. volunteer, yon will
| 90 As a drafted soldier.
want 10 tell you now, in all conf
nee, that | have asked TO have com
mand Of the drafted en-, aud rs their
term is bnt for nine months, while the
placed in cammand I II see that the
! drafted men ace "a much service aud
| pniiorm as much duty in nine months
rs the volunteers DO il .heir three years.
drilled tho volunteers while in camp
here, from eight to ten hours day. I'll
drisi The drafted men from sun 10 sun.
Having stood that, ] vii conclude
that they can march further in day
than volunteers, and that they can fight
better, ard Iii zee tina, they do It. How
10 you like the picture!
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14
THE 90 pTA or NEW YORK..A REC.
ORu or INJUSTICE.

The speeches OF Gov. Seymour have
espoeed the inja.ticc practiced by the
War Department in assigning The drais
quota Of New York; piece OF partisan
nsiignity from which the republican
victory in that state ought now to give
relief. II the administration hss sniiic-
iently punished New York for c'ecting
Gov. Seymour, We may rope that the IN
justice which elicits saeh protest IS The
following from paper SO calm, Jutic''us
sand patriotic as the Aoiionot InseAh
gencer ,s and has always been, vii now
have an end. If THIS be not too shame
less fraud for the administration TO
continue. in longer, snreg the Plea should
be eitectual that the fraud is nov need
less for tho purposes Of those who de-
vised IL:
From the National INTEL -sncsr.
We have had the curiosity 10 ms itate
comparison between the quota Of New
\ ork and several other states, taking
for our basis OF calculation the number
OF representatives. and the number oi
population in each state.
We Gnd, indeed, that, tried by these
stands "a, the quota assigned 10 New
York ID IL considerable excess over hat
assigned to states Who quotas have b.
come known 10 MS though oiiicial or
other sources. Il is not TO be doubted
that this i,regularIty has arisen from tr-
rors OF enrolment in the State d New
York, where il 10 already known the Isis
have been swollen by tue il Inaccurate reg
istration of tie arms-bearing popuia~
ton. 1t will be grievoas hards Up ii
these errors Of the enrolling officers
should be held to saddle on the stare j
burden OF military obligation greater
than that she is legally bound to .ustsin,
and dlsproportionaley large rs compar-
pared with otter atcs.
In order that every reader may SEQ
for himself The basis % The ealcnlati5ns
from yhch we edacc tie a netusi ~ hat
the quota aislsncJ 20 New York IS ex-
cesssc, W cite The figures, giving the
representailve p"pnial on and he sg4re
gate popnlsio, Of the 10 owi states,
togeiher w,th TIC quota asst ne to each.
1t 's nc dies, 10 say taat ii the $40 a.
have been correctly distributed among
the several states ihey onytt TO boa
something like unilo,n 1910 10 the
population If the states. lustead u
this Ne !iad By the rnIc of proportion
that lie ratio Of Mem York IS taraeiy
IN sreeSs ouer Tint If OTHER stats.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14


\ SCENE AZ TIE WHITE HoUsE.-Thc
Washington CORRESPOND Mt OF he Gin
cinuati Ga:sfte (abo ition) describes a
scene al the " h.te House as follows !:
~ leading politician OF Pennsylvsn a,
Co. Foynes, had an interview with the
PT, silens concerning the campaign Just
closed, at which Mr. Montgomery lilalr
WAS present. Aitef complaining OF the
mlSc' able speciao Of q member oil .he
administra making a carefully eiab-
dated anti administration soeeci on the
eve OF vital, important e!ecilons IN sew
cral States, e Turned sharply CT Mr..
y air, aud exclaimed Eyes. sir, if Won
dad naae tbai speech lliriy DAYS eail-
itr, got uoa{a hare lost as tie deetion
n isaasyfyeaa i" We |, ;a'e. posed
tic Cab net officer, 'ihey were nv hon
est conSic lens, mi couldn't express
anvthiog elss.' WHAT business have YOU
femaipng n the Cabinet, then, AID
loading Us down w,th the weight OF yonr
convictions against the policy # the adj
mlnislration you b-!ong lo?' The Pres
tbs Mt was siitnt-l visa ] could hope
folly sly an Cd fed spectator of this
ciugu!as scene"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14
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The effn,ts oi hOrtjrnitt riStS tn nro-

The effo,ts oil hortcu!t, rists to pro-
dnce varieties of fruit trees, especially
OF the pear and apple. witch come esily
into bearing, are berg g'alua |, re-
wardcd with success. l. is not long
since, a man OF mid age plan ing an
orchard of those trees, could sc reel
hope 10 live 20 see them n full bearing.
Now, by improved methods OF cuit,ya.
ton, TIE careful selec ion of varieties.
and especially by grating upon ounce,
pears may be tad in bearing almos. as
soon as cnrrants and cherries. Ap.
PCS, too, are brought forward much
e''i,er than formerly, even fom the
seed. The Toy Wing record. = crss.
ing apple, Weighing l45 ounces ,ha
product OF seeding tree only three
years old. "''e
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14

1t the reported armed expedition
from Cans.da, by numerous Of our rebels
solournins there, 10 capture Joh son's
Island, hberste the rebel prisoners
thereon, and destro, Bntia and other
lake cities, was Ut tie magnitude rep
resented, il Is mos, fortunate that the
executive government CT Canaua was
SO good neghhor as to warn our
government Of the dagger. il IS Iikely
That the reports concerning the affair
are ezagger TED, but 1t is not Improbable
.nss me such exped ton was on OF.
Ha'p ply II Ia nipped in the bud. Fore.
armed 1t viii now he the fauls OF lie
W h'neton authorities if we are not
bTearmed.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14
TIE government. with all i,s a5n;.

tie government, with sill It's admir-.
bn OF Shakespeare, Sometimes fpds i,
Necessary 10 d gree with the lmmo,tal
)bard. Fer instance, ) ak pesre thought
that simple name d. no, sigalf, much
when be cor enptnously asked, "Wha,'s
in ,ame!'' Blu. the government
thisks otherwise. I. has officially re-
quired newspaper Published at Wheel.
log. Va, to date is issues, estate Of
West Virginia" Disloy atty BY silence
WI not te tolerated in that depaIt.
nsnt.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14
Groceries, Eieur l. Feed Store.

sINHE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY IN.
FORMS the cihxens OF scott and adjoining
cSounaes, hat he will constantly keep in his New
lore, corner OF Second and Scott streets. good
assortment 81 Groceries. Flour and Fe d, which
ne WI alw ays cell at the lowest mo ket pri.e
nighes. price paid for farm Produce. Goods
aenvssed fres OF change in city limits.
seAS'd AwlyI SAAL q. YOUNG
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-14

ON s,isnop s..pvss.

MP SoloMos ~sr Tho ieut Ill have receiv-
e ,be Sreci cles obtalT I'd ii,my induce ne
u eApfess the pleasure have received irom then,
Ikey suit fn8 eyes to aaairation. | cen nov SEES
al coInln MOI distances by candle light as we'll
~ day, with tho se,ne case as $ hen roy. y HEB
! could not DO win auy othcr slas es have
used. Il affords the greatest pleasure 10 avail
IN sen OF this me :iuc Of testify ing hcw satisfa
tory has been my .Aperien Of your skill
optici4n. Yours Truly, 2 LEFnyRs, Bishop
Detroit, Noy S, 1852.