The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-25

Up too O'Clock. AN.
Miscellaneous

Times SAYS musketry firing for several
minutes was heard at 8 o'clock on Thursday
morning among the rebels over the Rapidan
near Ely's Ford, supposed to be occasioned
by q concerted attempt to desert all at
once by o considerable body, Of men.
Reports of Richmond being gradually
evacuated by the rebel Government contin.
ue to be brought here by persons from that
place.
1t is positively stated that the removal of
gun making machinery from Tredegar Iron
Works to Columbia has been going on for
weeks.
The Unionists of Louisiana are trying to
haye the State elections postponed by the
President until after q convention of people
is held to adopt . new Constitution and
regulate the old State laws recognizing
slavery.
Gov. Peirpoint and the Alexandra, Va
Legislature have protested against General
Buffers vigorous administration at Nor
folk. l..
It is stated that the President of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, who was sent
to Fort Lafayette by Gen. Schenck, was to-
day discharged by the Secretary of War.
Six deserters from the rebel army came
into our lines on Wednesday. Two of them
have been placed on picket. The number
coming in for a day or two past has been
unusually large.
The N. Y. Worlds special from Wash
ington says: Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, will intro
duce a bill in the House next week taxing
holders of gold and bills of exchange for,
eisn and otherwise, two per cent per mouth.
1t is not positively decided that General
Rosecrans goes to Missouri, though every
indication points to that conclusion now.
Gen. Schofeld left yesterday for Knox
vile.
The Senate Finance Committee hae a bill
before them requiring the actual transfer
of gold when purchased instead of sale on
u margin.
Ex-Attorney General Black has resigned
reportsrship Of the Supreme Court.
The Ways and Means Committee has
reported $4,000 to supply the deficiency
in the appropriation to facilitate telegraphic
communication with the Pacific States.
The Tribune's special says the stasement
as to the reduction in the Navy appropria-
tons is likely to be misinterpreted. The
Ways and Means Committee took the
ground that the Navy bill should only
cover the estimates for current expenses
and work on hand and likely to be com
pleted during the year. The building of
iron-clads or additional steamers is to be
made the subject Of special appropriation.
The Military Committee Of the House
will report a bill to amend the enrolment
act, differing somewhat from that adopted
by the Senate. 1t provides that enrolled
persons may, previous to the draft, furnish
substitutes who are not lirble to draft. Any
person now in the service, not phitically
disqualified, who has served more than one
year, and whose term of unexpired service
shall not at the time of substitution axceed
six months may be employed as a substi.
tute in the troops of the State in which he
enlisted. Drafted persons who pay their
by substituted shall only be
relieved from draft in filling that quota, and
their names shall be retained on the roll
for future draft. Drafted persons exempt
..or physical disability, whose income exceeds
$1,000, shall pay $500 communication money
10 Inc Commissioners vi lHIeTual IleVeuue.
The Herald's dispatch dated Washington,
22d, says, ~navigatiod on the Potomac is re-
sumed. Several vessels arrived which have
been ice bound for two weeks.
The six deserters who came into our lines
were from the lst N. G. cavalry. They re-
port many Others anxious to leave their re-
giment which is stationed 10 miles from
Fredericksburg.
The Presidents amnesty proclamation is
creating a state Of feeling in the robel army
which indicates its utter demoralizati on.
Recruits and returning convalescents are
daily swelling the ranks Of our army, which,
if they continue to rush up will be materi-
ally enlarged.
A Havana letter to the Tribune reports
the arrival of the side wheel str Raphael at
Matanzas, from New York, intended for a
blockade runner.
The Worsd's New Orleans correspondent
writes that a light draft river fleet is fitting
for active duty and thinks they and the
troops returning from A~ttakapas are intend
ed for a combined advance up Red River.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 23.-The Kentucky