The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-10
|called on the provost msrshaI. He refer.
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her back q the commixioners, who sun
refuse to 1e up the.siNsf. So tie silver
baskets ar2 Sbne she has not been able TO-
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and put it Ii ,pos5 essi6A 6Y female mem
bers of his family without His NoTleoge;;
The old man is about 70 years OF age and
was a dirsgtoEef the savings bank He Was
summoned before Gen. Butler, and interro
gated rs to the silver. He knew nothing
Eof-it-aad 80 Fepliedr Bsitter tota= MN
he seas. a. ar,qad he,scopld put BIN in fon
N0rtSN 0a biSSd and sSdser sstlhe learned TO
Lsen The truth. The old nan Fepieda pSir, NJ
|anyour prisoner, oriy6h ahotdn6t address
me thus.o He vas put into the Fort wltt ~
out a blanket, on the cold floor, and IS stM
|MSg. IfeesisedaA lettek from One Of his
daughters. good Union woman. in7whicn
Eshe she saws: "My' dear mother, sent to-
Fortress Monroe a nice new cotton mat
tress, pair Of blankets, a comforter, apair
OF sheets and q pillow which were never
delivered to father. At the time Bilisolly
was arrested they found in bis house in one
bundle, large soup lsdle, two silver mugs,
two pair of sugar tongs, hall q dozen Old
fashioned tablespoons, with other table
spoons and teaspoons; and in another bun
Idle, somewhat larger, consisting Of twenty
seven pieces, from soup 1adls TO salt spoon
Bilisolly is an eccentric man ne laid IN
liquors at the birth Of his children, as well
as at their wedding. When his Youngest
daughter. was born, now twenty years OF
age be had a surplus Of one dozen bottles
Of wine and eight bottles of brandy, which
he corked up and laid aside, to break when
she got married. But the wine and the
brandy.went with tho silver, and, sup
pose, if not since separated, have gone into
the procost marshaps fund together.
| desire to call attention to the fact that
| the public have been fully informed of Gen.
Buffers prompt and even severe dealing
with tue officers of the savings banks, and
the sending Of them to Forts Hatteras snd
Norfolk, but they have never heard what
became Of the silver, or the $500 in the
safe at the gas works.
twas supposed that all the sources by
which money could be, derived were ex-
haosted, But happy thought occurred as
deep contemplation occupied the mind of
the soldier; not like that which absol bed
/ Alexander when he wept because there was
not another world to conquer, but where
was more money!" a Che dogs happy
thought; dogs occupy a~tsndef place in the
affections of old, young and middle aged,
and there is a good supply in the two cities
from the poodle to the butchers bulldog.
So the Dl.oying order was issued, verbatim:
HEADQUARTERS NORFOLK AND PORTS }
Xxx MOUTH, NORFOLK, Va.
, .} u March 7, 1864.
} General Order, No. 6.
Let every fourth dog in the district be
! killed. The provost marsbals of Norfolk
Portsmouth will see this order executed
By command of Brigadier- General E. A.
Wild. u""0t.
| ........, GEORGE II. JOHNSON,
Captain and Assistant Adiutant- General
Charles E. Weldon, .... a...s
Lieut.. Col. and Provost Marshal.
This decree was very general, not like
that of Herod's in regard to children. But
every fourth dog, generally, without refer
eDce to age, sex, or condition. This order
produced great sensation, it was so general
How would they ascertain the fourth dog
At last my friend Peter Wbitehurst declar,
ed that all the dogs in the department
would have to be killed but three, then
there would be no fourth dog left This
produced great CONSERVATION among the
old maids and the young sportsmen fortheir
poodles and pointers, SO they rushed to the
headquarters and inquired for an interpreta
rion of the order, when they were politely
informed by the following answer: Ladies
and gentleman, we do not desire to hurt a
hai- on your dogs back, it is only to in
crease the proUost marshaps fund, that this
order is made. All of. yon who will pay
two dollars to the provost marshal, get a
license for your dog, and collar and put
on his neck, can keep him, to Comfort your
declining years and youthful sports" o.
the Odd OF March near one thousand five
hundred dollars bad been paid In did
not learn whether Boston friend had the
monopoly OF selling dog collars But the
order must be carried out by way of paying
the money. The veteran soldiers-white
soldiers--were detailed to hunt them up
and bring them in for redemption.
When iandcd in Norfolk the other day,
went up Main street to the hotel After
passed the provost marshals office, ] met
veteran soldier leading with rope, fine,
noble couRtenauced pointer dog The poor
fellow looked FESTIVE. He seemed to rec.
.ognize friend in me. and ran ar~un- me,
bringing the rope around my lin,hs az
treated myself and told himI ess .ly "a
civilian. A little further on I met another
soldier with medium sized cur, with his
head aud tail down, showing his teeth a
little, looked surly and aS much as to say