The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-07

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reward which 10 has. . nobly earned:
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Committee from different districts ia
Pennsylvania are now visiting the army OF
the Potomac to offer an additional bounty
of $500 to veterans, the amount for to ply
the sameIhaving been raised in their dis
tricts. ILL., M 1
| The Troy Wing pronounces parson Brown
low the most consummste BLACKBOARD end
the most imrious blssphemer brought to
the surface of the rebellion. His martyr
dom has been worth $50, 900 to him.
Speaking Of Fremont and Butler Is Pre-.
sidential candidates, the Troy Wing says
the first is principally noted for parting his
! hair in. the middle, and the last for
something besides his religious convic'
tons. ,ys.. syee,
TIE Two hundred Million Five.forty bill
has passed both Houses Of Congress, with
an amendment making good the eleven mil
lions of five twenties over issues. The bill
excited ve.y little debate in either House,
as the two hundred millions are a part
of the issues authorized by the last Conr
gress. So
There are now, SAYS a Washington des-
patch, two hundred and seventy eight Ma
tional Banks organized with capital of $50
O42,O0O. Eight million dsllars Of the new
National currency in fives and tens have been
issued to one hundred and seventy eight
banks, bringing the issue up to the LIST of
January, since which time the other one
hundred banks have been organized.
In the Maryland Senate, the Committee
on the Antietam battlefield reported in
favor of the purchase of the twenty acres
Of the battlefield, and jointly with the
State of New York, which agrees to bear
half the expense, to RENTER therein the re-
mains of the soldiers of the Union who fell
in the battle. They also propose the pur-
chase of three acres upon South Mountain,
upon which to erect monument to Gep
Reno.
The President has directed that the sen--
fences of all deserters who have been con-
demned by court martial to death, aud that
have not been otherwise acted upon by him,
be mitigatel to imprisonment, during the
war, at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, where
they will be sent under suitable guards, by
orders from army commanders.
AN accident on the Jacksonville railroad
last week resulted in the injury of twenty
two Illinois soldiers, thirteen seriously and
the others slightly. The accident was oc,
casioned by the breaking of the truck and
coupling of the rear car. The car role d
over aud was nearly demolished.
TREASURE FROM NEVADA IN lS63.-The
amount of treasure shipped from Nevada
during 1863 was $ll,042,45a IS; from vir-
ginia, $6,5O0,O00; Carson, City. 1851, 9sl
70; Salt Lake, $lN,Ggo5 80; Esmeralda,
$5oO,OOO; and GouI Hill, ST., l56,l2l AZ.
This return does mot include the bullion
shipped from tbp. Reese River and Hum
boldt mines. fhe yield this year will be
much larger as new mines are opened in
various dis, ericts. sea-. .,s. e.
The eastern papers announce the death,
at tae age of seventy, of Rev. Edward
Hitchcock, D. D., LII. D., ex-President OF
Amherst College, and distinguished as a
pastor, as teacher, and as man of science.
His disease was consumption, under the
ravages of which he has been gradually
sinking for the past two years. His wife,
the daughter Of Jarib White. died less than
year ago He leaves two sons and four
daughters to mourn his demise.
AN English writer describes the Duke of
Augustenbarg, about whose succession to
the Government of Holstien Europe is
threatened y b war, as tall man, over
six feet high, with hazel hair, blue eyes,
light eyebrows, "good' complexion, manner
somew hat slow, but stately, and speech
sedate, with slight peculiarly" He talk
ed "affably," and seems altogether q we'll
iutentioned but somewhat slow and heavy
person, who will govern Hostein without
many blunders, without being . very dam
gerous personage.in Europe
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial says: "The state
ment made in the House to the effect that
Meade on the morning of the battle Of
Gettysburg, issued an order for the retreat
of the whole army, and that but for the
enemy's early attack upon one part Of our
line the order would havo been carried
into execution, is corroboratsd from various
sources. 1t is believed that all the facts
will be brought to light when General
Sickle's testimony before the Committee
on the conduct of the war, shall be pub
lished.'
FIRE AT LAWRENCE, MAss.-A large three
story wooden block on the corner of Hamp-
shire and Valley streets, in Lawrence, own
ed by John DsCourcy, and leased by the
Pacific corporation as boarding house for
operatives, was burnt on Saturday after
noon. Three steam and two FIRE engines