The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-20
WEBBING REGISTER,
rrrspAY MORNING. DEC. %, 1894.
relesraphie summary.

cold closed last nlgnt at % i4t d uocnho
~ cents since Saturday night.
I" The Richmond Enqairer of the 18th
nr,v urges the arming of the slaves.
, ~. g5io has report Of fighting in the
iI;rbborhood of Bristol on the East Ten.
A'.s 1. road The Ssntasl admits the cap
-rra -"- Of Fort McAlister by Sherman and
.s.r . he winnow be able togst suppliesby
way ofossibaw sound
W." Cen Ferreno's corps. at Bermuda Hun
,rsd were attacked on the evening Of
~ 10th by the rebels. The firing was
.ant M for about an hour, but was most.
" confined to the picketa.
Two rebel rams, the Virginia aud the
p;cbmond we're lying under the guns Of
rort Darling on Friday evening.
The Cincinnati Gazette publishes de-
allied account of Thomas great victory,
tIp substance of which may be found in
onr telegraphic columns. The results OF
The battle, were 5000 prisoners, 80 guns
and 900 snail arms.
The Secretary of War has issued an OF
Ter requiring all Provost Marshals and
Boa,Ss of Enrichment, to arrest and send
- the front, without delay, all deserters
.,d ether shirkers of duty Hospital
Surgeons are required to send forward at
orcs Ill the men in their charge who
nv he Ct for service iu the field. Re-
crpiting officers are exhorted to diligence
md all who are found useless are to be
immediately recalled, aud sent to theil
respective commands
Richmond papers Of Saturday concede
,aa speedy fall of Savannah Telegraph
!, communication with that city has
been cut of.
An interesting debate on the defense
ofrbe Northern frontier, took place In
the Senate yesterday.
Thirty companies of Canadian volun-
,.srs have been despatched to the from
tel
GspsIal Dana, commanding the De-
p,rmsnt Of West Tennessee, has ordered
thar all exemptions from military duty
cfpsrsans between the ages of 13 and 40,
szcept certain specified cases, will be
void in that Department after Janury lst
The latest accounts from Nashville re-
port that Thomas is still pursuing Hood
The rear guard of the rebel army was at
lacked on Saturday by Hatch's cavalry
and number of prisoners captured II
estimated that Hood has lost 1900
IN since advancing from Columbus
Itree Confederate Brigadier Generals
nor preriously reported. were capturediI
Tridav's battle, viz. Gems. Johnson
smith and Rucker
The Grafton Journal is in favor OF the
election of Nh CAMPBELL to the Senator
,hin That settles the matter 'ARCHf'
v,li certainly win Dinna' ye hear IT
W.T,iAN T; It's the slogan of the High
l5gasrs-flom away mp about Grafton
and the CAMPBELL is coming Oh Ho
Oh Ho'
uU FlvER ~ GRAFTON The oil ex
c.rslaaI has at length found its way to
Gg.,ra. and It's immediate vicinity The
Luaai avs; One company has been al
it.3- 5rTanized there, aud several 9th
I:a!s III process Of formation, for the
EaIyo7e of prosecuting the OIL business
Tbs company already formed is com
postd Of Messr. Wm A Turner, C. F W
Kuast and 4 Armstrong, all Of Taylor
county They have leased quite an
amount OF oil territory, and are making
Preparations 10 sink wells at an early
isy
sE0oIIyG AID ROBBERY. Mr. Ather-
W2 Of Tsrterman. " Va was shot
though the loot one day last week, by
ss0liltI Of the l1th W. Va, who was en-
asa70rng to rob him Of his horse
-
IaE Wcrld remarks that the Presi-
asrt il his message, seems to be pos
n;sel with the notion that the war haa
i5deito the population and wealth ofthe
Latoa He saws we are not in process OF
exhaustion, but "are gaining in strength,
sltm2y, if need be, maintain the con.
les, Indefinitely" The Comptroller OF
ile Treasury, Nj McCulloch, seems to
'li1k differently, and We believe he is