The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-26

been the mildest winter ever known IN
Lower Canada, and the severest, perhaps
ever known in the Western States, and
even as far, south as st. Louis and Wash
ington. 1p9" 80, - .'-' z-
ONE Yokum, who had charge of the con
trabands at Cairo, has been convicted by
court ID martial of selling portion of them
into slavery in Kentucky, and sentenced to
five years in the Penitentiary. His vic"
Tins escaped from bondage; Yokum has got
into it-he is yoked.
The camels imported for the Government
six years ago, and since kept near the Te-
Jon reservation on the plains, have increas-
ed from fifteen to thirty seven. They can
easily travel fifty miles day, but they are
not allowed to do moro than thirty One
of them has carried four bales of wool or
cotton.
TIE Court Of Inquiry on the conduct of
Major Generals McCook, Crittenden and
Negley, has adjourned sine die. From the
evidence given not charge alleged has been
proven against either one of the Generals.
On the contrary, every thing that could
have been expected of General or man
was done by them at the battle of Chicka'
mauga -
The Sanitary Commission, in devising
ways and means for the proper expenditure
of the $4,000 already derived from the
Cincinnati Fair, and the $4,000 more in
prospect, have decided to send two special
agents to the front. These agents are to
investigate closely into the wants OF the
troops, so that the goods may be sent to
points where most needed.
THERE is q tradition, says the New Or
leans Picayune, that the first cargo Of ice
imported here was by the order of Mayor,
some thirty-tive or forty years ago, during
o fever season. The tale runs that there
was general commotion and CONSERVATION
at the introduction of this cargo, and that
the ship was finally ordered to the middle
of the Mississippi where she discharged her
cargo in the river.
The BALTIMORE CLIPPER" Lincoln
journal, more than intimates that Il. Win
ter Davis is for carrying the State of Mary
land over to Chase. But few men realize
how much congressional debates and leeis-
lation have to do with President making,
and how little with the public good. The
status of the rebel States appears to be the
appointed peg on which to hang many po>
litical discussions.
HORACE GREELEY says that Lincoln's
"negro expectation scheme was the greatest
blunder of his life-an utter, stupendous
fai!ure-squandering quite lump of pub
lie money, deluding and injuring the sub
ects Of the experiment, and doing harm to
the national cause. Never was project
more Thoroughly exploded by the stern log,
ic of facts" This "stern logic of facts"
is destined to upset or explode pretty near
ly all the negro schemes of the Admins
tration.
We see that farmer, practical fruit
grower residing in Southern Indiana, has
been writing letter, in which he states
that there is but little hope for plentiful
fruit crop The extreme cold weather
about New Years not only destroyed the
buds, but, he says, in many cases 1t killed
all the younger branches of tie trees II
This was not only the case as to peaches,
but also the apples, plums and cherries
We hope bis fears may not be fully real
lied.
WHAT WASHINGTON SAID AND THOUGHT.
Irving, in the 33lst page OF
the life of that exalted patriot, quotes the
following from one of his military orders:
"Tbe general prohibits, in both the mill
tia and continental troops, the Infamous
practice of plandering the inhabitants un
der the specious pretense Of their being
tories
.It is our business to give protection
and support TO the poor distressed inhabi-
tants, and not to multiply and increase their
calamities."
REJECTION OF TIE CONSTITUTION OF Ne
vADA.-All the labor, SO far, to make Neva-
da State has come to naught, and through
the scheming of politicians to make the
proposed State organization a stepping
stone to Office and its emoluments. The
Virginia Union, of January 70, gives the
election returns from considerable per
ton of the Territory-enougb to show that
the Constitution is rejected by vote Of
three to one. That paper says that "fuur
weeks ago the people Of Nevada were al
most unanimous in favor of Immediately
entering the sisterhood Of States; yes
tsrday they voted almost unanimously
against it."
ANTIpoTE FOR PoIsoN.-Dr. James Ed
monds, prominent London physician,
writes as follows to the London Times:
inclose a simple, safe and accessible pre-
scription for the whole range of acid and
corrosive poisons, which, il pr mptly used
will invariably save life: Mix two ounces
of powdered chalk or magnesia, or one ounce
o washing soda, with pint Of milk, and
swallow at one draught, then tickle the
back of the throst with feather or with
the finger SC as to produce vomiting. AZ
terwards drink frequently of hot milk and
water, and repeat the vomiting so as very
thoroughly to wash out the sromseh. Any
quantity Of chalk or magnesia may be TAX
en- with safety, but soda is injurious. al.
so may add that, the narcotics being except
al milk alone is an antidote for all poisops,