The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-20

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!, TIE NEw BILL.-It was stated at the
War Department. the other day and also at
the provost-marshafs office, that it will be
next to impossible to carry ont and fully
execute the new enrolment bill in the
forthcoming draft. m rt
TIE CosscRrprIoN BILL-The Confer
ence Committee on the Transcription act
met on Thursday, The House Committee
insisted on the three instesd of four hun
dred dollars - the Communication, while the
Senate side urged four hundred dollars, and
that 1t apply Is exemption for one draft, in
lien of the entire exhaustion of the enroll
ing lists before . volunteer takeshis chance
again. ss 1re
CosrncArIoN- confscation ques,
ton has come to an untimely end In the
Senate Judiciary Committee through Rev
erdy johnson having reported adversely to-
dsy on the House joint resolution amend
atory to the cenfscation act BY FORGETTING
the property of rebels beyond the life es-
tate. It is understood that every member
of the Senate committee believed the res
olution to be Unconstitutional. 1t was de-
bated in the House nearly three weeks be-
fore it passed that body.
AZ IpAHo.-Ths Milwaukee Chamber Of
Commerce, in . Memorial to the Senate,
represent that, within few months more
than twenty-five million dollars in gold and
silver, have been mined in Idaho territory
which remains there for want Of means Of
transit, and ask aid for . wagon road, with
military protection, through central Min.
nesota, q route abounding in wood land
water, with mild climate and fertile soil.
TIE FAVORED CLAss.-The House Of
Representatives has decided that the favor
ed class, to be enriched at the expense of all
other classes aud the Treasury, shall be the
whisky spectators: Such is the lobby
power of whisky. ". - g.rszs q
MAKE GooDNEss AGREEABLE.-Archbish-
op Usher says !: p. t"If good people would
make their goodness agreeable, and smile
instead of bowling in their virtue, how
many would they win to the good cause"
TaE DOUGLAS Monument Association at
Chicago have authorized the preparation of
design for the monument, the cost not to
exceed fifty thousand dollars.
A GERMAN at st. Louis being told by a
neighbor that he had broken one ofthe city
laws in the discharge Of tirearms, insisted in
being arrested, jagged, and tried .or his
offence. He complained against himself
1T the trial, but. the judge acquitted
him.
A Newfoundland paper, In speaking of
the House of Assembly of thatisland, eulo'
gizes it in the following unequivocal Ian
guuge: "Take them for all in all, from their
Speaker downward, we do not suppose that
q greater set of low lived and lawless scounr
drels as public men, can be found under the
canopy Of heaven"
FATAL AccIDENT.-John Dailer worthy
German laboror of this town, was buried
by slip of enbankment which he was en-.
gagged along with other hands in elevating
near the bridge over Willis Greek, common:
" called Slate hill, on Friday last. When
the earth was removed it was found life
was extinct. The deceased leaves wife and
four small children in destitute circumstann-
ces.-Cambvland Enquirer. 0.f''
MORAL The "Moral Club" uses playing
cards with a hymn printed on the
back of each card-blending mora with
amusement.
RENTS IN YORK." Manhattan" writes
to the London Herald from New York, that
he advertised house to let On the 9th of
January, between Broadway and Sixth ave-
nue., on Twenty seventh street. He adds !:
" B efore 9 o'clock had rented the house
and furniture for 1900 per anuum. Last
August should have gladly rented it for
$3.50, furni ture included. Since 10 o'clock
I have bad thirty persons of respectability
call, who regretted that had rented the
house and would have given me $1,000
The house own, and in which / reside, |
find 1 could get So, 900 for, furnished, and l
have great mind to rent it and go t.avel
ling for year. Two and half years ago
could not get 500 for the same house, al
though offered to lease it for five years at
that rent. E..t
ATTEMPTED Escape few days ago, the
omcers al tae cdmp oi INC Icoei prlsohers VI
war, at Point Lookout, discovered that some
of the prisoners were making arrangements
to escape. By some means they had pro.
cured some lumber with which they had
built two boats, in which it was supposed
they were to embark for the Virginia shore.
Fortunately they were detected before they
had caulked the boats. They had collected
some 10 old muskets and lot of stones,
which must .have been brought some dis
lance. 1t is thought that lew of the pris-
oners were to attempt to escape, unless in
deed, more beats were to be built, as the
two could not carry more than fly.
SPURIOUS TREAsURY NOTE. We were
shown yesterday spurious $50 Treasury
note, altered from q 81 note. The sltsra-
ton is poorly executed, and slight exami-
nation will detect it; but at FIRST sight the
note appears genuine. Wecaution our read
srs against taking uotes Of this denomina-
ton without examination Cent euille, Nd,
Citizen.
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