The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-24
WHEELING REGISTER,
MONDAY MORNING. APRIL "a. 1865
4selegraphic Summary.

- s4selegraphic SUMMARY. -
Gold closed in New York on Saturday
at sl4sA and ut the evening exchange a'
$l49a. siFafs >ze,
Secretary Seward aud his son are I'M
proving in health.
sherman,s forces are so disposed as to
render the capture of Johnston's army
certain Railroad trains will soon .be
running from Raleigh to Newbern and
Wilmington. a't r''foi=
Details of the capture of Selma aud
two thonsand prisoners by Wilson's cav
alry are received Many million dollars
worth of property was destroyed
Judge Campbell and Mayor Mayo OF
Richmond, are still at liberty. -.g
Mrs. Lincoln ia still seriously indispos-
ed.
All the railroad bridges between Co.
umbia and Florence, South Carolina
have been destroyed 10y an expedition
sent out by Gen. Gilmore.
tits stated that the permission for the
assembling of the Virginia Legislature
was given for the purpose of recalling
the Virginia soldiers from Lees army
This having been made unnecessary by
Lees surrender, the permission was re-
yoked by Mr.. Lincoln the day before his
death.
II is said that Mr.. Lincoln's death was
once before attempted by means OF pol
son.
The suffers store of J. W. Wharton at
Fortress Monroe has been seized and all
the attaches arrested Sam Arnold the
friend of Booth, was chiefclerk.
The United States steamer Ashland,
loaded with troops was seen ashore by
the Louise about thirty-fve miles north
ward of Hatteras.
Our forces are following the rebels re-
treating from Mobile in the direction OF
Macon. The capture of the latter place
is expected.
Kirby Smith is conscripting slaves up
Red river.
left Davis and few officers and SOL
diers have reached Augusta, Georgia,
and made a show of establishing their
government.
All paro1ed prisoners in the District OF
Columbia are to be registered and are re-
auired to report at the Provost Marshars
office every ten days.
A great number of Washingtonians
and Marylanders who went South at the
beginning of the war are returning to
their homes .r.-
Jeff Davis FIRST head of Lees snrren-
der at Danville He declares his inten-
ton not to leave the limits of the Con-
federacy. but, if closely pushed, to re-
treat to Texas and make stand there.
About three thousand bales of cotton
were captured in Mobile.
Nearly all of Mosby's command, except
Mosby himself, have surrendered. A re'
ward of twenty thousand dollars has been
offered for his apprehension.
1t is supposed that Booth has fled into
Prince George, Charles, or st. Mary's
county Maryland 1t said that Booths
horse fell on Friday night breaking one
of his (Booth's) legs. He has shaved of
his moustache.
Considerable snow fell in Cincinnati
on Saturday night.
Charles Walsh, one of the Chicago
conspirators," has been sentenced by the
court martial to FIVE years Imprisonment
in the Ohio penitentiary; K. 1 Semmes
has been sentenced to three years imprls-
onment in the same place. Morris and
Msrmaduke are acquitted and the sen-
tence in two of the eases has not been
promulgated. The commission has been
dissolved ..t at@
An intended piratical vessel has been
seized by the authorities ut Coliingwood
on Lake Erie.
WE received, on Saturday. request
from the War Department. not to pno-
lish anything relating to reported ne
gotiation between Generals SHERMAN
: and JOHNSTON whether received by tele-
-
graph, mail or otherwise, until ofhcial
information should be furnished by the
Department. Last night an unofficial
dispatch relating to the matter referred
to was received among the kilograms to
the associated press. In obedience to
the request of the War Department we
withhold it's publication, but think it
somewhat strange that it was permitted
to pass. the hands of the censor, if it is
considered contraband news.
washfngtou Items.