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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08

B,LrIMoRE, August 4.--General Han
cock, commanding the Middle Depart
mcnt, has issued an order which says that
all paroled prisoners of the late rebel
armies who have not been pardOnedb by the
President, will, on arriving within the
limits Of this Department, report their
place of residence Immediately to the
nearest Provost Marshal, and register
their names. If non-residents of this de-
partment. and not allowed by the terms
Of parole to enter the department. espe-
ciai authority must be shown and filed
under which they are found there, and
in order that authority be valid, it must
be from an officer having power iu the
premises To allow persons of the latter
class to remain within the department
requires the sanction of the department
commander of higher authority; that of
another department commander is not
sufficient. No person Of the class named
will be allowed to visit the city of Balti.
more. without permission from headquar
tcrs OF higher authority
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
Return OF General Townsend Public
buildings.
Press Dispatch. ]


WASHINGTON, August Cen. Towns
end, Assistant Adjutant General, U. 8. A.,
has returned from Fortress Monroe,
where he was several days ago ordered,
it is understood, on business with refer
ence to Jeff Davis,
During the prevalence of the storm,
yesterday afternoon, mounted soldier
who was on guard near Fort Lincoln, was
instantly killed by stroke of lightning
The Secretary of the Interior has direct
ed the Commissioner of Public Buildings
to obtain suitable temporary residence
for the President on the high grounds in
the neighborhood of Washington. the
executive mansion being deemed un-
healthy during the latter summer and
autumnal months.
Owing to the inefficiency of the Metro
politan police, which is maintained at
large expense, there is but little protec-
ton at night to human life, garroting
and waylaying, with robbery. being of
frequent occurrence.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
Phi Kappa Psi.

The convention of this fraternity,
which has been for the past few days
holding its sessions in this city, adjourned
last evening, after an interesting and
harmonious sitting. Representations
from the North and South, the East aud
West, were present, and in their reports
Showed that the condition of the Frater-
nifty, both as separate chapters aDd at
large, was most prosperous 1t is conf.
IDENTIFY expected that communication
with the far South will be speedily re
opened as measures were adopted to that
effect and as its influence is wide spiea /.
and powerful, great hopes are entertained
that the Fraternity may be one of the
most potent agents in harmonizing sn4
uniting the lately divided North and
South.
From this Convention Brothers will
disperse to all quarters of the land, and
if the harmony and good fellowship
which has universally prevailed at this
assembly be prophetic in any degree, we
argur atspeedy and permanent union
throughout the broad section over which
the influences of the organization are
extended.-Pittsburg Chronicle, @ag 8.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08

Somebody has been telling stories
about Hard-shell Baptists. Wags have
the run of them, they may as we'll be con-
tent and bear it Here follows a tale
told of them long since Ny informant
locates it i'm the mountains of Noi b Car
olina, where the Hard-sheEs are quite
numerous, and where they believe pretty
strongly in dreams and voices. In the
important matter of call TO the minis
try, dream or a voice is almost lndis-
pensable.
Now it came to pass that man by
the name of Walk = alt himself consid-
erably moved to hold forth" and kept
spreading the fleece, Gideon-like, TO as
certain his duty in the important prem
ises To assist him in his pious investl-
gaticns. he called at still-house emo
evening to get some of the good critter. !"
After Iefreshment, the story runs, he
left for home, aud on the way he felt
moved" to 20 into the grove, few
hundred yards from tile road, thar 10
vtastle" on the subject While he WAS
was lin most earnestly, scarcely outdone
by ;he patriarch, some one passed the
rnad with a long-eared animal, politely
called John Donkey, and John let OH,
as his race is wont TO do sometimes, IN
most moving and thrilling manner.
Walkers Imagination, by his earnest
wrasthn, was wrought to great III
tensity, and he converted Major Johns
discordant music, which. to most me-,
resembles the filing of a saw mill saw,
into call from Heaven, urging him to
preach the Gospel No time was to be
lost. He rose from his knees duly conf
missioned, went to his church, aud de-
manded license, when the pastor inter-
rogated him thus:
Pastor-Do you believe. Brother Walk
er, that you are called Of God to preach,
as was Aaronl
Walker-Most sartinly does.
Pastor--Give the Church. that is the
brethren, the proof.
Walker was nightly dimkilted,
and | was determined Ia 40 into the
woods and wrastle it out.
Pastor--That's it Brother Walker.
Walker. And while there wrastlin'
Jacob-like, | hearn one ov the courteous
est voices ever hearn in all my borned
days.
Pastor-You are on the right track.
Brother Walker go on with your nora
tiOn.
Walker cuul Int tell, for the life ov
ME. whether the voice was up in the air,
or down in the sky, it sounded so kewris.
Pastor-poor creetur, how he was diff
fkiltied Go on to nOrate. Brother
Walker How did it appear to sound
unto yon
Walker-Why, this away. "Waw-
waw-ker-waw-waw Go preach. 90
preach, go preach go preach-ee. 60
preach-ah, go preach nm. go preach ah
uh-ee-uh-ah-ee.
Pastor-Bruthering and sistern, that's
the right kind of call. Enough said.
Brother Walker That's none ov yer col
lege calls. No Doctor ov divinity ever
got sich call as that. Brother Walker
must hove license fur ssrtin and fur
sure.
The license was granted. and Walker
is now doubtless making tho mountains
ring with his stentorian lungs
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
How the Contract system wsrk..
The Macon .Iolnnal and .Messeaqe, say!

Inc MACON journal ana .HtoSeHgr say -
We have received n letter from a friend
whom we know to be man of integrity
and honor, and who has heretofore been
kind and indulgent master. His letter
is private one, not intended for publi-
cation, but there are those among us who
we believe homes tly desire to know more
of the negro character than they have
vet had an opportunity of doing, we
make the following extracts from the
letter, written in no captions spirit we
know. The testimony of such men rs
our correspondent ought to undecive ey-
cry one not so blinded by prejudice as to
willfully shut their eyes to the truth
The writer says,
Il have talked and read and explain
ed to my negroes until nearly all the able
bodied ones are gOne-most OF them
around your city. have offered to hire
with money or with part of the crop,
and did finally, after reading the Angus
ia schedule of prices, solemnly make II
bargain with them, and reduced it tn
writing. with my name and theirs at
tached; but night after night they are
leaving, (why not go in the day time I!
/ am convinced of one thing, and The
world will be-that you cannot bind Il
free negro. The idea that cotton can OF
will be grown by hired labor (of the no
gro) will be exploded. but at the expense
of him who tries it. / shall never try it
nor will many practical planters in this
county.
81 do truly pity the negro. Mine were
once happy, and, left alone, were per.
fectly satisfied. But, alas! lido pity the
little and old ones / have been anxious
to have some genteel Yankees come and
stay with me, and be witness for and
against me in my treatment of my ne
grOes
The fact is, the negro will not work un.
less compelled Twill do as we'll forthose
Ihaye had as slaves as any man know
them and their faults, as we'll as thel
virtues But the negro thinks some other
place than hone is preferable and this
idea will peril seven tenths of them.
MANY crops are ruined for want OF la
b rers-my own included. If you know
of any enterprising Yankee who wishes
to try his hand with hired negroes, send
him on. My plantation is for sale at $40
per acre. II is good place and cheap
at that price-especially is they claim
that the negro will work better now than
before"
Such are the statements of man who
has been proverbially kind to his negroes,
and who, now that they have been de-
clared free, has offered them fair induce
ments to work for pay-binding both
himself and them by written contracts,
which they disregarded. Is it surprising
that he and others should despair of sue
cess in cotton cultivation, based upon
such precarious labor as this!
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
TurH.N11N FAMILY OF PATRIors.-

The HANLrN FAMILY OF PATRIOTS
The family of ex-Vice President Hamlin
is we'll taken care of. Major Charles Ham
lin, who has lived in Washington during
the entire war, dra Ss 50 300; another son,
with rank of Drigadier, manages to live
on S4,5O0; a brother of the ex-V. P. holds
sinecure of $4,000, paid in gold; SON.
in.law was made paymaster as soon as he
married, with the rank of ieutenat-colo-
mel, and $500 to support his little family
on, all of which Uncle Sam pays.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
Another, whisky Case.
fPress Dispatch.

New YORK.. August 3.-The Times
special says another important whisky
case is before the Secretary of the Treas.
nry, involving several hundred thousand
dollars worth of property. The petit
toner for relief in the case is one Espy
of Northern Chic, whose distillery and
large amount of whisky have been seiz-
ed by the Government for violation OF
the internal revenue laws. The princi'
pies involved are the same, to some ex
tent, as those decided last week in Stur
gis' highwines case. A decision will be
rendered in the Espy case about the mid
die of this week
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Relations with the Indians.
SOUTHERN RAILROADS.
Residence of the President.
General Butler's Visit TO Washingien
Indian Relations Southern Rail.
roady,
Press Disattch.l /

Press DiSpttchl
New YORK, August THE Herald's
Washington special has the following:
The object of General Butler's recent
visit to Washington proves to have
been to secure the pardon of Mrs.
Slocum and other ladies of New Orleans.
The pardons were obtained on Friday,
and General Butler left for New York on
the evening train. He was unable to OBJ
tain an interview with the President
during his stay The Secretary of the
Interior and Commissioners of the Indi-
an Bureau, with other officials. have
now under advisement readjustment of
our relations with the tribes Of New
Mexico. It is represented that certain
propositions from the Society of Friends
in Philadelphia have been received at
the department which point to certain
reforms in the Government system now
in vogue in the Indian country, and
which crave the privilege of aiding in
the readjustment proposed 1t is said
that Secretary Harlan left last evening
for Philadelphia with view to a person
al consideration with the Society of sug-
gestions it had advanced
A general effort is being made by Off
cials and stockholders OF southern rail-
roads to regain their possession from the
military authorities and obtain such cred
it at the North as will enable them to re-
plenish their rolling stock and otherwise
prepare them tor the transaction of busi-
ness. Mr.. West, President of the New
O.leans, Jackson and Great Northern rail
road, running from New Orleans to Can
ton; Samuel Tate, President of the Mem.
phis and Charleston railroad; Milton
Brown, President of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad; Mr.. Woodruff, President of the
road from Memphis to Louisville and Mr..
Pretchard, Superintendent of the road
from Silina to Meridian, are in Washing
ton at present, hoping to make some ar
rangements with the Government for the
purchase of rolling stock on time or un-
til the earnings of their respective lines
would enable them to pay. Thus far
these negotiations have not been suo'
cessful
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
THE SOUT EsF.
The Latest Meil y News.
Whereabouts Of fbx. Smith.
Defeat Of Csrtines By Tho Rebe
Leaders I'm Mexico- e1noss AmenSl
Troops.
Press L,iseSE56.]

fTesS OlSfsS1co1
NEW YORK, August 7.-Tbs steam ell
Mariposa brings New Orleans dates to
the 18th. fssgI
The Matamoris Monitors of the 22d,
contains the details of the defeat OF Cor.
tines by bopez. 1t a.Tt:arS Lopez was in
guard of a convoy, and Cortines surmis-
ing this convoy contained q large amount
of specie, determined upon an attack. AT
ter skirmishimg awhile Confines whole
force, numbering 600, attacked aud were
repulsed Another attack was made and
again failed. Cortines, men then became
terrified and fed in every direction
Confines lost not less than one hundred
men. Those taken prisoners by the Im-
perialists were instantly shot.
The Imperialists had only five or six
slightly wounded One of their Lien
tenants was captured and killed
Tbs convoy then proceeded to Monte
rey. in charge Of a portion Of Lopez force
and the remainder returned to Mata-
moras
The Matamoras Monitor..of the 23d OF
July says: Among the rebel leaders
stearing for the City of Mexico are Gen
erals Kirby Smith, Price, Wilcox. Magru.
der, Walker, King, Preston aud Lead
better; Colonel Flourney, Governor Allen,
aud Governor Moore. There were still
at Monterey Generals Shelby aud Hind
man Colonels Sackett, Broadweh and
Ridley Governors Reynolds, Clark and
Murray, the latter very ILL.,
There is great deal of sickness among
our troops, and General Steele and three
of his officers are down with the back
bone fever
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
pi...bars a.a Connell.viIle Railroad.

This road, the completion of which is
matter of some interest, aud will proba-
bly, work some detriment to the citizens of
Wheeling, is thus spoken of by the Cnm-
berland Cirilian
The progress of this work has, for a
number of years, been subject of a great
deal of interest to this portion of our
State, and the people have been looking
forward TO its construction with many
fond hopes. By the action of the Penn
sylvania Central Bailroad Company ma
nv impediments have been thrown its
way, and many strenuous efforts have
been made to divert the road fiom Its
original destination, and make it II tribu-
tary to.tbat road The Pennsylvania
Legislature assisted the Pen..'yiVAnia
Central Railroad by it's action, ard tor IL
while they had their own way, but now
the tables have turned and Mr.. Hugsii,
the gentlemanly aud competent pr"5l-
dent of the Pittsburg aud Connelis' i''e
Railroad Company, assures MS that I ,'"y
expect to be at work this summer, unless
prevented by renewal of that h.Urs
sing course of litigation which the Penn.
sylvania Central has 50 long prac,iced
toward them They have recently had
decree in their favor from the United
States Circuit Court. but it is not final,
giving, in fact, the other party thirty
days to answer and renew the COZ test
The decree, however, was so favorable In
its tenor as to preclude the Pennsylvania
Central from any hope of success against
them upon the fiual trial The Balti
more and Ohio RailrOadi is necessarily in
terested in the completion of the road to
this city, and are giving every aid in their
power to insure its success. No doubts
whatever are entertained in regard to its
early construction to this poin', and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
are already preparing for the increase OF
business which it will throw into their
hands. They are now Surveying ronte
from Point of Rocks to Washington city,
and will soon open up short line to
Washington, so that upon the compile
ton of the two roads, this will be the
most direct line from the National Capl'
tOl to the West and Southwest.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
The Gold Market.

New YORK, August Gold dull. but
firm. The lower quotations for 5-20's at
Loudou have}chscked the downward ten
dency of Saturday, and the premium is
one per cent higher also considerable
amount of specie is sent south to pur-
chase produce. The Commercial Adver
tiser says the amount has averaged one
million per week. Silver sells at Sc 10
per cent below gold.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
A DiaboIicnl Outrage--A Negro G"'-
RACES n White Woman md Attempts
10 Murder Her.

RACES a White Woman md pts
10 Murder Her.
The Evansville Journal record, the fol
lowing intamOus.outrage:
Much excitement was produced in
this city early yesterday morning by re-
ports that a crime heretofore, We believe,
unheard of in this vicinity, had been per
petrated near this city. The facts as we
ascertain them are'about as follows:
About six O'clock, yesterday morn
ing, a Mrs. Dullinger, who lives some dis
tance in the country, was on her way to
the city to attend church, and when near
the residence of Mr.. F. j. Dobell, she was
attacked by two negroes.
"She being stout woman, about for,
ty-fve or fifty years of age, made for a
time successful resistance, when one of
the brutes drew q pocket knife and cut
her several times severely in the face,
neck apd shoulder. Growing faint from
loss of blood, she was overpowered by
the brutes and dragged across a fence in.
to q corn field, where her person was vi
Olated by both, who then made de@ib-
crate attempt to kiilher, but were fright
ened away by hearing persons approach
ing:
1.-THE whole neighborhood was quickly
aroused and turned out in search Of the
fiends In the meautime the half mur
dered woman was conveyed home, and
physicians called to her assistance, who
reported her in a critical condition.
"Diligent search was made for the per
pstrators of the horrid crime, and young
negro named Joe Coins was arrested by
officers Jewett aud Long, brought to town
and lodged in Jail, but 1t was not tn on
known that he wss participator In the
crime. Late in the:aftenoon the Other
brute was pointed to Joe Wesboro and
his brother, by Q nero boy, and was by
them arrested and brought to town and
lodged in Jail. We w6re unable TO Learn
his name: He lived near Wesooro's, be-
yond Pigeon Greek. near the railroad.
I'VE are informed that he made . con
fession of the disbo1icle crime, implicat
| ing the boy Joe. Bpon searching him
the knife was found. bloody and hi
clothes were bloody though he had made
| an effort TO wash tia blood from his shirt
There were also found on his person
razor, the ear-rings q thsir victim, which
had been literally torn ftom ber ears, ant
over y in money. The boy Joe, we un
derstand, scknowleagsd getting 81 from
the other negro. II amount Of none!
taken from the woman wss sbout el6.
This revolving outxags has creates
much feeling in th8 city, md tho infam
ous and british wtotcb0 will no doub
receive, - they d. NJ the sevcrcst pun
;.hvnanf NJ kho 1.~x8
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
Atlantic Telegraph Gable.
European Commercial News.
The Great Eastern 4JO Miles from
VaIentIa-Favorabi Reports.
Press Dispatch

fTesS DlspdtCh.J
FARTHER POINT, Aug. THE steam
ship Damascus, from Liverpool, July
9th, via Londonderry, July 29th, passed
here this evening ell route to Quebec
Her advices via Londonderry are one day
later than those by the City OF Boston at
New York.
The political news by the Damascus is
unimportant.
The advices from the Great Eastern
are auspicious. AT 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of the 2ath of July. the Great East
ern was about 450 miles out from Valen-
tia, and had paid out 500 miles of the ca
bic. The signals were good and ths
weather fine.
The Brokers' Circular reports the sale
of cotton in the Liverpool market for the
week ending, with Thursday, at $4,000
bales, of which $4,000 were taken on
speculation and 10000 for export. The
market had been dull and prices were
Id lower for American, and laid lower
for other descriptions.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
Job. surratt In Montreal.

New YORK, August THE Comucr-
cial's Montreal special says John Surrstt
has been in Canada for long time, and
is now secreted in or near Montreal 1t
is believed no is barbored by secession
sympathizer, who became s in indignant sntosa, at
Canadian detectives are on the alert for
him, in hope of earning the reward Of
fered.
Sanders is wearing out in inebriation,
and Beverly Tucker is preparing to leave
Montreal, owing to lack of funds.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08
Negro Convention ON Rampage.

The colored mems convention at Alex
andria, Virgins, Friday. adopted another
address, setting forth the reasons why
they are entitled to all the privileges Of
freedmen In the course Of discus
sion, Gov. Pierpont was roughly censur-
ed. and accused Of selling out negroes at
auction when he removed the seat Of his
Government to Richmond. A delegate
said that Pierpont, as a Governor, ought
To be respected, when another replied that
no man was entitled to respect who did
not respect the rights of colored men,
An anonymous letter was received post
marked Washington, threatening to put
the principal leaders under the sod before
the falling of the autumn leaves if they
persisted in their objects This caused
great excitement, and fierce debate. The
speaker said they were not to be intimi.
dated, and finally the subject was dispos.
ed of by throwing the letter under the
table.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-08

THE funniest story of the age is told by
a Detroit paper. A lady suspected her
husband of improper intimacy with the
hired girl, without informing her hus
band Of her intention, she sent the girl
ON that night and went to sleep in the
gltrs bed. She had not been there long
wGen somebody came and took the other
nan OF the bed, About two hours after
tne wife rose, intending to reveal the in
seIoeo lnndehty Of her spouse, struck a
light, when 10 it was the hired man.