The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-17
Miscellaneous Items,

IHE earnings Of the flItsDurgn, roFt
Wayaa and Chicago Railroad during
the month of May, were S60l ,240 90, an
increase of $75,500 90 over the CORES
pOnding month last year.
SOLDIERS TO RETAIN THEIR ARMS
All the honorably discharged soldiers
have been granted the privilege of re-
tanning their arms at the following low
rates: Muskets Of all kinds, with or
without accoutremeuts, 80; carbines,
with or without acooutrements, $40; all
other earbines and revolvers, 50; sabres
and swords, with or without belts, So.
HIRING NEGROEs.-We have heard OF
numerous instances in which persons
hiring negroes have been defrauded. A
gentleman in Chesterfield county sent a
hired negro on an errand, giving him his
hest horse to ride Since that day, neith-
er negro or horse has been heard from -
A gentleman iu this city engaged man
for month He took him to his house,
clothed him from head to foot, aud fed
him for one or two days, but before he
could send him to work, the rascal dis
appeared, and has not since been found.
Others have advanced the wages of their
hired servants, and have thereby almost
invariably lost money, and the services
of the negro too It is desirable always
to pay the negro promptly. but beware
of crediting him unless he is known to
be reliable and responsible. You will
lose by it.--PetGsbHg NeOs
A MOBILE paper chronicles the arrival
in that city of General Beauregard, and
remarks that the happiest feature Of
the week was the kind attention shown
by the Federal officers in this district to
the paroled Confederate General Beaure-
gard and staff, who arrived here yester
day and left for New Orleans on Friday
Such considerate action does great dea'
to remove the sting from the minds OF
these brave but misguided men"
A GENTLEMAN from Augusta, who ar
rived in Nashville few days ago, says
that report is current there that Robert
Toombs committed suicide. The report
runs that force was sent from Augusts
to Washington to arrest him, but he es
capped by the rear of his residence, ant
being closely pursued, cut his throat.
THE INDICTMENT OF GENERAL LEE
The Washington correspondent of th'
Philadelphia Ledger writes: :" The indict
ment found against Lee, by the CRANE
jury of Eastern Virginia, is most non
sensical proceeding The bill could no
be issued on the authority of the gener
, al Government, for the latter is pledges
not to molest Lee; while further, it doe
not recognize the proceedings of tn
court which has brought in the indict
meut. Nor can the grand jury act thu
for the State, for Lee has not COMMITTEE
treason against it He took up arms il
obedience to a call of the State, in he
defense, and then can he be indicted 70
treason against the State So silly
the action of the grand jury, that I'm
every one is laughing at it."
MORE DrsrREss.-A vessel has just a
rived at Washington from Morehea
City, n. C. She brings intelligence
great distress among the people OF this
State, who are in want OF food and cloti
ing.
y L1ScoLss REslArSs.-The Spring6el
correspondent of the Chicago Repablioa
writes: Mrs. Lincoln has notified th
Monument Association at Springfsl
, that, unless the monument be erecte
: over her husbands remains, and dee
4 be given her of the lot wherson it sha