The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-09
80 I W HEETINC W v FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE g. 1865.
Miscellaneous Items.


| street-sprinkler for the first time tn,
other day. With intense appreciation o
the fitness of things he went home to tel
his mother of "a man, with big wagon
who had a sprinkler on to keep the boys
from catching behind"
I WASHINGTON letter to the Boston
Commonwealth says; "Messrs. Stanton
Speed and Harlan are strong men IN the
Cabinet in favor of negro suffrage, with
ont embarrassing qualifications Mr.
D.naison is also in favor, but he is not a
positive man. Messrs. Seward, McCul-
ioch and Welles are opposed I" IT,"
Nor QUITE UP TO 1.-THE present fash,
ion of the ladies' head dresses does not
come up to the fashion in France in Ma.
rie Antoinette's time. Maria Theresa
writing to her says: They tell me that
from the root to the top Of your hair
measures thirty-six inches, with feathers
and ribbons above it," The ladies will
see that they can pile on foot more
without being too top heavy
A COOP LAw.-The Legislature OF MI
chigan has passed law authorizing
county clerks to subscribe for and pre-
serve two or more of the newspapers IN
their respective counties.
DILUTED washboards are now recon
mended TO ladies' who complain of dys
pepsia. Young men, troubled in the
same way, may he cured by very strong
preparation of wood saw.
IN some parts of Virginia the farmers
have come TO an agreement with the ne
graes to iix the hire Of field hands at five
dollars per month the negro to furnish
his clothing and pay his doctors bills
One dollar per day is given to hands dur
ing harvest These prices will rule
throughout the State.
THE government has distributed three
hundred horses in one day gratuitously
to the people in Virginia to enable them
to work their farms.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, at a
meeting in the lecture room Of his church
Thursday evening, reiterated his opposi-
non TO the execution of Davis or any
other Southern leader on the mere ground
of treason-not because Davis did not
well deserve it, but because such pun
ishment would not have any good effect
and would probably result III great ha M
THE Most Worthy Grand Sire of tie
Independent 3rder Of Odd Fellows has
issued proclamation, in view of the re-
storation of peace in the land, declaring
the unbroken unity of the Order, and
proclaiming that there exists no him
drance to the establishment of the fra
ternal relations that formerly existed be-
tween all the jurisdictions subordinate
to the Grand Lodge of the United Statos
He invites the brotherhood everywhere
to unite in the coming Grand Lodge Ses-
sion ut Baltimore, Oh the third Monday
in next September,
TIE New York AlbioR does not believe
the story of peremptory demand on
England for compensation for damages
inflicted by the Alabama. 1t says: "A
peremptory demand would only
bring back peremptory refusal. There
is not the smallest chance that the claim
will be admitted; still less. that it wonld
he admitted under menace"
AWAsHINGToN letter says: think ]
can say certainly that Congress will not
recognize the pro-slavery Legislature OF
Virginia Just elected, and one strong rea
son for saying so si the fact that the
President is not desirOus that it should
he recognized Heyyill not nse his inhu
ence in favor of the sortef reconstruction
now being attempted in Virginia, and
without his influence Congress will new
er admit representatives under the pres,
ent organization. .,.-.,. g. sl,.,.
IMPORTANT TO RE-EAsRD PRISONERS
The War Department is said 90 have
Issued an order directing the Quarter
masters Department to furnish all pris
oners of war and citizen prisoners, wht
have been or may be released from con
fipement by reason of taking the oath oi
allegiance TO the United States, Will
transportation to their homes, or to thu
nearest points thereto, which may bt
practicable to reach by the usual route:
Of water and railroad communication.
RELEASE OF PRISONERS OF WAR.-Th'
President will issue in a day or two. al
order for the release of all prisoners O
war below the rank of major, who sub
scribe to the oath of allegiance to tht
United States Government Commits
stoned officers will be required by th'
order TO enter into bonds in the sum o
two thousand dollars for the faithful oh
setvaDce of the oath.-Washington Chron
icle
PRISONERS OF WAR.-Although tn,
war is over some thousands Of men ar,
still retained in custody rs prisoners o.
war at Johnson's Island and other places
The only end snbserved is To enhance tn,
expenses Of government and put money
in the pockets Of the men who hold con
| tracts to fed these prisoners.
la, Incident of the Rebrllion