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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-10
Interview with the President and u
Virginia Delegation Oh The 100000
Amnesty Clause.
Press Dispatch.l

WASHINGTON. July 9.-President John
son was waited on yesterday by MeSsrs.
James A. Jones, X. A. Lancaster, w II.
IIaxall and J. L. Apperson, representa-
tives of merchants and others OF VIZ
rinia, who wished him to amend the Am
nesty proclamation by striking ont the
18th exception, the 500 900 clause They
representcd that this feature intertered
with the development of industry by
binding up capitol, and in this way OPP
pressed the poor, and that when they en-
deavorcd to borrow money in the North
crn and middle States, they were at once
met bv the objection that perhaps they
had over 100000, and if they had, the ac-
commodation could not be extended. SO
they were unable to give work to the
poor men who called upon them.
The President reminded them that this
amnesty proclamation does not cause
this distrnSt 1t was the commission of
treason and the violation of law that did
II. The amnesty proclamation left these
men Just where they were before. 1t
did not add any disability to them If
they had committed treason they were
amenable 10 the confscation law which
Congress had passed, and which he rs
President could not alter nor amend. In
the amnesty proclamation he had offered
pardon to some persons. would they like
10 have the amnesty proclamation re-
moved altogether Wonld they feel
any easier in that case
One of the deputation sad mo, but il
would assist us very much If you would
extend the benefits of the proclamation
to persons worth over $4,000"
The President replied that i'll making
that exception he had acted on the natu-
raj snpposition that men had aided the
rebellion according TO the extent of their
pecuniary means. Did the gentlemen
know this3
One of tire deputation said No, did
not know
The President replied "Why, yes yon
do. You know perfectly well it was the
rich men of the South who dragged the
people into secession. j lived in the
South, and | know how the thing. was
done. Your State was overwhelmingly
opposed to secession, but,your rich men
used the press and ballot and your little
army to force the State into secession
Now the $4,000 clause supposes man
is worth more than that amount, now
the war is over, and the chances are two
tn one that he made it ont of rebellion
by contracts, &c.
I'VE might as well talk plainly about
this matter. don't think you are SO
very anxious about relieving the poor.
If you are very eager to help the poor
why don't you take the surplus over
$4,000 you own and give it to them In
this way YOU will help them and, bring
yourselves within the benefits Of the
proclamation. / am free to say to you
that I think some of yon ought fo be
taxed on all over $4,000 to help the
poor. When was Military Governor Of
Tennessee assessed such tax on those
who had been le- ders of the rp5ellion
and it had good effect
! One of the delegation said III SO hap
hens that none Of as wcrs 1Gs{eFs. We
stood out as long as We eo1I pd were
| the last to 70 n, SsS5
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ANOTHER PLAGUE.-While the Russian
disease has ragged with such ferocity in
the north of Europe, the southwestern
part of Asia has been suffering from a
terrible visitation of the same kind The
Levant Herald, Of June 7, says that let
ters from Medina give trightfnl account
of the ravages of the epidemic now rag
ing both at that city and Mecca. 1t takes
the form both of typhus and cholera. On
the eve of Bourban-Beram, and during
the first and second days of the feast.
this terrigc scourgr carried OFF no less
than $4,000 victims amongst the pilgrims,
and though the intensity ofthe plague il
somewhat abated, multitudeS still perish
The inhabitants have fled, and the stree s
are filed with corpses Of the Bersian
pilgrims alone no less than 5000 have
fallen victims, amongst whom is the sheik
Mira Hacbim, who, saint as he was re
puted to be, has perished with his whole
household, composed of ten persons
Sheriff Abdullah Pacha has taken refuge
at Taft. and the Governor-General,V Vedji
Pacha, after having lost son and daugh-
ter, has himself fallen dangerously i'll
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Mexican News.

New YORK, July s.-The Herald's Vera
Cruz correspondent mentions Tnmor
that the cession to France of the North
ern Mexican States of Sonora, Senola
and Durango so long talked OF, would
finally be cOnsummated i'll a decree TO
be issued by .Maximilian ahoat the lst
inst.
The Emperor was still on his.tonr IN
the interior and the Empress had left the
capital to meet him. They Were oo.n '
well received by the people wherever
they went.
The guerrillas were still giving plenty
of employment to the Imperial troops. :,
Over one thousand fresh French sol.
diers for Maximilian had recently arrived
ii Vera Cruz and passed into the INTERIOR
and more yere to, come.
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yellow Fever in WilmingtOn-De-
-, .trucfive Fire in Indiana.

: sNEwaYoRK, July 9.-The Post says it
is expected Gen. Hooker will not assume
command of the Department of the East
until the end of July. No orders have
vet been received relat We to the super
sedure of Gen. Dix.
A Fortress Monroe correspondent
states that yellow fever is prevailing at
Wilmington, n. c. A strict quarantine
is enforced in Hampton Roads on all YES
sells arriving from there.
A dispatch states that the town OF
Mention, Ind was nearly destroyed by
fire on the night of the 18th. Not store,
shop or hotel was LETT standing, aud
many families were rendered destitute.
The day had been enthusiastically cele-
brated, and the fire caught from the eX-
plosiOn of n rocket in the second story OF
a store.
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GOvERNoR FLETCHER made speech
at Columbia, Boohc county, day or two
since, III which he stated that order was
being rapidly restored TO the State, that,
i'll fact, there were few, if any, localities
where the presence Of troops was requir-
ed He deprecated the action of some
localities in passing resolutions warning
returned rebels to keep away, and urged
the cultivation of peaceful aud friendly
relations amongst all classes of people.
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suits Agains, Detective Baker.

NEW YORK, July 3.-The Express states
that some forty suits against Baker, the
Government detective, are about being
brought by ex.Recorder Smith. Several
affidavts are printed showing that per-
sogs were released, who had been sum-
,narily arrested by paying over various
sums. varying from five hundred to three
thousand dollars One affidavit states
that one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars was divided between one Stanley
and others, employed by Baker.
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New YORK, June e.-Several thousand
spectators assembled at an early hour
this morning to witness the launch OF
aths new screw corvette Marmaduke,
built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard by Mr..
3. A. Delano. She is the one Of the new
trst class speedy vessels, ordered IN 1853.
bnd from the appearance of her lines It
Seems as if she will make the promised
speed Of fifteen knots per hour. The
launch was complete success and was
presided over by Admiral Bel, assisted
niy Lieut.. Commander Jouett The cere-
mony Of christening, was performed by
xiO Delano.
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The Cen.piracy Priss.er..

New YORK, July ga special to the
Herald from Washington says: No or
derl has as yet been received at the
arsenal for the removal Of the remainder
of the conspirators They were not in.
formed of the death of their accomplice
i'll Saturday morning.
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Railroad Work kmen on n Strike.

BUFFALO, July 5.-The worknen en-
p!Oyed Ivy the Erie, New York Central,
and Lake Shore Railroads in this city, to
the number of about 500, have been on
stike since the 4th of July, in cOnse-
quence of reducing wages from 500 to
sI.15 per day No disturbances yet, but
they greatly prevent Others from work
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WHEELING REGISTER.
MONDAY MORNING. JULY 10, ls6'.
T.,.xraphic Summary.

Gold closed IN Ne" ioiN ''
at Sl40.
ossc;.l information has been received
that the Spanish Government has order
ad the Stonewall to he delivered to the
United States.
The health of the President has mate
rally improved. J..
Johp Hardy, editor of the Selma Semi
,,l has been appointed United states
Marshal for the Southern District OF Ala
bana.
Genera, Pope has left Washington I"
resume his command.
The Heralds correspondent estiina'e'
tbs amonnt of cotton in South Car i'ha
as very large. The South Car"lln" P'ah-
ters have lost confidence in paper cnr-
rency, and prefer ten cents per p'"'io i'r
their cotton in gold TO fifteen cents III
greenbacks.
There were many manifestations ol
sympathy in Honolulu on the receipt "i
the news of the death of President LIN
coin.
Over one thousand French soldiers re-
Gently arrived at Vera Cruz
General Howard has issued an order
forbidding the transportation oi aes'i-
tute refugees South.
Over one hundred aud fifty Majors anu
Brigadiers in positions in the North are
to be mustered ont to give place 10 those
who have distinguished themselves in
the war
Senator Foote has written letter on
the bad treatment of prisoners at Rich-
mond rejecting on Secretary seddon
and Commissary General Northrup
Abent forty suits are about to be
brought against Baker, the Government
detective. He is charged with receiy-
ing money for releasing prisoners
About 800 railroad workmen are on
strike IN Buffalo
The story OF Stewards resignation Is
authoritatively d MED
Atzerodt and Harold made statements
before their execution Atzerodt SAID
Rooth WAS to lease the Richmond thea
ire. and the President was to be as5assi-
mated while visiting that city Harold
was to have put out the lights in Ford's
theatre but his part in the conspiracy
vas afterwards changed.
The new screw corvette built at the
BIooklyn Navy Yard 10y b. Z. pelano, has
been launched
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe says
that a row occurred on the 4th between
the citizens of Smithfeld and a party of
negro excusionists, the former refusing
TO allow the latterto 70 land. The military
interfered for the protection OF the ex-
cursionists.
The Emperor Maximilian is sad TO
have been well received during bis tour
through Mexico.
The military authorities have not de
cided OH the disposition of the bodies OF
the executed prisoners.
Mudd, O'Laughlin. Arnoll and Spang'
Ter will be removed "a the Albany Peni-
tertiary to-day.
General Hooker has not Yet r"crl'cd
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VHEELING, .W. g. MONDAY MORNING, JULY 10. 1865.
The President said: Frequently those

The President said: Frequently those
who went in last were among the worst
after they got in but bethat as it may,
understand me, gentlemen do not say
this personally l am just speaking ofthe
general working of the matter; l know
their has been an effort among some to
persuade the people that the amnesty
proclamation was injuring them by shut
ting mp capital and keeping work from
the poor. 1t does no such thing. If that
is done at all it is done in consequence OF
the violation of law and the commission
of treason.
The President concluded by saying
that he would look at the papers they
presented butso far had seen no reasons
for removing the thirteenth section.
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A Philadelphia paper says tue net
ing of the gas works as exhibited in the
report of the trustees of the work, having
amounted in two years to over 800, 900,
the people can see no reason why a re-
duction in the price should not be made
Of at least u per cent.
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The city of st. Louis is mach annoyed
by mad dogs Some ten or twelve deaths
have occurred within a short time from
hydrophobia, and scarcely day passes
without some one is bitten. The Mayor
has urged the city council to at once or
der the muzzling of all dogs, or cause
them to be shut up.
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THERE is mad dog excitement in
Quincy, Illinois large dog, showing
evident signs of hydrophobia, was killed
there Saturday last, but not until he had
bitten nine persons some very severely,
tearing pieces of flesh out of their arms
and breasts. The City Marshal, with fiji.
teen soldiers, was ont all day killing all
dogs not muZZled
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The city fathers of Bangor, Maine, are
model parents. They have ordered to be
placed at several convenient points on
the public streets large tanks, TO he filled
daily with pure water, and supplied with
ice, for the relief OF the thirsty people.
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TransyFfation of Refugees Souih-
Brigadiers and Majors 10 be Musfer-
ed Out.
Press Dispatch.l

NEW YoxK, July 8.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington 7th says =
Genet Howard has issued a circular
stating that as he has received official in
formation that large number of desti-
tute refugees, taking advantage of circu-
lar No S from his bureau, have been
transported South against their interests,
to places where it is extremely difficult
to procure food, and in most instances
impossible to do so, except when provided
by the military authorities, hereafter no
Transportation will be granted to this
class except when humanity evidently
demands it, and then only by express or
ders of the Commissioners of his bureau.
Orders will shortly DO issued muster
ing out of the military service over $50
majors and brigadiers, most of whom
have been in comparatively pleasant po-
sitions in our Northern cities in court.
&c 1t is the intention OF Gen
Grant to substitute in their places Off
GERS distinguished for gallantry and mer
itoyious conduct in active service durlng
the war.
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GEN. Sherman, in response to con
gratulatory speech made to him in Lon
isville, Ky, on the Sd inst, delivered
himself very happily Speaking of the
civil courts, he said; Il love my prefes-
sion and soldiers, but at the same time
think that the interests of the whole
country demands that when troubles
arise they should be determined by the
courts of law aud not by force or the
musket, and therefore hope that the
peace that is now upon US will last for
ever, and that if / am ever called upon
to fight it may be with somebody out
side of our national limits
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The Story OF Stewards Resisuntion
Denied.
Press Dispatch. ]

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The Chronicle
brands as rediculously false the statement
that Secretary Seward has placed his res
ignation at the disposal of the President,
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sui, 10 the American Minister'S Flag.
sympathy with America in Nono-
lulu.
NEW YORK, July S.-We have Sandwich
Island news to May Goth. The ex-Qucen
Emma has sailed on Board the British
war ship Olo for England, to visit Queen
Victoria 1t will be remembered that
one of the midshipmen of Che plio some,
time ago took down the eagle IN front OF
the American Minister'S OIL. and was
compelled to replace it, Before The ship
sailed some OF the Olio's men, with the
design of being rcvenged for this humill-
alton, disgraced themselves by singing
ribald songs before the Minister'S resi-
deuce.
On the receipt i'll Honolulu Of the news
of President Lincoln's assassination, the
government offices and stores of the mar'
chants were at once closed flags were
draped and half masted, II meeting ol
condolance, attended by the most eml'
ncnt citizens, was held, and sympathy
with the American people was manifest
ed in Il variety of ways.
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publications. for the Bodies Of the z Xe-
cuted Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, July s-Applications
were made yesterday by the friends of
Mrs. Surratt, Harold and Atzerodt for
the bodies. The answer was that the re-
quest could not at present be complied
with
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CO-PARTNERSHIP.
HOTEL.
Vedder House,

Barnesviiie, Belmont eessJ, Ohis,
A NJ vEDDER Proprietor
THIS HOTEL, WHICH II L0.
Gated near the Central Ohio Railrosd depot,
has been thoroughly repaired and reftted, and
Is new open for the accommodation Of the trsy.
cling public. The table Is supplied with the
best the market afforts s.d The bsds afe al new
80 -'san- f3s tu12D
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Large Quantities Of Cotton iM South
CaroIinasss
Oh ~

New YORK, July 5.-One of the Her
AIDS correspondents, who has recently
been travelling extensively through South
Carolina, is satisfied that the amount of
cotton still remaining in the interior of
that State is very large, exceeding any
estimate which has yet been published.
There is much difficulty in getting it to
the seaboard, owing, in no considerable
degree, to the slow progress which is be-
ing made by the failroad companies in
repairing their lines These roads were
most effectually destroyed by General
Sherman, and the iron to relay the tracks
has yet to be bought and the money to
buy it with will have to be borrowed at
the North So greatly has the collapse
of the rebel currency shattered the faith
of the South Carolina planters in paper
money of all kinds that they generally
prefer ten cents per pound in gold for
their cotton to fifteen in greenbacks.
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A BLACK EprroR's oPINIoN.-The

A BLACK EDIToR's OPINIoN.-The
Black Republican is newspaper IN New
Orleans. edited by colored man "a cler-
cyman,) who, it would seem from the
following, does not think that Il regen-
Grafton of his brethren is to be accom-
plished by voting and tax-paying:
"The colored man and the white man
cannot live together in this country:
they must. and will have TO separate, un.
less the Congress of the nation will give
them place for themselves, tor as II was
with Abraham and Lot, SO it is with us.
and the sooner we seek home for our
rising generation, the better II Will DE
for ms Onr fiual destiny, 50 far as can
dimly see, is that in three hundred years
il will be a rare thing to see coior'd
man i'm this country. Like the lndiaa,
our race is destined to become extinct IN
this country, unless we move ourselves.
The destruction of Governor Letchers
house. at Lexington, by Hunters raiders,
has left him in condition of real dis
tress. So utterly stripped is he OF all
means of Subsistence that his family have
had to rely altogether upon kind friends
for their support ever since his imprison-
ment. A few of his friends had actually
to raise for him, by contribution among
themselves, thirty or forty dollars on the
morning of his arrest, to serve as means
To purchase some little requirements be-
yond what is served in his place of con-
finement. The last earthly possession
upon which Governor Letcher relied for
a future start was ten thousand dollars
worth oftobacco, purchased by him since
the expiration Of his term of office, and
that shared the fate of the thousands OF
hogsheads of that article deposited in the
public warehouses in that city.
The followingis is credited to the Vest
eyR Christian IdrOcate! In negro class
meeting ut Richmond, Sam Johnson was
called on TO pray, and before he had
closed his prayer the leader called out:
Sam Johnson, Won may take your seat,
and let Brudder Sugden pray lie is bet
ter acquainted Wild de Lord dan you -
Another was called Oh to speak, and after
spealiing about five minutes was called
to order aud told if he could not speak
more to de pint dan dat, he might take
his seat
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From Fortress Monroe - Difficulty
with Negroes Oh the 4th-Citizens of
Smithfield Refuse 40 Allow a Black
Excursion Party 10 Laud-lnter-
ference Of the Military in Behalf Of
fricn

Africa.
New YORK, May 5.-The Heraid's
Fortress Monroe correspondent gives the
following account of melee at Smith
field, on the 4tb.
The .excnrsion party to Smirhheid com
prised about 80 negroes, belonging TO 'ho
Quartermaster' Department here lhey
went in the steamer Newton. On arrlv-
ing some opposition was made to the
steamboat landing by the residents OF
the place and others, and when the Cap
tain of. the Newton, Captain Lester, In
sisted on landing, payment of wharfage
was claimed. This demand Cap Lester
refused to pay, referring the c.:imants
for indemnity to the Governnrnt 1or
which the boat was chartered Mean
time q aetaohmont of the Sd New YORK
Cavalry, Maj. Ebbs commanding, rode
down from Norfolk to preserve order, III
anticipation that the day would not end
without disturbance
Robert Earle, butcher of Norfolk, and
alleged leader of the citizen crowd, drew
a revolver on Captain Lester, and was
about to shoot him, when Major Ebbs in-
terfered with this murderous intent by
hitting him over the head with his sabre,
laying Earles scalp open. In the course
of subsequent melee private John Gray,
of Co. C, Sd New York Cavalry, through
d mistaken disobedience of orders, was
shot through the head by one of the Ser
oeants and mortally wounded Major
Ebbs behaved very handsomely, and but
Tor his presence and the men under nm
there doubtless would have been many
less negro excursionists returned than
went out.
Gen. Miles, on the facts being reported
to him today, sent force to Smithheld,
with orders to arrest the ringleaders OF
the citizen assailants.
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pFS4lsa SHx Jos cFscE ..sass.. sas.mi d
kilds of Printing Iron Gard - 9 fesesf,
ncssly. chsaply, as1 @ shat notkoa 04cs .
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ENC0URAGKD BH THE LIDko
u AL PATRONAGE heretofofe cytonded 70
he house We have secured one OF The largest
and best located warerooms In the city, Where
We Win hsve excellent facilities Tor recetving
and shipping our goods We have 6:ted ap ths
houss In The istesf and mot approved manner
for the manufacture u the cstsbrsssd kSse
The bs~t br.ads Of rything usually kept !.
hrst-ciaes liquor store. constantly o. hand and
for sals ss the lowest prices.
A fuu assortment Of choice brands of noe
Ciaars constantly on hand. fsbo
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sfyIPPiNG INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF NEw-YoRK......Aueusr 81.
Cleared.


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