The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-07

by Mr. NJ that as many as one hundred
died i'm week. The cause OF 80 much
sickness in the camp-whichis not much
inferior to the usual accommodations Tor
soldiers-is the exposure to when theS
have been subjected oh the way hltlltr'
and their utter inability to adapt them,
selves to their new circumstances ana
the change Of climate. Your boxes OF
clothing have done a vast deal OF good
They came Just in the nick of time
The school has been suspended Tor Il
week, the time of the teachers being Oc-
cupicd in distributing clothing, New
lots of contrabands are arriving dailA'
and all require some addition 10 thelt
scanty wardrobes What is to become OF
these people no one can toreset, but II Is
certainly very great matter 10 give Il
little assistance To them III then present
straits. The rest can be safely LETT To
the providence OF God and the kindly
care of his children. As 10 the mcn,
they find plenty of work i'll the army,
and in the Quartermaster's service.
find that the people here consider
slavery as dead 1t Is so much a fore
gone conclusion, that many families here
have commenced 10 pay wage 10 tiirif
servants i'll anticipation OF the day Of
freedom.
Yours, &c, &c,
Perhaps our friends will he glad -
know that on Thursday we sen, on
draft for S., ,0O0 10 the care Of ). Colwcli,
ESQ, to he added Ia the appropriation
of s. 900 BY the philadelphia AssOcia
tion for the department where Miss
H. . ln
successfully Since Secretary Stantons
recent visit to the department, of which
believe Hilton Head or Beaufort Is the
headuarters, Gen. SaXton's department
has been much enlarged. All the friends
of the Freedmen feel under great ohllga-
tions to Gen Saxton for his deep interest
in the colored people, ana his nniiorm
and persevering kindness 10 their teach
ers and helpers These funds Will be
spent by the ladies' in Philadelphia.
mainly in tiannels This by buying by
the bale they get 1T the lowest prices.
1t is then cut up into suitable garments
for women and children, almost eXeln-
sively These cut garments are
then distributed by these ladies to
various auxiliary associations aud lndi-
viduals, and thus in the course OF lew
DAYS it is returned to the office ot the
Freedmen, 424 Walnut street, Phlladei-
| phia, at least doubled in value. Could
anything be more efficient or more sin-
pie. All honor TO the Friends and thelr
sister helpers, who for four or five years,
have thus been giving 50 quietly ana
earnestly, doing the Sayour's work. Can
we not have such an association here
1t is only necessary that few earnest
souls should take the matter III hand
was told in Philadelphia that they had
raised over $500, 600 the past year tor this
| cause. Need say that with such appro-
! priations us we have already made, con
tributions on large scale are absolutely
necessary? hope the children Will not
forget the housewives and the bags con-
tanning needles, scissors, sc. Two fam
lies have sent all that have Yet come to
hand. The first lot was from little Miss
Fanny King Cooper the second, third
and fourth from w. W. McClintock's
children A word to morrow about old
school books. JOS S. TRAvELI
General Agent, 81 Fifth street