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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-23
sQ.aRIBI.E MURDER
- iiiius oT James Brms. BY IL party Of
Soldiers.

One OF the mast atroci"us murders that
a, ever been committed in this city was
.,rpetrated on water street abont half
EAST eleven O'clock last night. Mr.. James
Rrues, son of the proprietor OF the
,priep House. was standing AT the door
+ the hotel ia conversation with Mr..
Ioore who is stopping at the house.
While thus engaged three soldiers ap-
.toached, one Of whom touched Brnes ON
he shoulder aud said he wanted To speak
nth him. Brues walked with the sol
Tiers to the corner of the alley above
The house and there stood leaning against
aue of the awning posts The soldier
hen accused him of being the man
,ho had struck his lthe soldier's) COM
.ade with paving stone, alludlng pro-
bably to tue disturbances last Saturday
yeek, but Brues deuied the charge and
,ssured the soldiers that they were mis-
takon Without listening to his expos
5alations, one of the soldiers seized him
..bout the waist and held his arms be-
h;,1 h;r, ,,h;,. another grasped him by
,iat.raat 90 Gr,,1v ,s 70 nr,vept his max.
mo any outcry and the third rihed his
-. a...o1 q, - ., II.
o;at,noo hrt o+ ri. iunctnrc onotbe,
,,ar.r of so,d;srs came nm and ioined
.ros@ ,r,n vor. robI;na Brues
.
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THE WRIT TRIAL.
Adjournment Of the Court.
PROTEST OF JUDGE HUGHES
Failure OF the Motion 10 0verturm the
Charges and Specifications - Ad'
tournament Of the Court isithOut Ap.
pointing q Day of Meeting.

(By Union Line, cor Water and Monroe Stsl
WASHINGTON, August 2l-The'motion
to quash the charges and specifications
against Capt. Wirtz, made by the de-
fendant's counsel, was argued principal
ly by Judge Hughes, who cOntended that
they were too general and uncertain, and
that the Offences charged were cogDiza-
BILE by civil and not military courts
The commission over ruled the motion,
and the prisoner then, pleaded mot gull
ty" to the charges against him.
Col. Chapman, the!Judge Advocate, to-
day suggested that the prisoner be re-
manded to Old Capital and that the court
now adjourn, and in this the court, with
out formal vote, acquieseed.
Judge Hughes wanted to know 10 what
time the court had adjourned g..
Colonel Chapman replied that he
could notify counsel of the reassemb ing
of the Court, and then requested the wit
nesses in attendance to give information
as to where they resided, and instructed
them not to leave the city until dis
charged.
Judge Hughes said he would like to be
heard.
Colonel Chapman replied that under
the parliamentary law there could now bs
no debate
Major-General Wallace said, The
Court now stands adjourned "
Judge Hughes-The prisoner having
been arraigned, we enter our protest
against q breaking up of the Court or an
indefinite adjournment. We ask for the
discharge of the prisoner, or that the
Court proceed with his trial
Major General Walker replied that the
Court had adjourned.
During this colloquy the prisoner was
removed from the Court room by the mil
itary guards. The adjournment without
q day having been named for the reas-
sembling of the Court took the counsel
and spectators by surprise. No reason is
as yet known for this course, though
there is a suspicion that the charge Of
conspiracy may be withdrawn
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The Atlantic Gable.

NEW YORK, August 22 The london
Times, speaking of the Atlantic cable,
saws no commercial misadventure Of mod
ern times has ever excited more wide
spread interest and deep regret than this
almost national disaster II believes the
directors are about to Immediately re-
place the cable that has been lost. The
Times further remarks that it would be
strange if after all the land should beat
the sea, and Russians and Americans
should complete the telegraph line from
London to New York by way of Siberia
and Behring's Straits before the success
of the cable There can be no question
as to the possibility Of land line, but
England inclines to the Atlantic route.
Both are only a question Of time and
money. In the too probable event of
the Great Eastern returning with tale
of disaster, we might Immediately set
about improving our cable. 1t appears
to be admitted that it is capable Of i'm
proyement
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by his murdcrerS and revolver and sew
eral other articles Steps have been
taken for the detection and arrest of the
guilty parties and it is thought that they
can easily be identified, The robbery
and murder were most cowardly and
brutal, and every good citizen will feel it
incumbent upon him as personal duty,
to aid in bringing the culprits to that
punishment which their crimes deserve.
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Texas.
From the Crockets Quid Nunc !

IOA tuS SiOs hSto SuAu ~ uhS
The negroes in our county are very
quiet and orderly We do not see any
idling about, and all have passes from
their employers when away from home
Most have agreed to werk for their for
mer owners the balance of the year for
their victuals clothing, doctors bill ,eto
They seem to feel the fact that their old
masters, who have so long taken care OF
and protected them, have been impov.
erished by the war, so far as money is
concerned, and that they do not demand
We learn that few who are able to 10
So are paying their hands from two TO
five dollars per month. 49,
Corn has been sold at Tyler, Smith
County, for fifteen cents per bushel
The Paris Press, Lamar County, has
been revived after three years suspen.
sion. 2.
Mr. Giddings, stage contractor and
manager, gives notice that he has re-es-
tablished his line from San Antonio to
Indianola. Bartlett's stages are also run
ming between the same points via Vie
toria.
All persons in charge of Confederate
cotton OF wool in Texas, at the time of
the surrender of the army of Gen f Kir.
by Smith, are held accountable for its
safe delivery to the authorized agents of
the United States Government
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Indications Of the Early Trial Of JEFF
Davis,

New YORK, August 22,-The Heralds
Fortress Monroe correspondent says there
are indications of the forthcoming spec
dy trial of JEFF. Davis there. Additional
restrictions have been inaugurated
against additional admission to the fort.
Joe Johnston, while at Fortress Monroe,
was asked if he would like to see jeff
and said. II 10 not wish to see him. or
hear his name mentioned even.
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Delesatcs from Kentucky-Gcn. Ames
Succeeds Gen. Hatch.
TBy Union Line

New YORK, Aug. 2-The Posts Wash
ington special correspondent says
Messrs Renlon, Smith and Meller, three
of the first Union members elect to Con
gress from Kentucky, are here for the
purpose of conferring with the President
relative to the condition OF matters il
their State. They are prepared to suggest
some modification of the present admin
istration of affairs, which, If adopted
will. they think, materially improve th'
feeling in the State,
General Ames has been ordered to re
leave General Hatch, Commanding th'
Department of Charleston, s. G.
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Destituiion In the sOuth-.The People
Dcsirous Of Submitting 10 the Gov.
ernment.
IBy Union Line.

By Union Line.
WASHINGTON, August 22.-The Chron'
icle of this morning says: From an Off
Gle who has just returned from brief
trip through some of the southern States,
where he went on official business
we have full confirmation of reports
which have recently come from these 10.
calities of the utter destitution of the
South, and of the desire of the people at
large to submit cheerfully to the Gov
ernment of the United States.
The Chronicle adds: From all accounts
it appears that if fair expression OF
public opinion can be obtained at the
coming election in the South there will
be but little difficulty in the work of re
organization.
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MississiPpi.
Carroll Conservative. 9Th.

IIaffUH CUusefFauFeI ~kHT
We this week hoist the name Of vii
liam H. Shsrkey as our choice for United
States Senator.
Our black population, although as a
general thing they give signs of a desire
to be free sand in some initances have
quit their homes and sought home else
where. yet the great majority still remain
with their old masters, and are disposed
to be quiet orderly and peaceable.
The Jackson Miss Daily Ners Of the
Goth ult. contains long communication,
which "emanates from one Of the ripest
scholars in Mississippi" who purposes to
to establish in hen Of slavery or smsnci-
patton what he lstyles wafanteeisn, q
species Of spprsnficsship.
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FROM THE SOUTH.
Latest News from Virginia.
TERRIBLE STORM AT SAVANNAH.
Items from Richmond Newspapcrs-
DeynsfaiiOn by Storm in Savannah,


[By Union Line, cor. Monroe and Water Stsl
New YORK, August 22-Richmmd pa
pers contain few items of interest
A meeting was held OIL Saturday night
in Richmond, at which General Harris
and Others delivered addresses.
The members of the Richmond press
held a meeting on Saturday, to ar
range for the reception OF President John
son, who is expected to arrive in that
city.
All the railroads of the State are GO
ing ahead at full speed, and every effort
is being put forth, not only to restore
them to their former con 1ition, but to
improve them in various. ways.
A Petersburg paper says that cotton
still continues to pour into the city, and
finds ready market Besides the wag-
ons with which every day the streets are
filed, every train on the Southern road
comes i'll heavily freighted-
The Savannah Herald of the 18th
states that violent gale occurred there,
the tightening striking in one or two
places, the rain hooding the streets, & @.
The Stoddard block, on the north side OF
Bay street, appears to have been in the
track of the heaviest part of the gale. A
large portion of the roofing, with the
rafters and sheeting of the northeast ga
bic of the building, and a considerable
portion of the cOrnice, was blown offand
thrown to the opposite side of Bay street
at the corner of Dayton street Through
ont the city the shade trees, fences &c,
were damaged more or less. Many trees
were blown down, and the streets after
the storm were strewn with fallen lnm-
ber ..'
Trade at Savannah was improving. -
Communications with the interior are
being rapidly restored and produce is
coming down the river, the only draw
back beiug the low water, which iupedes
navigation
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Financial.

New YORK, August 22-The demand
for money is unusually light. Private
brokers hold large balances, which they
are Offering at six per cent. Appica,
tions for loans, however, are general Y
without demand for 2 per cent The
banks are generally sending at pei
cent. The payment Of the August divi.
dend upon 7-30 8 has tended to improve
the supply of currency. 1g rrys,
The government is Supposed to be sell
ing gold this morning, and the price il
consequently easier. II ZIAIf ~ OK.
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NO. 28O.

his only other Counsel, so that they may
be prepared for the trial whenever it may
be brought on, with as little delay as the
nature and Importance Of the case wi !
permit. Adirect application to the proper
department, asking to be informed, If not
improper, about when and before what
tribunal Mr. Davis is to be tried, remains
unanswered, because as is supposed
neither has been actually determined by
the President.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-23
The Disaster on the Housatanic RaiI'
road the Result ofe Negligence.

New YORK, Aug. 22AA Bridgeport,
Connecticut, dispatch says that the Cor
oner's Jury on the bodies of the eleven
persons killed on the Housatanic rail-
road on the 18th inst, have rendered a
verdict that the disaster was caused by
culpable negligence and absence of prop
er caution on the part of the President,
Superintendent and other employees of
the road
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/. TELLING REGISTER.
,,pnvrsnAY MORNING. AUGUST 9a lass
Photographic Summary.
-. = GREAT activity in the recon

+, ,,i. IS great activity III the recou
.f,n,tion # railroads in Virginia.
Over halfa million dollars worth oi
,,tire was destroyed AT a fire IN New
York recently
\ Fortress Muu,oe correspondent says
.L,r, are Indications OF tte eaii' n.'. -.
Ii Davis at tti.t place
I map OF the ;.cw route of the Chicago
AID Northwestern railroad has been re-
ceived at Washington. Parties who pur-
chased land M the old route will be per-
,oit-ed to exchange it for land on the
ucr rnutc.
IN agant of the Treasury Department
inn. recovered $4,000 of the million and
half lost on the Golden Rule,
There is no official knowledge OF the
.,ignation Of Ben. Butler.
Alfred Ely Is to testify against Captain
Writ
The Attoraa> General has received
.., applications fHr pardon. The Pres
l,nt has granted about one thousand
The f,ct that sD.ne parson, receive
.arlry Gor thair 'nhiah'a IN t'hh'1t'o"
With par,lons, annoys the President, who
investigates each case himself.
General Hsnc"cf a." oeah ni"ue
2..yef Niior General III the regular
,..oy.
The naval force sill soon he reduced
ten thousand.
in official Who has been travelling
.....u.-l the ~anth reports great destitn-
.., and an iic3iui itiou on the part OF
..... ..anla 10 submit t. the Government.
4, NaiAia- ton Cir0Pilts thlH6s there
sill, i,.ao iihe.lty iii tie reorganization
.- in. sa1iI. Il a Ilir expression is Ot
......,i a. iha poll,
g.. accident 81 the Hor@1t4, rail
...lt is ltlriDnt,d 10 uegjgenc" on the
at i ,ho employee.
Cn, action oi Captain WirtkS '""n'
...l concerning the jurisdiction "i the
military commission vas >e'terdi! over
ralrd anA AtLa.cour; a,djournsd without
u.jus day of meeting
savannah, Georgia, was recently visi-
I hy terrible storm, when aia "i"ch
i,,1v,
MAiar MLedn. at Fayeiir'ilie. says
liz. NEGROES " hp were recently puDliclS
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LOSSES OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE DUR
ING THE WAR
Ivicksburg Journal, Aug! ILL.,

The loss of population by the war has
been very heavy From twenty-four to
twenty-eight companies have ben sent
from Warren County to the var, includ.
ing three companies Of Cavalry and
three prices of artillery. But few, conf
paratively, of these men have returned.
We give the losses in few companies
as reported to us by an old resident of
the city The Vicksburg Cadets went ont
one hundred and iwcnty-three strong,
returned six. The Vieksburg Sharp
shooters went one hundred aud twenty
four strong; returned seven. These "un-
returning brave lie sleeping beneaththe
soil of every Southern State.
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Butler Still an Omcer--Alfred Ely n
Witness against Wirtz-The Naviga-
IiOn Department. 'r-H
GBy Union Line, cor. Monroe al
fBy Union Lin,

New YORK, Aug 22.-The Times spe-
cial says the officers who receive resigna-
tions at Washington, have no knowledge
of the reception af the resignation of b.
F.. Butler as an officer. .-- --
The President has returned from his
excursion much improved in health.
Hon. Alfred Ely has been summoned as
Il witness against Wirtz, and not for him.
as has been stated.
S. Nicholson has been assigned as COM
mandant of the Navigation Department
at Washington.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-23
Destruction Of Tea and Ce0ee BY Fire
in New ork-Eiremen Injured.

NEW YORK, August 22.-The fire on
Walker and South streets yesterday after
noon destroyed Hicks bonded warehouse,
a very large six bodybuilding contain
coffee: Four firemen were badly injured
bya falling wall. The tea aud coffee
was mainly owned by Bennett Sturges
s. Co, and principally insured
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Affairs In Kentucky.

The Louisville Democrat OF the l4th
says:
I'VE learn that in Nelson County the
negroes are getting to be worse than
guerrillds A party of them will arm
themselves, go to house and demand
whatever they want They tell people
they are starving. etc, and if they do not
give them a good square meaf they will
murder the whole family A gentleman
who returned to this city few nights
since, says il is ofcommon occurrence to
see and hear of negroes going about the
county stealing. etc. II is nice state
of affairs This is one of the beauties Of
freedom. and is only ripening for Win
ter harvest of damnable outrages com
mitted by worthless negroes. =
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ALBANY, August 22-Mr Z. Gillett,
Counsel for JEFF Davis, in q letter to the
Albany Argus, says:-Mr. Davis has no
more information concerning his trial
than others have In o letter from Mr..
Davis, dated 18th inst, to Mr.. Gillett, be
says: ~ am still ignorant of the charge
against me, the laws Of msn and the tri.
bunal before which Am to answer Your
letter gave the first notice Of the Wash
ington Indictment" dn
Nr. Davis requests Mr. GiiIett to hsye
Q confsgsnce with xr. Cbasles 0ConneT,
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OmciaI Contradiction Of the Reports
of Cruelty 10 Negroes In North Caro-
Iina-The Public Whipping i'm Pnr-
suanCe OF Crime.
(By Union Line. |

New YORK, Aug 22.-The Wilmington
Herald of the 18th, contains an official
communication from Major Mclean, OF
Fayetteville, in which he states that in,
stead of two negroes being tied mp and
publicly whipped in Fayetteville, that
one negro, after being tried and convicted
of larceny, was whipped according to the
sentence and laws Of the State; also that
the statement of negroes being whipped
and left tied until a storm Frustrated the
trees is false, the reports originating
from the fact that military officer
caused two sheep.stealing negroes TO be
tied by their thumbs to lamp posts for
two hours, as a punishment for their of.
fence. The Major knew of no cases of
cruelty to negroes either by civilians OF
the civil authorities.
X w. Hardee. Sheriff of Cumberland
county, states that the report that lie
publicly whipped two negroes at Fayette-
Vile is false
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New YORK, August 22.--At Z o'clock
last evening fire broke out in the large
work shop attached to the peuitentiary
on Blackwell's Island, which resulted IN
its complete destruction. 1t is reported
that number of prisoners escaped.
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Georgia.

A Columbus, Georgia, correspondent
represents the condition of the people
along the road from Chattanooga to At
lanta as terrible. In consequence of the
almost total failure of tue crops i'll that
section, together with the scarcity Of
money among the people, he prognosti-
Gates much suffering during the coming
winter
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DAY sCHOLARs.

Arrangements are. being made for tle coz.
yeysnce of dag scholars 10 Mount do ChantJ
door, for the trifing charge oftwo % three cents
. trip. In this way the smallsst children cen bs
sent with safety while health viii Be greatly
promoted by pleasant drive, and the daily u
ehsnge Of confined and smoky atmosphere fog
the pure, fresh country air. Further particu
lars win be given later. augiS
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DsrsesviIIe, Dslssss essssy,. 0bSs,
Il vEDDRR Ppsynstes.
THIS HOTEL, WuICu n Lo.
i eztea near the Central Ohio RallrpAA lepot,
bas bssn thoroughly repaired asd reettsd, and
10 psv open for The sscooDe1nf3ee g - ts.y-
cling plblic. The tsbls = ulplied wt14 .ths
~ the market a1wds, - tAs ~ - NV
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HOTELS.
MALTBY HOUSE,

a. -. MILLRR, PsSpsissss.
Pratt Street, Baltimore, Nd.
THIS HOUSE HAVING BEEN
lately thoroughly rsfttsd and rsfarnisksd,
renders fts accommodations second TO none IN
the city, snG1i
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VANDALISM.

Tie Richmond Republic says some bad
boys have injured Harris statue of Mr.
Clay, in the Capitol yard of that city. by
| throwing stones at it, breaking the right
| side of the shirt collar and indenting
and disfguring both the lapels of the
| coat. The face, back and both legs bear
sundry marks Of having been struck.
Chas. s. Venable was elected Professor
| of Mathematics in the University of Vir.
ginia, on Wednesday. He Was Oh Gen
eral Lees staff throughout the war, and
among his letters of recommendatio on
was a very earnest one from the rebei ex.
general-in.chief.
Captain Wyatt Mayo was murdered
near Richmond bv some negroes last
Thursday.
All the troopsuf General Tai.y's com
mand are to be paid off in few days.
1t will disburse five millions of dollars.
Five thousand bushels of ashes col
lected from the ruins of the buildings
containing tobacco destroyed by the fire
of the Sd of April have been already
shipped from Richmond.
The Lynchburg National Bank has
commenced operations.
General AnGur mas issued dn oTuet tudt
the buildings and other Government
property located at the several sban-
doned Notifications around the District
of Columbia, will be handed over to the
owners of the land as full indemnity for
the use of such land by the Government
during the war
Alta large meeting of the citizens Of
Montgomery County. Va, recently held,
a series of resolutions were adopted, in
dignantltrepudiating the idea that the
citizens are inclined to turbulence, Sio-
lence and resistance against the Govern
ment
Gold mining is now being revived in
Fluvanna and Buckingham on large
oscale Mr. Grant is working twenty-five
hands in Fluvanna County, using five
rockers and obtaining an average of from
fifty to sixty peunyweights of tue gold a
day
The Richmond people are pleased to
hear that President Johnson will visit
that city. The papers say old Virginia
hospitality will be extended to him.
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Alabama a.

II H. Slough, late Mayor of Mobile, has
been removed by Gov. Parsons and the
Hon John Forsyth appointed.
The steamboat men are charging go
freight per bale of cotton shipped from
Selma to Mobile The owners refuse TO
pay this price. and are constructing a
fleet of flats to transport the precious
staple down the Alabama, which is said
to be lined with it
Arrangements have been made to for
ward mail three times week between
Mobile and Pensacola, via Pollard and
Milton.
The Montgomery Mail says
A letter from the Second Assistant
Postmaster General Informs Gov. Parsons
that the Postmaster General will be pre-
pared to put the mails upon the railroads
in Alabama as soon as the governor in
forms him that they will be in charge Of
proper and reliable persons.