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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-01
GENERAL SHERMAN.
A Junction with Schofeld.
How Columbia was Captured.
Affection for the Old Union Discovered
in CharlestOn -Beauregard's Force
30, 900 O--Co-operntiOn between sher-
man and hchOfield.
Press Dispatch.l

lTToSb
New YORK, Feb. 23.-lt seems by the
Herald's Charleston correspondent that
oven in the hot bed of secession, love for
the old Union survived all vicissitudes.
The remaining inhabitants of the city
manifested the widest delight at nnfnrl-
inc over them once more the old flag, and
when small body of cOlored troops, the
first to land in the town, started mp the
principal street, their officers were scarce
ly able to proceed with then, being met
with q perfect ovation, men aud women
thronging tho avenues, shouting, waving
handkerchiefs, cheering for the stars and
stripes, President Lincoln and the Yam
kee army. The rebels destroyed much
property by burning and explosion be-
fore they left, but large amounts were
found remaining in ihe city after the
mon forces took possession, inclnding,
II is supposed, about 10000 bales OF cot
ton and large quantities OF tobacco ana
rice. Over 200 pieces OF artillery ana
immense supplies of ammunition were
found in the forts.
1t also appears that similar welcome
was extended to Gen. Terry troops " hen
they marched into Wilmington. All the
flags were brought ont and given to the
breeze. There was waving OF handker-
chiefs, crowds lined their ronte OF march,
and shouts filled the air. The entire
Union losses in both killed and wounded
in all the operations in Cape Fear river,
succeeding the occupation of Fort Fish
Ell up to and including the occupation OF
Wilmington, did not exeeedt two hundred
men.
The Times Washington special claims
to have accurate information as to what
rebel force can be brought against Sher-
man. Beauregard superseded Hardec
when that General left Savannah, and
took his force, amounting to eight thou
sand effective men, while Hardee went
to Charleston, where there were not over
two brigades. These have since, prob
ably, Joined Beauregard. At Wilmington,
Bragg had not exceeding six thousand
men, principally Holmes division. Thess
have fallen back towards GoldsborO', be
tween Wilmington and Weldon. Gen.
Baker had brigade not over three
thousand strong at Salisbury. About
two regiments were stationed guarding
prisoners The entire force, therefore,
that Bsauregsrd could concentrate does
not exceed twenty-five thousand. He
has cavalry sufficient to swell his force to
thirty thousand. .,
If Sherman forms junction with Scho-
field, a. he undoubtedly will, it is safe to
say his force will be far superior to Beau
regsrd's concentrated strength, and all
aid he may get from Richmond.
The Richmond Wing of the 25th gives
an entirely new version OF the capture Of
Columbia. It says the fighting was
most obstinate and the place was lost
only by sheer numerical superiority
The fighting, according to some accounts,
was carried on within the very streets OF
the city. All, or nearly all OF the Gov
ernment property was removed
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WHEELING REGISTER
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAKon . '
,,.,..,.phic Summary

- III, regular board yes
-, ., :. .ollas 09s, and at tho oVeil-
inc exchange At s@Oi 10. ,s
r,. Richmond Enquire wants ''n'
n,,;.,to take the authority Oh arm 'nS
as,,yes upon himself, saying that 'h0
'''' ., condition of affairs demands q
dictator
VL.re ara reports of very evident ai-
,..i;,n fnr the old Union among thoso
,l,o remained in Charleston ana VIII
p;upton after their evacuation.
A,,ut 10 900 bales of cotton were 1917
=, Charleston 10y the rebels, nninjured'
An important expedition in the South
,r.st involves the capture OF Mobile "a
b,Vba. Selma and Montgomery Ala
hama. aud Columbus, Georgia
The Times Washington correspondent
,ruclndos nom a neat calculation thS'
Bsaurepard cannot concentrate more
;Ian 80 900 men.
The Richmond JTtig says Columbia was
,,,- by the superiority i'll numbers on the
mari of the Federals There was nghting
IN the streets.
The President has approved the act to
prevent military interference III elections
Gen. Burbrdgs has been ordered TO To-
u,rt to Gen. Thomas for field service
The Charlotte, North Carolina De"o-
,,l..s . romor thar Cheatham attacked
sh,,,,on,s rear at Alton, South Carolina
~ the 2lst capturing 200 prisoners
Oo last Saturday night party OF reb-
.sto,teA on raid TO Smiths Island
c,nhoats started i'll pursuit.
Ths New Jersey House was yesterday
discussing the constitutional amend
ment.
II !. expected that an extra session OF
CONGRESS will be necessary to complete
the business befOle it.
4 bold thief stole ten thousand dollars
nom the counter of hank in New York
Yesterday afternoon,
The Imperial Government OF Mexico
has forbidden clearances for American
ports.
The T'ibaRS's Washington special says
all the released rebel prisoners are sent
South to oppose Sherman.
From rebel papers it is learned that
sherman was recently within easy march
ing distance of Fayetteville. .yt
The evidence in the trial OF Robert e.
Kennedy. on charge of being impiicat-
ed in the hotel burning plot In New York,
is said to be strong against the prisoner.
Private letters indicate that union
between Sherman's and Schofields forces
would take place OH the 9th ult
A letter writer, dating Hatcher's run
26th thinks Lee cannot successfully
withdraw to confront Sherman, ON ae-
coHnt of Grants proximity.
The Navy Department has informa
ton that the steaner Arcadia was
wrecked a short time since.
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Foreign News.

NEW luRK, Feb y. The steamer
New York from southampton 10th, has
alived
The cotton market is entirely unset
tied, NTH little nr nothing doing. Quo
tatiOns nominal
The Duke of Northumberland died on
the llth.
The Shenandoah burnt the following
shipping OF the Cape of Good Hope
Barks Edward, Aleua and D. Godfrey;
hlig Susan; schoonels NJ. Stacey, Lizzie
and CHARTER OAK.
The Times says that President DAVIS
has the game in his own hands, and can
secure the independence of the South
cther with Northern assent OF despite OF
1t according 10 his pleasure.
1t is finally credited that the Mexican
Emperor has conveyed in trust to Ma
poleon the Northern portion of Mexico,
10 be held and administered by French
Niceroy, IN liquidation of present claims
ON Mexico
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sherman within Easy Marching Dis
tanee of Fayetteville.
(Press Dispatch

New YORK, Feb 2S.-Though the rebel
papers are reticent regarding Sherman's
whereabout, still enough is dropped to
Indicate that he was some days since
within easy marching distance OF Fay.
etteville, which is situated Oh Cape Fear
river, ninety-fve miles northwest Of
Wilmington. Water communication is
uninterrupted between the two places
at all seasons and as our latest advlccs
from Porter stated that he was pushing
up the river as rapidly AZ possible with
his gunboats, it is probable the june
ton of Schofeld's fufces with Sherman
may take place at Fayetteville. On" Of
the largest arsenals i'll the Contederacy
is established there Bragg has taken
his Wilmington force up TO Goldshor"',
followed by Terry
We hear nothing from the force re
ported by the enemy as marching from
Newbern, though the fact that the troops
brought east by Gen. Meagher were some
time since landed at Newbern indicates
movement sooner or lator from that
point.
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Daring Robbery.

New YORK, Feb %. A Young man
took three bags Of gold to the Bank OF
Commerce this afternoon, and when
placing them on the counter, one was
sjezed by a man who ran into the street
He was pursued, caught and the money
recovered On returning to the Bank
one of the two bags was missing, taken
undoubtedly by IN acc"mplcc. lh"
bags were left in charge oi boy hy the
young man when he gave pursuit OF
the first thief The lost bag contained
$4,000
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From Hatcher'- RHu-MnrChin2 Or
ders-Eee's Inability 10 Fall sSch'
Press Dispatch

New YORK, Feb % The Commercials ;
correspondence dated Hatcher ) run 26th,
says; We are now under marching or
ders, having received instructions to be
ready to move at moments notice. We
expect TO have another tilt for the pos
session of the South Side railroad t.sd
look for heavy engagement lhat
something is going GU III The lines III
front OF us is very evident. do not
believe, however, that Lee is going to
retreat, though deserters, HOW coming III
in greater numbers than ever, report
that he is preparing to fall back 10 Dan
Vile. Lee could not fall back to over
whelm Sherman without having Grant
laundering close in his rear IN less than
six hours.
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The Critical Peril OF the Campaigs.

Especial correspondence Cincinnati Gazstto.l
WASHINGTON, Feb 20.
While the guns thunder from the sur
rounding forts their noisy welcome to
conquered Charleston, the more thought
fnl begin to tremble before new dan
ger. ..t
Beauregard is steadily retreating,-yet
he is known TO have thirty-hye thousand
troops He makes no serious efforts to
resist Sherman's advance, defends no
river lines, avails himself of no natural
advantages; keeping out merely lying
CORDS of observation on Shermaus
front and hanks, he falls steadily
and rapidly back Must it not he for
pnrpoSel
When Mcclellan was withdrawn from
the Peninsula. few will have forgotten
how narrowly We escaped irretrlevable
disaster Lee, reinforced by Stonewall
jackson, stood between our two armies -
an oyermatch for either alone. While
we sought To unite them, hc hurled him
self fupOn one, drove il from Cedar Noun
tain to Culpepper 40 Manassas June
ton. to Bull Ran; and at last left il COW
ering beneath the guns that defended
Washington itSeli. lo-"aS ho SIdhu'
again between two armies of ours; ana
for Stoncwall Jackson, he has Beauregard
marching on interior lines To reinforce
him 1t Is utterly out of our power to
prevent that reinforcement. With IT.,
Lee is AK strong ~ Grant, and stronger
than Sherman What IL there, then, 10
save us from "A repetition of the second
Bull Run campaign!
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Ro.e,Rnidnear smith. ISLAND.

WASHINGTON Feb 2e-Saturday night
last q party Of rebels, numbering about
-iae nnricr command OF Lieut Wood, OF
the rebel navy, aud nephew of Jetf. Da
viz, left the YOcomecO river IN small
boats bound on a raid to Smiths Island,
with design OF destroying the light
boats The gunboat Yonk aud several
Others of our boats were Informed of their
movement aud at once started in plIr.
snit Of them
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Auctiou sales.

BosroN, Feb. 2s.-Osgood and son sold
at auction to-day. 7l3 bales of the best
quality Of wool-terms cash in fifteen
days, OF acceptable interest-bearing notes
of sixty days The attendance OF buyers
was quite large, but the prices realized
are considered low One lot of eighteen
bales brought ffty-ssven cents, but the
average price was from forty-seven to
fifty -four cents per pound.
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The Acadin Wrecked.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2S-The Navy De-
partment has information that the side
wheel steamer Acadia is lying wreck.
,i,llled hy shot and shell from the nltcd
States steamer Virginia, six miles from
Velasco where she run ashore after srN-
eral attempts to get into that port
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tSfu BnrbT,dge 10 Report 10 I'll homas,-
Rebels at W.T.. Sterling.

Louisville. Feb. 27-Generals Hob
som and Granger arrived here tonight,
Geu. Bmbridge has been directed to
report tn Gen. Thomas for service in the
field
A report from Frankfort says about 6O
mounted rebels ale in the vicinity Of Mt
Sterling
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Erou New Jersey.

TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 2s.-The consti,
tutional amendment has been discussed
all day in the House, The House ad-
iourned till g o'clock this evening, when
the subject will be resumed. A joint
melting viii be held tO-morrow tet the
election of United States Senators and
other officers.
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The Released Prisoners.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26,--ihc Trihnnr'a
Washington special says: All the relrnN-
cd prisoners are sent South to oppose
Sherman. and they appear more enthl~l-
astic and hopeful than those WHO have
been in rebel camps all winter The Tune
prints list of 500 released luion officers
sent to Annapolis This empti"S th"
prisons at Richmond and DanNillc al "ur
gallant men who have survived the HOT
rors of these rebel prison pens.
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HARp.-The Indianapolis Sentinel of
Thursday says that the neighbors OF
Mrs. Earl, who lives three miles sonth Of
the city on the Madison road. made ap-
pLctiOn to the trustees To have hsr ia
ken to the poorhouse Mrs Earl has five
children-her husband was drafted last
fall and is now in the army fighting for
his country while his wife and children
are sent To the poor house There is
small inddeemsnt for poor men TO 60 in
to the army and leave their families to
become county paupsrs.
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PARoLED PRISONERS 1t will be graft
fying to the relatives and friends of the
uaroied officers and men almost daily ar
irving from Richmond at Annapolis, to
know that every arrangement that can
rnnduce 10 their comfort has been pro
vided Two months pay is furnished to
each by the Goverment Immediately
anon their arrival On Friday, Major
Thomas J Wilson, PayIDaster at Aunapo-
lis paid ont over $4,000 to the heroes
who arrived OH the preyioBs day. All
who are able to travel receive fuIloughs
for thirty days to visit their homes.
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Trial Of RObert Cobb k'nucd,

New YORK, Feb = The tri1l Of K"
bert Cobb Kennedy, charged with beng
IMPLICATED III the hotel burning plot, la
been in progress here about three weeks,
before the same commission that con
victed Beall. Ii is said the testimony Is
very strong against the prisoner. and
that his conviction is probable
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The Gold Market.

New YORK, Feb 2s.-Gold is decidedly
Strouael The irmneSs ot the market
.under the recent successes has enconr
aged a movement tor rise, and there Is
at present n strong hull combination tof
AN advance. The price has ruled during
the morning at about p 03,
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A MEETING of loyal Georglans 30
called, was held in New York on the
18th The attendance was rather slim.
The TibHHt says of it:
The meeting of loyal GsOrgianS at
Cooper Institute last evening was not 20
we'll attended As it might have been. had
the weather been more proptious. A.
If was, a very intelligent and attentive
gathering Oi several hundred persons
including a number of ladies was pres
emt."
A correspondent writes to the Boston
CoHJier:
am not astonished at the impudcncc
of the assertion that these fifteen SOM
mrrsautcr- are natives of Georgia. The
fact j. there in only one Of the fifteen
who drew his first breath south of Mason
and DNon's line.
One of these fifteen ~ a native 0i Con.
necticut and lived in Atlanta. wh"T" he
made an immense fortune ont "i the Con
fedeIacy, aud when General sherman en-
tered that city he took the oath and
came back TO his native section. III was
he who had the supply ing of all the rail
road iron for Southern roads, and eashed
tb. bill. Of the iron clad Atlanta aud
then sold his rolling stock to the Con
fed-rate Government for SDO,O'J, when
void was ten iOr one. but he invested the
larger portion of II in property IL Allan
Ia but brought about s.SiWD IN gold to
New York, and doubtless IL neryOnsly
aud patriOtically very anxious tO have a
restored Union, for that il his only means
Of laying his hands upon his confisrated
property IN Atlanta There is another
who signed the call, yOuihfnlif We judge
by his name, and a Methodist preacher
by instinct aud Ordaimment, who, when
Sherman entered Atlanta, preached to
the negroes aud told them that NOW WAS
the time to ASSERT their rights, that they
were the equal of the white man &c
&c. This mans son kept cigar shop in
Atlanta. and was the first IA raise the
Confederate flag ia that city, hat he is
now ia New York. practical and pros
porous broker in Wall street, aud the
loudest shouting Ab"lltiOnist Of the
whole fraternity of fanatics, and is the
most loyal man between the Old Capitol
prison and the front door Of GTeeley's ed
itOrial sanetum.
The rest OF this precious lot Of loyal
men of Georgia, have his
tories IS pointed in illustration Of the
doctrine Of metempsychOsis, as those
have mentioned
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SleepiHQ Car RuEnei

PunADELPdIA, Feb 2S-A sleeping
car attached to train on the Philadel-
phia and Erie railroad caught fire near
Lancaster last night The car was to
tally destroyed. The passengers escaped,
but lost their clothing and baggage
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The Union Of ShermaM's and sChO
fields Forces TO take Place on the
23th.
lPress Dispatch. !

New YORK, Feb 95.-We are informed
that private letters have been received
in this city announcing rs probable the
union of Gen Schofeld's forces with
Shermsn's army on Monday, the 9th
The point is not stated
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Umportant Rumor-Cheatham Strikes
0hern,an's Rear.
Press Dispatch

New YORK, Feb 2S.-The Charlotte,
NC, Democrat of the 2lst has vague
rumor that D. H. Hill OF Cheatham, from
Hoods old army, had struck Sherman's
rear and captured sOO prisoners, besides
large number of wagons. A postscript
saws il was Cheatham's troops. and the
tight took place at Alton, 8. c.
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The New York Tribune few days ago
turned ssyagely OH the New York Ne"s
far having sp0ken of the Federal soldiers

The New York Tribune few days ago
turned ssvagely on the New York NeTs
Tor having spoken of the Federal soldiers
as "O,a troops" and of the Union people
a. "us" To this the Ndrs replies;
We have no desire, and, as the Tribune
say s. no claim, tn speak of the Union sol
,iierS of one section as ours IN contradis
tinction to those of another section. Or
country embraces the South rs we'll as
the North, and We regard the Southern
people as oHr eountrymen. IL is for that
reason that .we accord them the right ot
SelEgovernment Ii is for that reason
that We denounce the attempt 10 con-
trol their political sentiment 10y force OF
arms II is for that reason that we
shrink lroin participation in the slsmgh
ter Of iheir Kindred, the destruction m
their property aud the desolatson oi
their homes by the Federal power. That
is the difference between the HibrEr''
conception OF patriotism and ours
AGRICULrURAL REPORT The report
Of the Depa,tmcut Of Agriculture has
just been issued The priicipsl Article
relates tn the cultivation at the hop
plant. subject which has attracted
much attoutIun OH account at the high
price hops have commanded during the
fall and the winter The report also iur-
nisheS n series of tables showing the av
erage yield pcr acre and average prices
ot tho creps of loGi The average yield
in New York last year was as follows
Wheat. per acre. l3 bushels. ryo, AZ
bushels; barley, l-f bushels oats, :"
bushels; corn, 29i bushels The largest
product of wheat was IN Cnnnocucnt-
l6t bushels to the acre; of corn, III NeI-
mont rs Is bushels t. the acrr Ohio
yielded lot bushels 1T wheat and 81!
of caFn to the acre
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The 5.3O Loan.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 2S.-The subscrip-
tions to the 1905, received by Jay Cooke
il Co to-day, were S3,739 600.
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LEGAL.
i,uR OBJECT OF THIssuIT..


10 RECOvEKof the defendant S,mu.l +
Chiistr the sHm Ol - ~ % debt due from
s.lid defendant ~ complainant aud tO -.enrr tbs
payment Of which an alta hnI-nt has i--usd out
Of ths Clerks office Of said Court and refu,n.yi
Loved on IOts No and lO conner ~ W.,.t
aud second streets, Centre wheeling
And IL appearing from an Aiiiia, Il blsd IN the
cause that the aid Samuel l.. Christie !, not .
resident Of the State Of West Va OB motion ot
the cOmpllinants by M { Good Esq thor
counsel IL i ordered that he do .pyoI bsfs
within one mouth after the dn. Publication Oi
this order and do hat may h. necessary 10 pro
tsct his interest IN this suit aud tbst a copy OF
thi, ORDER bs publi,h-d 10 -oD- n-w.p.pef
printed In Wheeling one. week for four sue
cesziye weeks and further copy thereof 10
posted az the door oi tb. Court House OF aid
oDHuty oB Monday fsbrnary6 I-a5
JACOB BCkkLE
ACopy. te-ts JArpB BrKEIg
Clsrk
VI c GoOD Sol TOT Complt..
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yFAs ne assembled the brow of the Hill,
f.aa,- which th+, salloss frame Nisi-
lie hs looked ~hurrieafy at the instru
ment And seemed 10 smile.
Z 1Jbs i,Tenafafior,si had not been com,
'nleted and halt on thehillwas ordered.
At this point be talked with his spirit
rUAl adviser.
! Looking upward, he remarked that the
day Nas A plsasahtol.e Immediately he
,llheh! Tile slrn shines brightly; lnOw
see If for th. last4ime."
Themarch was thenresnmed, and soon
the procession arrived AT the gaii"wS'
Bealf earthly keeping the military step
With his guard snd the officers.
y The military had formed u INES aroi,nu ',;..t
the gallowa; the coffin, PLAIN box Pslh',
ed "A darll~lead coloryIay near ,nf' anu
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,UaK DAILY RRGIsTsR sTKAM

i PRINTING JOB OFFICE executes All
kiAas of Printing nom . Card 20 . Poster,
neatly ehespiy and on short notice. once on
Market street, between tbs AeLats Houss and
the Market House.
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: arno,4ent afterwards he remarked

A no,.sent afterwards he remarked:-'
1T is only question of muscular power
I-I thinksI can bear it,"
o. His arms were then pinioned, a militia
,rylcabeswas thrown over his shoulders
a black cap was put on his head, and the
officers and the prisoners. emerged from
tile. cell and took their place between
two lines of soldiers, WHO formed tue
eT.s,d to the place of execution
2 Beall marched out OF the garrison .!
the si,le of DR. Weston, who reIa lne
prayer from the hpis
copal liturgy. A 10.
0 sG'he marshal and executioner, and two
friends of theprisoner, followed
} ''Beail rnalched with Il firm step IN The
direction of the gallows, which had been
erected on the south side of Fort Coll'm-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-30

PRoMoTEp.-L. C. Baker, the Govern
ment Detective, generally known as Col.
Baker, has been promoted by President
Johnson to the rank Of Brigadier General.
General Baker was a member of the De-
tec,ive Police Of San Francisco in 81 and
IS. Since the breaking out of the war he
has been in the East, where he has rem
dered most effective service to the govern
ment. His large haul Of bounty Jumpers
a: New York last summer, gave him great
no,oriety for shrewdness. His successful
ferretins out and capture of the assassin
Booth and his accomplices, gained for him
still more applause. The Generals COM
mission is dated back to the 26sh Of April,
the day of Booths capture and death.