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IOWA arEms.

Samuel Sou!hard, repeatedly hard
sase, ~ arrested i Lss eosssy several
sAonsbs ego for stealing ! bhsei of s0r-
sasm molasss. Took change of venue
to Henry coasty; was subsequently, lodg.
ID IN jsii at Barliog.os; from wliescs wss
released on $1,000 bail, Monday. 81
ssys the Hawk .E5s.
I Janss Dunlas, ~ The H.1t.Eye,
soldier Of Go. Z, 7tA Cav. md ! reti,
dent Of Wsps'io county, wss reocaslJ
drowned At Sioux City. He leaves ! vii,
and four children.
-Aiss Elisa Hitch, in psiaos q Du
bdqe for infansicide, refuses o tahe 40,
food. Has taken only tlseo ousce'
Of noari.hnent n thrse dsys. s. say'
the Herald.
- ehoics lot Of sheep vsrs sold /.
MeasesB 10y lheIother a.. ~ 49,
]! ! = ] ! >
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EThere has gone to Europe, doubt
less reached it ere this, the news of the
complete success Of SLsrman's campaign
in South Carolina, the fall Of Columbia
and Charleston and the occupation OF
Wilmington. It will sff.cs Eu.opean
thought more decidedly than our own -
Our people we're we'll assured Of victory
and have taken Sherman's success very
much as matter Of course. But Eoglish
and Continental public and military 10, q
prophesied that we would not tale
Charleston or Wilmington, and that Sher.
must fail. His success. thus far. cannot
fail to make deep IMPRESSION abroad
and strengthen eur cause in foreign esti
nation.
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Senator Harlan seerssarR or Interior
Washington. March @.

Washington. March 0.
Within fex days pastten paroled an
escaped prisoners hare arrived q. The
Washington Navy Yard. They came
from the Ssoekade Prison at Florence, and
belong TO various vessels, having been
captured at different times. TIE o., a oe d
men ststs that when Sherman marched
toward Florence they we're hastily placed
on board The cars and started toward vii
minglop, but when thst place was threat
ensd they we're taken back to Goldsboro,
where they remained short time, and
wore then sent back to Wilmington. A
f1g of truce was sent to Gan. Terry ask
ing if they could not Be exchanged
through him. to which he replied thst it
could not be done for several days. While
they we're in Wilmington quite . number
escaped and we're hid BY the cit'z ms, and
these men say that several hundred must
have got away in this manner BY the aid
OF Union citizens. One Of these escaped
prisoners. George Anderson. OF the mooi-
tor Passaic, who was captuted on the
Warsaw river on the 9th of December,
escaped while being taken with other pris-
orers from Wilmington to Richmond, he
and fifteen sthers jumping Of the train
when it vas about thirteen miles from
Wilmington. Two of these men were
shot BY the guard from The top OF The car.
and killed. but all the others made their
escape. and we're in the city when onr
forces entered.
Taers we're about 600 prisoners
brought away from the Florence stock
ade, l.Oo0 sick being left beh,nd The
place had been in c9mmsnd Of Col. Ivar.
son, OF The o0.h south Carolina regiment,
and i. was ss;d that be was prisoner 10
Redmond for some cause when these
uien left
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomi-
nation Of Seuator H,ilan to be- Secretary
or The Interior.
This mornins Hon. Hugh McCulloug b
formally entered upon his new duties as
Secretary Of the Treasury. The heals Of
The several bureaus of the Departmen,
waited upon him In boly. An address ol
uclcomc was made 10 him in their be
bali By Judge Lewis, Commissioner of In
.ernal Revenue. Mr. Mccullough re.
spondcd in m appropriate speech.
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Washington, March o.

- Washington, Mareh o.
Trumbull, from the Commfttee on he
J Judiciary made report on the Creden-
tials Of Mr.. Snow, 1snatoS elect from Ark
The Committee say that 10 1861 the CON
lstitutad saihosisies Of the Staie Of Ark.
20 far - they could suessed, took the
Stats beg ond the authority q the United
aaasas Cosgrsss. 1hs RftsideSG II psoos
lamatioo. declared the Inhabitants Of that
State 10 b included in the resurrection.
Therefore the COMMITTEES recommended
that the question Of admission be post
poned Ill the aext session asa ustil Coz
gress shall take action 10 regard TO the
existing Stale government Of Arkansas
The report Vas adopted.
D5olit,le presented tho credentials Of
john o. Underwood - Senator elect frua
the S.ate Of Va. for tix years from the
4th Of March, 1865 Trumbull said the
Committee On the Jndisisry had i6st
made report ia the case Of Ark, which
Vas 10 similar condition to Virginia, and
It vas therefore likely the COMMITTEE
would come t. . similar conclusion.
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Eg The Register says an exciting
case occurred at Des Noioos . few days
sgo. Woman on West side came to con.
clusion that certain man Vas determined
10 ssindle her out Of money and other
property. Thought shc wouldn't let him.
Took pis'oi--ao load in it. Went to Mr..
Nsn. Asked Mr.. Man whether he vas
going to deal fairly viii her. Hscoaldn't Z
zee it. Desperate female drew forth pis-
tol, placed it 70 bic breast and thteatesed
to blow him; dida't want to b blpwed; Ia
fact, Nr. Man was scared -trighlcued -
He Aed, skedaddled, cut dirt; cmigratsd.
Made for the Mayors ciice, fiied an u.
Wit that his life was 10 dasgsr from bsllig.
erent fcmals--had her arrested. Eht
marched boldly before His Honor and
quisily remarked that il an empty pisto
oould eadanger Mr. Mans life, ~ ",
guilty. Surrendered her empty pistol "a
C,ass and vas disshsrged.
Mr, Man should - IAsshsa .ak H,
kns~ thss - iafssistp lxl.slI . r
1i31ts - 4 49, - 80 1l
!. boilu1y = eo1enttaSe.
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vol. II.

E Four years ago the anaconda var
policy, SO gigantic 10 ito conception and
proposed execution - to scarce secape
ridicule was adopted. Through oil these
years and With various fortunes but ulti-
mate success the policy has been pursued.
The fo'ds of tho military monster have
been coiling around and crushing the Da.
siis confederacy. II the folds usss re-
laxed 10 one place twas only to dras
them with more constructive power 10 @.
other. The work has gone on bravely
f,r several months aud with scarcely q
reverse. II now draws near the snd and
the interest 10 intensified paiufnlIy.-
What will Lee and Johnston do s? How
escape from the present Dangers which
threaten to overpower them Sherman
still as in South Carolins, bcwilders and
c,ufuses the enemy BY the mystery Of his
military combinations aud the rspidity Of
his movements. Could the enemy have
concentrated 10 Sherman's front all their
forces in South Carolins, the opposition
would have been formidable. Bat this
concentration the genius Of Sherman pre-
vented. With careful recticence and
brisk dispatch be prepared 1t Savannah
for new campaign-his campaign, but
what that campaign was to be he was
careful The rebels shouldn't know and
they didn't. A half dozen points north
or vest he might march upon. When bis
march began his movements only In
creased the confusion and indecision OF
the rebel commanders. His feint on An
gusta held back the Georgia troops until
Il was too late for them 10 Join Beaure
gard. Until he reached Brauchville il
vas not known whether that or Charles
ton would be the point aimed At, bu.
when it was reached il was The Sig
nal for, and nccessitated the evacuation
Of Charleston. In North Carolina hi.
policy is the same, aud johnson u ihe
perplexed victim of Sherman's brilliant
combinations. Away to the west Char.
lstte, Salisbury, Greensboro, Danv.le
seem to be the objective points on the
line Of Sherman's march, tut Ie strikes
Fay ettevlle and from this position Golls-
b,ro and R1leigh are equally threatened d
and are equally accessible. This move.
ment will prevent the enemy from con-
centrating at either place. and his oceu-
pation of ono will compel the evacuation
Of the other. But unless he can place his
army between Johnston's arm lee aud pre-
vent thus their uniting shortly, they viii
be united by the convergiOg lines Of the
approach to Petersburg If the rebel
troops that defended Wilmington are in
corporated with Johnston's army he
would have ii is estimated about sixty
thousand men, equal probably to The
marching force OF Sherman. Could Lite
by contracting his lines, still keep Grant
at bay and at the same time send paIt
Of his own troops to Johnston it might
givc the latter . superiority which mil gh,
check Sherman, ,sand cause the nation So
licitude. The military position is full u
absorbing interest. Nor will we be long
in doub. as to ' hat next developments,
both in Norta Cirolins and in Virginia,
will be.
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EEThe rebel House of Representa-
tives was 10 adjourn on the Sth. 1t
might have Adjourned long ago SO far as
any practical Importance of its Legislation
to The fortunes of the Confederacy is con-
oerned. And if there was truth in the
reports Of the Richmond papers the he.
eira Of the chiralrous aud 6ro.eaiipg hon,
orablcs had commenced as soon as Sherman
threatened to close the lines Of southern
escape from Richmond. There we're,
doubtless, but few to adj,urn.
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Raiir ,ad Accident

Poughkeepsie. n. z, March 8.
A freight train bound north ou the
HUDSON river railroad, about o'cl1ck
last erening, ran into the P.ckskill draw
bridge, sm ssaiog several cars, killing the
engineer and i,enln. Al ths time
of tho accident sloop was passing thro
the draw and the necessary signals we're
visible The engineers name vas John
Ho1 md that of the fireman was Wm.
Lint. Tho body Of the latter has mol
been found. The body Of tho engineer
gas found as the top of the boilers. four
feet under water.
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gThc Richmond papers report Gen
Singleton and Judge Hughes as being 10
that place. The mission 10 understood to
bc one not Of tho olivs branch, but Of beef
and bacon. The Yaakees are to So down
with a cargo Of the litter and 10 exchange
therefor are to receive cotton and tobae>
co Of the Confedcrates. This 10 the nice
little scheme Of conmercisl diplomacy,
which has taken Mr.. Siogletou to the
rebel capital, according to the Epquirer,
The enquirer draws lesgsly 10 II aTedu'
lity, and s,ultiG IS itself by giving publici'
ty 10 such an absurdity. The seven lsagul
boots Of the redOubtable Jack, Aayer d
giants shall be vsrities hsnceSorth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

-. The argumensterm of the Sspreme
Oesrt Of the Statss commences d DAvsn
port on MondAy, April 81. The causes
from the First Datrict are set for thre1
days, commencing April 81.
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E@- Trains are now running from
Nashville to Huntsville, on the Tenues-
zee and Alabama railroad. They have
been interrupted for the last eight monthf.
The trains are now running regularly on
al the roads 10 Tennessee.
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~ OF Eve hundred rebel prisoners
sent from Camp Douglas to be exchanged,
two hundred refused to 60 into JEFF. .
dominion, and were brought back to Chi
cago.
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: NswY~k, March 0.

The Wossds Wilaingtos correspesl-
ent Of the 9Sth ssys our advance under
Gen. Terry Is nov soms twelve miles
Iron here % the serthwest branch Of the
Cspe Fear Rrver, with Hoke's troops
confronting il on the other side.
Sherman . reported odsy IS being
within sixty milss of this place. II thsi
70 he sase jsssaioa viii % easily made
betwses Scho6sld's troops and his. and
= forward nossnsat Ricbmondward OF
dcrod at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

cE The Union men at Des Moiues
cleaned out the Cops. foot, horse and dra-
goons at the municipal election Monday,
sockdolagered them and took their "fz-
zlc" from them.
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Phi.adelpbis. March 0.

- uitA01tPIIS3 HHICu y.
The United States steamship Bermuda,
from The East and West Gulf BlocksdiiR
Squadron, has arrived IT the Na,s Yard
she reports that on the 24lh Of February
an expedition under the command oil Brig.
Gsn. Ne~ton, consisting Of all the troops.
both white aud colored, stationed at Key
West. and the ganboats Honduras, N.g
nolis, Hendrick and Hudson sssrsei for
the purpose Of capturing ST. Marks. The
result Of the expedition had not been heard
at the time the Bermuda sailed.
Tns Bermuda brings 400 sick and dis
charged soldiers and esilors.
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EThe Districts OF Utah, Colorado
and Nebraska have been consolidated, and
Gen. p. E. Connor, regular army officer,
OF long service and experience. been
placed ia command of it.
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Geld Market.
New York, Much Q.

Gold continues dull and devoid Of spec.
ula,ive movement. 14ack OF con6dcnce 10
cresses daily. and certain largo holiers
may any day be obliged 10 throw upon
the market an amount that would m.teri
ally put down the prices. Qaotations
opened at lo6. fell 10 1911 and went up
again to 1854.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

HDrig Gen. Tbos. L. Ewing, COM
mandiug the District of Saint Louis, has
sent in his resignation. sHe has become
one 10 q law firm Of which his father.
Thos. I. Ewing, Senator Cowan. Senator
Harris and Bfitton A. Hill. Of St. Louis,
are the other members.
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New York, March 8.
The Richmond papers still express he
belief that Grant viii attack Lees lines
around Richmond as soon a. The ground
VII Permit. The rebels believos that
Grant has sent nearly aIl his cavslsy from
q thAAFmiea Of the Putomac and James 10
S6GEid&s ID The Shenandoah valley:
A meeting to obtain subscrip,ions Of
provisions for Lss's army vas recent,
held It Danvilie, Virginia. The Rch'
mond Whig says Gen. Lees men must be
fed or We lose all.
Tne Danville Register is assured that
il does not enter into Lec's plane to abao
don ihe rebel capital unless = is very pru.
den y and somewhat coufradictoriI,
added. it becomes impossible to bold the
city losger.
The Hessld a Winchester CORES spona.
ent asys desencs who arrived at Win.
shtsssfStsas t6ss they passed 66eridau
on sheir way down. lIa reached Wood
stock, thirty milea from his slarlios
point, % The 6fss dsy, I'D though rail-
aas falling, the rosds very maddy ans
|stfsaus much tsclIep,s his froopa va,
pushing farsard rapidly. L wss sxpestss
.hsa on abs third Day they voald 5eaei
3 ssntop, 0S miles up ths valley. ! shor
distaSce north Of which town Earlv. ii. i
: small rebel force, then, ,wss.
To 1tj61ns's Washinktsa opsela
sa5s Gkp, Emrry teIect.phs from Win
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~ The Illinois and Missouri transpor-
tatioo CJmpany, to establish . ferry at
@ lincy, with q capital of one hundred
thousand dollars. has been incorporated
by the Illinois Legislature, suljhcs to
ratification by the citizens of Quincy, to
be the second Tuesday 10 May.
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Partial Destruetisa Of the ngsnpAls Dul-
letia Once.
Memphis, via Dai,o. March 1

Partial lDsstEuetisa Of the 8e0pAls 0ul.
letia Onee.
Memphis, via Dsi,o. March 3.
A Gre broke cut in she press room oil
the Ballstin ofiics to-day. which was soon
exsioguished. The loss, msioly By water.
will probably reach SO, 900. covered b.
insurance.
Eight dead bodies were recovered from
the wreck Of the steamer Watson, recently
sunk near Nspolesn. Twenty-seven per-
sons are siiil missiog in ell.
The Arkansas river is bank full, and
the water - sill rising.
GuerrilIas coniinso their ou,rages out
sids oar lines. Ten. WasLburne ha,
sent an expedition after them.
Asj. Hawley. 22d u. 3. iafsntry, las
been ss.igaed TO the CON nand of all .hc
forces on the west side Of the Mississippi,
river, from White river 10 Morganzl.
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~The Quincy Republican says that
large number Of new counterfeits on the
laic issue of City cent currency have az
peared in circulation in Quincy. They
are badly executed and easily detected.
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Washisgton, March 9.

"esnswkSOu, AHCn ..
The Richmond P pen of the 7th inst.
are u hasd. bus they are entirely desti.
tuts Of seus from sny quarter.
TIE @ 1ldsboro J1srnxi Of the 9Th inst.
says: Frou Kingston We have the a.
sursnee that all l. qoiet. Not only has no
advasss beea made By the enc my. but il
is neu thesght dosbtfsl By outsiders If
there h ssy large forcs Al N,wbern.
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Large AsSivsss 81 0sttsn.
Ns1 York, March 9.

A number Of vesseis. With cotton from
Savannah, have arrived, mshirg thirty
seven in oil. bringing e. $40 bales -
0thcr vepseis with ll.0g bales are on the
way. 6,vernme0t has seized this cotton
without regari to private marks, because
Jayannsh was not susresdefed With H.
garrison, but espured with oil its con
tents.
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Ths Rebels Want 70 Exchange Deser.
teS2
vNl.-. ar

Washington, March Q.
The Charlotte, IN. c Bulletin Of The
2Stb says: ss-.s
Everything NO hear tends to increase
our confidence and lift our hopes from
doubt. 10 which, for several weeks, they
hare been buried. Our sutho,iti<s nrc
alive to the emergency. and although the
task before them 10 bsrculeau, We believe
that the succsss will seward ns CON ple-
lion.
This Riehmond Exsm;oes says:
Il 10 stated that few days ago Gen.
Longstreet communicated With the enemy
a1der Gag Of isacs and tho object of com
munication was - eG-cs an arrangement
for the Setssn sf desssters on both sides.
The question Of arming Of siar9s isex-
pect-d 70 be decided today fTue4da,) in
the Confederate Congress.
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~ The celebration at fremont Hall,
Muscatine, Saturday evening. was grand
affair. Several speeches we're made snd
Muscatine jubilated n nigh.ily.
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Cairo, March 9.

1t 10 reported the Court Martial 1t Pa
dacsh acquitted Gen. Paine Of sll charges
preferred sgsinst him. Painc having ac-
cused Dr.. Alexander Of Ia lucah With
giving faise testimony before Mili'ary
Commission last fall. the latter gentleman
attacked him on the sire ct yesterday with
: revolver and was vorsted in the encoun-
ter. Alexander vas arrested and lodged
in The Guard House.
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New York. March Q.

The revocation os the passport order BY
Secretary Seward, so far as it relates to
caaads, has removed all restrictions on
through travel via The suspension bridge
and Detroit, aud unrestricted travel via
the Great WesreFn railroad ia now fully
resumed.
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St. Louis, March 3.
The extensive pork house of Thomas,
Henry & Co., Of St. Joseph, was burned
on II ,ndsy last. Insured for Sl00, QUO.
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Saratoga, N. Y, March 8.
The Messrs. Leland Bros. have con.
cluded the parrhase Of the Union Hotel
Book, which will be enlarged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

ET The Providence Journal recalls
the distich which JET Davis sent to Mr..
Lincoln in 1861 upon tho fall Of Sumter,
and in which Mr.. Dsvi. expressed The
jubilation of first and fresh succese:
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DIED

March 9th, Mira. EIrArrrn H. vito OF Dr. l. nolIrsc .
W. -rH.
Funeral viii take pia,o from tie residence, mil
north of Keokak, ION the middle road) on Saturday at
10 o. lock A. n. March 18th. q
Friends will attend without further notice.
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New York, March o.

INV VI ~ MiFCH y.
The steamer Fulton from Por. Royal
reports that the steamer Iliaois had sail.
ed for Point Lockout with rebel prisoners.
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LouisviIlc, March 8.
The Nashville ssesoer Imperial drif.ed
against the rsilroad' bridge aud sank. No
lives lost. Boat total loss. But may BE-
savsd is damaged condition :
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New York, NAfsh 0. 81
Mr.. Waite Sherman, of the 6rm Of Dun
can, Shtrmsh b Co., died 1t Asdison o.
the 29.h Of February. .
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Washington. March Q.
Information from the Any Of tho Po.
tomac says sn i quiet. Tie freshes u
The exehsnessf psissosrs is
resumed. "A report is 10 circuia ioo shss
Iynchburg is in our possessiop, bat II
cannot bc traced to Trustworthy author-
iiy.
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Jay Cooke reports the ISLES N 7.3Os
Today 10 The ame unit " "a, ,065. l51. ieclu-
dag l35, 900 from Cbicsgo ssd l 600.
900 dollars from Nss York id single
subscription. bssijss el.843 inaisidaal
subscription for $50 and 900 cdch.
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New York, March 9.
Gold tonight 1911.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

with msriar, Paixhan ani petarj,
We tenjer Ab. our Eeauregard
And nov the journal retorts:
They've left us mortar, paixhan and petard.
Why don't they leave their EsaureEardis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

E% Congress tabled the bill iucorPo.
rating the National Mississippi Bridge
Company.
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THE BEST is THE CHEAPEST.

decent regard for the good opinion Of 1s nfsh5cr
should induce ercfy man TO i es with ta ami 10 ic
best Of his ability. due ,rd to eco0nay shoad In
dace every man 10 the best goods The market,
or ihey are ultimately ths cseapr With taese sxioms
a mind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

W 7 wouii further HE friends that the
rate taste ami fir deainx which has characterized tbs
establishment Tor years past sha3 he strictly al cred
Had his bsst endpaFur1 shall b. cxcrtrd pfeRse s
friends aHi render item fall equivalent io- thsir
msney taehg alai
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-25
WHAT'S Due oar Soldiers.

Mr. WILSON last Monday stated III the
Senate that there are now due the sol
diers Sl3S. 900 coo An exchange re-
marks Thisi5 most astonishing tact,
when We consider the activity with
which the people hayepoured their mon
ey into the National Treasury during the
past three or four mouths, but such Is nn-
questionably the truth, and the Govern
ment seems unable to meet the obliga-
ton. At the same time, number OF
members of Congress, headed by that
singular being, THAD. STEVENS. have
been doing all i'll their power to increase
the pay of clerks, provost marshals ana
others who are enjoying the comforts OF
home urna liberal salaries, never con-
>ideIins the necessities OF the families of
those who are periing their lives Tor
sixteen dollars month Heaven save
the country from another such Congress
as the present.