The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-31
WHEELING REGISTER.
Tuesday MORNING. JAN 3d. 1869
r,uo,bic summary.

+ord.v at s2I2l and at the evening eA'
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o.LaI;c MOWERS of Emope'have formed
aooret league to recognize the South
Couf,.leracy soon after the 4th OF
,I,rcb This arrangement has been ef-
fected through the agency OF bishop
inch who was sent ont by jeff. Davis
to intrigue for recognition.
The T,fl,me also learns that the rebels
intend to burn Richmond i'll case they
cannot hole it when assaulted,
The Herald reports that Kirby Smith
has made arrangements for transferring
his army to Maximillian, butt isthought
he will have some difficulty in carrying
out his project
The Herald reports that the total
strength of all the rebel armies III the
field, is only l6s,95O men. The army of
Virginia is the only one which is etfec-
tive.
Though the Blair mission has proved
frnitless, it is rumored that propositions
for peace will soon come from the Cover
pors of Georgia and North Carolina. IL
is said that part of the object of Stan
TONS visit to Savannah was to instruct
sherman what to do in case the 'e"e!s
should propose terms ofpeace
r is said that !Jefi. Davis desires TO
have the constitutional amendment abol-
;shinc slavery passed at once, and that
no confesses that slavery induced dis
uuion. The report Is denied.
The Herald reports that the magazine
~ Fort Fisher was exploded by the reb-
els bv means Of telegraph wire leading
into their lines.
Part of Sherman's army was at Shade
vile, South Carolina when last heard
from
1t is now reported that the election of
w. d. Snow to the L. S Senate from Ar
kansas was legal and by quorum OF the
Legislature
Two escaped prisoners from Salisbury
reported great suffering among the pris-
oners confined there
The patial destruction of the Smith
sonian Institute will not interrupt the
regular operations of the institution.
- m
charged with completely in the soldiers
voting frauds, has been acquitted and re-
leased
Squads OF rebel deserters arrive i'll
Memphis daily.
Secretary Stanton's report has been
withheld at General Grants request
General Sickles was sent to the Pacific
coast to watch the movements OF the
French i'll cOlonizing Sonora.
Twenty-seven persons were killed in
stantly by the explosion of the boiler OF
the steamboat Eclipse, and number are
supposed to be drowned. Sixty were
scalded They are mostly of the 9th pa
diana battery.
The foreign news is unimportant Par
aguay has declared war against Brazil
The Metropolitan Gift Book Store
opened yesterday on Main street (John
Bishops old stand and was crowded all
day by an anxious populace, who wished
to test their luck i'll the way OF securing
gift Everybody drew prize, and
many of said prizes were valuable, AMI
of course will be highly priced by those
who drew them. 1t was amusing to see
the eyes of the happy and fortunate pur-
chasers sparkle rs they made their exit
trcm the store None who had made
purchases left without being entirely sat
iShed that that rdS the place TO get
their money back The collection OF
books offered for sale embraces all the
most popular standard works, the latest
and most valuable publications, poetical
and prose. The books are sold at pub
liSher's prices, and every purchaser Is
presented with II handsome gift. Chains,
lockcts, bracelets. ear rings. breast pins,
silver spoons, knives. forks, aud silver
plated ware of all descriptions, were Civ
en- away, according to the programme
Gail to-day and purchase book and Sc
cure a prize. Our word for it, You will
never a.. grct it. as you will get book
we'll wo.ih your money, and receive
gift probably worth twice or three times
as much as you pay for the book. Go one.
90 all, and make your mark.
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