The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-19
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tho new Constitution for that State, al
| the election held on the 9th of jane
The total number of votes cast was So,
| 475, of which 1850 were in favor of the
Constitution, and 41,S0S against it, the
majority by which it was adopted being
1862 1t went into operation on the 4th
inst.
The editor of the New York IRdepend.
ent says the method of treating the South
ern States, proposed by the President, in.
vokes the interpOsition of Divine Provi-
dence for its defeat Does Mr.. TiltOn in
vite another assassination
Ii is stated that Mrs. Surratt, before
Booth was captured, and while she was
at Carroll prison, was offered free and
unconditional pardon for herself and son
if she would accompany an offcefsand
point out the road which Booth had
probably taken. She protested th;t3 She
had no idea which road he took, and had
ne knowledge of his intention to assassi-
nate the President when he visited her
house, and positively refused to accom-
pany an officer, as she could not be of
any service.
SOUTHERN RAILROADs.-Ther repairs
on the broken Southern railroad lines
are being rapidly pushed towards com
pleton. There is now railroad communl-
cation through from Chattanooga, Tenn.,
via. Atlanta, to Columbus, Georgia.
THE statistics of the United States
census show that the number of deaths
among the colored population Of Boston
is nearly twice as large as the number of
births; and if it were not for the acces
sions from the South, the negro popula-
tion would soon be extinct.
LYNCHBuRG must be cheap place to
live at in these times. We learn from a
gentleman just from there that beef and
mutton are selling at l0a12t cents, butter
25a30 cents, potatoes 1Oal2 cents, cab
bage 10 cents per head, with a great pro-
fusion of cucumbers, snaps, cymblings,
beets, and al kinds of berries.
Col. MOsBY. Tho LcesIDyg Mirror OF
Wednesday says that Col John S. Mosby
vas in Leesburg last week He intends
., ding II Warrcnton, and will practice
law in the courts of fa4uier and the ad-
joining counties.
New STEAM ENGiNE.-Mr. Harye. T..
Carter has invented new steam oscil-
lating engine. Its popularity is simple
arrangement for operating the valve. 1t
seems almost Incredible that the large
complicated steam engine could be re-
duced to such simple and yet substan-
tial machine. A number of experiments
having been made, such as starting from
very near the centre, running at high
and low speed, showit capable of making
26n revolutions per minute, very ca silly,
and with hardly the least preceptible
noise, and one would not have known it
to be in motion, if not looking on, This
engine has the advantages of the most
expensive, without the objections of the
others, combining simplicity and effici-
ency.
The NATIONAL TREASURY The daily
receipts of the Treasury from Internal
Revenue at the present time fall below
half million of dollars The receipts
will, however, soon be largely increased
when collections can be made on the an
nual lists The expenditures of the Gov
ernment are now, and have been during
the past month, enormous. The average
daily receipts from subscriptions for the
7-36 notes approximate five Millions
but so unprecedented are the eXpendi-
lures that recourse to certificates of in
debtedness in order to pay off contractors
has been necessitated.
THE late tornado in Minnesota kicked
up some queer pranks. 1t blew eight
oxen over river 600yards wide. 1t took
all the water out Of a pond, carried it a
mile and then set it down on Mayor Do
rams farm in the shape of a small lake
1t tblew a mans boots off. Another mans
coat was not only blown short, but ac-
tually buttoned from top to bottom. Owe
old lady went up like balloon, was ear
ried two aud half miles, and was final
ly landed astride of telegraph wire,
where she was found by her grandson
and relieved by ladder. Judge Morgan
says the wind not only carried off his
dwelling-house, but his sub-cellar and
two wells. Some tornado, that.
The MAsONs IN FRANCE.-Three or
four years ago when the craft chose
Prince Napoleon for their Grand Master,
the Emperor, in order to put stop to
anarchy of opinions" in masonry as well
as in other departments of the State, set
aside the election, and made Marshal
Magnan Grand Master by Imperial de-
cree, and it is quite certain that the ma
sonic body was prepared to fulfill the
implied condition of this favor by freely
choosing Marshal Magnau at the election
fixed fol June ), next ensuing. Marshal
Magnan being dead. Prince Napoleon,
whose appointment as Vice President of
the Prlvy Council was understood as a
pateut Of Imperial confidence, obliter-
ating all the objections entertained
against him on the former occasion,
would doubtless have been nominated
But his recent disgrace renders his choice
out of the question. Anarchy of opinion
is likely once more to prevail, and the
Masons fear that they must once more be
ruled by a nominee Of the Emperor.
GOVERNOR MARvIN.-Judge Marvin,
who has just been appointed by the Pres
idont Provisional Governor of Florida,
has been for many years resident of