The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-08
Miscellaneous Items.

THE WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION
Tennessee is reconstructing the State
government, and one of the first acts is
to fix the qualifications of voters. 1t
confines the right of voting to those
white men, otherwise qualified, who are
publicly known to have entertained un-
conditional Union sentiments from the
breaking out of the rebellion until the
present tilue:" Provisions are made for
ton. All other persons are excrdded" FIR
six years after the passage OF the act,
and may then be remitted to franchise
by petition to the Circuit or Chancery
Court, Oh proof of loyalty to the United
States, in open court, upon testimony OF
two or more good loyal citizens.
THE SuACKLING OF DAVIS. The New
York Commercial reiterates, on the au-
thority of an officer, the statement OF the
putting of Jefferson Davis in irons, and,
while excusing it, says it was not done
from spirit of revenge and hate, or to
render the position of the unfortunate
man uncomfortable, but because he be-
came intractabe, stormed about the
apartments, abused the guard, berated
the Government authorities, asserting
that no Major General had right to
confine him to such quarters, and threw
his rations at the head of the attendant
who brought them to him.
FRANCE has followed the example of
England in resembling the order with re-
gard to belligerent vessels in neutral
ports. ..
IT is stated by Montreal paper that
ten Southern rebels have ten millions of
dollars deposited in banks in that city.
GOVERNMENT HoMEs.-It is proposed
to establish government home farms near
each military post fol the care of the in
:irm, aud to encourage, as much as posi-
BILE, the southern people in organizing
the blacks for free labor.
THE REBEL GENERAL FoRREsTi-This
notorious rebel was not killed by one of
his followers, as reported, but his arri
val at Memphis, as a paroled prisoner
is announced 1t is said by the Memphis
papers that "he acted honestly and fair
iv'; in turning over to the United States
authorities the property in his posses
sion
The editor of the Louisville Journal
saws that when he was at Richmond SO
strong was the feeling against Vice Pres
ident Stephens that he "heard rebel
leaders say unreservedly that in case jeff.
Davis should die assassination would be
resorted to rs a means of preventing Ste
phens becoming President"
Col. REAGAN, late rebel Postmaster
General, now awaiting the governments
order at Fortress Monroe, is said to have
been the man to whom JEFF. Davis gave
orders to "hang Andrew johnson If he
ever caught him." But he never did
Oh the contrary quite the reverse. aH
THE committee on the Conduct of the
War make Halleck responsible for the
falnre of the Army Of the Potomac at
Chancellorville-a failure that has al
ways been aseribed to General Hooker -
Halleck,s responsibilities are much more
numerous than his services have been.
The wheat harvest has commenced in
Southern Georgia. 1t is thought there
will be enough of grain for domestic con-
sumption.
The Atlanta Road is progressing very
slowly; The negro force employed on it
work very slow. AE3 50 - Z
IL Augusta, every person sending or
receiving telegraphic message. Is re-
auired to furnish evidence of having Ia
ken the oath of allegiance. 6-
The master coopers in New York hare
resolved to reduce their journeymen's
wages to SO per day. The men are ct
present on strike for "a and $3.50 Next
week similar movement, it 10 said, win
| be made by the boss carpenters.