The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
WHEELING. w. w. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE TO- 1865.
Miscellaneous Items.

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of taking pictures, by which they can b
taken better in the night than in th
daytime. A photographer has misse,
several from the frames that hang by th
door, and doesn't approve of the new
plan.
A RICHMOND letter writer notes the
fact that General Lee responds audibl!
to all the prayers in the Episcopal ser
vice. including that for the President o
the United States which is ignored by
most of the congregation. Lee still wears
the rebel uniform without insignia Of
rank. l-
JOSH Billings says, God save the
phools, aud don't let 'em run out. for il
twant for them wise men couldn't get q
living"
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.-A petition is cir
culating through Minnesota to present
to the next Legislature, in favor of wo'
mars suffrage One of the reasons sta
ted for it is that it would tend to impart
a refining and purifying influence in our
politics.
AT the fourth anniversary of the U. s.
Sanitary Commission. Maj. Hudson, who
was present at the capture of JEFF. Davis
was introduced and asked to give an ac-
count Of the affair He said that the
story of the petticoats was entirely false,
as Mr. Davis had on nothing over his
uniform but cloak belonging to Mrs.
Davis; and the disguise was so palpable
that none could be deceived by it.
Miss Anna Dickinson, who is distin-
guished for making speeches and so forth
has accompanied party Of distinguish
ed gentlemen who are seeing Richmond
1t is found at Washington to be almost
as hard to disorganize as to organize a
large army.
AN OLD COUNTERFEIT.-Some months
since notice was made Of counterfeit
one dollar bill on the Merchants Bank of
Baltimore, then found to be in circula-
ton Recently the same counterfeit
seems to have got freely ahoat again,
and has been received among remittan-
ces from out of town to merchants and
others. The plate, paper, &c, are so like
the genuine that it is difficult of detec-
tiOn All the notes we have seen are of
the No. 23,86S, and letter C; but there
may be others. The date, Jan 9Th,
1852" is engraved on the note.
ONE of Dick Taylor's men sends a
note to the New Orleans Times, in which
he declares that "all the bitterness re-
in the country after our glorious
but unsuccessful war, is confined to the
ladies and the stay-at-home gentlemen
The confederate soldiers says the soldier,
fought bravelys d without pay, clothing |
or food, in war brought OIL by the stay |
at-homes. They fought for false idea," |
got whipped, and are now treated by the |
'Yanks" like brothers, and he is out of |
al M manner anne .ap Of patience With the grim
repartee made by little fellow in Pitts
field at BARRIERS shop the other day
A gentleman of standing, and an owner
in one of the factories, game in, and inn
patient at being delayed while two boys
had their hair cut, remarked that little
bows ought to get their hair cut in the
day time, and 60 to bed in the evening"
"Yes." replied one of the Juveniles, but
little bows who have to get up IN the
at five o'clock, and work III the
mill till seven at night, must get their
hair cut when they can"
Gov. Brougb has withdrawn his name
from the list of candidates for Governor
of Ohio. He says in his letter OF dechna-
ton. "no man who filed the poSitlon'
and honestly and conscientiously dis
charged the duties of the Office OF Cover
nor II Ohio, could hope to escape the cen-
SHE and opposition, or to fail to destroy
what politicians term his availability as a
candidate for reelection. Such was the
case with two of my predecessors, VINO
were earnest, good men. could not,
and did not hope to, avoid the same re-
sult. Ihave no personal regrets or dis
anpointnents. On the contrary, | am
highly gratifed that I can honorably re-
tire"
FOREIGN OPINIONS appears to
be no diversity of sentiment in England
or France as to the inpolicy of hanging
Davis Our best friends as we'll as our
worst enemies, are agreed Oh that point,
and a well.iHformed friend of our Gov
eminent, writing from London, says: IF
America regards at all the voice OF Eu-
rope, and the opinion OF the world, she
will deal more generously with these
men than her enemies in this country an
tlcipate and any departure fIom gen.
erous and heroic policy will crafty only
her bitterest foes"
WHEN Lee surrendered, the Govern
ment supported about 100000 head OF
cattle and horses, which it cost not far
from dollar day each to feed and care
for General Grant proposes to sell to
the highest bidders at public sale, from
l5O 900 to l75,000 of these, and put the
money in the public treasury, making an
immediate saving of million dollars a
week The army expenses have been cut
down over million dollars day. and
will speedily be still further reduced.
ILLICIT distillation is said to be fast
increasing in the West Private stills
are being found in all kinds of out-of.the
way places. One was found in coal
mine near Peoris, Illinois. 1t was IN fui
working order
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