The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-20
CITY ANDSTATE NEWS.
The Gold and Other Markets. and
miscellaneous Matter, 20 be found on
the Fourth Page.


OUR patrons OH the East Wheeling
~route-that is, on 4th street and east OF
there-win to-day he waited upon by
our Collector.
ONE OF THE SAvED.-We yesterday
afternoon met Mr.. Jamas M'Kendry, of
Pittsburgh, one of the soldiers who was
aboard the Inflated Sultana when the
terrible explosion occurred on the. MIS-
sissippi river. When the list OF killed
and missing was made out. Mr.. MKen-
dry was reported as killed but n"twith-
standing this fact he reached this city
night before last, alive and kicking
having been but slightly injured by the
accident. When the explosion took place
he was seated in the cabin of the boat,
directly over the boilers. He says he
heard the terrific report, aud the next
thinghe knew he wasthrown through the
hurricane deck and landed in the middle
of the ladies' cabin. He seized a Ratchet
and cut off a door from one OF the state
rooms, and gave it to a lady, and told
her to save herself. Immediately there
after the boat was enveloped in flames
he leaped into the river and made his
way to a yawl boat, and made his escape
having received only a slight fracture
on the skull. Mr.. M'Kendry was a men,
ber OF Battery D, at the time of the &C
cident, having been IA day or two before
detached from Battery E, Captain
Ewing's) He will be mustered out of
the service III a day OF two, when he will
return To his home in Pittsburgh.
SUCCESSFUL CONFIDENCE GAME.-Cin-
cinnati carries off the honOrs in the fol-
lowing pretty enactment OF a fayOrlte
diversion. Hicken, a burolic West Vir-
gilman, is the martyr hero. Monday last
is the time. Hickeu was stopping at the
M]etropolitan and met a man who desired
to sell him some goods. Walking up the
street for the purpose Of making his Sc
l~ections from the stock his friend prom
ised TO show him, a third party came
upon the scene with a story of a death
in the family, in consequence of which
the store was closed He was about to
leave the city, will the scoundrel pay his
bill of S3,40O. Yes, if change can be
made for a check for 81 900. Can't do
it; perhaps your hurolic acquaintance
will advance the money until you reach
the bank" The thing is done.
The swindler and'Mr. Hicken, after the
transaction which WE have rehearsed,
walked To the intersection of Sixth and
Walnut streets, where they separated
not to meet again Immediately. Up one
flight at Bacon's Building and down the
other, the dupe waiting %anxiously for
his return Int he does not come. Then
the Revision; an inquiry for the nearest
police station, a general oath against all
men and all things, and a relapse into
the ordinary way Of life, a sadder, poor
er, and, let us hope, a wiser man. The
story is told for the thousandth time, but
we nevertheless expect a thousand more
victims.
CAPT FREEMAN, of Col. Oley's staff,
with 100 men of the 9TH Va. and lst N.
Y Vet. cavalry, went up from Charleston,
Kanawha county, to Lewisburg last
week. where he paToled siXty-eight of
fcers and eight hundred mel of the late
Confederate army. The Captain speaks
in glowing terms of the conduct of his
men. He planted again permanently
the stars and stripes over Lewisburg,
amid the waving of handkerchicfs and
the Joyous shouts of the citizens. The
Captain also speaks favorably of the de-
pertinent of the paroled prisoners, both
officers and men, and a "a good feeling
pervadrs the county of Greenbrier.
THE MILITARY COURT MARTIAL assem-
hled Yesterday morning in the Custom
House The trial of the case of Robert
Brown, of Brooke county, charged with
using d~isloyal language, was concluded.
The case of John Craig, of this city,
charged with having said, about the
time of the assassination, that he was
id glad that Lincoln was dead"
was taken up aud tried. The findings
and sentence in neither case have as yet
been made public. The court, having
finished its business, adjourned sine die.
A NOVEL SUIT.-A novel suit will
come before the Brooke county Circuit
Court at its next session A Mrs. O'Brien,
whose husband was killed in II of the
West Virginia regiments, sues Mr.. Jas.
Palmer for five thousand dollars damage
for the injury she has sustained by the
death of her husband. Mrs, O'Brien