The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-25
WHEELING REGISTER
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN s'' ls0'
r.,o,r,phic Summary

terday at y Glt' anu "'
change at 3 "a -. ,.ot Of the eap-
We ",..,,,;oston. At latest Adlloes'
'ure '' ats were moving cautiously up
.n' r,o, river, removing torpedoes anu
I u"r ',.rting with no serions oOs,r"'l'1n,m $, '
4 rorts , Ca~eweIl and CampDeli llau 'e'''
,,,doned by the enemy
The Canadian news is important Inc
.,1;.mept now in session, has sustained
49,, .ondnct of Southern refugees III Can
-. and the Finance committee recon-
mend an appropriation of $4,000 IN goio
.ar,nlace the money taken from the st.
,,bans raiders and delivered 10 inc
United States government colIlil's-
siou Is 70 inquire into the reason wh!
+ho or,iders were not released
The whole number OF guns captured a'
Fort Fisher. amounts to one hundred and
sivtv-two The total loss of the land
forces at Fort Fisher, foots up one nun
dred and nineteen killed, and hve nun
dred and thirty. five wounded.
The Missouri convention is still work
mo mon the bill of rights. Articles
have been adopted concerning corpora
tions. and that all elections shall be free
and omen. that the courts of justice shall
be open To every person; tha' PiiN"'e
rrone,tv cannot be taken for public uses
without conversation; that trial by jury
shall he inviolate; that the hdbeds corpus
shau not lie suspended except Ill rebel
lion ar invasion; that unreasonable
searches shall not he allowed, and that
treason to the STATE shall be punished Ill
accord,nre with the Federal C0nstith-
tiOn
The Lynchburg Republican says that
the rebel salt works will soon he repaired
Chas. A. Dana has been confirmed as
Assistant Secretary OF war,
The prisoners captured on the steamer
yenaneo have been released.
Forrest is reported to be collecting
forces at Houston, Miss and contemplate
ing raid on Memphis.
A band of troops from Memphis had a
fight with guerrillas at Mound City Oh
the 2lst
The steamer Mystic was recently fred
npon at Washington, \ c., and Colonel
Chesney wounded
The Richmond Eaqairer thinks the
capture of Wilmington is part ola
combination OF Shernan's involving the
capture of Charleston also
The rebel House of Representatives
has concuned III the Senate resolution
making Lee Commander-in-Chief and re-
commencing the reinsiate emcnt of Gen
rral Joe Johnston
1t is said that preparations are being
made for the evacuation of Charleston.
Ex-senator Gwin, of California has
been created Duke by Maximilian and
given Il large grant Of territory to induce
Southern immigration to Mexico.
The Imperial forces III Mexico are
steadily gaming ground against the he
publicans.
The Smithsonian Institute at Washing
ton City was on fire yesterday afternoon
and is probably destroyed.
The Congressional investigation COM
m.tec has elected the fact that many
persons are confined III the old Capitol
prison against whom no charges have
been preferred
A load of cotton has arrived from Mo
bile to purchase blankets for rebel pris-
OnerG.
A destructive fire occurred i'll Sandus-
Ky yesterday; loss about fifty thousand
dollars.
One corps of Shcrman's army is operat-
ing against Wilmington.
General Hood has been superseded by
General Dick Taylor.
Ex-President Pierce is reported to be
one of the peace commissioners to the
South