The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-08
SOUTHERN NEWS

Louisville is cleaning mp and purify
ing.
Robert Toombs accepts the situation.
A fair election in Tennessee wonld be
Brownlow's epitaph.
New Orleans Is going to have grand
zig-zag freight railroad.
The "Black Crook in st. Louis is
called by courtesy the sable eurva-
ture." eat.t'--A -A .- '-'s
Louisville is going to try to keep cool
at the rate of one cent per pound for ice.
st. Louis is engaged in a crusade
against the "beer jerking damsels" OF
that city. eeE
A burglar was shot dead by guest
at the Gayoso House, Memphis.
The Mobile convention of colored
people proclaimed for Radical princi-
pies. ~. -.r. ...rt
The Masonic Lodge of Richmond, Mo-,
has contributed $500 towards allevia-
ting the suffering in the Southern
States. -..--...... .......
A festive doctor in Shelbyyille has
been indicted for improper familiarity
with thirty three ladies of that city and
vicinity. ..E
A married man, named John Siebert,
is under arrest at Louisville for COM
mitting horrible outrage OH a girl ten
years of age.
| Arkansas is the most quiet and peacea-
BILE State in the Union. It's leading paper
claims that Arkansas has not yet reach
ed the high point of civilization.
Petitions are being circulated in
Texas, praying the general government
to divide the State into two parts, one
to be called Western Texas.
A Georgia man named Barksdale,
writes to a local paper that he has got
hen that will sing soft or loud, and
lay an egg whenever he commands her.
The gay-colored dresses and fashy
bosom pins of the American citizen of
African extraction were not seen, as in
former years, on Easter holiday at the
South. " H.
The Danville Ne,cs says that one firm
in that place took in on Monday last
upwards of eight hundred dollars in
cash; and the Ners says that is pretty
good for these dull times"
Two loving ones who eloped from
Springfield, ILL.,, were arrested in st.
Louis and passed the night in the Gala
boose instead of having the nnptial
knet tied at a leading hotel, as they in
tended.
The Dover Hill coal pits in Virginia,
where the great explosion occurred,
were opened Saturday. They were found
to have eight feet of water in them. No
bodies were recovered.
Ex-Governor Perry, of South Caro-
lima, has written another letter against
holding convention under the mill
tary bill. He says it will be the first
step towards q division of the landed
estates, and he prefers contiscatiOn.
Senator Wilson spoke at Charleston,
S. g.. Friday evening last. His speech
was two hours long, consisting mainly
of ap arraignmcnt of South Carolina as
the foremost champion of slavery in the
past, and advice to the people, white
and black, to unite upon the platform
of the Union Republican party.
The City Railroad Company Of
Charleston, S. G., having opened its
cars to all persons, irrespective Of color,
Gen. Sickles has addressed congratu-
latory letter to the President of the
Company, in which he speaks of the
disposition of the Southern people to
accept in good faith the Legitimate con
sequences of emancipation.
A most yeraciOus correspondent in
forms us that there is child in Mont
gomery county, Va, which was chris
tened Andrew, Jackson, Gordon,
James, Buchanan, Raise, The, Flag,
And, Fire, The, Cannon, Dobyns." An
other correspondent says there is one
in Charlotte connty, named Mary, |
Ann, Rebecca, Molly, Polly, Todd,
Yankee, Doodle, YahoO, Bonaparte,
Kelso.'-Lynchbarg Ners.
The lecture announced to be deliver
ed Thursday night by Mr.. H. r. Pollard
III n.,t taGa ,,lo,a nm ,o,nunt nf mill; |
tary intervention. The Lynchburg FIR
giuidn says note was received by the
Mayor from General Wilcox, stating
that the lecture would not be permit
ted, and requesting him to take the
proper steps to stop it. The Mayor in
formed Mr.. Pollard of the fact, after
which they had an interview with Gen
eral Wilcox, but it did not result in ef-
fecting any change in his determine
tion. So the matter ended.
The Raleigh Progress says that q
widow lady named Mrs. Sykes, living
about eight miles from that city, was
knocked down by negro man, about
four miles from town. The ruffian drag
Eged her into the, woods, stripped her'of
her clothes, appropriated what money
she bsd, and attempted to outrage her
person, threatening to cut her throat.
Mr.. Bryant, one of the civil officers of
the county, procured military guard
and went in search of the monster, but
failed TO apprehend him. He is still at
large, but we hope the authorities, civil
and military, will not relax their efforts
until the offending scoundrel is secured.
r. 2. sfifsuHxEs 6sggeC EtsE
Gen. Sheridan in following out his
policy, has amended the State law Of
Louisiana requiring members Of the
Police force to have been residents of
the city fiveyears, and orders Mayor
Hatch to remodel the force. The Gen.
eral has also interfered in the quarrel
between the Governor and the Legisla-
ture,5 in regard TO the disbursement of
the bonds, abolished all the existing
Boards of Leyee Commissioners, and
appointed new Board for distributing