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THE WHEELING DAILY REGISTER
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,,i ?> WHEELING, W. V., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1865. NO. 280.
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1 i, FLING- REGISTER.
WEDNI SUA* V1N" AUGUST ? iho:.
r.-U'tfi-aphic Mammary.
j . i great activity iu the reeou
, , 'f railrnada in Virginia
i ) , ,-j 1) ill* i million dollars worth ot
, .ii<v tfa destroyed al a tire in NV>w
\ < 'l k I OCt'llt 1,\
A Moiuoe f.nrtiiipouileni says
'.n- uv indication-, of I t,e eai'l ?
: 1 > 4 . is at tie i | lace
A map oi' th.* >?< w route of J li? Chicago
:.i Northwestern railroad haj been re
ceived at Washington. Parties who pur
. based laud ->n the old route will be per
, fitted to exchange it for laud on the
s c unite.
\n ag. nt of the Treasury Department
tl ii recovered S140,000of the million and
, h i!f 1 ,Jt on the Golden Rnle
ruei. is no oflkial knowledge of tho
??.ignition of I3?'n Bailer.
Alfred Ely - to { est ifv* against Captain
?" ? i" I ~
The Attora-x General ha* received
H?plicat i??u- fo? j?ai'vl?"?u The Pre*
! it iri ? granted about one thousand
i i'.? t that viie |wn??iii receive
; , v tu t!i a fid i. ? ? * in e ?aa.;;tiou
. lt:, pardoM't annoy -5 the President, who
i . v^'ivit ' - eaeh raw himself.
tri"a'.'r.il H in till been made a
.vim 'I. jot vn I m the regular
i a.: n a! i'.u ?? a ill soon l?? reduced
ten thousand
atiuial .vh.' his b en traveling
. inii the -.'Uiii reports great d?*slitit
i ia 1 in tin-In, ition on the part ot
. ,j. i., - if. nif t ? the Government
i., .ViLi.. > C ??o'tiJr think" rhere
. iiiii ..Ii v .i. tl.r ^organisation
it ^autl. ii .i I'm expression is ob
.. t ? < i he p-?!l -
,, i j In Hu'i a* i ne t'Hil
? i t 'vibnti-t ,o in- j hi! i in "? ou the
i ilii. emph.,??'e
j j\ , ij? . * i i ' \v ? i f ' ?? i . * m u
nut jnung "i.. juris diction <.i' the
1 1 i \ .I'itui-^t'lll A'ji \tf"itClll I) OVel
i and tL.' . oui ? i tjouru.'d without
? luiug a day of meeting
i. iitii. ill, tjcoigl.,, ^.as i.;e?*iitK \isi
i u i t. 'Tilde -.lorin which did much
i i inago
Majoi M l,? JU. i.t Fayel te? ille, says
? In* i\, i . i. . i ntl\ publicly
jij i- I in tliHt low n i?*eeived the pun
- ! i Dien i >i mh'i theijwsol the State fo?
a id assort that hi* knows of no
. f-t of eruidt\ to the black*.
i h. I. mi lou Urn- i-.-^ar.U it as possi
thr 111* telegraph line l>\ Sibe
. uii\ v> l l> ?i 'lie Alaulie lonto.
...?u. i il Hitchcock has written a letter
,i| >t ?< st Niton's e ?nrse in re^trd to
. \r!iau^e i?l |niiontU's
l I* Gill.-'t rmini'l toi Irrt David,
. | u ? iii'.*. SkiiiVi Dofluii^ ot the
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I'rep.ii ill >iii J'-t O-.tiii made in l{ich
, | i it tli ? ie? r*pl'ion ot President
linsoii
I. ii .? .(.I i ii i' i.- nl'i ?: i ia ?:e ai I ? ? in#
Peteishurg
iiuukiiiIjC: tii rdek
.llliUjr Ml JhIIIP* *ll?l?"?l?? H ?f
Noldiris.
i uic ><i lb.- ni.?t .it locioiis murders that
e\ei been < > iii in 1 1 id in this city was
i petrated on Water street about lialf
i t i W-vfti o'? .in k la>t ii i^iit Mr. James
Hrue.., sou ot tin* proprietor of the
;?i'i J.* ?-? 1 louse. was -.lauding at the door
film hotel ill rou versa t ion w it h a Mr.
luorcuho is stopping at the house.?
W iiilc thus engaged three soldiers op
-l oacheil one of whom touched Brues on
iu- houldor aud said lie wanted lo speak
ifiihiiu. Bine* walked with the sel
lers to the corner of the alley above
lie house ami there stood loaning against
r i. of the awning posts The soldier
he ii accused him of being the man
ho had struck his i the soldier's) com
,idc with a paving stone, alluding pro
nably to the disturb. iuccs last Saturday
eek, but Brues d*uied the charge and
:ssnred the soldiers that they were mis
i j ken Without listening to his expos
? lations, odc of the soldiers seized him
?.bout the waist and held his arms be
hind him wliilo another grasped him by
iie throat so firmly as to prevent his mak
ing any outcry and the third rilled his
pockets. Mr. Moore, started to go to his
ivsistnuce, but at this juncture auotber
Marty of soldiers cauio up and joined
]?"?> wi n were robbing Brues.
Nil Moore then wont into the house to
?Wain assistance and give the alarm.
Immediately five pistol shots were heard
u quick succession, and, in a few mo.
ncnts, James Brues carno into the office
?>f the hotel and said to Major Corran,
who was there, Major, I am murdered !"
He attempted to walk up stairs, but fell
backwards aud spoke uo more He died
in about fifteen or twenty niiu ntos after
'lie shooting occurred.
Doctors Russell and Frissell made an
? vaminatioo of the body half an hour
later, aud fouud that one bullet had en
ured his left side between the fifth and
\ih rib and had probably lodged in the
oody, though it was thought it had not
..ounded the hear? No other wounds
were discovi red
Mr. James Brues was a young man.
about twenty three or four years of age
aud well knowu in this city * About
fifty dollars in money was taken from him
by liis murderers and a re\ olver ami sev
eral other articles. .Sleps have been
taken for the detection ami arrest ot the
gnilly parties ami it is thought that they
cau easily be identified, The robbery
aud murder were most covrardly aud
brutal, aud every good citizen will feel it
.ncumbtttit upon him as a personal duty,
to aid in briugina the culprits to that
punishment which their criuias deserve.
The U'hreliBR Female Aen?leu?y nl
TIeiint Nl. C'hauinl
The new building iui w??: ! 1
Female Academy under the supervision
of the Sisters of the Visitation. B V. M ,
is rapidly approaehing completion. The
work is being pushed forward vigorously
and the portion of the building designed
for the use of the school will be ready
for occupation at the time appointed for
tlio opening of the ensuing term.
The structure will be one of the finest
of its kind in the country, and in every
particular gives evidence of the good
taste and architectural sKill of its design
er and builders It is situated ou a beau
tiful knoll in the valley of tlio Whoeliug
creek, about two and a halt miles from
the city, and commands, on every aide,
the view of the loveliest landscape that
our neighborhood aftords. Occupying a
position slightly elevated above the les
el of the valley, it is one of the most
prominent objects in view from the na
tional turnpike and the Hempfield rail
road along four miles of their course.
The building is of bri<k with a stoue.
basement It fronts eastward aud con
sists of a cent r.il or main structui * and two
wings connected with the main building.
I n.- entire building is two hundred and
fifty five feet in length, the centie is one
hundred aud twenty feet deep, the wings
eighty feet deep and the con nectifig por
tions fifty by sixty feet It has four
stories above the basemisut and is sixty
feet high, the front being ornamented
and strengthened by pilasters and sur
mounted by turrets When completed
it will afford accommodations tor two
hundred boarders in addition to the
rooms appropriated for the ladies of the
religious order The North wiug of the
baihliug will be devoted to sehool pur
poses, the South wing will be occupied by
the Sisters and the centre will contain
the parlors, infirmaries, chapel, several
music rooms, <Sfcc. Wide aud commo
dious corridors run through each
story ot the building, and partic'
ular attention has been pa>ed to the
construction of ample stairways. The
building will be heated throughout by
means of hot air from Gold's patent heat
ing apparatus. Eleven furnaces for this
purpose are placed in the basement and
eight hundred and fifty radiators are
scattered throughout the building. Ex
cellent provision has also been made tor
the thorough ventilation of each room,
and hot and cold water will be conveyed to
every portion of the house It will be light
ed by gas manufactured on the premises
One hundred acres of land ?u the midst of
which the building is situated have been
purchased by tho Sisters An orchard
has been planted in a portion of it and
a portion will be cultivated and we doubt
not that iu a few years the grounds will
be the most beautiful, in ornament aud
utility, to be found anywhere iu the
State. The supervision of the work, even
in its minutest details, has fallen chiefly
'upon Bishop Whelau, and to him the
plan aud architectural design of the
building are mainly due. The amount
of labor thus performed by him iu addi
tion to his diocesan duties has been very
great aud would have overwhelmed any
one possessed of ordinary energy and
power of endurance. The st me I ure will
be a monument of his industry and zeal
and the liberality of the Sisters of the
order.
in regard to the school we would say
that teachers eminent in their profession
have been engaged and tho facilities for
impartiug instruction in all the branches
of a lady's education have been much
improved. The school has always de
servedly enjoyed the reputation of mak
ing excellent scholars and we doubt not
that, with the increased advantages
which the new buildiugs will afford, it
will fully justify the most sanguine ex
pectations indulged by its friends,
l.rtier from General Hitchcock ou the
'Mnbject of Exchange of Priaonrra.
Washington, August 22 ? Maj Gen
Hitchcock has published a letter ou the
subject of the exchange of prisoners the
cause of the suspension, and the inhu
manity of the rebel Government, and
supports the policy of Secretary Stanton.
Gen. H. iu tbe letter says: As long a*
the cartel for the exchange of prisoners
was respected in the South, it was faith
fully observed by our Government, and
there was no reason to donbt ita faithful
execution by the government until the
end of the war. unless properly revoked
by competent authority, if the rebol au
thorities had not distinctly violated its
terms under circumstances indeed of
great aggravation
Gen H adds: Tiio day must come
when everv true American will be proud
of the reflection that the government
was strong onough'to crush the rebellion
without losing the smallest element of its
humanity or its dignity.
Delegates front Kentucky? Gen. Antes
?actcab Gea. Hatch.
[By Union Line ]
New York, Aug. 22.? The Post 's Wash
ington special correspondent says: ?
Messrs Benlon, Smith and Meller, three
of the first Union members elect to Con
gress from Kentucky, are here for the
purpose of conferring with the President
relative to the condition ot matters iu
their State. They are prepared to suggest
some modification of the present admin
istration of affairs, whicn. if adopted,
will, they think, materially improve the
feeling in the State
General Ames has been ordered to re
leave General Hatch, Commanding the
Department of Charleston, S. C.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Public Land in Wisconsin.
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
The Reduction of Ihe Navy.
THE WRECK OF THEOOLDEN RULE.
The Sew Route of the t'hifnjio and
ftorthwestera Railroad? C'outioa and
L;:->4.riiuinnlioa ia the Pardoning
Uutiaeu- Proiuetlou 01 4?eueral
VYaacock? ' The Treasury Nates r.o#i
on the Goldeu Rule.
[By Union Line, cor. Monroe and Water Sts. j
Nkw York, August 22. ? The Tribune's
Washington special says the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad company hav
ing furnished the Goucral Land Office
with a map of the new line of said road,
authorized by a resolution of Congress
approved Ayril 25th, 1802, instructions
have been issued issued by the Commis
sioner to the local land officers at Mono
aha, Wiscousiu, that the odd sectious of
the original route are still held in reser
vation as inuriug to that State for the
railroad, that the eveu sectious withiu
six miles of the "Original ' route, are re
duced to $1,25 per acre, and that the even
sections within six miles of the new route
ate iucreased to $2,50 per aero; that par
ties who have purchased within six
miles ol the original line and paid
per acre, and not bought within six
miles of the new one, their heirs or as
signees, will be allowed to chauge such
locations to the new line up to date.
About 2500 applications for purdous
have been received at the Attorney Gen.
eral's office. All those who, in thy opin
ion of the Attorney General, have just
claims to executive clemency, are duly
recommended and forwarded to the Presi
dent for his action. We learu, on the
authority ofau offlcerof the State Depart
ment, that the signature of the President
has beeu affixed to more than 1000 of the
applications for pardon The umftber
daily aunonnced as pardoned are simply
t he names of those recommended and for
warded from the office of the Attorney
General. The President has exercised
the utmost caution and discrimination in
the matter of pardons, aud has always
rejected all applications unless good aud
sufficient reasons were produced te show
the necessity for executive cfcmency
The Herald's special says the. President
issomewhat annoyed that certain persons
have been accepting money for their in
fluence in obtaining pardons Ile'stnted
to-day that he wished the fact kuowu
that he investigated each case himself,
and only grants sach. petitions as rn
commended themselves to his cleuienoy.
Some present asked permission to call
again tor furtherconsideration, to which
he replied it would be some time before
many more pardons would be granted.
Gen. Haucock hasjjee^-breveted Major
General in the regular army.
Two hundred paymasters are to be
discharged from the navy the present
week. All seamen in the Mississippi De
partment having less than two years to
serve will be immediately discharged ?
The entire naval force is soon to be re
duced to I0.00U.
Victor Smith, Agent of the Treasury
Department, who was wrecked in the
steamer Goldeu Rule, roports that after
being five weeks on the reef and with
the help ot divers and two wrecking ves
sels, he has recovered only a hundred and
forty thousand dollars of the million aud
a half of treasury notes lo9t in the safe.
This was found some distance from
the wreck, indicating that the safe had
been broken to pieces. A revenue cutter
is to be sent to the relief of Mr Smith.
Rutler Still an Ofllcer? Alfred Ely a
Witness against Wirta-The Na ? Ra
tion Departmeat. ?" 1
fBy Union Line. |
New York, Aug 22.? The Times' spe
cial says the officers who receive resigna
tions at Washington, have no knowledge
ot the reception af the tesignation of B.
F. Butler as an officer. ? ? . ?
The President has returned from his
excursion much improved iu health.
lion. Alfred Ely has beeu summoned as
a witness against Wirtz, and not tor him,
as has been stated.
S. Nicholson has beeu assigned as com
mandant of the Navigation Department
at Washington.
Destitution In Ike MtHth-Thf People
Desirous of Mubniittlaif ?o tbe fiov.
eraaieat.
[By Cniou Line ]
Washington, August 22. ? Tbe Chron
icle of this morniug says: Frout an offi
cio who ban just returned from a brief
trip through some of tbe southern States,
where he went on official business,
we have full confirmation of reports
which have recently come from these lo
calities of tbe utter destitution of tbe
South, and of tbe desire of tbe people at
large to submit cheerfully to tbe Gov
ernment of tbe United States.
The Chronicle adds: From all accounts
it appears that if a fair expression of
public opinion can be obtained at the
coming election in the South there will
be but little difficulty in the work of re
organization
Indication* of the Early Trial of Jr ft
Davie.
New York, t ugust 22 ? The Herald's
Fortress Monroe correspondent says there
are indications of the forthcoming spee
dy trial of Jeff. Davis there. Additional
restrictions have been inaugurated
against additional admission to t lie forr.
Joe Johnston, while at Fortress Monroe,
was asked if be would like to see Jeff,
and said. "I <lo not wish to see him. or
hoar his name montioned even
m ?
The Disaster aa the Efonsaianir Bnil
raa4 the desalt sf Ntfli?cace.
New York, Ane. 22 ? A Bridgepoit,
Connecticut, dispatch says that tbe Cor
oner's Jury on the bodies of the eleven"
persons killed on the Hoasutaiiic rail
road on the 15th inst., have rendered a
verdict that the disaster was caused by
cnlpable negligence and absence of prop
er cantion on the part of tbe President,
Superintend ant aud other employes of
the road
YiaaaeiaJ.
New York, Augnst 22 ?The demand
for money is unusually light Private
brokers bold large balances, which they
are offering at six per cent. Applies
tionsfor loans, however, are generally
without a demand tor 7 per cent Th e
banks are generally sending at 7 per
cent The payment of the August divi
dend upon 7-30 s has tended to improve
the ?apply of currency.
The government is supposed to be sell
inggola this morning, and the price is
oooMqu?xtl7?Mter.?aXg m ^
FROM THE SOUTH.
Latest News from Virginia.
TERRIBLE STORM AT SAVANNAH.
? leui* from Rich mend Nnrtpaprm ?
Deraatation byMtorui in Maranaah.
[By Uniou Lint', cor. Monroe and Water Sts.]
New Vork, August 22 ? Richmond pa
pers contain a few items of interest
A meeting was held on Saturday night
in Richmond, at which (jeueral Harris
and others delivered addresses.
The members of the Bichmond press
held a meeting ov >'? imrday, to ar
range for the recept om of President John
son, who is expected to arrive in that
city.
All the railroads of the State are go
ing ahead at full speed, and every effort
is being put forth, not only to restore
them to their former conlition, but to
improve them in various, ways.
A Petersburg paper says that cotton
still continues to pour into the city, and
liml^ a ready markei Besides the wag
ons with which every day the streets are
filled, every train on the Southern road
coineo in heavily freighted.
The Savannah Herald of the 17th
states thai a violent gale occurred there,
(lit! lightening striking in one or two
places, the rain flooding the streets, Ae
The Stoddard block, ou the north side of
Pay street, appears to have been in the
track of the heaviest part of the gale. A
large portion of the roofing, with the I
rafters and sheetiug of the northeast ga- I
hie of the buildiug, and a considerable
portion of the cornice, was blow n offand
thrown to the opposite side of Buy street,
at the corner of Dayton street Through
out the city t lie shade trees, fences & e.M
wero damaged more or less. Many tree*
were blown down, and the streets after
the storm were strewn wilh fallen lum
ber.
Trade at Savannah was improving. -
Communications with the interior are
be i ii n rapidly restored and produce is
coming down the liver, the only draw
baek being- the low water, which impedes
navigation
Otilrial C'omiu.liciion of the Report*
of Cruollj to Xrgrac* in .Xorih faro
lina - The Public Whipping iu Pnr
tuaiii c of C'riui*-.
[By Union Liue.|
New York, Aug "22.~ -The Wilmington
Herald of the loth, contains an official
communication from Major McLean, of
Fayetteville, in which he states that in
stead of two negroes being tied up and
publicly whipped in Fayetteville, that
one, negro, after being tried andconvicted
of larceny, was whipped according to the
sentence and laws of tbeStatn; also that
the statement of negroes being whipped
and left tied until a storm prostrated the
trees is false, the reports originating
from the fart that a military ofticer
caused two sheep-stealing negroen to be
tied by their thumbs to lamp posts for
two hours, as a punishment for their of
fence. The Major knew of no cases of
cruelty to negroes either by civilians or
the civil authorities.
R \V. Hardee, Shot iti of C'nmberlaml
county, states that the report tlmt he
publicly whipped two negroes at Fayette
ville is false.
&0Utll ('HtolillM.
Governor Perry, of South Carolina, hm
recently roturned from a visit t?? Wash
ingtou.audan interview with President
Johnson and the heads of Departments
Upon his return the Governor made a
speechat Greenville , |S. C, relating the
incidents of bis visit He said :
We were received very cordially, and
remained an hour or two with the Presi
dent I told him the people of South
Caroliua accepted the terms of his proc
lamation, and were disposed to return to
their allegiance to the I'nion That
from having been the most rebellious
State in the South, I was satisfied South
Carolina would, henceforth, be one of the
most loyal of the Southern States. That
she would reform her Constitution and
abolish slavery, give the election of Gov
ernor and Presidential elections to the'
people, and equalize the representation
of the State. 1 gave it as mv opinion
that the disunion feeling of the South
had originated in the parishes.
The President expressed himself grut
ifled at the con rue Sontli Carolina was
likely to pursue, and instead of manifest
ing any bitter or revengeful .spirit, he
evinced great kindness, solicitude and
magnanimity The whole delegation
was deeply impressed with the courtesy,
dignity and ability of his Excellency.?
His political views expressed tons were
those of a patriot and statesman. He
wished to see the country once more
quiet, peaceable, happy ami prosperous.
In regard to the relative powers of the
State and Federal Government, his opin
ions were identical with my own. so long
expressed iu South Carolina. lie was
equally opposed to the centralization and
consolidation of powers in Congress as
he was to the secession of the States It
must be left to the Legislature of eaoh
State to decide who shall be allowed to
vote in the State. Any attempt on the
j)art of Congress to control the elective
tranchfse of a State wonld be unwarrant
able usurpation He expressed an ar
dent wish to see the Constitution of South
Carolina popularized by abolishing the
parish representation and equalizing the
the political power of the upper and low
er cotintrv. giving the election of Gov
ernor to the people, and also the election
<?f electors of President and Vice-Presi
dent.
Virginia
[From th?3icfctt"iid Tim?? ]
In a recent letter from the Richmond
correspondent of a leading New York pa
per. it was stated that GovernnrfPierpoint
had been arossly deceived by the profes
sions of loyalty whlcb he bad received
from the leading Virginia politicians,
aud that he had ascertained that they
were nntrne to their pledges For this
reason the correspondent in question al*
so alleged that the policy ot' Governor
Pierpoint vroold be totally changed with
reference to the people of this State, and
that his contemplated change of policy
met the hearty approbation of President
Johnson
We are authorized to say that tbe
whole statement is fttterly destitute of
truth. Governor Pierpoint's confidence
in the integrity and loyalty of the people
of tbe State, and in that of all the dis
tinguished gentlemen who have confer
red with him and assured him of the loy
alty of the different conntiee of the
State, is unshaken. He has neither be
lieved nor countenanced any of the re
ports which have gone abroad prejudi
cial to the people of the State. He be
lieree that Virginia is to-day aa loyal aa
Pennsylvania or New York
YANIU1.ISM.
Tin* Kiclimoud Ui jiublU- say* sortte had
boys have injured Hart's statue of Mr.
Clay, iu the Capitol yard of that city, by
throwing stones at it. breaking the right
side of the shirt collar and indenting
aud disfiguring both the lapels of the
coat. The face, back aud both legs bear
sundry marks of having been struck.
Clias. S. Veuable was elected Professor
of Mathematics iu the University of Vir
ginia, on Weduesday. He was on Gen
eral Lee's start' throughout the war, und
among his letters of recommendation
was a very earnest one from the rebe, ex
general-in-cbief.
Captain Wyatt Mayo was murdered
near Richmond br some negroes last
Thursday.
All the troops* of General Teu-y'a com
mand are to be paid off in a few days
It will disburse five millions of dollars
Five thousand bushels of ashes col
lected from the rnins of the bnilditiga
containing tobacco destroyed by the fire
of the 3d of April, have been already
sliipped from Richmond
Tlu* Lynchburg National Bank has
commenced operations.
General Augur ha? issued an order that
the buildings and other Government
property located at the several aban
doned fortifications around the District
of Columbia, will be handed over to the
owners of the land as full indemnity for
tho use of such land by the Government
during the war.
At a large meeting of the citizens of
Montgomery County. Va , recently hold,
a series of resolutions were adopted, in
dignautl,\*repudiatiug the idea that the
citizens are inclined to turbulence, vio
lence and resistance agaiust the Govern
ment.
Gold mining it now being revived in
Fluvanna and Hnckiiigham on a large
"Scale. Mr. Grant is working twenty-five
hands in Fluvanna County, using five
rockers and obtaining an average of from
fift y to sixty penny weights of tine gold a
day
The Richmond people are pleased to
hear that President .Johnson will visit
that city. The papers sa\- old Virginia
hospitality will be extended to hi in
Alabnum.
H H Slough, lute Mayor of Mobile, has
been removed by Gov. Parsons and the
Hon. John Forsyth appointed.
The steamboat men are charging
freight per bale of eotton shipped from
I Selma to Mobile The owners refuse to
pay this price, aud are constructing u
tleet of fiats to liauspoit the precious
otapledown the Alabama, which ii said
to be lined with it
Arrangement* have been made to for
ward a mail three times a week between
Mobite and Peusacola, via Pollard and
Milton.
The Montgomery Mail says :
A letter from the Second Afitii.it ant
Postmaster General informs Gov. Parsons
that the Postmaster General will be pre
pared to put the mails upon the railroads
in Alabama as soon as the governor in
forms him that they will be in charge of
proper and reliable persons
Ororgia.
A Columbus, Georgia, correspondent
represents t he condition of the people
along the road t'rom Chattanooga to At
lanta as territde. In consoquenoe of the
almost total failure of the crops iu that
section, together with the scarcity of
money among the people, he prognosti
cates nmrh suffering during the coining
winter
I.Miiiua.
I HE B03SJIEK B.vXXER STORED
The Bossier, La., Banner office watt clock
ed on the 3d by order of Colonel Foley,
on account of something in the paper not
considered compatible with the good of
the Government. The Banner, however,
was allowed to come out agaiu on the Gth.
The editor says he is " at a loss to know
how the harmless writings of a still more
harmless and powerless editor, in an ob
scure country press like ours, could prove
in the least incompatible with the interest
of as great and prosperous n country as
this."
The Thibodaux Sentinel says of the sit
uation in their region :
ft is our painful duty, as recorders of
t Iu? eveuts occurring in the vicinity, to
state that there hats been a great deal
done iu the unlawful lines of business ;
robberies, breaking in of houses, and, ifall
reports are true, crimes of a more out
rageous, nay .infamous nature committed.
General W.M. Kidd.of Jackson Parish,
was instantly killed on the 5i0th nit., by
the falling of a tree on his body.
A light house is completed at Bolivar
Poiut near Galveston, and is now throw
ing a light over the bay for the first time
in four years.
All the postoffleos at present reorgan
ized iu Louisiana are New Orleans, Baton
Rogue? to which office the commission is
issued, though the office is uot full in
eperation? Tnibodauxville and Donald>
sonville.
In Mississippi there are post-offices re
cognized at Natchez, Vicksbnrg and Jack
sou, and it is presumed letters of appoint
ment, or commissions have been issued to
varioub other points, at Brandon, Canton,
Magnolia and other places on the Missis
sippi Railroad
There are no post offices established as
yet in Texas, though there is cummuni
cation by express, and sometimes a mili
tary mail or nag is sent, by which means
letters jmd papers may go
A correspondent writing trom Shreve
port to the New Orleans 2 Wi says that
ice is selling at fifty cents per pound, and
that Joseph H. McKoe, Treasury agent
there, has absconded, leaving his partners
to stand the brunt of his rascality
The Forth-eeventh Indiana Infantry
aretheonlv white troops at Shreveport.
the rest of the garrison being negroes,
who are creatng great dissatisfaction by
being quick to fire on any persons who
do not immediately obey their commands.
A number of inoffensive persons have
been shot by them. Most of the negroes
not in the army, in the neighborhood of
Shreveport, have returned to their mas
ters, who are paying wages and disposed
to obey all orders anew.
Ml? i? Ippi.
[Carroll Contermtire iik|
We this vreek hoist the name of Wil
liam-L. Sharkey as oar choice for United
States Senator.
Oar black 'population, although a* a
general thing they give signs of a desire
to be freeiand in some initances have
quit their homes and sought home else
where. yet the great majority still remain
with their old masters, and are disposed
to be qniet orderly and peaceable.
The Jackson (Miss.) Daily Xetrt of the
20th nit, contains a long communication,
which "emanates from one of the ripest
scholars in Mississippi,'" who purposes to
to establish is Hen of slavery or ?nri
pation what he fty les waraateeiw. a
species of apprenticeship.
I.O&<F..s OF THE SOI THEHX PKOIM.K IU R.
IN(1 THK WAR.
iVickshurg Jmirnal, Aug. II.]
The lofis of population by the war has
been very heavy. From twenty-four to
twenty-eight companies have b?- ?? sent
from Warren County to tin v*r, includ
ing three compauiea of Cavalry and
three prices of artillery. But few, com
paratively, of these uien have returned.
We give the loeaea in a few companies
as reported to us by an old resident of
the city The VickslmrgCadets went ont
one hundred and i u vnty-three strong,
returned six Hit Vickslmrg .Sharp
shooters went one huudred and twenty
fonr strong; retnrned seven These "un
returning brave'' lie sleeping beneath the
soil of every Southern State
Texas.
t From the Crocket* Quid Nunc |
The negroes in our county are vei y
quiet anrt orderly We do not see snv
idling about, aud all have passe* from
their employers when away from hom<*.
Most have agreed to werk for their for
mer owners tho balance of the year for
their victuals clothing, doctor's bill, etc.
They secui tofeel the fact that their old
mas'tew, who have so long taken cure r>f
and protected them, have been impov
erished by the war, so far as money U
concerned, and that they do not demand
We learn that a few who are able to d i
so, are paying their hands from two to
five dollars per month.
Corn has beeu sold at Tyler, Smith
County, for fifteen cents per bushel
The Paris Prtis, Lamar County, has
been revived after three years suspen
sion.
Mr Giddings. stage contractor and
manager, gives notice that he has re-es
tablished bis line from Sau Antonio to
Iudianola Bartlett'sstagWt are also ruu
tiing between the same points, via Vic
toria
All persons in charge of Confederate
eottou or wool in Texas, at the time of
the surrender of the army of Oon E Kir
by Smith, are held accountable for its
safe delivery to the authorized agents of
the lTuited States Government
Adair* la Kratui-lcr.
The Louisville Democrat of the Mth
say9 :
"We leaui that iu Nelson C'ouuty the
nogrot-s are getting to be worse thau
guerrillas A party of them will arm
themselves, go to a house ami demand
v, hatever they want They tell people
they are starving, etc .audit* they do not
give them 'a good square meal* they will
murder the whole family A gentleman
who returned to this city a few nights
wince, says it is of common occurrence to
bee and hear of negroes going about tho
couutiy .stealing, etc It is a nice state
of affairs This is one *of the beauties of
freedom, and is only ripeuing for a Win
ter harvest of damnable outrages com
uiitted by worthless negroes
THE WIRTZ TRIAL.
Adjournment of the Court.
PROTEST OF JUDGE HUGHES.
Failure ot (lie Iflatlaa la Ovrrliiru lk?
Charge* and SpeciArativa* - Ad
jourauienlof Ihe Caart (without Ap
pointing a Oar of Mrciia|.
(By Union Llae, cor. Water aud Mour.xj Sta. I
Washington, August 21. ?The motion (
to quash the charges and specifications
against Capt. Wirtz, made by the de
fendant's counsel, was argued principal
ly by Judge Hughe*, who contended that
they were toi/goneral ami uncertain, and
thai the oft'euceu charged were cogniza
ble by civil and not military courts
The commission overruled the motion,
aud the prisoner then, pleaded "not guil
ty" to the charges against him
Col. Chapman, theJndge Advocate, to
day suggested that the prisoner be re
manded to Old Capital and that the court
uow adjourn, and in this the court, with
out a formal vote, acquieseed.
Judge Hughes wanted to know to what
time the conrt had adjourned
Colonel Chapman replied that he
could notify counsel of the reassemb ing
of the Court, aud then requested the wit
nesses in attendance to give information
as to where they resided, and instructed
them not to leave the city until di?- 1
charged
Judge Hughes said he would like to be
heard.
Colonel Chapman replied that under
the parliamentary law there could now be
no debate.
Major-General Wallace said, "The
Court uow stand* adjourned "
Judge Hughes ? The primmer having
been arraigned, we enter our protent
against a breaking up of the Court or an
indefinite adjournment. We ask for the
dischaige of the prisoner, or that the
Court proceed with his trial
Major General Walker replied that the
Court had adjourned.
During this colloquy the prisoner was
removed from the Court room by the mil
itary guards. The adjournment without
a day having been named for the reas
sembling of the Court took the counsel
and spectators by surprise. No reason is
as yet known for tnis course, though
there is a suspicion that the chargo of
conspiracy may be withdrawn,
? ?
The Allaalic Cahlr.
New York, August 82 ?The' London
I tmea, speaking of the Atlantic cable.
?ays no commercial misadventure of mod
ern times has ever excited more wide
spread interest and deep regret than this
almost national disaster It believes the
directors are about to immediately re
?lace the cable that has been lost The
imes farther remarks that it would be
strange if after all the land should beat
the sea, and Ra?ians and Americans
should complete the telegraph line from
London to New York by way of Siberia
and Bebrings Straits before the aocccees
of the cable There can be no question
as to the possibility of a land line, bnt
England inclines to the Atlantic route
Botn are only a question of time and
money. In the too probable event of
the Great Eastern returning with a tale
of disaeter, ire might immediately set
about improving oar cable It appears
to be admitted that it is capable of im
provement.
Can ??raadeaca tNwiw M*M Davis
aa4 his Caaaaei.
Albany, August 22? Mr E. Gillett,
Counsel for Jeff Davis, in a letter to the
Albany Argut, says Mr. Davis bae bo
more information concerning bis trial
than others bare. In a letter from Mr.
Davis, dated 15tb inat., to Mr. Gillett, be
saye : " I am still ignorant of tbe charge
againat me, the laws of warn and tbe tri
bunal before which lam taaoawer Tear
letter gave tbe first notice of tbe Waeb
ington indictment.'
Mr. Davis reoaeete Mr. Gillett to bsre
? irtth Mr. Cbadee OXtaoer,
his only tit her Couittfl, so that they may
be prepared for tin* trial whenever it may
l>o brought ou, with a* little delay as tbo
nature aud importance of the ease wi 1
permit. A direct application to the proper
department, asking to be luformed, if uot
improper, about when and before what
tribunal Mr. Davis is to be tried, reiuainn
unanswered, because as is ?upposed
neither has beeu actually determined by
the President .
Deairanioa mi Tea aad Callee kjr Fire
ia Irw % orlt? Flremea I^Jare*.
New York, August 29.? The fire uu
Water and South streets yesterday after
uoon destroyed Hick's landed warehouse,
a very large six s?tory*building contain
ing over half a million dollars worth of
conee Four firenu?n were Iwwlty injured
by a falling wall. The tea and cotfeu
was mainly owned by Bennett1 Sturges
S. Co., ana principally insured
? ?>
Fire sa Black wellHiI aland.
New York, August 23. ? At 7 o'clot k
last eveuiug a tiro broke out iu the large
work shop uttuched to the peuitentiary
on Black well's Island, which resulted in
its complete destruction It is repotted
that a number of prisoners escaped
INSTRUCTION.
p noar^EOTUa
OF XHK
Wheeling Female Academy!
AT MOUNT OICHANTAL,
1 la Cliarirtf (he Mitim ?( ike VUiia
liaa.B V.n
'THE IIIILDINUft, nnil H ARR
1 FINE and very spacious, are tasted at Urn
distance of one or two mile* (torn tbe city, 00 a
commanding Bits, surrounded en all sides with
tbe loveliest natural scenery, aud embraolug au
area of oue hundred acres Abundant** ol fresh
ait ud inn facility for turdn in thus ??
cm <ni to eaeli inmate of the enclosure, while alt
rc-idcuu iu I Ijo vicinity bear testimony to tbo
unrivaled healthiness of tha aituation.
The course of Instruction embraces all the
usual requisite* and accotnpliahraents of faaiale
education, fitting ilia pupil for the highest social
circle 01 for tlw office oTtea<hei, but tasv bo
modified to suit the wishee of parent* and tbo
circnmstsnctssof the s< holara.
Froucli w ill be taught, not merely iu clas*,
l>ut practically, I>y conversation, several of the
ladles couneeted w itn the academy beiug famll
tar with the language The pupils who are sui
ll< loutly *? Warned, will U* requited to comeitu
a portion of thdir tiuialn French
l'ho department of music, both vocal aiol iu
?trnmeut<i1, will bo superintended iu tha bo?i
it hie mauner, preeeutiu* advantages 01 a enpu
rior grade uasuroaseedby any in the couutry
No pupil will he allowed to purstle at onca
ho many studies as will overbnrdeu the
iniud. or hv tvqniriug too grvat application uu
d?-nuiue the constitution.
1o eui outage lady likedepot tuiuit aud wb ill ?
mice of rules, 11 Crown aud Gold Medal aia
awarded to the most deserviug in the fUmoi
and a Crown and Silvea Medal to the first iu th-.
J unior circle
Boardwra are allowed to visit then pareuls
residing In town Out onca a mouth , whan theii
residence is more remote, even this liberty is
restricted, as experience shows it to be praja
dicial to tho progress of pnpils Parent*, uu
leas thes come Troui a distance. can only sen
their children at the hours deaiguated by tha
rules.
The scholastic yeai commences uu tUa i*
Itoud.iy of September, and closes about the last
of June. Pupil* are required to pay tba ear
rent charges aami annually, aiul always iu ad
Tance. NodednctioL will be inad*lor absence
If a pupil is removed before the close of tbo
half session ior which she ha* been entered ftait
payment for the whole will be reqaired Pupil 1
re-entering after tb* sum met vacation will bo
cliargotl from the reopening ef saho.i, aud nous
commencing aft*i tba 1st Monday oi sspteiubej
will Im' entitled to Crown or Medal.
Boarders are required to bring with tbeui the
ordinary table furnitnre, eoneUUug of two
knives and fork* (ailvar fork* are preferred, 1
two sllvor spoon*, a ailver cr glaee goblet and
four table uapkina. Thov must also be pro
vided witb six changes of underclothing, on*
doten pocket hwdkeruhiefa, six or eight pairs
of stockings, a wrapper, six towels, two iargj
ones for bathing, two yarda of swisi musliu, and
one of green barege tor veils, two or three pair*
of stroug Umts or shoes, and one pair of gum
over shoes For the summer on? whit* Swiss,
and four gingham 01 chlntx dresses, a etiaw bsi
or suu bonnet will be required, and for the
winter four dresses oi merino or eoue other
woolen material, three blMik alpaca aprous and
one hood A 11 to he marked with the name wt
the owner. No uniform ie required, eaceptm*
oue dress of mazarine blue merino for speclsl
occaeions during the winter, and one of pink
gingham for aummer, a thick balm oral akin foi
winter and a tbiu one for *nmtner.
IB BMW,
( Whtn Paid in Advent* )
Board, including lights and fuel, for tho
scholastic year ft 73 o?
Use of bed aud bedding J ou
Washing mending, 4c.. 15 00
Doctor's charge* 5 uu
Half Boarding per quartet I? ou
Tuition, lat clas* per half vear. . . 00
9d " ?' it) U?
3d " " 10 Uu
ttli " " 14 UO
5th '? - 19 OU
'? Oth A 7th " " 10 Uu
EXTRA t'HABflll
(Per QuarUr, ichrn Paid in Adcanr* j
Music Piano,; 9o less*, as . lift Ou
Harp, SO 0o
" (iuiter, " IS uu
Private Vocal, 83 uu
Wal Music in claa*, Vt leeeon* 10 im
Harmony and Thorough baa* 10 uu
French, German, Latin, Italian orHpaoish 6 Ou
Oil Painting ft uu
Drawing per quarter 4 0?
Painting in wster colors, per quarter . . 4 e?
Embroidery, " ? Ou
Use of Philosophical app I Ou
" Chemical '? " I UU
? Piano 3 00
" Harp '? 4 00
" Library " 90
Stationary I 00
Dancing at the master s charge
We request the publk to notice that Use
above are the charges when paid punctually in
advance, when not *o paid, ton per coat wifl in
variably be added a* forming the regular prices
of the academy. Pupils rsmainuf at tb*
Academy during tbe vacation, will be cbOrged at
the rata oi M w per week. ? *ua of mosey
must be deposited with tbe Directreee *?fBcient
to meet tbe expense* for clothing 4c., should
the charge of providing theee devolve on tb*
Institution
Parents are reqnectoO to furnish their chil
dren with postage stamp*
Letters to be addrdseed DIRECTRESS OF
IKE ACADEMY Or THE VI3ITATI05
Mount de CbantaL near wheeling. W Va
SATICltlAU.
?rran^einenti are being Bade for t' e am
vrrance of div tebolar* to Meat do Cfcentai
by inch modfc*ai will tear* them dlmtlj at tin
door for tbe trifling charge of two or three cents
a trip. In this way the smalleet children caa be
?ent with safety while health will be pmlt
promoted by a pleasant drive and tho dauy et
change of a confined and smoky ataoephor* far
the pure fresh country air Farther parties
lars will be given later. aagl*
hotels.
MALTBY HOUSE,
A. m. SfLLIR, . ? mpHiter.
Pratt Street Raltiawre, Mi
Twin ??ill HAmfi BBJiN
lately tboroaghly refitted aad refamiehad
render* its accomaodatkMs second to aone in
the city aagll
Vedder House,
A. M TXDD1S, PiepileM
IHHH HOTEL, WHICH ffl t#
? catad near tbe Central Okie laOread depot .
baa been tborenghly repured and refitted, aad
1* new open for the m ifilatlne ti tfcoteav
ggjLftutvtst susw;
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