The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-05-25
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ber of Commerce says that it is statisti-
cal fact, that one-ffth of the sugar and
molasses produced in the United States is
disposed of in the market of Cincinnati.
CHAR1TY.-A thing that goes stocking
abroad in search of some pititul object not
to be found at home, upon which to lavish
donations.
JUDGE PIERpoNr has decided in Yer
mont that the Liquor Act is unconstitu-
tional as far as it directs that liquor should
be destroyed without direct proof that it
was kept for sale,
A letter writer in Canada West says
"You can't knock down a farmer in the
whole country, and find less than $500 in
his pocket. ."-E.tchangc.
That same is the case with many of the
farmers of Wyandot who say they are too
poor to take the Pioneer, Lut we think,
are too mean to take it.
MARR1AGE'--In Pennsylvania girl is
legally manageable at fourteen, and boys
at sixteen, without the consent of their
parents.-Erchange.
Well that's doing up things when you
are young Won't the little ones be er-
t,enaely young7
RUM--IsRAEL JONES, near Pittsburg,
OF Monday last, went home intoxicated.
locked himself in the house where his
mother was, and, with knife, inflicted
seven stabs upon her person, of fatal
character, and then escaped.
RA1Ls.-Cash will be paid for few
hundred rails, if delivered soon. En-
quire for particulars at the Pioneer office
ANOTHER Sw1NDLE.-We learn, says
the Washington Star, from good authori-
ty that the notes of the metropolitan
Bank" said to be redeemed in New York,
were refused there some days ago and
returned to the unfortunate holder as be-
ing worthless. How long will the people
tolerate these thieYing concerns?
CHANGE OF THEY'VE understand that
another change has been made this week.
in the running time Of the cars on the
Ohio and Indiana railroad.
JOHN M. DANIELS, editor of the Rich
mond Examiner, has been run into pen
atty of $4,000 for slandering Mr.. Shear,
of New York.
THE storm of Saturday evening last
was very severe in and around Indianap
oils, tearing up trees, prostrating fences,
blowing over railroad cars, and seriously
hazarding many lives.
SATURDAY night week ago, a man
named McNamus was killed at GAINESVILLE
by the cars running over him.
Our TowN.-Now is the time to i'm
prove the sidewalks Of our town. This
work should be attended to AS it would
add greatly to the convenience and apper-
ance of the place.
SCHOOL observation-disclosures. G. HAIR
PER and H. MADDux, were elected on
Monday last, as School Directors Gen
tlemen, go in for good union school
house, or none at all.
AFTER an aristocratic wedding in De-
vonshire, lately, a perfect shower of satin
slippers, in lieu Of the traditional old shoe,
was thrown after the carriage containing
the happy pair.-Esehange,
If the people throw their satin slippers
after us when we get married, we'll have
a boy to pick them up again.
THERE are now residing in San Francis
co, near $4,000 colored persons, who, ii
is said, own property to the amount Of
81 900, ,OO0.-Erchdnge.
That amount of money will make the
boys look, quite light in some mems eyes.
SEVERAL earthquakes have taken place
in Calabria lately, attended with great loss
of life. One village, containing 900 in
habitants, has been completely destroyed.
Altogether, 5000 lives had been lost ur
to the last accounts.
The beautiful Wire Suspension bridge,
at Wheeling was blown down. Rather a
bad old wind.
GAS LIGHT.-Our city will be lighted
with gas in short time. City MIR
ror.
We are glad to see, Mr.. Mirror, that
you are about to mix little light with
your gas.
AN INDIAN woman died at Knights
Ferry, California, recently, at the age o.
141 years.
The Charlottesville (va.) Aduocate
says, all the fruit and tobacco plants in thai
county have been killed by frost.
A NATIONAL tribute is on foot in Ire
land, to secure an independence for Johr
O'Connell, to enable him to attend, unin
terruptedly, in Parliament.
A WHOLE township In Germany, that o
Enzelhoum, it is said, is preparing tt
leave together for America.
The ship Buena Vista, from Boston TO