The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-05-18
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own interest they always deal with such.
In THE F1ELD-H c. Sigler is still in
the field, as will be seen by his new ad-
vertisement in to-day's Piooneer.
! PApER.--Fine paper is being manufac
tured from straw. 1t is used by some N.
York papers fer printing on.
4 re Five passengers by the under
ground railway arrived in Cleveland,
Thursday, and safely ''passed over Jor-
don. "-Erchdnge. ....
4 We thought they passed over Jordan
in canoes. r# -5a
GooD.--Since the liquor law has been
in operation, we have noticed but very lit
tie drunkness in town. Some men have
been in and returned home sober, for the
first time in many years.
Gg During severe storm in Allen
town. Pa, the whole atmosphere was fill
ed with myriads Of insects. supposed to
be weevil, SO destructive of grain.
| E A Western editor has such an an
tipathy to the new doctrine of spiritual
ism that he will no longer have his paper
printed on sheet of medium" size, and
objects to having it enveloped in wrap
pers. .'--Er.
| That editor is as bad on that subject as
our Probate Judge is in relation to us pub
fishing the laws of Ohio. t..t-H
THE expenses of the city government
of Boston exceed that of the six State
governments Of New England. 1t should
be borne in mind, however, that Boston
| is wickeder than all New England.--Er.
She must be in sinking conditionifshe
is ''aoickeler' than six state governments
of New England.
RATEs.--At the rates now charged for
oettinp ,r..,n ~, 1857 wouldn't our town
have made money few weeks ago.
SINCE the new liquor law has been in
force, brandy is known as strong Cataw-
ba.-Eechange.
1t is said, over in Ashland and some
other counties, they call brandy strong
prison fluid. Here We don't call it at all.
PROSPERITY OF TowS.-The prosperity
of Upper sandusky greatly depends upon
the paper printed here, therefore it is re-
ally the duty of every citizen to interest
himself in the Pioneer
CATTLE are scare and dear in, and
throughout the northwest Oxen, 800
to 1926 per yoke.
WHEAT.-This article has been sold for
81, so per bushel, in Upper Sandusky,
within few days.
FLoUR.-This article is worth as much
or more here than it is in Cincinnati or N.
York. tits selling at SO per barrel.
THERE are in Paris eighty thousand
Freemasons. The Grand Masters Prince
Murat
Two CANDIDATEs.--Col.B Benton is an
nounced in the st. Louis Democrat, as
candidate for the U. S. Senate and Con-
gress both. He ought to have one or two
more sights.
THE daily newspapers in N. York city
have struck, and refuse to publish the
proceedings of the Common Council for
less than $4,000 per annum, each.--Er.
The editors of those papers would be
sentenced to death, or something equally
as severe, if tried before our Probate for
extravagant charges. Five cents is no
where with New York editors.
WANrED.-A few hundred good SUBJ
scribers is wanted, to read the Pioneer.
THE Nebraska Bill is now in discussion
in Congress, and some say, will pass.
~ J. c. JAMES, of the California As
sembly, has our thanks for documents and
papers. .a
~ Yesterday the wind blew down
the front of Mr.. Wheeler's house.
St. Louis paper says that there are
no more slaves in Missouri now than there
were FIVE years ago. The white popula-
ton Of the State is rapidly increasing be-
ing now over 700, 900, while the slave pop
ulation is but 10000. -
w Bituminous caol has been discover
ed in Beaver county, Pa, and the mine,
it is said is now yielding $50 tons day.
wThere were 1871 soldiers en-
gagged in the revolutionary war. Of this
number there are now less than 400 liv-
ing.
~T The wheat fields in wisconsin are
reported to be ina fine and promising con-
dition.
%Fiye thousand and FIVE hundred
bushel of wheat have been sold at Mil
waukie for 8 SC per bushel the highest
ever paid in that market It was bought
for milling.
Gov. WooD of Ohio has resigned the
Valparaiso Consulate, and starts for home
to-day.
%Johnson, the saugerties clergyman,
who has recently been deposed, is arrested
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