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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
TaxatiOn..ItS Rurthens.

Before the meeting of the present Leg
islature, we said that its first duty, as no
doubt its first desire is, to attend to the
question of taxation. There is no man
SO obtuse as not to know that taxation is
becoming too onerous. The people ex-
pect of their rulers mitigation of the evil.
Our subscribers who write to us, but speak
our views. Let the committees who have
charge of this, make thorough examina-
tion-searching and anxious-into all the
ramifcations of expenditure, and fearless
ly lop off where it can be done without
sacrificing substantial interests. The peo-
pie win sanction such action. They will
sanction no legislation which has not this
end in view Ohio Statesman
Did Republican Government ever be-
fore bear such feature as that every man
must pay tares on all that he OWNS and on
all that he OWES? Was there ever ranker
injustice inflicted by bungli6g lawmakers
upon sensible people.-Cin. Eng.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
Agriculture Among the Indians.

The Indian tribes are making consider
able progress in the cultivation of their
lands and civilization, as will be seen by
the following particulars from communi-
cation by Capt. Dodge, their agent, to the
Santa Fe Gazea. He says in relation to
the Navajo tribe:
"They number about eight thousand,
of whom near two thousand are warriors.
They are good deal inclined to agricul-
ture, and this year they raised sixty thou
sand bushels of corn, five hundred bush
els of wheat, five hundred of beans, be-
sides large quantity of punkins, melons,
peaches, wild potatoes, DC They manu-
facturc large quantities of blankets, stock
ings etc.,-all their wearing apparel, and
make their own weapons, such as bows,
arrows, etc. They are all brought up to
work, and men, women and children
are constantly employed. They own $780,
900 sheep, 10000 horses, and l5o head
of horned cattle. One hundred men in
the tribe own as many as fifteen thousand
horses, and one hundred thousand head of
sheep. Some of the Indians have forty or
hfTy poems to attend their heards. They
treat their women with great respect, and
the modern doctrine of 'woman's rights
seems to be fully carried out in practice
among the tribe. The women own all the
sheep, and the men dare not sell them
without their permission, nor do they ever
make an important trade without consult
ing their squws. They admit women to
their councils, who participate in their de-
liberatons, and often control them. They
rarely kill, but consider theft great vir-
tue. They worship women as their Great
Spirit, and believe she starts the sun every
morning in its course. The agency is a
hundred and eighty miles from Santa Fe,
in the heart of the Indian country.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
Another KOSZfa Case.

The Vienna correspondent of the New
York Tribune says that another Koszta
case demanding the interference of our
Government, according to the principles
enunciated in Mr.. MARCY letter, has late
ly occurred in Austria. If the facts are
as stated some Governmental action ought
to be taken in the premises. He says:
In 1848, Simon Taussig, the person
in question, obtained permission of the au-
thorities of Prague to travel one year in
Germany, France and England. While
absent from the Austrian dominions, he
took the occasion to visit the United States,
where he soon after married and settled
as shoemaker in the State of New Jer-
sey. He took the necessary steps to be-
come an American citizen, and full pass
port was given him In the United States,
the present year, for the worthy purpose
of conveying to the United States poor
widow, with several children. On reach
ing Prague his passport was taken from
him by the police authorities, and has
since been withheld on the ground of his
still being an Austian citizen. Not only
this-he is also threatened with severe
punishment for having left his country
without permission: He, of course, at
once laid his case before Mr.. Jackson, the
American Minister at Vienna. Taussig
is charged with no political offence, but,
on the other hand, appears to be a simple,
unoffending mechanic, whose crime is SO
underlined as to have found its way only
among the vagaries of European despot-
ism. Mr.. Jackson brought the affair be-
fore the Austrian Government, and re-
quested that Taussig's passport should be
restored and himself permitted to return
to his suffering family. The ground of
humanity was also urged. The unsuspi-
cious character of the man, the smallness
of the offence committed, the fact that
Taussig is poor man, that his family is
suffering from his absence, and especially
the praiseworty object of his visit to
Prague, were all presented to their con-
sideration. But Austrian diplomacy has
brain of lead and heart of stone, and
all considerations of the above character
are with them perfectly lost.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
Indian Cruelties in New Mexico.

The Indians in New Mexico are becom-
ing very troublesome, and are committing
frequent murders and outrages upon the
white settlers in that region. By their
savage barbarities and cruelties they are
Fastening their melancholy destiny, and
will probably soon be exterminated. The
last mail from New Mexico brings us a
thrillingly interesting narrative of the suf-
ferings of Mrs. Wilson of Alton, ILL.,,
who was carried off a captive by the Ca
manche Indians, and who while she was
among them for more than a months en-
dured cruelties that it makes man shud
der TO think of, and which rival in horror
anything we ever perused. The utmost
indignation exists at Santa Fe, and the
government is loudly called upon to chas-
tise the Indians. The Santa Fe Gazette
says Gin. Eng.
The two brothers Of Mrs. Wilson are
yet in captivity, and unless soon reclaimed
will imbibe tase for the life of the In
dian, and be lost forever There are ma
ny hundreds, and we may venture to say
thousands of captives among the Indians
of New Mexico, principally women and
children : the former are forced to become
slaves of the men, and the latter are train
ed for warriors.
When Gov. Merriwether came out he
was fortunate enough to rescue two Mexi-
can girls from the Camanches-one six
teen and the other eighteen years of age.
They had been captured from near Chi
huahua, one three years and the other
ten months before. They were sent to
the Governor of that State who acknowl,
edged the conduct of the Governor oi
New Mexico, in very handsome terms.
They said there were a large number Of
Mexican women in captivity, and they
saw one American women with a small
child; that an Indian one day, when they
were travelling on horseback, took the child
from the mother, threw it up into the air,
and as it came down, caught it on his
spear, and that others rode up at a full
gallop, took it on their spears, and passed
it around among the party. There will
be many captives among the Indians Sc
long as they are paid to give them up; let
blood be the only ransom paid, and there
will soon cease to be captives.
We could relate numerous instances OF
almostunheard of barbarity, which the In
dians of the Plains practice upon THEN
captives but the cases we have mention
ed will suffice to call public attention to
these outrages. -
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

FLOODS IN THE CUMBERLAND AND Ten
NEssEE.-The Nashville Whig, of Satur-
day, says:
cat this moment Friday morning) the
waters, already spreading over consider
able portion of'the city, above and,below
the bluff, are rapidly rising, and we'll
grounded apprehensions are felt that the
high rise of AT will be equelled, if not ex-
celled."
The Wig says that great suffering ex.
SITS among the poorer class in that city, in
consequence of the food. The city has
appropriated $500 for their relief.
Great destruction to property had been
sustained along the Cumberland and its
tributaries.
The Chattanooga Advertiser. ofthe Gath,
says the flood in the Tennessee river is with
in six feet of the high rise of1847.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

THE INcREAsE.--The travel on the
Ohio and Indiana Railroad has increased
within few weeks beyond all expectation.
Already the road is doing a very good
business, and it is but a short time since
the passenger cars commenced running
But why should not this road have the
preference, whenit connects with the Mad
River and Ohio and Pennsylvania roads,
carrying passengers through to Cincinnati
several hours in advance of any other
route?
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
The Great Explosion.

The accounts of the explosion Of car
fridge factory at Ravenswood, Long IS
land, on Saturday last, make up chapter
of horrors not excelled, save in extent OF
mortality, by the foundering of the steam.
er San Francisco 1t is not yet known
how many persons were killed, but eigh.
teen have been accounted for, FIVE ofwhom
were young women. The New York .Su1
says:
The scene at Ravenswood during the
day OF the occurrence. and yesterday; beg
gars description. Fathers, mothers, broth
ers and sisters, were searching for missing
friends, who were at work in the factory
The lamentations from survivors who were
most horribly mangled, and relatives o.
the missing, were truly heart rending.-
The ruins of the building, and lots, fence:
and houses for yards around were covered
with fragments, and with flesh and bone.
and portions of human bodies.
One almost distracted father, drew from
the ruins the head of little girl which b,
knew to be that of his daughter, from
ribbon in her hair. The remaining por
ton of her body could not be found. Th,
rear end of Mr.. Moses house, which i.
between three and four hundred feet dis
tant from the scene of ruins, was literal,
covered with imprints of bones, pieces o
flesh, &C., which were thrown against i
with great force.
Yesterday, on visiting the ground, W.
found three barrels and four kegs heapec
up with portions offesh, hands, legs, arms
feet, &c, not fragment larger than /;
hand or a part of a leg, could be found il
any of them. The barrels, as also the
body of female, which it was impossible
to identify, were placed in a house neal
the ruins. The kegs, and bodies which
had not been claimed, were in the oper
air, near by.
Three persons only, out of all that wer,
employed about the building, are know
to have been taken out alive.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
Terrible Cruelties in China.

IerflDIo CrUeItleS IN China
is doubtful whether anything in the
annals of cruelty can be found to surpass
the bloodstained atrocities that charac
terize the civil war now raging in China
Accounts from Annoy are as follows
The 1mperialists have retaken the place
and have marked their success by Staying
in cold blood nearly 1000 persons, mos
of whom took no partin thelate movement
except on compulsion. The streets and
wharves of Annoy have literally streamed
with human blood, not shed in any war
like operations, but done in savage re
venge, and to blind the authorities at Pc
kin as to the bravery of the enactors. Ex
ecutions were of daily occurrence. The
Mandarins, to mark their success, were
reveling in human gore, putting to death
all who fall in their hands indiscriminate
ly. The original mover of the rebellion
had been given up to the Mandarins the
unfortunate wretch was executed on the
18th November, together with his son,
both bodies being quartered and their
heads placed on the principal city gates
The villages around Annoy were made te
contribute to the monster execution
Whole villages were threatened with death
unless they gave up all who took part ir
or sympathized with the rebels; and as g
consequence of this brutal demand, the
poor, weak, inofensive and defenseless
villagers, were surrendered up as victims
to satiate the Mandarins' thirst for blood.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

AMERICANS IN Prison AT HAVANA. The
three American seamen who were incarcer-
ated at the Moro, at Havana, are still in
confinement. The American acting consul
visits them frequently; but nothing has yet
been done with regard at them by the Cap
tain General or the other authortiies.-
They are probably waiting for the action
of our government.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
Heroine Of Texas.

we nave never seen anything OF mere
interest than the following history and
adventures of the women of Texas, taken
from an exchange. None would imagine
that woman ever possessed SO much
courage, energy and tirmness as did the
one here described:
CA very interesting and romantic Incl
dent was related by Rev. Mr.. Fontaine, il,
one of his recent lectures at the Rich
mond Atheneum. Speaking of the car
ly history of Texas, he gave an account oi
Gen. Longs effort to revolutionise that
country in 1919. Gen. Long served un-
der Gen. Jackson in the Seminole war.
and at the battle of New Orleans. He
married, when twenty-five years of age,
celebrated beauty and heiress of Nash
vile. only sixteen years old. When he
formed the design to invade Texas, Mrs.
Long entered fully into his plans, and
placed at his disposalher immense wealth.
With this he armed and equipped 800 men,
entered the country, and was everywhere
successful.
Near the Gulf coast he formed fortifi-
cation, where he established his head
quarters. He was elected President OF
the Republics full Cabinet was appoint
ed, and regular government organized.
At That time Iturbide was overrunning
Mexico, with the design of making him
self supreme ruler of that State Being
jealous Of the success and power of Gen.
Long, he proposed to him, through an
agent, that they should unite their forces,
which would enable them to strengthen
and confirm their authority-the one over
Mexico, and the other over Texas.
Gen. Long unwisely needed the traitor
Gus proposition. Before leaving the fort,
he assigned to his wife seventy-fve men,
with directions to hold the place until his
return. He soon after, with the remain
der of his small army, reached the head
quarters of Gen. Iturbide, who, as soon as
he got possession of his rival, caused him
to be assassinated Time passed on
Mrs. long heard nothing of the sad fate of
her husband. The seventy-fve men un-
der her charge became dissatisfied
visions were we'll nigh exhausted, and
they became clamorous to return to the
States" She told them that General
Long directed her to remain until his re-
turn and that she should do so, "dead or
alive"
Every man deserted her to retrace their
steps to their homes, leaving her with an
infant and nurse, a young negro girl of
twelve or fourteen years of age, the sole
occupants Of the fortifcation. She kept
the flag of stars and stripes floating from
the walls, fired the morning and evening
gun and beat the daily reveille. The
Mexicans and Indians thought the place
was still garrisoned, and kept at respect
full distance. Time sped. A year elaps-
ed, and still no tidings of her gallant hus-
band reached her lonely abode During
all this space she had subsisted by gather
ing oysters from the beach, and shooting
birds which flew about the fort. In 1921
Gen. Austin invaded Texas, and seeing a
flag floating from fortifcation near the
Gulf, supposed the noted Laftte had es-
tablished himself there He sent in flag
of truce, and what was his surprise to find
this place, in the midst of inimical Mexi-
cans and savage Indians, manned by SOL
ltary woman"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

H1eu PR1cEs.-The extremely high
prices now going for everything the farm
er has for sale, certainly must be crafty
ing to them, although it is not SO con-
venient to the poor, who in time of low
prices had it hard enough. We are in
hopes, too, that the present extremely
high prices, with ready cash markets, will
enable some of our very extremely poor
trainers (not worth more than s 1000 or
S2O,OO0) to subscribe for their county
paper. Nothing tends more to their in
terest and to promote their prosperity than
their county papers generally, yet how
little many of these farmers regard the
welfare and success of their papers.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

THE PAc1F1c RA1LRoAD.-The bill char
tering the Pacific Railroad is now law,
having passed the Texas Legislature, and
received the approval of the Governor.
This is Texas measure, and donates Of
the lands in that State, 1906 acres to
the mile. The road will be, it is estimat-
ed, about 800 miles in extent, and will
cost at s2O,O to the mile, sixteen mil
lions of dollars. The land donated
amounts to 1O,24O,OOO acres. This, at
FIVE dollars per acre, will be $51, 200, 900,
or thirty five millions ofdoilars more than
the cost of the road .-Csn. Eaaq.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
Stop my Paper.
When some men call to stop pa

When. some men call to stop pa
per, what stress they put up on th'
words, "stop my paper" as if they were
the only supporters. Not great while
since we had very egectiondte call of th'
kind, and really we got more satisfac
tion out of the fellew than if lie had ia
ken two copies of our paper. What care
we for mean mans lousy. two dollars {
year. 1t is very small item, for which
we give value received; and then, why
should we submit to insult for it with
out resentment? This latter thing, WE
were never instructed in nor neither dc
we wish to be. 1t is our aim to publish 6
good paper, worth the money we get fol
it, and therefore, our independence. -
But we have an extract here taken from
an exchange that presents the thing in
exceedingly good style, and we will give
tito our readers, with hope that if any
one should get little huAy at us, he will
remember that he'suot the only person left,
and that though he should surly discon-
tinue, some good fellow will come forward
and take the Pioneer in his place. Read
the following:
"Itis astonishing what exalted notions
some persons have of their own impor-
tance. They seem to imagine they are
altogether nececessary to the onward roll
of our little world, and if by any means
they should he showed out of the way,
the screws would be SO loose that the old
machine would no longer hold together;
and of course, if such important person
ages only say to an editor. "Stop my pa
PERI the whole establishment must go to
naught instanter. We have often laugh
ed in our sleeve--though outwardly we
looked as grave as an owl-when one of
those regulators of the world has march
el into our sanctum and order discon-
tinuance Of his paper. And it always
does us good to see how the starch is taken
out of him while the editor replies, Ger
tainly, sir with the greatest pleasure, just
as soon as the clerk has entered hundred
or more name which have just been sent
in. The mighty man wits down like the
narrative Of a whipped spaniel and he
shrinks away, muttcring to himself
well, I'm afraid that stopping my paper
has not ruined him after all.
Do These swells who stop their papers on
account of some milf which has found
its way into their Uranium, are sure to
watch the time of the next issue, thinking
that another number will hardly make its
appearance; and they are sure to borrow
their neighbours copy to see if it does not
contain the editors farewell address to his
readers.
We once knew a minister who, in de-
scribing Christians character, and the
crcumspection of his walk said the way
to heaven required as much care as it did
for cat to walk on a wall covered with
broken bottles. 1t is something SO with
an editor, if he is to please everybody"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

TRooPs FOR ERIE.-The United States
Government has at last determined to nut
an end to the disgraceful riots at Erie. The
Albany Atfas, of the 28th, states positive
ly that detachment of troops from Fort
Niagara, and another from Sackett's Har-
Dor, in New York, have been ordered to
the seat of war.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

MATERIAL AID FOR TURkEY.-The N
Y. Tribune says vessel cleared from that
port, last week, for Constantinople, hay
ing as part of her cargo nine hundred ara
seventy .jf0e barrels o5'rum AS the Turks
never drink strong liquor, it is be inferred
that the shipment is intended solely for
the volunteers. -
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

WEArHER.-On Monday the weather
was very fne.-Tuesday some snow,
yet pleasant. "Wednesday very disagree
able, with rain, snow, wind, mud and wa
ter, and hard to beat. The prospects
look fair for a continuance of the same
as the skies are dark as pitch.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

LONDON IN AsHEs.-Itis is reported that
this place. the county seat of Madison,
has been nearly destroyed by fire. Odd
Fellow and Masonic Halls, Telegraph Of
fee and contents, all burnt
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

VEREoNr.--The Vermonters are Justly
Proud of their State. The Rutland Her
aid breaks out as follows:
"There is but one city in the State, and
not one soldier. We have no theaters not
mobs. We have no police, and not MUIR
der has been committed in this State with
the last ten years. We have no mus
Gums, opera-houses nor crystal palaces,
but we have homes, genuine homes, that
are the center of the world to its inmates. u
What monstrous time that brisk peo-
ple must have of it!
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

ENCOURAGEMENT TO ECONOMY AND Coon
FEEL1NG.-Edward Harris, ESQ, Of
Woonsocket, R. l., has offered to give TO
The twenty-five persons employed in his
mills, who, during the present year, shall
save and have at interest the largest DER
cent OF their earnings, premium of $50
each.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

GLAD OF 1r.-We see by some of our
exchanges, that our young friend, A.
Jackson Morgan, has been elected clerk
of the House of Representatives of Min
nesota. Mr. NJ. is practiacl printer, pos
sessing energy, talent, and merits the
post We worked in the same office,
side by side with him for long time, and
are glad to hear of his progress for it
is coming near home. Who knows but
what our turn will soon come?
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

LEcrUREs-On Monday next, Mr.. Be-
ment will commence regular course of
lectures on Ancient History. He is said
to be the best lecturer of the age, and
those who have attended his lectures, re-
present them as being the most interes-
ting and instructive of anything they ever
listened to.
Do not fail to go and hear the lectures,
commencing on Monday and lasting ten
evenings. Only one dime each evening,
for family ticket. The lectures will be
delivered in the brick church.
Family tickets can be procured of G.
W. Beery, at one dollar each.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

g-Mrs. A. West has recovered S35
damages of liquor seller named Henry
Martin-under the Indiana Law-at
Brookville, for selling her husband liquor
SO as to iutoxicate him.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

LOUIS NAPOLEON FOR WAR.-The most
extensive preparation for war are being
made in France, both by land and sea. It
is said the Bank has agreed to lend fifty
millions of francs to the Government. At
a recent select ball in the Tulleries, the
Russian Ministers was not invited, al
though all his other fellow diplomatists
were present.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

WHEAr.-Those having wheat to sell,
will find the cash ready for them upon the
the delivery of their wheat at the Indian
Mill. Lumber for sale at the same place.
See Mr.. Myers advertisements.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09

HEAVY VERD1cr.-We learn, from New
Orleans that Mrs. Landreaux has obtain
ed in one of our courts there, verdict Of
$50, 900, aginst the New Orleans Railroad
Company. The suit was brought for
damages sustained in the loos of her hus-
band, who was killed by an accident ON
the road in question.-Cin. Eng.
Now, what girl wouldn't marry, when
one man cost $50, 900? Isn't this encour-
aging to old bachelors? He must have
been duck of fellow.