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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20
Another Victim.

The Springfield News of Friday last
gives the following melancholy fate of an
erring young woman, of that city which
should be warning to all who are
tempted to lead life of dissipation and
sin:
Miss Ruth Waterman, a young wo.
man Of about 19 years OF age, has been
for some time known by a certain class oi
men in our city as nymph du pave,
bearing the cognomen of "Blister.'' she
was quite dissipated and was freq uently
an inmate of the county Jail. On Mon.
day night she was brought from Urbana
to this city, by a male companion, and
left in the street. Although having
quite sum of money on her person. she
could not procure better shelter from the
cold than the saw-mill OIL the bank o,
Buck Greek, near the Cliff Mills. There
she lay down by stove and went to
sleep, from hich she was ultimately a.
wakened by The burning of her clothing.
it baving taken fire from the stove
Actually wrapped in flames she ran out
into the open air and went with all posi-.
BILE speed to the residence of Jacob w
Kills. Esq, one of the In6rmary Direc-
tors. were she arrived in perfectly nude
state with the flesh on all parts of her
body, with the exception of her face, all
burnt to crisp! She was duly cared-fo1
for the night and on Tuesday morning
was taken to the County In6rmary where
she died, after suffering intolerable tor
ment at ii o'clock on Tuesday night
She has relatives of high respectability IN
Marion county.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20
For Salt River.

The Dug. out, chartered BY the Fusion
lists, starts to morrow for the head of Sal
River. The cabin boy was sent with
S25 this morning to buy the "smal
stores.'' He returned while the captain
and mate were in the cabin taking {
"smile," and the following eolloquy tool
place:
Boutwell,. captain, I've come or
board with the .'small stores.''
Captain-"What have you brought?'
Boy-"I spent twenty-four dollars fol
whiskey and one dollar for bread"
Captain-"Thunder! What are W,
going to do with 80 much bread?''-Ab
Jour. .-.-... r..-r
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20

@The prayer of a pious Methodist
for the upgodly at Pittsfeld, at a Berk-
shire camp-meeting half century ago,is
furnished to the public as model for tho
special prayers proposed in some quar-
ters in behalf of the errors of the Seces.
sionists:
"Oh' Lord, we pray thee that thou
wouldst convert all that thou canst in
the middle of this town; and all that
thou canst not convert. Oh, God, be
pleased to take them by the nape of
their necks and shake them over hell
till they squeal like a raccoon-Amen.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20
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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20

I A printer, not long since, having
been flung by his sweetheart, went to the
office to commit suicide with the "shoot-
ing STICK The "devil' wishing to pa-
city him. told him to 60 into the sanctum
where the editor was writing dun. to
delinquent subscribers. He saws that
picture of dispair reconciled him to his
fate. - es
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20

oob ohihe" "-i OuS WV S"sSS ~
the floor of the cell, and lights up the sad
face of the Mother, who with her chill
dren bends over the couch. You must
not mind their tears; you must laugh at
their sobs, for Ethe husband, the father,
debtor.
He was cnce man Of noble presence ,
somewhat tall in stature, with a frank,
ingenious countenance, deep tranquil
eyes, and brow that bore the marks OF
strong intellect. ..F
Now, the mere wreck of a man-face,
form, brow. all withered, eyes dimmed.
and jaw falen-he qulvers on the couch
of this Walnut street goal.
Why this change? For long years,
pursued by honest gentlemen, with thin
| lips, pinched faces. eyes bleared with the
lust Of gain, this man-for he is still a
man-has went through all the tortures
with which poets, in their imaginary hel's,
afflct the damned. They have bounded
him in the streets. in the church, in the
house, yelling kind of blood hounds
bay all the while, and at last driven him
into the gaol. ......t .. =
He is there, dying; his wife, his chill.
dren, by his side, The curses of pi-
rates, thieves, pickpockets, murderers,
echo through the iron banded door.
Mother! Take your children by the
hand lead them to the window; bid them
look through the green trees, and behold
yonder steeple glittering in the sun. Tha,
is Independence Hall.
And here, on the debtors couch, in the
felon's gaol, lies one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence. Here, ,dy
ing in slow agony, writhes a man who
gave arms to Washington, money to Con
gress, and by his resolute energy sa
we'd his country in the darkest hour o
peril.
Robert Morris dying in felon's gao
1t is too much! For he honor of ou
country, for the sake of that respec
which honest shame and honorable power
iy claims in every cline, among all men
we cannot 60 on.
But those times, when men were mad,
felons by the holy law of Imprisonment
for debt have passed away. The Law
exists no longer, in any civilized commu
nifty. 1t is true, that in two or thre.
barbarous despotisms-we cannot cal
them this law does, yet re-
main in force, but this merely leaves u.
to infer, that the majority of its hon
est citizens are felons, needing infamou:
enactmepts-to keep them in order.
No man calls himself an American cit
izen, who dwels in such a comm unity
or submits to such despotism.
What beautiful words .hese are fo
history to be read in connection witt
each other-Robert Morris! A Feon'
gaol. .I.a
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20

The degrees of crime are thus defined:
He who steals million is only Gnancier.
Who steals half million is only de-
faulter. Who steals hundred thousand
is raguc. Who steals fifty thousand is
a knave. But he who steals pair of boots
or loaf of bread is scoundrel of the
deepest dye.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20
American HumOr.

The October number Of the North
British Review has choice articles on this
subject. Among the Am erican books
placed at the head of the article, is
"Fisher's River Scenes and Characters, by
'STIT, who was raised thar" The scenes
and characters are Forth Carolinian.-
The reviewer quotes passage from the
book as illustrative of his subject-Amer-
lean Humor. 1t is the story Of man
named "Oliver Stanley" who was taken
captive by wild "lNJ1ss," After some
consideration, they puthim into an emp
ty oil barrel, and headed him up. leaving
the bung hole open, that he might be
longer dying. The prisoner relates por-
tion of his experience in this wise:
"l determined TO get out n that or
bust trace; and so pounded away with
my fist, till I beat it into nearly a jelly,at
the end of the bar'l; but it were no 60.
Then l butted spell with my noggin,
but had no purchas like old rams have
when they butt; fur, you know, they
back ever so far when they make tilt.
So I caved in, made my last will and
testament and vartually gave up the
ghost. 1t wur mighty serious time with
me for sure. While l were lying thar,
balancin' accounts with t'other world and
afore I had all my fggers made out to
see how things 'ud stand, hearn suthin'
sc-ambulating in the leaves, and snortin'
every whipstich like he smelt sunthin' he
didn't exactly like. I lay as still as a
salanander, and thought, maybe there's
chance for Stanley yit. So the crittur
whatever it mought be, kept moseyin'
raund the barl. Last he came to the
bunghole, put his nose in, smelt mighty
pertic' lar, and gin monstrous loud snort
I holt what little breath had to keep the
crittur from smellir' the intarnals of the
barl I soon seen it was a bar of the
woods the big king bar of the woods,
who had lived there from time immortal
Thinks I, old feller, look out; old Oliver
amt dead yit. Jist then he put his blacl
paw in jist as fur as he could, and scrab'
bed about to make some 'scovery, The
first tho't l had was to nab his paw, as
drownin' man will ketch at straw; bu
I soon seen that wouldn't do, fur you see
he couldn't then travel. So jist waited
spell with great fatterbation of mind
The next move he made was to put hi:
tail in at the bunghole of the bai'l to tes
its innards. I seen that were the time te
make my Jack: SO seized my holt, and
shouted at tbs top of my voice:
Charge! Chester, charge,
On, stanly, on!
And the bar lie put, and knowed tai
holt were better than no holt; and SO we
went, bar'l and all, the bar full speed
Now my hope were that the bar would
jump over some pfesserpiss, break the
bar'l all to shiyerations, and liberatc me
from my nasty, stinkin' lily prison. And
sure 'nuff, tbs bar at full speed leaped
over caterack fifty feet high. Down
we went together in pile cowhallop, on
big rock, Dustin the bar'l and nearly
shakin' my gizzard out'n me. let &c
nv tail holt-had no more use for it--and
away went the bar like whirlygust Nv
woodpecker were arter it. I've never
seen or hearn from that bar since, but be
has my best wishes for his present and
future welfare.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20

@A Virginia negro boy. who pro-
fessed to be dreadfully alarmed at cholera
took to the woods to avoid it, and was
there found asleep. Being asked why he
went there, he said, "to pray, massa."--
"How was it that you went to sleep?"
"Don't know, massa, zactly, but I spec
I ever-prayed myself" 7t3G ST
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20

Eg A down east editor says he has
seen the contrivance our lawyers use
when they "warm up with the subject. -
He says it is glass concern, and holds
about pint. ...- -t
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20
PIERSON HOUSE,
C. BERRY, Sr. & SON. Proprietors.
U PPER SANDU SKY, OHIO.

[FEw DOORS SOUTH OF THE COURT HOUSE,
This long established, we'll known, and
popular Hotel, has been reftted and repaired
by the present Proprietors in style that will
enable them to afford strangers and travellers
better accommodations than can be had at any
other public house in this country. 1t is loca-
ted in the most central part of town ant is
therefore the most convenient and pleasant
stopping place in Upper sandusky. Upon
Z El 3 . q, T a 3 Z g
Will always be found the very best of every
thing that can be procured in this and adjoin-
ing counties as we'll as an occasional luxury
from the Southern and Eastern Cities, and no
pains will be spared to make the guests OF the
"Pierson House, comfortable.
Their Stabling
Is acknowledged by all to be the very best in
the neighborhood, and persons having horses to
be cared for viii! find every convenience and
facility recessaly to their comfort.
| GPrompt and careful porters always on
hand to convey baggage to and from the cars.
Don't tforget to call at the ''Pierson," when
you come to town.
Upper Sandusky, Aug l6, 1860.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20

~ Prentice thinks il young lady
has thousand acres of valuable land,
the young men are apt to conclude that
there is sufficient ground for attachment.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-24
la W IIVT,ELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL COURT-JUpGE Bonn.

CRIMINAL COURT-JUDGE BOND
ney Hannan charged With % as5autpg John RTap
was adjudged not guilty.-Caspar Weaver com
promised an assault On Mrs. Pollity by paying
costs s'--Lawrence Litz, charged with resisting
officer Hawkins in the discharge of his duty waE
adjudged guilty and fined 25 cents and COSTS
State Us. Jacob Ham line, Lawrence Oehs, and
George W. Leatherberry, charged with assaultina
George h. McGee; and cross action against Me
Gee for assaulting Leatherberry Hamline anC
Ochs adjudged not guilty. Leatherberry and Nc
Gee guilty, and each fined 81 and ccsts.--,Iame
McName, charged with assaulting Malachi LaIly
and cross action charging Lally with an assault
on McName. Lalley adudged not guilty anc
prosecutor to pay costs; McName fined 81 anc
coSts.-J0hn Carson, charged with assautinc
James Lee and John Lyon-twO cases-fned 81
and costs and Imprisonment for one month in eacf
case.-W m. }. Morgan, charged with assaultina
and resisting officer VIM. I. Harris in the dischargl
of his duty, was fined 81 and costs and imprisonec
three weeks.-Benianiin Cuvver the prosecuting
witness against Thomas Grant, forfeited his recog
nlzances-The Court adjourned until Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT C0URT-JUDGE G1LEs
William Meade Addison, United States District
Attorpey.-The sailors convicted of rioting or
board the ship Sylvia, Capt. Swassey, were sen
fenced as follows John Riley and Albert Brown
to one weeks imprisonment in Jail, Thomas Bowie
one month in Jail, and James Robinson, Harry
Blodgett, Martin DOran and Thurston Spear to Sly
months imprisonment in jail.-In the case
capt. m. SWassey, charged with cruelty to hi;
crew, the Government entered plea of not guilty
-Charles Hamilton, charged with inaictiDg crue
and unusual punishment on his crew. Verde
guilty; not sentenced.-John Uhr, captain o
bark Scio, charged with cruel and unusual punish
ment OF u GhaS Grey IR33TdeP 5 seaman Jury out
Thos G. Little Us. Beck & Bachmann, and same
Us. Nicolassen q Prior. Hearing of motion to dis
solve iniunctions heretofore issued. Before report
ed. Further argued by G. F. Mayer and W. j
Ward for compainants; F.W. Bruno aud Morrison
for defendants.
BALTINoRE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT-JUDGE PRICE
TowsoNrowN, Dee 22.-Adjourned until Wednes
day, January ID, 1861.
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SUPREME COURT oF THE rNIrEn STATES

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2l.-On motion OF Hon. Rev
erdy johnson, Leander Holmes, ESQ.,, of Washing
ton Territory, and Geo. B. Hibbard, ESQ.,, of n ew
York, were admitted attorneys and counsellors of
this Court.-On motion of Hon John l.. N. STRAIT
ton, Daniel F. Tompkns, Esq, of New York, was
admitted an attorney and counsellor in this court.
No. I, original docket, ex parte. In the mat
ter of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of the
United States Of America, by Beriah Magoliin,
Governor and the Executive authority thereof pc
titioner, u.s. VIM. Dennison, Governor of the State
OF Ohio. Mr. Monroe having read in open Court
the petition filed therein, and also the exhibits
hled with said petition, and having moved the
Court for writ of mandamus, for rule to
show cause, pursuant to the terms of said pc
ution, it is thereupon here considered
and ordered by the Court that the said motion be
and the same is hereby set down for argument on
this day three weeks, to wit, on Friday the lth
day of January, 1861; and it is further ordered
that the Clerk of this Court do forthwith send a
copy of this ORDER and of the petition and exhibits
flied herein, to be served on his Excellency VIM.
Dennison, Governor of Ohio.--No 81 Henry
Winsor ui, claimants of the steamship Palmet-
to, appellants, Us. Michael Malloy, jr. This cause
having been called for argument, and neither par
ty being prepared to argue the same, it was dis.
missed with costs, under the nineteenth rule
No. 81. Jas. A. Chandler, plaintiff in error, u.s.
Otta Won Roeder, ct. al. The argument of this
cause was commenced by Mr.. Paschal for the plain
tiff in error, and continued by Mr.. Wm. G. Hale
for the defendants in error. Ad dourne2 until Wed
nesday next, II o'clock.
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sEfINHI OF INC EOlly t.Xpress.
FOET hEARNEY, Dec. 22.--The California pony
express passed here on Friday with dates to th(
Sth inst. The news is unmportant. 1t was re
ported that an American bark had gone ashore a
Woosung and all on board murdered By the inhabi
ants.
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BosroN, Dec. 22.-The Governor has issued hi
proclamation appointing Friday, the 4th of Janu
ary, as day of fasting and prayer for the preser
walton of the Union, in conformity to the recon-
mendation of the President.
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Further from Europe, per Steamer City OF
To-,

1ancAeSier
ST.. JOINS, n. B., Dec. 22.-The steamer City
OF Manchester passed Cape Race this morning,
having Liverpool advices of the 18th inst.
The sales of Cotton on Wednesday amounted to
10000 bales, including 5000 bales to exporters and
spectators. The market closed quiet but steady.
Breadsuffs closed firm with an advancing tendency.
Consols closed at 925sd9z34.
The political news is unimportant
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men men h@r citizens have yet to pass in their path
to indeFHndcnt so orereignty
~, FROM the Wilmington Nv C Herald
lNe G'.M"e result OF this section on her part no
human Delng can furesee. God only know what il
viii be. 1t may be dreadful civil war civil war
sucA as the civilized world has never seen 1t NAV
oe The establishment OF a new and better order of
tShihSS lot the Southern people in the future but
r"" the latter Is to be accomplished is n problem
'r the soiu ION OF which, not even the chief actors
Al VIC movement have, at any time, promu gated
any plan The best that can be said of it is that
a., al m,anPenetrab'e cloud of doubt and mystery en-
Veopes 1t. IL cannot be denied for a moment that
vast majority of the people of the conntry and
OF the word regard the step as one fraught with
Galamlty, and, perhaps, ruin to the whole country
The only hope for our salvation as a great and
powerful nation rests, under Divine Providence.
with the conservative people of the remaining
States.
From the Richmond Dispatch.1
Deeply as we feel this humiating disappoint-
men OF the hopes and expectations Of all patriotic
hearts, profoundly we may regret that South
carolina could not await the co operation of Vir-
Slnla ana other Southern States, have no re-
proaches to utter against that heroic and generous
CommonWealth. Virginia feels as deeply as Caro-
Ina the long career of injustice and wrong, of
spoliiaton and aggression, of rapiae and blood,
which has compelled the South to make final
stand for -selfpreservation, and irritated proud
ana hlgh-toned people beyond the capacity of fur
ther endurance. We have believed and often ex-
pressed the belief, that, by a general and united
ueliahd "i the Southern States, every right which
ehey possess and every guarantee which they re-
quire would be conceded by the Northern States.
nail.way measures are worse than none, and di-
Vlded counsels more dangerous than no counseIs at
all. Oar Northern friends Themselves edYresfJY call
upon us to unite among ourselves, and for Heavens
sake not to be sdtled rH temporary ecpedieHts and
absurd emoHents for disease chch lies deep IN the
Gtood Let us hear this voice. Let the Slave
states stand together, one and all. Duty to them
selves, to their Northern friends to the Union de-
hahos that we Keep together, front and rear, and
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The latest English papers announce the compile
ton of arrangements which insure the progress of
the International Exhibition of 1862 Lord Gran
vile, the Marquis of Chandos and Messrs I. Bar
ing, c. Wentworth Dixie and I. Fairbairn have
accepted the position of trustees and satisfactory
security has been deposited in the Bank of England
to assure the needful advances.
General Cass and Mr.. Cobb having resigned their
positions at the head of public affairs, the Augusta
(Ga.) Chronicle thinks the perils of the times now
imperatively demand that President Buchanan
should surrender his robes of Office and that the
Executive mantle should fall upon the shoulders of
the gallant young Kentuckian
despatch from the editor OF the Uississippian
ana State Gazette, published at Jackson-drected
70 the Mississippi delegation in Congress-states
that the State or Mississippi has elected delegates
to the Convention in favor of separate secession by
a very large maJority-say seventy in a Conven-
tlon OF one hundred delegates, and popular ma
jority of 10000 votes.
The entire military staff of Gov. Morgan, of
New York, have resigned their commissions
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Resignntion--AnotnerS Shaver Captured
NEW IoRK, Dec. 22.-Commodore Kearney has
resigned his position in the Navy.
| 1t is reported that tt , steamer Mohcan has cap
tured another SLAYER on the coast of Africa having
| nine hundred slaves on board.
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On Tuesday all the sai-makers and boatbuilder
employed in the Charestown Navy Yard were
discharged. Over a months wages are due the
workmen, which they expect to get the first of next
week. There about seven hundred men EN-
ployed in the Yard at the present time. Nearly all
the blacksmiths at the Gosport (Va.) Yard have
also been discharged
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SECESSION POLE CUT DOWN.

PETERSBURG, Dec. ga secession pole, one
hundred feet high, bearing Palmetto flag, was
planted Of the most prominent streets yes
terday morning amid the cheering of a large
crowd, but this morning the pole was sawed down
just before the dawn of daylight by some unknown
party, and the flag was carried off. Great excite
ment exists, and a collision is feared.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
RALEIGH, Dec. 22.-The Legislature has adjourn
ed till the 7th of January. An effort to take up
the bill for armng the State failed in the House of
Commons