The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-12-27
NEWS ITEMS

NJ. Col Ford commanding, was engaged
in the fight at Allegheny camp, Virginia.
@ Secretary Seward gives as hi. O.
pinion that no war would take place with
Eng gland, in consequence Of the capture
of Mason and Slidell.
~ 1t is rumored that a cart load of
sick is conveyed daily from the rebel en-
campments at Manassas and Centerville.
to the hospital at Charlottesville, Va.
E The House Post office committee
have decided to introduce bill to abolish
the Franking privilege.
81 Soldiers in our army are allowed
to send their letters off without prepay-
ing the postage,
% Gov. Curtin of Pa. urges on the
Government the pfopriety Of making i'm.
mediate defeuces for liladefphis.
GF Kentucky has been received bv
the Rebel Congress into the Southern
Confederacy, and Henry c. Burn EFT and
Judge Monroe sworn in as Senators.
RA considerable number of troops
are under orders TO leave for Canada from
England.
@ Provisional Coy ernor johnson has
issued call at Bowling Green, for twen-
ty companies of volunteers from Ken
lucky. a
@ The Presidents Message was de-
iivered at noon On Tuesday, and publish
ed in San Francisco in full at A. III. on
v ednesday. 1a 1855
9S The Governor Of Mississippi calls on
the citizens for all the weapons they have
FOR the use of the rebel army.
gin Madison county, illinois. a few
days ago, crazy German, Friheart. who
had lost his reason on the death of his
wife. shot Gead lis four children end then
blew his own brains out.
H Capt. Wilmington. Of Michigan,
writes from the Charleston Jail, that the
prisoners OF war are strictly denied sees
ing newspapers, and visitors are not al
lowed, That is being ''shut out from the
world
E Com. Levy, owner Of the Month
cello ertate in Virginia, who remained
loyal, has prepared his will, in which he
leaves the Jefferson homestead and 500,
ooo to keep it in repair. legacy to the
United States Government. - s+e-
R Near Gen. McCall's headquarters
is an old Virginian who lii Grated his
twelve slaves after the war commenced.
and now has them contentedlY working on
his farm for wages.
RIt is reported that the rebel and
federal privateers are cruising at the en-.
trance of the English Channel.
Eg Gen. Scott expresses the convic-
ZION that war between America and Eng
land, without more serious provocatiou
than is at present gwen, is impossible.
+ GE Mr.. Wade presented petition
from the citizens Of Ohio. asking chat J.
G, Fremont be appointed Lieutenant
General.
e. The rebels have sunk hulks near
Norfolk, rendering all approach BY water
to it impossible.
E 1t is believed that Lord Lyons has
not yet made any official communication
to the Secretary of State.
E@The grea'es' excitement prevails in
Richmond and Norfolk in regard 10 the
news from England.
ga series Of resolutions have been
adopted by the Legislature OF Tennessee
relative the opening Of the Southern ports
and recommending that no crop OF cot
ton be seeded the ensuing year.
I GEThe Richmond Examiner, of the
l 10Th inst, says we are assured that reso-
ilutious have been introduced into Coa-
press Offering sympathy to the people OF
l Maryland, and urging such policy in
the conduct Of the war as to open the way
for her admission 10 the Southern Con
federacy.
C. The Supreme Court has deeided
that there is no auth ority in the Courts to
discharge on hateas corpus, minors over
, eighteen and under twenty -one, enlisted
in the army without the authority OF pa
rents.--That without the consent Of par
ents or guardians, minors under eighteen
, cannot be held.
: EE On the morning Of the 10Th inst. a
rebel battery Of three guns. and two hum
: dred infantry commenced shelling Colonel
Geary's encampment at Point OF Rocks.
Md. About twenty shells fell in the camp.
The osth regiment and battery OF two
: runs, returned the FIRE and in short time
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