The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-10-31
Stems Of 2Ilews.


they might do at home.
JsT7- A sugar refining firm in Phils-
.delphia have manufactured pyramid Of
fine loaf sugar, a foot and a half through
at the base, four feet three inches in
height, and weighing nearly two hundred
pounds, which is to be presented to Mrs.
George B. Nc Clellan.
E47- 1t is said that John Van Buren,
has been under treatment at a water cure,
recently, for softoning Of the brain, and
his recent performance in New York in
dicates that he was discharged as incur
able
Gs,- AT Davenport, the other day,
rat, which was being chased by several
persons, ran lip mans leg, inside his
trousers 1t laid hold Of the mans leg
with its teeth, and held its grip with such
tenacity that the mans trousers had to
be cut, and the rat was ultimately taken
off with piece of tiesh between his teeth.
The wound inflicted is stated to be very
serious.
Es' A, the Cattata,igus county (N.Y)
fair Mr.. Welnearth appeared, clad in
garments made sentirely by himself and
family. His clothes were of linen grown
and manufactured on his own farm. Even
his shoes were made Of the hide Of one
of his cwn cows, tanned by himself.
Et7- Counterfeit IS bills are in circu-
laton on the Orange County Bank, Chel-
sea, Vt. They have for vignette
horse standing at the door of mill, tlan
with bag of meal on his shoulder, water
fall and bridge at the left; a portrait of
boy at the right of vignette female feed
ing chickens on right lower corner. e
R95" The Elector of Hesse Cassel, not
long since, in his own princely theatre,
quaueled with his wife, the Electress,
gave her tremendous scolding, and
dragged her out after him by the skirts.
The audience was very quiet, and de-
cidedly amused by this connubal comedy
in high life,
Iy- The Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue is disposed to favor the Yankee in
vention of mica and metal cases for rev.
enue stamps, adopting them for use as
currency. They are but lite larger than
9 the nickel cent, and clean and beautiful
in appearance.
ET The War Department is now
rapidly increasing the cavalry brahoh d
the service and it is said that since the
Stuart incursion, horses can be bought
very cheaply in the southern tier of coun-
ties in Pennsylvania. The farmers would
rather sell cheap to Uncle Sam than give
away TO jeff. Davis.
Eg' General Burnside has been re-
Gently promoted to an important position.
His command now embraces his former
(the Oily army corps, together with
those of those Of Generals Williams (late
Banks and sumnct. Getiaral Wilcox,
lately commanding the LIST division, now
commands the 9th army corps.
Eg- An army correspondent of rebel
journal tells the following incident that
occurred in Maryland, between Stonewsll
jackson and the ladies'. They surrounded
the old game-cock; he said " Ladies, this
is the first time was ever surrounded =
and cut every button off his coat, and,
they say, commenced oil his pants, and
at one time it was feared he would be in
the Uniform Of Georgia colonel minus
all except a shirtcollar and spurs For
once he was badly scared.
EE- Preliminary arrang gelnents for the
construction of another iron-clad vessel,
have been effected at the Navy Yard,
Philadelphia. The timbers for it are now
chiefly at the yard, and a force Of men is
to be put at once at work on them. The
length of the vessel win be two hundred
and aevehty-6ve feet, breadth Of beam
fifty feet. This win give her the same
beam as the Ironsides, but an excess in
length of thirty five feet. Her armament
is to consist mainly of fitleen-inch guns
which will carry shot of four hundred
and fifty pounds.
Es- A candidate for the Legislature ii
Illinois says. that he is for carrying on
the war under the constitution, over the
constitution, through the Constitution, or
against the constitution. Any way what.
ever, SO as to put down the rebellion.