The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-07-04
NEWS ITEMS.

EN- Two children of w. A. Jones, of
GAINESVILLE, were drowned in the Muskin-
gum river on Friday evening. They were
out in a skiff with their father, who bare
ly escaped with his life. .s-I
@- Col. Granville Moody Of the 18th
regiment has been relieved of the COM
mand at Camp Chase and joins his regi-
ment at Nashville. Col. w. B. Allison
of the IS regiment succeeds him at Camp
Chase. .t
~ We learn from the Boston Post,
that exGov. Boutwell, of Mass, and
Charles A. Dana, late of the New York
Tribune. have been appointed by Secre-
tary Stanton,.a a commission to examine the,
Quartermaster's Department in the West.
~ The Cincinnati Enquirer under
stands that Col. Groesback. Surgeon Nix
on, Capt. W. P. Stomx, Quartermaster
Edwards, together with several other off,
GERS of the 39ih Ohio. have sent in their
designations. --s....
~ A farmer in Gloucester Mass.
having exhausted all other means of cap
turing or driving away crows from, his
field, soaked quantity of corn in rum, and
laid it about the place with liberal hand.
The next day he captured thirteen birds,
who were too drunk to get away.
@ An exchange says that cat Akron.
o., DR.. Arnold Wells. Dentist. who has
respectable family, and who has resided
There for msny years. was lately severely
chastised on the public streets, by two
citizens. for taking improper liberties with
young girl whom he had put under the.
influence of ehloroforn. It is said he had
offended many times in this respect--his
victims being quite young. The Doctor,
was over fifty years of age. and he has
not made his appearance in the place
since.''
E1'~ President Lincoln arrived at Coz.
zen's Hotel, West Point, yesterday morn
ing. The President, accompanied by
Col. D. c. McCallum. Military Superin-
tendent of Railroads, left washington at
4:lO p. m. Leaving at g a. m. BY the
Hudson River Railroad, he reached West
Point at $40. As Gen. Scott is now re-
siding at West Point, it is to be presumed
that the President has gone to consult him
in regard to the affairs Of the army.
E Advices, unofficial, at corinth stats
that the White River has been opened by
our boats for ITO miles, and that Gov.
Heagah has put the State Government Of
Arkansas on fiat.boat, at Little Rock,
and is padding it up the Arkansas River
toward Fort Smith. =~F z
Es- The New Orleans Picayune men,
tiors the discovery at the terminus of ths
PONG char;faih railroad at the lake, of
sub n'arlte rain, Of cigar shape made of
iron, followed, so that number of men
feet fohg, and has propeller that can be
worked by hand. On each side Of the
ram, there is d sort of fin made of iron.
three feet lohg and foot and a half wide.
By raising these wings or fms, tle ram
rises to the surface, and sinks by their
depression. The bow is sharply pointed,
land when run against an ordinary vessel.
below the water line, would be able to
sink it in a very short time. II was dis
covered and raised by Capt. Chas. G. g.
Thornton, aud Captain George Wiggin.
late of New London, Conn, at present
Captain Of the post at the lake. aa
~- Urgent calls are now made upon
the United States Arsenal, at Watertown,
by the Government, for powder, and the
establishment is in operation on the Sab
bath as well as the other days of the week.
The kind of powder wanted is that used
for siege guns.
@ The ship North America. which
arrived at Boston on Saturday, had on
board the bells which were contributed
by the people of Louisiana, for the pros
ecution of the war against the Union.
under the proclamation issued by Beau
regard. There are nearly eight hundred
of them, varying in size from cowbell
| to large church BELLS Most of them are
of the size used on steamboats, and plan
tations. This consignment of bell-metal
weighs about two hundred tuns, and is
valued at about two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
E The prize schooner Rowena, which
was recently captured in Stono Inlet. by
the United States sloop-of-war, Pawnee.
arrived at Philadelphia on Monday. In
charge of Prize Master Redding. The
Rowena is loaded with lead, cigars, pa
per, and other articles much needed at
the South. Her papers were placed in
charge of the Prize Commissioner soon
after she arrived.
Exs- Governor johnson has been lnvi-
ted to deliver a Fourth of july address
at Louisville Preliminary arrangements
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