The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-05-23
Weekly Summary of News.

Weekly Summary of News.
- Besuregard is undoubtedly at Cor
iuth.
- We have portion Of the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad in our possession
- The Postoffice Department direct,
all mail matters destined for Burnside
command be hereafter directed to New
York.
"A bill is introduced at the sugges.
tion OF the Navy Department, giving the
Charleston pilot and his crew of Loyal
blacks the full value of the prize brought
to the blockading squadron.
- The Pension bill passed by the House
will take forty millions from the Treasury
annually Ii will be modified in the Senate.
- The Mobile papers report that on the
night Of the 9th the rebels set fire to and
destroyed the navy yard andforts at Pen
sscola, and tore up the railroad track.
Visitors to Norfolk represent the
City as like cemctery-grass growing in
the streets. stores closed, and no signs OF
Unionism among the whites. Millson,
hitherto spoken of as an out-spoken Union
est, refuses to talk on politics with mem
bers Of Congress. old friends, who called
70 see him.
"A number Of years ago a free black
man OF Washington City raised sufficient
money to purchase black woman. By
her he has since raised a family of six or
seven children. AS by the law Of the Dis
trict, the child follows the condition Of
the mother, of course these children are
his slaves. He has therefore filed his
claim, and asked payment from the Gov
ernment. valuing his piconinies at $500
each.
The Jonesboro (Tenn.) Examiner
learns that fearful disease has made its
appearance in Carter County, Tennessee.
The symptoms of the disease are SINH
lar to those of congestive fever or cold
plague. In few hours its victim is dead :.
In the last ten days twenty or thirty
have fallen before it, and it was still on
the increase.
Returns official and unofficial of the
special election in the Ninth District, { Ill
for member of Congress to succeed Gen.
Logan. give Isham G. Haynie eighty two
plurality.
"A letter to person in Brandon, from
Ship Island, says that Vermont private
on guard there fell sick one night and
was taken to the hospital, where the sol
der gave birth to child. The soldier
and the young recruit are doing well.
Three large iron boats, at a cost OF
$500, 900 each, and three iron clad gun
boats at an aggregate cost OF $3.50, OU'
are being built for the Government at ST.
Louis.
The steamer Imperial brought 8O7
sick soldiers to St. Louis from the Tenn.
on Saturday, the largest number that hrs
arrived at that porn on any one boat.
The Union people Of Memphis arc
reported sorely disprited at the delay. OF
our fleets. Many, in anticipation Of their
arrival, have been emboldened to- the ut
terance of Union sentiments, which got
them into serious trouble.
The latest advices from Pittsburg
Landing state that Gen. Pope's division
has again advanced, and now occupies
position only three miles from Cornth.
-Beauregard has placed an imperative
embargo on letter writing from his camp.
No soldier is permitted to send any
written communication to his friends.
1.-The Synod of Ohio and adjacent
States of the German Reformed Church
met in Dayton, on last Wednesday, and
will continue in session week
Petitions from 303 Shareholders, for
iO7S slaves, have already been filed with
the District Commissioner Strong.
Commodore Foote is very religious
man, as is well known. Some one says
that they who are feeling his bombs must
think he belongs to the "hard shell Bap
list.
The Missouri Democrat says that
men are at large in that State, who boast
that they can take the oath of all glance
st breakfast, dinner and supper and "clear
out Lincolnite to go to bed upon
What is needed is few summary
hangings of these rascals.
"A Washington dispatch says Capt
Ericsson has planned large sea-goine
plated ship, with single turret, covered
with iron "a inches thick, and armed
with two guns, carrying ball 1,loo lbs
in weight. The Department, it is said