The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Virginia, 4; with one battalion of cavalr,
each from Alabama, Tenn. and Miss.
P1TTsBURGH, Feb. l7.-The news o
the capture of Fort Donelson was receive,
here with intense delight. Business wa
partially suspended, bells rung and flag
displayed. Tonight the post office, eus
tom house, Dispatch newspaper office ant
other buildings were brilliantly illumi
mated, aud bon6resl and other demonstra
tions are all the rage.
DETROIT, Feb, 1.-THE. news of tht
victory at Fort Donelson caused indie
scribable joy. One hundred guns were
fired, and to night the citizens are out il
grand procession, to celebrate the grea
event. alg
| CHICAGO Feb. l7.-The news Of ths
Surrender of Fort Donelson created the
widest enthusiasm. Business of all kinds
was temporarily suspended The people
claim the honor of the victory for Illinois
the troops there being twenty-five regi-
ments of infantry from Illinois, six from
Iowa, and four from Indiana, four regi
ments of Illinois cavalry, and six compa-
nies of artillery from Missouri.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Feb. 1.-THE city
was wild with excitement this afternoon.
Firing of cannon and martial music were
mingled with ringing of bells and. the
terrific blowing of steam whistles. There
was a large gathering of the people, and
enthusiastic speeches were made by Gen
Anthony, J. G. Miller, Thomas F. Nc
Grew and others.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-The Union mer
are overfiowing with joy. The news is
nowhere more acceptable than to them
Secesh is overwhelmed with this Water.
loo defeat.
BuFFALo, Feb. 1.-THE news comes
in from all quarters, Of exultation and Joy
at the capture of Fort Donelson.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IA salute oi
one hundred guns was fired on reception
of the news. A special train left at
p. NJ for Fort Donelson, with physicians
and twenty-five volunteer nurses, and a
large quantity Of hospital stores. A citi-
zens' meeting has been called to make ar
rangements for taking care of the wound
ed that will be sent here. Gov. Morton
leaves for Fort Donelson to night.
CINCINNATI, FEB. l7--The news of the
capture of Fort Donelson, received here
at eleven clock this morning, causedin-
tense excitement and joy. The steamer
Collier leaves toni ght with l2 surgeons
and over one hundred boxes of supplies
for Fort Donelson. Three thousand dol
lars were subscribed in short time for
the relief of the wounded. The United
States Sanitary Commission tefegraphed
to Gen. Halleck, to send to Cincinnati as
many wounded soldiers as he saw proper,
saying that the citizens of Cincinnati
would most gladly provide for them.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1lf.-A private message
this evening to the Sanitary Committee,
from Cairo, says that there were 300
killed, 600 wounded and 100 missing at
Fort Donelson.
ST. Louis, Feb. 18-All the wounded
on both sides at Fort Donelson will be
brought here and placed in the hospitals,
A dozen or more surgeons, with corps
of hospital nurses, left this afternoon for
the battle field to assist in their trans
portation. National salutes were fired at
Benton Barracks Arsenal, Jefferson Bar
racks, and all forts surrounding the city,
to-day in honor of the victory Of Fort
Donelson.
DELAWARE FOR FREEDoM.-A bill is to
be introduced into the legislature Of Della
ware to abolish slavery in that State. By
this bill it is provided that all slaves over
thirty five years of age shall be freed
within ninety days after it becomes law;
all under thirty five shall become free on
reaching that age all males born after
the bill becomes law are to be slaves till
they are twenty one, and females till they
are eighteen and all slavery is to cease
after January lst, 1879. These provisions
are made conditional upon this, that
Congress will, at its present session, en-
gage to pay to the State of Delaware, in
bonds of the United States, bearing inter
est at the rate of six per centum, the sum
of 100000, in ten annual installments,
100000 to be payable on some day be-
fore the first day of September, 1862, to
establish fund for securing full and fair
compensation to the owners of slaves who
shall have been divested of their property
by force of the act in question:
The Stars and Stripes now wave over
the soil of every State in the Union
except three-Louisiana, Arkansas and
Texas.
All the troops in Ohio, ready to move,
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