The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-31
NEWS ITEMS

night the 22d. inst.
GF-Hned negroes bring masters only
$40 or $50 year in North Carolina, and
barely their board in South Carolina
EsThe sutler of regiment in vir-
gina has been expelled by the Colonel
for shaving Treasury Notes.
EE- Congress has authorized the ap-
pointment of two Assistant Secretaries of
War, at salary of $1,000. for the term
of one year.
wThe fnanciaf scheme devised by
Mr.. Chase and the Bank President, grows
daily in disfavor with Congress There
seems no probability, whatever. of its adj.
option:
Senator Wade is Secretary Stan
TONS right hand man, and confidential
adviser.
EE- David Stafford, the last Survivor of
the 'Wyuming massacre still resides near
Fenner Corners, Madison County, N. Y.
His age is SO. m .se s..,,s.
Many of the Confederate newspa-
pers are suspending until fresh supplies of
paper can be obtained. Jeff. Davis is using
such patches of scrip that the supply of
the raw material is almost exhausted.
The New York Tribune says that Mr..
W. H. Russell, the London Times comes
pondent is entirely convaIescent. He re-
mains for short time in New York.
EgThe official vote of Iowa for Gov
error is as follows ;-Kirwood (Rep.)
6o,252 Merit (Dem.) o,l87 other
candidates, 5,1O5.
@A dispatch dated Macon, Ca. says
that the accounts from the wheat region
are very favorable, and that the crops
never appeared more promising thus ear
1Iy.
EgThe Burnside expedition has been
heard from. The feet was at anchor off
the mouth of Cape Fear River. The reb-
els are alarmed and terrified.
G~In consequence Of the great rfsein
the Ohio River, at Cairo, it is thought that
Ft. Holt viii be abandoned by our troops.
The gunboats have drawn in close to
the shore to avoid the swiftness Of the
current.
.RIt is now stated that Gen. Sher-
man simply obeyed orders in not adraa-
cling Immediately into the interior after
landing at Port Royal, Il was the purpose
of the government to make permanent
and impregnable base of operations about
Beaufort.
Rs-An order has been sent to General
Wool to test Major Stewarts new method
of handling heavy guns in position. 1t is
said to dispense With two men to every
piece:
NSecretary Stanton seems deterrn-
ined to disappoint those who would make
MONEY out Of their country's needs and
he is equally bent OH using the weapons
we have in our hands before looking a
bout for others. a -
Eg 4 static Of Esculapiotls has been
uhearthed hear Tivoli. It is said to be a
masterpiece of sculpture, and when dis
covered only an arn was wanting, and
the limb Was subsequently found.
eel Rev. Richard D. Neal, forty years
a Methodist minister, and well known
throughout Kentucky, died near Louis
vile on the 10th inst, in his 18th year.
gThe Government have dispatches
from our Minister to Mexico, Mr.. Cor
win. He is of opinion that in the pres
ent distracted state of affairs in that
country, no treaty can be made accepta-
BILE to our Government.
i Gg" Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island has
been subpenaed o appear before the Con-
duct of the War Committee, but sent word
that he would prefer not to testify touch
ing Bull Run. The Committee did not in
sist.
4 Et ZoilIcoffer, who was killed in the
battle near Somerset, was a renegade
J Union man. He has been rewarded.
EEThe Government has received as
presents from the Emperor of Japan two
elephant tusks, eight feet in length, a
sword inlaid with gold and pearls, and o.
ther articles of minor value, including a
brief address or letter to the President.
GsA private dispatch from Somerset
says that Col McCook, of the Ninth
Ohio, was wounded in the recent battle.
Three balls struck his horse, a fourth
passed through his overcoat. and the
: fifth hit him. The wound is painful but
not dangerous.
| TS-Lane's staff will not be coufirme d
, us whole.
; EsGen. Zollicoffer. the rebel leader,
was killed at the battle of Somerset.
EEK President Tyler died at Rich
mond ON last Friday ni,rbt after a short