The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-04-25
NEWS ITEMS

mittee on Military Affairs, reported a bill
on Monday for the construction of ship
canal from the Mississippi River ia Lake
Michigan for the passage of Army and
Navy stores.
E Several vessels, including an En-
glish sloop from Nassau, n. p, are repor-
ted as having been captured off Charles
town harbor.
E~ Col. Cocoran writes that if he can
serve his country in jail best, he will glad
ly stay there.
1- Gen. Cameron sails for Russia on
May 9TH CaSsius NJ Clay is ordered
not to leave until his arrival.
~ The Baltimore Sun says there new
er was period when SO great number
|of fugitlves Slaves were abroad in that ci-
ty and State as at the present time. They
are generally sent to jail until surrendered
to their masters.
EY The United States steamer Hurcu
les, Thomas S. DUNCAN Leiut.- Command
Ilng, reached Baltimore on Monday 14th
having with her the schooner Pride, preyi-
ously noted as being captured, and also
the sloops Wren and Velnla both of Great
Wycomico River. all taken as prizes
@ In The Senate on Monday, Mr..
Sumner presented petition 700 feet long
and signed by $4,000 woman praying for
the abolition Of Slavery.
| g- The Secretary of War has given
orders to shoot evry person caught cut
ting the telegraph wires. One such was
shot last week.
GI Powell, of Kentucky, made very
long speech in the Senate against the Con-
| fiscstion Bil, and like his late colleague
Breckenridge, made great ado over Inc
| Constitution.
Eg Commodore Hol,ens, famous for.
! his Ram, is said 10 be one of the prison
ers captured BY Gen. Pope at Island No. 10
lS- Gen. Sigle arrived at St. Louis on
the 10th. He is reported to be suffering
from rheumatism. A demonstration was
intended in his honor at St. Louis, but at
his request it was dispensed with
M Cyrus W. Field, who has just re-
turned from England, reports that ths
feeling in England and France in favor of
the United States is daily increasing. Es
They evidently begin TO appreciate our
| lighting qualities.
~ The President has signed the bill
abolishing Slavery in the District of Co.
| lumbia.
~ Ex- Gov. Hicks is in Washington,
urging the removal of the Naval Acad-
envy back to Annapolis. The Government
will undoubtedly be glad to do anything
for Ex- Gov Hicks, in reason, but he is re-
quested to wait until treason ceases to ex
list in Maryland before his request can be
granted.
| ~ The Union School building at
Lebenon, Ohio, which cost SI4, 600 was
destroyed by fire on the 9th inst.
M 1t appears from investigation that
less than $4,000, 900 gallons spirits, do
mestic liquors and whiskies, are consumed
and used in the United States annually,
North and South. 1t is proposed, in refer
tnce to this particular branch to place the
tax on the article as it comes from the dis
tillery, leaving the dealers to pay the dis
tiIlers, and the consumers to pay the deal
ers. By this process the whole duty will
be collected, and honest dealers placed on
the same footing with unscrupulous ones,
at much less expense and in less time.
~ One of Nc Clellen's soldiers, on the
Yorktown expedition, tried hard to buy \
pie at house which the troops passed on
their march, The people were astonished,
and exclaimed, .'what pie, and molas-
ses S. gallonP' P' The blockade in that
vicinity does not seem to Lave been pa
per one,
Gg Commodore Dupont has landed a
coloney on ST. Simon's Island, on the
! Georgia coast, with their corn and pro-
visions, tools, &c., and has set them to
work Already they have planted potatoes
They have set up their mill, and have
been taught to plant cotton, and thus be-
oome of use to themselves
g- The new School Examiners bill,
provides that teachers pay for county use.
the men ifty cents, and the wan1rn twenty
FIVE cents.
Sc A gunboat feet had, on the is'h'
: extended up the Rappahannock river 10
a within fifty miles of FrederickebIrsh.
] w There are lo,s6e free negroes in
the State of Indiana, and lO,l4j III the
State of Kentucky.
w Gen. Carl Schurze is seriously i'll.
His physicians say be IS threatened with