The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-06-13
NEWS ITEMS.

ciary committee declaring office holders
under the rebel government Ineligible to
office in the United States was passed by
the House of Representatives last week.
E%" An official report from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury states that the pub
lie debt on the 25th of May was 49,, ,445,
984 dollars, at an average rate of interest
of 4,35-lGO.
~ The women of Northern Alaba-
ma, out of spiteto the manufacturing
Yankees, have discarded hoops, because
they are made at the North.
GS- Col. Henley of the First Maryland
Regiment has reached Baltimore. He
has slight saber wound on the side Of
the head. He will soon be able to take
the field again.
re- Soldiers are rapidly pouring into
Columbus in answer to the new call for
troops. Already some three thousand
have reported at Camp Chase, who will
be organized as rapidly as possible.
G Gen. sigel speaks of Gen. Banks
retreat as the finest made during the war.
GW The Charleston Mercury states
that "Beauregard hat'' is all the rage in
that city. At the rate the war is progress
sing the same general will furnish mod
ell for a neck tie that will be extensively
used at the South.
E American securities in London
showed increased frmness, while cotton
in Liverpool exhibited increased heatiness.
~ kerosene oil showered ON the
bushes, will it is said, destroy the worms
which infest currant and gooseberry.
! bushes.
| N The Diet of Weimar has abolished
capital punishment within the borders of
that celebrated Duchey.
G.~ The students of Harvard College
have rendered to Gov. Andrew a full COM
pany of volunteers from that institution.
g Com Foote was rendered pub
lie reception by the citizens of Cleveland.
but he declined, saying that if his health
would permit him to attend such an ova-
ton, he would be with his fotilla, try
i ing to discharge his duty. Thousands
of hearts are praying that the old hero may
be restored.
R Arkansas is being repossessed
without much difficulty. Gen. Curtis is
pursuing the Rebels and cutting them up
with his cavalry, and there is a report that
the Union gunboats have control of the
mouth of the Arkansas River.
A The charter election at Washing
ton last week passed off quietly. Mayor
Wallach, unconditional Union, was re-
elected by a large majority. Lewis Clep-
hane, who but a little more than year
ago, was waited upon by a committee and
ordered to leave the city because he was
friend of John Brown, is chosen Alder
man by 300 majority.
~ An ex-Legislator, named Samuel
R. Dunlap, was mulcted in the sum of
$lO,5Oo before the Supreme Court, at
Philadelphia, last week, for seducing the
daughter of hotel keeper at Harrisburg,
whose acquaintance he made while at
tending to his Legislative duties at the
Capital. The testimony exhibited great
heartlessness on the part of the defend
ant, and the verdict, though heavy, is not
more than the circumstances of the case
seemed to warrant.
~ Representative Boulingny, of
New Orleans. says that many who have.
been prominent as rebel leaders have for
some months past, or at least since the,
late Union victories, been converting their
property into money, and giving other
signs of distrust which are not so public
ly known.
Eg Gen. Cass is lying seriously i'll at
his home in Detroit.
g A new camp of instruction is to
be formed at Annapolis under the super
intendency of Gen. Wool for fifty thous-
and men.
~ Newport News has been abandon
ed as Ailitarv post, and the ordnance
stores are being removed to the Fortress.
ly~ The Board for the Examination of
Surgeons adjourned to meet at the White
Sulphur Springs on the 18th inst. A
large additional number of Surgeons are
required.
Gs Small bodies of the rebels are how
ering about Fredericksburg and carrying
on petty guerilla warfare.
@ Summers resolotion touching
Governor Stanley, besides calling for the
cancel of his letter of appointment for
enumerated reasons, raised the grave
question as to the Presidents authority
to appoint Military Governors. 1t IS well
known that Secretary Chase opposed this.