The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-02-14
NUMBER Is.
NEWS ITEMS

southern ILLINOIS last week. A barn was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground, five horses perishing in the flames.
GH- The New York Herald foots up
.he Union losses in the skirmishes and
battles of January, at 48 killed, 1875
wounded and none taken prisoners. Total
233. That of the rebels was 286 killed,
383 wounded and 344 captured. Total
l,013. ~
EE The Government has intelligence
Of a design by Great Britain to seize the
Sandwich Islands.
~- France will send large additional
forces to Mexico, and will take the lead in
the operations there.
G Lieut.. Waterman, who was stop.
ping at the Oliver House. in Toledo, shot
himself on Saturday, Feb. 1. He is sup
posed to be mortally wounded.
@ Twenty-nine priyateersmen have
been transferred from the Tombs to Fort
Lafayette, where they will be held as pri-
soners of war, in accordance with the re-
cent order of the State Department.
E Senator Bright, of Indiana, was
expelled from the United States Senate
last week.
E The Senate of Ohio passed the
bill, offered by Mr.. Gardner, forbidding
certain immoral practices, among which
are swearing, and swimming in sight of
houses.
Eg The British Government seems to
be very much concerned about the block
ing up of the Charleston harbor with
stone, by the U. S., and it is thought she
will make it the ground of another COM
plant, and that it viii ultimately lead to
a rupture of the friendly relations between
the two countries. She had naught to
say against the destruction of the light
houses and the distractions placed by the
rebels themselves.
Eg- The gunboat expedition is moving
up the Tennessee river, fanked by infan-
try on shore, to attack the rebels at Fort
Henry. A powerful Union force is now
encamped on the nights of the east bank
of the river, just beyond the range of tho
enemy's guns.
~ Congress is maturing bill au-
thorizing the President to appoint Lieu.
tenant General.
Gs The late news from Europe seems
to indicate that England and France will,
at no distant day. recognize the nation-
ality of the Southern Confederacy.
G VIM. A. Lerned, distinguished
professor in Yale College, fell in the
street, at New Haven, on the evening Of
the Sd inst, in fit. and died Immediately.
BE- Gen. Me Clellan has been made
member of the American Bible Society,
by the Juvenile Missionary Society of
the First Presbyterian church, N. S., Gin.
@ The President has signed the bill
recently passed by Congress, giving him
the power to seize railroad and telegraph
lines when the public service demands it.
EE The latest advices from the Upper
Potomac state that the rebel General Jack.
son is at Winchester with his main body.
re- The postal receipts for letters car
ried during the last quarter of 1861 ars
but little less than during the same period
last year, when the mails went all over
the Union. The cost of transportation is
three millions less.
ME Persons crossing over the Long
Bridge into Virginia, with passes, are now
subjected to minute inspection.
G- Capt. H. NJ. Fogg, of Nashville.
belonging to General Zollicofer's Staff,
wounded near Somerset, is dead. 49,
@ The Inspector General has con-
demned twenty thousand uniforms, fur.
nished by swindling contractors. segf
wCarl Shurz, American Minister to
Spain, is now in Washington. -s
~The President has granted two
weeks respite to Gordon, the slave pirate.
He was to have been hung on Friday, the
7th inst. E54s rIs sae
wThe feat of telegraphing from Bos.
ton to Salt Lake City, was performed on
night last the operators at Ell
ther end of the wire, exchanged the COM
pliments Of the season. The despatch
from Salt Lake City was dated 8.35, and
was received in Boston at 1890.
w- Counterfeit 81 notes on the Bank
Of the State Of indiana have made their
appearance here. They are well calcu-
lated to deceive. s8rtyk rs
EwIt is stated that the Confederate
Government will not receive Bishop Ames
md Hamilton Fish, who were appointed
10 visit our men confined in Southern
prisons. s s'a a8 gesF5i'ni snfsSHa
HThe annual revenue Of Great Brit
Gin is about s O,ooO, ,oGo, sum exceed