The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-03
NEWS ITEMS

NEWS ITEMS
GS Baltimore oy sters at last advices
were selling readily in Denver City, Col
orado Territory, at the low price Of $I6
per gallon.
G The Navajo Indians are commit.
ting depre dations in New Mexico.
@ Wigfall has been elected Senator,
to the Confederate Congress, from Texas,
and Oldham, Wall and Hemphill to 6II
other vacancies.
%The steamship Arago, with Gen.
Scott 90 board, arrived at Southampton
on the 9 I'd uit.
re- A gentleman from Missouri. says
that Senator Polk has. gone over to the
rebels.
v Col. Granville Moody. of the 73d
Regiment, has a brother holding the same
position in Mississippi regiment. We
suppose that if Granville meets his broth-
er he will "Moodifv" him.
~ More than GOO convicts are now
con dned in the States Prison In Califor-
MIA.
@ The Secretary 5f War directs that
n o more horses be purchased until all now
owned are in active service.
%A FIRE occurred in the Government
stables near the Observatory. About 200
horses persisted.
EIt is estimated that about 12,OGO
troops are to e sent to Canada tobe ready
to take the field Immediately on landing.
~The British Government continuss
to charter all available steamers.
@ Charles Jefferds was convicted of
murder in the 6rst degree for the killing
of Walton and Mathews on the 30th Of
June, 1869.
@ Kerst, recently convicted of the
murder of his wife at Akron o +, is sentsn.
ced to be hung on the 25th of April next.
| E Hon. Alfred Ely has been liberated
by the rebels, and is now at Washington.
FIt is reported that the Sumter and
Iroquois had severe engagement. and
one of them, it is not known which, had
pu. into A1 A1artinique to repair.
~ William Harvey, Sheriff elect of
Marion county, died at his residence in
Marion on Thursday morning. of Typhoid
Fever, after lingering illness.
EO Our Government has replied to the
invitation Of England. France and Spain,
to take part in the expedition against Mex
leo, declining to have anything to do with
it.
~ There was a rumor at Columbus
last week, that Cassius NJ. Clay, Minister
10 RUSSIA, was about to come home, to &C.
cept q position in the army, and that Gov.
Dennison was to succeed him In the Rus
sian Mission.
re- Twenty three frame buildings,
principally barns and shops, were destroy
ed by FIRE at Elyria, Ohio. on Sunday
night last Loss, $4,000: insurance
So, 900.
/ EgA party from Washington, among
whom were Secretaries Chase and CIm-
eron, visited Mount Vernon on the 18Th.
inst.
T-It is rumored that the First Mas
sact usetts Cavalry, which is to leave Bos-
ton next wrek, is destined for Texas.
EEIt is supposed that an attack will
be made on Fort Pulaski, Georgia, In
few days. Troops have been landed to
| storm it.
e H-1n Pittsburg, on Saturday, there
were over $4,000 hogs waiting shipment
East over the Pennsylvania Central Rail-
road, and the railroads from the West
e were bringing in large additions to this
immense gathering of porkers.
~Col. Mulligan has been reinstated
t in command OF his regiment.
:, ~There were 972 men reported Tor
the Sad Regiment on Tuesday.
9 ~A bill authorizing the raising Of =
: volunteer force OF 20,00o men for twelve
: months for the better defense of Kentuck y
o passed the House on Monday.
u Lw Cotton is quoted in the New York
:, markets at 36 to 40 cents per pound.
: EProminent men from the West. in
u Washington, believe that the army f,om
the Western States, can before Spring.
4 carry the Stars and Strips in Triumph to
q New Orleans.
e LEA detachment of the new stone
9 aeet composed of six ships and one bark
left New Bedford on the 9Th inst, for a
r Southern port.
/ wThe allied expedition against Mex
leo, is under way. Spain is to attack the
- Fortress Of San Juan d'Ulloa. at Vera
n Cruz.