The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-02-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


NEWS OF TEIE WEEK.
.Mrs. General Fremont is lying danger
ously i'll at Washington.
There is now but tene regiment or par
of regiment at Camp Chase--the 69tl
land Lewis d. Campbell is the comman
dant of the post, and over the seeesl
prisoners. There are 3,8 prisoners il
confinement among them i6 commits
stoned officers, from Colonel down tc
Second Lieutenants, who were brought
from Western Virginia.
The Hamburger steamer. Tsutona, lef
New York for Hamburg. Feb. 29nd. with
$375,oo0 in specie. The steamer Edin-
burgh left on the same day, for Liver
pool, with $3.50, 600 in specie.
1.-The 9snd of February was generally
observed throughout the loyal States.
Benjamin has issued orders for the re.
lease, on parole, tf all prisoners held by
the rebels.
81 The officers who entered the Richmond
tobacco factories pro-slavery Democrats
return thorough Abelitionists.
The released prisoners taken at Balls
Bluff, say that their captors taunted them
with being sold by their Genertl--Stone
General Scott goes to Mexico as an ad
ditional Minister, with plenary powers.
"a Gordon, the slave trader, was hung a
New York, en- Friday the 2ist inst. Ht
attempted to commit suicide on the nigh
previous to his execution, by smoking ci
gars saturated with strychnine
Governor Sprague was re-nominated
for the Gubernatorial Chair of Rhode
Island, by the State Convention held a
Providence, on the Goth, inst.
gEx-speakera Pennington died at his res
idence, in Newark New Jersey, on Satur
day, The 18th, inst. -a'
Hon. VIM. Appleton, died at Bostor
on the morning of the 18th, inst.
Col. Jennison has recently turned ove1
to General Hunter the sum of Sd, 400
being the proceeds of a sale of rebe
property in johnson county.
ExSeretary Cameron's son has made
theslrug little sam Of million of dollar:
by his government contracts.
"A telegraph cable is to be laid across
the Chesapeake Bay, from Fortress Mon
roe to Old Point. A distance of q
miles.
There is now 5000 negroes in Soutl
Carolina engaged in different ways by tEt
fe;leral forces.
Hon, Emerson Ethridge, Clerk of the
House, at Washington, has received let
ters from Tennessee, announcing the dis
couragement of the secessionists, now
holding the State in bondage. Wealthy
families are fleeing, takiug their slave!
with them, and it is hoped that Genera
Thomas will occupy Nashville befor,
Washington's birth day.
During the wild outburst of ioy, upor
the reception of the news that the "aas
of the free" was now floating over For
Donelson, at Columbus, Col Harris, O
the Field Notes, jingled from his editoria
window, large and ancient hand bell, i
being the bell by which the first Obi
Legislature was called together. in the oil,
State cabin, at Chilocothe, more thai
sixty years ago. 'fi-+-
There is the most friendly relations ex
isting between Generals Lane and Hun
ter. ~7s
A religious malady, called the clerks,
prevails in some counties in Illinois,
Ioung ladies have it, so do old men an
youths also. The attacks are like epiler
tic hts, but are supposed to have divin
and supernatural influence, and evaporat
in prayer. The selectmen are constel
slated, and don't know what to do about
Mr.. yan Wyck, in his report, mentor
Baptist clergyman of New York, WI
made a handsome little property out
the Government by horse contract.
Henry Ward Beeeher. having salar
of ~, 900 per amman, has remitted $3.50
OF the amount, on account of the indeb
edaess Of the Plymouth Church Societ,
which is $3.50, 600.
r The. Peoria Transcript says, that 0
Saturday of last week. little daughte
Of Samuel Gpliek, in that city was burne
to death BY her clothes catching fire.
The gallant young Governor Spragl
of Rhode Island, is soon to marry Mr.
7Yallette, the lovely and accomplishe
daughter Of Secretary Smith.
evThs SEA on for packing hogs at CT
einnati has about closed. The receir
of the present campaign up to date amou
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