The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-02-07

The House Committee Of Ways and
Means are more confident to-day vf their
ability to pass the legal tender clause OF
the hundred million bll. 5f Z
WASHINGTON, February l.-Secretary
Chase's answer to the Committee of Ways
and Means was read this morning. Theil
resolution required him to express hi,
opinion as to the propriety and necessity
OF the immediate passage by Congress Of
Mr.. Spaulding's Legal Tender Bill. The
Secretary begins by saying that the con.
dition OF the Treasury is such that the
bill should be passed at the earliest prac-
ticable moment. The general features ol
the bill he admits to be, correct, and to
have his approval in regard to the legal
tender features. He urges the passage OF
his scheme of banking. recommended in
his report, as a means for funding con.
siderable amount of the public stock, and
concludes by suggesting some unimpor-
tant formal amendments, which in no way
affect the principles Of the bill.
WASHINGTON, January 3l.--A letter
received here this morning. from one Of
the most distinguished merchants in New
York, says that more than eight bank
Presidents in that city coincide with Mr.
Gallatin. ..,. .--..-.. .. -5-. %
BosToS, February IA fire broke out
here last night in the granite block, Nos
283, 285 and 287 Washington street, oc-
cupied by John H. Pray u Sons, carpet
dealers Geo. B. Davis Il Co., and VIM
R. Storms d TO-, dry goods dealers. The
building was owned by the heirs Of Frank
lin Dexter. Loss $4,000, which is
mostly insured.
New York, February Commando
John S. Worden and Lieut.. S. L. Green,
U. S Navy. have been ordered to the
Ericsson Battery. Commander Wor1en
is the Lieut.. Worden whom Gen. Bragg
arrested at Pensacola, iii May last, and
who fingered in the county Jail of Mont
gomery, Alabama, so many months.
HARR1sBURG, February IA collision,
attended with serious consequences, oc.
Cured on the Northern Central Railroad
yesterday morning.. A freight train and
a repair train collided at a bend in the
road near Cockeysville, Mary land-one
man, workman on the road, was in
stantly killed, and four others injured
two Of them seriously.
TIPToN, Feb. 2-The division under
General Davis has. been much retarded BY
bad roads and swollen streams wagons
and artillery have sunk axle deep. The
Grayier, stream ordinarily unimportant
was swollen beyond its banks and occupied
two days in crossing. A sharp frost hay
ing set in on Tuesday, the road will now
support trains, and if unin,peded by fur.
ther obstacles, the column will advance
rapidly. a5 s.a-=s. s.. '-ae
Gen. Prentice, with his command, is
advancing on Lebanon, to combine with
the forces under Gen. Davis.
Price, though so formidable menaced
shows no signs of falling back, and from
present appearances, seems determined te
give battle. Should he maintain his po
sition, within two weeks Springfield will
be the theatre of another bloody contest
such as has made that devoted place fa
nous in the history of the war in Nilsson
ri.
Sr. Louis, Feb. .3.-Advices received
last night by the train on the Pacific
Railroad, stale that the brigade of Gen
Davis was at Versailles, Morgan County
on Wednesday, proceeding, it is conjec
tured, to join General Curtis at Lebanon
Gen. Palmer's brigade, at Larmine, i:
reported under marching orders for Ken
lucky.
Gen. Seigel left Rolla yesterday fo
will follow. s..., ...-.....+ -...
SEpAuA, Feb. 5.-A commission ap
| pointed for the purpose, by Gen. Pope
| have been sitting the regiments at thi
point and discharging all unfit for ser
vice.
A column moved off to. day under Col
l. w. Fuller, of the 9th Ohio.
The telegram announcing the promotio,
Of Colonel Frank Steele to the rank o
Brigadier- General, was received witt
great satisfaction by all the troops here
They believe him prompt save, apprecia
tive and brave, and will follow him o,
the march or in the field with great con
fdence and alacrity. f
RoLLA, Feb. 3.-Reliable information
from Lebanon, says that Gen. Curtis j
at that place. The number of troop
there is constantly increasing. 1t is doubt
less his intention to remain at that plac
until all his forces arrive, which will b
several days yet. as some of them hav
not started. H considerable number c
them are under orders to march this MOI
ming, and within two or three days a
those going will have departed.
The roads between this place and Leb
anon are almost impossible. Fifty team
are said to be this side Of the Gasconad
river, waiting for the waters to subside.
i There is a rumor, but not generally be
leved, that Price has recently been rein
forced by twelve thousand Confederat
troops from Arkansas, and is preparing
give our army a hard fight. a.
The 3rd Missouri cavalry and now neal
ly all here but one or two companies re
main to come up. This regiment is to b
attached to Gen. Sigels division.
-WAsH1NGTos, Feb. l
It is known that number of Souther
secessionists are in Canada, whose bushes
it is to collect money from sympathizin