The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-01-16
ate.us n AiiEs.
Eg-Elisba Whittlesey, Of Ohio. long A.
nemher Of COMPRESS from Hiddinrs' dis.

in few moments after he had retired ID
bed. He had been apparently in ususl
health, and yesterday had DISCHARGED hia
customary duties at the Department, ahd
had even been able to riue to Georgetown
in the afternoon After making his entry
for the day in his diary, after his unifolM /,
custom, he had retired. and expired zap,
parenlly without pain) while a servant /,
was adjusting the bed clothes about him,
and before the ink OH the last sentence, 10 .
had written in his diary was dry.l He !,
was over eighty years Of aye. The fun,
eral services have taken place, and It ID, /,
expected that his remains will be brought
to Ohio. ~ ...s s... ~. yfg,s..
EF The intelligence from General
Rosecrans' army is that the forces are !.
south OF Murfreesboro', and that UPON
the receipt Of supplies, they will spushsa
forward toward the enemy, who is repre-o'
sented as preparing to make stand at ~
Tultahona. A large number Of prisons
ers have been taken by our pursuing cav 81
airy, and the total in our hands iss now -
reported at seven thousand, more having I,
been taken silce, than during the bat,les.is1
Surgeons and nurses were arfiaitigsls
at Nashville from the North,. aid thssau
wounded who were being brotglitiH there
were well cared for. Boats had arrived &
from Clarksvlle, with stores captured
from the rebels. 35 s sssn~g
s,f 10 fsH eW zas-rl
w The annual pew renting in Ply.
moth Church (lhe Rev. Henry Ward,
Beecher, pastor, took place about a week b
ago. There was very large attendance Z
OF the memb' rs of that congregation, and "
the bidding was somewhat rhote spirited u
than last year. The highest premium -
offered at the last renting. was Sl55 ;sand -
last year it was $l0O The average pre-, t,
MUM was much higher than on any pre-,
yious occasion. The rental of the pewsH
and aisle chairs, is $l3. ga, and it WAS
estimated that the total amount realized
this year would be 5000, against,
SstS, 600 last year. About twenty pew
were left untaken at the title ii tehting.sy,,,
Gs- A caucus of4he Union members
of the State House of Representatives, onset
Wednesday disclosed the fact that they
have clear working majority in spite Of
the fact that seven Union Democratic
members refused to cooperate with them
on the SENATORIAL question. There seems
now to be little doubt that Wade will be
nominated, and the chances Of his cleo
ton are considered much brightet than
last season.
re- Fifty damsels, sent out from
England to Yancouvcr's Island, had upon
arrival, 10 BE hoiised iii 4 Government
building and guard put over them, in
order to protect them from the rush Of
amorous swans. They We're oil soons
disposed Of; but whether by lot ot to the,
highest bidders, does not appear. The
Vancouver papers clamo.s for more but
prefer dairy maids to goverhcsses. 'ss@sfA
Rs- The Richmond Dispatch says:
Rev. DR.. Moses D. Iloge, Of Richmond.
has sailed from Confederate port for
Europe on mission to procure BiDles.z
The Virginia Bible Society has, adlhor-w
lied him to procure. thirty-iye. thousand,
Bibles and Testaments, and hasappropri-
ated four thousand dollars toward the OBJ
ject. Other societies in the CGhfederacy
have joined in the effort. .s., ,.. ~
Eg- A complete record Of the name.ag
number ofregments and place cf burial
of each soldier who dies. in the hospitals
in and around Washington, is Kept By Mr.
Thos. B Baker Record and Burial Clerk
in the 0nar'efha$ter's office, corner Of
Eighteenth and G. streets, from whom
any information concerning such soldiers
may be obtained. 4H' + '''i' aefeis sial
Es- Gov. Yates says in his fale mes;
sage, of Illinois: "She now PRODUCES,
twice as much corn as any other Slate
almost twice as much wheat; in neat cat;
tie, the first; in hogs, but little behind
Ohio; and IN the. value of live stock Of
all kinds, she is already the second Stats
in the Union.'' ..s,4.,.Es tt...,... -
EV- The Philadelphia press, has a.
Nashville dispatch, which says,that5all
the bridges in East Tennessee have been
burned; that Col. Bruce has recspluredl
Tennessee, and stakensa num-
ber of prisoners and 5000 barrels Of
-four; and that the river is rapidly risings
EF- The Richmond papers are in a.
state of insanity about the Emancipation
Proclamation, though vigorously insists
ng upon its utter worthlessness, Theft
,ourse for the past Week has been curf-
,us exhibition Of whistling to keep UP
courage. .........s ...4za -
EgrsA prominent citizen Of Maryland
ays that the average value Of slaves in
hat State, as fixed Ior the purpose Of tax
Ition, is sl58, and that the real value is
considerably less. tss