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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
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d,S- There are in the present Legisla
! ure of Caifornis, l8 members, SO o
whom were born in England.
EF- One man in New York has con.
tracted to furnish the Government with
10000 bushels of peas, to make soup fol
our soldiers.
EFT Dobbs says he has one of the
most obedient boys in the world. He
tells him to do as he pleases. and he does
it without murmuring.
Es- The Philadelphia Ledger says
that there is now scarcely one bank check
drawn to ten in former times. The
stamp tax is the cause.
EE Governor Curtin, it is stated on
high authority, will decline a renomina-
ton. He has accepted a high foreign
position from the National Government.
Eg The greatest mistake we make in
our human relations, is interfering too
much with each others freedom. We
are too apt to think our way is the only
way,
v A Michigan soldier, who was ac-
cused Of stealing rebels goose, said he
found the bird Kissing at the American
flag, and arrested it for treason.
E- A red headed lover in writing to
a red headed girl, should take crest care
IN wording his letters. The less said
about "mutual fame, the better.
Ey A contemporary, laudng we'll
known citizen, Just elected to Office, saysi
HE is one OF the ceverest fellows that
yer lifted hat to a lady, or boot to a
blackguard," :"
.Ey- In one county in Maryland, there
are TOO acres of strawberries, and two
persons in thar State have each go acres,
and three others l0D acres each in straw
berries.
v The present Empress Of France is
said to play billiards with all the perfec-
ton o. an expert and Queen Victoria finds
billiards favorile amusement.
ET .Is your master up?" asked an
early visitor Of the Marquis OF Blemford's
valet Eyes. sir" rejoined the valet,
with great innocence, "the butler and ]
carried him up about 8 O'Clock.
ET Gen. Gilmore attacked the rebels
under Gen. Pegram. at Somerset, KY,
on the last day Of March, and after fight
of sir hours, whipped them badly, caus-
ing them to retreat in confusion.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24

Gy A great howl Of complaint d
gushing out from the copperhead press
that congress legalized the Suspension Of
the writ Of habeas corpus and authorized
the arrest and imprisonment Of thuse who
may attempt to aid the enemies bf the
Government in their attempt to destroy The
nation. Rail on, ye devils; ye are writing
up rAcord against yourselves that viii
i've while you nsvsnIe and prove your
.p4lilieal auaihi,atiod. There Is : THEufs
coming when the rresnt will appear din
rehtly unto your people, and the reckon.
ing you will be severe as it ID We'll dsssrv.
ed. H A H ,Esip
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
Glsaaings Grrm 9istusy.
A RUSSIAN FUNERAL,

l
Tho burial of the dead isa picturesque
and interesting ceremony in Moscow
A body Of priests, dressed in Black robe
and wearing long boards, take the lead in
the funeral cortege, bearing in their hands
shriues and burning tapers. The hearse
follows, drawn by four horses. Black
plumec wave from the heads of the hor-
es, and flowing black drspery covers their
bodies and legs. Even their heads are
draped in black. nothing being percepti.
BILE out their eyes The coffin lies expos
ed on the top Of the hearse. and is also
similarly draped. The combination of
sombre plumsge and drspery has singu-
larly mournful appearance.
Priests stand on steps attached to the
hearse, holding images Of the Saviour
over the coffin; others follow in the rear,
comforting the friends end relatives of the
deceased. A wild, monotonous chant is
sung from time to time by the chief
mourners, as the procession moves to
ward the burial ground. The people
cease their occupations in the streets
through which the funeral passes, uncov
ec their heads, and bowing down before
the images borne by the priests. utter
prayers for the repose Of the dead. The
rich and poor Of both sexes stand upon
the sidewalks and offer up their humble
petitions. The deep,toned bells of the
Kremlin, ring out their solemn peals, and
the wild and mournful chant of the priest
mingles with the grand kneli Of death
that sweeps through the air, All is pro-
foundly impressive. The procession Of
priest with their BUR- ing tapers; the dra,
perry of black on the horses; the coffin
with its dead; the weeping tnourners; the
sepuchral chant; the sudden cessation of
all tie business of life, and rapt attention
Of tie multitude; the deep, grand death
kpsA tf tha bAlls: the ese..-- r,i s.-s.,,sszsssa
aupoiSs on every side; the green rooted
sea Of houses. the winding streets, and
the costumes of the people-.-form spec
tscle wonderfully wild, atrnnge and
mournlul In everything that comes
within the sweep of the eye there is 3
mixed aspect of Tartaric barbarism and
European civilization. Yet even the
stranger from far distant cline, speak
ing another language and accustomed to
other forms, must feel in gazing upon
that scene, that death levels all distinc-
tions of race--that our common mortali-
ty brings ms nearer together. Everywhere
we are pilgrims on the same journey
Wherever we sojourn smoug mem
"'The dead around us lie,
And the death bells too"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
lNBCDOTE OF AARON BUBR,

Rev. Mr.. Milburn, in his lecture tipon
Aaron Burr, relates the following Incl
dent Of his military career:
"He married in 'S3 the widow of a
British officer, Of great beauty and high
character, and with her he seems to have
lived happily for eleven years. This was
after he had gone through his career as a
soldipr--a career, by the way, in which
he showed the same cool, bloody, daring
and unscrupulous character which had
distinguished all his previous career.---
There could be no doubt Of his bravery
and courage, nor Of his savage and willy
vengence. All the soldiers under his
command showed q mutinous spirit, and
had even threatened his life. Burr had
the ball-cartriges, without their know
ledge, removed from their muskets. and
ordered them to parade al midnight
Then he passed up and down the lines,
looking with demoniac triumph into each
face, until at last one stalwart fellow rails
ed his musket, and cried to his comrades
to FIRE upon the officers. In a moment
Burr's sword swept from its scabbard,
and decending upon the soldiers wrist,
cut it nearly in twain. He then sent the
man to the rear, and walked back to the
rest with the scoffiug look upon his lace,
as if he had said to them, Would any
other gentleman like to try it on?"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
Original gaftru.

[For the Pioneer.
LINES WRITTEN AT THE REQUEs7
OF MIR. OLIVER, ON THE DEATH
OF AIS LITTLE DAUGHTER,
carrie ALICE.
bY MRS. s. u. RoUGnroS.
Said our own sweet Carrie Alice,
As she sat upon NY knee:
dearest brother in the army,
Carrie never more will see."
Words prophetic. the death.sngel,
Even then his mptk had made,
And ere one short week was ended,
We had laid her in the grave.
Softly as the evening shadows.
Fall around the brow of night,
And the radiant lamps of heaven,
Fill the azure dome with hight;
Thus our fondly cherished Idol,
Faded from on, tear.dimmed vision,
Aud that form SO loved. 10 precious.
In the cold, cold gave wa, hidden.
Nay, fond parents, your ow Il Carrie
She III wnom your hearts we're bound
She your joy, you light aud blessing,
slumbeselh not iu the cold groapd.
Guardian Aoxsls hovering near her,
Wan ed the sweet child sbuvel
Took hey then her s,nless split.
To The Told pt heavenly love.
Oft she heard their low sweet music,
On the soft AUD SILLY air.
And she wondered II the Angels,
Sweet songs would sing to her up there
Aye,by those clear aud sparkling fountains
Where the ausel-ca, drren stay,
Strains oi soul-subduing music,
Woile the golden houn away
Mingle then, 0, mourning parents,
With your grief, hopes Joyful strain+-'
Trust ,our Heavenly Fathers promise,
That the loved shall meet again,
In that starry land Of glainsss,
Where no tear-drops ever islL
Ani Gods never-changing goodness,
Radiates centres, breathes through all.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24

Gg A Tennessee lawyer = refugee
from rebel tyranny. whofound shelter in
q neighboring village at the outbreak Of
the war was asked the other day why hs
did not return to Nashville, now that the
Federal army is in occupation, and life
and property once more secure. His an.
swer was in these words: I shall never
go back to Nashville till Tennessee Is i
free Statel / have always been Demo-
orst. and have been STAKEHOLDER but
old as I an, | believe that shall yet 60
homo to State. where slavery will no
longer exist The speaker was man Of
sixty, whom the rebellion has converted
into an anti.slavery mani New York
Evening Post
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24

&Y On the 3'st ult.. a schooner was
captured in the Potomac river, engaged 10
smuggling between Maryland and Virgin.
Ia. Twenty-Five persons we're captured
aboard, including several Washington.
ians Of notoriety. The cargo was sAasn.
sive consisting Of quinine, Confederate
internal machines of novel con.
struGtion, blankets, boots, shoes. soap,
coffee and three mail bags 6lled with
small packages, and 1900 letters. aoms
of which seriously compromise various
parties in Washington and Aaryland.'
Among the parcels were presents to Mr..
and Mrs JEFF. Davis.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24

8 Ey- The examination Of the fenaining
Noble county prisoners was concluded on
Saturday afternoon before U. s. cothniss.
ioner Halliday at Cincinnati. Eigh.
were discharged and FIVE viz:tohn Racey
Thomas Racey. Joel McFarten. James
McCune. aud Benton Thorla, were held
to bail. They were held IN the sum Of
five hundred dollars for thei T appearance
from day to day in the q s court nov iu
session at Cincinn a:i.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24

w Ex Governor Smith Of Virginia,
one Of the leaders of the rebellion, has
had his share Of glory and disaster in the
war. Since the rebellion commented be
has lost his oldest son. killediin battle,
has lost one Of bis own artns in battle.
another son has lost On arm, and hs him
self4is now lying danserously III fEsm
wounds received at fredericksburg.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
SeIael sNistelIaay,

n g1' It takess pile of Copfsderats eur.
rsncy to buy hundred gold dollars or
barrel ofAour down in Dixie, Tbs Rich.
mand Dispatch Of the 7th tepdsts the
selling rate Of gold at IS. 5oi and silver
90. as. Tue Charleston Courier oftbs
9th states that the bankers Of that city
have raised the price Of bread to twenty
FIVE cents the half pound loaf, and that
-four is sold at aj5 per barrel. The
Courier declares it "an enormous sin in
the eye Of God". The Mobile Tribune
states that hour sold in that city On The
2lst ult at $s7s per barrel and Ii was -.
pscted to go up to 500. Wait Of trans.
portstion is the assigned cause Of this I'd.
vance in Mobile.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
zg A Connecticut correspondents II

Eg A Connecticut correspondent OF
the Boston Transcript says:
A farmer took the cars from hete' to 90
home. He sat down beside wounded
soldier. The soldier told him how be had
fought and become disabled, The farm.
er replied, good enough for you, you
need not have gone" The soldier struck
him with his fist so that the blood ran
freely, and he wore the scar for sevsrs
days. srss
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
EE Private adyices from Newbsfu

ET Private advices from Newbsfn 70
Sunday, 12th, state that commthiczaion
han been received from Gen Fostsr ID the
effect that he had plenty Of supplies and
that he believed he could Withstand all
the force the rebels cpuli bring against
him for three wesks, il nsosslsxys
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
Snsapraas
THE ExTEMPORB DUEL,


seled and papercd palaces of'hell, which
used to abound in the mountain towns,
and were frequented as gambling saloons
A sudden quarrel occurred at faro ia
Bile, and two men sprang up to fight.
Que was the dealer. large dark Wis,
aged, sinister looking fellow, who was
easily recognized as s desperate chsrac-
ter, who had been. conspicuous In more
than one murderous atiray. The other
was square built, heavily bearded. sharp
eyed man, roughly dressed in the COM
mon mining habilliments. which were
streaked with mud, just as he had come
from the drift"
"You are a thieving scoundrel !" said
the latter, land disgrace to even your
infamous business. You are a d-------d
thief, l say y
Instantly the other began to feel for a
weapon, but his hand was arrested by the
sharp cleaning Of u large knife, close to
his throat.
ooh, you have struck the wrong GUS
toner this time, you murderous wretch,'
said the miner. "Now you'll have show
to try you courage--rm after you-you
can bet am.'
The gamester grew pale, but other
wise betrayed no symptoms of fear. 1t
was directly agreed that the parties should
fight, each choosing his own weapon. To
the amusement Of the spectators, the mi
ner determined to fight with his knife,
while the other produced six shooter.
The parties took hold of the ends Of q
handkerchief the one with the pistol cock
ed and leveled, and the other with his
knife back over his shoulder. They stood
thus for several seconds. The people of
the house fell back, seemingly stupeiied
with the desperation of the encounter,
ass,,d .a ana : ysntured to Interfere. My
blood chilled with horror, but no one nau'
the presence Of mind, or burst attempt
any expostulat,op, The word was given
the gamblers pistol was discharged,
but he missed
With incredible nerve his antagonist
had moved at the instant the word was
riven, and the bullet crashed among the
glass on the bar, The same moment the
knife flashed, some one touched the man. )
elbow, and the cleaning blade went over
the shoulder and tore down the back Of
his antagonist, laying open the flesh to
the bone. The fight was ended +; the
wounded man was carried off amid the
shouts OF the crowd, who. for q time had
been paraliyzed with establishment and
fear. A year alterward, saw the com
batsnts drink together, and when one
raised his glass, it was with his lett hand.
The other remained helpless witness Of
the extempore duel.
If any of the readers of the Murcury
doubt the credibility of this little sketch,
and should chance to the fourishng lit
tie town of T., their incredibilty
will give way on listening to the village
gossip, who will point out the place OF
encounter; and introduce them to Tom
W, who is still there--a quiet cit
izen, well to do in the prosperous avoca-
ton of gold miner and looking as little
as possible like blood seeking despera'
do-whch in reality, he is not. But
would not care to do as General Nc Clel- |
Ian threatened Stonewall Jackson--to
"push him to the wall. Sunday Muir
curry. ",t 'S @ !
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
w The following is road receipt re-

Ew The following is road receipt re-
ceived at the Treasurer's Office in one Of
the counties Of the State Of Indiana
"fehiwerry ateen 60
this is tn Sur tee fe that----hes
wurkt On the rodes cen my dee strickt
Wun doler u
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
THE OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE
e@TMHAM GID MD E VA
TO TEAC n ( S.

rYNHE Board of School Examinens of Wysn.
L dot County, Ohio, will hold meetiugs reg.
ularly at the COURT HOUSE, in Upper San'
dusky, as follows:
Every SATURDAY in the month of April,
NAY ,0CrOBa aR aud NOVENSERa AMI OF the
FIRST and fH,RD SATURDAYS in EACH
OF THE OTHER MONTHS. for the exanina
;ioa Of Teachers, un, e. the act
ITO provide for the re organisation, supervi-
sion and maintenance OF Common Schools =
passed March l4th 1853,
Teachers are requested to meet the Board as
early as ten o'cloch. A NJ, promptly.
all applicant, will be required to furnish ev
dsn.e of good moral character by certificate of
otherwise, IS no certificate will he granted with
cut such evidence, and 40 special meetings or
the Board will be held under any circumstan-
ces. By order of the Board.
feb20'62.tf. HENRY MADDuA
Clerk.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign:
IN ed has been duly appointed and qualified
as Administrator Of the Eststs Of Henry WI.
ton. deceased. u. B. CHASE,
Ian, so, lse9.-ss
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24

LIQUORS.
DRANDIES, Gins, Wines, and Old Rye
ID Whiskey for medical purposes, constantly
hand and for sale By
NAE MAXWELL. Druggist
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-24
FOR SALE BY

J. A. MAXA tLL. D,uEgst Upper San
dusky; W.ardo County, Ohio, II Flock Wy
andoi; Silas De Bol Mexico; A.. >sff-ll Syca.
mere; Ira Bristol, Wbsr'ensburg, }. NJ Ches
ney, MarsciIe,; and bv uggi. s and msr.
chants general! throughout the United States
and Canadas. 31yl
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chase ) and yet when they bring their s
pay, beholdit is Confederate money, and
these rascals will not take it unlesssthesa
poor heart broken wife OF the soldier will
allow him 40 per cent on the amount -
Were | in the army, and my wife and lit !,
tie children at home treated in this way,
would come home, or wade through
blood in the effort. 81
And yet these very soldiers, whose fam =
lilies are being treated in this'manncr, have :
nothing home save their families to fight
for, and are there are upon the bloody
field, fighting for the property of these.
devils at home. who are, thus treating,
their families !! Surely God Almighty's
curse will yet rest more heavily upon our
country. If the Congress or our. Legisla-
ture doe" not help by some proper law,
our country is gone forever. Ny heart
almost beeds Within me when I think of
our state of affairs May God pityaus. ta .
] o..ssssz. t.ts tss-v + eeis r A. rs
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The Northern Peace Party.

1t is manifest that the party at the
North opposed to the further prosecution
of this sangunary and worse than useless
war, is rapidly growing in strength and
boldness. Six mouths ago the language
now uttered by the press and in the Liza
coin Congress would not have been toler-
ated, even if the ideas then existed in the
minds of those who openly proclaim them.
Every dav shows some new indication of
the change. One of the latest and most
remarkable is that telegraphed from Ken
tucky, that a Yankee General of that State
had dismissed his men, only to be recalled
in case Lincoln should revoke his procla-
NATION within 20 days from the 18th inst.
But in Congress distinct proposition
the frst--has at length been made for
cessation of the war. The annexed par
agTaph from the Richmond Examiner gives
the substance of it -
"THE CRISIS IN THE NoRTH.--The
conservatives in the North are no longer
troubling themselves about how the war is
to-be carried on, but rather how it is to be
stopped. The desire for peace is begin
ming to manifest itself with the masses.
and the Northwest cries out against the
administration that is waging this war of
conquest against the South. Mr.. Vallan-
/ digham, OF Ohio, who is the leader of the
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The Drunkard's Son.

Mother, this bread is very hard; why
don't VIC have cake and nice things as we
used to, when We lived in the great housei
U, that was such a pretty house, mamma,
and such pleasant garden, all filed with
flowers and You made. such sweet music
with your fingers, and pa would sing. Pa
used to laugh then, and tell me pretty
stories, and take me on his knee, and say
Il was his own dear boy. Mamma, what
makes pa SO sick, and so bad 1t makes
me afraid when he stamps on the floor,
and says so loud" George, go OFF to bed!"
Mamma, viii be get well again, and take
me on his knee again, and sing me sweet
song, aud love me as he used to do p
Mamma, what makes you cry? Did /
make you cryg 1t makes me sorry to
see you sad and unhappy. Won't
yoa wipe away your tears and smile again?
My son-oh, my Geerge-my child
| your father is drunkard |" a..t..-.zn,. =.
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The True Spirit.

An old man Of more than forescore years,
affiictrd with bodily infrmity, for which
he had been advised by physician to use
ardent spirits as medicine, was presented
with constitution Of the Temperance Socie-
ty on the plan of abstinence. He read it
and said, :" That is the thing to save our
country; / win join it" NO." said one,
! you must not join IT, because ardent spirit
is necessary for you as medicine" 81
know" said he, that have used it, but If
something is not done our country will be
ruined and will not be accessory to the
ruin Of my country. / will joint the society,"
/" Then," said another, you will die."-
+" Well, said the old man, in the true spirit
of '76. =" for my country l can die" and
signed the constitution, gave up his medi-
cine, and his disease fed away. 1t was this
deceptive remedy that kept up the disease:
and when he had renounced the one he was
relieved of the other. So it probably would
be in nine cases out of ten wheie this poison
lis used as medicine. 1t tends to perpetu-
ate and aggravate disease, till it ends in
death and often does it render that which
llwouid otherwise be Slight and temporary.
ipermanent and fatal
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SIS FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Confederate CurrencV. & -

Mr. EDITOR: :-Sometimes scrbble ar:
ticles for yonr paper without having any
direct object in view. But what have
to say now, is intended to be plain com
mon sense, for plain common sense men
The fact that our Confederate Currency
is being deprecated, and by some almost
entirely repudiated, can no longer be con-
cealed from the masses Of the people. In
Mcdowell county, and in fact the whole
Western part of the State, Bank bills are
selling at a premium of from 25 to 40
per ceut. and great many old money
lovers will not take Confederate. money at
any per cent. This evil is plant of
rapid growth, and there is no telling what
will be the hight of the tree or the extent
of its bougFs, unless the axe is laid at the
root Immediately y.
| Sir, if Congress does not pass some en-
actment to make this currency legal ten
der; or so change the Constitution of the
ConfederacY as to compel men to take it
at par value or stop its circulation by de-
vising some other means of paying our
soldiers, we are rui&ed people! know
the general government is not to blame |;
nor can the majority Of our populace at
home, the poor, honest, hard fsted labor,
ers control this thing. The whole blame
rests upon thefmen among rs who. love
gain inerdinately. But the government
can and should put an end to this thing
at once. s-a1
Our poor. soldiers in the army are paid
their shomeful pittance OF Sll per month
in this currency. Many Of them have
large families at houe almost wholly de-
pendent upon that 81 per month for thcir
support. These poor families at home are
made by these blood-suckers, who are de-
preciating the currency, to pay .fve prices
for every necessary OF life that they pur-
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CAMP NEAR GUINEAs STATION. Va, \
EF IA E-. January 25th. 1863.

Mr.. EDITOR: Appearances along the banks
Of the Rappahannock tell in unmistakable
language Of another of the Fedcrals on to
Richmond /" What the result may be am
unable to say Prudence, you know, re-
quires silence of, my pen. Enough for me
to say is, that before they get there they
will have to storm the . iSt0neaoalE' which
has so often changed their "base of opera
and-will be sent to the rear. Each man has
on hand his usual forty rounds of cartridges
Guns are, all being rubbed up. We listen
for the thunder of artillery. Soon you may
hear the result. Yours, &c NJ. C. ID.