The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-02-05

40,6l0 men, viz Infantry, $4,000 cavalry,
$500 aatillery 9lo The navy numbers lS
vessls. carrying an aggregate Of l4a guns.
E On Friday morning $50 recruits passed
through Toledo from Chicago, enroute to New
York, to enter the navy They were all rebel
prisoners who have taken the oath of allegiance.
~ Gov. Gamble. Of Missouri, died yester
day. He has been for sometime past in feeble
health.
W Mr.. Home, the spiritualist, who, though
American born, claim to be = British subject,
ws recently ordered to leave Rome for being a
neeromancer. The British minister, however,
yemonstrated, and Home, was allowed to remain,
on making solemn promise to desist from all
communications with the spiritual world during
his stay in the Holy City.
~ Another revolution broke ont at Mata-
moras, on the 23th ult. Cortinas, again coming
into power. Some cfour troops at Brownsville
crossed the river for the protection of the Ameri
can Consul. whom they next morning escorted
70 the Texan side, about two hundred refugees
accompanying him.
" Messrs Joyce and Richardson, formely
editors Of the Baltimore Republican, who were
sent beyond our lines in the beginning of the
year g. for writing tratorous articles against the
Republic, were again arrested last week, in New
York city, having returned by way Of Nassau.
They were at once sent to Gen. Lockwood. now
commanding at Baltimore.
w Desertefs from Lees army say that the
rebel <oldier have no definite knowledge of
the Presidents Amnesty Proclamation. They
think il ih exsctions were generally known it
would be impossible to hold large portions of
Lees army together.
II In the Ohio Legislature, few days ago,
the House passed resolution indorsing the war
policy Of Presidet Lincoln.
II General Geary says that recruiting is
quite q brisk in Tennessee now as it was in 6l.
u The Secretary ofthe Treasury will soon
declare the ports of Newbern, N. c.; Brownsville,
Texas; and Fernandia, Florida, re-opencd to the
commerce Of the world.
~ The Baltimore American 10 assured by
gentleman just from Richmond, who has gone to
Washington TO communicate to the Government
that the rebel authorities are taking steps to pro-
pse to the Federal Government to lay down
their arms, provided the Presidents amnesty
proclamation be extended to their leaders.
az The story that Hon. G.. 8. Smith, of Vir-
ginis, had addressed letter to John NJ Bolts,
asking him to become candidate for United
States Senate in the place of the late Senator
Rowdsn, is pronounce untrue. No such CORES.
poadsnee took place, and the letter published as
having been written by Mt. Bolts in reply, is a
fsrgery.
H- A man was arrested in New York city
sfcw days ago, for being dcserter from the
army. The evidence was quite clear against
him, but sixteen Of his friends swore positively
thst he had never enlisted. Finally the man
owned up that he was deserter, and his slip
psry y-tougued friends are now in prison as per.
jursn.
~" The Provost Marsh ali General has deci-
dsd that army officers are not credited as any
part Of states quota or entitled to bonnty. lie
ssys they do not and cannot enlist, but serve by
special commission with certain defined privil
sss Of rank and compensation. Bounty is al
ways eopsidsred a gratuity or special payment
for enlsing. not for accepting a commission.
II There is considerable alarm in relation
% the small pox in Indiana. The Indianapolis
Journal ssys there is no point where it is spread
ing to any extent, but it prevails at New Al
bany. Iefcrsonville, Centerville, near Richmond
Brennan. near Plymouth, Cloverdale, Terra
Hsnte. Kendellville, on Eagle Creek, Hendricks
county, Bloomingsport. Randolph county and
perhaps few other places. We learn that it is
decreasing in the towns on the Ohio river, while
only two or three eases are reported at either Of
tAs other places. except at Bloomingsport, where
according to the Randolph journal, six or sew.
en- deaths have occurred. and somewhere be-
tween thirty and seventy persons have died
N The financial news from England is un-
favorable. $37s,oOe in specia had been with
drawn from the Bank Of England on the 18th
alt. t2Oo.0 900 Of which went France, and $l75,
90 70 Alexandra: 100000 in private hands
hsd alao been sent to Paris. In the Liverpool
markets byeadstuffs and provisions were again
hrmer. Funds were fiat in London, owing to
the news from the continent The rate of dis.
ssant BY the Bank Of England. ii was appre.
hended. would be returned to 8 per cent.
~ The Missouri Legislature have passed the
transcription Convention bill by vote Of 80
10 81 sfser amending it so as to postpone the e.
Dsstish Of members Of the convention to Novem.
Der. The amendment was adopted by the close
yets of60 to 81.
-eds.ds Ohio Hnlistments.
~ The bill forbdding enlistments in Ohio
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