The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-03-11
NEWS ITEMS.

cS3" Large trains of cotton are arriving daily
at Mattamoras from Texas. t.
cFs" The Mexican army, under Uraga, is said
to be $4,000 strong. 1t is rumored that he had,
been defeated by Gen. Bazaille.
e7y" The German radical papers Of ST. Louis,
support General Fremont, Us the Peoples oandi-
date for the Preidency. .t...foa t,as,
eB" Captains Sawyer and Flynn, who were
sentenced to death in Richmond, in retaliation
for the hanging, by General Butler, of two rebel
spies, have been exchanged. ...t p,
GB" A Washington dispatch, says, the first
result Of General Grants promotion, will be
changes in the Army of the Potomac. This is
mere speculation.
sY"T There was riot at Dayton last week,
caused by veteran soldiers mobbing the Office
of the Empire. One man was killed. A very
bad business. AT
~" The number Of new recruits in Ohio, re.
ported for the past week. was 4,O0s. The num-
Der actually enlisted, was, probably, over Ave
thousand. '-
C55 A Mattainoras letter 10 the World, re-
ports that the French have evacuated Puebla,
Cordova, Jaapa and Orisaba, for the lack Of
men to garrison them.
e5y- The receipts at the Bazaar of the Alba.
ny Fair, ON the night of the 25h ult,, were
$6,6l3,39. Mr.. Murdock gave reading for
the Bazaar on Friday evening. "i'a 'tl
eF- A dispatch received here to-day, says the
Legislature Of Nebraska have, unanimously
nominated Mr.. Lincoln for President, and Ans
drew johnson for Vice President. VI f1f14
e5y" The Ways and Means Committee, have
decided not to take any further action on the
Revenue or Tariff Bills until the Whisky and
Appropriation Bills are disposed of. nE q
| sy" Colonel Howard Smith, rebel officer
from Kentucky, left for Fortress Monroe, on
Tuesday, the I'd inst, to be exchanged. Gen.
Lee stated, as his opinion, thata general ex-7
change of prisoners would soon be effected rf
G5y" party of veteran soldiers belonging to
the oath Indiana, now at home on furlough,'
gutted the Sun office at Vincenhes, Ind, on
Tuesday Of this week The editor is notori-
ous rebel sympsthzer, and has previously had
two narrow escapes from violence OF the hands,
OF soldiers.
c5s- 1t is understood to be the purpose Of the
Government, to issue five per cent. bonds, pay.
able in forty years, but redeemable at the plea.
sure of the Government after ten years, the
principal and interest to be paid in gold. No
dovlt is entertained that the bonds can be
readily placed at par. The plates will be i'm.
medately engraved. r.. ...rr. ........
s1s There are only eight postoifices, saysthe
Nashville Union, in Tennessee, at the present
time, and most of these are mighty onsartin,"
if we may Judge by niimerous complaints The
following places possess mail facilities: Mem
phis Nashville, Clarksvlle, Gallatin, Shelby
vile, Chattanooga and Knoxville.
sSs" Refugees from the South continue to ar.
rive in Baltimore City, Md, in large numbers,
Forty nine at one time and one hundred and
thirv-four at another. Most Of them have es.
capped from Richmond within two weeks. As
usual, they give very desponding accounts of
the condition of civil and social affairs in the
Rebel Capitol.
sB~ Very many rebels in our prisons, have
applied to Secratary Station, to be permitted
to avail themselves of the amnesty proclamation.
He will soon authorize commission to visit the
several camps and release such as will take the
oath in good faith, and return to their alle-
glance.
gsSg~ The Government ID considering the pro-
priety of issuing two new coins Of the dehomi.
nations, one and two cents to, be composed Of
bronze instead of copper Or nickel The latter
material is getting scarce and too high price
The matter will soon be brought into practical
shape before the Committee of Weights and
Measures. ....r ..4 l..t,s..s
G7- Accounts from ireland, represent the tide
of emigration as still unchanged At the last
accounts, there were more persons waiting for
passage in Cork, Galway, Liverpool and the
great American shipping ports, than could be
accommodated fof month to come--and this,
too, in advance ofthe usual emigration, which
does not commence till March.
sSy" A letter received at Cincinnati several
days ago, from General Grants army, says, that
nne.tentha Of the men composing it, are in. IA
vor Of Mr.. 1intoln's reelection, and will vote
for him, if they have the opportunity. On the
22l of February, votes were taken in several
brigade and divisions, and out Of nearly thir-
teen thousand ballots polled' only fiee hundred
aud eighty.two were cast against him. Bully
for the "soger" boys. " y9, -'Hl HHs
sas- The Richmond correspondent Of the Lon
don Times recently smnggled himselfscross the
lines, and made visit to New York. He was
greatly surprised at the contrast between the
condition Of affairs North and South. though he
tries to persuade himself and his readers that
the rebels are bound TO win. Referring to the
Northern belief of Union reaction at the South.
he says: "Am dreaming, or did ! hear
fortnight ago, from Governor Vance, that be