The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-02-19

s#- Adviees from Washington report it pro
bable that Congress will abolish the import du
ty on printing paper A strong effort is being
made to secure this result
c.Fy- The Buffalo Board of Trade protests a.
gainst the construction of the proposed ship ca
nal round the Falls of Niagara until it is fount
necessary for naval purposes. Their objection
to it is that it will divert the upper lake trad,
from Buffalo by directing it through oswego tc
| New York.
! seg" The Wisconsin Legislature is seeking
some constitutional mode of runishing thos,
who have skedaddled to Canada to escape tn,
draft.
css- The people of GAINESVILLE have resolved
to hold a Muskingum Valley Sanitary Fair
some time during the Spring,
sg" The Democratic State Central Commit
tee have issued call for State Convention
to be held on the 23d of March.
s5" A Fort Smith dispatch announces til,
arrival at that place of Gen, Curtis, where hC
has been enthusiastically received.
eS- A Port Hudson letter says that Bragg
has been appointed Assistant Secretary of War
by JEFF Davis and sent to the Department west
of the Mississippi He ia reported to have ar,
rived at Alexandria, La.
NsB- Governor Carney. of Kansas, has been
elected Senator from that State to succeed Gen.
j, H. Lane, for six years from March 4th 1865
C3y"Gen, Butler has started rceschools, ON til,
Massachusetts plan, at Fortress Monroe and Nor.
folk
aS Four Ohio regiments in Tennessee de
sired to re-enlst as veterans from that State, not
wishing to fill up quotas for their stay at.home
ncighbors The Secretary of War has decided
that this cannot be allowed
sE- Dispatch from Chattanooga last night
report no news. The weather was fine. Deser.
tiers continued to come in.
Gs" The u s. Senate yesterday passed 4
bill prohibiting members of Congress from re
ceiving fee in any case, where the L. S. is a
party. This is aimed at such scandalous cases
as that in which Senator Hale was lately en-
gagged.
sB" Resolutions have been adopted by the
West Virginia Senate and referred TO Commit.
tee in the House, requesting the President in view
Of the late disasters in the depart ment, among
others the capture of Gen. Scammen. to appoint
either Major General Sigle or Major General
Milroy to its command
aB' Captain Fiske, ofthe United States Army
hes just arrived in Chicago from Idaho and
caused asensation by his reports of the rich gold
mines of that Territory He states that he saw
nine hundred dollars worth of gold taken from
a single pan full of earth, and is confident from
what he could learn from reliable sources, that
there has already been mined $5,000,0 600 il
gold. None of this treasure has as yet been
shipped out of the Territory, for want of proper
and safe escort.
CO" A special dispatch to the Atlanta Ap-
peal, dated Jackson, January 80 says: "Baton
Rouge, Vieksburg, and other points on the
have been heavily reinforced by the
'nemy, indicating deadly offensive operations
against Mobile and Jackson.
GB" Blanks, with 10000 men, is operating
rom Madisonville. Gunboats are reliably re
ported in the Yazoo"
eB- Hawkins Taylor, Of Iowa, has been ap
pointed Special Agent of the Post office Depart
nent for Kansas.
cS" The heating quality of the different
Kinds of wood has been estimate hickory head
ng the lists at the highest standard of 100, and
zine closing it at 40
CB" In the fifteen mouths comprised between :
september, 1862 and December, 1868, sick and ,
rounded rebel soldiers numbering 1913, 65 were
eceived into the rebel hospitals in the Depart /
nent Of Virginia, according to the Directors .
eport. OF these 1877 $50, probably. belonging 9
, other States than the Old Dominion, were c
'ansferred tn other hospitals, whilst the rest
ther died in the Virginia hospitals or were {,
ischarged, furloughed, or returned to duty Il
uch an appalling list shows how terribly vir- G.
inia has suffered in seeking for her rights" Il
sy- Gen. Grant has telegragphed to Gen.
aleck that the expedition sent against Thom- ft
and his band of whites and Indians at Quat- y
town, was completely succerful. ...
They surprised the town, killed and wound P
2l5 took fifty prisoners. and dispersed the Z
Of the gang, who fed to the noun :
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tB- Gen. Butler has been surprising Rich.
oAd; Fighting it's inhabitants, causing the S
nging Of the church bells srming the people; 81
e dashing hther and thither of couries, and y
presume, disturbing the repose of the head =, :,
I'd tail of the rebel Capitol, generally. Our 81
spatches inform US that the expedition sent al
it by Gen Butler, the object of which was to
pture Richmond and hold it long enough to c
berate the Union prisoners, went within twelve ia
lies Of the city. but their movements having tt
zen reported in advance, they were compelled y,
return. jeff Davis mnst Keep bis eyes open a.
Gen. Butler will take him and his capital one b,
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