The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-08-23
News Items.

effect that the storm that passed over
portion Of the State, show the damage
in Sauk and Iowa counties to be greater
than at first supposed. Fruit trees were
entirely stripped of foliage and fruit.
Sanding grain was actually thrashed;
$S00,000 is a low estimate Of the loss.
AT least 100 farms were entirely DESC
lated, leaving many families almost des-
titute of the means of support.
JAS. II. Earle, who was on Thursday
afternoon arrested, for completely in the
Phenix Bank robbery, on the same eve-
ming committed suicide in his cell. He
was 81 years of age, widower, and re-
sided in Newark, New Jersey.
The peaceful demonstration of the un-
employed soldiers and sailors, in New
York, took place on the / tn inst, and
attracted good deal Of attention. About
800 persons were in the procession, which
passed through the principal streets with
the best of feeling and in perfect order.
The train from Muscatine to Washing
ton, Iowa, on the afternoon of the 10th
inst, broke through bridge at Aims
worth, precipitating one of the passenger
cars into the chasm. Four persons were
killed and several wounded.
A series of letters published through
out the country, purporting to come from
Miss Clara Barton, the phil.nthropist, at
Andersonville, Ga, have been discovered
in Washington to be forgeries.
The private business. of Clarence A.
Seward requiring his attention in New
York, he has resigned his position of
Acting Assistant Secretary of State at
Washington, and returned home.
The American Geographical and Sta.
tistical Society will be represented in the
Indian Commission by DR.. McGowan.
tie will also represent the Ethnographical
Society.
Judge Wayne, of the Supreme Bench,
returned to Washington on the Ilth inst.
from Georgia, where he has been for
some time looking after his property in
terests.
The steamer Evening Star, with 3O9
bales of cotton, was burned on the Red
Bayou, near the Red River, some three
weeks since.
The African King of the Bassas re-.
Gently sent o request to the President for
a rain coat. A water proof one has been
sent him.
During storm at Natchez, Miss, on
July 3lst, barge was sunk with $4,000
bushels of government coal on board.
The Secretary of the Navy has d.
rected that Masters and Ensigns of the
Regular Navy, Midshipmen serving on
board any naval steamer, will hereafter
be taught thoroughly the duty of steam
engineering.
The Department of State has received
information from John G. Nicolay, the
recently-appointed United States Consul
at Paris, and formerly the private secre-
tary of the late, President Lincoln, thai
he has arrived at his post and entered
upon the duties of his office.
DR.. James M. Knox has lately bought
for his farm at Essex, VI, five American
merino ewes Of Mr.. D. Giddlngs Of
Westford VT, for which the latter had
the temerity to charge, and the former to
pay the sum of $s5, 900. The historian
of the " sheep fever is yet to arsie,
A Philadelphia merchant, in search of
his absconding partner and $4,000, re-
Gently passed through Cincinnati, going
west. -,
A double three-story brick tenement
rouse, Nos. 544 aud 546 Race street,
Cincinnati, belonging to the Longworth
'state, fell in with tremendous. crash,
It O'Clock on Sunday morning the 18th
nst., Instantly killing "a Mrs. Rose. and
,urying the members of the several fam
lies resident therein. When rescued,
hey were all more or less wounded, but
zone dangerously. The Coroner's jury
n their verdict find, "That the Agent,
DR.. Lamb, is highly eulpable, for not
aving the repairs made months ago."
The Massachusetts delegation have
unanimously recommended the Hon.
lauial Nv Gaoeh of MslroSa Matnhar of