The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-10-11

The President has accepted the resig-
nation Of General Slocum.
The designations Of Major Gen, Leg
gett and Brig. Gen. T. 0. Osborne have
been accepted. S fs
French & Richards wholesale drug
store, at Philadelphia. was des'r'yed by
FIRE, on Tuesday night Of last week. Loss
from $3.50, 900 to 100000. insured
for $4,000.
An old German, named Brooker, liv-
ing near Louisville. KY, unexpectedly
returning home, caught his wife in sus-
picious relations with strange man, who
fed. SeiziDg gun, the enraged German
shot bis unfaithful wife, killing her in
stantly, and resisting his neighbors, who
undertook to arrest him, was in turn shot
by one Of them, and badly wounded in
the shoulder. He then surrendered.
Gov. Andrew having declined the
Presidency Of Antioch College. it was
rendered to Rev. Andrew p. Peabody,
D. D.. preacher to Harvard University,
but declined by him also. $50 m
An enterprise is on foot to connect
Goshen. Indiana. with Springfield, ILL.,,
by direct railroad passing through Mid
dleport, Illinois. 10 las a .a .orI
The troops garrisoning Newport, Ky,
including the band. have been ordered
to New York, and the barracks will be
occupied by colored troops. i 3D.
The jewelry store of J. E. Merryman,
in Memphis, Tenn, was recently robbed
OF diamonds valued at $4,000. The
thieves are Just now very industrious in
that delectable city. etru J4 slssa
Louisville is to have an opsra'house,
il the means can be raised. The sum of
$50. 900 has already been subscribed,
and the prospect of success is encourag-
ing. ,sa dii* laGs&aer fsapaf
Charles Sumner has written letter,
claiming that a State that has no legisla
ture recognized bv the Congress Of the
United States, can not be counted in the
Union. and. therefore. that the Constitu-
tional Amendment abolishing slavery has
already been ratified by the required
number Of States. eng f'73
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company. on Monday Of last week. elect
ed the following Board Of Directors:
PreAident--Hon. James Guthrie.
Directors on the part OF the City OF
Louisvile-H. d. Newcomb. j. B. Wild
er, r. A. Robinson, w. B. Hamilton; W.
B. Smith, Warren county; Russell Hous-
ton. Tennessee.
General Grant arrived in Pittsburgh
on Wednesday morning last. amid great
enthusiasm. A grand procession escorted
him through the principal streets to the
City Hall, where he held public recep.
ton. He left iu the evening. on spe-
cial train, en- route for Washington.
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
the Fenian Brotherhood, was held at the
Courthouse in Nashville, on the night Of
the 4th inst. Speeches and resolutions
were made, and great enthusiasm was
manifested. 's
Judge Jos. Barrett, OF Ohio, Chie'
Commissioner Of Patents, was presented
on the evening OF the 4th inst. with an
elegant service Of plate, consisting Of one
hundred pieces. The ceremony took
place at the residence OF E. D. Poulson,
| in West Philadelphia. Hon. VIM. D.
Kelly presented the plate for the donors.
Lieutenant General Grant and staff
arrived at Washington Friday morning
last.
Nearly 5000 bales Of cotton have been
burned at Mobile within the last few
days, by incendiary 6res.
The frst ambassy from Tunis since
the adm, nistration of Thomas Jefferson
in 1905, is looked for in Washington
with considerable interest The diplo-
matte Africans have arrived at New York
News was received at Fortreis Monroe
Of Dr.. Mudd having attempted to escape
from the Dry Tortugas secreting himsel
in the cosl-bunkers of steamer Thomas
Scott. He was discovered, and put q
hard labor wheeling sand. The Quar-
termaster OF the ship was arrested 70
completely in the attempted escape.