The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-06-07

Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, died in tho city of Nashville. on
the seth ult. .>~~-,..r.r
Hon. John G. Bradley. Col. Nicholas
Davis and Judge Parsons. Of Alabama,
are now in Washington city, for the pur.
pose of comforting with the President in
relation to the reorganization of the civil
government Of Alabama.
An ordnance depot and magazine, at
Mobile, exploded on the 25th ult. The
city was shaken to its foundations and
eight squares Of buildings destroyed.
Over 800 hundred persons were buried
in the ruins, aud $3,OOo.O0o worth Of
property lost. The origin of the explo-
sion has not yet been ascertained.
President Johnson has appointed Bre.,
vet Brig. Gen. r. D. Mussey as his Mill
lary Secretary; Col. VIM. Browning, Pri-
yate Secretary; and Edward D. Neill,
Secretary to sign Land Patents.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's lines are now in full connection
with Memphis, Vicksburg, Mobile and
New Orleans. and are receiving and send
ing private messages to these cities.
A heavy shock of an earthquake was
felt IN San Francisco. and throughout
Southern California, on the Gath ult.
No damage was done, although many
houses were rudely shaken.
Major Gen. Logan will not accept
Brigadier Generalship in the regular
army. He is to retain comm and of the
Army of the Tennessee, which will be en-
camped within four miles of Louisville,
Kentucky.
Mrs. Gen. Roger A. Pryor comes up
regularly to our Commissary at Peters
burg, to draw the rations designated for
the poor Of the city.
A guerrilla, named McCleary, disguis-
ed as a colored Federal soldier, under
took to plunder the house Of Stanley
Young, near Bardstown, Ky. Mr.. Young.
though an old man, resisted, and, in the
struggle, ripped up McCleary with a
knife. He wont rob any more.
The official order, committing the SEN
tence Of Bowles and Milligan to impris-
onment for life in the Ohio penitentiary,
was intended to be read at the scaffold on
Friday last, but some one at Washington
telegraphed the pardon to Senator Hem
bricks, who made it public. thus spelling
the intended theatrical effect.
!. Notwithstanding large numbers Of
troops have been paid and mustered out
of the United States service at Columbus,
about 5000 paroled prisoners still remain
at Camp Chase.
A portion OF the bluff above Columbus,
Kentucky, fell init the river on Friday
last, carrying with ii part Of Fort Hal-
leck and several buildings. The extent
Of the casualty is not fully known, but
it is feared that a number of lives are
lost.
The Heralds Washington special says,
Secretary McCulIoch. in conversation
with a prominent politician. few days
since, stated that the Government was
now ready to resume specie payment, and
that its Frances were in condition to
enable it to adopt that course. The only
thing that prevented the immediate adop. |
ton Of that plan was the injury it would
do to the business interests of the coun-
try. The indications are that a return to
specie paymentwill be made before many
months,
1t is rumored that Montgomery Blair
will be given an important foreign ap.
pointment.
The Tibuue's special says the Pay
master General has disbursed $4,000, 900
to the officers OF Sherman's army since
its arrival here, and will pay out as much
more during the present week.