The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-07-05

COD Merlacu anu Ilarman OeattY, tallorS,
perished in the flames. ot
Railroad connection between Weldon,
N. G., and Petersburg, Va, has been
opened. The lines further south will
soon be in running order. .
The Presidents proclamation opening
the Southern ports is regarded as being
equal to a formal declaration Of peace.
All laws passed by Congress which ex-.
pired by limitation, on the suppression Of
the rebellion, will no longer be enforced.
The Freedmen's Bureau is making in
quiry into the condition Of all the freed
men, from Arkansas and Missouri 10 the
South Carolina coast. The reports are
quite gratifying. The negroes are mostly
at work In Virginia and other portions
of the South the result is quite different. ..
The work of dismantling about half Of
the forts around Washington commenced
on the cath of June. Some twenty or
thirty are to be strengthened. and par
TALLY garrisoned for the future. -r.3
The applications for pardon still con-
tinue. The President has over a thou
sand before him now, embracing all
grades of civil and military life, from
Gen. Lee downward. .,
Roger A. Pryor has taken the oath Of
allegiance, and commenced the practice
of the law in Petersburg, Va.
An order has been issued to muster
out of service all men in the Signal
Corps, whose term Of service expires prior
to October 81, 1865. 81
In consequence of the order disoharg-
ing the Veteran Reserve Corps, the diff
ferent departments where enlisted men
are employed have lost a great many
clerks. i...q
The General Land Office, acting Under
the instructions Of the Secretary of the
Interior, has instructed the local land.
Office, at St. Peter, Minnesota, that the
lands within the late Winnebago Reserve
can not be sold at price less than their
appraised value, Until otherwise ordered
by the Secretary. ,ygt1a
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
decides, that when the wife owns the
homestead whore family resides, the
husband in returning the income, may
deduct the expenses Of repairs, insurance
and interest on intumbrances, from his
own income, when the wife has NO in
come from which to deduct. aa1 baE
The removal of the restrictions 6n Trade
has a wonderful effect in bringing out
cotton, turpentine. resin, and other pro-
ducts in North Carolina. Large qcanti-
ties are being brought to light. The last
steamer for New York, from Wilmington,
had full cargo, and left enough OF the
wharf to freight another steamer. n.'i1
A train of six cars was thrown off the
track the other day, by the breaking of d
rail, OH the Erie Railroad near Deposit:
Twenty persons we're injured. five Of six
of them seriously. ~" 'n '''O
Major General schofeld is ii Wash.
ington, in cons Iltation with Gen. Grant,
in relation to the affairs Of his department.
Chas. J. Faulkner, of Martinsbufg, Va,
our Minister to France under Buchanan's
Administration, has been pardoned BY
President johnson, in fulfllnent Of, d
promise made BY the late President Lin
coin to Mrs. Faulkner, who we believe
firmly adhered to the, Union throughout
the contest. ,.;t..
After much difficulty, the celebrated
Virginia partisan, Mosby. has been parol-,
ed by Gen. Halleck, on the terms Of
Lees surrender. u n-v i .,s149qgh
The President has psrdoned Joshua
Hill, ex-member of Congress from Geor-
gia, Francis L. Smith, of fVirginia, and
J. G. Hyams, of Michigan, one of the
witnesses in the conspiracy trials =
The lately arrived delegation from Tir-
ginia has demanded from President John.
son the removal. of Governor .Pierpont.
and the appointment Idf d Pl0yisionaf
Governor. soc. 3glsv o. bsbsse
The President has appointed Henry H.,
Van Dyck. of Albany, Assistant Tasss-
1rer for New York.sa lsicssmh'oo sac