The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-01-11
N(iscettaMrous Jtgms,

cEY- The mail boat from City Point brought
up IS rebel prisoners and deselstets, who have
all taken the oath of allegiance.
e5y- Vice Admiral Farragut,and Capt. Day
ton of his staf, arrived at Cincinnati this eve
ming. He will probably remain there for some
! months. .~r'
c5y- The National Academy is still in session
in the north wing of the Capital. Agassiz read
paper today on the glacial formation of the
State Of Maine.
.g- Blair of West Virginia, will press on
Monday, his motion for Lieutenant General
ship for Sherman There is possibility OF a
strong opposition to it. rl r
n5y It is believed that an effort cent ring at
Savannah, will soon be made the highest au
tbority to organize the military strength OF the
slave population of Georgia.
ng" Kasson's bill for the repeal Of the paper
duty till Exchange shall fall tosixty, gives
satisfaction to newspaper men, but tho opposl-
tion of New York newspapers makes the tscko
passing ita little more difficult
us~ The report extensively circulated that
Gen. Candy had been relieved from the com
mand of the middle Military District OF Mies"'
sippi, ia believed to be untrue; it is thought 10
have originated with cotton spectators b.
r5g- Edward Duffy, NJ d, Of Albany, n Y
caimes credit for stayi ing the cattle plague Of
Massachusetts,, the pleuro- pneumonia, by his
original suggestions and prescriptions and asks
Congress for an appropriate acknowledgment.
ESg-M Nelson, of Iowa, Chairman of the Ju-
dietary Committee, was odsy authorized ny ms
Committee to report to the House bill prohio-
ting the counting of the electoral votes from
any of the rebel States, including Tennessee
and Louisiana. s..
n5g- A detachment of men from the Potomac
fotlla, under Acting Master Toll, landed on
the Rarpahannock river on Wednesday. about
six miles above its mouth. and destroyed two
barrels of powder andtwo torpedbes which the
rebels had there collected.
C<g- Gen. Banks has returned, to engineer
+be 6 ,,ht for tbe recognition of the LOUISIANA
State Government. The decided indications
now are that the effort TO embody recognition
of Louisiana in the reconstruction bill VIII de-
feat the bill itself
t.g- Secretary Fessenden having been re-
nominated to the Senate, rumor is busy seiect
ting his successor The names OF the mos
prominent mentioned are : Gov Boutwell,, OF
Mass, Gov Morgan of New York. and Judge
Mccullough, of Indiana the present Comptroller
of the currency.
rSy- A marble bust of the author of Vanity
Fair" will shortly be placed close behind the
efsigy' Of Joseph Addison in Westminster 40
bey. Baron Marochctti an old friend OF the
Thsckeray family, has undertaken the bust
ssg- Mr.. Sherman introduced bill IN the
Senate providing for tax OF twenty cents per
pound on leaf tobacco and stems, and thirty
cents pcrpound on strips.
ezg- Accounts from Savannah represent
everything as still going on quietly there me
main body of Shernan's are resting after the"
long Journey Fitzpatrick i: looking after Har-
dee.
rxs- The Richmond Dispatch Of the 5th con
firms the report Of Shcrmans advance to Har
deeville. His objective point IS said to be
Branchville, which is the junction OF the Savon-
nah & Charleston and Augusta Railroad. Gen.
z. S. Ripley has superseded Hood in command
~ ne army Of Tennessee General Price died
of .popleSy, at Dooly's Ferry, Arkansas.
r5y, A reliable correspondent writing from
England in regard to breaostutfs says; "lhe
wheat market continues without r symptom OF
revival. H. your supplies were to fail r!'' yer yer
many would at once begin to Increase her con
.gnments to us. The possibility OF rally IN
our home prices ia thus effectually prevented,
and the year closes with the price of bread at
a point lower than has been known within
moderate experience"
sEy- A gentleman and lieutenant IN the
army met in one of the streets OF vienna, ana
in passing. the stick Of the former struck oy
accident the sword of the latter. Each party
turned round apparently expecting the other
to apologize, when at last the civilian SAID:
"why the duce do YOU pass through the streets
with your spit sticking out in such manner
A dispute followed, which was not settled at
twenty PAGES, but at the police court whers the
Justice rebuked the civilian and fined him two
dollars for his harsh language.
ty- If Ex- Govenor Wise, of Virgins, who
approved John Browns death sentence, could
now enter the paror of his old family mansion
on the east branch ofthe Elisabeth river, about
eight miles south of Norfolk, he would see there
a photograph, handsomely wreathed in laurel,
OF the man whose soul is a marching on
wises farm has been confscsted by the Govern
ment, aud several schools for eontrabands are
located upon it. the teachers occupying the
house as q residence, and making this sppro-
pirate decoration in the psrlor. The officers
who confscated the place found in the house.