The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-01-10
News Items.

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I The Posts Washington special says
there are rumors, not generally credited,
that, within two or three weeks, the Pres
| ident will issue proclamation declaring
the work Of the restoration Of the Union,
completed. aN M ,o s.j "a is1syss
Three hundred applications for places p
in the Treasury Department were filed /,
last week. but instead Of making new ap- VI
pointmeuts, Secretary Nc Culloch is con-;
stantly reducing the clerical force. a ,ss
The President was very much fatigued 4
by his New Years reception. g He shook
hands so,ine4ssantly that. his right hand 4
and arm we're swollen next day, and gave
him much pain. a sdi 10 sra.i7oq 1aala nl
The Washington Star SAYS it is a SUBJ
iect of comment that. at the Presidentsa
reception on New Years day, none Of the
diplomatic corps recognized or spoke to
tho Mexican Minster--they evidently
not recognizing him as a representative
from any Government Senior Romero
was cordially received by President john
son, though he did NOT remain SO. long at
the Executive Mansion as the remainder
Of the Diplomatic corps. ai1' ad' aaHoa9H
AT Washington. therelis d steady fall
ing off 'iu the applications for pensions,
both from widows. and .invalids. There
were over two thousand of each last
month. being decline of nearly two per
cent. q month for q few months past.
Wheh the army was disbatded last SUM
mer, the applications for three or four"
months ranged from'four.t to six thousand
perimonth. aa 70 'ou sEa74a s@aial5"
A ptominent'C Congressman, Of Radical
tendencies, announces that there was q
change Of front on the reconstruction
question, and that the Tennessee delegss
ton would probably be admitted in a.
very short time after the re. assembling Of
Congress- ei3 ~ .t4asS sSa4kJ 4ia48a3
The Second Controller r announces that
the advertisement of claim agents that
soldiers other than veterans are entitled
to extra bounty are untrue. He adds
that no extra bounties have been authors
lied, nor can they be without further
Legislation, and it isvery Important that
soldiers should not part with their dis
charge papers. Nai'aaH esl9 % sWoa
The award OF prize money has been
footed up at the Fourth Auditors office.
Admiral Lee, who was in command Of
the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron,
receives over 800, 900. pig a7iax3 adi at
The Union Pacific Railroad was com
pleted to Topeka, Kansas, on January Cd,
the first passenger train from Wyandotte
arriving there. . ssloe0 aob ,sauoa adi
Paymaster Ellis, United States Army.
was robbed at Leavenswortb, Kansas,
nightbeiore last, of $4,000. The money
was in safe whichwas stolen bodily. 3ad
james E. Murdoch commenced his sen-
gsgement at Crosby's opera house, Chi,
cago, Monday night. and is attractiugim-
nense audiences. gea'a.8 I0G7sya0 ,iIroa
Governor Hamilton. of Texas has issu-
ed ~ proclamation restoring, so far rs he
has power, to their full civil rights, ait
persons recommended for special pardon.
John F. McDermott has retired from
the Wheeling intelligehcer, with which
he has been associated as proprietor and
publisher since 1856. The paper wifl
hereafter by published by the firm Of
Campbell Frew & Co. .,sd.or Iisdl yd
On Friday night last. Q squad of pe-
groes committed terrible outrage oua
family named Moore, living near Chasts--
nooga, beating an old man, and abusing
his wife aud daughter and robbihg The
house, 1t is charged, shat the negroes
who did this thing we're soldiers, but thas
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