The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-14
Summary OF General News.

New Hampshire nominated, as its cam
didate fqr Governor, Hon. John G.
Sinclair.
The Russian Government has con
fiscated. the entire property Of tue
Catholic Church in Poland. It Will,
however, pay all the salaries of the
priests, as well other items Of current
ecclesiastical expenditures.
A colorod delegation called upon the
President last week. In reference to
remarks by. Fred. Douglass,, the Presi-
dent addressed the delegation rat some
length, referring them to his past life
as pledge Of his future friendship for
the colored race. lie stated, however,
that he did not think that it would be
expedient to force negro suffrage upon
States in which large majority OF the
citizens are strongly opposed to such a
measure. e.s. .rt 4.
| Charles J Faulkner, whose rebellious
antecedent8 ere well known, recently
asserted the right to practice as a law
yer i'll " est Virginia without taking
the test oath. The Supreme Court of
the State, however, decided adversely
to his claims. ar
The Buffalo Express says that the
Directors of the New York Central
Railroad, have resolved that the sleep
ing car company shall hereafter pay 40
per cent of their gross earnings to the
railroad, for the transportation and
privileges which heretofore they have
enjoyed free Of cost. ~"
A stock actor, performing IN the the
atre at Salt Lake City, lately asked
Brigham Young for the hand Of one Of
his daughters il marriage. The pro
phet became very indignant, and or
dered the aspirant for the honor Of be-
coming his son-in-IaW never to enter
the theatre again. The manager inter
ceded for him, and the actor being ne
cessary for the theatrical season, the
decree was at last revoked. ..'....
A Manchester, n. H, lady had a cor
respondence with q soldier from a
Western State during the war, and
about year ago he started to come On
and marry her. On his way he broke
one of his legs by railroad accident,
and went back home and just as he
was starting the second time, his child
sickened and died. But he persevered,
and last week looked upon the lady for
the first time, and they were forthwith
married. t.... -..-:s. s..,.(.
The Committee ON Elections Of the
House have agreed, it is said, to report
against the claim of d. W. Voorhees,
of Indiana, TO q seat. This will let Il
Mr.. " as1burne, Union. s..%
| The House Military Committee have
voted to report the bill creating the
grade Of General III the ARMY Of tht
! United States The pay is increased
over that Of the Tieutenant-C enera
$13O per month. There is no increase
in allowances or commutations Of any
kind. r.,+@ MOTT
p Judge Kelley, in a recent speech il
the II o1dise, read from ffrro'm an Alabanla news
paper a statement. that in one. COUNTY
in that State, there were, in one week
five executions Of negroes, by the regu
lar sentence OF. courts, for the crime O.
larceny--two Of the executions being
for stealing g horse The newspape:
in question justife3 the hanging. I
also contains the sentence Of. O negro
to So years Imprisonment. for stealing
potatoes. sa....a ~ .-.. f..r i.r..
The Canadians have been cruell7
hoaxed and are most shamefuIIg scared
Their military ara up IN arms, and tn
! people are fleeing from the frontier tt
the interior, and yet not one armed Fe
nian has been seenas .fse5Ts 5e.
A law is before the Legislature O
J Pennsylvania, which makes it q pena
ofense, punishable by fine and impri
sonmenF, to send q false report of
marriage to a newspaper. ...a
The 26th New York Militia, the las
infantry regiment of the army of th
Potomac, has been mustered out AM
discharged.
Our population, in Ohio, in the yea
which has just closed, according to tn
2 Report Of the State Auditor, wa
2,514,974. '
, The Detroit Press says that seven
Cccu uuIiuIcN COIAS W tuC dJl;lc Ire
under which General Lee surrendere
the army Of Virginia, having been dis
: posed Of at fe1nJnerative rates, it
D officially announced that he didn't SUI
. render under an apple tree at all.
e The last intelligence from the stealne
: Miami, destroyed on the Arkansas river
gives the nynber Of lives lost as on
$ hundred and fifty.
: The first expedition Of forty-two e.
It rebel colonists for Brazil, which sale
V from New Orleans on the 9Th day {
December, has met with bad lucl
Their vessel was wrecked on the Goa:
of Cuba, on the 4th Of january. N
lives were lost, and the passenger
: saved all their baggage. They mao
their way to Havana, twenty-six mil&
J. distant and there scattered, some goin
le to Mexico, and the otlers returning
'i the homes which they had left. Son
of them, however, declare their inte,
k ton Of renewing the effort to leave th
r country. ,, r.a .....4 d.5r w.
D. A Michigan boy, who says he is
is loyal as any Of his age in the State, hi
m written to the President, asking him
IL give him Jen. Davis glass eye for
marble, after the rebel President h;
been hanged.
4 Genesel Grant recently invited &c
RltIaJ. tO no T1JoGanf, et ODa Of his 7,aon