The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-03-01

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wltn Iouu dun report, IKE an earIn-
quake. The fssure was two Or three
inches wide and extended into the
ground several feet. It damaged sew
eral houses and alarmed the people
generally.
The Niagara (Cannada) Nail announ
ces that the American Government has
taken the necessary precaution to put
Il stop to Fenian Or other raids which
may be attempted, by giving instruc-
tons to the officers stationed at Fort
Niagara to be on the alert, and fire up
on parties who make any attempt at a
raid on that side of the river. The 9TH
er side of the river is regularly patroll-
ed by efficient guards, and the Mail
says should any attempted raids take
place the parties concerned will have a
warm reception, both back and front.
A man was shot by a woman in the
City Court room in Louisville, and
was attempting to fire the second time,
but was prevented by an officer getting
his finger on the pistol and receiving
the stroke of the hammer on that, in
stead Of it's falling on the cap.
The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune says: at is well
understood here that the resuscitation
of the Richmond Examiner was order
ed by the President in direct opositicn
to the desire of Gen. Grant
The pardon brokerage business has
been reduced to such a system by the
aid of some of the Southern Governors,
that one man recently sent South by
the Southern Express Company near
T " one hundred pardons, each marked
to the address of the person to whom
it was granted, and each Marked
Collect on delivery one hundred dol
lars" t
TIE people Of Chicago are beginning
to be afraid to eat meat of any kind
The Tribune says there is ''trichinn spi-
rails" in the pork, ''gangrene'' in the
beef, and ''scab" in the mutton.
The Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedman's Bureau for the State of
Texas, reports that the freedmen are
making contracts to work in the cot
ton growing. regions in that State, at
from eight to fifteen dollars per month,
in specie, including quarters, food, fuel,
clothing, and medical attendance.
It is proposed by the ladies Of Mill
edgeville, Ga, that a fund be raised for
the benefit of Mrs Jefferson Davis, So
Letting donations of one dollar each
from the ladies Of the State. The Ra-
leigh Progress thinks that if they want
to find real objects of charity they
had better hunt up the widows of Uni
on men who were dragged from their
homes and murdered during the rebel
lion.
Mr.. Colfax wagered box of cigars
with member of Congress from Con
necticut that the President would sigr
the Freedmen's Bill. The morning
after the veto box of cigars was foun(
/ on the desk of the member, marked
1 from victim of misplaced conf
: dence."
Dixon, of Connecticut, Doolittle, O.
: Wisconsin,, Morgan, of New York
, Norton, of Minnesota, Stewart, of Ne
,, vada and Wiley and Van Winkle, o
! West Virginia, voted for the Freed
= men s Bureau bill on its passage, AM
afterward voted to sustain the Presi
dents veto.
e Nine months ago Pithole City, Penn
n consisted of two houses. Now it SUP
s ports newspaper having a circulation
d of three thousand copies, receives fift
thousand letters monthly, and sustain
twelve hotels.
Mr.. Wade has introduced into tn
II Senate resolution to so amend tn
l. Constitution that the President of tn
l. United States shall not be eligible fo
s. a second term.
IS Mr.. Anderson, one of the Missou
@ delegation in Congress, has offered a
" amendment to the Constitution chang
20 ing the name Of the Omitted states
ot America" This strikes us as a re-
Tx amendment.
y, One of the lions of the skating Sc:
n son.at the New York Central Park
~ said to have been a man who has lo
r nt both legs, but skates swiftly and grac
eb, fully with pair of artificial ones.
e A woman in Harrisburg died fro
lg fright at being told in joke that b.
1g husband had been accidently killed.
id
Id Henry Ward Beecher delivered
S. lecture before the Brooklyn, N.
to Fraternity, on national affairs. |
nd made distinct reference to the veto
he the Freedman's s Bureau bill, and thou: