The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-06-25
NEWS ITEMS.

y JAMES MOOhE, VI SOouOSIOu.
J. NEWS ITEMS.
Beauregard is breakfasted by the
New York Democracy at belmont
co.'s, while Grant is denounced and
ridiculed by their organs.
The Massachusetts Legislature
has passed law forbidding the
lighting of passenger cars by illu-
minating fluids that will explode.
~ In the Florida Legislature, Fri
day, AbUah Gilbert, a Radical, was
, elected Senator for six years, com
gmencing in March, 1859, by vote
of As to 81.
~ The towboat Leroy exploded of
the battery at New York, about S
o'clock Saturday morning, blowing
three men overheard, one of whom
was drowned.
s.s A, boat containing eight men was
upset at the mouth of Saco river,
Maine, Friday. Five men, all
Frenchmen, were drowned. Four
leave families. ,.s
spa Patrick Nicholson killed his wife,
Theresa, in New York, at an early
d hour Saturday morning, by shoot
ing her in the head while standing
I in the hall way of 329 Water street.
.Ex Governor Dennison, Gen. Wag-
er Swayne, and General Chas. c.
Walcott are all candidates for the
Republican nomination to Congress
in the Columbus District.
WooL.-A considerable quantity of
wool has been brought to market
during the week. The prices range
between 35 and 40 cents, acco riding
TO QNality.-,Seneca Aduertiser.i
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-In the Breach
of Promise case, of which we made
mention last week, the jury returned
/, a verdict in favor of the young lady
of $1,000. Those gay young men
who are in the habit of occupying
the time of ladies, merely for pas
time and pleasure, should ''look a
little OUT ''-Seneca Adcertiser.
Z The expenses of. the last Ohio
Legislature (Democratic) footed up
over one hundred thousand dollars ;
those of the preceding Legislature
(Republican) about sixty thousand
dollars. Hurrah for Democratic re-
trenchment and reform !-Cincinnati
Commercial.
In Detroit the Democrats have had
supreme municipal control for seven
years, and have increased the taxes
from S192, ,922, under a Republican
administration, to S4S4, ,168. Moth
you see, like Democratic retrench-
ment and reform. Cincinnati Com
mercial.
ss 1t is said that Catholic lady in
Washington by some means got hold
ola copy of the La Crosse Demo
, crat, and after reading it was SO fill
ed with sense of contamination
that she made it subject of con-
: fession to the priest.
A train on the Sandusky, Mans
field & Newark Railroad ran over
a little girl about seven years old al
Independence, Friday evening. She
was hanging on the hind end of q
car, and when the train backed uE
to the water station, she fell off
and the train passed over her.
A few days ago three or four mem
bers of Congress were chatting in
one of the Committee rooms of the
Capitol. ON the coming Presidential
campaign. Senator Salisbury, in
speaking Of the Democratic Conven-
ton in July said /: "If they nominate
Chase, / suppose / must support
him, but I'll be id if I won't make
a fight before / see Summer put on
the ticket with him for Vice Presi.
dent
Among the names Of those ap-
pointed by the Philadelphia com
mittee to advance the claims of Mr.
Chase to the Presidency was that
of Major General S. w. Crawford
General Crawford rejects the ap.
pointment, declares that his name
was used without authority, and
announces himself unqualifedly fol
Grant and Colfax.
3a Speaker Colfax, having been ap.
pealed to settle dispute concerning
the pronunciation OF his name, re
turned the following answer: "My
first name is pronounced as if writ
ten Skyler, and my last as if writer
Coalfax.s The "a doubtless, drop
ped out in crossing the ocean,"
Petroleum is now found yer,
abundantly in Italy, and, as obtain
ed there, differs from the Pennsyl
.vania oil in the, almost entire alb
sence of gasoline, and in man,
cases of naptha, as also being fre
from any offensive odor.
as A little girl, youngest child o
Samuel Oberlin, of Washington
Township, Richland County, Ohio
was burned to death, while playin,
\; with matches in the orchard, on tn
10th inst. -1.E..