The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-11-30
The News.


ADvICEs from Buffalo, dated oath inst,
state that heavy gale was blowing at that
time, accompanied with rain and snow. 1t
is feared that many vessels will be injured,
as there were about one hundred between
that place and Chicago. Many vessels were
torn from their moorings and dashed against
each other.
The President and Vice President elect
met for the first time in Chicago on Thurs.
day last. Mr.. Lincoln arrived in Chicago
on Wednesday evening accompanied by
Gov. Wood and Senator Trumbull. Mr..
Hamlin arrived the next morning. On Fri
day, the two notabilities held a levee at the
fremont House, and were waited on by
citizens irrespective of party. Mr.. Lincoln
returned to Springfield on Saturday. He
declined all public demonstrations in his
honor, his visit to Chicago being expressly
to meet Mr.. Hamln, and transact some pri-
vate business, with view to leaving the
State for four years.
Mr.. DOUGLAS passed Vicksburg on the
18th, on his way to his children's plantation
in Louisiana. He would remain there few
days, when he would be joined by bis family,
and proceed to Washington, via. Chicago.
The steamer Pacific was burned on the
Ohio, at Uniontown, KY, on the night of
the 18th inst. The flames, fed by hay and
other combustibles, spread with lightning.
like rapidity, aud in few moments the boat
was euveloped in flames. Among the lost
was the Captain, Mr. Lamb, and some thir.
teen or fourtean others We quote the
following incident from an account of the
burning of the boat:
The devotedness of woman's love and fideli-
ty was never more beautifully evinced than in
the conduct of Mrs. Mcdonald. Her husband
was extremely low with consumption, and
when the terrible alarm was given, his life went
out, bis shattered energies being unequal to the
shock. But Mrs. Mcdonald refused to leave
the body of her cherished husband. She Of
fered princely rewards to any ore who would
save the body. and bravely stood by the be.
around her, ard then bore it herself to the
guards Of the boat, hoping that both might be
rescued. The lady was only herself saved by
the firmness of the mate. who forced her into
the yawl, and carried her to the shore. Such
heroic devOtedness is without a parallel.
A WASHINGTON letter says Gen. Cass has
been heavy loser in st >cks, and at the last
Cabinet meeting was so excited by his losses
as to cause quite an explosion by his denun-
citation of the disunionists.
GEORGIA is likely to present an interest
Ing case of disfranchisement in the choice of
President, which, if the vote would change
the result, might cause great embarrassment.
Her law requires Presidential electors to
receive majority of all the votes cast,
failing in which their appointment devoves
upon the Legislature. Tie Federal law re.
quires the electors in all the States to be
appointed on the same day. The people of
Georgia having made 10 choice in obedience
to the State law, it is too late for the Leg
islature to do it in conformity with Federal
law, and her voice is lost. The Governor,
however, in special message, advised the
Legislature to elect E ectors on Satur-
day last This was done.
Mr.. MoLANE, our Minister to Mexico,
has resigned bis post, for reasons which he
states, and one of which is, that be is GER
tain that he Can do no good by remaining
there, or by attempting to negotiate anoth-
er treaty. The President has appointed
Ex, Gov. Weller, of California, in the place
of Mr.. McLane. Whether any treaty is to
be made or not, the interests of the United
States require the watchful care of Minis.
ter there. Besides, the naval force which
we still maintain in the Gulf of Mexico, is,
to some extent, under the orders of our
Minister at Vera Cruz.