The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-25

CoMMoDoRE PAULDING, one of our most
efficient and bravest naval officers, has re-
ceived public vote of thanks, a sword of
honor, and twenty caballerias of the nation
al lands from the republic of Nicaragua, in
acknowledgment of the important service
he bas rendered that country by bis conduct
in capturing Walker at Punta de Castillo
and San Juan del Norte, on the 9th day of
December, 1857.
SENATOR TooMBs and family left WASH
ington on the l4th, for Georgia.
The editor of the Clarksville Chronicle
has made the acquaintance Of the gentleman
"upon whose shoulders the mantle" of Jim
Porter, the Kentucky giant, has fallen. The
little fellow is Mr.. John M. Baker, a native
and resident of Caldwell county, Kentucky.
He is twenty-four years old, and is seven
feet two inches in height-one inch of which
he grew in 1860. agg
w. JONES, an Indiana farmer, for whom
Mr.. Lincoln split rails thirty years ago, is
at Springfield, Illinois, on visit to his for
mer hired hand.
j. n. sMERRIMAN, Collector of the port
of Georgetown, South Carolina, has been
arrested by the people Of Georgetown on
the charge of treason against the state. A
letter was found, written by him, addressed
to Mr.. Buchanan, stating that he, Merri-
man, had just cleared vessels in the name of
the United States, and that he would con-
tinue to do 80. He was sent to Jail.
GEN. DIX, who has just been appointed
Secretary of the Treasury, was a number of
years ago connected with the regular army
of the United States as a captain. While
serving in that capacity, Major Anderson
was bis first lieutenant. 1t will, doubtless,
be source of satisfaction to the latter, to
have an old companion in arms in the
cabinet.
CAPT. SHARON of the little steam ferry
boat Winfield, which piled between Prairie
du Chen and Harper's Ferry, Iowa, says
the Leader, has fallen heir to an estate in
France worth $4,000 or, rather his wife
has and he has received already some two
or three thousand dollars of cash.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD was born in Flor
ida, Orange county, New York, in 1901 ;
graduated In Union College in 1920 +; was
admitted to the bar in 1922 !; was elected
to the New York Senate in 1880 and
served four years in 1889 he was elected
Governor of his native state and served
four years. He was sent to the United
States Senate in 1910. and is there now.
On the fourth of March he will become
Secretary of State in Mr.. Lincoln's Cab
met.
MRS. ANDERSON arrived in New York
city, and stopped at the Brevoort House,
Fifth avenue, last Thursday. Her recep-
tion in Charleston, of which city she is q
native, was very courteous-not the slight
est unkindly act having been experienced
by her. Her visit to the gallant Major at
Fort Sumter was very briet, and nothing of
what occurred during it has as yet trans.
pired.
Mr.. r. j. MILE, we'll known in St. Paul
while playing Mazeppa at the Rochester
Theatre, on the 10th, was thrown from his
horse and received kick upon the head,
which was at first thought to be serious.
He revived in short time and concluded
his part.
EDWARD PAXTON Weston, of Hatford,
is going to walk from Boston to Washing>
ton, in payment of bet lost by the election
of Lincoln. The distance is 47O miles, and
the contract makes it incumbent on Mr..
Weston to perform his journey in ten days,
and to arrive at the inauguration. He will
leave the state house, in Boston, at noon on
the 22d day of February, and will be
obliged to walk forty-seven miles a day
until he reaches the capitol. a man is to
accompany him in carriage to see that he
fulflls his agreement. .4.k ..l
Mr.. SALMON P. Chase, the reported Sec.
retary of the Treasury, was born in Cornish,
New Hampshire, January, 13, 1903; grad
uated at Dartmouth College; studied law in
William Wirt's Office, lin whose family he
had been private tutori resided in Balti.
more in 184O; had been United States SEN
tor from Ohio, and Governor of that State.
He resides at Cincinnati, and is lawyer of
ability. aa ''l fo i'iDt.'s9i
SIMON CAMERON was bern ID Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, in the year 1899. He was q
"child of poverty" and is "self-made
man." He was printer; became an edi.
tor; a banker; railroad president; adjutant
general of Pennsylvania; he was first elected
to the United States Senate in l845, and
he was again elected Senator in 1857. He
| is Senator, but is said to have been Of
fered the post Of Secretary Of War in the
new administration. So ags 10 sidsl
| s-HsNRY WARD BEEcHER lectured in
New Haven, on the 11th. On leaving the
building q volley OF rotten eggs was fred at
| his carriage. He drove off amid the groans
of large crowd, who afterwards followed
him to his hotel, and repeated the compli-
ment of hearty groans. h., hen.sfoe
Secretary FLoYD sent fifteen thousand
stand of arms to the South last season from
Northern arsenals, that have been seized by
the disunionists.
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