The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-15


Total. 1896, 900
The Hon. W. A. Prentiss, formerly
mayor, is now member of the board of
aldermen in Milwaukee, was candidate for
the legislature in his ward recently. The
ward gave majority against Mr.. Prentiss,
and he forthwith resigned his seat in the
board of aldermen. You don't catch people
doing things like that in this city.
-tiov. Washburne, of Maine, has ap.
pointed the 2lst day OF November, as day
of thanksgiving.
Mr.. Russell, the Times correspondent,
has gone to Maryland on duck.shooting
expedition. 1t is to be hoped he will this
time remember the sabbath and keep it
holy.
The Memphis Appeal learns that Parson
Brownlow, Of the Knoxville Wing, has be-
come 80 softened to the Confederate States
that be even whispers of raising regiment
for the war.
AT wedding in Newburyport recent.
ly, eight young ladies attended the bride to
the altar, two of whom were her sisters.
The bride was dressed in white, one sister
in pink, and the other in blue, so that the
national cOlors were periodically presented
the red, white and blue.
The number of wrecks on the British
coast during the past year was 1879, but
the average loss of life was much less than
usual, owing to the use of the life saving
apparatus introduced 10 the last few years.
The persons rescued on the English coast
during the statistical year just closed mum.
bered in all 1852.
The Albany atlas and argus thinks that
the most pertinent question in reference to
| Fremont that will be asked in the future
will be, Whyswas General Fremont ap-
pointed to take command of an army over
the heads of those who possessed superior
qualifications in every respect, and who
would have lead our troops to victory in
stead of defeat? ?" A general who never
won battle-a statesman who never said
or did wise thing--a millionaire without
dime in his pocket-a commissary whose
| soldiers starve to death on moderate al.
lowance of one beet per man per day--his
advancement to bis present position wi |
more than anything else puzzle the histori.
| au. who fails to understand how completely
political partizanship has completely over
Swallowed every consideration of prudence
and patriotism in the early period of this
unhappy war.
-Gen. Hunter, the reported successor
of Gen. Fremont, is about sixty years of
age. He. graduated at West Point 10
1922, the twenty-ffth in rank in cass
numbering forty, and was appointed second
lieutenant Of infantry. Having risen to a
fret lieutenantcy, he was, in 1886, made
captain of cavalry, out shortly after re-
signed. In 1843 be rejoined the army as
paymaster, in which position, with the rank
of major, the present administration found
him. He accompanied Mr.. Lincoln from
Springfield, on his tour to Washington, as
far as Buffalo, where, owing to the crowd,
he suffered a dislocation Of the collar bone.
/ Shortly after he was made colonel of the
Third Cavalry, and then Brigadier Cen
eral. He commanded leading division at
the battle of Bull Bun, but was wounded
4 so early in the day that he reached WASH
iugton, travelling in an ambulance, almost
as soon as Mr.. Russell. Hesaw no service
in the Mexican war, nor in any of our In.
dian wars. sl aas sf
t. The city of Philadelphia has expended
$21l, 299 for the relief of families of volun-
teers, the number Of whom are set down at
| 2O,2l8 Roxbury, Massachusetts, pays
about $4,000 month in the way of relief
The number of vessels entered at the
port of New York from foreign ports DUR
| ing the month of October was AT, and the
number of clearances for foreign ports Az.
During the same period last year there were
435 entries and 354 clearances. alsEs