The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-11-08
All Sorts Of Items.


be whipped--is only too evident but what
she will be good for after the job is done
we do not see." ...-..
1t is mysteriously announced that the
Prince of Wales has seen bis intended-at
Rumsenhein--bu what be thinks of her is
unpublished.
The New Orleans P,cayune admits
that the braggart, Hollins, was chased up
the river by the Richmond--his ram pro.
boscis broken and his machinery disar-
ranged.
Poverty is bully if you are afraid of
her and truckle to her. Poverty is good
natured enough if you meet her like man.
The great Southern and commercial
free trade Convention, which held it's an.
nual session this year at Macon, Georgia,
petitioned the rebel Congress at Richmond
to throw open all the Southern ports"
This is considered very good joke.
Foreign papers say pretty and tall
ented German artistic has put herself up at
lottery. There are to be sos tickets at so
thalers each, and the drawer or winning
number is to have during twelve months the
exclusive right to professional services
of course.
The Legislature of North Carolina, at
its late session, authorized the issuance by
the Treasurer of the State of one million
of treasury notes, in sums ranging from five
cents to one dollar.
If, by the expenditure of thousand
millions of dollars, we succeed in restoring
the Union, it will be as profitable pecu.
mary investment as mortal man ever made
--Prentice.
The Duke of Manchester is engaged in
preparing from his family papers two vol~
umes for the press, illustrative of English
society from Queen elizabeth to Queen
Anne. The work is expected for the come
ing season.
One of the cavalry companies were
convulsed the other night by one of their
number, who is the "dryest of chaps" re-
marking in relation to one of bis comrades
who was snoring quite vociferously, " Well,
boys, that's the first man | ever heard snore
old hundred without missing a note.'
Since the 10TH of April last seventy
vessels OF war have been fitted out at the
Brooklyn navy yard. Many of these were
first class ships, and the entire number is
larger than the numSer of vessels in com>
mission at any time previous to the rebel.
lion since the formation of our navy.
Hon. John 1. Slingerland, of Albany
county, N. Y, one of the leaders in the
Anti-Rent party since 1886, member
Congress during one term twelve years ago,
and several times in the State Legislature,
died at his residence in New Scotland, on
Saturday last, aged 81 years His decease
was sudden.
-Ir is thought the necessities of France
and England on account OF the usual aud
somewhat general failure of, the crops
abroad, and the fact that our people, de-
pending upon themselves, will buy very lit
tie from foreign: nations, will pour in upon
US perfect torrent of gold and silver.
"A New York paper says it is ascer.
tanned that no less than eight hundred and
forty-four lives have been lost by seamen
falling overheard during the past nine
months, and the large number elicits the
inquiry whether there may not be some de.
feet in the rigging or mismanagement on
board of ships to occasion so large loss
of life in this way.
Hon. Robert j. Walker is now on
visit to bis relatives in Washington, and
| sustains the administration with all his abil.
| ity. When be heard o. the disastrous re.
connoissance at Ball Bluff, he exclaimed
Do not let US despair we have the ships
and the seameD, and the money. The rebels
have neither. The army will not fail US,
and the navy never did,"
The proprietor OF the Montreal Gazette
says he was taught in bis chilhood to be-
lieve "that George Washington was a
filthy rebel who ought to have been hung !"
A man with such shocking bad education
could hardly be expected to have just views
on American affairs, and we are not sur
prised that the Gazette assails the cause and
men of the North.
That eminent patriot, Mr. Smith
O'Brien has been spending his summer
partly at the Camp of Chalons, France, en-
joying the hospitality of the Duke of Ma
genta, and partly at Posthe and some coun
try seats under the Carpathian Mountains,
studying the Hungarian question. The
result of bis observation is that in no two
countries is there in all respects more
striking resemblance than between the sit
uation of Hungary and Ireland. He made
a glowing speech in Ireland recently, in
which be expressed himself frankly to this