The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-01
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teen years OF age gave birth TO twin chill
dren, male and female. The male child is
black and the female child is white.
During the delivery of Mr.. Everetts
address on the rebellion, at the Boston Mu
sic Hall, lately, says the Boston Adver User,
the audience gave the strictest attention to
Its eloquent periods and interesting remin.
lscences. At times-as when he declared
that IF the serpent of notification had
been strangled by the hero OF New Orleans
in 1882, the hydra of secession would not
have shot forth its poisonous heads in
1861; )" and when, at the close of his long
catalogue of evils growing out Of the present
contest, be exclaimed with the poet
q Is there not some hidden curse.
Some chosen thunder in the stores of Heaven.
Bed with uncommon wrath, to blast the man
That seeks his greatness in his country's
run?'
the running fire of applause burst into q
volcano of enthusiasm.
We are extremely sorry to learn that last
evening the health of Gen. Wise had not ex.
hibted any improvement. and that his condi.
ton has excited very grave apprehensions.-
Richmond Enquirer, Oct. IL.
AS people will naturally be surprised that
one should express sorrow at the prospect
of Wise ending his career by a natural
death, it may be we'll enough to explain
that his son o. j. is one of the editors of the
Enquirer.
On the 18th of June Capt. Holiins,
who was then in command of the Susque-
hanna, told the New York pilot who sailed
with him to Boston, that he was obliged to
resign from the Federal service, but that he
"never could fight against the old stars and
stripes" Hollins was in tears when he
made the remark. On the 18th OF October
the same Capt Holins, in speaking of the
Federal feet at the Southwest Pass, says:
After they were fast on the sand | pep
pered them we'll" Hollins was IN ecstacies
over this exploit. 1t is presumed that
peppering" United States vessels does
not mean fighting against the old stars
and stripes"
The allowance of clothing to our SOL
diers is much greater than to soldiers in
European armies. Our troops get one uni
form coat and two sack coats year, and a
pair of trousers every five months. In the
French army, the allowance for three years
is only one tunic and three pairs of trousers,
while a shell Jacket is given every two
years. In the Sandman and Belgian ar
mics, the great coat is expected to last eight
years. But the great durability of the
clothing of European armies is easily ac-
counted for when we consider the care
which is taken to insure good materials.
Every yard of cloth is subjected to very
minute and distinct examinations by boards
of officers, assisted by experts who weigh
it, shrink it, and examine it inch by inch,
against strong light. They also apply
chemical tests to detect the quality Of the
dye, and the manufactures are at all times
open to inspectors, who watch the fabrica-
tion at every stage.
The Boston LiberotOr, which holds the
constitution ga league with hell and
covenant with DEATH now very politely
calls President Lincoln "the slave-nound OF
Illinois," while the Anti- &oUery Standard
styles him "the unooked-for assistant of
Beanregard and Davis" and all the other
abolition presses are in full hue and cry
against the government and administration.
While we regret that American citizens
can so forget their duty to their country as
thus to attempt to create disaffection in so
grave crisis, we are rejoiced that Mr..
Lincoln does not please the northern incen-
diaries, and that aboitionism is every day
proving how unpatriotic and criminal it is.
Here is a tolerably good story of
couple of raftsmen on Lake Pepin:
A raft was just emerging from Lake Pepin
as the squall came. In an instant the raft was
pitching and writing as lift suddenly dropped
into Charyb while the We broke over
with tremendous uproar, and expecting instant
destruction, the raftsman dropped on his knees
and commenced praying with vim equal to
the emergency. Happening to open his eyes
an instant, he observed his companion not
engaged in prayer, but pushing pole into the
water at the side of the raft. whats that
yer doing, Mixer" said he, 'get down on your
knees. nOw for there isn't mint between us
and Purgatoryn' "Be asy, Pat" said the
other, as he coolly continued to punch the
water with his pole; "be aisy, now ,chats the
use of praying ,chen tello,c can tech bottom
aoith pole 2" Mike is pretty good specimen
of large class of Christians, who prefer to
omit prayer as long as they can /" tech the
bottom"
The amount of grain, including flour
reduced to grain, shipped from Chicago
during the month of September, amounts to
over 100000 of Enthusiastically s, 100000
bushels. This is the largest quantity of
grain ever shipped from Chicago in any
single month, the excess being about
100000.
From statement recently published
by the Secretary of State of Wisconsin, it
annears that the total value of taxahlo roo,