The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-14

Personal Items.
WE notice that 1rAner Burt, of Manka-
to, has been appointed Paymaster in the
Navy, md John A. Burroughs, also Of this
State, 8 lieutenant in the Marine corps.
o. -. M 'OoRH1cK, of the Chicago Times,
has disposed ofthat paper to W. F. Storey,
Of the Detroit Free Press. Under the man
agement Of Mr.. Storey, we predict the
Times will become the leading paper Of the
West.
A GENTLEMAN of New Orleans offers
| through card in the Crescent, to give $50
for the support of the family (if he has any
OF jackson, "who was murdered for killing
Col. Ellsworth" He thinks that if every
Southerner would give zone fourth of the
above amount, it would be but doing them
justice" If every Southerner should give
one fourth of $50, the jackson family
would be munifcently endowed institu-
ton, but there wouldn't be much left for
VOL PuA PoSOSs
JOHN @. HEENAN, the champion of Ame-
RIGA in the fstic arena, after a somewhat
prolonged absence, has returned to New
York, in the most robust health and fine
condition. AS our readers are aware, he
has been sojourning in New Orleans. One
Of the last things be did there was to throw
fellow bodily down stairs who desired
him to haul down the colors under which he
had contended with Sayers, because of their
association with the American flag.
The Louisville Journal warns Mr.. Eth
eridge Of the danger Of his returning to
Tennessee, and says: Constructions have
certainly been given by General Pillow
that be shall be hung or shot or otherwise
killed at the first opportunity. He has
been keenly watched for in all directions.
Men were hunting for him last night In the
cars at or near the Tennessee line."
The Norfolk correspondent of the Pc
tersburg Express writes +" Mrs. Commo-
| dore Pendergrast, who is Southern lady,
is still in Norfolk. She refuses to join her
husband at the fort says she never will
live with him again, and it is reported that
she will apply for divorce"
CAss1Us NJ. CLAY writes to the London
Times on the American struggle, and brief
ly but decisiyely says that rebel States can
be subdued. 1t is not proposed to subju-
gate them, but simply to put down rebel~
lion. England's interest is to stand by the
Union. He enquiries il England can afford
to offend the United, States, and concludes
by saying that England is the natural ally
of the United States.
Miss STAFFORD, to whom Col. Ellsworth
was engaged to be married, is the great
niece of Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell on
Bunker Hill. She is the great grand
daughter of the late DIR. John Warren, of
Boston, the father of the late Dr. John G.
Warren. 1t is remarkable circumstance
that this young lady should be connected
with the first prominent martyr of the
American Revolution. and with the first
commissioned officer slain in the conflict
of186l.
The mounted service of the United States
army has been augmented by one regiment,
Ito be called the Third) of regular cavalry,
the colonelcy of which has been given to
PaYmaster David Hunter, personal friend
of the President. Col. Hunter, on taking
command of his regiment, was constituted
commander>in-chief of the New York regi.
ments-the Fifth, Twenty-eighth aud Sixty.
ninth-and other troops or dctachments not
otherwise assigned. The Colonel is native
of Illinois, entered the service as a brevet
second lieutenant in the Fifth infantry, in
July, 1922; resigned his commission on the :
4th of July, 1886, and was again appointed
in March, 1912. He is about sixty years
Of age, and has the reputation of being a
capital field officer.
The command of the Chesapeake division
of the blockade feet has been transferred to
Capt. VIM. w. Mexican, of Pennsylvania,
who lately returned with the steam frigate
Niagara, from Japan. Commodore PEN
dergast is still in command of the Norfolk
division. Capt. Mexican is full rank flag
officer, the eighth of the blockading feet,
entitled to fly wide pennant. He entered
the service during the last war with Great
Britain, and has done nearly sixteen years
sea duty. He spent some twelve years on
sbipboard, and about nine on the broad
ocean. s. $685., egi5y
We learn from Lancaster that the health
of president Buchanan is far from good.
Dropsical symptoms have made their apa
nearance which are alarming at his time of