The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-05-03
Personal Items.

Personal Items.
Hon. HENRY W1NrER DAVIS has offered
himself as candidate for Congress in The
4th Maryland Congressional district upon
the basis Of uncond ttonal ma,ntainance Of
the Unton. ola a9nad ~
Elk President PIERCE made speech al
Concord, on the 22d declaring it to be the
duty ot every man, to support the flag and
the Constitution of our country, during the
present emergency. =
CAssIUs NJ. Clay, Minister to Russia,
has offered his services to the Secretary oil
War. Mr.. Cameron said to him, "Sir
this is the first instance in history that ever
| heard of where foreign Minister volun.
teered to serve in the ranks" Then,
said Clay, let's make a little history" A
company of 100 volunteers was speedily
raised and put under Clay's command. Mr..
CLAY has got up a company at the Capitol,
representing almost every State in the
Union. ~ l-oZ a.
MAJOR ANDERSON, bis officers and men,
continue to be the recipients of enthusiastic
demonstrations at New York. On the
18th, during the passage of the Seventh re-
glment down Broadway, en- route for Wash.
ington Major Anderson was standing on
the Balcony of Ball, Black & Co.'S store on
Broadway, in company with brother of
Mr.. w. II. Aspinwall. Some person re-
cognized him, the news spread with light.
ming rapidity through the crowd, and cheer
after cheer was given for the hero of Fort
Sumpter, who bowed his acknowledgements.
The officers and men of the gallant Seventh
saluted the Major while marching past the
store, which he acknowledged by 'bowing
with head uncovered.
Mr.. ROGER A. PRYOR, of Virginia,
while in Fort Sumpter before the evacua.
ton, saw in the surgeons room a decanter
which he supposed contained brandy, and
from which he chivalrously imbibed. The
decanter contained iodine of potash, and
the surgeon was obliged to give Mr.. Pryor
Q counter irritant to save his valuable life.
FLETCHER WEBSTER, son of Daniel Web
ster, who has just been removed from Office
by Mr.. Lincoln, has raised regiment in
Boston and rendered it to the President.
ARCHBISHOP HUGHES has suspended the
stars and stripes from his residence in New
York.
The Philadelphia Argus says the reason
it did not have the American flag suspended
from its Office was because the proprietors
of the North american, who occupy the
opposite building, refused to allow one end
OF rope to be attached to their premises.
The attack of the mob prevented one day.
issue of the argus.
HE Russian Consul at New York, Mr..
John G. de Nottbeck, was instantly killed
on the 18th. He was driving up Broad.
way with buggy attended by his wife,
and when at the corner of Forty-seventh
street bis horse became -estive and fell.
Mr.. de Nottbeck was thrown from the ve-
hicle, striking the pavement on bis head,
and was instantly killed.
IT is stated that on Major Anderson's
arrival at the Brevoort House, he was met
at the door by the proprietor. While he
was shaking hands with few gentlemen in
the hall, his daughter Abba, beautiful
girl of fifteen, ran down the staircase. See.
ing her, Major Anderson ran forward, met
her midway upon the flight, and in mo-
ment the soldiers daughter was clasped in
her fathers arms. He then ascended to
the apartments of Mrs. Anderson. where a
most affecting scene of reunion occurred.
The New York Courier makes full repa-
ration for its assault on Major Anderson,
in column and quarter of editorial dirt,
eating but the whole gist of this copious
meal is contained in the following brief
paragraph:
We acquit Major Anderson as fully as Ian.
guage can exonorate him from the charge of
want OF patriotism made against him on Mon.
day. The charge was based on falsehood and
lying, and, by the removal of its foundation,
falls to the ground and we are happy in pro.
claiming it false and slanderous.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT subscribed
$4,000 to the patriotic fund in New York,
raised for the support of the families of
volunteers.
AMONG the members of Cassus NJ. Clay's
volunteer company, at Washington, are
Hon. David WiImOt, of Pennsylvania,
Gen. j. H. Hobart Ward, Hon. D. D. Co.
mover, John H. Genin, Hon. George Sher.
An"n3 AOu' OoANu duSOu, VI VVW Orks
Hon. Thomas Dyer, of Chicago, and many
other gentlemen of like character. The
officers of the company are Cassius NJ.
Clay, Captain Gen. James w. Nye, lst
Lieutenant; Gen. Rufus King, Minister to
Rome, I'd Lieutenant Gen. J. Il. Hobart
Ward, Sd Lieutenant; Col. Joshua Fletcher
4th Lieutenant; Col. Butter6eld, LIST Sar-
geant, and Col. Taggart, I'd Sergeant.
Col. SAM. CoLT has notified the Connec-
ticut State authorities that his revolvers
are for sale first, to the State of Connecti-
cut ; next in preference, the Government of
the United States, and none at all to the
South. Col. Hazard announces that he
makes no more powder to go to the South,
until h0stilities have ceased.
Hon. G. II. LARRABEE has enlisted as a
private, in volunteer company, at Hori.
con, Wisconsin. The company is part of
the Wisconsin regiment.
WHAT IS TREASON IN TENNEssEE.-The
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