The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-11-15
All Sorts Of Items:

- An officer from West Point, who
commands one Of the finest regiments in the
service, suggests that wooden mittens for
the soldiers will be greatly needed when
the cold weather begins. Will not all who
can employ themselves in this way, help to
furnish FIVE hundred thousand pairs? They
should be knit with one finger, to allow a
flee use of the first finger and thumb. 1t
is said there were more soldiers disabled in
the Crimean war from frost-Dstten fingers
than from any other cause.
Among the many expedients adopted
by suffers to sell contraband liquors to
soldiers, one is exceedingly novel. They
drop couple of peaches into bottle of
whisky, and sell the compound for picked
peaches" A more irreverent expedient is
to have tin can, made and painted like q
hymn book, and labelled "The Bosom
Companion"
- Lieut.. L. A. Nelms, of Georgia 70
rebel oficcr,) reported as killed at the San
to Rosa fight, was member OF the Charles
ton Convention, and most devoted Union
man. When twenty six of the Georgia
delegates seeded from the convention, be
was one of the ten who refused to vacate
their seats, but remained in the convention
till the close.
Mr.. Yancey has made lively sensa-
tion in Paris among Americans by solemn
ly advising cotton speculator to realize
without delay, for, " in less than sixty days
England will recognise the Southern confed-
eracy, and break up the blockade" when,
of course, the "price of cotton must fall"
Among the guests at the fremont
House, Chicago, is Col. Romanof, OF the
Russian army, acting as head of the bureau
constructing the Russian telegraph line that
is ultimately to unite or. this continent with
the Pacific line, and thus put an electric
"girdle round the earth" His mission to
America is to study the system of Ameri-
can telegraphs, and complete arrangements
for the furtherance of the grand enterprise
in which his government is engaged.
Captain John Davis, a full cousin Of
JEFF. Davis, was found on Santa Rosa Island
the morning after the attack on Wilson's
Zouaves, dead drunk. He is now prison.
er at Fort Pickens.
- The Philadelphia Press says: "We
are glad to see the Secretary of War max
ing so many appointments from the ranks,
and we are especially pleased to notice that
of Frederick Winthrop as captain in the
Twelfth Infantry regiment of the regular
army. Mr.. Winthrop, like his lamented
cousin, Major T. Winthrop, was among the
first to volunteer in the defence of his coun.
try; and, Notwithstanding his many advan.
tages of social position, influence, &C., be
preferred to serve as q private in one of the
New York regiments, and fought most gal.
lantly throughout the battle at Bull Run.
The name OF Winthrop is one of the Oldest
and most influential this country could
boast, and if we are not mistaken, Capt.
Fred. Winthrop will prove worthy sue
cessor of the late Major Winthrop"
The Louisville Journal says d" 1t is
said that some of the Hoosier Home
Guards made descent upon Jesse D..
Bright's house, near Warsaw, during the
recent skirmish at that place, and Jesse
made good time across the fields. They
wanted to see if be would scare, and id
not misuse him."
The Maine regiment OF cavalry, Col
John Goddard, and the Massachusetts re-
giment. Col. Williams are both preparing
t. march to the seat Of war. The Maine
regiment will leave Augusta early next
week, 1000 strong, and the Massachusetts
boys will probably fall in with their COM
rades from - down East " get along. Each
regiment will extend about one mile On the
ordinary roads of New England 1t will
be an im posing display to people along the
route
Jim Laue when be heard Of Fremonts
removal, made the remark that the Gov
ernment had better turn the contract over
to him to clean out the rebels. He said be
would agree 10 do the job with Is 900 men,
II luc OOFCihGiCLt WUulI Ouit IuIUiSU
transportation.
Gen. Fremoat has reported to Wash
ington by letter. and it is believed he will
remain in St. Louis for the present.
Hon. }. B. G4rdenhre announces that
there will be no more three or SIX months
enlistment OF Missouri militia, tut Tor only
during tie continuance Of the war in the
State. This is supposed to be in accord.
arce with the arrangem hts between Gov
Gamble and President Lincoln.
The Massachusetts company d of Ber-
dams SharpshOoters, was at the battle
where Col. Baker was killed Although
only company the men were there to put
to the severest test. The attacking forces
would have been outfanked by three
regiments of the enemy had it not been for
this company. A rebel fell at every shot
from our boys.
DE Sanity, the "all right De Sanity /"
OF our end of the Atlantic cable, turns up
as the chief electrician of the submarine
cable that has just been stretched from NAL
ia to Alexandria.