The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-24
= Last Sunday, at Cincinnati, some 200

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persons congregated on the foot bridge
which spans the Miami Canal at l4th
street, to witness the maneuvering Of the
companies of United States artillery en-
camped in the Orphan Asylum lot in that
vicinity, when it fell, precipitating nearly
all the people into the canal. A child is ]
reported drowned and several persons !
bruised. .e.-.. . .
A dispatch from New York says ne
gotiations for the purchase of the steamship
Atlantic for $35O,00O, were Immediately
broken off, the Secretary of the Treasury
ascertaining that it had been offered for
100000 less to the Galway line. %
- Last Wednesday Cairo was startled
by the arrival of Hon, Emerson Etherldge,
of Tennessee, and number of his friends
by steamboat, from Hickman, KY. 1t was
stated that he had been advertised to speak
at Paris, Tennessee, on the Monday previ-
GUS: but that he was met on the outskirts
of the town by large body of Secessionists'
who threatened his life if he attempted to
keep his appointment. His friends, fearing
that violence would be offered him, as the
secessionists were very fierce in their demon
STATIONS, insisted upon his departure from
the State.
Hon. Andrew johnson is stumping
East Tennessee, and is accompanied by
body of friends, all of whom were armed;
and that they were as ready to fight as they
were to speak for the Union, in Tennessee
- Sellers and Yancey, who were arrested
at Cairo last week. and detained on the
charge of being spies, have been released on
parole. In this Gen. Prentiss has shown
degree of clemency which commends itself
to the imitation of the secessionists.
up to Wednesday last, Commodore
Pendergast, who is blockadiDg the Chesa-
peake, had captured twenty-five vessels,
but one of this number deserves the name
of prize. This is reported to be Rich
mond ship, from some of the South Amer
lean ports, laden with 5000 bags of coffee.
R. M. II. Hunter, of Virginia, who has
been called statesman, made speech at
Atlanta, Georgia, a few days since. The
following sentence will show the infamous
impudence of the man who might have
saved Virginia to the Union, and preserved
her from the desolation of blood and ashes
which she is about to become d:
Our cause, our Institutions, our hopes. and
our destinies, are one. rejoice to be able to-
day to proclaim to you the union OF the South
for the sake of the South and not only for the
sake of the South, but for the sake and in the
name of lberty-the last refuge of man OPP
pressed, and the hope of the world. am
thoroughly convinced that, independent OF the
negro question, we have not left the North too
soon. Compare their government and IT'S
workings, and their institutions with ours.
The following is an extract of letter
received by gentleman of Cincinnati from
friend in Parkersburg, Va:
Our prospects are much brighter in Western
Virginia than when last wrote you. The Un-
ion men are rapidly gaining ground, and the
Secessionists Sing very SMALL few days
since a travelling orator of that ilk anne here
to enlighten ourpeople in regard to the beau
ties and benefits of secession, but he was
forced, incontinently, to take his departure.
with his speech undelivered, and the OdOr OF
ancient eggs clinging around him. The Union
men have organized themselves into Home
Guard, and the Secessionists are not near so
blatant as they were two weeks ago. We are
for the Union under all circumstances, now
and forever.
The st. Louis Republican, of the 18th,
warns the secessionists of that State against
inaugurating conflict with the government
1t acknowledges that St. Louis is at the
mercy OF the United States soldiers, and
says:
The whole eastern front on the Mississippi
river is commanded in the same way, and the
Iowa and Kansas borders are or soon will be,
to is modest enough in not setting forth with
some particularly these facts, and the advan-
tages which they give him, but We are re-
strained by no such delicacy, and notify the
peopl, of them that they may take warning.
The State Of Missouri is so enfLaded and con-
Government, that ii tcould be toorse than madness
to think Of opposing them ,c,th any erpectation of
success. So much we have felt ourselves bound
to say by way of caution to the people of Mis-.
souri,.
Mr.. Etheridge, of Tennessee, on his
visit at Cairo, stated that the position of
John Bell is misunderstood, and that be is
doing good service for the Union cause.
These brave and loyal men, in the face OF
these difficulties, claim to be able to see light
ahead, and that old Tennessee will, by the
voice Of her people, again take her place in
the ranks of the loyal States.
The Secretary of the Navy is antici-
pating the appropriation of the last Con-
gress, Tor the construction of seven sloops of
war, which belong to the next fiscal year.
The keels of four are laid, at Portsmouth,
Charlestown, New York and Philadelphia,
while the other three will be left to private
enterprise and competition.
The Boston Post closes the account of
the funerals of the victims of the Baltimore