The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-11-15

The London Shipping Gazette of the
10th ult. says: Two batteries of 6-pound.
er smooth bore guns were yesterday with.
drawn from the depot of the Royal Artillery
at Woolwich, and ordered to be prepared
for embarkation in the Black Eagle trans.
port vessel, at Deptford, for the use of the
Artillery Volunteers in Prince Edward
Island. Three batteries of l2.pounder,
Armstrong guns and equipments are order,
ed to be got in readiness for despatch bv
an early conveyance for Quebec.
The following resolution was adopted
at meeting held in Wabash county, Illi-
nOis:
Resolved, That although the Democrats
were strangers to the covenant made with
Abraham at Chicago, yet they are made par.
takers of the blessings conferred upon the
country under that covenant.
AT the municipal election, on Thurs
day, VIM. @. Duncan, Union Democrat,
was elected Mayor of Detroit.
Massachusetts has reelected Governor
Andrew by large majority in small vote.
Samuel Hooper, prominent Boston mer.
chant and leading Republican, is elected to
Burlingame's seat in Congress, made vacant
by the resignation Of Mr.. Appleton.
The other candidates stand about the
same. The total vote is $500 less than
the total Presidential vote of last year and
Tod, as "Union candidate" gets $4,000
less than Lincoln while Jewett runs 10000
below Douglas.
The New York Herald claims to be
in possession of news from the South, estab.
fishing the fact that the rebels nave an
army OF 100000 men in the field, which are
said to be divided as follows:
Department of the Potomac. ........ ..l5O, 900
Department of Chesapeake and rest of
virginia. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Department of Kentucky and Tennesseell7, 900
Department of Missouri. ............ 60, 900
| On the line of the Mississippi. ...... $4,000
At Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and
OaiVestOu.. ..................... 4O,OOO
The amount of small arms proves to be
$4,000, which we're obtained as follows:
Sent to the South by Floyd while Secre-
| tary OF war. .57S, 900
| Seized in Southern arsenals. .l0O, 900
Made in stolen arsenals. ls................ 10000
Shipped from Europe. ...2OO, 900
Total. ..s98, 900
The Hon. w A. Prentiss, formerly
mayor, is now member of the board of
aldermen in Milwaukee, was candidate for
the legislature in his ward recently. The
ward gave majority against MIR. Prentiss,
and be forthwith resigned his seat in the
board of aldermen. You don't catch people
doing things like that in this city.
-liov. Washburne, of Maine, has ap.
pointed the 2lst day of November, as day
of thanksgiving.
MIR. Russell, the Times correspondent
has gone to Maryland on duck.shooting
expedition. 1t is to be hoped he will this
time remember the Sabbath and keep it
holy.
The Memphis appeal learns that Parson
Brownlow, of the Knoxville Wing, has be-
come so softened to the Confederate States
that he even whispers of raising a regiment
for the war.
At wedding in Newburyport recent.
| ly, eight young ladies attended the bride to
the altar, two of whom were her sisters
The bride was dressed in white, one sister
in pink, and the other in blue, so that the
national colOrs were patriotically presented
the red, VIII te and blue.
The number of wrecks on the British
coast during the past year was 1879, but
the average loss OF life was much less than
usual, owing to the use of the life saving
apparatus introduced in the last few years.
The epersOns rescued on the English coast
during the statistical year just closed mum.
bered in all M52.
The Albany Atlas and argus thinks that
the most pertinent question in reference to
Fremont that will be asked in the future
will be, " Whyswas General Fremont ep.
pointed to take command of an army over
the heads of those who possessed superior
qualifications in every respect, and who
would have lead our troops to victory in
stead of deltat?" a general who never
Won battle-a statesman who never said
or did wise thng--a millionaire without
dime i'll bis pocket-a commissary whose
soldiers starve to death on moderate al.
lowance Of one beet per man per day--his
advancement to bis present position wi
more thar Anything else puzzle the histori.
au. who .ails TO understand how completely
political partizanship has completely over
shadOwad every consideration of prudence
aud patriotism in the early period OF this
unhappy war.
- Gen. Hunter, the reported successor
of sen. Fremont, is about sixty years of
age. He graduated at West Point Ia
1922, the twenty-fith in rank in C ass
numbering forty. and was appointed second
lieutenant OF infantry. Having riser to a
fret iieutenantcy, he was, in 1886, made
captain Of cavalry, out shortly after re-
signed. II 1913 be rejoined the army as
payulaster, in which position, with the rank
of major, the present administration found
him. He accompanied MIR. Lincoln from
Springfield, on his tour to Washington, as
far as Buffalo, where, owing to the crowd,