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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-12-05

The 4oths Regiment, Col. Lcrainor, and
the AID, Col. Garfield, Camp Chase. were
armed yesterday. To-day arms were sent
to the 29th, Col. Buckley, Camp Giddings;
to the s2d, Col. Cantwell, at Keuton; the
7Sd, Col. Kinney, Portsmouth; to the
57th, Col. Munger. Findlay; and to the
72d, Col. Buckland, at Fremont.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
Only Single Grave Ia America.

A few months since, young EDglishman
and his wife left their parental home 10
London, and after tedious and dangerous
voyage of nine weeks, landed safely in New
York. Thence they journeyed Westward,
and finally settled in Illinois, about nine
miles from the city of Chicago. Just as
they had furnished their new and tidy home,
and the prospect of happy future began
before them, the husband fell 10 the heat of
an Illinois sun, and in single hour, and
without the opportunity of uttering even
the loving word "Good bye" passed into
the spirit world. There was but one mourn
or at the funeral other kindred friends of
both the dead and the living were all be-
yond the Atlantic. Now came the hour of
stern and helpless widowhood. The mourner
was passing through more painful mental
struggle than the outside world suspected.
Kindred and the friendly means of subsis>
tence were beyond the sea only the grave
of her chosen one was here. 1t was an
hour of severest trial, but her reason and
prudent judgment triumphed over the yearn.
iDgs of her dscons0late heart, and she de-
cided to retrace, alone, the long journey
to her kindred. Alter the sale of her eff.
fects-incuding her own and her husbands
watch-s had left little more than enough
to meet the too liberal expenses of the
burial of Ler dead The voyage, however,
was undertaken, and among the passengers
who reached this city last week, on the
Free State, was the heroine of our story.
A friend of ours, who narrates to us the
facts, states that when the passengers, and
the captain of the boat learned the tale of
her sorrows, they generously added to her
scanty funds, though unsolicited by her.
sum sufficient to pay her passage across the
ocean. 1t was one of those kind and gen.
erous deeds, which Americans know so we'll
how to perform, and the memory of which
never ceases to be grateful. When the
boat reached our port, our friend and the
other passengers left the widow in food
of grateful tears, and she pursued her jour-
ney eastward to leave 10 the Saturdays
steamer, leauing only single grave in her
american home.-BufaIo advocate.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
Senator Wilson on the War.

Senator Wilson addressed Union meet.
ing at Cambridge, Massachusetts,, on
Thursday evening. He declared that all
that was wanted was men, and the traitors
would soon be suhdued. Mcclellan need
ed $4,000 more men than in Washington
TO day, and if le had them the secession flag
would soon cease to wave on the Potomac.
Fremont wanted 100000 men at the West,
and with this number Missouri would soon
be on the side of the Union Massachu.
setts had 10000 men in the battle field,
and, though her proportion was rs, 600, we
could double that number. In alluding to
some of the causes for complaints in the ar
my, be said these had been removed. He
declared that every effort had been made to
carry on this war successfully, and said the
different departments of the governments
bad been at work day and night to pre-
pare thoroughly for the contest. He had
often seen General Scott, unable hardly to
keep up from exhaustion, debating impor
tant messages to be sent all over the coun-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
Reflections.

/
The Rev. Albert Barnes of Philadelphia,
has recently paid visit to his birthplace,
Rome, New York, and written there the
following touching reflection:
Men pass off the stage. God changes
their cOuntenance and sends them away"
The old generation that lived and moved in
Rome sixty years ago, as every where else
on the face of the earth, is gone. But ma
ture is the same, and what was there then
OF earth and waters, of bills, and running
streams, is there still. The river-bright,
clear, pure-on the banks of which the
writer of this article first breathed the air,
and looked upon the light Of the sun, is
there still, and flows on as it did then. The
old log house--then ready to fall--where
life began--has long since been removed
but the fields are there, and even few of
the old trees which stood in the days of
boy hood, are there still. The one story,
long, low, red house, which was substitut-
ed in the place of the more humble log ten.
ement, is there still.
All who have arrived at period of life
when they can understand what it is to go
back half century to the scenes of child
hood, can appreciate the emotions with
which man of grey hairs and of advanc.
ing years, wandsrs along on the banks of
such river; stands on the spot where he
was born; walks over such grounds; looks
on such ancient trees-solitary, living me-
MORALS of the past or contemplates the
old dwelliug-the first of all houses in bis
recollections; the emotions which one feels
as he pauses in these solitary rambles, and
reflects on what he did in bis boyhood, and
strives to recall the views and antcpations
OF his own early years. Alas, he is alone.
From that old habitation all who used TO
dwell there are gone forever. Every living
thing that he saw there has gone. Father,
mother, brothers, sisters, all are in the grave,
and the wanGerer is alone.
No one can understand, except he who
has experienced it, what it is for man to feel
that all his own family are dead; the utter
desolation OF soul that comes over man
when he feels that he is the last of his family
that none now stand between him and
the great ocean of eternity on which he him.
self is soon to embark; and that of his own
household he now has no one to be his COM
panion es he moves on towards that bound,
less ocean. TO the recollection of the writer
of this article no such feeling of utter deso-
laton has ever come over the soul, as was
experienced when he learned in foreign
land, that the last Of the family, beloved
brother, was also dead. Then how little
was there in splendid capital to soothe
the heart; how lonely and how desolate the
soul, though surrounded by the gaity and
splendor OF the most splendid city of the
world!
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
Secession AnecdOte.

James johnson, of North Alabama, well
known in New Orleans, particularly to the
Turtles thereabout, volunteered as pri.
vate, and joined the Fourth Alabama Re-
giment, which suffered so severely on the
2lst. On the first charge of that gallant
regiment johnson was shot through the
lungs, and when the regiment was pressed
back he was LETT with the dead and wound.
ed. Shortly after Yankee approached
him and said: friend you appear to be
badly wounded, what can do for you ?"
johnson replied, ''Some water for Gods
sake" The Yankee, in giving the water,
noticed fine fob chain hooked in his vest,
and said," Young man, l see you cannot
survive; give me your watch and l will
send it to your mother" Jim looked
at him askant, and said, "Horse, that
game is played out l know you will take
the watch from me, and want to make
trade With you. II you will place me in
the shade and bill my canteen with water,
will give you the watch" The trade was
struck in minute, aud after placing him
in the shade, and filling bis canteen until it
gurgled over, Jim told him to unlock her
and draw her out; and before he left he
said to him, that if ever he should make
match race, and wished to know the speed
of his horse, to time him with that watch,
for he had given $2S5 for it 10 Liverpool,
and there never was better one turned out
from the mandatory. Jim is getting well,
having laid until Monday about ten o'clock
before he was found, and declared that his
watch trade was the best he had ever made
since be had arrived at mans estate.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
Death Of Mr.. Atkinson, the Siberian
. Explorer. f5

Mr.. Thos. w. Atkinson, the we'll known
Siberian explorer, died at bis residence in
Lower Walmer, England, on the 18th OF
August. The London Alheneum says:
For about year the great traveller had
been falling, never having quite recovered
from the waste of his long and arduous
journeys in the wild country Of Amoor but
no immediate danger had been feared by
his physician. Little or no suffering accom-
panied his decline, and he passed away as in
q tranquil sleep. Atkinson was born in
Yorkshire on the 9th of March, 1899; and
ne was consequently in his 62nd year when
ne died. he was, in the truest and best
sense, self-made man. Left an orphan
when child, be began life for himself at
the early age ofeight; from which time he
gained bis own living, while training him
self into good scholar and a we'll mans
nered gentleman. Those who met him 10
the drawing room or the country house,
were struck by the undefnable grace and
bearing which are sometimes thought to be
the monopoly of ancient races. He educa-
ted himself as an architect, and church
built by him in Manchester testified to his
skill as builder but his instrument was
the pencil, and his vocation that of tray
eler. Owing to an accidental remark of
Alexander Humboldt, be turned bis eyes to
the picturesque land of Oriental Russia.
His pictures, which have been much exhib.
tied at evening parties, and have been re,
duced Tor his books, are exceedingly clever,
and ne wrote with as much power and fresh
ness as he drew. In person he was the type
OF an artistic traveller, thin, 1.-THE and sim
envy, with wrist like rock and an eye
like poets; manner singularly gentle, and
an air which mingled entreaty with com
mand. The two great works which be
produced on Siberia and on the Amoor
have made the whole world familiar with
his name, and with his extraordinary assem-
blage of qualities and accomplishments"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
sad Ending OF an EIopement.

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, Sept %.
Our readers will recollect the account we
gave few weeks since, of the elopement
from this city of VIM. Underwood with a
Miss Persons, whose mother lives in Biddle
street, near Cass. They went to New York
where they we're married, and commenced
living at a fashionable boarding house in the
upper part of that city.
Saturday dispatch was received here
that Underwood had committed suicide by
shooting himself, but no particulars were
given. The cause is wrapped in mystery.
He was dashing, fine looking fellow, al.
ways seemed to be in good spirits, and is
said to have laid up considerable money.
His wife is heiress to considerable property,
her father having left considerable property
at his death, and her motherbeing now re-
garded as worth from $4,000 to $l00, 900.
Particulars of the tragedy will probably be
received here by letter in day or two. b..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

Gortschakof to Mr.. De Stoeckl, and by
him read by bis Majesty's direction to the
President of the United States and the Sec-
rotary OF State. M. De Stoeckl will ex.
press to bis government the satisfaction
with which the government regards this
new guaranty of a friendship between the
two countries which had its beginning with
the national existence of the United States.
The Secretary of State offers to M. De
Stoeckl renewed assurances of high consid-
GRAFTON. WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
M. Ed. De SroEoKL, &C., &c.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
THE WEEKLY PIONEER, AND DEMOCRAT
cheers. Mr.. Hamlin was called upon, and
accepted the nomination in few eloquent

cheers. Mr.. Hamlin was called upon, and
accepted the nomination In few eloquent
remarks. e ta a ia
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Jones, of Fillmore nominated Thom-
as Cowan, of Nicollet County as candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, and be was elected
by reclamation. He was loudly called on,
and made characteristic speech, which
was received with great laughter and APP
plause.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Major Bennett, of Fillmore, nominated
John R. Jones, of Fillmore. He begged
leave to decline, and his name was with
drawn. s@2
Mr.. Green, Of St. Peter, nominated Dan
iel Buck, of Blue Earth, and be was elected
by unanimous consent.
Pet1 TREASURER. n4
Franklin Steele nominated DR.. CARL, of
Saltwater, but he declined, and Mr.. p.
Ryan nominated DR.. g. p. Fischer, of
Wabashaw, and it was confirmed by accla-
nation. MIR. Fischer accepted the nom:-
nation. ....
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Eugene M. Wilson nominated Wheeler
H. Peckham, of st. Paul, for Attorney
General, and the nomination was confirmed
by reclamation. Mr.. Peckham accepted
the nomination in a speech of some length.
There being no further business before
the convention, it adjourned with three
cheers for the nominees and three cheers for
the Stars and Stripes.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

Two and half years ago Andrew j.
Clark of Milwaukee, was sentenced to the
State Prison for ten years, for for cling fraud
ulent claims on the Pension Bureau. His
case was presented to the President on Fri
day. The leading citizens of his State
knowing that his illegal acts were commits
ted when he was under the influence of IL
quor, and knowing also, that, aside from
this, that be was good citizen, joined in
petition for his pardon. The President
heard the case, and ordered the papers
granting his pardon to be made out.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
Some wcrkmen who were unloading

Some workmen who were unloading q
cargo of hides from vessel at one of the
Boston wharves the other day, were rather
surprised to encounter boa constructor
curled up 10 one of the skins. The con-
sterDation of the workmen was very ANUS
ing, but the snake being in torpid state
was easily captured without injury to any
body.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

"A sword has been prepared, by direc-
tion Of the City Council of Philadelphia
for presentation to Brigadier General Rob-
ert Anderson. The blade is of the Damas-
Gus pattern, with an eagle and "E Pluribus
Unum" thereon. The handle is set with
four beautiful amethysts, surrounded with
diamonds. A blue enameled shield is in
the centre Of the guard, with "R. A." set
in diamonds. On the top of the hilt is the
United States coat Of arms, carved out of
the solid. The scabbard is of solid silver.
plated with gold. 1t will contain this in
scriptioa: "The city of Philadelphia to-
Robert Anderson, q. S. A., May %, 1861.
A loyal city to loyal soldier-the hero of
Fort SUMTER He ssTa slas2H ~ ~ l''
t41te I -tss 4. sf
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

Mr.. Anthony TrolIope, the popular
English novelist, arrived with his lady in
the last steamer, and is at the fremont
House, Boston.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
RUSSIA AND THE REBELLION
A DISPATCH FROM THE EMPEROR
8f TO HIS MINISTER. WON
THE ACKN0 WLEDGMENT OF SECRETARY
SEWARD

The telegraph has already announced, in
its meagre way, that an important commu-
nication has been received by the govern
ment at Washington from the Emperor
Alexander, of Russia. The communication
was read to the President on Saturday by
Mr.. De Stoeckl, the Russian Minister, and
is as follows -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by
the President pro tenn. saas
81. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Judge Cole, from the committee on per-
manent organization, submitted the follow
ing report: nls5b vi q siss
President Hon. HI. III. SHELLEY.
Vice Presidents-F. r. DELANo, of
Washington county WIN. p. MURRAY, Of
Ramsey county j. R. BENNETT, of Fill
more county EDWARD PAr0H, of Henne-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

Mr.. Lewis Smith moved that Edward o.
HamliD, of Benton county, be nominated as
Democratic candidate for Governor, by &C
clamation, which was adopted with loud
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

AID vERTISTNG RATES
FOR THE WEEKLY:
FOR ..ch square of twelve lines or less
tor the first insertion. Sl 90
f"r each additional insertion, per
FOR TIE DAILY:
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

Richmond, Sept 20-The Enquirer
of this morning, says, in it's news
column, that a large feet of federal
vessels of war has been lying in
Hampton Roads the present week,
and that raid on Dme portion of the
Southern coast is doubtless in con-
temptation. The federals are prac-
ticing daily with l5-inch columbiad
at Old Point.
Twenty refugees from Maryland
reached here yesterday, including
two members of the Legislature
They say that outrages on the per
sons of women, the destruction OF
property and the imprisonment of in
nocent citizens are Of daily occurrenc.
The Examiner, of this morning,
says that another package Of un-
signed ten-dollar Treasury notes
has been stolen on the route from
New Orleans. The department has
determined to suppress the whole is.
sue of tens engraved by j. Nanor-
vier, of New Orleans.
Many Yankees are building W,
their notions and endeavoring to es-
cape before the expiration of forty
days, and many pseudo friends OF
The South are arriving from the NorcI.
to protect their property from seques-
tration.
New Orleans,-Capt. Myers Of th..
C. S. steamer Oregon, says the Plea
yune, reports that the steamer Mas
sachusetts and two ships-of-war were
lying inside Of Ship Island, abous
ten miles from Mississippi City. y
number of boats We're seen going to
and fro from the ships to the Islano,
and the Us flag was flying from the
fort.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

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Marriages and deaths will be published
as news; obituaries, tributes of respect, and
funeral invitations as other advertisements.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

that they are openly recruiting for the
Abolition arms in that portion of the
State. Among the traitors engaged
in the dirty business were ex-Con-
gresham j. S. jackson, Of the Hoy
kinyille District, and Curran Pope,
once Il prominent citizen and colrl-
Gilman of Louisville, both Of whom
have commissions from Lincoln as
colonels.-[Vic Sun.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

We have it from good authority
tha, President Davis, being applied
to, a few weeks since, to discharge
from the services some Mississippi
volunteers, under the age of eighteen
years, whose relatives desired that
they should pursue their collegiate
studies, remarked that such youths
ought never to have been mustered
into the service, and that he would
gladly order the discharge of every
one whose friends would apply for
his discharge. He observed, further,
that this class of young men could
render the country more offectual ser
vice by preparing themselves for fu-
ture usefulness, than by volunteering
as soldiers. Indeed, said he, in ma
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25
Selected for the News.
Colonel CrOcket in q Quandary.

II never but once" said the colo
mel, "was in what call a real gen.
uine quand-ary. 1t was during my
electioneering campaign for Congress; /;
at which time strolled about in the
woods SO particularly pestered by
politics, that forgot my rife. Any
man may forget his rife, you know !;
but it isn't every man can make
amends for his forgetfulness by his
inventive faculties, guess. 1t chan
ced that as 1 was strolling along,
considerable deep in congressionals,
the first thing that took my fancy
was the snarling Of some young
bears, which proceeded from a .hol-
low tree the entrance being more
than forty feet from the ground. I
mounted the tree; but 1 soon found
that l could not reach the cubs with
my hands; so I went, feet foremost,
to see if l could draw them out with
my toes. l hung on, at the top Of
the hole, straining with all my might
to reach them, until at last my hands
slipped, and down l went more than
twenty feet to the bottom of that
black hole, and there l found my
self almost hip-deep in family of
fine young bears. 1 soon found that
l might as well undertake to climb
up the greasiest part of a rainbow, as
to get back, the hole in the tree be-
ing so large, and its sides so smooth
and slippery frem the rain. Now
this was a real, genuine, regular,
quand-ary! If so be was to shout,
it would haze been doubtful wheth-
er they would hear me at the settle
ment; and if they did hear me, the
story would ruin my election; for
they were quantity teo cute to
NoIC AOl d AA11 lAdC l1bu VCuLllTCU ILL.,
to place that he couldn't get him
self out of. Well, now, while l was
calculating whether it was best to
shout for help, or to wait in the hole
until after the election, heard kind
Of tlmbling and grurnbling over
head; and, looking up, saw the
old bear coming down stern foremost
upon me- My motto is always go
ahead = and as soon as she had low
cred herself within my reach, got
a tight grip Of her tail in my left
hand, and with my little buck-horn-
halted penknife in the other, l COM
mcnced squirting her forward. I'll be
shot if a member of Congress rose
quicker in the world than 1 did
She took me ont in the shake of a
lambs tail"
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

The nam everybody likes is Gen
orally fool. The man nobody likes
is usually knave. The man who
has friends who would die for him,
and foes who would love to see him
boiled alive, is usually man of some
worth and force.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

ssY 1t should be borne in mind that the
Daily Nc,cs contains the latest intelligence
received at this point. The paper does not
go to press until after the arrival of the mail.
1t is delivered by Carrier for $s per year or
81 for six months. IL