The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-11
All Sorts of Items.

MAoco', oAo PAVuuSiuS oUOut O,OUU yoIuS pei
day of blue army cloth for the defenders OF
our Union.
=" Small checks" are to be all the fash.
ion in ladies' dress this winter. Cash COL
lectors say that small checks, very small
checks, indeed, have been all the fashion for
some time in business circles.
- The Pittsburgh papers announce the
death of the aged DIR. Campbell, Presby.
terrain Clergyman. He was native of
Baltimore and pupil of the celebrated
John Mason. A few of the early years Of
his ministry were spent in Nashville, Tenn,
when he was the pastor of Gen. Jackson, to
whom he was always strongly attached.
Two acquaintance met on wet day,
the one greeted the other with Beautiful
rain, this; fetching things out of the
ground" Second friend, -disconsolately,
Hope not, sir, hope not. Got two wives
there, SIR"
The Peoples car, quite freed from party ira.
Is on the track. with locomotive speed;
IT'S drawn by some old hacks, with bran new
And younger colts, of this hue, are that
| breed
But speed the car thank God ! its name is
And though a spring or two we might inn
Let it but jolt us all into commotion,
| And none will ask or care who makes it
move.
N. Y. Sunday Times.
An English jury has been terribly
troubled in its mind by the question, " Is a
velocipede pedestrian ?" Pedestrians have
right to the sidewalk a lady rolled her
baby on the sidewalk in a velocipede; an
obstructed citizen prosecuted her; lady
pleaded that the velocipede was pedestri-
an the jury staid out eight hours and
came back with the verdict "really can It
say"
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says no early or important
movement is to be made on either side. 1t
is believed that General McCellan has, by
his skilful dispositions, accomplished the
great object of the campaign in this quar-
ter, that is, to hold the large Confederate
army in check and thus render it Intellectual
for any purpose, while naval operations are
to be conducted on the Southern coast.
An aged cOlored woman, who in early
life was slave in Virginia, called at one
of the Pittsburgh banking houses with
$3.50 in silver coins, some of which were
old Spanish dollars, and none bore later
date than 1858. This sum was the accu-
mulated savings of more than thirty years.
After exchanging her silver for gold, she
took $3.50 in government 7-3O stock.
The reliable gentleman" brings informa
ton that Gen, Price has sent division of
bis army, $4,000 strong, to Kansas City to
drive away Gen. Sturgis, and that he will
march on Leavenworth for the purpose of
capturing the army stores and other
property there collected. The force under
Sturgis to resist this incursion does not
exceed 1000 men.
The New Orleans Crescent boasts of
the business of that city, and says that
within the last two weeks there have been
seven or eight large dealers there from
Richmond, buying supplies for their houses,
and establishing trade relations with the
merchants of New Orleans.
The Southern papers are earnestly
debating whether the provisional Govern.
ment shall not be continued until the war
is over. 1t is agreed that Davis will be
elected permanent President if an election
is had now, and the project of postpone
ment seems to come from some who would
prefer another man. .e
"A man named B. S. Bawl, of Monroe
county, New York, is in Jail at Albany for
perjury, in swearing that George Glow, of
Rochester, had passed counterfeit money.
He has written confession, in which be
expresses great sorrow for his part in the
affair, and says that be has not slept
soundly since his false and wicked declara.-
tion.
The Boston Commercial Bulletins
weekly list of business changes in the
United States, ives four failures and sus,
pensions in Boston, six in New York, five
in Philadelphia, two in Cincinnati, and
eighteen in other places-a total of thirty
five for the week.
Monday last ex-President Van Buren,,
who has been spending some time at Clifton
Springs, visited Canandaigua, in company
with his son, Hon. John Van Burep, and
other gentlemen. He made several calls,
aud dined with Gen. John A. Granger.
Mr.. Van Buren, is now seventy-nine years
old.
- The Charleston Mercury SAYS that
among the numerous manufactures which
are springipg into existence to supply the
different wants nf tho Southorp Nonc,lo.o,-