The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-14
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to, has been appointed Paymaster in the
Navy, and John A. Burroughs, also of this
State, Lieutenant in the Marine corps
G. Fl. MCCORMICK, of the Chicago Times,
has disposed ofthat paper to w. T. Storey,
of the Detroit Free Press Under the man
agement Of Mr.. Storey, we predict the
Times will become the leading paper Of the
West.
A GENTLEMAN of New Orleans offers
through card in the Crescent, to give $50
for the support OF the family Gf he has any
of jackson, "who was murdered for killing
Col. Ellsworth" lie thinks that if every
Southerner would give zone fourth OF the
above amount, it would be but doing them
justice" II every Southerner should give
one fourth OF $50, the jackson family
would be a munifcently endowed institu-
ton, but there wouldn't be much left for
war purposes.
JOHN G. HEENAN, the champion of Ame~
RIGA in the fiStic arena, after somewhat
prolonged absence, has returned to New
York, in the most robust health and fine
condition. AS our readers are aware, he
has been sojourning in New Orleans. One
of the last things he did there was to throw
a fellow bodily down stairs who desired
him to haul down the colors under which he
had contended with Sayers, because of their
association with the American flag.
The Louisville Journal warns Mr.. Eth
eridge of the danger of his returning to
Tennessee, and says: Instructions have
certainly been given by General Pillow
that be shall be hung or shot or otherwise
killed at the first opportunity. He has
been keenly watched for in all directions.
Men were hunting for him last night II the
cars at or near the Tennessee line"
The Norfolk correspondent OF the Pc
tersburg E1preSs writes q" Mrs. Commo-
dore Pendergrast, who is Southern lady,
is still in Norfolk. She refuses to join her
husband at the fort says she never will
live with him again, and it is reported that
she will apply for divorce
CAasIUs u. CLAY writes to the London
Times on the American struggle, and brief-
ly but decisiyely says that rebel States can
be subdued. 1t is not proposed to subju-
gate them, but simply to put down rebel~
lion. Englands interest is to stand by the
Union. lie enquiries it England can afford
to offend the United. States, and concludes
by saying that England is the natural ally
of the United States.
Miss STAFFORD, to whom Col. Ellsworth
was engaged to be married, is the great
niece of Gen Joseph Warren, who fell On
Bunker Hill. She is the great grand
daughter Of the late DR.. John Warren, of
Boston, the father Of the late DR.. John G.
Warren. 1t is a remarkable circumstance
that this young lady should be connected
with the first prominent martyr of tie
American Revolution. and with the first
commissioned officer slain in the conflict
of166l.
The mounted service OF the United States
army has been augmented by one regiment,
Ito be called the Third of regular cavalry,
the colonecy of which has been given to
Paymaster David Hunter, personal friend
of the President COL Hunter, on taking
command of bis regiment, was constituted
commander>in-chief of the New York regi.
ments-the Fifth, Twenty-eighth aud Sixty
NINTH and other troops or attachments not
otherwise assigned. The Colonel is native
of Illinois, entered the service as a brevet
second lieutenant in the Fifth infantry, in
July, 1922; resigned his commission on the
4th of July, 1886, and was again appointed
in March, 1912. He is about sixty years
of age, and has the reputation of being a
capital field officer.
The command of the Chesapeake division
of the blockade feet has been transferred to
Capt. VIM. w. Mexican, of Pennsylvania,
who lately returned with the steam frigate
Niagara, from Japan. Commodore PEN
dergast is still III command OF the Norfolk
division. Capt. Mexican is full rank flag
officer, the eighth of the bockading feet,
entitled to fly wide pennant. He entered
the service during the last war with Great
Britain, and has done nearly sixteen years
sea duty. He spent some twelve years on
sbipboard, and about nine on the broad
ocean.
We learn from Lancaster that the health
of ex-President Buchanan is far from good.
Dropsical symptoms have made their APPS
pearance, which are alarming at his time of
life.
New STONE BLoCK.-Mayor Prince is
lauinr tho founda finn Of q nnu otono h1ool,