The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-09-27
All Sorts OF Items.

"A yo"S" ComPieIiuS lis cuucutIOu
abroad says an American woman who is
merely pretty in Baltimore, is regarded as
Venus in Paris.
The appointment of the late Gov.
Briggs as umpire for the commission to
settle claims against New Granada, was
received the day before be died.
| Lieutenant Paulding, United States
Navy, has been detached from service on
the U. S. steamer Michigan, to serve under
Gen. Fremont on the Mississippi.
The two swords to be presented to
Generals Anderson and Mcclellan by citi-
zens of Philadelphia, cost the sum of
$l,lOO.
Two little girls, one aged three and the
other eight years, daughters of Mr.. Lam
dus, of Lee, Mass, were drowned in that
town on the 18th inst. The youngest fell
into Laurel Lake, and the other attempted
to rescue her, when they both went down.
PROF. Lowe, the famous @ronaut, will
soon have six balloons ready, and located
at various points along the lines of our ar
my of the Potomac. They can all be COM
nected with the system of telegraph wires,
and thus our army can make its most im>
portant reconnoisances by the aid of the
sciences of eronautics and galvanic mag
netism.
The Belleville Democrat is informed
that ex Lieutenant Governor Koernor of
Illinois has been rendered an important po-
stion on General Fremont's staff, and also
that Governor K. has accepted the appoint
ment.
The Chattanooga, Tennessee, Gazette
of the llth instant, says that a Union
camp was forming about ten miles north of
Chattanooga. A huge Union flag had been
raised, with sword suspended over it.
About two hundred men are encamped,
aud drill regularly.
Thirteen Thousand dollars were SUBJ
scribed to the national loan in Chicago, on
Wednesday.
General Fitzjohn Porter's division of
eight thousand infantry, two batteries, and
squadron of cavalry, was reviewed by
General Mcclellan Wednesday afternoon.
General Reynolds, in command at
Cheat Mountain, telegraphed that the rebel
forces have left that vicinity, and conjec-
lures that they are marching towards
Washington.
"A general court martial at Alexandria
has condemned thirty-twc soldiers to death,
for mutiny, sleeping on, or deserting of,
posts.
Last week General Fremont telegraph
ed for sixteen nine-inch guns and thirty
nine-inch mortars. The former reached him
from Pittsburg 10 three days. The latter
were manufactured and delivered at the
rate of five week. These mortars throw
shells weighing two hundred and forty
pounds, which strike with power equiva-
lent to forty tons.
First Lieutenant John M. Wilson, of
Carlisle Battery, which performed such SER
vice at Bull Run, received by telegraph
few days ago, request to accept Lieut..
Colonelcy in Western regiment, provided
the War Department would consent. He
returned the following reply: In battery,
facing the enemy; many thanks; must de-
| cline"
In no branch of business has the effect
of the war been more marked than in the
wholesale dry goods trade. There were
imported into New York in the first eight
months of 1859, dry goods to the amount
of $81 ,512 .220; in 1860, during the same
time, $71 ,533 ,2l0; and in 1861 only $751;
949 ,5O2--a telling off in two years of
$62,663,718.
- The Albany Journal, speaking of the
New York Union State nominations, says
"The delegates to both Conventions were
aware of the popular demand that Daniel
S. Dickinson should be placed upon the
ticket. His bold, eloquent and manly ut.
terances had done more than all else to kim
die the Union fires and nothing would give
a more distinctive character to a ticket
than The appearance of his name upon it.
But he desired no position, and it was not
until nearly the last moment that he con-
sented to accept the Office of Attorney Cen
eral. The nomination, therefore, to that
Office was awarded him, and in taking it,
he affords new evidence of his patriotic de-
votion to the Union. The people appreci-
ate the sacrifice, and will show, by their
votes, how general and intense is that ap-
probation"
The arrest of Mayor Brown of Balti-
more, is supposed to have been on account
of expressions made by him in letter to
General Dix, in regard to the payment of
the old police force, in which he says sc
recognize in the action of the Government