The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-09


tributed to their families.
Punch very sensibly says, if young la
dies were less studious of dressing for dinner
and would rather devote themselves to dres.
sing the dinner itself, they would afford
much more satisfaction than they DO to
their parents and friends.
Paul j. Wheeler of Newport, has sent
one of the New Hampshire Representatives
in Congress $500, for the benefit OF the
company from that town, in the first New
Hampshire regiment.
One of the Rhode Island soldiers writes
to the Providence JournaL-" AS for home,
you may expect US when you see US. God
bless Rhode Island. She is making history
hand over hand" How much homely truth
in this last expression! Hand over hand,
indeed! Little Rhody leads the van in pa
triotism and bravery. Everybody praises
her, her gallant soldiers, colonies, and heroic
Governor.
Next Monday Kentucky elects new
Legislature, and the canvass is being con-
Quoted with great spirit. There are but
two parties in the field Union and State
Rights Tor secession)
An unfinished letter, found in the rebel
camp Laurel Hill, contains the following
passage: 81 sa agen dear Malindy weer
filing for our lburties to do just as we
please, and we will fife fur them so long as
godlemity gives US breth."
Queen Victoria will visit Dublin on the
10th of August. She will remain in Ireland
for several weeks, partakipg of the hospital
ity of several noblemen and gentlemen.
"A Washington letter says there was a
general foot race on the field of battle, which
should be recorded in all sporting journals.
1t was between representative OF the New
York Herald and Senator Biger, of Penn
sylvania these gents took the lead in the
race from Bulls Run to Centreville, and
kept it the whole distance, the Senator
slightly in the rear. Time 81 minutes.
Distance two miles.
Very interesting experiments with the
electric light are making in Paris. A sim
gle burner Eliminates with light equal to
that of the full moon the whole square in
front of the Palais Royal
Tho Dol>or n,oroo,o orr;yoI ~, Cbioo
go Wednesday evening from Western Vir,
ginia. They report that Gen. Mcclellan.
in obedience to positive orders from General
Scott, though much against his own judg-
ment, released all the prisoners taken at
LAUREL Hill and Rich Mountain, one thou
sand in number, On parole OF honor. The
scoundrels were conducted considerable
distance from camp by the Barker ORA
goons and Cincinnati Cavalry and set at
liberty.
The Memphis Appeal is..urging the plar.
tiers to keep their cotton at home, and says
that shout the usual quantity be brought
to Memphis, say 100000 bales, and stored
in our warehouses this fall, the temptation
for the enemy to essay its capture would be
extremely great, particularly as cotton will
be very scarce at the North next winter.
1t would be tantamount, indeed, to Offering
twenty millions bonus for invasion of tie
Mississippi valley, and for successful ex-
petition against Memphis.
Letters received in St. Louis from
Gen. Lyons command, at Springfield, state
that there will be no movement from that
point at present. Troops are being con-
centrated there, in anticipation of trouble
from the rebel forces now being sent into
the State to aid Claib Jackson's failing for
tunes. 1t is reported that Gen. Sigel will
be left temporarily in command at Spring
field, while Gen. Lyon returns to st. Louis,
and that Gen. Fremont will take the field
in person to direct future operations on our
southeastern border. The final stand for
secession 10 this State will be made in the
southeast, from present appearances.
The most intelligent of the escaped
prisoners in Washington deny that any pre-
parations indicating purpose to attack
Washington, are going on among the rebel
forces. They believe, on the contrary that
they will still Turk behind their entrench-
ments, and that they know what the arrival
of General Mcclellan means.
Captain Ball, of the Fairfax, who was
released from Imprisonment at Washington
some weeks since, was not killed as report
ed, and is said to have shown much kind.
ness to our prisoners.
---On Saturday last, General Watkins, a
notorious rebel, and one of Gov. Jackson's
Brigadier Generals, in Missouri resigned
his command of the armed mob which he
had gathered in Southeast Missouri, and
urged upon his followers to return to their
homes and allegiance to the United States
Government. The design of Congress to
pass bill Of pains and penalties against
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