The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-25
Personal Items.

Personal Items.
The New York correspondent of the
Butta 10 Courier, has settled the status of the
Philosopher GREELEY, in the new Admins.
tration
One thing is settled. Greeley is to go into
the Cabinet. He is to be Secretary of the Ex-
terlor-his principal duties to watch the ther-
mometer and tell how cold it is out there.
If Senator Wilkinson can have his way,
it is believed Gov. Ramsey and his friends,
will be provided with clerkships in the same
department
SENATOR BAKER, of Oregon, is a tall,
military looking man, of large frame, with
bis head, which is partially bald, whitened
with the SHOWS of fifty years. He has
high keyed, distinct and pleasant voice, and
his enunciation betraysa careful and correct
culture. His gestures and style of speaking
are animated. His practice before juries
has rendered him entirely self-possessed in
debate, and entirely ready to undergo the
questioning process to which new Senators
are generally subjected by their associates.
In fact, the more he is stirred, the more he
sparkles, and the numerous interruptions
made by Mr.. Benjamin, his antagonist to-
day, always resulted in some triumphant and
felicitous retort, whether of reasoning, state.
ment or anecdote. He is evidently reader,
and bis illustrations and anecdotes from
literature are exceedingly apt-N. Y. Eve~
ming Post.
| QUEEN VICToRIA's second son, Midship.
man Alfred Ernest Albert, is soon to sail
from England on board of a man of. war
which is to be one of the Royal squadron
detailed for service on the American STA
tion." The port of Halifax is the usual
rendezvous for this squadron, but the vessels
60 from port to port, and occasionally v visit
Bermuda, Jamaica, and even ports of the
United States. In the present case it is
well understood that Prince Alfred will
make visit to this country, where his older
brother was go we'll received.
MAYOR WOODS bride is said to be just
one third as old as her liege lord. He has
just attained his fifty-6rst year, and his wife
is sweet seventeen. ...
GAR1BALDI has declined the invitation
recently extended to him to visit London.
When asked by the deputation, he said, "
cannot and would not leave Caprera at pre-
sent."-
GENERAL ScorT is the largest man in the
American service. He is six feet six inches
tall, and weighs two hundred and sixty
pounds. He is seventy. -four years old, yet
his health is good, and his whole system is
apparently vigor0us-much of which is
owing, doubtless, to his very temperate
habits.
MRS. ANDERSON, Mrs. Foster and Mrs
Doubleday, wives of three officers at Fort
Sumter, have returned from Charleston.
Mrs. A. passed through Baltimore for New
York on the 10th.
BAILEY, the South Carolina clerk, who
deprecated on the Treasury to the amount
Of $87O,OO0, wore the blue cockade in the
public Offices at Washington. He should
now wear striped tow breeches in the Dis
trict Penitentiary-with blue cockade on
the seat of them if be likes it.-Louisvile
Journal. 81. ..a. .sA
The Richmond, Virginia, correspondent
of the New York Tribune gives the follow
ing account of an incident in which the cler-
ical father of Roger A. Pryor bore con-
spicuous but not very attractive part:
"On Sunday last, the Rev. DR.. Pryor, ia
ther of the Hon. R. A. Pryor, attempted
to preach Disunion sermon in the High
Street Presbyterian Church, where he is
the officiating pastor. After discoursing
at some length, extolling South Carolina
and commencing her action, he was inter
rupted by one of the prominent members,
who rose In his seat and declared such sem
timents to be treason. The reverend gen.
tlemen not desisting, several members left
the church, and one, more daring than the
rest, entered the pulpit and requested DR..
Pryor to discontinue his sermon, and leave
the building, which the pastor did, amid
much excitement.
A NUMBER Of years ago Mr. Webster was
asked at dinner table bis opinion of Mr..
Buchanan, and replied that "he was poll
tician, but no statesman" 1t is curious
fact, that, short time after, Mr.. Buchanan
was asked his opinion of Mr.. Webster, and
replied that 'he was statesman, but not q
politician" In both judgments contempt
was expressed-Mr. Webster despising pol.
iticians who were not statesmen, and Mr..
Buchanan despising statesmen who were not
politicians. s So .-. ..a,
| Mrs. LINCOLN, the wife of the President
elect, was in New York last week. The
editor of the Day Book visited her. He
says s." Mrs. Lincoln is of medium height
and slightly inclined to embonposnt. She
has soft eyes, dark hair and fair complexion.
Her dress was brown or oak-c0lored silk,
with grayish flowers and leaves. It was
made full, with founces, fitted well, hung
gracefully about her person, and trailed
| just trife. Her bonnet was of black silk,
trimmed with cherry ribbon, which, with. p
dark mixed shawl, neatly fitting kid gloves
and rich lavendar colored parasol, COM
pleted her costume" -.