The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
Summary OF News.


Clellan has been summoned by the govern
ment from Western Virginia, to repair to
Washington, to take command of the Pc.
tomac. General Rosencranz takes bis
place in command of the army of Western
Virginia.
The corps d'armee at Washington is
to be instantly reorganized and increased.
These orders have already been given.
Offers of regiments already raised are being
made, and will be accepted with such ra.
pidity as to ensure that this will be accom-
plished.
In Ontario, Wayne county, New York,
a respectable young lady, Miss Louisa Hib-
bard, was seduced, under promise of mar-
rage, by a young harness maker, said to
belong in Sodus. The match was broken
off by the parents of Miss Hubbard, when
the young man left for parts unknown.
When the result of the young ladys inc
prudence became known to her friends, a
great excitement was produced, and the
parent declared they preferred the following
of their daughter to her grave to her shame.
1t seems she took them at their word, and
swallowed a quantity of corrosive subj.
mate, which caused her death in spite of
all medical aid.
The Chicago Tribune, in speaking of
the panic at the late battle says:
The panic which seized Gen. McDowell's ar.
my on Sunday night, brings to mind the still
more trlghtful panic which seized upon the rear
guard and reserves of the French army at Sol
ferino. After the victory had been won, and
while the Austrians were in full retreat, a body
OF French horsemen galloped down to the rear
to deliver an order or to bring the news to
their comrades, Some one seeing them COM
ing exclaimed, ''the Austrians; the Austrians
are upon us!" Instantly terrific fight COM
menced, old and grizzly Zouaves mounted ar.
tlllery horses, cut them loose and galloped off.
In the space of few seconds some forty thou.
sand men, infantry, cavalry, artillery, baggage
trains, ambulances, stragglers, were rushing
and roaring down the road to Mantua, knock.
ing each other down, trampling the dead and
dying under their feet, and hundreds falling ex.
hausted and breathess by the wayside In
this way did whole division of the French ar.
my scamper in the widest confusion for fifteen
miles.
The following is rebel despatch from
Richmond to New Orleans:
The reports of the killed and wounded were
unreliable last night. Owing to the confusion
following the victory, we refrained from men.
tioning them, fearful of giving pain to anxious
hearts. Gen. Beauregard and staff are safe.
RpQnrpD4r6'C w ch frOn ndarh hum,
Gen. johnson commanded the lett, where the
enemy made the fercest attack. President
Davis reached the field, at noon, and took COM
mand IF the centre. where the left was passed
the severest. He disengaged portion of the
enemy's force, and decided the fortune of the
but are hourly expected. 1t is stated that the
enemy was commanded by Generals Scott,
Patterson ard Mcdowell. and it is reported
that the latter is seriously wounded.
Colonel Hays Eighth Pennsylvania
Regiment, fully armed and equipped, left
Pittsburg on the 2lst, for Hagerstown, one
thousand strong. The Ninth and Eleventh
are all ready. and will leave Tuesday or
Wednesday. Colonel Black has received
orders to march tor Washington forthwith
with his regiment. He will leave during
this week.
st. Louis was fearfully excited by the
news at McDowell's reverse. The news had
to be suppressed from the evening papers to
prevent the excitement turning into seri-
Gus outbreak.
The steamer City of Alton has sent in
a bill for services rendered the Uni led
States government, claiming twenty four
days services, at $500 per day, and 81 1000
for extraordinary risks. In addition to this
she claims $4,000 for trip to Cairo, max
ing SUM total of about $4,000 for about
thirty days services, which, under all the
circumstances, is certainly very reasonable
and moderate change.
-Sherrard Clemens, late Member of Con-
gress from Virginia, who has not been
heard from for some time, attended review
of Ohio regiments at Wheeling, Virginia, a
few days since, and made patriotic speech
to the soldiers.
AT the battle in Western Virginia
where Gen. Garnet was killed, the Indiana
and Ohio boys stood fire nobly. In fact,
during the skirmish, but before any shells
had been thrown, Georgian, who was be-
hind tree, some distance from one of our
men, called out to him: "What troops are
you'll" One soldier, squirting around his
tree, and seeing that there was no chance
for shot at his questioner, replied: "Ohio
and Indiana volunteers" "Volunteers
help exclaimed the Georgian, "you needn't
tell me that volunteers stand fire that way!''
The news of the repulse of the Federal
forces at Manassas Junction. has embold
ened the secessionists of Missouri and Ken.
lucky. Recruiting is going on near Cairo
in both States. Large bodies of secession
lists are assembling upon the Kentucky