The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-19
-Abdul-Medjid-K hon, Sultan of Tur-

July, 1889. He was man much given to
excuses, and his death has long been ex-
pected. He had fourteen children, but is
succeeded by bis brother, Abdul>Azzis, born
on the 9th Of February, 1880. 1t is hardly
to be expected that the mere change of one
sultan for another will make any important
change in the policy or condition of Turkey.
The Great Eastern brings the news Of
the death in London, June %, from the
rupture of blood vessel, of John Lord
Campbell, who for half century has been
pre.eminent as jurist, judge and man Of
letters. He was born in the County of Fife,
Scotland, September Is, 1871. He was
celebrated as lawyer; entered Parliament
in 1880; became Attorney General in 1884;
Chancellor of Ireland and Member of the
Peerage in l841; in 1850 he became Lord
Chief Justice of the Queens Bench, and q
few years after Lord Chancellor of England.
He is also celebrated as the author OF the
"Lives of the Lord Chancellors
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
North american telegraphs from Washing
ton:
General Fremont while in Europe contracted
for no cannon or small arms, nor did he bring
any over. The report was a mere conjecture
hazarded by some Over-anXiOus newsmOnger.
Our government has abundance of excellent
arms for all it's needs, and the works we have
in EoQn in f,,tl mi for bn
future. In addition to this, q new clipper ship,
with a cargo of 10000 stand of arms and a
number of brass rided cannon for the rebels,
has been captured off Charleston by the United
States steamer Quaker City, while attempting
to run the blockade. This was supposed to be
a vessel from Belgium, which the fleet in the
Gulf had been warned to intercept being des
tined for New Orleans, but unfortunately that
vessel got into the river past the blOckading
squadron by trick.
The elections are now in progress in
Canada for members of the new Parliament
The Hon. George Brown, the leader of the
opposition in the Assembly, has been de-
feated by John Crawford, Esq, in the East
ern division of Toronto, and the Hon. Mr..
Robinson, defeated by Mr.. Wilson, in the
Western division. Mr.. Mackenzie has been
elected for Lambton. So far as heard from
the returns show the election of nineteen
ministerial members, and nine opposition.
B. S. Walcott, ESQ.,, wealthy manu-
facturer and proprietor of the New York
Mills" has presented to the Government a
steamer now lying at st. Louis, which he
says cost him last year $4,000. General
Prentiss, in command of the United States
at Cairo, takes the responsibility" of &C.
ceptiDg the gift, on behalf of the govern
ment, remarking that a good steamboat is
and has been in constant need" at that post,
and has been obtained only at an exorbitant
rent.
The Philadelphia Inquirer announces
that Colonel Herman Haupt has been ap-
pointed Assistant Secretary of War. He
is protege of General Jackson, by whom
he was placed at West Point OF the early
age of fourteen, lin 1851. He graduated
with all the honors of his class in 1889, a
soldier and an engineer. He has since dis
tinguished bimselfas engineer of the Hoosac
tunnel, which will be four and three. quarter
miles long, through solid rock prior to
accepting which position, he was the chief
engineer and general superintendent of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad. The ascent
of the Allegheny mountains, and the tun-
nelling of the highest peak, is one of the
greatest achievements OF engineering in the
world.
Hon. Andrew johnson, of Tennessee,
on the 7th instant, visited some of the troops
on the Virginia side OF the Potomac, and
was received with the most decided demon
strations Of respect and admiration. He
made two speeches, which are represented
to have wrought the men up to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm.
What has become of Governor Ham
mond? What of ORR What of Iverson ?
What Of Toombs What of Keitt? What
of Pryor? Only few months ago these
names were in all mouths and in all para
graphs. Now we hear them not, and we
read them not. They are forgotten. Their
places are taken by Davis, Beauregard, &c
Wondrous are the casualties that befall
great notabilities. This war seems more
extinguishing than distinguishing.
The necessity for cavalry on the ad.
vance posts in Virginia is every day becom.
ing more apparent. General Scott origin
ally intended to dispense, to great extent
with the centaur race OF troopers and dra.
goOns. This was based on the modern idea
that horse flesh is no match for a bristling
line of bayonets in the hands of infantry
But General Scott did not expect from his
own native Virginia such murderous sys
tenn of warfare as that cbivalrous State is
now wagiDg against the supporters of the
law and the Constitution. Our sentinels