The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-09
News and Other Items.

mander. ITEM.
News and Other Items.
Boomers Ledger of this week thus
speaks of the rewards of merit" in these
days:
Edwin d. Morgan, the peaceful and placid
Governor OF the State of New York, who
never smelt gunpOwder in his life, and has
not half the military capacity of many lieu.
tenant IN our army, has been made full
Major General, while John E. Wool, who has
been more than fifty years in the service of
the United States, and whose whole military
career is abaze with glory, is major only
by Bre0et.
Henry A. Wise, in recent letter says,
whoever was responsible for the Confeder-
ate disaster at Roanoke Island, where bis
son was killed observes to be hung"
From the following paragraph in the pro-
ceediDgs of the rebel Congress, it will be
seen who was culpable:
In the House, the committee appointed to
investigate the Roanoke Island disaster pre-.
scented volunlinous report, which concludes
blty is justly attributable to any one for the
defeat OF our troops at Roanoke Island, on the
oth of February last, should attach to Major
General Huger and Mr.. Benjamin, the late
Secretary Of WGg."
- The Troy Times says that Hon. Eras-
tus Corning has advanced 100000 to the
paymaster at Watervleit Arsenal, for the
purpose Of paying the operatives at that
establishment, who have not received any
money from the government for FIVE months
portion of their wages for that time.
- Andrew johnson has quietly notified
the directors of the State Bank of Tennes.
see, who handed over the assets of that in-
stitution to the rebel leaders, that they will
be held individually responsible for every
cent of interest the State had in it. They
are very sorrowful, for many of them have
great possessions.
- The late Governor General of Canada,
Sir Edmund Head, has refused the Cover.
norship Of Bombay, at Gl2,50O pounds
sterling, per annum, in consequence Of the
the climate not being likely to agree with
Lady Head.
Il is said that Albert Pike gives as
reason for going to the war, that he is very
unhappy and wishes to die. The Louisville
Journal thinks he isn't smart in desiring to
jump out of the frying pan of this world
into the fire of the next.
The Alabama papers give the following
particulars of The death of General Albert
Sidney johnson, at the battle of Siloah:
The death wound of General johnson was
inflicted on the calf of his right leg, and was
CONSIDERED by him as only flesh wound.
Soon after receiving it he gave an order to
Governor Harris, who was acting as volun-
teer aid to him. who, on his return to General
johnson in different part of the field, found
him exhausted from loss of blood and Keeling
in his saddle. Riding up to him Governor Har-
ris asked, care you hurt?" To which the now
dying hero answered, Eyes, and fear mortal.
ly;" and then, stretching out both arms to his
companion, fell from his horse, and soon after
EXPIRED No other wounds were discovered on
his person.
The Buffalo Commercial says that one
of cur soldiers who was in the Pittsburgh
Landing battle happens to be inordinately
fond of card playing. During the flight be
had three Of his fingers shot off. Holding
up his mapgled member, he gazed at it with
a look of ineffable sorrow, and exclaimed,
as big tear stole down from the corner Of
his eye, I shall never be able to hold full
hand again !" Poor fellow.
The charge that the New York Iri.
bune editors have been directly engaged in
a large and very profitable gun contract
a douceur from Cameron to secure the news
papers upport-seems to be sustained by
the public documents, which set forth dis
tinct!y that the Washington correspondent
of the paper manipulated Cameron into
signing the contra ct, that the Wall street
editor lent his assistance, and that Almy,
another editor, was the contractor. Greeley
did the heavy standing round" denouncs
ing thieving contractors, and pocketed his
share of the proceeds of the guns. An old
charter was resuscitated and an old factory
cleaned up and worked 10 Mansfield, Conn,
for the purpose. Greeley is the philantbro
pist who wanted dishonest contractors sum-
marily hung.
- Some of the schoolmarms who went
to South Carolina several weeks ago, are
not so intent upon " teaching the young
ideas how to shoot" as upon flirting with
the officers, in manner not entirely consis
tent with morality. Gen. Hunter is going
to send some Of the misoehaving misses
home.--Spring6eM Republican.
General George B. Crittenaen, son of
Hon. John j. Crittenden, and brother of
the Union General, Thomas L. Crittenden,
has resigned his commission in the rebel
army on account of bad treatment, and it
is stated will settle in Texas.