The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-27

Senator Summers "private" letter pub.
lished in the Boston Journal, was written
with an eye to windward. He is growing
anxious about bis reelection, as the Fat
Boy Governor Andrew is gaining on him.
When the noses were counted in the last
Massachusetts legislature, Sumner was no.
where, so the question of his reelection was
wisely postponed.
1t is stated that Extra Billy Smith, of
the Forty.ninth Virginia Regiment was
wounded at Fair Oaks. Billy used to be
Governor of Virginia, and when at home
lives at Warrenton, though circumstances"
have forbid visit to the homestead lately.
"A Washington letter says, to strength.
en- the men in the field, they are to be fur.
nished with daily dose of "Chinconia
Sulphas," in whisky, which is not only re-
commended as tonic, but as preventive
of the chills and fevers which haunt the
lowlands Of southern streams. The boys,
we think, would prefer the "whisky
straight"
james Russell Lowell has written q
poem on "June," whose first four lines are
as follows:
And what is so rare as day in June?
Then, if ever, comes perfect days:
Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune.
And over it softly her warm ear lays.
81 could so shape the Constitution"
said JEFF. Davis, "that we would cheerfully
obey it and loyalty live under it," 81 could
so improve the Government" says Greeley,
shat l should be willing to see it restored"
The Albany Journal cleverly says that
eve owe debt of gratitude to Hollins.
He gave US the idea of the RAM" We
adopted and improved upon it, and used it
to butt out the brains of the inventor.
REV. Alonzo A. Miner, a noted divine
in the Universalist Church, has been chosen
President of the Tufts College, at Somer.
vile, near Boston.
"A German regiment is being raised in
Albany, to be commanded by Prof. Piessner,
of Union College. 1t will be made up of
recruits from Albany, Troy and Schenec.
tady.
king Ohio of Greece must have had
rather uneasy time of it during his twenty
years reign. There have been revolts in his
kingdom in 1888, 1884, 1885, 1910, 1843,
1847, 1848, 1852, and the French occupa9
ton of the Piraus in 1854, and now the
insurrection of Nauplia in 1862.
- The late news from New Orleans,
though generally unimportant, states that
the Indiana and other regiments have
driven the negroes out of their lines. The
New York Egprees advises Sumner to in
troduce "a resolution" about it.
General Schoepff, who covered himself
with glory in Kentucky last winter, passed
through Evansville, Indiana, last week, en-
route for his home in Maryland, having re.
ceived an injury from the fall of his horse,
which units him for duty.
1t is said that Vincent Colyer is the
| renowned model artist man who was bad
gered by the police in almost every city in
the Union years ago. His present vocation
of mischief making under pretence of ne,
gro teaching, is even worse than his former
one. He is a fine individual to teach the
black idea to shoot.
The New Y ork Herald contrasts the ig-
nominious defeat of the French army in
Mexico with the brilliant campaign of the
United States troops, who never suffered
single reverse, and recommends the Empe-
ror Napoleon to send few of his best Gen.
erals to take easy lessons in the art of war
from General Scott.
james B. Alexander, of Kentucky, and
lieutenant in the regular army, fell from
bis room in the third story of the Louisville
Hotel, at Louisville, KY, on Thursday
morning, and was almost instantly killed.
He has been post commissary at Boards
town, and was en- route for Washington.
In the court of impeachment at Leav-
enworth, Kansas, George s. Hillyer, State
Auditor, was found guilty of high misde.
meanor and deposed from office by vote of
eighteen to two. The case of Governor
Robinson was then taken up. He was de.
clared not guilty by vote of nineteen to
two, on the final article of impeachment,
and by unanimous vote on all other artia
cles. This is considered a greet set back
for Jim Lane, who is Governor Robinson's
most bitter enemy.
Nearly all the churches in Washing.
ton have been appropriated by the Gov.
eminent for use as hospitals. The Smith
sonian Institute, Odd Fellows Hall and all
other public buildings suitable for the pur'
pose are to be taken. 1t is understood that
most of the wounded will be brought to
Was ington, and most of the sick sent to