The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-03
OUR NEWS SUMMARY.

and on sugar three cents, clayed, and two
and half cents on brown. The following
schedule will show the increase of duty on
these articles since the passage of the tariff
of March last
Tariff of March, 1861. July, 1861 Dec 49, 1861
Tea. Free Is cents. 20 cents
Coffee; Free ls3 do s do
sugar (Drown}..f cent. do ~ do
This addition, it is presumed, will yield
seven or eight millions to the revenue of the
government for the present year.
Prince Albert was the father OF nine
children, born Of Queen Victoria in the
years named underneath, and baptized as
follows:
Princess Victoria Adelaide Maria Louisa,
Princess Royal, born November 81, 1910, and
married on the 25th of January, 1868, the
Prince Frederic William, son of the present
King of Prussia.
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,
born November 9, lS4l, and heir apparent to
the throne.
Princess Alice Matilda Mary, born April rs,
1s43.
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, born August 6,
1874.
Princess Helena Augusta Victoria, born May
%. 1885,
March Is, lS4S.
Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, born
May l, 1850.
Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, born
Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Fedora,
born April IA, 1857.
1T is stated in the New York EUeaaeg
Post, that a story has been circulating in
political circles in Washington to the effect
that the Congressman from the border slave
states had threatened to resign whenever
Congress should pass bill abolishing sla-
very in the District Of Columbia, or con6s
eating slaves of rebels, or rather emanci>
pating them. This story was generally
credited two or three days ago, but it is
Indignantly denied by nearly all the border
State members of Congress. Some fiery,
indiscreet man may have uttered some such
threat, but it did injustice to the general
sentiment among the slave state members.
The opposition among these gentlemen to
any movement against slavery is very bitter,
and from the language used, it would som.
times seem as if, should slavery in the course
Of the war be attacked by our armies, these
gentlemen would instantly turn in with the
rebels.
The St. Louis Republican says Congress
must release Missouri from the obligation
to pay her portion of the National tax,
100000, this year. at is no use to deny
that whole sections of the State have been
reduced to poverty by the excuses which
the war has brought with it. The question
now is, can Missouri pay into the National
Treasury eight hundred thousand dollars as
her proportion of this years revenue? We
answer, that it cannot be done. There is
no possibility, whatever the inclination may
be, to do it. No power whatever can COL
lect it or enforce its collection and our
Representative should ask of Congress to
relieve US from this burden for this year,
and until we can recover somewhat OF our
accustomed prosperity. Whenever that
takes place, the tax will be paid promptly
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company are running regular trains be-
tween Wheeling and Hancock, and also
trains from Parkersburgh to the same
place, connecting at Grafton. Hancock is
only one hundred and twenty-five miles
from Baltimore, and the eastern and ives.
tern trains now 60 within forty miles of
each other.
- From the Toronto Globe of the Goth,
we learn that two of the British soldiers
belonging to the Tooth, or Prince of Wales
regiment, tried to desert from Toronto and
join the Americans, and so far succeeded as
to get about seven miles from land across
the lake. They were pursued by the owner
of the vessel they had taken to effect their
escape, but not till after an exciting chase,
when in consequence of the wind lulling,
their sails became useless, and discharge
of duck shot fred from gun wounding
both the soldiers, prevented them from using
the oars. Surely this is an early period for
deserving, and proves that the British army
are not all unanimous in the wish to fight
the Yankees.
In Bavaria, Clraemount county, Ohio
the boys who are too young to 60 to war
have formed company which they call the
"Sawbuck Rangers" the members of which
agree to saw the wood of women whose
husbands are in the war.
The legislature of Western Virginia
has adopted resolutions of thanks to Gen.
Rosecrans and his command.
MIR. Zacheus Colvin and Mr.. Pardon
Corey, of North Blackstone, Massachusetts,
have each four sons and one scn.in.la law in
the Union army. Mr.. Corey is brother to
Mrs. Colvin. The patriotism of both FAM
lilies is thus connected by marriage.