The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-04-25
News and Other Items.

10 Killed aud WOUNDED at MareDgO was,
French 5000, Austrians 5000; whole
force engaged, French $4,000, Austrians
10000. At Austerli'z, French loss 1000,
allies loss 10000; French engaged 10000,
allies engaged 10000. At Jena, French
loss 400, Prussian loss $4,000; French
engaged 10000, Prussians engaged ITO 900
At Friedland, French loss 5000, Russian
loss $4,000; French engaged lOl 900,
Russians engaged $4,000. At Wagram
French lass $4,000, Austrian loss 38 600 {;
French engaged 10000, Austrians engage
ed 100000. At Waterloo, French loss
$4,000, allies loss 29,500; French engaged
$4,000, allies engaged 10000. AT New
Orleans, American loss ID, British loss
1902 !; Americans engaged 1000, British
engaged $500. At Alma, allies loss 300,
Russian loss 5000; allies engaged 81, 100,
Russians engaged 10000.
- Hon. Hugh Amnesley, Lieutenant
Colonel in battalion of the Guards orr
dered to Canada, has been forced to retire
from the service for obtaining leave oil abb
sence upon pretence o! urgent private busi~
ness, and going moose shooting.
Accounts from the army of the rebel
General Price state that his force is rapid.
ly dwinaling away, and that the portion
that remains with him is in a bad condition
for want OF supplies, Five thousand Mis-
soarians have left him and ten regiments
promised him from Texas have not come
along. The idea of his marching north
ward is considered ridiculous.
-"Jacinto" says he once courted a
Down East gal and "popped the question"
to her she Immediately pitched her entire
mass lovely clay into his willing arms and
answered, 81 want to know" It's an even
bet that "Jacinto" impaired the desired
knowledge.
General Pope is native of Kentucky
and a son of Governor Nathaniel Pope of
Virginia. He is about forty years of age
and served with distinction 10 the Mexican
var as captain. He is a graduate of
West Point.
The designs of the Mormons are again
being discussed in the newspapers. 1t is
said they are looking out for some fair isle
away eff in the seas, or Pacific ocean, where
they can rest from the prosecutions of the
GentiIes.
The value of gambling apparatus seiz-
ed by the police in New York, by recent
raids, is estimated at $4,000.
New Zealand is attracting attention
as gold producing country. 1t is calcu.
lated that over $6,OOOOOO were dug in that
Island from July, 1861, to January, 1862.
The Missionaries " sent out to Beau
fort ore getting along rather unharmoni>
ously. Several returned to New York the
other day, and the balance might as we'll re
turn.
The Petersburg (Va.) Egprsss predicts
famine in Virginia, as not even the farm
ers are exempt from military duty and the
farms are general y neglected.
Among the killed on the National side
at the late bloody victory in Tennessee was
Acting Brigadier General William Pc.
gram. He was brother of Robert Pc
gram, commander of the Nashville. There
is certainly no feature of the present war 80
tragic as when brother is thus found array.
ed against brother but it should teach
foreign critics, who magnify the unanimity
of sentiment at the South, how baseless is
the claim that the rebellion against the
Union is founded Oh any deep or universal
conviction.
The Havsna papers state that the
sugar crop is very abundant this year, and
that large quantities are received daily in
Havana for expectation.
Congress has laid the General Bank
rupt act over until the winter session. Re-
publics are, it seems, merciless as we'll as
ungrateful. One half the commercial COM
munity was ruined by the war the other
half has furnished all the means the Gov.
eminent has had to defend and sustain it,
self Both halves have demanded of Gov.
eminent this law. In refusing it, Congress
has been pitiless to the one, and thankless
to the other.
Taking Richmond as the centre, the fol-
lowing table shows at glance the distance
of different points in Virginia from there :
Miles.
From Norfolk to Richmond is. ........... LOG
From Suffolk to Richmond is............. IS
From Cape Henry to Richmond $50
From Hampton to Richmond is........... Sc
From Fortress Monroe to Richmond is.... 80
From Yorktown to Richmond is.......... Is
From Williamsburg to Richmond is....... 60
From Fredericksburg to Richmond is. 90. 65
From Washington to Richmond is. .......l30
From Winchester to Richmond is. .l5O
From Gordonsville to Richmond is, .... 70
From Staunton to Richm ond is........... 100
Much alarm begins to be manifested