The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-30


rebellion, and to resolve itself into another
border ruffian contest, with this single diff.
ference, that the present trouble is entirely
between the free soil men themselves. TIE
Democrats and Conservatives are quietly
looking on.
Last sunday the Delta House and
long list Of buildings in the business por-
tion Of Alexandria, hIo., "a town adjoining
Keokuk,) were destroyed By fire which be-
gan in the hotel. The losses foot up about
$4,000, and are principally as follows;
Delta House s. 600 Sweets hotel So 900;
Warriaer's drug store $1,000; Goodwin's
drug store 5000; etc. The post oflice
was among the buildings dasros d.
Professor L. 4. Holyoke, late Princi-
pal OF the Female High School at Louis
vile Ky, and a native Of Salem, Mass4chu-
sets, died at Louisville ca the 2lth of
consumption universally am2Dtcd.
The New York Itmes eoys the con-
current testimony of gentlemen who have
just arrived here from tie Peninsula IN that
The Galena is failure. Tie fact that egh.
teen out Of the twenty eight shots from Fort
Darling which struck her penetrated her ar.
NOR, is evidence at least OF the necessity Of
material alterations and improvements be-
fo,o she cen be considered safe.
Sen. kelIy, who was woundod al Phil
Hppi has again taken the f9ll in Western
Virginia, and IS It present engaged in hunt
iog Gov, Le-chcr's bushwachey2.
The abaurjity OF t:ca Hunters emanci-
pstion proclamation is exposed by sentence
ID Senator Wades speech, May 2--cne Of
The rankest Emancipa,i3ljsts. lie said
The belligcrent rights Of your General
your Commander -u-CDlat in the field, never
did and never VIII 60 one inch beyond The
boundary Of his camp, where he holds martial
law There he must prescribe rules while he
does hold it; but the moment be moves his
camp, that moment all his rules and Ieiiula-
tons are gone with his removal That is ali
there is OF it,.
Tn Troy Times says that Mr. +. L.
Stuart, the celebrated New York sugar re
finer, la m3de the generous offer to the trus-
tees OF the Sixth stxoet church to rebuild
their house Of worship, lately destroyed by
Ere, ent rely at his own expense. This is
an extraordinary instance muniGcenca.
Washington letters say that although
the enerli>s OF General Mcclellan in Con-
gress have been constrained to vote him
public thanks To- his bravery and his mar
tial ability, they Go not discontinue their
secret assaults on him
Il is reported that President LincCln
has sad that be would raise fresh army
OF million OF men rather than submit to
any i0rcible foreign intervention. If be did
say SO. he only anticipated the universal
sentiment Of the people.
"A Paris correspondent says, in expla
nation of the present attitude Of France -
" II the truth must be told, the decided i'll
will of large and powerful party in
France towards the Union cause dates from
the admission of the Orleans Princes into
the federal service
PEARSON Brownlow ought to know from
his long intercourse with Southern men, and
as no one questions his loyalty the testimony
of this man is entitled to some credit. In
describing personal interview with Brown
low, correspondent of the Boston Courier
signing himself Ringbolt" ian old ship
master from Dorchester, Mass), writes as
follows:
Now when it is so difficult to know the true
feeling of the South whatever falls from the
lips of an honest man Ike Brownow is of val.
ue He said the other day that there Is great
deal OF ignorance at the N Orth as well as at the
South, and instanced the common idea enter
tanned among US that the rebellion Is the work
of shareholders. That, he says, is in 10 sense
true. The Shareholders were conservatives
generaly-they feared the loss OF property
which disunion would bring upon them; where
as those who had nothing to lose, were easily
influenced by the demagogues who persuaded
them that abOtiOnIsts would free the negroes
and let them loose among them.
This view perfectly comedies with that Of
Secretary Blair and many other OF our most
intelligent men.
The jewels in this years London Exhi-
biton are said to be inconceivab!y splen-
did. The Koh-i-Noor ia there, but not
alone in its glory, for great rival said to
be worth million sterling has come in
from Amsterdam. This is the Star of
the South" a single brilliant of immense
size and weighing no less than l25 carrots.
1t is set in the centre OF a magnificent stsr
of briliants each of which, though large
and valuable, is mere foil to the glittering
centre stone. Around the stand on which
the "Star of the South is shown is a
most interesting collection of diamonds
from various mines in every state of pro-
gress, from the rough stone to the finished
brilliant. Emanuel shows an enormous emes
raid set in diamonds, noble cross cut from
a solid topaz mounted in gold and enamel
with other costly jewels. But the great
h,ozo nj nems comes from WhSre the Devon.