The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14
Personal News.

Ut SdUuNlCu S1pSAo esuIoNhSS
the death at Kau, December 2lst, of Rev.
w. c. Shipman, aged thirty-seven years,
pastor of the native church and Missionary
of the American Board. He leaves wi.
dow and three children. The HonoIulu
Friend says that during his six years OF
missionary life be established reputation
for great efficiency, eminent practical COM
mon sense and sincere devotion TO the TEN.
poral and spiritual welfare OF bis people.
MIR. Weed writes from London to the
Albany Euensng Journal, under date Of
February Z:
Mr. Mason has lodgings at Fenton's Hotel,
where he is as little the subject OF attention
as any private gentleman could desire. He
was visited by secessioniSts-and by no one
else. This marked neglect of the chivalry of
Virginia in the person of a Confederate Com
missioner, is not without its significance.
John Thompson, the reporter of bank
notes, has been sued for libel upon the Shoe
and Leather Bank of New York, for saying
that it Was unsafe because the signatures to
its bills were printed and not written. The
bank was damaged in reputation and BUSH
ness as it thinks, some $4,000 worth.
Gabriel Winter, Esqr., long member
OF the New York bar, died this morning at
his residence in Fourteenth street, at the
age Of seven,y-nine years. Mr. Winter was
for meny years prominent Master in Chan.
Gerry.
"A son of George Sand. who accompan-
led Prince Napoleon to this country, has
published, in the Revue des Deu1 blondes,
portions of his diary made during his visit
to America. He writes warmly in favor
of the Northern: States.
MIR. Sumner received a severe rebuke
in the Senate, at the hands of MIR. Garlic,
of Virginia. He produced fifteen Republi.
can newspapers, all able end zealoussuppor-
tiers of the government, each one of which
denounced Sumner as disloyal to the con.
s.itutiou, on account of bis resolution, soHer-
ed few days ago, providing for the de-
struction of the Unicn by blotting out eleven
sovereign States. Sumner had been pratt
ing about disloyalty bat be could not
answer that.
The Sunday Mercury, OF New York,
dominates Stanton for President, and An
drew johnson for Vice President, in 1864.
Ben. McCulloch has long card in the
Richmond Wing, in which he round'y
abuses General Price, accusing him of rob.
bling the Louisiana and Arkansas soldiers Of
their share of the glory of the battle of
Springfield. We guess that Price would
willingly share with these soldiers, or any
others, the glory Of bis late expulsion from
Missouri.
The Arcbduke Macmillan, who, it is
said, has been selected for the throne of
Mexico, lie the eldest brother of the reigning
Emperor of Austria. He was born on the
9th of July, 1882, and is therefore still un-
der thirty years of age, He is Vice Adj
miral and Commander in-Chief of the I'm.
perial navy, and married in 1857 Marie
Charlotte, daughter of Leopold, King Of
Belgium. The Archduchess was born in
l84O.
Governor Wise has recovered from his
illness now that the battle Is over, and is
again on the rampage.
Rev. DR.. Smith, son>in-law of Parson
Brownlow of Tennessee, arrived at Oolum-
bus, Ohio, last Monday, from Knoxville,
and tells sad story Of the suderings of bis
family, and friends, as of other Union men,
at the hands of Zollicofer.
The Church Record for last week has
the following in relation to late Chicago
clergyman z" In answer to several CORES
pondents, we have to say that the clergy
man who was arrested at Alexandria last
month for refusing to read the prayer for
the President of the United States, in the
church in which Washington worshipped,
and who is, we understand, to be tried for
treason, is the Rev. Kinsey J. Stewart, for
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