The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-16
News and Other Items.

Not less than one hundred and eighty.
two graduates of Harvard University are
at present serving in various capacities in
the army and navy of the United States.
The list of Harvard men in the war includes
the names of such we'll known Massachu.
sets families, as Webster, Dalton, Curtis,
Palfrey, Revere, Dwight, Ames, Bigelow,
Lowell, Lawrence, Emerson, Cabot, Hop
pin, and Crownshield. Among the names
are twenty-five men who have not yet grad
uated-eight of the class of 1862, ten of
the class of 1862, and four of the class of
1864.
Senator Harris of New York said the
other day "Our great and ever-present,
all.controlling purpose should be the resto-
ration--the full, complete, enduring resto.
ration of the Union--every section, State
and Territory returning to its own proper
place in our great national system, and all
again moving on, as in times past, each in
its own appropriate sphere, in unity and
harmony to the accomplishment of glori.
Gus destiny"
"A correspondent from Yorktown says:
About half past eleven o'clock, Lieutenant
Charles A. Milliken, Company G, Forty
third New York, received MIME ball in the
shoulder. The Lieutenant formerly resided
in Minnesota, where he worked as printer.
BE is not very badly hurt.
The New York World takes the 1ri-
bune sharply to task for stating that it 1.-THE
World was about to bs transformed into a
Democratic organ. After denying the soft
impeachment, the editor resorts by "letting
out" the fact that the Tribune, during the
past twelve or eighteen months has lost one
quarter of its circulation, and sunk, we
know not how many thousand dollars"
Beautiful patterns of disinterestedness and
morality are these New York journals,
crediting what they say about each other.
Yesterday it was World proprietor who
was stated to be dabbling in Government
(Cameron) contracts-and today it is cer-
tain folks connected with the Tribune that
have been jobbing in guns!
General Lowell, in New Orleans, in
command of the rebels, is the great grand
son of master Lowell" famous in his day
in Boston and the father of this officer
was James Lowell, who held place in the
Boston Custom Hoase, during the admins
tration of Jefferson and Madison. General
Lowell was born in Boston, and we believe
has relatives now residing in that vicinity.
1t is marvellous how many rebel chiefs New
England has turned out, and Massachusetts
in particular.
--One year ago the New Orleans Bulle.
tin contained the following paragraph con-
corning the dangers to New Orleans from
our fleets and army, out the reckoning was
made without Commodore Farragut:
This tremendous force of annihilators will
commence its march when every requisite is
prepared and supplied. As this cannot be &C
complished FOR several years to come there is
no necessity for US to make immediate prepa.
rations for the reception of Lincoln's big ar
my. Their ridiculous schemes for
our subjugation show cOnclusively that they
are thoroughly alarmed and panic.stricken.
We of the South can successfully resist an in
vasion from million of such craven wretch.
es.
Hon. James Pollock, director of the
Philadelphia Mint, has made the following
statement of the coinage for the month of
April:
God colnage....... l54,Zo4 Sl62,6l
Silver ................. 3S7,2OS 2S,2O6
Copper. ............... 100000 10000
Total. .1,5l44lz s2OO,377
The New York Methodist thus notices
venerable Methodist clergyman
The well known and venerable Rev. Fitch
Reed, formerly of the New York Conference,
was grained, at his own request, superannu.
ated relation at the recent session of the
Oneida Conference. When his name was call
ed he briefly reviewed his abors in the itne-
rancy, which had been continued without in
terrup.iOn in the effective work for fOrty-seven
years. During that time he had trave led
10000 miles. preached 5000 sermons and had
witnessed 1000 conversions. In closing he
said: "If it were possible to be granted, |
would ask Of God that | might be made
young again. would mount my horse and
commence once more the work of an tinerant
Methodist minister"
1t will not have been forgotten that
General w. L. Sherman, whom General
Halleck recommends for Major General~
ship on account OF his conspicuous services
at Phtsburg Landing, was charged with
insanity a few months ago because he said
an army of two hundred thousand men was
needed to drive the rebels from Kentucky
and Tennessee. He was under cloud for
some time. But (remarks the Providence
Journal his madness had a method and a
charming efficacy in it On the memorable
9th and 7th of April. and asks, cannot he
bite some of our rther Brigadiers, and i'm
part his disease to them?
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