The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
News and Other Items.

anu tne OVerseers OF the College. The only
degrees conferred were of LII. d., On John
Stuart Mil of England, and Rev. Robert
j. Breckenridge of Kentucky. Neither Of
these gentlemen graduated at Harvard.
The Bankrupt Bill goes over to the
second Monday in December, to the great
disappointment of many who have pressed
it's passage for long time past.
Congress has perfected and passed a
most important bill, recasting the judicial
districts which are presided over by differ
ent Justices of the Supreme Court. These
districts will hereafter stand as follows:
l. New England (most). Justice N. Clifford.
2. New York and Vermont. Justice S. Nelson.
). Pennsylv. and N. Jer. Justice z. G. Grer.
4. Del, Nd, Va, and N. G., Ch. J. r. B. fancy.
8. Sc, Ca, Fla, Ala, Miss. jus J. n. Wayne.
.. La..TeX, Ark. Ky, Tenn. jus. JnO. Catron.
I. Ohio and Indiana. Justice IN. II. Swayne.
.. Michigan, Wisconsin. Illinois,. -
.. Mo, La, Kan, MINI. jus. samuel F. Miller.
Nominated by President Lincoln.
1t is understood that Senator Browning
and Judge David Davis. both of Illinois,
are candidates for the Justiceship for the
With district. The names of William A.
Howard of Michigan, and Senator Dooittle
OF Wisconsin,, will probably also receive
consideration.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Journal Of Commerce. says a few Western
members exultingly declare that General
Pope (who is ct Wizards HOTEL will be
in Richmond before the first OF Aug St.
Certain it is that he will have large and
we'll appointed force, with the cou- tenance
and the cooperation OF the War DEPART
nnent.
"A private of the Twentieth Massachu.
setts regiment was taken prisoner at Balls
Bluff last foil and confined at Salisbury,
! North Carolina. Some weeks since "a friend
called upon his wife with the assurance
that her husband woald probably be- ex-
| changed for rebel then ia our hands. -
went have him." cried the woman ia alarm;
~ love Tom and won't have him ex,
| changed; do not want q rebel husband y
The friend corrected the poor woman's mig.
apprehension; the absent husband was fin
| ally released and she learned that ior once
exchange was 10 robbery"
The quota of volunteers called for ia
the patriotic little town OF Lexington, Mas
sachuaetts is twenty. The citizens OF the
place have Iibera!Iy subscribed $1,000 as
bounty money, that Is oae hundred dollars
fJr each man.
II correspondent oi the london Iimes
writing from McClallan's army, says that
the courage OF the Federal volunteers IS
| above all praise, aId their hardship are
mainly attributable to the ignorance and
| drunkenness Of their officers.
At the commencement .. Amherst
College, (siass.) the honorary degree OF
LII d. was conferred upon Horace May
nard of Tennessee, and H0ratio Z. Hack,
EFT, oil Newton Seminary; OF d d. upon
Henry j. Van Lennep, Of C0nstaniinople
Turkey, Rev. Daniel Z. Fisk, OF NewburY-
port, and Rev. Joseph Haven, Ct Chicago.
The proclamation OF Governor Nor,
gan. OF New York, promises q bounty oil
$50 TO each volunteer, and the Albany
Ereaiag JoDynoI explains how the Governor
and Comptroller managed to ooviate the
: r,,l FL :
legislature
The Old Err { ea4i C0n,eS IL tie Eeseue -
There are more than two millions OF dollars
belonging to the Canal fund lying idle, which,
by the as assumption Gf 3 little responsibility by
the Governor and Comptroller. may be used
for military purposes These officers have
determined to take the responsibility" and
the people will net Only justify lem il it, but
honor them fer i.
The correspondent Of the New York
Times, Oh board the hospital steamer Daniel
Webster, from James River, relates the fol-
lowing affecting incidents:
Seven persons, who we're sent GA board in 3.
morbund condition, died two Of them before
the steamer left the river. They were buried
at Fortress Monroe. he other five were
brought to New York, and their friends nett
fed. The calm resignation exhibited by these
poor soldiers in near prospect OF death dis
played the heroism OF the soldier combined
with the faith Of the Christian. ''5hall live TO
get home and see my parents, DoCtOl?' III.
quired one young man. ~ would Ike 30 see
my dear old mother and father once more be.
f0re / die: be candid with me-" lie wa8 an
swcred tina, he might. but that it was doubtful.
Then stand by ne to the last, Doctor; YOU
know what want better than 90. ( anu re-
signed"
Another young man, named Williams. be.
longing 10 West Milford. Il. J., apC!ogizipg TO
the nurse for the trouble he had caused her.
said. Now wish TO die quietly, and be Gus of
the way as soon as l can--you have so many
others to take care of; die a Christian"
His last words were prayer for his friends.
The condition Of the sick. under the careful
nursing they received, greatly improved as we
approached the North with IFS cool, DraciDg
atmosphere.
General Buckingham is stumpipg Con-
necticut for volunteers. Ex-Governor Den.
niscn, OF Ohio, is also making tour of his
State
The Petersburg (Va.) Eapress, OF the
10th inst, says:
1t is positively known that heavy reinforce