The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-06-20
News and Other Items.


No bid was made under par, and thus ran
up as high as 2% per cent. premium and
to obtain the amount asked, it was not
necessary to accept any bid under two per
cent. premium. These facts speak we'll for
the financial credit of the State, which her
assured loyalty to the Union has given her.
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, of Boston,
visited the Swedish frigate Norrkoping in
Boston harbor on Monday, at the invita-.
tion of Captain Adlersparr. The captain
marshalled his marines to give regular sao
lutte to Mrs. Otis, and after drinking her
health made brief speech, of which the
Boston Transcript says:
He spoke with pride of the value of his
country to ours as shown in the progress of
this war two of the most valuable inventions
which have given honor to our navy being the
children of the brain of his countrymen-the
Monitor by Captain Ericsson, Swede, and
the Dahlgren gun by Captain Dahlgren, the
son OF Swede. In times of peace the daugh-
the caroling of Jenny Lind and the social
grathcatiOn afforded Dy the visit and litera.
ture of Fredrika Bremen will always be treas.
ured here.
The New York World asks: If the
War Department thought Mcdowell could
be spared to anticipate Mcclellan in the
capture of Richmond, why, in Heavens
name, can be not be spared to support him
there?
Lieutenant John Wilkinson, Junior,
who was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks,
near Richmond, was aged about twenty
eight, was graduate of Union College,
when the war broke out was practiciDg law
in New Yolk city, and was son of John
Wilk nson, prominent citizen of Buffalo.
Captain G. Frederick Taylor, reports
ed wounded and taken prisoner by the re-
bels under jackson, in the recent skirmish
near Harrisonburg, is brother OF Mr..
Bayard Taylor, the traveller. Captain
Taylor is young man about twenty.iour
years of age, of superior talents and noble
appearance.
The new lTonsldes, building at Phia.
delphia, has already received four tiers of
plates upon her sides, and some idea can
now be had of the impregnability of the
vessel. As she now lies in the water, she
does not draw over eight feet; the remain.
ing seven of her draught will be made by
the use of the remaining iron plates. She
will be ready for sea by the 18th of July.
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga.
zette, with Geo. Mitchell's division of the
army at Huntsville, Alabama, gives the
following account of the fate of traitor:
Walking through one of the most pleasant
of Huntsville's beautiful streets to-day, the
bare and black walls of once splendid house
presented themselves to my view. The gen.
tleman at my side remarked there is a sad his.
tory connected with these ruins. The man
who owned the property was, few weeks
since, second in influence to none in the South,
with lovely family, thorough education,
and great wealth. 1t seemed that nothing
was lacking to complete his earthly happiness.
In one short month he was hurled from his
proud position of influence in Davis Cabinet !;
his two young sons were lying dangerously
wounded in the Corinth Hospitals his city
and country mansions laid waste by an incen-
diary torch; an exile from his home, house.
less, wifeless. Pope Walker is turned adrift
upon the cold charities Of people whom he
has been Instrumental in deceiviDg into a cruel
rebellion. How emblematic of Gen. Walkers
fortunes are those desolate walls
The London Nea0s says: Gen. McClel.
Ian has given evidence of a higher strateget.
ical powers than those which help the
American press to sensation heading OF par.
agraphs; and the tactics which drove
strongly posted enemy to inglorious retreat
from behind Notifications that could have
resisted the attack of almost any army that
could be brought against them, will surely
be admired more by real soldiers than any
enormous bombar0ments which a sergeant
OF artillery would conduct.
The New York E0eniag Post. warm
friend of Fremont, gives the following Incl
dent of one of his recent battles:
To give you an idea of the great value of
certain members of General Fremcnt's staff.
let me relate that when he arrived on the brow
of the bill. in view of the scene of action, it
became necessary to send important messages
to one place and another. Looking around the
General found himself almost alone--a solitary
German. Italian, or something Of that sort,
stood looking at him.
"Can you speak English enough to deliver
an order?' The man stared, but said Dot a
word: Est &c qui rous poucier pa,ie2 en- Fran.
caes?"
A still more blank expression psrvaded the
gent eman's visage.
Fortunately one Of the Generals aids came
upon the ground, and the business was accom-.
plished.
The new directory of the city of New
York has been published. The preface re
marks on the fact that tie city has not
suffered from the rebellion, as the Southern
people expected. Last year there were
152825 names in the directory. This year
there are l53, 1876, showing an increase of
business and householdiDg population.
"A young and dashing widow in the
staid old city of Albany, worth, it ia said,
some hundreds of thousands of dollars iu
her own right, has disappeared in company
with married man. The destination OF
the pair is supposed to be Europe.