The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-10-30
The Third Presbyterian Oharch of

and the library of the pastor. There was
an insurance on the building of $40, 900 in
Western, North American, Allegheny, and
Franklin offices. The organ was also in
sured for twelve hundred dollars in the
Western. The fire originated in the cid
Journal building adjoining, occupied as
workshops by several tenants.
Gems. Grant, Meigs, Rawlins, Van
Cleve, and Secretary Stanton, were at
Nashville on the Goth.
-.Ossian Il. Ross, son of Congressman
Ross of Illinois, committed suicide with a
razor on Monday last, at Ann Arbor,
Michigan. He was a member of the
University. On his table was found the
following note:
| To all ,ch0ns 1t may concern:
| Having come 10 the conclusion that my life
is no benefit to myself or friends, but disgrace
to both. have determined to put an end to it.
| God forgive me if do wrong. / die in the
hope of Heaven. OSSTAN R. ROSS,
10 o'clock 40 minutes A. NJ.
On Tuesday last a mad deg bit four
persons in the streets of Boston. He was
pursued by crowd Of persons armed with
sticks, stones and pistols, and finally killed
in his own kennel, where he took refuge.
Little Rock advices state that Price
had been superseded by Holmes in the COM
mand of the rebel forces at Arkadelphia,
whereupon a mutiny took place among
the troops. A challenge passed between
the two Generals, but the difficulty was
settled through theinterveEtion of friends,
which caused better feeling among the
soldiers. The effective force of the rebels
in the trans-Mississippi Department, does
not, it is estimated, exceed 10000 men.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th
has the following: "Citizens of Culpepper
say that Meade, during his occupation of
that place, issued daily one hundred thou
sand rations. From this it would appear
that Meade has an immense number of
men; but his material is bad. He has
men, not soldiers,-fellows who, though
possessing much stomach for rations, have
little for fighting"
The work of apportioning the num-
ber Of troops to be raised under the late
call of the President, among the several
States and the District of Columbia, has
been begun at the Office of the Provost
Marshal General The States thus far
apportioned, and the number of men to
be raised by each, are as follows Maine,
1881; New hampshire. 3,76S; Vermont,
1881; Massachusetts,, 1926; Connecti-
cut, 5,432; New York, 1896; Della
ware, 1856; Indiana, 1897.
1t is whispered in financial circles
that Secretary Chase has received ad-
vices per telegraph, brought over by the
last steamer, that his agents in Europe
have effected loan for this Government
of 500, 100000.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is expect
ed to return home early in November, and
the congregation of Plymouth Church are
making preparations to receive him. Its
understood that a steamboat has been
chartered, in which Mr.. Beechers friends
who bade him farewell in the harbor, will
go down to the Narrows to meet him on
his return. The Plymouth Sunday School
Association has arranged for musical en-
tertainment.
1t was but few weeks ago that the
papers announced the death of the wife Of
Gen. Michael Corcoran. To-day the same
papers announce the marriage of the same
General to the daughter of wealthy citi-
zen living on the east side of New York.
Mr.. Justice Clarke, of New York, has
delivered very lengthy decision, in the
Supreme Court Chamber, denying the mo-
tion on behalf of the Government to dis
miss the proceedings against Hon. William
II. Seward, by Hon.. George w: Jones, late
Minister to Bogota, to recover damages for
false imprisonment. His Honor, after a
review of English history, precedents, &c,
comes to the conclusion that the President
has no right under the Constitution to sus-
pend the writ of ho6eas corpus. This de-
c;sion, of course, is no bar to further pro-
ceedings, on the part of the defendant, to
take the suit out of Court.
The British government on the 9th,
formally seized one of the suspected rebel
rams built by Laird on the Mersey
Another authority says both have been
seized. 1t is not known what additional
evidence had been procured to induce
this step.
AT Williards Hotel, in Washington,
on Monday, Collins Dixon undertook to
shoot George W. McGill for defaming his
sister. He fired at rondom, and puts ball
through the thigh of E. Harmon, an inno-
cent newspaper correspondent, who was
around taking notes. The belligerents be-
longed to the Treasury Department.
1t is said the sum of 800. 900, for the
endowment of Rutgers College, at New
&bo Dororr,ol Drx.l N.n.