The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-08-14

"Of course he would, said a friend of the
Bishop "of course he would, if it was a
fast horse !" 81 fofssSa 8tST&
"A Hippozoonomadom is being adver--
tised throughout Central Illinois. Whenit
reaches a town it proves to be a-circus.
1t is stated that President Lincoln,
from patriotic considerations, has declined
to receive his salary in green-backs for
year past. Mr.. Van Buren,, at the close
of his term, drew his one hundred Thousand
in gold at one sweep.
In letter to Hon R. @. Winthrop,
of Boston, the well-known divine and pa
triot, Robert j. Breckenridge, writes:
1t may be the will of God that the. most
dreadful changes await our country. Ii the
very worst comes, l look that true and regu-
lated liberty will perish last in New England
In past years have spoken freely in disappro-
baton of much that has been felt as an evil in
fiuence from New England, as it appeared to
me. But never doubted-and now less than
ever-that the roots of whatever produces free
dom, equality, and high civilization, are more
deeply set in New England than in any equal
population on the face of the earth. AS for
Kentucky, will not trust myself to speak.
heard General Burnside say that he considered
the loyal people of Kentucky the most decided
and DISTINGUISHED he had anywhere seen; and
that embraces two-thirds Of her entire popula-
ton. 1t is people held by its enemies to be
boastful; but they will do, always, more than
they ever say they will do. -.
The success met by the celebrated
singer, Madame de Lagrange, at Madrid,
is nothing to the ovations she hasreceived
in other towns, especially Alicante and
Valence. In these two towns, during two
representations only, she had no less than
five thousand four hundred bouquets
thrown to her; and, according to the Gus
tom OF the country, more than q hundred
pigeons were sent on the stage to her.
But this is not all without mentioning
the serenades "Young Spain :" nightly
gave her, under her windows, an enthusi-
asst bought the glass she drank out of,
paying two hundred and forty francs for
it.
L uO 1sOf MI. EiIlS, VI OuoA AOoConhs
Mass, in discourse preached at Portland,
said let the war be settled by-he almost
hoped-a new set of men who have never
made speech or written letter, fresh
from the people, unknown, perhaps, but
none the less competent to Go the work,
as his intercourse with all classes daily
convinced him.
The Abolition Republicans will be
defeated in all the elections next Fall, be-
cause, of course, they have all enlisted to
prove their "zeel in the kaws.'' -.:Fs
The famous John Merryman, of Bal
timore county, Maryland, who took a
leading part in the violent opposition
made by secession sympathizers in Mary
land to the passage of the national troops
from the East to Washington city, just af
ter the war commenced, has been pre-
sented by the Grand Jury of the United
States District Court in Baltimore, for
treason. He gave bail on Friday of last
week, in the sum of $40, 900, to answer
the charge at the next November term of
the court. i+J- ---s .s
The remains of the Hon. John j.
Crittenden were borne to the beautiful
cemetery at Frankfort, overlooking the
Kentucky river, with distinguished civil
and military honors. General j. T. Boyle
was chief marshal of the procession, and
among the pall-bearers were Hon. James
Guthrie and General Peter Dudley. -or
-Agreat grape year in Ohio this. Ca
tawba wine will flow like water, it is ex-
pected. lr ei. OH % g., notices.
"A catalogue of the coins belonging
to Yale College, recently published, SLOWS
that the collection contains 5000 speci-
mems belonging to all periods, from 700
B. @. to the present year, and almost all
the countries where coins are used. .,
Questions have been raised in Eng
land as to the Authenticity of the state
ment that Vicksburg had SURRENDERED,
and doubts upon the subject had become
SO strong that large numbers eff people
refused to believe the statement. Its con-
firmation was anxiously awaited by the
next steamer. Moa a 5za4.. asa
"A London letter says, the comb is
hencetorth an obsolete article. In FASH
ionable circles they are reverting t. t9a
Lady Godiva style of wearing the hals
that is letting it flow down over
shoulders .y7
Gen. ROsecrans is severely Il a-
by the rebel newspapers, for outfir a
and driving Bragg from his fortiGe.
tons. The Chattanooga coreesponH
the Mobile Register says: i f,~es..., o.,
| I believe that Gen. Bragg would has,1 4
the enemy at any time had they adyan5.s.t t,
him. but Rosecraus persistently coQtlHti
| flank and outfank, and no alternate
| but to fight him under great disadvantage
retreat to a position which he could nol .la IN
| That was bad for Bragg to be sure.
But why didn't he ''fiank and ourhank'
Rosecrans and force him to fight at a
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