The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-10
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

The Portland Adertiser and Argus
thinks that the captors of the Archer. with
the pirates, in Portland harbor, have some
claims to the reward of $4,000 offered
by the Boston underwriters Their GAL
lantry certainly deserves some such recog
nition
The Buffalo Express publishes the
statement of a gentleman of that city who
met, at the Clifton House, Niagara Falls,
on Sunday last, the recreant son of Henry
Clay. The rebel Kentuckian protested to
know the exact design of General Lees
present movement, and declared it to be
the capture of Washington Of its success
he chad not the shadow of a doubt"
Meanwhile cavalry force, he declared,
was already on its way northward, which
was to penetrate to Lake Erie, destroying
all the communications between the East
and West. This was Clay's version.
Colonel Charles J. Biddle, former
commander of the ''Bucktails," and after
ward member of Congress from the Second
Philadelphia district, has Just resigned the
craftsmanship Of the Democratic State
Central Committee Sin order to give, as
private soldier, or in any sphere that may
be open to him, his whole exertions for the
defence of Pennsylvania. -
Lieutenant Colonel Abel Smith, Jr..
of Brooklyn, who was in command of the
Second Duryea Zouaves Zone Hundred and
Sixty-tifth New York Volunteers) at the
battle before Port Hudson on the 9th of
May, was mortally wounded in that en-
gagement, and died at the Hotel Dieu, in
New Orleans, on the 23d of June. Colonel
Smith, who like his father, gave his best
energies to the service of his country, fell
bravely fighting at the head of his regi-
ment, in action
speaking Of the rejoicing OF the New
York Republican press at Hooker's re-
moval, the Springfield Rcpubhcofs says:
''Those who recollect how extravagantly
some Of those papers have praised him,
and how tearfully they lied to cover up
his melancholy failure and defeat at Chan
cellorsvlle, will be amused at the facility
with which they turn against 8 discarded
favorite
1.-Two years ago the Government sQs-
pended the Free Press at Hagerstown.
Maryland, and sent Boyd, the editor.
into "Dixie He returned with Lees
army, and, on arriving at his former resi-
dence, took possession o. the office of the
Hagerstown Heral{, and issued & new
edition OF the free Press.
The Springfield Rapa5ijcau think. !
hard that it cannot tell the truth about
the mal-adlninistration without pleasing
the copperheads. We believe it Is limo
thy TItcom0 however, who says. some
where, that = man who can't tell the truth
even to his oHn disadvantage IS poor
creature
The Washington Ec2"5''cu, publish
&c az extra to announce the removal Of
Gen, Hooker, which it says was deterlnin-
ed upon by the President in consultation
with the Secretary of War and the Gener-
al-inChief Itsays:
Many think this an extraordinary proceed,
ING in the face Of the enemy, in the midst OF
active hOitilities. and on the eve Ola supposed
battle. That's what's the matter. Nothing
but an extraordinary military necessity over
which the Washington authorities had no con-
troll has compelled this act on their part
They did not create the necessity, but have
been compelled to meet ic-have done It
promptly and done it well.
The following is related OF General
himball, III his late march along the va
200 General kiinball got out OF his car
riage, sLoulderel a gun, and walked sew
eEal miles. TO give a private, who had
fallen down by the roadside exhausted, a
chance to ride and gather up strength
enough to go on.