The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-08-07
NEW SERIES-NO. sos
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.


Gen. Frank Gardner, lately in COM
mand of Port Hudson, is New Yorker
by birth. He married southern lady,
daughter of Ex-Governor Mouton, of Lou
isiana
The New York independent, in an
article deliberately impnting to Democrats
a conspiracy against the Government, to
which the recent riot was step, and falsi-
fyiGg every act and word of Gov. Sey-
mour, says:
That New York might be utterly powerless
at this juncture her troops, for the frs time
in her history, were all sent away, with an
alacrity which surprised everybody then, but
the motive of which is apparent enough now,
on pretence Of repelling invasion. IT WAS
TO WELCOME LEE.
The Newburyport (Mass.) Herald, in
abiding to the large per cent of exemp-
tons granted by the enrolling officers,
says: "One of two things is true; there
is either much perjury, or we are the most
sickly people that ever had an existence.
If it be true that the young men from
twenty to f0rty-five are so diseased and
debilitated as is reported, what is to be
the physical condition of the next genera
ton, of which they are to be the fathers
This is more fearful thought than even
the rebellion ITSELF"
Thomas Simms, the fugitive slave,
''got into the draft in Boston.
The troubles Of the poor Greeks con-
tinue. The following extract from let
ter of Dr.. Kings, dated July 4th, discloses
most unfortunate state of things,
I am now in the midst of civil war. Party
spirit and love of rule have at length divided
the soldiers and citizens into two hostile bands,
and in the streets and squares of the city blood
has been flowing For two days-July LIST and
2d-the battle was necessarily raging; and the
sound of guns and cannon told us that the
work OF death was going on. Yesterday,
through the intervention of the Ministers of the
three protecting Powers-England, France and
Russia truce of 48 hours was proclaimed,
which will finish tonight or tomorrow MORN
ing. And the above mentioned Ministers have
proclaimed that if fighting should commence
during the time of truce, they will all leave the
place, to go on board the ships, and invite all
under their protection to 90 also-and that
they will cut off all connection with country
from which true patriotism seems to be for
ever eXiled."
Some of our exchanges have spoken
of the venerable president of Union Col
lege as having completed his ninety
seventh year. This is not so. DR.. Mott
was born at Ashford, Conn.,, June 25th,
1878, consequently he has just completed
his ninetieth year. His mind and body
are remarkably active for one that has
numbered his four score and ten.
A letter from Liverpool, dated July TO-,
says:
One of Laird's iron clad vessels was launched
on Saturday last. She is most formidable: will
have two turrets; is coated with new armor
plates AZ to inches thick: will sail IS knots
per hour and has ram in the stern projecting
feet. No pains nor expense have been spared
to make her invulnerable. She is most dam
gerous craft, and if not stopped will give us
much trouble. One application has been made
to have her stopped, but with what avail is
very doubtful.
The Nashville Union says it is reported
that Hon. Meredith P. Gentry, formerly
an eminent Wing member of Congress.
more recently member of the late Con-
federate Congress-, surrendered himself
voluntarily to the Federal commander at
Shelbyville, not long ago He was the
American p" candidate for Governor in
1855, but was defeated by Andrew John
son. t3I.
The launch of the iron-clad battery
Onondago, which took place at New York
on the 10Th, was attended by an affecting
incident and serious accident, which will
be apt to give the vessel an unlucky rep
utation among the sailors in the nayv.
The former was the sudden death yester-
day of Miss Quintard, the daughter of the
a., constructor Of the battery, who was to
have christened it to-day. Assoorl as the
word was given to knock away the blocks.
the stem of the vessel slipped, and four
men, who were under, were horrible
crushed, the entire after portion Of tha
keel falling upon their breasts. Tbav
were removed to the hospital. where ona
of them, John Cornell, is barely expected
to recover. ,8fat
The following is an extract from q
letter written BY rebel prisoner confined
in the old Capitol prison, in WASHINGTON
to friend in the south: -A-
1t is humiliating fact that out of the seven
hundred COntederates captured with me only
three hundred remain faithful to our Confede.
racy, the balance Of them having taken the
oath OF allegiance to that detested Yankee
government. Oh, how have urged upon
nose dlshonored wretches to pause ere they
engulphed themselves in inevitable ruin, but
they answered me-"The Confederacy cannot
gain her independence: Vicksburg has fallen.
and why should longer waste nv life in q
useless undertaking.