The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-04-24

doin College, has been elected to I'LL the
place of Professor Shedd in the chair of
Ecclesiastical History at Andoyer Theo-
logical Seminary.
WHAT WAS WANTED.
She tied the new cravat
Which she SO kindly made me:
Then smOothed with care my hat,
And with her arms delayed me;
She brushed my 'glossy hair"
And said it was so curly!"-
While going down the stair
She cried, Come home, dear, early"
How happy then was
With all l eer desired:
fortune could defy
While thus was admired
We parted at the door
Her smile deserved sonnet?
Dear love! but one thing more
WANT acdnt a nev spring bonnet!
Home Journal
The New York Evening Post, of last
Friday, says: "Mr F. A. Conkling, late
a member of Congress from this city, has
gone to Albany, to-day, for the purpose of
obtaing authority from Governor Seymour
to raise militia regiment, an attempt to
which he intends to devote his whole en-
ergy. Mr. Conkling has the impression
that our affairs with England require i'm
mediate preparation on our part for an ap-
preaching difficulty"
Horace Greeley is reminded by the
N. Y. World that his ninety days are al
most up. He declared we ought to aban-
don the contest with the South and sub
NIT to disunion if we did not overwhelm
the rebellion before the first of May. The
time is near at hand, and, of course, Mr..
Greeley will be as good as his word, and
on the morning of the I'd of May will adj
vocate recognition of the Southern Con-
federacy and an immediate stoppage of the
war;
The now common expression, ''hum-
bug" is corruption of the word "Ham-
burgh," and originated in the following
manner: During period when the war
prevailed on the Continent, SO many false
reports and lying bulletins were fabricated
at Hamburg, that at length, when any one
would signify his disbelief of a statement,
he wonld say: "You had that from Ham
burgh i" and thus, ''That is Hamburger"
or humbug, became common expression
of incredulity.
- French paper relates that the Count
de a gentleman of 60 years, fell
deeply in love with young Miss just
turned II. He offered himselfin this wise:
'Mademoiselle l am old, you are young
will you do me the honor to become my
widow
News has been received in England
from DR.. Livingstone, to the goth of No
vember. The Doctor had just returned
to Quillmaine, after trip to Johanna for
supplies-a severe drought on the Zambesi
having caused restitution in that region.
Mr.. Paul Ambrose, loyal South
erner, has commenced the publication of a
series of letters in the National IteUi-
gence,, liz which he treats of the origin,
character, and incidents of the rebellion.
They are written in the hope of awaken
ing the Union sentiment which the author
thinks is secretly entertained all through
the South, and which he thinks will mani
fest itself when a suitable period ap-
proaches.
1t is said that the administration,
some three weeks ago, came into possess
sion of an accurate chart of the water APP
proaches to Charleston, with the localities
of the torpedoes minutely designated, and
the channels by which they might be
avoided pointed out The chart was on
its way to England, for the use of supply
vessels intended to run the blockade
The number of soldiers registered on the
books of the Sanitary Commission, as hav-
ing entered the hospitals since November
1, 1862, is as follows: Central Office,
Washington, $4,000; Louisville, 10000;
New York 1000; Philadelphia, 5000.
Total, 141, 900.
The Richmond Enquirer says the stars
and bars have gone out of use by general
consent as the Confederate flag, because
of its too great resemblance to the Yam
kee concern - The crimson battle-fag,
with St. Andrews cross of blue, is in
general use in the Confederate armies.
The Memphis Bulletin states that
Gen. Grants latest hydraulic enterprise,
which is not appropriately designated
the Duckport canal, was to have been COM
pleted on Wednesday last. 1t is stated
with great positiveness that this canal, so
long as the water remains at its present
stage, cannot avoid being a perfect sue
cess. As soon as the levees could be cut,
which would require about ten hours, the
water in the canal would be six feet deep.
The only difficulty in the way then would
be few trees in Willow bayou, which
stream empties into the Mississippi at or
near Diamond bend.
"A Vicksburg correspondent of the