The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-27
Washington News.
Special Despatch to the World.

Special Despatch to the World.
WASHINGTON, July l8th.-The collectors
of the prominent ports throughout the coun-
try are obeying the proscriptive orders of
the President regardin g Douglas ofice-hold-
ers. Many of them have already reported
to headquarters certain removals which they
have made. Not all the removed, however
hop as briskly as those whom Collector
Schell has decapitated.
The House of Representatives at the last
session, your readers will remember, ordered
that the benches which had been substituted
in the hall of representatives for desks and
chairs, should be removed and the old order
of things restored. The floor was re arranged
for the purpose, and about half of the desks
were replaced, when it was ascertained to-
day that the House failed to make an ap-
preparation for the work, which was, con-
sequently, stopped.
The ball of the House is in shocking
condition, and what is to be done in the
crisis remains to be seen.
WASHINGTON, July l8.-The prosecution
of Schnabel, for assault on Brigadier Gen.
eral Bowman, comes up in our Criminal
Court tomorrow. The defendant will ad-
NIT the assault and justify it. He will also
review the action of the Administration
and its organ" from the appointment of
Gov. Walker to Kansas, to ths time of the
assault. Rich developments are anticipated.
Gen. Buckley has published an address
to the nights of the Golden Cirle, 10 Vir.
ginia and other Southern States. They
are ordered to repair to their encampment
in Texas by the 18th of September. He
says the citizens of Texas have raised money
and material to the amount of $498 900,
ard appeals to her sister Southern States for
contributions. The object is declared to be
to Americanize and Southernize Mexico,
looking to the establishment of Southern
Contederacy. Such course is to be taken
as will not violate the neutrality laws, the
Knights going into Mexico as emigrants,
and becoming bona fide citizens under, it is
said, Mexican sanction. The Order is rep
resented to number $4,000 members.
Secretary Floyd has left Washington for
Virginia, to recruit bis health.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Z. K. Pangborn.
publisher of the Boston Atlas and Bee,
practical printer, to-day assumed the entire
control Of the House printing, financially
and otherwise, by the authority Of Mr.. Ford,
the House printer, whose i'll health compels
him to temporarily abandon all business and
seek medical aid. He has left for Boston
for that purpose.
The testimony before the Paraguay Com.
mission having closed, the written arguments
were submitted today. Several weeks will
probably elapse before decision will be
made. The positions of the respective
counsel are, as usual in cases of litigation,
extremely at variance
The number OF acres embraced in the
proclamation for the public land sale in
Minnesota in October next, is 4,75O,O 900.
In 1853, seven dollars were offered, but
owing to the pressure and intercession of
settlers, all except 100000 acres was with.
drawn year ago. Of the 100000 or
100000 of acres offered for sale, the lands
pre>empted We're omitted as further reiet
to the settlers. The rule is that the Oldest
surveyed lands are first offered. The mum.
Der of acres included in the proclamation
for sale in the territories of Kansas and
Neb' aska, i'll August. is 100000
From the first OF January to the first of
July, 4 200 passports we're issued from the
State department., three. ffths of which were
to naturazed citizens. The number now
issuing is comparatively small
The 8reckinridge National Democratic
committee have, it is said, made arrange
ments for printing 5OO,0OO copies of the
Presidents recent ratification speech.