The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-06
All Sorts Of Items.


Under General Hunter, it appears the
Kansas Jayhawkers are to be slightly
curbed, and made to conduct their offensive
operations after the manner of civilized peo-
pie. The following is Colonel Jennison's
general order OF Nov. 10:
If any soldier, after this date, shall enter
private house andtake or steal any property,
or in anyway do any violence to any private
citizen, or make any violent demonstratlons
towards private citizens without orders, the
penalty specified for such offences in the arti'
cles of war. shall be visited upon the offender,
and he shall be shot.
"A strong effort is beng made by resi-
dents of Southwestern Missouri, and others,
to have Sigel ordered back to Springfield,
with 10000 men. Sigel fayors the plan.
1t appears to be generally understood
in ST Louis that the charges against
General McKinstry are for treason.
Forty slaves, confined by their owners
in Alexandria, at the commencement of the
rebellion, have been released by Judge
Freeze, and detailed for government duty
the men on docks and notifications, and the
women as assistants in hospitals.
The majorities for the several Republi>
can candidates for State officers in Wiscon.
sin, stand as follows, in round numbers
GovERNoR-L P Harvey. 5000
LIEUT. GovERNOR-Edward Solomon. ,5,S0O
SECRETARY OF STATE Lewis. I'll, GOO
=
ATTORNEY GENERAL--James H Howe. .l2OOO
SEP. PUB INsTRUCTION-J l. Pickard.... $500
BANK CoMrTRoLLER-W II Ramsey. $500
STATE PRIsoN CoM--A Hodges. 400
J. 6. Mckinley gets little over 1000
votes for State Superintendent, and VIM
G. Allen nearly 5000 for Lieutenant Gov>
ernor, on the Union ticket.
The last note penned by General Scott,
on his native soil was written upon the top
of his hat, as he laid in his birth on the
steamer, aud addressed to one of his staff,
especially loved by the old commander 1t
was in these words:
Adeu my dear Van Rensselaer,. No Gen.
eral had ever greater cause to be proud OF
his staff than | have had, in you and my other
dear friends-Cols. Townsend, Hamilt on,
Culum and Wright-All dear friends.
Nov. 8, 1861. WINFIELD SCOTT.
Mr.. ohm Jacob Astor, of New York
has joined the staff of Major General Nc
Clellan, with the commission OF Lieutenant
Colonel Mr.. Astor is the representative
of thirty millions of property, with an in
come of two millions per annum.
The following notice has been issued
from the State Department
Oscar Irving, Jonathan ArmOry, and E. l..
Adams at New York, Boston and Portland,
respectively are authorized to countersign
passports tor foreigners proceeding thence
abroad.
(SigneO WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Com WILKES and Lieut.. FAIRFAX had
an enthusiastic reception in Boston last
Monday. They were escorted from Long
Wharf to Faneuil Hall, which was densey
crowded by citizens. The Mayor, in his
address, said
Here, in the presence Of these departed he.
roes, whose deeds you so nObly emulated, we
tender to you the homage OF our respect. We
honor you as an eminent scientific navigator
and explorer, as gallant and meritoriouS
officer of our navy, and for the sagacity and
Judgment decision and frmness which charac-
terized your recent brilliant achievement, the
effect of which upon the present rebellion may
prove not less important than the glorious ma.
val victories on the Southern coast.
The following response of Com. Wilkes
is model of brevity
Nm, EpTr
sensible of the great kindness you have shown
me. | depended upon my own judgment in
doing what you have all hattered me for. Cap
plause.)
This closed the formal reception, after
which several thousand people were intro.
duced to the honored guests.
j. Howard, Jr., one of the correspoD-
dents of the New York Times, has been
rendered the position of Assistant Adju
tant General to Gen. Germans Brigade.
Colonel Whittlesey, who has had in
charge the Notifications about Cincinnati,
has obtained from the Government lot of
howitzers, which are more serviceable arm
than the huge bugbears that were some
time since elevated upon the heights. The
Cincinnati Gazette says:
We believe that all fears that a division of
the rebel army would quarter in Cincinnati
during the winter are now thoroughly dispell-
ed; but as the Notifications have been con-
structed, it is proper that they should be sup
piled with something else than the unwieldy
"dogs of war" now on their heights. The reb
els may not come knocking at our doors-in.
deed, we are quite sure they never will-but
ian ounce of prevention is worth pound of
cure.'
In the published list of Union pris.
oners of war who have died in the several
prisons at Richmond, from August /, to
November Is, we find the following -
Minnesota lst Regiment-T. B. Garrison,
L. F. Sale, E. M. Thomas, j. D. Duffee.
Hon. Henry z. Hoyner, of the bar Of
New York, and Chief Justice of Minnesota
Territory under the administration of Pres.
ident Fillmore, has been appointed Major
ond oftaobad fo tho otaff Of Rrovpt Mo;or