The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-26
News and other Items.

Samuel j. Rea, we'll known as re-
porter for the Associated Press, has been
arrested by order of General Patterson and
sent to Fort McHenry upon suspicion of
holding communication with the enemy.
He is an indefatigable news hunter, and his
inquisitive disposition may have led him to
open communication with the rebels for the
purpose of extracting information from
them, but that he did so with any traitor
Gus design no one acquainted with him will
believe.
Peter Van Buskirk, of Washington,
is ninety-nine years old. He. was on the
Revolu tionary pension list as private.
As such he had received five dollars month.
But be claimed to have been assistant for
age master, and he recently found the evil
dence to establish bis claim. He is there.
fore awarded arrearages to the amount of
sixteen thousand two hundred dollars.
Accounts of Senator Joe Lanes rebel
sentiments and movements preceded his
return home to Oregon, and, it is said, rem
dered him very unpopular, particularly af-
ter the attack on Fort Sumpter. When he
reached the shores of the Pacific he began
to feel his unpopularity in various ways; but
no remark that was made to him and in bis
hearing was more cutting than that of
stage driver with whom he had entered into
conversation without disclosing his name.
In the course of his talk the Senator took
occasion to remark that he considered him
self at that time about the worst abused
man in the State "Well, l don't know
about that" replied the driver, if you are
any worse abused than that rascal, Joe
Lane, God help you"
The Pennsylvanians are behaving with
their usual selfshness respecting the recon-
incubation of the Secretary of the Treasury
that duties on iron be lowered so as to adj
NIT importation and raise money. Thad-
deus Stevens and followers oppose this i'm
portant reduction. There will necessity
arise for the coercion of the unfortunate
Pennsylvania politicians who think the
protection of iron the chief end of govern.
ment.
The London Shipping Gazette of the
Oath says the loss by the great fire at Lon
don Bridge is found to exceed the early es>
Inmates. 1t will certainly be above twelve
million dollars, with probable increase
to fifteen million dollars but the actual
amount to be paid by insurance companies
will, it is affirmed, be less than this, not only
because some portion was uninsured, but
also on account of certain portions of the
goods destroyed being represented on float
ing policies.
Our men are still finding the bodies Of
those of the enemy who fell on the I'd of
July, near Martinsburg, many poor fellows
having dragged themselves off, under the
apprehension of abuse, when medical aid
might have saved them had they given
themselves up. Now, the burying parties
are guided by the circIing of the buzzards.
Senator Jim Lane contests the Kan
sas Governors right to appoint his success
sor. He told the Senate it looked like an
attempt to bury man before he was dead.
He hadn't resigned yet. Didn't know as he
should. When his Kansas brigade was
full he would consider the subject, provided
the brigade elected him General.
Hon. Fernando Wood holds mort.
gage for 100000 on a portion of the heav~
lily encountered estate left by the late Sen,
atOr Douglas.
The two Misses Scott, who were said
to have seduced an officer of one of the
Connecticut regiments into their house and
then betrayed him to the rebels, were ar
rested on the 18th, near Alexandria, and
brought into camp. They were released to
day by order of the President, it being
found that the officer was not enticed, but
accompanied them of his own volition.
The sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in specie, was sent from
Washington to Cincinnati, on Sunday last,
to partially pay for and fit out the gun
boats bought there. The gun carriages for
these vessels are to be finished on the Goth
of this month and sent on to Cairo. Capt.
Pook, of the ordnance department, is super
intending their construction. They will
carry Ga pound guns.
"A New Orleans paper, in speaking of
the steamers Massachusetts and South Car
DINA, which are blockading the mouth of
the Mississippi, says: "They are couple
of scavenger vessels, flied with Internal
Yankees, who are loa6ng about the coast
robbing henroosts and frightening women
and children" They do not like the idea Of
having to report each day, under their MAJ