The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-13

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United States Senator, in place of John @.
Breckenridge, on Tuesday, I'd inst. Other
resolutions have been introduced by Mr..
Rankin, the last one of which is as follows ::
Resolved, That his Excellency, Governor
Magofiin, be and he is hereby instructed to
issue his proclamation to the people of Ken
| lucky forthwith, forewarning them against
| participating in, aiding, abettng, or in any
| manner giving countenance, aid or comfort to
said Provisional Government, or any similar
organization, intended or calculated to subvert,
| counteract or obstruct the Constitution or
laws of the State. and requiring those already
! engaged IN SAID Provisional Government to
| dsband, and deslst from al further efforts to
organize or carry it on.
Gen. Fremont attended the Plymouth
Church (Bcecher's), at Brooklyn, last Sun
day. At the conclusion OF the services the
congregation again rose and a general rush
was made for the pew in which Major Gen
eral Fremont end lady sat. Hundreds Of
hands were outstretched to greet him, and
after submitting to severe manipulation
for about half an hour, he and company
made their exit from the church, follow
by the congregation. AS soon as the Major
General and his party were seated in their
carriage, the crowd got up a cheer, and
continued to surround the carriage. shaking
hands with himself and lady until the
patience of the latter was nearly worn out,
and directions were given to the driver to
go ahead, which he did, and the crowd fol-
lowed the carriage nearly as far as the Full
ton Ferry, where the party got aboard and
returned to New York.
Mr.. c. Scudder, of Lafayette, Ind,
who has returned from visit to Cheat
Mountain, says the road between Webster
and Huttonsvile, sixy-two miles, is lined
with the wreck Of government wagons and
dead horses. Six miles day is the average
travel for four. horse wagon, although q
six-horse team, with a load OF straw hats
might be equal to seven or eight miles.
Suffers are compelled to pay twenty dollars
per day for six horse teams. The snow is
fifteen inches deep On Cheat Mountain.
| Senator Andy johnson, of Tennessee,
has not taken his seat in Congress this win
ter, but remains with the gallant East
Tennessee troops in Kentucky, to cheer
them by his personal presence, to see that
all their wants ale supplied, and to &C.
company them when they advance to drive
the rebel invaders from their homes. Also,
John S. Phelps, Of Springfield, Mo, will
not take his seat in Congress at present,
if ct all this winter, having duties that are
quite as important as commander of reg
iment of his loyal neighbors.
Large numbers of families of refugees
from the vicinity OF Springfield, were ar.
irving at st. Louis continually, in the most
destitute condition, on the I'd. As no Or
gapized attempt has been made to relieve
their wants, their suffering was intense.
They crowded the warehouses, and were fed
by piteous appeals to hotel keepers. About
two hundred, mostly women and children,
nearly naked, slept in the calaboose that
night, by the permission OF the Chief of
Police. Their appearance on the str t
was shocking in the extreme.
The Rev. Joshua n. Danforth, d. D.,
died at New Castle, Delaware, on the 18th
ult, in the Gath year of bis age. He was
a native of Berkshire, Mass, and was for
many years the pastor of Presby terian
church in Alexandria, Va. He has been
for some years an efficient agent of the
American Colonization Society.
The National Republican of WASH
ington says that the Colonel of a certain
regiment now in the army OF the Potomac
drives quite q trade in the sale of commits
sions. He manages to get rid of his Off
GERS, and then fills the vacancies in the way
indicated. He also compels the officers and
men to pay him for the arms, clothing, &C.,
which were given to the regiment BY the
New York Union Defence Committee.
"A few days since while Lieut.. Sloan,
of the New York Thirty-frst regiment on
the Potomac was officer of the guard, a
number of DULLES Of the regiment, who have
always been a turbulant element in the Or
ganization, attacked him. He called out
the guard, but they not obeying, he drew
his revolver and shot one OF the leading
mutineers, named Scotte, dead. General
Franklin investigated the matter. and find.
ing it to be clear case of self defence, he
took no further notice of it. Three days
since round robin was sent to General
Franklin, threatening the life of Lieutenant
Sloan if he was not tried for the killing of
Scottie. Two days since, Sloan was again
attacked by the same party, and he again
settled the difficulty by shooting another
dead, since which event he has not been
molested.
The Illinois Central Railroad CompaA
ny are building eleven miles of corn cribs