The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26


to the cities. The people of Norfolk have
seized the powder house at Crany Island
and removed the powder to the city, and are
| making arrangements for vigorous defence
REDwING, April %.
Twenty-four recruits for the Goodhue
| volunteers have just arrived. The company
is already full, having over 80 members
The election OF officers will take place to-
day, and the Goodhue company will then
be Immediately offered to the Governor.
The county commissioners appropriated
yesterday $500 for present support of the
volunteers. The city council have the
matter under consideration, and will make
an additional appropriation.
LAKE CITY, April %.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held here last evening to consider the state
of the country. Patriotic speeches were
made, bonfres blazed and war spirit was
high. A delegation OF the Goodhue volun>
teers was present. Twenty-Five volunteers
enrolled their names. A full company will
be made up this week. 1t is not expected
that they will get in the first regiment, but
will be ready for the second sure.
NEW YORK, April 20.
The Union meeting is now being held at
Union Square.
The assemblage is immense. All the
lower part of the city is deserted.
John A. Dix presdes at the chief stand.
Hamilton Fish, VIM. f. Havemeyer and
Moses Grinnell and others assistants.
The speakers include our most eminent
citizens. Resolutions were submitted and
will be adopted, pledging support to the
to fhn Of 1ox,s Il
lives Unnecessary, that secession is upjustif-
able and reasonable, and appointing COM
mittee of twenty-five to collect funds and
transact such other business in aid of the
Government, as the pnblic interests require
Governor Morgan has quashed all pro-
ceedings against Col. Corcoran, of the 9th
regiment.
1t is reported that large number of
empty cars were run down from AleXan-
dria into Virginia on Thursday night, with
the intention of bringing up troops for the
attack on the Capital.
The steamer Columbia has been charter
ed by the Government and will sail tomor
row morning for Washington.
A despatch from Col Lefferts says that
the Seventh Regiment left Philadelphia by
bark by steamer for Annapolis.
A gentleman from Washington reports
from 5000 to 5000 troops under arms, in
Guiding 1000 regulars and four batteries of
artillery. Col. Smith is confident that he
can defend the city for the present against
any force that is likely to be brought
against it.
The same gentleman reports that the
origin of the trouble at Baltimore was that
rowdy came behind the last platoon of
the Massachusetts regiment, and caught
musket from one of the soldiers and shot the
latter in the back, killing him instantly,
The order was Immediately given to fire,
and several of the mob were killed.
District Attorney Smith has called on
the Judge of the United States Circuit
Court for special jury to bring to justice
parties sympathizing with the South in this
city.
The schooner L. @. Watts has been
seized with large quantity of arms, shipped
at Hartford, Connecticut, for the South.
In Wilmington the citizens were enlistipg
at the rate of 70 to 100 day. Delaware
will send her full quota of troors.
A secession paper in Wi y ton was
obliged to hoist the Americ IN 2.
A special despatch to the .bune says
orders were received from Gov. Letcher to
seize the Custom House at Wheeling, Vir-
ginia, but Wheeling is strong for Union, and
last night it was guarded by the Mayor for
tie United States. The citizens are greatly
excited at the news, and declare that they
will stand by the Stars and Stripes.
The same despatch says that Harper's
Ferry is occupied by 5000 men, and the
greatest excitement prevails.
Gov. Morgan has ordered the sixth,
twelfth and seventy-frst regiments to go
to Washington, by steamer, unless railroad
communication is open.
Cafornians, residents in this city and
State, are about to form a mounted com
pany for the service of the government.
The Panama Mail Steamship Company
have supplied their vessels with cannons and
muskets, cutlasses and ammunition, to en-
sure protection to passengers and treasure.
Orders went out some time since to sheath
their bows with iron, so as to enable them
to run down privateers and pirates which
may attempt their capture.
A sword from the citizens of Taunton,
Massachusetts,, was presented to Major An
derson to day. Anderson attended the
Union meeting to-day, and was enthusiastic
caily cheereu. He goes to Washington to-
night.
The Scott Life Guard, numbering one
thousand men, has proceeded to Governors
Island.
The government has also chartered the
steamers James Adger and the Marion.
They sail tomorrow.
The 9Th and the Goth regiments are
ordered to be ready to march on Tuesday
morning.
General j. G.. Swift, formerly Chief of
the Corps of Engineers, now seventy years
of age, has rendered his services to the gov
eminent.
Sturges, Shaw & Co., have presented to
Col. Wilson's volunteer regiment 100 grey
shirts. ea
Advices from Norfolk report the Merri-
mac getting her armament aboard with all
possible dispatch, under the protection of
the Cumberland's double shotted guns.