The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-31
. Senators Wade of Ohio, and Chand.

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of Notifications erected by secessionists at
sewall's Point, nearly opposite Fort Mon.
roe, by the guns Of the two federal guard
vessels, the Freedom and the Star. The
rebels had thrown up breastwork and
mounted one heavy piece; all of which was
blown to flinders after two hours firing.
The rebel forces did not attempt to return
the fire, but scattered in every direction as
saon as the bombardment commenced. Ben
Wade returned deeply bronzsd and full of
fight. "SmelI of powder did me good"
he says.
- The Post Office Department will pay
no attention to the mandate of the rebel
Postmaster General, announcing his inten-
tion to assume control of mail matter in
the seeded States on the first proximo.
Mails will continue to be made up and sent
until stopped by force.
- The father of young Russell, the officer
of Gen. Frost's command who surrendered
to Capt. Lyon at st. Louis, and was arrest
ed at Cairo looking round," writes Gen.
Prentiss to shoot him quick if he has been
proved traitor. His brother, minister,
made the same remark to Mr.. Binmore,
adding, let me know in time to preach his
funeral Sermon
"A warehouse containing military stores
was burned at Nashville, Tenn, 10th inst.
Loss $l7 1000; insured for $4,000. Porter,
johnson & Co.'s hat store adjoining was
also burned-fully insured.
AT Woodland Course, near Louisville,
KY, on Saturday, Mollie jackson won the
challenge vase made by Tiffany. Time
7.34A--four mile race. In the mile race
Idlewild won the first and second heats.
Time 1:48; lazy.
Governor Morton, of Indiana, received
despatch from Bedford, Indiana, on Mon
day, stating that man named Dromgoole,
formerly resident of Dover Hill, at the
head of three hundred secessionists, was
committing depreciation arrested sew
eral citizens, some of whom, it is feared,
have keen hung. The greatest excitement
prevailed. Dromgoole was driven out of
the town by Union men for expressing dis
union sentiments three weeks ago.
"A passenger from Texas reports that
General Young was pursuing Montgomery,
of the Federal troops. He overlook his
baggage, supply and ammunition trains
which were seized, with some beeves and
horses. Montgomery evacuated Fort Wash
tia, and was on his way to Fort Arbuckle.
General Young was determined to take
Fcrts Cobb and Arouckle.
"A dispatch to Fridays New Orleans
Picayune, from Balize, says that the priva-
teer steamer Calhoun, captured on the 18th
the bark Ocean Eagle, Captain Luce, from
Rockland, Maine, with 3,l44 casks of lime,
consigned to Messrs. Greeley & Farwell,
New York.
Ferdinand Kennett, a prominent citi-
zen and politician of Missouri, died at his
residence at Selma, on the 10th inst.
Emphatic warning has been given to
British subjects by the government, that if
they join privateers on either side, their
blood be on their own heads, with no re.
dress from England. Preparations were
making for an American Union meeting in
London. The Times says that the media
ton of England might as well be offered to
a hurricane. No Gulf of Mexico war risks
are taken at Lloyd's.
The Herald, of the 18th, contains the
following &C count of the arrest OF spy in
Washington:
Aman by the name of Wood, from Newark,
was arrested as spy yesterday, by order of
General Scott. Wood commenced his opera
tions by tampering with the members of the
Newark Regiment through which means he
obtained an introduction to General RunyOn,
and thence to General Scott, who became fas.
cinated with his plausible story, and employed
him as secret agent of the government to 60
South. Wood received some money from the
secret service fund to pay his expenses. Be.
fare leaving the city, he expended portion of
his funds in liquor, and while under the gay and
festive influence of the same, he pitched into
several members of one of the Newark compa-
MES for taking up arms against the South.
This threw suspicion upon him, and he was i'm.
mediately reported to General Runyon, who
was astounded, but Immediately ordered him
under arrest, and that his person and property
in his room should be searched. This was
done last night, but nothing was found upon
him but money. The Colonel of the Newark
regiment ordered that guard be kept over
him all night, supposiug that the report this
morning would release him but before Gen.
Scott read it he ordered Wood to be delivered
over to the Marshal of the district and lodged
in Jail to await further orders. The suppOsi.
tion is that General Scott is in possession of
other evidence than that alluded to, upon
which the prisoner is held.
Wood is a man about forty years of age, and
is said to be secessionist. He is one of many
such not only in this city, but in other places,
who are receiving salaries under the govern
ment.
TINE is calculated all over the world by
the position of the sun. When the sun is
at meridian over a certain portion of the