The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-23
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want Of freedom Of speech in Dixie. He
writes that he received two hundred lashes
recently for hoping the Union would be
sustained. gsa
There were seventeen riHed and eight
smooth bore guns lost in the battle of Man,
assas by the United States troops. Thisis
officially reported, the guns lost being spe-
cited. The southern letter writers and off.
GERS persist in the statement that they cap
tured sixty guns. 500
The Providence Journal says it is cur
rently reported that Governor Sprague will
not accept the Office Of Brigadier General,
which has been rendered to him, but will
retain bis seat in the gubernatorial chair.
Rev. Dr. Cross. Chaplain in one Of the
regiments Of the rebel army, has written q
letter to the Nashville Christian Allocate,
dated from the camp at Fredericksburg,
Virginia. It begins thus
SERENE DooToR THE Lord grant you good
health, peace, plenty. and everlasting deliver.
ance from Lucifer and Lincoln.
J They have just arrested notorious
forger in New Jersey who states that a few
weeks since he was unprecedented by two
policemen who took from him $26, 900 in
counterfeits, and he gave them $1,000 10
good money, for which be was allowed bis
liberty,
New Orleans papers say that one street
there was completely blockaded a few days
ago BY poor women seeking city relief, but
there were no municipal funds for them.
The Philadelphia Gazette says that
Mr.. Holt Of Kentucky will no doubt be
rendered one of the vacant seats on the
Supreme bench. In the Cabinet is where
he should be.
General Nc Clellan has made himself
unpopular with the Washington ladies, Ar
abella Smith says, because he will not let
the officers spend their time in the city as
they have been used to do. She writes,
"they often used to be -. Well, Eve
seen them when three Of them together
had scarcely strength to stand up"
IF talking of ones self is egotism, talk
ing Vi ones vile Is semi-ego'lsm' ana snoaio
be done sparingly. There is good deal
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award.
a letter from Gorbam N n states
that the White Mo,ota;ns na,riaoe Road
va. onon for t,ove, /, % rr;aros thror,h
ito entire ,enath 70 the door o1 t,e snmn;t
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"a MeHpnis paper' annoyed AZ ". nus
SCH reseia'ions' CANS ouro OWL aolsuones'
hnase anu pensioneo spy. rignsing
language.
-Paymaster Randolph B. Marcy, father
in-law Of Gen. Mcclellan, who, when cap
tain in the Utah army, won great credit by
an expedition to Mexico in the dead of the
winter, has been appointed Inspector
general of the army, with rank OF colonel.
The Boston advertiser (Republican)
and the Boston Transcript (neutral) are ad-
vocatiDg the abandonment of all party lines
and distinctions during the continuance OF
the war.
The New York Times saws: aPrince
Nanoleon,s exnerienca With ,ba roho,s. -