The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
All Sorts OF Items.

-Gen. Sherman, who has been super.
seeded BY Gen. Buell. in Kentucky, is to
report to Gen. Hallock, in Missouri.
Two steamers, one from Annapolis and
one from Fort Monroe, have already sailed
with re.enforcements for Gen. Sherman.
The following regiments Of Gen. Burn
sides division were stationed at Annapolis
on Friday last, awaiting transportation to
South Carolina:
18th Massachusetts Regiment, Col. Upton.
9th Massachusetts, Regiment, Col. Lee;
10th Connecticut Regiment, Col. Russell.
sth Connecticut Regiment.
5lst New York Regiment, Col. Ferrere:
23d Massachusetts Regiment, Col. Kurtz.
These 5000 soldiers are expected to de-
part Immediately on the arrival Of portion
of the vessels cow constituting the feet at
Beaufort.
From the Memphis Appeal OF Nov.
18th, we learn that our prisoners have been
sent to Memphis. 1t requests the citizens
not to insult them in any way, but to pity
them. Three steamer loads of their wound
ed have been sent to Memphis, and they still
have IS at Columbus. Col. Dougherty 10
recovering and will be sent up in lew
days.
Several boxes and packages from Eng
land via Canada, contain .ng valuable gooos
and consigned to Josiah Tatnall the reoel
Commodore of the Mosquito heet" al
Port Royal, have been seized and lib elied
at Sacket's Harbor, New York. The case
is before the United States District Court,
and Hon. Eli Cook is counsel for Commo-
dore Tatnall.
The Governor of Tennessee has pub
lished an address to the citizens, calling on
them for arms. He says be will pay lib
ersl price for them, as they need them bad~
". They have three or four regiments
without arms, and if they do not get them
soon they will be obliged to disband.
When Mason and Slidell reached the
deck of the San Jacinto, Mr.. Mason saluted
Commodore Wilkes, but Slidell passed
without such recognition. Commodore
Wilkes said to him, Il am commander OF
this ship, sirw SlideIl then saluted
The Committee of Congress to inves-
tigate as to the loss of our Southern Navy
Yards, particularly Norfolk and Pensacola,
and whether there was not a criminal neg
ligence on tee part OF the late government,
are not liknly to finish their labors before
the session begins next month. They have
been investigating as to the Norfolk Yard
and have arrived at result, showing no
excuse far it's being abandoned. The PEN
sacola Navy Yard was to be considered
Monday last, and ex-Secretary Toucey ex-
amined as to what be knows about it.
"A general order has been issued from
headquarters complimenting the appear.
ance and discipline of Gen. Fitz john Poc'
ter's division, as lately reviewed. The d.
vision includes the Brigades Of Generals
Butter6eld, Martindale and Mcneil, and is
made up OF troops from nearly all the States
The order runs thus:
The General commanding the army of the
United States desires to express to all the
troops his appreciation OF the nign soloIelly
Qualities displayed by the division commanded
by Brigadier General Fitz John Porter during
review and eyoutions on the 9th. Their ap.
pearance would be credit to veterans ano
the regulars must look we'll to their laurels IL
Gen. Porter's division conduct themselves on
the field of battle as on review
The General commanding thanks Gener'
al Porter and the officers and men OF bis
command for their military appearance on
the occasion alluded to. He feels confident
that such soldiers can be implicitly relied
upon when brought before the enemy, and
he regards the division as model for the
army. Let others excel it if they can.
-Tbe new tunnel on the Pennsylvania
Central Railway, at Carpenters Station
has just been completed. 1t is $50 feet
long, % feet high, and "a feet wide. One
hundred men we're employed four months in
building it, at cost OF $4,000.
"A fellow who gave his name as Chas
Theodore, and who displayed in an csten-
tatous manner, several crosses, stars, &c,
which he claimed were rewards for personal
bravery in the Federal Army in Missouri
was arrested in Chicago last week for being
a spy from Secessia. He had been cutting
grand swell in Iowa recently.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, lately lece
tured at the South Baptist Church, in Hart
ford, Conn. The society that procured bis
services did so, hoping to raise fund for a
charitable object, to feed the hungry and
cIcthe the naked. The receipts we're $l06
of that sum Mr.. Beecher took one hundred
dollars!
The famous Ella Zoyara is said to have
been recently married to Miss Sallie Stick
ney, now performing as an equestrienne
at the Old Bowery, under the name of Nile
Heloise. This should settle the question o.