The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-19


mand. | have urged Gen. Scott 10 send up the
Pennsylvania Regiments. 1 begin to doubt
whether the Eleventh Indiana needs reinforce
ments. Gen. q. B. MCCLELLAN.
The army bill for the year ending with
June next, which passed the House on Fri~
day last, appropriates about $16l 100000;
including for the pay of the army $4,000
900; for three months volunteers, S507 600;
for three years volunteers, $55 100000
subsistence in kind for three years volun-
teers, $23,084O0O for supplies of the
Quartermaster's Department over $l4.000,-
600, and for incidental expenses thereof
over $7,5OO,000; for the purchase of
$4,000 dragon and artillery horses, $lO,-
100000 for transportation of army, &C.,
over $l600O,OOO for gunboats on the
western rivers, $l,OOO,OOO for fortifca-
lions in New York. Maine, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Florida and California, $645 900.
Appropriations are also included for ar
rearages for the year ending with June last
The navy bill appropriates about $780,
100000, of which over $500 900 are for
the repair and equipment of vessels
$l,6OO,OOO for the completion of seven
steam screw screw sloops OF war author
lied last February SOL 400 for the COM
pletion of seven screw sloops and sdewheel
steamers ; nearly 100000 for the char
ter of vessels, their purchase, fitting for
war service, and reservations due on exist.
in contracts for the fitting out of ships of
war.
The House, on the 18th, expelled John
B. Clarke, representative from Missouri,
for reasonable completely with jackson.
The resolution to that effect was adopted
by two third vote.
The Massachusetts 100000 war
loan received bids from par to per cent.
No bid was accepted under one-half per
cent. The total amount bid was about ST.
100000.
"A rumor was prevalent in Baltimore
on Sunday, that Gen. Hicks had been as
sassinated at Cambridge, Maryland. Mer>
riman, the Baltimore secesssiOnst, for whose
release Judge fancy granted a writ of
habeas corpus, has been set at liberty on
$4,000 bail.
Wise Henry A. seems to be down in
Kanawha county--probably chasing the
stumptailed steer" A letter in the Rich
mond Dispatch, dated Charleston, Kanawha
county, July l, says:
"Gen. Henry A. Wise reached this town on
| Wednesday last, escorted by fine cavalry
| company and attended by his staff. Col. G.
| @ Tompkins has accomplished miracles in or.
| ganizlng his military force, considering the diff.
ticuities he had to contend with. Captain Pat
| ton, commanding at camp some miles below
! here, has his camp in thorough military order,
| as I'm informed by those who accompanied
| Gen. Wise in a visit on Friday last. The state
| of public sentiment in this immediate region is
| sound.
| In period of seventy>two years the
Senate has had but four Secretaries: Samuel
Ots, of Massachusetts, served from 1889 to
1914; Chas. Cults, of New Hampshire,
served from 1914 until 1925; Walter Low
rie, of Pennsylvania, served from 1925 until
1886; and from 1886 until the present time
the office has been held By Asbury Dickens.
The argument of the question of ali
mony in the Burch case is now being made
in Chicago. The counsel for the complain.
ant argued that the alimony should not be
allowed, giving as a reason that bis client,
Mr.. Burch, had already been compelled to
pay the expenses and attorneys fees incurred
by Mrs. Burch in defending the case,
amounting to nearly sixty thousand dollars
showing Individually that it is sometimes
more expensive to get rid of wife than to
keep one.
WIN. R. Sanford, of Orwell, Vermont,
late State Senator, has been appointed Assist
ant Doorkeeper in the House of Representa-.
tiyes.
This Is suggestive comment on the greed
of Office which pervades the American pub
lie. A State Senator accepts the Office of
Assistant poorkeeper in the House of
Representatives! We don't suppose there
is State Senator or an member of
Congress who would not be glad of the po.
sition of assistant bottle washer or knife
cleaner in the Presidents kitchen.
The New Orleans Ptcoyune has a Sc
we're review of RusselPs letter descriptive
of what be saw at Pensacola and Fort
Pickens, and considers his revelations as
those of spy who abused the confidence
of those who, on the assumption that be was
man of honor, permitted him to observe
closely all the arrangements of tie two com.
batants.
President Davis has issued proclama>
ton announcing Tennessee member of the
Southern Confederacy according to the act
OF Congress.
BY vote-said to be strictly partisan
of nearly two to one, the lower house of