The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
The News in Brief.

choosing presidential electors and ordering
the banks to loan the State $500 900. The
names of the presidential electors are Henry
q. Young. VIM. II. Trescott, Robt. F.W
Allston, John S. Palmer, j. Duncan Allen
John G. Hope, T. Edwin Ware and Frak-
lin l. Moses
Perfect as is the French system of DO.
litical espionoge, Louis Napoleons Minister
of Police is probably not kept better in
formed of what is transporting within his
dominions, than Secretary Seward is OF
what those who secretly give " aid and com.
fort" % the rebels are about. The greater
! portion of the information is given by vol
unteers, and it requires careful investigation
on the part of the clerks who attend to this
responsible duty, TO guard against revenge
full or malicious denouncers
Secretary Chase is not satisfied with
the arrest OF Mason and Sldell--he blames
Wilkes for not Selling the Trent also.
That's the talk for the times
In an order of Gen. Sherman, dated
Hilton Head, Nov. Is, we find the follow
ing "The fort on Hilton Head will be
known as Fort WeIes,' and the one on
Bay Point, heretofore called Fort Beaure.
gard, will be known as Fort Seward"
The Philadelphia Inquirer toots up
that 400 troops have passed through that
city to Washington and Annapolis within
week.
One of the largest cannon ever made
IN the country, was cast at Alger's foun
dry at South Boston, on Saturday after.
noon, after the inspection Of Capt. Taylor,
of the United States Navy. 1t weighed
10000 pounds.
Three field batteries of Wards steel
rlfied cannon, comprising eighteen pieces,
(six II Founders, and twelve 6-pounders,)
W 18th forty-two carriages, including caissons,
battery wagons and forges, have recently
been completed in New York for the War
Dep artment, and two of the batteries have
be en- sent into the service. These bates
rles are apparently of the finest descrip.
ton.
"A letter from Charleston, dated Octo-
Der Sd, sent via Havana to gentleman in
England, and thence remailed to New
York, represents the condition of affairs as
deporable. Business was PROSTATE. pro-
visions at starvation prices, and no prospect
of change for the better.
The st. Louis correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says:
The two German papers of this CITY have
been notified that unless they cease their at.
tacks on the administration for its late &C.
ton in the case of Fremont, and for other
exceptionable articles, the publication of
their issues will be suppressed.
The New York Tribnne publishes edi-
torally, the following bitter paragraph -
A correspondent requests US to inform our
readers how a superintendent of Indian af-
fairs, with $4,000 salary, can save 100000
in four years. The problem is beyond our
arithmetic.
The Richmond Enquirer states that
the war has already cost Virginia some $40.
600, 900; and, judging from the tone of an
article in the same journal, it considers the
price heavy one for making itself "the
chopping block of the North and South,
and cockpit of contending nations, the
Flanders of America
The Latelligencer has another able and
unanswerable leader, showing the justifa-
bleness of Captain Wilkes act in arresting
Mason and Slidel. The authorities quoted
show clearly that even in England, Judging
from the Queens own policy, no valid argu.
ment can be used against the arrest of Ma.
son and Slidell on board the British mail
packet.
The official returns of the late elections
in Iowa show that Lowe, the republican
candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court,
received 6l,00O votes to 41,O32 for Eli
wood, and 2,84S scattering. For Congress-
man in the Second District, to supply the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Gen.
Curtis, Wilson, Republican, received 3O,323
votes Neal, Democrat, 22429; majority
for Wilson, 1894.
--Gustave Van Gerber, Lieutenant Col.
onel of the Cameron rifles, (Col. Belge,) a
New York regiment, was struck down with
slung shot in front of the Centre Market
Washington, at about midnight last Thurs
day night week, and has since died of his
wounds. The murderers have been arrest.
ed, and the proof against them is said to be
positive. Colonel Gerber was about Sc
years of age.
AT the last session of Congress, Col.
Fouke parted with Colonel Wright, a
member from Tennessee, and used this ex-
preston -" Phil, expect the next time
we meet it will be on the battlefield, and