The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-06
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IuSU WI AouuS nhou Cnr!5tld0 Association,
lO,7OO copies of the New Testament, and
Sc copies of the New and Old Testament.
have been distributed in the army.
According to trustworthy private letters
from Europe the Red Republicans Of Aus.
tria, Poland, Italy, and France ha .e made
the most ample preparations to rise, in case
the interference of England or France in
the affairs of this continent give them an
opportunity.
Richmond papers Of the 22d contain dig.
patches from New Orleans and Memphis,
indicating the greatest terror of ap attack
on Columbus. HOllins had come up with
his whole fleet, and sent for the steam ram
Manassas. 1900 rebels and seventy guns
had gone to Columbus. At a recent meet
ing at Memphis it was resolved that with
Columbus Memphis would fall, unless Mis-.
sissppi, Arkaneas and Louisiana helped
Tennessee.
While some gentlemen of distinction are
desirous that General Meigs shall take the
field, it is known that the Government, ap.
preciatlng his eminent qualification for the
discharge OF the extensive and very impor-
tant labor8 devolved upon him, is not in
clined to transfer him from the Quarter
master Generals Department TO the per
Torrance of other public duties
The new and valuable flower see0s have
been arranged for distribution, and by ap
plying TO the different members of Congress
they can De had at once.
Since the commencement OF the paying
OF o. the troops, the patrol, composed OF re-
! gulars, have had much trouble The vol.
| unteers III spite Of The stringent regulations
, manage to get lnto thc city aud get drunk.
This AFTERNOON. the pitr0i, passing up the
avenue had 10 chargt q boieterous grey"
who persisted III crying out, . tell you /
am a Seces3ionist al heart He was taken
TO the guard house.
Byron Barton, OF tbs Fifth regular cayal-
ry, native Oh Phiade.phio, had bullet
taken from his leg aud one from bis back
One received at the same time passed
through his head. He is DONG well. be
was wounded 10 reconnaissance Of Flint
iii, Two weeks ago, under command Of
General Mcclellan, and was loit as dying,
in rebel house in Vienna. DR.. ThomD-
son Of the Forty thrd New York volun-
teers, took eight men and brought him TO
the hospital Of his regiment General Nc
Clellan came twice to see him, n admiration
of his bravery. he having been the only man
Offering 10 mount Flint Hill when General
Mcclellan called for volunteers.
The army beef contracts have been
closed. There are three contracts each for
1000 cattle. The first Was taken by Nc
Quade, OF Pttsburg, Pa. and VIM. r.
Hldreth, Harrisburg. Pa, Ct 1898, daliv-
cred at Pittsburg-the first delivery to be
made on the 3Oth instant. The second con-
tract was awarded to JAS. Lowther. of La
trobe, and Israel Painter, Greensboro, at
1851 delivered at hariiaburg--fi first dellv-
cry 3lst December. The third lot was
awarded to f. Ruff & Go, OF Blairsvlle,
Pa, at 1885, delivered at Harrisburg,
York, or Chambersburg-hrs delivery to
be made ca the Seth January. The con.
tracing parties are all OF Pennsylvani
These lots, with that awarded OCTOBER 20,
to Markle IL johnson, at S3,43, will CON-
plete the call for 10000 head The bids
ranged from So, 39 to Sc.
1t is very evident, from Intelligence which
has been received during tie past three
days. that The rebeis are strongly iOrtiiying
Cenrevie. In an advance movement, the
first check that our troops will receive will
be at This point. No one for moment
supposes that the rebels VIII pretend to give
US battle there. bat they will dispute the
first ground with US, aud then fall back
upon their strong positions, on our way to
Richmond, and hazard decisive battle, the
result of which must be the humiliation OF
their army.
4 proposition will undoubtedly be rec
ommended TO, aud think passed by, the
next Congress to abolish the distinctions
0esGeeu the regulars and the volunteers 10
the army, ana to solidify the whole mass in
one body. 1t is estimated that there are
not more than three thousand genuine reg
ulals III the army at tins time, and if the
commissioned and nonscOmmiss0ned regu-
ular Officers could be put at the head OF The
different regiments, batta!ions and compa-
MES, we should soon have force Of unsur-
passed soldiers. In any event, the idea OF
destroying the distinction which have Civ
en- rise 10 so much trCGbIt is d good one
Lord Lyons bears up under the attacks
oi The London Times upon hlm with much
oDuy and patience. He has merely exc
cut-d lhe mandate OF his Government, and
ls conscious OF their support. The contin-
ual rs 3rIptions II Lord Lyons of sarcastic
and unfrendly remarks upon the Govern
ment, are gross calumnies. He has never
expressed any sympathy with the rebellion,
Or done aught TO compromise his character
as a well-Dred Ambassador | have this
on the authority of members of our own
Cabinet, and from Lord Lyons personal
friends.
A very general feeling has been mani.
tested among young and enterprisiug men
in our army in Virginia to make that State
their future place of residence, as soon as
the rebellion is settled. They have been
accustomed to labor on farms 10 more
northern ATTITUDES, and see here very in
viting prospect in the rewards sure to &C,
crue from industry and vel directed agri-
cultural enterprise.
Colonel 1hos. f. Meagher is in the city.
He has obtained an order from the War
department to have theregiment In bis bri-
ra6a NOM a Fort Sohnr,o.