The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-12-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS,


was after the delivery of the message, we
suppose it was in some way attributable
to that document, or to some of the rec
concentrations of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Three desperate robbers managed to
make their escape from the Tazewell coun-
ty, Illinois, Jail, at Pekin, on Thanksgiv-
ing day. Two of them are named LOOM
is, brothers, who were under arrest for
robbing the postoffice at Washington, in
that county, and the other is charged
with committing heavy robbery at the
town of Delavan. They escaped by the
assistance Of outsiders, who, during the
absence of the .jailer, bribed a young wo-
man who was in temporary charge
SO great is the need for shoes in the
rebel army that the quartermaster general
at Columbus, Georgia, has issued an Off
cial order offering premium upon tan
ming hides Of the beeves consumed by his
department. He says:
The soldier must be clothed my orders are
to do it 4; and with ample powers / shall exer-
else them in every way to carry out these
ders even if [ have to resort to the disagreeable
duty OF impressment.
The farmers Of Peoria county, Hi
nois. Bernard Harrington, Of Logan and
James Mills, of Timber, got into quarrel
on Friday last, when Mills drew pistol
and shot Harrington, killing him instantly.
Mills surrendered himself to the authori-
ties, and is now in jail at Peoria.
The Springfield Illinois Journal of Sat
urday says:
Col. Morrison who has charge of the recruit
ing service at this point for some months past,
died, after a briefilncss on yesterday afternoon.
lie was attacked with appoplcXy on thanksgiy-
ING day, but subsequently partially rallied. He
was oyertakcn by another fit yesterday, how
ever, which proved fatal.
The New York papers contain the
announcement of the DEATH in the eighty
sixth year Of her age, Of Mrs. Catharine
Livingston Stuyvesant, relict of Nicholas
William Stuyvesant, who died some thirty
years since. Her late residence, known
| as Bowery House, near the corner of
Eighth street and ST. Marks place, stands
upon what WAS once the farm Of Petrus
Stuyvesant, the last OF the Dutch Govern
ors, from whom her husband was fifth in
regular descent. The Philadelphia h.
guit'er says:
Good old Mrs Stuyvesant is dead. And who
is good old Mrs. Stuyvesant? the reader may
ask. Why. none other than the rclct Of Mich
oas William Stuyvesant, who died some thirty
years since. For many years past this excel
lent lady has mingled but little III general So
clety, content to view the world through the
eyes of her numerous children, grandchildren
and relatives; but many Of our citizens Will re-
collect her lady Of mark and position i'll her
day and generation. She was wealthy, and
made good use her wealth in acts of charity
and benyOlencc, which will cause her memory
to be long remembered, when the recollection
of many nabobs now walking the earth among
Us will be forgotten.
The New York Ereut~g Post an
nounces that On the 1st of December it
will advance its retail price to four cents
per copy, and its subscription TO so a
year, in consequence Of the greatly enhan-
ced cost of printing materials.
On Monday night, the planning mill OF
W. Ii. johnson, at 331 Canal street, in
Chicago, was consumed by fire. 1t was
occupied by different parties for various
mechanical purposes Total loss about
$4,000.
Senator Doolittle, OF Wisconsin, is
confined at home by sickness of a similar
kind to that which caused the death of his
son, whom the Senator attended with great
assiduity. Ii was Il fever.
We regret to notice the death OF Hon.
r. NJ Kennedy of Young America, Carver
county, MINI. Mr.. X. was a member of
the House of Representatives of the last
session of the Legislature, and as such took
prominent position. His kindly qualities
drew around him large circle of friends
who now sincerely mourn his loss.
Il The Portsmouth On. H. Chronicle
says United States officers are making sur
veys of Fort McClary and the vicinity, pre-
paratOry to the erection of the new fort,
which Is to contain three batteries, and will
extend across the road leading to Kittery
Point. The walls Of the fort are to be of
granite. .,:..
There was horrible and brutal muir
der of an old man named John Fuller, at
Mount Holly, Vermont, on Saturday MORN
ing last The murderer is one Loyal Mores
who says he lived in Reading lastsummer.
He is said to be an idiotic person of about
10 years of age. The old mans head was
beaten out of shape, it is supposed with an
iron bar. .,.. ....
in Mrs. Brinsmade's case it is known
that spy, know in police slang asa 'shad-
ow," was ever following her. The Herald
says: ...
To such an extent is this base system carried
that Gen. Mcclellan has been dOgged although
his campaign by government spies, and at this
moment the head spy, calling himself Allen, is
on hi, tr.cl, in this city He is a man of very