The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
STATE PRISONERS,


prisons will tomorrow take up the case of
the celebrated Mrs. Greenougb, who will
probably be transferred to lunatic asylum.
Gen. Montgomery has been transferred
from his post as military Governor of Alex
andria, and placed in like command at An
apolis. .fw g. .qs..,..s..ta
APPOINTMENTS AND COMPUTATIONS.
1t is rumored that Green Clay will be
transferred from the Secretaryship Of Lega-
ton at st. Petersburg, Mr.. Fry having de-
clined on account OF i'll health. Ga b.t.
DR.. John Evans of'tChicago, has been
nominated and confirmed as Governor of
of Colorado Territory, vice Governor Gill
pin. -. SOD. 5f.i
STEPHENS Harding OF Indiana, was on
Friday nominated Governor OF Utah, vice
Governor Dawson, rejected. slid.
.t GUERILLAS AT MANASSAS.
Small squads ofrebel horsemen are scour~
ing the country within five miles of Manas-
sas, impressing all the able-bodied men left;
robbing the farmers for the hundredth time
and destroying what they cannot carry
away.
THE REMAINS OF. OFFICERS KILLED AT
BULL RUN.
Herald's dispatch. 1.-The party which
LETT here on Tuesday to look for the remains
of Col. Slocum, Major Ballou and Captain
Tower of the Third Rhode Island Regiment,
killed at Bull Run, returned this morning
bringing their remains.
The party was composed of Governor
Sprague, Col Arnold, Mr.. Waller Coleman,
his Secretary, Trstram Burgess, Lieutenant
Col. Soles, and Capt. DeDnison., and Sur
geon Greedy of the Rhode Island cavalry,
accompanied by two of the Rhode Island
volunteers who had been taken prisoners at
Bull Run, and had noted the place where
the officers were buried.
The party arrived on Friday at Dudley's
church, Col. Slocum and Maj. Ballou were
buried in the yard of a building near by,
which was used as hospital on the day of
the battle. This building had been destroy
ed by the rebels, but the graves we're found.
Alter they had commenced to dig,
negro girl inquired if they were digging
for the body OF Colonel Slocum, and stated
that about six weeks after the battle some
soldiers Of Georgia regiment had dug it
up, cut off the head, and buried the body
at the side of the run close by, and taken
the coffin away to bury dead negro.
Her story was corroberated by white
boy and white man who lived in the
neighborhood. On repairing to the spot
indicated, there was found pile of ashes
and bones, which were pronounced by the
surgeon to be human.
Col. Slocum had been buried in box,
and Major Ballou in coffin.
Upon opening the graves the box was
recognized by mir. Richardson, who was
present at the interment, and the remains
were identified as Col. Slocum's. Upon
opening the other grave it was found to be
empty, showing that the body dug up and
buried by the Georgia barbarians, was that
of Maj. Ballou, as only these two have been
inferred in the yard.
IMPORTANT TO NEWSPAPERS-OFF
ING JOURNALS TO BE COURT MAR
TAILED.
Certain newspapers having fagrantly per.
sisted in the publication of military details
in violation of the rules and articles of war
and the orders of the War Department,
thereby endangering the safety OF our ar
mics and the success of military operations,
the Secretary of War has ordered special
court martial to assemble at Washington
for the trial aud punishment of the Of.
tenders. .E
NEWSPAPERS TO BE EXCLUDED FPOM
THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Postmaster
General Blair today issued the following NC
tice to POstmasters of the United States {:
The Secretary of War now regulates the
transmission OF information by telegraph,
affecting the conduct of the War, 10 order
to prevent the communication OF such infor
nation to the rebels.
1t is also thought necessary by the Sec.
rotary to put restrictions on the publication
of facts OF this character, however derived,
ami the aid Of this department is requested
for this purpose. You will therefore mott
iy publishers not to publish any fact which
has been excluded from the telegraph, and
that disregard of this order will subject
the paper to be excluded from the mails.
(Signed) M. BIZ SIR,
Postmaster General.
MILITARY CONFlRMAIlONS.
The Senate today confirmed about 400
army appointments, principally of minor
ranks, among them in Adjutant Generals
Department, is r. j. Wagner, of Ken
lucky, as Assistant Adjutant General with
rank of Capt. The only two Brigadier
Generals of volunteers confirmed, are VIM.
K. Strong and COL Mahlon D. Mason of
Indiana.
MORE BROADER GENERALS.
WASHINGTON, March a. Tribune cor.
The President today appointed the follows
ing Brigadier Generals
Colonel G. M. Dodge, of Iowa, who
commanded brigade under Colonel Carr
at Pea Ridge.
Colonel r. s. Oanley, 10th United
States Infantry, now commanding the De.
partment of New Mexico.
s. VESSEL, of 9th United States Infan-
try. b"
LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY TO LIEUT.. WORDEN.
Secretary Welles has addressed the fol.
lowing letter to Lieutenant WordeD, OF the