The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-06

War loans. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 600 600
Treasury notes. 100 200, geo
Due soldiers ............ 45OO0 COO
Total. SAC, 900, 600
--One hundred and fifty tons of fixed
ammunition left the Indianapolis Qnd) arse
nal on the 18th instant for the neighbor
hood of Corinth, Mississippi.
The contributions for the sufferers by
the Troy fire thus far amount to thirty
seven thousand dollars.
In the State of Missouri there are
1852 persons owning ia 93l slaves--an
average of little over four and a halt each.
Douglas county is the only one in the State
in which there are no slaves. There are
twenty four counties in which the number
of slaves is less than one hundred each, the
average beiug about forty>six.
The appraisers on Colonel Sam. Colts
estate make the whole amount of his prop
erty foot up over three millions of dollars.
His property in the Western States and
Texas, in England, and bis lead mines in
South America, will pro baby add another
million.
The Chicago Tribune, second fiddle to
Greeley, is very severe upon General Hal
leck for ordering its correspondent off the
field at Corintb. 1t also continues its at.
tacks upon General Mcclellan.
Hon. James Dixon, of Connecticut, is
at present the only United States Senator
whose term runs to the close of the For
tieth Congress, in 1869.
Captain Boyce, of the Tenth Ohio reg.
ment, who has arrived at Evansville, Ind,
from Huntsville, Alabama, states that Gen-
eral Mitchell has granted passes to John
Bell and Jere. Clemens to visit w Arlington
for the purpose of making arrangements for
re establishing peace in the Southwest.
The New Orleans Delta wishes it to
be distinctly understood that, in surrender
ing to the Federal forces, New Orleans has
not been "humi!iated." This is perfectly
true, remarks the New York Times. The
only humiliation she has experienced was
when she hoisted the Confederate flag. She
regained her honor when she again reposed
under the "Stars and Stripes"
The Memphis Appeal of the 2lst pub
fishes Beauregard's official report of the
battle of Shi'oah. After detailing the events
of that battle, be mentions that his loss was
LOO killed, 1000 wounded, and few
taken prisoners. The report is filled with
the usual amount of buncombe, and is of 10
special interest except as remarkable
chapter of falsehoods. The rebel cheitain
dilates with characteristic energy of expires
sion upon the unsurpassed bravery of his
soldiers, and compliments them for their
ability to perform any number OF unheard
Of prodigious valor.
Much inquiry is excited in consequence
of the destruction of the Navy Yard, at
Gosport, after Norfolk Ind been surrendered!
1t appears that the first intelligence that
the Navy Yard was uninjared at the time
of the surrender was correct, but, at ten
O'Clock the next morning, openly before the
SUD, the buildings in the Navy Yard were
fred, and property worth millions destroyed.
Now this is the history Norfolk and its
surroundings, after being taken, while in
our possession, and guarded by Union
troops, was suffered to be despoiled of the
public property therein The query is
pregnant, why was not a sufficient guard
placed over the Navy Yard and the public
property to prevent the destruction that
happened?
-Petersons Detector cautions the public
to refuse all notes on the Northwestern
Bank of Warren, Pa, and the Beverly
Bank Of New Jersey.