The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-29
NEWS ITEMS.

Kentucky Senate, and james +. h00lns0n
has been elected speaker of the Senate.
Beriah Mago6in (rebeD has resigned the
Governorship, and thus Robinson becomes
Governor de tacto for the unexpired term.
M. johnson has been elected Secretary of
State John B. Temple has resigned the
Presidency of the Military Board--tbe
duties thereof devolving upon Robinson, as
acting Governor. Robinson and johnson
are able and staunch Union men.
j. Fl. Allen, member of Congress from
the Cairo, Qll.) district, was arrested last
Friday on charge of discouraging enlist.
ments.
Colonel Dan. McCook, when he read
the dispatch announcing his brothers muir.
der, and eye witness says, even in the agony
of bereavement, his thoughts could not be
restrained from the idea of wreaking ter
rible vengeance on the cowardly assassirs
who could murder his brother while alone
and PROSTATE in sickness and through bis
grinding teeth came the stern resolve: "1ll
never take another rebel prisoner as long as
God gives me breath"
The destruction of the rebel ram Ar
kansas, by Commodore William D. Porter,
is warmly commended in official quarters
and the service thus rendered will be suit
ably acknowledged. This officer was among
the sufferers by the action of the naval re-.
firing board, which was subsequently re-
versed. Last year he was deprived of his
command, owing to charge of disloyalty /;
but be was promptly restored, on his show
ing that the allegation was predicated on
forged letters. By his gallantry on the
Mississippi, he has vindicated his character
against all unjust aspersions.
sm-Gen. Halleck has sent the following
congratulatory despatch to Gen. Pope:
WASHINGTON, August Is.
MAJoR.GENERAL POPE: Your telegram of
last evening is most satisfactory. and con.
graduate you and your army. and particularly
Gen. Banks and his corps. on your hard earned
but brilliant success against vastly superior
numbers. Your troops have covered them.
selves with glory, and Cedar Mountain will be
known in history as one of the great battle
fields of the war. 81. W. HALLECk,
General in.Chief.
The Postofiice Change Notes are be.
ing printed and will be out about the lst OF
September 1t is decided to issue five, ten,
twenty-five and fifty cent notes only. They
will be about three inches long by l5s
inches wide, and beautifully engraved. They
will be delivered to the public in sheets.
A sheet of scent notes will be..........sl 90
A sheet of IOcent notes will be........ 90
A sheet of 25.cent notes will be........ 90
sheet of 5O.cent notes will be........ 90
On the 18th instant, on White Rines,
Arkansas, near Clarendon, an engagement
took place between the division of General
Hovey, consisting of six regiments of infan.
try and eight regiments of cavalry, and a
part of Hindman's force, which had been
sent forward from Little Rock to check the
advance of the Union army. The battle
ragged some time with destructive results.
The Eleventh Indiana lost seven men killed.
How many tell in the other regiments ems
gagged We have not been informed. At
length the contest ended by the defeat and
rout of Hindman's men, and the capture of
700 prisoners. Gen. Hovey managed his
men with great skill and courage.
--Shroeder's print works, in East Green
wich, R. l., consisting of machinery and
nearly twenty buildings, valued at $4,000,
and containing 10000 pieces of print
cloths, valued at 100000, were destroyed
by fire on Wednesday morning. The goods
were insured.
"A friend at our elbow says that in
meeting a sable son of Africa, yesterday, he
was accosted by him thus "Massa, taking
eff his haiti, doesn't go to Canada now, l
stays here, does; de white genl'em de ones
goes to Canada now days. Ha !! ha ba p
The New York Commercial hears that
the ranks of the Society of Friends have
received lalge accessions lately from young
men who, until week ago, were no more
than ineai descendants of worthy members
of that profession. The approaching draft
Of course has nothing to do with it.
ALBERT Pike has resigned the office of
Brigadier General in the rebel army, but
no action had been taken on it at last
accounts. In presenting it, however, he
says it is absolute and unconditional, and
adds:
Were there no other circumstances to com.
pei my resignation, the ruin OF my private
affairs, the helpless condition of my family,
and my own nnituess for active service on
horseback, would make it imperatively neces-
sary.
For the benefit of all soldiers, either
volunteers or drafts, who hold life insurance
policies, it is well to state that at conven-
ton OF life insurance companies in New
J ork, in April 1861, it was voted to issue
war permits for five per cent. extra or il
in service south of thirty,four degrees north
latitude, from June LIST to November LIST,
10 per cent. extra.
Describing a recent street fight, a New