The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-24

Senator Lanes joint resolutions just
passed in Congress, empowers the COM
manders in the field, in Kansas, while on
the march through the Indian or surround.
ing country, to detail officers to muster into
the United States service such persons as
may present themselves for that purpose,
and to organize them therefor they to re-
main in service as long as the commander
requires, and to be paid for sustenance
alone until their muster rolls have been
submitted to the Secretary Of War and
his consent to complete equipment and pay
of the enlisted, which he is authorized to
grant, be obtained. Nothing is said about
the color Of such persons. /,
DIR. Oheever, of New York, preached
to an audience computed at 1000 in the
House of Representatives chamber, last
Sunday evening. Every sitting and stand-
ing place was crowded. Many Senators
and Representatives we're present. The
topic was Emancipation, the treatment of
which was thorough and often scathing.
The attention paid was close, and enthusi.
asm was scarcely repressed. Gen. Lane,
with others, congratulated the preacher at
the close.
Major Beckwith, Of the Commissary.
Department, has awarded contract for
four thousand beeves, with the privilege of
eleven thousand, delivered at Harrisburg,
Chambersburg, or New York, at So 80
gross. There were over hundred bidders
1t is a mistake to suppose, as has been
stated, that there is any correspondence
between Mr.. Sumner and General Stone.
The General has addressed a most insolent
and offensive letter to Mr.. Sumner, of which
The latter has taken no notice. The ground
of offence is that Mr.. Sumner, in debate in
the Senate, used the following language:
Brigadier General Stone has added to his
achievements at Balls Bluff by the sue cessful
business he has been victorious. The General
has also opened correspondence with overnOr
Andrew, in which he treats him to style OF
writing which Governors are seldom subject
to. III. -. a, ~.
AN election was held on the 30th ult.
in the Third Congressional district of Mis-.
souri, to fill the vacancy caused by the ex-
pulsion from the House of Representatives
John B. Clark. Judge VIM. A. Hall
was the successful candidate. In the Fifth
district of the same State an election was
held on the 9Th inst. to fill the seat left va.
cant by the turning out of the rebel John
w. Reed. General Geo. r. Smith and
Brigadier General Thomas L. Price were
the candidates. The latter was elected.
Prayer meetings are held in Fort War.
rem. A correspondent says:
The meeting was held in one of the gun
rooms, with benches for seats and many hav-
ing to stand. There was no mahogany or
black walnut pulpit, with sofa and velvet cush.
ion, no gas chandelier, but tallow candles, no
attempt at eloquence. no excitement but
when one spoke or offered prayer it was
plainly to be seen there was sincerity there.
Quite number took part in the services, gen.
orally young men but the most impressive
part of the meeting was the closing. One of
the Lieutenants arose and addressed them in
most feeling manner. urging them to continue
in the line they had marked out, and request.
ing all who felt an interest in the Lord to arise
and repeat with him the Lords Prayer. A
large number arose and repeated it with him
in an audible tone of voice. Never having seen
it done before, it appeared solemn.
George A. Mott, practitioner of the
Police Court in Brooklyn, is now under ar
raignment on the charge of abducting Mary
Elizabeth Clarke, daughter of Mr.. Frank
lin Clark, residing at No. Ill johnson
street, she being then under twenty-five
years of age, to which be plead not guilty.
A partial examination has taken place, and
from the evidence it appears that Mott is
married man and rented apartments of the
complainant, Mr.. Clarke, which were occu-
pied by himself and wife On the night of
Monday, December l6, he took Mary Eiz
abeth, vino appears to be about eighteen or
nineteen years of age, away from the house
of her parents and lodged her for the night
in notorious house 10 Elm street, New
York, kept by Mrs Bowers. From this
place he removed her to boarding house
in Liverpool street, Brooklyn, where be paid
for her board. While there Mary Eliza.
beth was married to soldier or sailor
named Lum, and strange to say, the ceremo
ny took place in Motifs Office, without the
knowledge or consent of her parents. Mott
protests innocence, that he acted from the
best motives, and from solicitude for the
girls happiness and we'll doing
"A correspondent of the Savannah Re.
publican sketches noble traits in the char
acter OF Southern statesman, who is kind
ly remembered even now at the North by
thousands:
But there are moral as we'll as military
heroes. There is one in Richmond at this
time--a man of great intellect and high DO.
sition. His health has been indifferent for
some days, but he is much better now, and
Ill