The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-04-18
Our News Summary.

nall past three O'CLOCK ire was discovered
on State street by the train men on the
night freight of the Galena and Chicago
Union railroad coming into this city. They
promptly gave the alarm, but before the
fire engines could be got in position to do
much execution the flames had gained such
Roadway, that three buildings, occupied re-
spectively as boot and shoe atore, confec-
tionary store and barber shop, were entirely
destroyed. The fire is supposed to have
originated in the barber shop.
"A telegram just received at Wheeling
on the eth, informs us that the rebels are res
treating before our forces under Gen. Miles,
who has advanced from Great Mountain,
and now holds camp Allegheny, lately con
structed by the Confederates. The rebels
have also fallen back from Monterey and
Huntsville, and seem to be aiming for
Stanton, where they will have railroad
escape.
Edmund Ellis, publishers of the Boone
County (Mo.) Standard, was tried before a
military commission at Columbus, Missouri,
on the charge of publishing information for
the benefit of the enemy and violating the
laws of war, &c. The commission found
him guilty, and sentenced him to be kept
outside of the lines OF the State of Missouri
during the war, the press, type, &C., of his
Office be confscated to the use of the United
States. The Secretary of War has APP
proved the sentence, and issued an order
that this form of procedure be adopted in
like cases by commanders of all military
departments.
Bull Run Russell is highly indignant
at his election by the Secretary of War,
with horses and attendants from the steam
boat at Alexandria. He says it was a
"doosed insult" He was going to Fort
Monroe, and was armed with pass from
Mcclellan, whose friends are indignant.
Russell has engaged passage to England
on the next GUARD steamer. 1t is unknown
whether his election will be casus belli.
The order of shutting eff all correspond
ents was intended for him, and is now re-
voked.
Thatcher, Burt and Co., of Cleveland,
Ohio, have closed contract with the Gov.
eminent to rebuild the railroad bridge over
Cumberland river, at Nashville, in sixty
days, with forfeit of 800 per day for all
excessive time occupied in the work, and
200 hundred dollars per day added to terms
of contract for time saved.
The Senate Military Committee have
reported against the confrmations of Blenk-
er, Stahel and DeOhna as Brigader Gem
erals, and in favor of Cadwallader as Major
General, and Capt. Grover and Colonel Van
Allen as Brigadier Generals.
According to the Richmond Dispatch,
the rebel government has not yet relirqush.
ed its hope of holding Tennessee. The
Dispatch says:
The Confederate government is by no means
prepared to yield Tennessee. The Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers, which are partly in
possession of the Yankees, cannot be said to
be in their power as long as West Tennessee is
loyal to the cause of secession, and as long as
the soldiers who have laid down arms are
ready to renew the fight as soon as they find
an opportunity for doing SO.
1t is noticeable fact that Henry May
of Baltimore, has not spoken word in
Congress since be was cut short in the
midst OF disloyal speech by the vote of
the House last summer. He has not spo-
ken since, except to say "Aye" or No."
when he is called upon to vote. Some of
his friends say (perhaps, without any au-
thority from him) that be will not attempt
to speak again till what he calls freedom of
speech and the press is restored in the
country-which, doubtless, means until the
Baltimore South newspapers is restored to
life, and Baltimore secessionists generally
may advocate treason with personal safety
in that city and throughout Maryland.
Surgeon Coke of the Sd New Jersey
regiment, Phil. Kearney's brigade,) on the
Potomac: has been arrested for treason, a
paper having been found at Manassas, ap-
parently the report of one of the rebels, 10
which was the announcement-"Inf orma-
ton as to the position and strength of the
army, furnished voluntarily by Surgeon
Coke, of the Third New jersey" Coke
had been suspected for some time.
The separation between Fanny Fern
and her husband has resulted in the circula-
ton of the following, which is set forth as
"the second edition of Fern Leaves"
sin heaven above, where all is love,
There'll be no Parton there"
This is the joke of uptown circles as
they gossip upon Parton whipping Fanny.
The first she'll of Magruder's battery at
Yorktown killed three men 10 the 7th Maine
regiment, but 200 shells afterwards thrown
did no injury.