The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-03
Members of Congress are to be elected

Members of Congress are to be elected
this fall in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Delaware, Iowa, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
New Jersey and Wisconsin.
The rebel General Garland, who is re-
ported to have been killed at the battle of
Hagerstown, on the 14th instant, is Rob
ert E. Garland, late Captain in the Sew
enth United States Infantry, and is under
stood to be son of the late Brigadier Cen
eral John Garland, Colonel of the Eighth
Infantry, one of the heroes of the Mexican
war, and who died in June, 1861. Gen.
Robert E. Garland was native Of Vir-
ginia U
The Providence Post says that the
negro regiment of Rhode Island, frequently
referred to as fighting in the revolution,
was body of slaves fighting for, and by
the sides of their masters.
The victory achieved by Rosecrans at
Iuka is more decided than at first reported.
Our loss in killed and wounded does not
exceed 500, while that Of the enemy will
reach $50. Our forces also captured some
500 prisoners, thirty odd pieces of artillery,
besides a quantity of small arms, army
stores, ETC. The enemy skedaddled with
Rosecrans in pursuit.
The new Ironsides is again ready for
sea- She is now rugged with masts and
spars. This indicates that she is destined
for Charleston or Savannah. 1t was hoped
and believed that she would go up the
James River, when, after knocking down
Fort Darling, she would draw off large
share of the Rebels to the defense of Rich
mond. People who saw the Ironsides
when lying off Fortress Monroe, describe
her as wearing the appearance of a station
AIRY fort or battery. Judges of such mat
tiers tell us that in their opinion the little
Monitor is the most effective vessel Of the
two.
We have from New-Orleans curious
correspondence about negro babies. 1t
seems that the State of Louisiana has for
merly been in the receipt Of a very nice
little revenue from the sale Of all the negro
children born OF convicts in the State Pri-
son. Some stupid Yankee has taken it
into his head that raising human beings
for sale in this way is wrong, and so he
writes to Gen. Butler asking his opinion.
Uncle Ben. tells him not to sell another
baby.
-Adjutant General Thomas went to
Annapolis to organize the Harper's Ferry
paroled prisoners preparatory to sending
them out West for service in the Indian
wars 1t is understood now to be the in
tention of the government to employ al
paroled prisoners in this way, regarding it
as decidedly preferable to exchanging them
for as many Southern prisoners, and thus
releasing the latter to swell the strength of
the rebel army.
The Hon. Matthias H. Nichols, who
for several years represented the Fourth
Congressional district Of Ohio in the House
of Representatives, died at Cincinnati on
Monday last His last place Of residence
was Lima. He was native of Sharps-
town, New Jersey, but emigrated to Ohio
about the year 1912.
Henry II. Ross, of Essex County, a
leading politician and lawyer OF Northern
New York, died on Saturday last, at his
residence in Essex, aged IS years Mr..
Ross had served in Congress, was Presi-
Dental Elector in 1910 and again in 1860,
and held several other positions of distinc-
ton. He was heightened and patriotic
citizen
Among the officers wounded in the
battle Of August 3Oth, in Virginia, was
Col Martin D. Hardin, son of the late
John J. Hardin, of Illinois, who was killed
at the battle of Buena Vista, in Mexico
Col. H. had been assigned to the command
of volunteer regiment in McDOwell's
corps, and while at its head in the action
of that day was shot through the body,
little below the heart, with musket ball.
Another shot at nearly the same moment
broke his shoulder. These wounds, though
desperate, have not yet proved fatal, and
he has been removed to the residence of
relatives at Saratoga.
William James, a member Of the First
Michigan cavalry, who was taken prisoner
at Cedar Mountain, escaped from Libby
prison at Richmond, one week ago, and he
says he was about Richmond some time,
disguised as rebel cavalry soldier, and re-
ports that ex-Gov. Wise has about eighty
thousand troops between Richmond and
the Chickahominy, being all the force
about the rebel capital. The victories of
the confederates moved the citizens Of
Richmond to pay frequent visits to the fed