The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
4 LATE NEWS ITEMS.

just returned from the field Of battle in
Maryland, reports that. we took thirty
seven standards and 10000 to 10000
stand of small arms. This will go far as
an offset to the shameful loss of guns and
munitions at Harper's Ferry.
Three hundred and sixty-three disloy-
al citizens of Carroll county, Mo-, have
recently been assessed $1,000 by the
Board of Commissioners, appointed under
General Order No. Three, for killing and
wonnding loyal citizens and soldiers, and
for taking property belonging to said per-
sons. The sums levied range from 5000
to 81 900 on each person assessed. If
the amount is not paid within ten days
after notice, their property will be seized
and sold. 9a A 9t .
1t will be seen by the following card
that Gen. Berry, of New Hampshire fatty
contradicts the Herald's report of the
doings of the conference of governors at
Altoona. 3 Is. Il. 0lH.:slla ss. 90 Is
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.--Having been request
ed to read the daily Herald to day, SO tar as it
describes the purposes and doings OF the late
conference of governors at Altoona, and hap
pening to be the only member of that conven-
ton now in that city, do not hesitate to say
that the implications contained in the cores
pondence from Altoona are without foundation.
In fact the meeting was characterized by the
most kindly feeling, harmony OF sentiment and
<,f ~, Orf
ment in a most vigorous prosecution OF the war
for the suppression of the rebellion.
TSigned1 N. J. BERRY,
Governor of New Hampshire
-Brigadier General Tuttle, command
ing the district of Cairo, has written pri-
vate letter, from which the St. Louis DEM
oc,M gives the following extract
l ana in favor of calling out a million more
men and forming a line of battle from the At
lantic to the Mississippi Then go forward.
When we find Union man make him shoulder
his gun and come along, white or black. Make
everybody else keep ahead of the bayonet or go
down, for tell you nothing buta war of exter-
mination (of traitors) viii do any good, and
am in favor of that.
The Secretary of War has stated tina
none of the negro regiments now being
raised in Kansas, Rhode Island, Massachu-
sets, and other places, will be mustered
into the United States service. though
some local use can probably be made of
them.
The He,mld's Centreville correspond
ent writes as follows: ''The few inhabi-
tants left are now in nearly state of star
walton. Everything is taken from them,
including nearly all the live stock. Bro
ken and burned United States baggage
wagons strew the roads in the line of re-
treat, while the carcasses Of dead horses
and mules are discovered every few rods. -
The new tax bill before the confeder-
ate congress is singer. 1t calls for one
fifth the value of all agricultural products,
stock, income, and profits Of business.
Widows and other heirs of deceased
soldiers, who are entitled to the one hun
dred dollars bounty, granted by the Act of
July %, 1862, should know that in order
to obtain it they must make written APP
plication for it to Hon. E. B. French, Sec
ond Auditor of the Treasury.
We find the following Richmond news
in the Washington correspondence of the
Herald: ~ ~ s'-'''-'1,
Intelligent persons have arrived here,
who left Richmond under parole, on the
day before yesterday. They say that con
scripts are fast arriving there, who are put
under the most rigid discipline, While
some of the papers claim victories in Mary
land, others admit defeats or discomftures.
The people wear long faces, and the pris-
oners could generally tell when the news
was bad by the temper of the guards. 1t
was stated at Richmond that the three
grand divisions, Of 10000 men each, had
marched North under the command re-
spectively of Longstreet, Jackson and Hill.
There were some apprehensiOns at Rich
mond of invasions by way of Williamsburg
or Petersburg. The tremendous destruc-
ton of life among the rebels at the battle
of Antietam, was largely due to our artil-
lery. The Richmond Enquirer acknowl-
edges the terrible efficacy of that arm,
saying:
The enemy's artillery was served with terrible
effect upon our gallant troops.
We totally discredit the report of the
removal of Gen. Buell. from the command
of the army of the Ohio. 1t is stated that
the order for his removal has been seen at
the War Department by army officers. 1t
seems to us quite improbable that an order
of this kind should be kept at the Office of
the War Department on exhibition. Gen.
Buell. may be an incompetent officer, but
we have seen no evidence of it, and we
shall not change our opinion until we know
very positively that he has been removed.
B lon Thursday morning James FL.
Crooke, negro clergyman of New York
city, while at the house of a Mr.. Michen,
in West Farms, was shot through the head
by colored woman named Mary E. Hold
ges The man survived only few hours.
It's claimed that Crooke had seduced the
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