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

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has been arrested with his son, for resisting
a Lieutenant who came to arrest another
son that had deserted from his regiment.
The deserter was sent to Columbus, and
the father and son to Cleveland +; and it will
60 hard with all of them.
"A schooner was overhauled while leav.
ing Baltimore, few days since, with TWEEN.
ty -four men on board, recruits for the rebel
army. The men were mostly young. They
have been locked up in Fort McHenry,
while the schooner, which has been used be-
fore for this purpose, is confscated.
MIR. Vose publishes annually PAM
phlet list of the solid men of New York
city, with the estimated value of their es-
tates. In his latest issue it is noticeable
that he adds just $4,000 to the wealth of
Mr.. George d. Morgan, making it stand
$4,000. That is the money be swindled
from the Government.
"A letter from Captain G. T. Hotchkiss
of Chicago, to his wife, written on the bat.
tle~6eld at the close of the second days
fight at Pittsburgh, Tennessee, gives some
particulars respecting General Wallace.
He was shot through the head about P. M.
of the first days fighting, while vainly try.
ing to resist the rebel charge. In the re.
treat before the overwhelming surge of the
enemy, he was left on the field for dead.
The ground lost on Sunday was recover
ed on Monday, and after our columns had
passed over the place where General Wal.
lace fell the previous day, he was found ly.
ing there, not dead, but bleeding and I'm.
conscious. He was at once sent down to
Savannah, where bis wife was during the
battle, and he has since been in her care.
His wound is terrible one. The writer
thinks it almost impossible for him to re.
cover.
The following particulars are given of
the suicide of Colonel Henslow, of the First
Vermont Cavar y, in Banks Division:
On Friday, Colonel Henslow, of the First
Vermont Cavalry, committed suicide. The
following are the circumstances: The regi.
ment arrived at Strasburg early in the week.
about twelve hundred strong, aud were much
admired as they pass. d through, presenting
very fine appearance. being strong, athletic
looking men, splendidly mounted and equip.
ped. They were quartered for time just be-
Stroc hnrC nd ENct1
ing to join the army. After proceeding a
short distance, the Colonel, who was some lit.
tie in advance of the regiment, dispatched an
orderly who accompanied him back to the
troop, with instructions to tell the Adjutant to
ride up to him. Immediately on the departure
of the Orderly, the Colonel rode with some
speed short distance ahead, turned his horse
to the right, where small stream runs near
the road, dismOunted, drew pistol, placed
the muzzle near his forehead and fired. killing
himself instantly. He fell back into the
stream, and had foated with it some twenty
CIR thirty yards before he was reached by any
of his command.
The iron.clad frigate at Cramp & Sons
yard, in Philadelphia, is progressing quite
rapidly, some of the four and half inch
plates having already been placed on the
bow. The work of putting the plates on
the side was commenced on the 10th. The
plates are bent to suit the formation of the
vessel, and but short time is required to
put them on, large iron screws, about two
feet long, being used for the purpose of
keeping them in place. A large number of
the plates for the spar deck have already
been laid.
MIR. Arnold, member of Congress from
the Chicago district Of Illinois, publishes a
letter addressed to ex President Buchanan,
counselling the ex-public functionary to in
corporate certain facts in his forth coming
history of bis Life and Times" not for
getting the following:
Be sure and give the entire correspondence
between yourself, Cobb, Floyd and Thompson,
as they were fleeing from the Government
which they had robbed and betrayed to Join
the rebellion. You parted with them with so
much regret, and paid SO many compliments,
in your letters of reply, to their patriotic Gevo.
ton to their country, that it would be very
interesting to the people. just at this time, to
be reminded of the mutual attachment and con.
fdence which existed between you.
-Theologians, pulpit politicians, &C.,
are divided as to whether Henry Ward
Beecher is better judge of fast horses than
the art of playing billiards.
Commodore Foote has made his ten
strike and has several spare balls yet, but
nobody left to set up the pins-writes Tim,
the alley boy.
The New England Guard Regiment,
(Twenty-fourth Massachusetts, with char
acteristic gallastry has presented Mrs.
Harrison Gray Otis, Of Boston, with i'm
pIements of war from Newbern, and a
"secesh dog" of such dlminutive proper
tons as prevented his attaining the speed
of his masters in their retreat.
The National Intelligencer pronounces
the charges against Mr. Smith, the Secreta.
ry of the Interior, an "atrocious lbel--as
groundless as they are Infamous"
AT Norristown, Pennsylvania, on FRI
dav last Daniel Rremmer was rohhed and