The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-17

| I'VE puolished few days ego an &C.
count OF The execution Of TWO rebel soldiers
at CeDtreviIle Tor assaultiOg an officer. The
following Is the tragic sequel, as detailed by
the Centrsville correspondent Of the Bowl
ing Green kentucky Courier, writing on
the l4th ult:
As . sequel to the execution of the two
| Tigers, {" by order of court martial, have to
| record that yesterday morning the bodies of
| two officers Of the Seventh Louisiana regiment
| were found with their threats cut. They were
the officers Of the day and officers of the guard
| at the time of the commission of the outrage
by the "Tigers," and were instrumental in
bringing them to punishment. 1t would be
well could the whole company be efaced for
this new and most horrible villainy.
"A fellow met lady Of Hartford, Con-
necticut, in an unfrequented street of that
city, on Friday evening of last week, and
throwing bis arm around her neck, attempt.
ed to kiss Der. With her hands cucumber
ed in her muf she was unable at the instant
| to use them, but she made such good use of
her teeth that she carried off a piece of the
rascal's lip as trophy.
There are $50 rifed cannon mounted
on the bluffs at Columbus; also chain is
stretched across the river, supported by
barges, with an interval where two torpe,
does are planted. No gold or silver is to
be had. The State Bank, South Carolina,
and Tennessee money, and Confederate scrip
is the only money used. Bills are cut up
to make the requisite change. Whiskey is
worth 81 80 per quart.
Gen Sjgel's resignation was dated on the
3lst of December, and, according to St.
Louis German paper. some twenty or thirty
| officers, in command at Rolla, have likewise
rendered their designations, and for the same
reason as dictated Gen. Sigel's Withdrawal
An alleged slight put upon the latter, 10
appointing Gen. Curtis to command at Rol.
la, is conceded to be the cause.
One of the prisoners who has returned
from Richmond, and who was Hospital
Steward in the Rebel capital, brings inior-
nation that private Buck, of the New York
38lh, two of the Fire Zouaves, and prs.
oner whose name be did not learn, were
shot by the rebel sentinels, at various times
for amusement God save the mark
Private Buck was about lying down to
take bis nights rest, QUE d.y in October,
when he was shot dead. He had put bis
blanket up to the window to keep out the
draft of an upper broken pane of glass, and
while in the act of reaching up to take
down the blanket, sentinel on pest beneath
deliberately took aim and put ball
through the body of an unofending man
! The others mentioned were shot in similar
manner, ard how many have or may come
to such death canno. be told. The Rebels
have, however, become far more merciiul
to the prisoners lately than they were.
"A Mass Meeting was held at Great
Salt Lake, January 9Th, at which resolu-
tions were passed relative to admission iuto
the Union as State. Delegates were elec
ted from this county to meet delegates from
other counties on the Goth instant, to draft
and adopt constitution and form OF State
government to be submitted to the people
for their acceptance or rejection, and to me.
moralize Congress for the admission OF Utah
during the present session.
The Massachusetts, Legislature organ
lied on Wednesday last. Ex-Governor
Clifford was chosen President of the Sen
ate A. 81. Bullock, Speaker, and w. S.
Robinson, Clerk of the House. The Maine
Legislature organized on Wednesday. j.
H. Goodnow was reelected President of
the Senate, and J. Blaine, of Augusta,
was reelected Speaker of the House.
The Paris Presse asserts that JEFF.
Davis and his Cabinet are engaged in pre-.
pairing memorandum to be addressed to
Europe. The document treats the question
of the secession, and declares that the war
undertaken by the Northern States will not
lead to any result, and that the separation
is already legal fact. With view, how.
ever, to put an end to much to.be regret
ted contest, and prevent great uisfortunes,
the memorandum, it is said, will propose an
amicable separation on bases to be decided
in common; the Southern States being
ready to agree to any arrangement compat.
ible with the dignity of all parties. This
appeal to Europe is shortly to be published"
1t is stated that the duties of the Uni
ted States Superintendents of recruiting in
the several States do not, as has been sup.
posed, extend to regiments that are being
raised for the service, but only to recruiting
for vacancies in regiments already in the
field.
WOOD THIEVES Observation-Disclosures.
ing the most stringent laws have been en-
acted by the Legislature for the protection