The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-31
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan.


The following is Gen. Lanes full staff, all
appointed on the staff by Gen. Mcclellan,
and detailed by Major General Hunter, to
be detailed by him to Glen. Lane. This for.
mality is necessary in the case of Briga-
der with Major Generals command.
Col VIM d Merritt, Iowa, who commanded
the Iowa lst at Springfield.
Lieut. Col Judson Fitzpatrick of New York,
now Of the Harris Cavalry.
Msjors-John Ritchey Of Kansas.
Bevan Antw0rth of Iowa.
FL Weed of Kansas
Champion Vaughn of Kansas.
r Mcclure of Kansas.
VIM Kyle of Illinois.
w Phillips of Kansas, correspondent of
the New York Tribune.
A P Russell of Kansas
VIM O'Donnell of Kansas.
First Lieutenants--M Rice of Illinois.
VIM Dale of the District of Columbia.
JAS Christian of Kansas.
j NJ Winchell, correspondent of the New
York Times.
Al Mead of Kansas.
Carter of Pennsylvania.
A LRead of Kansas.
Second Lieutenants-Fre A Brown of New
York.
Volney Hickox of Illinois.
w W Roberts of Kansas, formerly of ODER.
lin, Ohio.
WASHINGTON, January 81, 1862.
Secretary Stanton is hard at work re-
organizing the War Department. The fol-
lowing regulations concerning the transact.
ion of business is to be made:
The Department will be closed four days
in the week to all business save what pertains
to active operations in the field.
Saturdays will be given to Senators and
Representatives.
Mondays will be allotted to others requiring
personal interviews with the Secretary of w ar.
The Secretary will transact no business and
see nobody on business at his house.
Wednesdays his friends will be received So
cially. Every day the Secretary will dispatch
business by mail or in written communication
before entering on other duties.
Secretary Stanton being invited by q
friend to visit the Notifications after Bull
Run, said Il can't, it would scar my eve
balls to see those proofs that my country q
Capital is beleaguered."
There is no likelihood that the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad will be opened while the
rebels remain at Manassas.
Mayor Wallach has discovered that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
have by act Of Congress franchise of road.
way along Pennsylvania Avenue or any
other city street, if the city authorities as
sent. The City Council have appointed a
joint committee to confer on the subject
with the President of the road.
The Board now sitting has retired Dol.
Bell, LIST cavalry, and Lieut.. Col Andrews,
9th Infantry. Capt. Bond, I'd infantry,
was adjudged fit for duty.
The Associated Press telegram state.
ment that the rebels are leaving Manassas
is discredited at headquarters.
At last accounts they we're in statu quo.
When Burnside and Buell. cooperate they
may be forced out of their entertainments,
but hardly before. Gen. Brannon's De.
partment comprises Key West, Tortugas
and Florida to Apalachicola on the West,
and Cape Conorerac on the East.
Secretary Stanton has sharp, sudden
shears, with which he has already begun to
cut away red tape, in spite of bureaucracy.
To the men trying to sell muskets, be said
today that be should, before buying, see if
those in the soldiers hands were going to
be used. -a -
Cameron gave dinner to the diplomatic
corps tonight. All but the Prussian Min
lister, whose cards were out previously, and
his guests, were present. a q
Secretary Stanton has an interview with
the Military Committee of both Houses to-
morrow. 31 ga 80