The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
News and otAer Is.m..

Gazette, pleasantly describing the scenes
which attended the opening Of the Oumber>
land river, says nv f}TFf ~ 2
Eat forlorn looking little cabin on the other
bank woman appears, broomstiek in hand.
and for wsntof handkerchief, shakes her
housewives weapon sloft "God bless you, !"
perched on the top Of the pilot house, "you
end your children. and your children's chill
dren forever. You're one of the right sort.
Three cheers for the woman and the broom.
stick. Hail Columbia - And then the old
Major. unable to contain his feelings longer in
mere words, goes of in q prolonged "Youp,
yonp, youp." to which the lads on deck gave
lusty response.
The President, by War Order No 2,
has ordered the army of the Potomac to be
divided into corps d. crmee, commanded as
follows First corps, consisting of four
divisions, commanded by General Mellow
ell second, Of three divisions, by General
Sumner third, OF three divisions, by Cen
eral Heintzlman /; fourth, of three divisions,
by Brig. General Reyes fifth, of Banks
and Shields divisions 1.-THE latter late Lam
derS to be commanded by General Banks.
"A special to the Chicago Times says
the National latelligsncer warmly COM
mends the message of President Lincoln
recommending compensated and gradual
emancipation. Governor johnson drew up,
an the eve of his departure for Tennessee, a
conservative, moderate and patriotic proc.
lamation to the people Of that State. 1t is
to be printed and extensively circulated on
bis arrival at Nashville.
The A0alanche, of Memphis, has been
giving credit to General Buell's soldiers at
Nashville for good conduct and scrupulous
respect for the rights of citizens. This not
being the way to fire the Southern heart"
the appeal thus criticises its neighbours
truth-telling propensity:
What does our contemporary of the Aua.
ianche mean by the publication and reiteration
OF such deceptive phrases as that the LIN.
colnites at Nashville are conducting them
selves with marked propriety"-that their con.
duct was thus far free from objection" and
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respected" by them, etc. Such unguarded
assertions are very apt to deceive the ignor-
ant, and tend fOrcibly to combat what we all
know to be true, that, in case of submission,
the property of all but southern traitors will
be confiscated. Even the Federal commander,
vile, alleged that the property of those ''loy.
al to the Lincoln government would alone
receive prOtection-and what bastard dare
accept such disgraceful and cowar1ly terms
In the rebel Congress the operations of
Gen. A. s. johnson in Tennessee have been
discussed. Mr.. Adkins said nearly every
member of the Tennessee Legislature had
petitioned for bis removal from that De-
partment.
The report of the arrest of John Mi
nor Bolts is confirmed. The Richmond
Enquirer of the Sd says:
On Saturday night Captain Goodwin, by Or
Ger of the government, proceeded with par
ty of select men to the farm of John Minor
Bolts, and took. him and all of his papers and
private correspondence in custody. Leaving
an officer in charge of the papers and house
of Bolts, Captain Goodwin brought him pris-
oner to this city, and lodged him in McDaniel's
negro Jail, situated in Blankinship's alley,
some fifty yards north of Franklin street.
Captain Goodwin then went to the farms of
Valentine Heckler and Franklin Stearns, and
took both of these well known Union men, and
all of their papers and letters and brought
them to this city.
Bolts and Heckler's letters and papers have
not yet been examined. Stearns' letters have
undergone only cursOry and partial exam.
ination, and so far nothing of interest has
been found among them, excepting several
1off FRI lott fo.
money.
We are under the impression that, as yet,
the government is in possession of no posi-.
tive Information that would convict Bolts of
treason. But be is known to be the recog.
nized leader of all the disaffected, al the low
Germans of the Red Republican, Carl Schurz
school, and of the vile remnant of the Union
party.
The Stearns above named, on approach
ing the Jail said, If you are going to inns
prison the Union men you will have to
provide much larger Jail than this"
The Sheriff of Toledo, Ohio, has ar.
rested young man respectfully connect
ed" who had seduced girl under promise
of marriage. and had so far forgotten to full
fill the contract that be had reached Pitts
burgh on his way to the Potomac. He
will now marry her; indeed, has no objec-
tons to doing 90.
The Boston and Maine railroad has been
mulct in damages for delivering freight, the
bill OF which has been sent by express
marked &c. O.. D." The railroad had
nothing to do with the collection, and
claimed that it was enough for them to look
out for their freight money. The case has
been appealed to the Supreme Court. '
The accounts of a young disbursing
officer of the army have been found "short"
over one hundred thousand dollars, and he
has left for parts unknown. His friends are
endeayoring to arrange the matter, but it is
more than probable that his bondsmen will
have to make everything square. as *sa'
Humphrey Marshal | is at Gladesville
eight miles from the Kentucky line, near
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