The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-17
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.
The Republicans of the 10th Distri


Henry L. Dawes for Congress. He was
first elected in 1856 over Mark traitor,
Know Nothing; again elected in 1868 by
over 2,7OO majority, and in 1860 by ma
jority of more than 5000.
"A disturbance was created in Cleve-
land, Ohio, by some Germans, who had
heard a street rumor to the effect that
frauds were being perpetrated by draft Of
ficers in drawing names from the box.
Some damage was done, such as smashing
the box. &c. Two companies from Camp
Cleveland soon quelled it, and arrested the
ringleaders. 1t resulted entirely from the
false rumors which were in circulation
R. A. Walthus, of New York city, re-
ceived a letter from an officer of Garibal-
dis army, rendering the service of 1000
or 5000 veteran troops, and 200 officers,
to fight for the Union, and asking if the
State of New York would engage them if
they should arrive in New York ready
equipped. They will have no difficulty in
leaving Italy, as they have taken no part
in the late demonstrations.
"A dispatch from Cairo says Commo-
dore Davis has been here for several days,
and an unusual activity is manifested in
the navy. A blow is to be struck soon,
but just where, perhaps the public will not
be informed till after the occurrence. Low
water and sickness have much interfered
with river movements. The Eastport has
not been able to get over the Helena bar,
and, even if she passed that, she would
meet with difficulty below. Cold weather
and little more water will enable every
obstruction to the free navigation of the
Mississippi to be removed at once.
"A company of the Ffty-fourth Penn
sylvania guarding the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad bridge at Passow, half way be-
tween Hancock and Cumberland, were at
tackled by rebel force and all taken pris-
oners on Saturday last. At the same time
a cavalry force under Colonel McReynolds
captured the encampment of the rebels,
bringing away two pieces of artillery, ten
wagons, and sixty horses and mules
Geo. H. Pendleton and Alexander
Long have been nominated to Congress
by the Democrats of Cincinnati
The jury of inquest to inquire into the
origin of the terrible disaster at Allegheny
arsenal, were unable to arrive at a unani-
nous agreement All but two of the jul
rOrs found
that said explosion was caused by the neglect
of Col John SymingtOn the officer in command
Allegheny arsenal, and his Lieuts. j. r. Edie
and Jasper E. Myers; and the gross neglect of
Alexander Mcbride, superintendent of said lab
ratory building, and his assistant James Thorpe
Two of the jurors dissented entirely
from so much of the verdict as imputes
negligence to Col. Symington and Lieuts.
Myers and Edie.
The total number of persons who were
killed by the explosion, Gncluding those
who have since died, is seventy-three.
The Boston Herald says, it is stated
that startling disclosure will shortly be
made in reference to the most extensive
and systematic speculations upon the gov
eminent ever conceived. The amount of
these frauds is said to be millions, and the
parties involved in some instances to be
men of high position The government is
in possession of a vast amount of testimony
and sufficient proof to convict the specu-
latOrs.
In the Washington correspondence of
the Cincinnati Commercial of the Sd, we
find the following from gentleman lately
from Richmond, who left there to avoid
the rigid CONSUMPTION act. He says:
The determination of the South is to fight
the North rs long as they have a man able
to pull the trigger. The actual effect of the
Presidents proclamation has been to make the
people more determined. They claim that they
will now be able to raise ten men voluntarily
where they could not raise three before. I'm
der the proclamation the war is to be carried On
by the South with tenfOld bitterness and if
President Lincoln persists in enforcing his
proclamation, the time will shortly arrive when
the prisons of the South will be permanently
closed, and death will be the portion of every
Yankee prisoner taken. When reminded that
the North might retaliate, they acknowledged
the fact, but replied that the South had long
since come to the conclusion that the time is
close at hand when the war will be changed to
one of extremes. Any disposition of the slaves
of the Southern States to avail themselves OF
benefits of the proclamation, will be the signal
for the commencement of general massacre.
The matter of proclamation they claim has
long been well understood and expected by
them, and the policy of the South, in case ii
should be issued, long since decided upon.
1t is asserted by late arrivals from
Martinsburg, that Longstreet certainly died
there day or two after the battle of An
tietam.
The name of Rev. Thomas Starr King
is mentioned in connection with the vacan-
cy in the United States senatorial delega-
ton from California.
Col. II. Saunders, of the Nineteett