The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-23
The Telegraphic News.

met agitation. Horace aSplreS 10 DC lne
Warwick of the Republican party.
Eight women and children, who were
captured by the Indians last fall, have
been recovered and have arrived at Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
-Rumors from the Army of the POto-
mac are contradictory. One states that
an advance is being made on the enemy,
and another that Halleck will send large
part of the Army to the West, leaving only
sufficient force to defend Washington.
Commissioner Boutwell, reports the
stamp revenue up to June 80, at sixteen
millions. The expense of collecting was
about three-eighths of a million. Collect
ing in territories barely pays expenses
-Countcrfeiters of greenbacks have been
arrested at Indianapolis. By the law they
are deemed guilty of treason.
The message of Gov. Parker of New
Jersey, is about as strong vindication of
State rights as we have been accustomed
70 read in the messages of Governors of
Southern States, save in the right of Sc
cession, which they have usually advO-
Gated.
The particulars of the Galveston sur
render. seem to be rather in the nature of
an apology, and do no not give us very
clear idea OF the affair. These tales OF
lighting four hours, and being compelled to
surrender, with only four men killed, won't
DO at this stage of the war.
In the testimony of Gen. HITCHCOCK,
before the Mcdowell Court of Inquiry, an
attempt is made to defend President LIN
coins generalship in withholding McDow-
ELLIS corps from Gen. MCCLELLAN, when
the latter was on the Peninsula. This
matter has been etfectually settled by the
concurrent testimony of the highest mill
tary authorities at home and abroad, that
il was the most serious and disastrous
: blunder of the war.
Senator WADE of Ohio, has been re-
nominated for the Senate.
Our forces have achieved splendid
victory in Arkansas, by capturing a place
called Arkansas Post, killing and wound
ing 500 rebels and taking from 5000 to
1000 prisoners Arkansas Post is stu
ated on the left bank of the Arkansas river,
about so miles from its mouth, and 1T
southeast of Little Rock.
A movement OF the Army of the Po-
tomac IS confidently predicted within a
few days.
The disaster at Galveston caused
much depression at New Orleans. Admit
raj FARRAGUT has sent feet to recapture
the Harriet Lane, and destroy the rebel
vessels. the Harriet Lane is probably at
sea before this, endeavoring to emulate the
exploits of the Alabama.
"A general system Of practice under the
confscation act has been devised, and will
soon be put in operation.
The legislature of Indiana, by resolu-
| ton, calls for National convention, de-
mands an Armistice, and refuses to pay
taxes to lberate slaves. The nltraism Of
| Congress and the Abolition legislatures Of
some of the States, find in Indiana very
| fair imitators of their impoltic measures in
! another direction.
The opposition to negro immigration
into Illinois has induced the passage Of @
! bill to punish by imprisonment such ''loyal
Africans" as may come into the State, and
for their sale afterwards.
-Four more steamers have been burned
on the Cumberland River, near Fort Don.
elson, and no steamers can ascend the
river, unless protected by gunboats.
A., We have news of the capture Of two
more;vessels by the Alabama.
The Intercepted rebel dispatches have
been published. The most important re
late to Il movement on the part Of tn
French Consuls at Richmond and Calves
ION to induce Texas to secede from tn
Southern Confederacy, and establish an in
dependent Government.
Snow has fallen in Kentucky to tn
depth of eighteen inches on level, block
ing up the railroads, &c. This is tn
greatest fall Of snow ever known in tina
! State.
"A dispatch from Nashville states pos
lively that Gen. LoNGsTREET OF the rebe
Potomac Army, with thirteen brgades
have joined BRAGG, and that LoNGsrREE
! supercedes BRAGG in chief command. ii
the meantime, it is with the greatest dit
nculty that RosEcRANs can receive his sup
/ plies, owing to the capture OF boats on tn
/ Cumberland river and the ravages Of the
cue-illas on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad.
The rebel General EMMETT McDOS
AID. of Missouri celebrity, was lately killed
ON the Arkansas frontier in a skirInish with
Federal trOOpS