The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
-Brigadier General Jesse Sullivan, of
Indiana, has recently married daughter
of Gen. Kelly, Of Western Virginia.
Capt John Slaymaker died in Lam
caster county, Pa, last week. He was a
veteran of the Revolution, and also served
in the war of 1912. His father, John
Slaymaker, was in Braddock's campaign
as WAGNER, and afterwards, in 1776, he
ma, ched at the head of a company to
Bergen, NJ. ~
Gen. Gilmore has been promoted from
Captain to position of Major in the reg
ular engineer corps.
The Philadelphia North american
says that Justice Grier, of the United
States Supreme Court, was present on the
bench when Judge Cadwallader delivered
his opinion affirming the constitutionality
of the Enrolment act, and fully conceded
with it. Both gentleman are and have
been lifelong democrats.
- Among those who have recently re-
joined the army of the Potomac is Major
Lawrence Kip, formerly on the staff of
Major-General Sumner, but recently In
spector-General Of the Department of the
East on the staff of General Wool. He is
row Inspector General of the artillery of
reserve of the Army of the Potomac
This is an important position, and will be
credtably filled by this gallant young
officer.
Mr.. A. R. Quantrell, of Georgetown,
D. O., an uncle of the Kansas guerilla
chief, has been committed to prison for
furnishing drafted men with fraudulent
exemption papers.
Provost Marshal Fry has issued a
circular to his deputies in regard to de-
linquent conscripts which says:
Any person failing to report for duty after
notice left at his last place of residence, or
served on him personally, without furnishing
substitute or paying $500, is pronounced by
| law to be deserter, he may be arrested and
held for trial by court martial and sentenced
to DEATH
Gen. Pope has ordered under arrest
all the soldiers concerned in the late dis
graceful murder at New Lisbon, Wis.
Henry Davies, who entered the SER
vice at the beginning Of the war as lieu
tenant in Duryea's Zouaves, has passed
through the various grades to Brigadier
General, which he received on Wednes-
day.
Gen. Sigel passed through Cleveland
en- route west, on the 10th inst. Governor
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, Ex-Governor
johnson, John W. Forney, and other dis
tinguished gentlemen of the same State,
were in that city on the same day.
-Spurgeon, the London sensation
preacher, has eight million copies of his
sermons in circulation.
"A pretty little dancing girl was nearly
burnt to death by the footlights of the
Bordeaux theatre few weeks ago.
The Boston Traveller learns that the
commander of the De Soto, on blockoding
service, has already $780, 900 prize money
assigned to him.
The correspondent of the London
Times asserts that out of two hundred and
fifty lawyers in the city of Baltimore,
there are not more than twenty who are
| Unionists.
The London Court Journal relates
that young English lady of seventy sum-
mers and good deal of money, has just
given her virgin hand to her butler, lad
of thirty-eght.
1"' d dwell H. l'''O % O'''0 anu son0 70
Within a place whose name you know full
| we'll;
If Satan fails the strictest watch to keep.
| Old Floyd will steal his SCOT bag while asleep.
The Russian frigate Osluba, of $500
tons, and $50 horse power, carrying IS
guns and $50 men, is at New York.
1t is stated that Colonel Webb, son of
James Watson Webb, is appointed Brig
adler General.
Ten thousand silver bars have come
from Nevada, GAL, for the Sanitary Com
mission.
Eighty National Banks, with an ag-
gregate capital of $40, $40, 900, have al
ready been authorized to commence ope-
rations.
The Charleston Mercryhas a savage
article on Jeff. Davis. Itsays that he has
lost the confidence of both the army and
the people.
The following lester is an EXAMPLE Of
the mode IN which emancipation is being
effected in Missouri.
8. JOSEPH, No., Sept. 9.
40 Conductor of c. RR.:
, The negro man Jacob, who bears this mass
and his wife Susan, have permission to travel
on your road to Atchison, Kansas. to make
their home in that State They also have the
privilege to travel back to visit their friends
here at any time they wish to do so. IF thew
can't make living in Kansas they can 90 any
where they may desire. They have been good
nd will no