The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-23

1t is at last definitely settled that Sec-
rotary Chase's daughter, Miss Kate Chase,
is to be married on the 18th of November.
Several prominent citizens of Columbus,
Ohio, have already received their invita-
tons. Governor Sprague, of Rhode
Island, is the happy man.
Hon. John NJ Bolts has been arrested |
by the rebels and taken 10 Richmond,
where he will probably be held as q host
age for number OF Culpepper men, now !
imprisoned in the OF | Capitol.
The Minnesota Fourth is moving to
the support of Rosecrans.
DR.. jeremiah Day, former President |
of Yale College, is living in New Haven,
now in the Goth year Of his age. DR..
Mott, President of Union College, is now
in the 9lst year of his age.
Secretary Chase said in recent
speech at Columbus, Ohio, that times have
changed sadly during the interval of his
absence, but he hoped and believed the
darkest days were past. lie had said at
the outbreaking of the war that the re-
bellion must be put down, if in doing it
We had to come to the old Revolutionary
standard of a thousand dollars for
BREAKFAST!
"A London newspaper has the follow
ing report: "Mr James Buchanan, form
erly minister plenipoten,iary and envoy
extraordinary to the Court of St. James
from the States, and afterwards President
of the Republic, arrived in London few
days ago.'>
Hon. L. E. Chittenden, Register of
the Treasury says that on the 18th inst,
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
worth Of United States bonds were issued
to foreign brokers, and the Government
has money now on hand with Which to pay
the entire army for the month of Novem-
Der, which money was furnished by foreign
capitalists.
-An Atlanta paper says the cause Of
the arrest of Bishop Polk and General
Hinlman is the fact that they did not
bring on the battle, as ordered, three hours
earlier than it began, which Is said to
account for the alleged barrenness of the
victory.
--A!abama papers of a late date say that
a conflict Of authority has taken place be-
tween the state and confederate authori-
ties in Butler county, Alabama, which has
caused great excitement among the peO-
pie. The town Of Greenville is especially
excited. The provost guard had been fired
on, and one person killed. Others were
captured. Two companies Of soldiers had
been sent to keep the citizens of Butler
county in submission.
"A gentleman named Asa P Potter,
who started from Boston in May last, on
horseback, for the Mississippi river, arriv-
ed home on Friday. He not only eva
tered his horse in the Mississippi, but
travelled over q COOL part Of Northern
Iowa, Illinois, ami Southern Wisconsin.
Rev. Dr.. Paxton, who spent portion of
the summer in St. Paul, will make the
trip to his home in Pittsburg, Pa, on
horseback.
There were but five thousand Geser-
tons from the entire army in September
and October. THIS is a great decrease of
the evil, the number some months having
run as high as ten thousand. The reward
of thirty dollars for deserte~s is resulting
in the return of a large number.
Judge Advocate General Holt, the
libelcr OF Fitz John Porter, is, according
to the Tribune, the exoneratog' of Gen.
Milroy.
Mrs. Gen. John G. Fremont is still
stopping at her residence at Nahant, and
the General himself is or was there a few
days since. They express themselves as
delighted with their newly-purchased resi-
dence on that pleasant peninsula.
Mrs. Tom Thumb is not - what her
friends confidently expected Exchange.
Perhaps Gen Tom Thumb is not-what
his friends confidently supposed.-Chica-
cage Post.
The New York Post says "the coun-
try owes Mr.. Chase debt of gratitude
which no place, however exalted, no hon
ors however great, which the people can
give him, will ever repay" Dye mind
that, Abraham.
What a set of innocent, verdant lambs
the Republicans of Chicago must be if the
Tribune is to be believed. 1t says:
Seven eighths of the Republicans of our city
| are neither ''Chase" nor Seward men though
friendly to both those statesmen. So far as
our next President is concerned. they have not
yet begun to consider the subject