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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-10

the side, supposed to have been taken
from some man recently murdered.
The cavalry followed the trail some dis
lance, and about two miles from where
the Indian was shot discovered tracks of
ponies to the number of fourteen or fifteen,
whereupon they returned to camp for re-
Inducements.
Mr.. BATES came to this city for authori-
ty to raise company OF Indian hunters
Mr.. B. says it is the general impression
that there are large number of Indians
scattered all through the Big Woods, and
unless the garrisons on the frontier are
speedily strengthened, there will be again
general stampede of settlers FROM Nc
Leod, Meeker and Carver counties.
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General orders No. II.
GENERAL HEADQ'Rs. State of Minnesota
ADyI-TAE-r GtygSFRAJ'S OrET1-r.


ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE.
IT. PAUL, Minnesota, July /, 1853.
The continued outrages OF the Sioux Indians
in the Big Woods, and in the rear OF the
United States outposts for the border defence.
render it inpelatively necessary that extraor-
binary measures should he adopted for the
more complete protection OF our frontiers and
the eXtirpation Of the savage lends who COM
nit these out:ages.
1t is therefore ordered that Z corp, Of yoIun-
teer scouts be organized immediately for sixty
days, unless sooner discharged to scour the
Big Woods from Sank Gentle to the northern
boundary line of Sibley county.
The corps shall lie composed OF one captain
and from forty to sixty men, who shall be di-
vided into squads of not less than five men, I'M
der the immediate command of their own
chosen leader. subject to the order of captain
of scouts.
Persons desiring 10 enlist in lllis corps will
report immediately by letter to this office
As soon as one SQUAD Of not less than five
men has been formed, they will at once enter
upon active service without waiting for a mus
terng officer
Each squad will be mustered in for pay as of
the date when they entered into active service
as aforesaid.
The leader of each squad will report fIe-
Quently his movements, and place where letters
may reach him, to this office
Men volunteering for this service will have
to arm, equip and subsht themselves at their
own expense, and will be paid for their SER
vices at the rate Of one dollar and fifty cents
per day.
y compensation of twenty-five dollars will
also be given to any body for each scalp of
male Sioux delivered to this office.
None but experienced hunters, scouts or
marksmen will be accepted.
Every organized squad and the captain of
scouts, as soon as the company is fully organ
ized will communicate and act in concert with
the United States forces stationed on our
frontier
BY order of the Commander-in-C Chief.
(SignedD OSCAR MALMROS,
Jy1- 3d1w Adjutant General.
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bad News from Gen. Sibley's Indian
Expedition.

Capt. BAILEY, of Company G, Sixth
Regiment, Capt. MERR1MAN of the Sixth,
and Lieut.. MoALExANDER of the Sixth.
late of the Indian Expedition, arrived in
this city yesterday, direct from Fort Aber-
cronbie. Captains BAILEY and MERR1-
MAN, returned home sick, and Lieut..
MoALExANDER, has resigned, and his res
ignation has been accepted. These gen.
tlemen give very discouraging picture
of the condition of the expedition.
Lieut.. MoALExANDER states they left
the Expedition at Lake Traverse, above
Big Stone Lake, about sixty-fve miles
from Fort Abercrombie. They came to
Abercrombie with a train of wagons, es-
corted by three companies of infantry and
three of cavalry, under Lieut.. Col. AVER
ILL of the Sixth, for the purpose of obtain
ing provisions, and the train was to return
to the Expedition as soon as possible.
Most of the provisions of the Expedition
were utterly ruined by the intense heat,
which also proved so destructive to the
wagons, that many Of them had to be
abandoned.
There was great scarcity of water, and
much suffering had ensued in consequence.
The prairies were parched by the intense
heat, and nearly all vegetation shrivelled
up, and there were indications of extern
sive fires on the prairies above.
The ambulances were full of sick, as
well as some of the wagons, but we did
not learn of any deaths. The fatigue of
marching in the excessive heat over the
shadeless plains, scarcity of water, and
poor rations, told on the men very Sc
verely, and, added to the disheartening
prospects of the expedition, had produced
great dissatisfaction. A large number of
officers had rendered their designations,
which had not, except in few instances,
been accepted by the General command
ing.
1t appears that an abandonment OF the
plan Of the expedition had been under
consideration, but Gen. SIBLEY had deter
mined to proceed according to his first
intentions.
Col. AvERILL brought a mail from the
expedition to Abercrombie, which will
probably arrive to-day. when we shall
have more full particulars Of the actual
state of affairs.
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The Way the Thing Hooks.

Matters look cheering for the Union,
and dreary enough for the Rebellion. The
news which electrified our community yes
terday, of the capture Of Vicksburg, was
fully confirmed by later dispatches.
Twenty-four thousand is the reported num-
Der of prisoners; while the capture Of
arms, large and small, and all war NUM-
tons, must have been immense. This
capture of Vicksburg is by far the most
important event of the war. Throughout,
tie siege has been managed most mastery !;
and the success which has attended it is a
fitting finale to the series Of brilliant Ope-
rations which preceded it. The whole
places GRANT at the very head If our COM
manders in the field, as man of reliable,
effective talent Upon the Indian method
of counting proves by scalps, GRANT is
the Lead chief of the Union Generals;
for his captures of men number nearly
twice those of any other commander.
Doubtless before the Fourth was fairly
closed, GRANT was paying his respects to
JOHNSON We may reasonbly expect to
hear that the army of the latter have been
broken up or driven out of Mississippi.
GRANT has force enough to do this, and a
few thousands to spare to BANKS for the
reduction of Port Hudson.
While these events, completed and in
progress, already renderit certain that the
power of the rebellion along the Mississippi
has been broken, RosECRANs is moving
towards Chattanooga, to give it finishing
stroke at that point The possession of
Chattanooga insures control not only Of
Tennessee, but of all northern Georgia and
Alabama RosEcRANs will have it as soon
as his men can make the march there.
AT the East, LEE seems to be decidedly
IN bad way. The line of retreat which
ne had counted on and occupied, has been
taken from him by GREeG's cavalry; the
Potomac, it is said again, has risen to an
extent that it ls not fordable; and instead
of the route by Hagerstown and Martins
burg, the rebel General is forced to adopt
the more western and circuitous route by
Hancock, and possibly, by Romney.
Whatever course he shall take, it is hardly
possible that he can reach Virginia with
his army intact.
At this distance, it is difficult to see
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Another Murder by the Indians.

We learn from Gen. MITCHELL, of St.
Cloud, that man named JAMES MCGAN-
NON, was killed by the Indians on Wednes-
day of last week, on the road leading from
Fairhaven, Stearns county, to Kingston,
Meeker county His body was found on
Saturday by Mr.. CHAs LOWE. Mr.. LOWE
was passing along the road, which is the
regular mail route and much travelled
and his attention was first attracted by
tracks of the Indians, and subsequently
!y the efiuvium of the body of the deceas-
ed, which was found in the bushes a few
rods from where the encounter took place.
Mr.. MCGANNoN was mounted on a very
fine horse, and it is supposed the Indians
shot him for the sake of the animal.
McGANNoN was unmarried, but had
opened farm two years ago at Kingston,
and during the troubles last year remov-
ed to the town Of Champlin, opposite An
Okla. This year lie had put in crops Onhis
place and was On his way to see how they
were getting along when he was killed.
He has father, two brothers and sisters
now living at Champlin.
Gen. MITCHELL believes that quite
large number of Indians are now lurking
in the woods, and that it will be very DIFF
ficult, if not impossible to exterminate
them in any other way than by hunting
them down as wild animals are hunted.
He thinks the plan proposed by the State
authorities OF employing regular trappers
and hunters, with bounty for each scalp
taken, will work well.
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DIED.

On the evening of the Sd inst, THOMAS CECIL
ASH, son of the late Thomas T. Ash, Of Philadel-
phia aged 10 years
At Philadelphia, on the 10Th ult, EMMA c.. wife
of c. d. Gillian, of this city.
At Minneapolis, on Tuesday evening, June 3Oth,
at the residence of the brides father by the Rev. j.
r. MantOn, Capt. GEORGE H. KEITH to Miss
ETA P. JBNErT. No cards.
In this city, Tuesday morning, July :. FRANK
LIN STEELE SIBIEY. eldest son Of FL. H. Sibley,
aged nine years and eleven months.
On the Sth inst, CATHARINE BOYLON, wife of
Henry p. BoylOn, of ST. Paul, in the twenty-third
year of her age.
At Shakopee, on Tuesday morning, 25th ult,
BLANCHE, youngest daughter of Capt T. B. and
Bugenie Hunt aged Years and months.
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Pursuit Of Gen. Lee.

The dispatches relating to the pursuit of
the rebel army are indefinite and conflict
ing, but we have the satisfaction of know
ing that no efforts have been spared to in
tercept and overtake him. Every availa-
bic man of the army of the Potomac and
the forces of Generals Couch, HENTzEL-
MAN and SoHENCK are engaged in these
operations. On Monday fight occurred
at Mercersburg with portion of the rebel
army, and it is said that great battle is
expected to take place to-day.
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1t is announced officially in Washington
that all drafted persons under the Con-
scription law are exempt by paying $500,
that sum having been fixed upon by the
Secretary OF War. In accordance with
law, the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. in each Congressional District has
been authorized by the Secretary of War,
and directed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, to receive from drafted persons,
who desire to pay it for the purpose of
exemption, the money specified. On the
receipt of this sum, the Collector Of In
ternal Revenue shall give the drafted per-
son paying it duplicate receipt. One
copy of these receipts shall be delivered to
the Board of Enrolment On or before the
day the drafted person is required to re-
port for duty, and when so delivered to
the Board the drafted person shall be fur
nished by the Board with a certificate of
exemption, stating that the person is dis
charged from the liability under that draft,
by reason of having pai,! the sum of $500
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st. Paul and NVfnona Railroad,
We make the following extract from the
Hastings C0nsercer of the I'd inst:

The corps of engineers engaged on the St.
Paul and Winona Railroad have completed
their survey to this place, aud are now en-
camped on the Vermillion. From Nj Morris,
the chief engineer, we have the following
items: The distance from st. Paul. to Hast
ings by this route will be exactly nineteen and
half miles to the south bank Of the river.
The crossing will be made at Bailly street,
second below Ramsey. The greatest depth of
water, at the present stage, is sixteen feet. The
route between here and st. Paul is very good.
much better than anticipated, and cOmpara-
lively OF easy grade. The worst spot they
have found as yet is the point OF rocks at the
TcruniIiOu
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what can prevent the fall of Richmond,
through movement up the peninsula,
long before any part of LEES army can
possibly come to its rescue. We think
news may be expected from DIX Sin few
days.''
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MARRIED..

On the morning of the 4th inst, by the Rev Dr.
"a ers0n: GEORGE S BUSHEY and ANN HETH-
ERINGTON both Of Denmark Washington county
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WASHINGTON, July G.-Gen. Stoneman
tonight took command of the cavalry of
the Army of the Potomac.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-06-04

,Em. Garbraith OF the marine corps was
>s>szrc. martialed at Philsdelphia for disobeying
>.3eIss found guilty, and sentenced TO be con-
ned on board the e. S. screw aloop Juniata
%: thirty days, in double irons, on bread and
"'ater every seventh day 70 have full rationa,
@~lso to lose three months pay; to stand regu-
Iar guard every day for thirty days, with one
=ztra post Of two hours each day in addition
10 the regular duty. The Secretary Of the
Navy disapproves Of chs sentence rs being TOO
mild, and says ''The offence Of disol)edienco
At orders is one q the most serious known TO
the military code, and the person found guilty
81 it is liable to he punishment Of death. >
The Boston Traveller says the four trade Of
1oston has become SO important that i've
thousand barrels will be required this year FOR
aYefy business day, or one million five hundred
thousand barrels This year.
Sherman, one Of Bakers detectives: osptuc-
:" b Moseby's cavalry, and once reported t.
lave been hung, is alive sni we'll, bnt still 8
2F|son2r N Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-06-04

LATER FROM EUROPE.
New York, june 33.--The steamer Persia
!. arrived from Liverpool. with a'lvjees 10
tie Zstil.
i;pneral L{ookors retreat attracted mach
oo,roart. and was generally regarded IS
o;svraolc failure. : =, rx:,,
- + Tan,x9 IIauh. destroyed by the Alabama
sa+;ng been British property, loud calls arc
80 ,r be:ng made On the BRUSH Government
:, ;ofnrfera, These vessels were bound lrozla
I5,aIand - the E,ast Indies. and tho cargoe8
.>< ,hinpat| ty and consigned . brlr1S{s AUG
j1ots,
Parliament i not IN session.
Tnn French electoral contest IS waxing
,yarnlpr and opposition candidates are daily
Increasing.
Polish affairs are unchanged. Engagements
..,nr;n,,c ireouent, and there i 20 dln1inutlon
~ tho number oi the insurgents, 1t is report
ID tina; Russia has called en- Prussia }oT assist
anca. r., i,
The party, Who was alleged o. De q Federal
r4er,,itina agent in the county O. Cork: turned
o1t 70 be a svindler, and has dooamped
/. letter from the Captain OF the ship Sora,
burned by the Alabama Oh Pernambuco, states
shat ba informed Captain Semmes that his
cargo vas British rs did also the Captain o
1be ship Charles Kill.
The Times thinks that the british Govern
Menr vii! now take instant action III the NAT
ser
The pr1&sian Chamber has not YET done
anything OF the Kings Message disappearing
d their course towards the Ministers. IL IS
believed that the king 5 Message must bring
matters TO crisis and produce important re,
suits
LIVERPOOL, May p. ~~Byeadsruffs are firm
AZ Flour is 8Geslly, 4 heat jlr!n and Nd
RANGING.
WEST VIRGINIA. This new State elected its
arst Stale officers on Thursday last. Ihe
Union ticket had no opposition. The vote vas
pzo'1ably thirty thousand, nearly all one gay.
Ihe ticket elected is as follows:
Governor ........ ........ 4 uthur l.. Boreulan
Secretary Of State.............J. l. Boyers.
Treasurer ...................., Campbell Carl
Auditor ................ Samuel Crane
& +torney General 3. CaudWeN;
r. L. Berkshire
Judges of Court Of Appeals ! y 4 ( 1 Hs:55:o@
cor Legislature, sherifs, Recorders, Survey.
ofs Prosecuting Attorneys &c, there WAS in
ao8t counties 3 spirited contest between Union
zen on local or personal grounds The ques-
ION Of location for the State capital will now
>.gross attention. Charleston and Parker5-
a1rg are competitors.
M, (1orhraifh nf the marine cArrQ EaS
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/ ONE 81 DEp DIJI..-A letter from the Al

4 CNI 81 DEp Ill IL! IA tortl? iItiiit 'lic IT
my Of the Potomac says:--lt Is not often
that we have to chronicle duels here. 4 one
sided affair Of the kind came Oh III French
Division Second Corps One night Captain.
Fuller, Of the 108th New York became some
what elated by whisey, and Slapped the face
Of I4iour. Porter, OF che same regiment. The
latter CHALLENGED him, and was Oh the
ground with b pistol and second 81 the
appointed hour Fuller also APPEARED
but stated that i1e Vas unable either 20 Dor
r<,w a pistol OF procure 8 second. ',1hat
need not interfere, said Porter. ''Te Will coss
NJ, for the 1y8c Ire. Zen being the caal-
!>,1geel party, may select the number Of PAGES.
The tossing epsued, and LuIIner won -
Re then chose four PAGES. It will be Eiotll-
Ing lzss than muri@r,' said Porter but
never ,oind, blaze away Inserting bis
hands IN his pockets, he then quietly faced
his antagonist. Fuller fired OH one side lnto
thu ground and the matter ended.
The >la;, De Witt Clinton, Captain Aio3her,
left Boston for New Orleans on the 3UtIa Jan
us?y, With 200 n3ar, aud about $50 horses, and
arrived at her destination On the 18th May,
having been l01 days on the voyage. There
was much suffering on board, aud r large cuIga
her Of the animals were lost
4 meeting vas heIj BY the German citizens
Of New York OH Tuesday night 10 protest
against the charge Of eowardice and Ill beba-
vior on the battlefield, brought against the
German troops in the Eleventh Corps Of the
Army Of the Potomac.
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~ 4 CARp.--We the undersigned, return
our sincere thanks - the members Of the Sun
Fire Co., Steam Fire Department, and officers
and citizens generally, for saving our hoWhng
Saloon from the terrible fire which occurred
last night. ELLlI = RlCALh.
SRI
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JOHN r. COOKE,

1OHN T. COOKE,
CHEAP FAMILY GROCER,
CORNER PITT AND PRINCE sIEEE1f*s
TTAS constantly on hand, Nos. |, aqd
Il Mackecel in barrels, half barrels, and Ei:s;
Salnf n, Poton:c Herring, hmoked ns!annts
Smoked Herring and Smoked Beef: Also
ch 15s brand ii sagar Cured Hams, fos r. n!y
use; Shoulders and Breasts, and general rs.
sortn1ent Of goods Tor family supplies. Call ard
examine. aec
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sor Legislature, Sherifs, Recorders, Survey
o3s. Prosecuting Attorneys, &c, there was in
~no3t counties 8 spirited contest between Union
&ncn on local or personal grounds. The ques~
ION Of location for the State capital will now
2Egross attention. Charleston and Parker5-
aUrg are competitors
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-08
From Tenne ssee.

CHATTANOOGA, Sept. with the ex
ception of few shells thrown at oul
pon.oons yesterday, nothing occurred tt
break the monotony at this place. The
enemy seems quite active, both above
and below the place, but there is no fur
ther indication Of an attack. The best
informed persons think that no attack
will be made here, but an effort will be
made to flank us. Two privates, tou'
regulars, and one of Rosecrans's tele
graph operators were captured yesterday
near Running Water Bridge
ATLANTA, Sept. 7.-Passengers from
Chattanooga report force of the enemy
at Waxahatchie-num not stated
We learn from Rome that another force
is advancing on that point All accounts
concur in stating that the feeling and dis
position of the army is one of great de
sire to meet the enemy, and confidence
in the result From East Tennessee ne
recent movement to report
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-08

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. In response
10 the proclamation Of the Governor. the
two Houses Of the General Assembly Ol
Virginia convened in extra session at the
Capitol yesterday.
The Senate was called to order by 1t
sioserner Montague, and was afterwards
organized by the election of the following
officers:
Clerls Shelton c. Davis, Of Richmond
city sesgeant.at-Arms, John A. Jordan.
Of Isle Of Wight; Doorkeeper rrancis
Y. Sutton, Of Richmond citv
After the organization Of the Senate
vas effected the message Of the Gov
srnor w6s read ind the BODY ad;o,,rnsa
In the House the old Cierk WIN :
Gordon, Esq, read the Proclamation ~
the Governor converting the Legislature a
An election for officers Of the House
then took place, With the following re.
suit
SPEAKER, Hugh W. Shelley, Of Angus.
q; CLERK, Wn.F 0ordon, Of Albsmarle,
bsrSsant-ats M hilbert W. Burke, Of
Augusta; rirpt Doorksspek, SamI Free.
man, Of RIehmend <ity: Second Door.
keeper, George W. WiIson. Of Botetoprt.
On asalDnfng the duties Of the Chair
Nh. 6hAl ~ addreesed IT, Houss IN -
4ialssl4 ~ Ap6fepfials tsrn4, atlse 49,
- Msenaes C - Governor ms see{ 8
N Aesioa II n. flsmine q HiGA.
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CHARLESTON. was rumored yester.
day that dispatch had been received
by Gen. Cooper announcing the with
<lrawal Of the troops from Fort Wagner
and Fort Sumter. We think this highly
probable, as a gentleman who left Charles.
ton ON Friday says the enemy Were at
that time within seventy five yards OF
Fort Wagner, and Sumter is entirely in
ruins. The same gentleman says the
Yankee troubles have not yet com
inenced, nor will commence, until they
get into the harbor. The universal be-
lief at Charleston was that Sumter and
Wagner would be taken, but that
Charleston would not be. Our inform
ant expressed the opinion that the iron
clads would never get out Of the harbor
ltthey once got in.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-08

reox CHARLESTON. From intelligence
received Yesterday from Charleston, II
IS generally understood that battery
Wagner has been evacuated by oul
forces. thus giving the Yankees posses
sion Of the whole Of Morris Island. What
effect the undisputed occupation OF this
island is TO have upon the future move
ments around that city remains to be
seen: but we have the assurance Of those
who are familiar with the condition Of af
fairs there that the safety of the city is in
no wise involved, and not at all com
promised bv this evacuation.