The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-11-27
THE NEWS.


THB NEWS.
Gen. GRANT has "moved on the en-.
emy's works at Chattanooga, and gained
highly important advantages of position,
preliminary to regular and final assault.
The dispatches are dated on Monday, and
it was thought that hard fighting would
take place on Tuesday. Highly favorable
reports have been received in Washington,
that are not allowed to be made public,
which involve heavy defeat of the reb-
els, but it is not known whether these re-
fer to the affair of Monday or the subse.
sequent action.
MEADE has not crossed the Rapidan,
or rather the Rubicon." The inevitable
rain and mud brought the army to stand
still, with their ten days. rations in their
haversacks, and the crossing is postponed
until to-day, when it will probably take
place. An intelligent deserter says
LEE is expecting an attack, and is prepared
at every point to give MEADE terrible
reception.
There is statement said to have been
inspired at the War Department, that the
Government will not consent to further
exchange of prisoners, unless it shall in
clude negro soldiers and their officers.
Those captured at Milliken's Bend, Charles
ton and Sabine Pass, have not been heard
from, and it is supposed they have been
murdered or confined in southern dun
geons. When the enlistment of negro
soldiers was commenced, it was proclaim
ed by JEFF. DAVIS that the officers should
be delivered to the several State authori-
ties for punishment, and tho negroes re-
ducad to slavery; and this programme
has doubtless been carried out. The first
fruits of negro soldering are rather bitter
on our suffering prisoners at Richmond.
Sumter is entirely destroyed and yet
the rebels are building a bomb-proof on
its rims. Shells thrown into Charleston
have killed several persons and set the
city on fire.
The notorious MoCUNN is elected
Judge of the Supreme Court Of New
York. he was in the army in the earlier
part of the war, but was cashiered and or
dered out of Washington by MCCLELLAN
for infamous crimes. A fine commentary
on an elective Judiciary.
The announcement that q swindling
horse contractor in Cincinnati has been
sent to State Prison, and fined ten thou
sand dollars, should make some people
hereabouts shake in their ehoes.
Gen. SIeEL supersedes Gen. SoHENoK
in command at Baltimore. SoHRNoK
takes his seat in the next Congress.
-BuRNs1ox still holds Knoxville, and
Washington dispatches say that no fears
are felt for his safety. The city is not
fully invested, and the withdrawal of the
enemy from the south side is an evil
dence of their repulse. General BURN
SIDE is expecting relief from Gen. GRANT.
The death of Gen. SANDERS is announced.
This is Capt. WILLIAM P. SANDERS of the
Sixth regular cavalry, formerly lieutenant
in the Second dragons. He was native
of Kentucky.
Gen. BANKS Is getting along well al
Brownsville, but he needs from 10000 te
10000 moro troops. There is rather
large story of the capture of 100000
bales of cotton, which would be worth il
New York, at present rates (eighty-si'
cents per pound,) about So, 900, 900.
There is . horrible story from Por
Hudson of the hanging of . white lieu
tenant and twenty-five negro soldiers b!
the rebels.
Memphis is in ferment over an or
der for conscripting all suspected persons
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad ha
been given up, it taking too many men t.
guard it.
There has been great excitement o.
the Vermont and Canada line occasione'
BY rumors that the secessionists of Canad
were about to attack Rouses Point, an
ether places.
The payments for all branches of tn
public service for the year ending the las
of June were $9os, 600, ooo-of whic
$500, 200, 900 was for the army and $66.
100000 tor the navy.
| Proof Of Marriage.
| It not unfrequently happens that clel
gymen in marrying couple, omit to Civ
certificate of the marriage or to max
any regi tration of it. Such evidence
rendered especially important just nov
a., in case Of the death of soldier, tt
widow must have certificate of marriae
before she can receive pension. A Ne
Jersey paper, in speaking Of this subjec
=, It respects that State, says: "Upo