The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-13
THE NEWS.

candidate, Is, 9O3 votes; Jos. E. GILMORE,
the Republican candidate, 1859; and
WALTER HARTMAN, the Union or War
Democratic candidate, 1850. The can
vass has been one of extraordinary excite
ment, and the vote is very heavy. The
Republicans carry the Legislature two or
three members of Congress, certainly /;
while there is no choice of Governor by
the people. The Democratic vote is as
tonishingly heavy.
Gen. CURT1ss has been removed from
the Department of the West, and Gen.
SUMNER is ordered to take command in his
place. ..
Gen. Cox, Of the Army of the Ka-
nawha, is about to supercede Gen. WRIGHT
in the Department of Ohio.
Accounts from New Orleans state that
rebels recently sent beyond our lines have
returned, begging bread, and desiring to
take the oath of allegiance. Terrible
restitution is said to prevail among the
rebels.
The gold market at New York, closed
Tuesday night at IS IS J premium.
We have further particulars of the
fight in RosECRANs' Department, near
franklin, Tennessee. Our force consisted
of FIVE regiments, and four of them were
completely surrounded and compelled to
surrender, after handsome fight, in
which both sides suffered severely. As
an offset to this misfortune, We have an
account of the cutting to pieces of Rus
SELL S rebel cavalry by two regiments of
our own, the 4th Michigan and 9TH Penn
sylvania. The Cincinnati Gazette says we
may look out for stirring news from this
Department in three days, if the rebels
stand their ground.
The news from Vicksburg is highly
encouraging as regards improvement in
the health of the army, and the progress
made in canaling, which, at present, seems
to be the principal business of the army.
Memphis and Cairo seem to be the great
depots for the manufacture of Vicksburg
news, and the reports that come from
those places are very conflicting.
The rebel VAN Dorm has retreated
South. There are no rebels between
Franklin and Columbia. Heavy rains pre-
vent any movements in that quarter, and
SO everything is quiet in RosEcRANs'
Department.
"A dispatch from Harper's Ferry dis
pels all fear of another raid in that vicini-
ty; and assures US of full preparation on
the part of our forces in case it should be
made.
"A committee of the Wisconsin Legis-
lature has reported against the cession of
Douglas county to the State of Minnesota.
Congress has passed an amendment
to the tax bill, rendering absolutely void
all loans over par on gold, which, it is as
serted will stop speculation and drive
SPECTATORS into another field
On the morning Of the 9th, an enter
prising rebel Captain entered our lines at
Fairfax Court House and bagged the Pro-
vost Marshal and Gen. SroUGHToN, and
a considerable number of men.
The Richmond papers say indications
point to an early advance of Gen Banks
on Port Hudson, and their military men
think the attack will be made in few
days.
While the Montauk was returning from
destroying the Nashville, rebel torpedo
exploded under her, and lifted her two
feet, but she was not injured.
The Republicans of the Second dis
trict of Connecticut have nominated Sam
uel L. Warner, of Middletown, as their
candidate for Congress. In the First dis
rrict, Col. Henry G. Deming has been
nominated.
The Inauguration of Rev. Thomas
Hill as President of Harvard College, took
place on the 4th of March, with the Gus.
tomary services, a large crowd being
present.
The amount of money to be paid into
the United States Treasury, for exemption
from military duty, by the Quakers of In
diana, will, it is said, amount to about two
hundred and fifty-three thousand dollars.
Joseph Segar has published lette
to the voters of the First Congressiona
district of Virginia, announcing himsel
q again a candidate to represent them il
Congress"
Samuel Henshaw, prominent bust
ness man of Boston, died at his residence
in Brookline, on Monday night last, OF
consumptive complaint
There is no good authority for assert
ing that the President is about to call 70
the CONSUMPTION of SOC, 900 men. Whel
the call is made it is believed that it vii
not exceed 300, 1000, if, in fact, it approach
es within Sc, 600 of that'number.