The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-13
The Telegraphic News.

BY an arrival from New Orleans, we
learn of disorderly conduct among our
troops at Ship Island, owing to the arrival
there of a regiment of niger soldiers. Col.
NELL Dow, the great apostle ofthe Maine
liquor law and abolitionism, is charged with
stealing 81, 600 worth of silver ware.
The attack of the Monitor Montauk
and gunboats on Fort McAllister, was I'M
successful, and it is said the attack will
probably be relinquished for the present.
The Montauk WAS struck torty-six times,
but was not materially injured.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal Bill
has been defeated in the House of Repre-
sentatives fol- this session. This result is
attributed to THAD. STEVENS and VALLAN-
DIGHAM, who were its most prominent OPP
ponents.
The synopsis Of the new CONSUMPTION
bill, introduced into the Senate, will inter
est all our readers who are. under present
laws, subject to the draft This bill is
modelled, to some extent, after the French
CONSUMPTION system, and is liberal and hui
name in its provisions for exemption.
Mr.. SUMNER proposes an important
amendment to STEVENS negro soldier bill.
He proposes to enrol, equip and muster
into service 500, 900 freed slaves 1t has
been estimated that only about %, 900 me-
groes could have been obtained under the
bill as it came from the House, and there
fore the benefits of his amendment will be
at once appreciated.
Our special dispatches give news of
the occupation of Lebanon, Tennessee, on
the Sth instant, and the capture of 600
prisoners.
1t will be seen that warm work is an
tcipated on the Florida coast.
A large haul of contraband goods had
been made on the Potomac.
Capt. WoRDENs attack Oh Fort Nc
Allister, was simply experimental, to test
the quality of his vessel, the new Monitor
Montauk.
From California we have news of the
settlement of the Senatorial contest, by the
election of Hon. JOHN CONFESS, Douglas
Democrat.
In the Senate, SUMNER made an elab-
crate speech in support of the House bill
to provide for National currency.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN was summar-
lily prevented from delivering political
speech in St. Louis. He was arrested by
the Provost Marshal and given the alter
native of leaving the State or going to
Jail. He crossed the river Immediately.
The appropriation for surveys Of the
Minnesota River and Red River, has been
debated in the House.
There is a rumor that the President
has decided on recalling Gen. MCCLELLAN
to the command of the army of the Poto-
mac, and that cabinet explosion ensued
which delayed his action for the present.
The rebel papers have learned that a
formidable land and naval expedition is
about to attack Charleston. A British
frigate has taken off the British Consul and
carried him to Havana We may soon ex-
pect stirring news from this quarter. Sew
eral British vessels loaded with cotton
escaped from Charleston on the night of
the attack on our gunboats.
"A resolution has passed the Senate
asking for information of the character OF
the suggestions made to NJ. MERCER by
Mr.. Seward, which induced him to visit
Richmond last summer. The information
is probably desired for the purpose of an
attack on Mr.. Seward.
There is no quorum in the Illinois leg
islature, the Republicans having seeded,
because they could not control tho major
ity. They are very fair imitators Of the
rebels
Several lodges of the Santees, or Mis-
sissippi Sioux, have come into Fort Ran
dali in starving condition and offered to