The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-06
THE NEWS


-WnL1AM n. WRIGHT Oem.) has been
elected United States Senator from New
Jersey. ra "a
Gen. MCDOWELL has been ordered to
Cairo, to preside over court OF inquiry
on cotton-speculating officers. This is con-
elusive evidence that he has been acquitted
of the charges against him.
-Adyices from Hilton Head state that
the rebels claim that four rebel vessels ran
the Charleston blockade in one day. Gen.
HUNTER has ordered all the staff of Gen.
FOSTER out of the Department of the South,
for the utterance of statements tending to
create mutiny.
The House has adopted an amend
ment to the bill for the appointment of
additional Major and Brigadier Generals,
that the President shall appoint no one
excepting for gallant and meritorious SER
vices in the field
A plan has been submitted to the
Military Committees of Congress for con-
solidating the regiments in the field or
for filling them up to maximum, and
keeping them full from troops to be raised
under the new conscription law. If this
plan is adopted We may expect draft
soon after the passage of the bill. Con-
scripts may procure substitutes, or pay
$500 to the War Department and be ex-
empt.
Gen. RosEcRANs, among others, has
recommended Brig Gen. H. P. VanCleve,
of Minnesota, for promotion.
The Senate has authorized the Presi-
dent to Brevet commissioned officers for
gallant conduct.
The excitement in Kentucky has en-
tirely subsidized, and the rebels are retreat
ing from the State.
1t is reported that Rosencrans' forces
are moving towards Chattanooga, and that
Longstreet is at Knoxville with designs on
Kentucky through Cumberland Gap. We
have never had positive evidence yet that
Longstreet has left Fredericksburg, and do
not credit the reports that have come so
often about his being in Tennessee.
The Senate was the scene of exciting
discussions Friday. Mo DoUGAI, OF
In the House, bill was reported from
a conference committee, authorizing the
President to suspend the writ of habeos
corpus during the rebellion, and providing
for the discharge of political prisoners on
their taking the oath of allegiance.
"A correspondent learns of the fright
full ravages of small pox in Richmond, and
of the escape of every one who can get
away. We have heard too often the stO-
ries of starvation and pestilence in Rich
mond, to place much reliance on this re-
port
The house of Rev. D. FRAZER, in
Buffalo, was destroyed by fire Friday,
and Mrs. FRAZER and four daughters burn
ed to death.
-Ex-Gov Roger Sherman Baldwin Of
Connecticut, died at his residence in New
Haven on the 10Th instant, aged about 20
years Gov. Baldwin was a grandson of
Roger Sherman, of revolutionary memory.
He has held many high positions of honor
and trust in the State. Twice he has
been Governor, and once member of the
United States Senate. He was the ablest
lawyer in the State, and his character as
public man and private citizen was above
reproach.
Among the recent army promotions is
the following:
General John w. Phelps of Vermont, to be
NIaior-Gencral, commission to date from Dec.
4th, 1851.
The Rochester Union calls attention to
the fact that the promotion Of that fan
attic is to date from the very day on which
he issued his fanatical proclamation at Ship
Island
While every schooner captured by
the Confederate pirates offers occasion tor
a small panic in the newspapers, we are
apt to forget that something has been
and is being done on the other side. An
official report just made reveals the fact
already one hundred and eighteen prize
cases have been decided, the amount of
sales footing up over $4,000, 900, of which
about eighty per cent. is to be divived.
There have been in all over three hundred
and sixty vessels taken; thirty-five steam
ships, six ships, thirteen briggs, two hun
dred and twenty-four schooners, twenty
two sloops, fifteen banks and tifty-two
smaller boats.
Secretary Seward wrote the following
patriotic letter in response to an invitation
to attend celebration of Washington
birthday: .....
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