The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-22

Poor Greeley founders in the mu(

Poor Greeley founders in the mud OF
military and political speculation worse
and worse. In the touching words of the
New York World, "Itis sad to see fine
agricultural intellect so wrecked, and fac
ulties that might have ennobled farm
yard shattered in wild effort to compass
craftsmanship"
Governor Seymour's veto of the
Broadway railroad bill seems to please the
New Workers, who viewed with disgust
the lawless scheme.
H. W. Beecher says the President has
put the Buffers, Mitchells and Fremonts
out to grass.
Barney Williams and his wife played
at the New York Academy the other night
for the relief of Ireland, and raised $1,000.
"A writer from the recent field of bat
tie near Chancellorville says true map
of this scene of the present fight would be
a representation of piece Of woods with
explanatory annexation that the troops
and batteries are hidden from view by the
trees.
The Missouri Republican says that
several steamboats,, loaded with emigrants,
are about to leave that city for the differ
ent points on the upper Missouri, as far as
Fort Benton. The emigrants, settling in
Idaho and Washington territories, will en-
gage in mining and agricultural pursuits,
developing the vast resources of those rich
regions, and swelling the population to a
point which will justify, at no distant day,
the formation of state governments.
Michael Burns was executed at Saint
Louis on Friday, for the murder of man
named Gilmore. He persisted to the last
that he was not guilty of murder. The
decent of the drop was five feet, and should
have broken the neck of the culprit, but
by some arrangement it only slowly stran-
gled him. At the end of twelve minutes
his chest still moved regularly and quickly.
At the end ofsixteen minutes, even, there
were still traces oflife. In few minutes
more, however, he was pronounced dead.
The new York Times has the follow
ing notice Of the death of Col. Stevens,
of the Third Regiment, New York Excel
sior Brigade:
| He fell MORALLY wounded while leading his
men to the charge upon the enemys lines on
| Sunday morning. He was one of the most gal
liant soldiers and perfect gentlemen that ever
| lived, and was from Dunkirk. in this State.
| When our army fell back to its defensive line
near the Birk House on Sunday, his body was
| left on the field among the wounded and the
dead whom we were compelled to abandon:
| Major II. E. Tremaine, of Gen. Sickles' Staff,
was dispatched with flag Of truce to the en-
emy's lines for the purpose of recovering Col.
Stevens body, as well as those Of several other
| officers but the rebel commander refused him
the privilege of entering their lines for that
| purpose.
Rev. Mr. Charming preached in Wash
ington last Sunday upon events on the
Rappahannock, where he has been for
some days, and where he witnessed Sedg-
wick's battle, of which he gave graphic
and affecting picture, moving the audience,
including Secretary Chase, to tears. Mr..
Charming said he had talked with many
soldiers, but had yet to see one who con-
sidered himself defeated.
Major Larrabee, I'm eccentric and
we'll known citizen of Hartford, died sud-
denly on Tuesday, aged 81 years. He
left his whole property, amounting to sew
eral thousand dollars, for the benefit of
lame, deformed and manned females.
The following appears in the Philadel-
phia Inquirer of the 9th:
The British minister got considerably the
| start of newspaper correspondents, having dis
patched special messenger to England, with
news of Gen. Hooker's retreat, by the steam
ship Persia, which sailed from this port on
| Wednesday last. His lordship telegraphed in
formation to the British consulate here, and
| the consulate commissioned a messenger, who
will probably arrive at Liverpool on or about
the 10Th.
Among the killed at Fredericksburg
was Major Chandler of the 18th Pennsyl-
vania regiment, and son of Hon. Joseph
R. Chandler.
Major James II. O'Conner, of the
Third Illinois cavalry, has captured con-
federate widow, named Mrs. Laura Bris-
coe. They were married last month, at
the enoampment of the regiment, near
Helena, Arkansas. The bride is near
relative of the rebel General Hindman,
and owns considerable property at Helena,
besides a good share of the Southern ''pe-
culiar institution"
Paul Morphy has been again beaten
by Mons. de Riviere in friendly match
at chess-the latter winning three out of
five games.
"A Correspondent of the Philadelphia
PRESBYTERIAN, with the blockading squad
ron off Mobile, relates the following:
Tn nv letter of the 9th, I mentioned the
| visit of her Majesty's sloop-ofwar Pylades
| Cantain Hood. 1t has since TRANSFERRED that the
object of his visit was to remove from office,
and from the city, the British Consul at Mobile.
If annears that the Consul had shipped, by
British war vessel, some three or four millions
Of dollars, sending it to England under the pre-