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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
A "COpperhead'' Beaten by Soldiers.
He shoots One of Them, Is Arrest
ed, aud subsequently is Killed.

DUouorN, ILL.,, Feb. IA sad tragedy occur
red in our little town yesterday, resulting in
the shooting Of two men. 1t appears that
some difficulty occurring between a soldier and
''copperhead, they came to blows, where
upon, the soldier being Joined by several COM
panions, the 'copperhead" was pretty badly
used for short time, but finally succeeded in
getting away. He started upon run, being
followed by one Of the soldiers, and, seeing
he was likely to catch him, he turned as
the soldier was upon the point of dealing
another blow, and drew revolver, shooting
the soldier through the right lnng. inficting a
frightful wound, which, it is feared will prove
fatal. The "copperhead was Immediately
taken into custody, when number of the SOL
dier's friends and members of his company,
becoming acquainted with the affair, demanded
the prisoner. The authorities finally succeeded
in compromising the matter, it being agreed
that he should be taken to Springfield, for
trial. Accordingly he was bound, guard
placed over him. and started for the depot |;
but, upon arriving at the door, three shots
from the crowd were fred, all taking effect,
and killing him instantly.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
A British Judge OH American Jul
rfsts.


Baron BRAMwELL, one of the Judges of
the British Court of Exchequer, in deliv-
ering his decision in the Alexandra case.
on the 18th inst, paid the following COM
pliment to American jurists:
concur in the eulogium the Attorney Cen
eral has passed on American legislation and
American Judges in this matter. An English
lawyer must rejoice to see that those who adj
minister in America law in great part our
common inheritance, administer it on the same
fearless and honest principles as, 1 venture to
say, law is administered here. The way to
show our sense of their example is not to con-
slider what would be acceptable to their conn
trymen merely, and decide accordingly. nor to
be Influenced by the foolish threats Which have
been uttered, but to decide, as their Judges
have done, truly and honestly, to the best of
our ability.
NOW, there are but three decisions to be no.
ticed. The first is the case of the Indepen-
dencia. 1t has not the slightest bearing on the
present. The Independence was an armed
vessel. Being So she came to Baltimore and
had her fighting crew increased Mr.. Justice
STORY expressly states as a fact found, that
there was an illegal augmentation of the force
OF the independence in our ports by a sub
stantial increase of the crew. This renders It
wholly unnecessary to enter into an inyestipa
ton OF the question whether there was not
also an increase of her armament. As to the
Alharida, he said there was an s'illeeal outfit
and an enlistment of her crew, within our
waters, for the purposes of war;" He decides.
then ON the ground of warike equipment in
the American port. 1 doubt if Mr. Jones was
right when he cited this case to show it was
not an authority against him.
Ii precedent OF honest and eloquent indig-
nation were wanted, would refer to the iudg-
ment OF Chief Justice Marshall in another case,
which. however, like the two have mention,
ed, has no bearing on the present
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
Order of Gen. Dana.

The last sentence of the following gen.
eral order issued by Maj. Gen. DANA, is
decidedly BUTLER-ish:
Pass CAvALLo, TEXAS, Jan. IL, 1864.
Every soldier of this command will immedi
ately be supplied with a rubber blanket and
half a shelter tent, for active field service.
Commanders of divisions, brigades, regiments
and batteries, will see to the prompt execution
of this order. Inspectors will report all in
stances where men are discovered or inspected
without these articles. Officers are advised to
supply themselves also with these articles for
themselves and servants. 1t is anticipated that
this army will fight on foot and not on ,cheels.
By command of Major General DANA.
WALTER B. SCALES, Lieut.. Col. and A. A. G.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
GIFT by tsie Prince Of Wales to syar
ward College Library.

The Prince of Wales has made a valua-
bic present to the Harvard College, accom-
panied by the following letter:
S.lNDRINGH,M. Nov. 5. 1863.
SIR am desired by the Prince of Wales to
say in answer to your letter of the 22d ult :.
that it will give him very great pleasure to
present to the library of Cambridge University
copy of the photographs of the Samaritan
Penta'euch, taken during the visit of his Royal
Highness to Nabloos.
The Prince of Wales desires me to add that
he will always be glad of any opportunity
which may enable him to evince in however
slight manner, the lively sense which he en-
tertains of the kindness and hospitality which
he received during his visit to the United
States; and that with these recollections he
cannot fail cordially to reciprocate the wish
to which you have given expression, that moth
ing may occur to interrupt the friendship
which ought ever to exist between the old
country and the new.
have the honor to be, sir, your most ODE
dent servant,
HERBERD FISHER,
Private Secretary.
The above note is in answer to the re-
quest Of clergyman in Cambridge for a
photograph of what claims to be the old
est MSS in the world, for Harvard College
Library. The Samaritans profess that it
is more than three thou and years old, and
by the grandson of AARON
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
ReOccupatiOn Of Jacksonville, Fla

Letters from St. Augustine, Florida,
furnish intelligence of the reoccupation by
Union troops Of Jacksonville, on the St.
Johns river, about forty miles inland from
st. Augustine. The event is said to have
taken place on or about the 9th ult. A
letter says:
Union refugees continue to crowd into st,
Augustine. They are chiefly of the farming
class. Their reports all agree as to the strin.
gency of the new rebel CONSUMPTION All
white males between the ages of fifteen and
fifty-tve are collected and driven to the nearest
military depot, at Pilatka. These harsh meas.
ures are creating great dissatisfaction among
the native population of Florida The people
living nearest to st. Augustine are very anx.
ious TO secure federal protection.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12

arms intended for and consigned to the State
of Georgia have been seized by the police of
this State, but that the city of New York should
in no way be made responsible for the outrage.
As Mayor have no authority over the po-
lice. If had the power l should summarilv
punish the authors of the illegal and uniustili-
able seizure of private property.
FERNANDO WOOD.
What disgrace to the city of New York
to be represented by man who has so
little regard for truth and honor!
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12

The following extract is from the order OF
General Rosecrans on assuming command in
Missouri:
In relieving Gen. Schofeld, who, in assum-
ing the arduous duties connected with this
brilliant career as commander of Thomas old
Division, in the then opening campaign Of the
Army of the Cumberland, tender him my
compliments for the admirable order in which
/ have found the official business and archives
of this Department, and my best wishes as well
as hopes, that In his new field of duty he may
reap that success which his solid merits, good
sense and honest devotion to duty and his
country so well deserve.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
OIL MILL BURNED.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 8.-Alarge oil mill Of
D. W. Burson d Co., at Richmond. Ind
was burned on Saturday night. Loss e.
timated at $4,000. Insured for SCI, 900.
&c, 900 bushels of fax seed and SEVENTY.
barrels Of iinseed oil and large quantity
Of essential oil cake were DESTROYED.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12

The Princess of Wales is said to have
fastened an interesting event by eagerly
joining skating party on the ice, and only
arrived at Frogmcre just in time.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
BLOCKADE RUNNER DE.
STROYED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE following
dispatch was received at the Navy De.
partment this morning. The United
States flag ship Minnesota off Newport
News the 9th: ll
To Hon. Gideon Welles:
The supply steamer Newbern had arrived.
the new and fast blockade runner Nan Dar.eis
new tOp-Sail. o'a,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
Wigfall on Planters.

WIGFALL, of Texas, made one of his
characteristic speeches in the rebel Senate
at Richmond recently. We make a couple
OF extracts. Speaking of Virginia chivalry,
he said:
And, singular to say, they think great deal
more of their negroes than of their sons and
brothers. A gentleman of his acquaintance
mad, last summer, met negro on the cars
coming to Richmond to work on the batteries.
The negro looked sad and the gentleman in
quired the reason. Sambo said he was sor-
roWful because his old master was so downcast
when he parted with him; that his master had
nVe sons IN the army but never grieved half so
much at parting with all of them as with him.
The patriotic planters would willingly put
their own flesh and blood into the army. but
when you ask them for negro the matter ap-
preached the point of drawing an eye-tooth.
For once Mr. WIGFALL tells the truth.
A Southern planter would rather have half
a dozen sons killed, than niger taken !;
he is like the old sea captain who heard
that his ship had been capsized; he de-
clarcd he wouldn't care a-qualifying ad-
jectives-if he hadn't had dozen bottles
OF Jamaica rum on board.
Mr.. WIGFALL then tells us that great
change has come over the planters:
A great change has come over the planters
within the last two years. Two years ago
when that pink of gallantry and soldierly quail
tiles was at Manassas. to keep his army from
starving he wrote letter to farmer in Orange
county, asking him to send him sixty wagon
loads of corn and provisions; promising to nav
for the grain and the expense of hauling the
same as soon as he was in funds. On the next
Sunday this letter was read at every church in
Orange, and on Monday morning the sixty
wagons, loaded with corn, were sent to GEN.
Beauregard, free of charge and telling him to
keep, also, the wagons and teams. Such was
the patriotism in Orange county then. Now,
those very farmers will actually burn their
wheat rather than sell it to the government at
five dollars bushel for the use of their own
the price of pork per pound when their sons
and brothers were living on quarter of
pound day, and sometimes had none at all.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
NEWS Ow OUR owO STATE.

IiIE Hastings Consercer of the I'd inst. con-
tans an estimate Of the amount of wheat now
In the warehouses Of that town, Us follows:
S . ~ u rogers. 10000
?. .: CarH, ....- ................... 10000
Ehnls BROS. 10000
M. Van hlrk. ........... u 900
n,ioiilaS Armstrong. ................. 2S,000
Wm; lhopson. ........,........... $4,000
IA. finilstead. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
van Aukeh q Langley. ............... 81, 900
Rehse " Large. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40 coo
II. Lowell. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
John Gambler. Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
George Robson. ................. IA, 900
4O7 900
In store February 20, 1868. .......... 800, 600
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-14

Congress has passed aud the President sp-
proved Bill 70 impose restrictions upon fey
eign commerce. This bill prohibits the e1por-
taticn OF cotton, tobacco, naval ani military
stores, rolsssos, sugar, OF ries, un3sy the pen
altJ Of the fJflsi.aro OF any vessel or vehicle,
OF any slaves o. animals engaged in tbs trans
poTlstion thereof Permits 70 export mar be
gTsutrd under rules which may be prescribed By
H. President. The bill also prohibits the send
i1Z Of G0y o. the above named articles TO any
soiztia tho C7Rfsjs-scg in possession Of the en-
smy a viols.ion Of ti.s law comes within the
sstega-y Of high His5emsAnos, snd Is punisha-
be b. fae and Imprisonment, ct the discretion
Of tie Confederate Safes courts Also, bill
10 IToh.bil tie Importation Of Injuries into the
Confederate States. This bill prohibits ths i'm
pcr.aacl CT luxUrias OF which long list is
enunsrztsd) after the 1st dsy Of March uezi.
A PUovisisn in tie bin empowers the Secretary
Of the Treasury to fz TIE maximum Of foreign
prices a. which, or within which ell goods made
Rhol,y or partly Of cotton, fax, wool or silk,
may be imPestsd. This is designed to ensure
tie importation of articles of prime necessity
and common use
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-14

From the Dalton ConfsdsratsJ

From the Dalton Confedsratsl
DALTON, February Ia gentleman, who
left GdDteTsTills last Sunday morning tells Us
that the Yankees had rot been 10 that place, IS
represented; thss a few cavalry went down 10
Short creek thres miss shove Guntersviils The
main body did not &C lower down than Larkin's .
landing. They went to Lebanon, and some of
the cavalry perhaps, as low as Van Buren,,
DeKalb county, Als, and the whole returned to
LsFkiR's landing. Authentic information
rssched GantsTsville, Sunday morning, that the
whole force recrossed 70 the north aide OF the
river on Saturday afternoon and Right There
objects we're probably to forage, recounoiire, and
divert the attention Of onr forces from move
msnts at other points-East Tennessee and
Jackson, Mississippi.
p. M-AL il quiet In our immediate front.
The enemy eontinae to sKpsl Cur people from
their lines. The following parties ara, nov at
ouf picket lines bsyend Tunnel Hill, asking ad-
mitfaBee: John Jsckscn bis wife and three
children, A. S. Maxwell, and Rev. Joseph H.
M FS1in, bis wits and Eve children
The foregoing persons arc from Knoxville. A.
L Maxwell viii be recognised as tho builder Of
ihe railroad bridges ever tbs Tennessee at
B idgepoTt and Decatur, aud sundTy others, and
Mr Martin as The minister Of the Second Pres
by;eii2n church a. Knoxville. The order IN
der which they were scat 10 ogr lInes was a
very singular one. Il directed Lieut. Mscksy,
with % men, to proceed, with the parties named,
to the FIRST rebel outpost, and 70 deliver them
over to the first person who would receive them,
and take receipt and return. Rs soon as posi-
bic, TO headquarters, st Rossvills.
| Gen. BTeckiREidge was called on st his guar
ters by the Kentucky brigade tonight, TO pay
HIN their aspects. He made brisf, glowing
and hopeful speech, apologisiug for not ad-
dressing them longer, aud was enthusiastically
cheersd by the large crowd of KsntaekiAns and
others present. Brig Gen. Lewis also made a
brief and appropriate speech.
| A woman, named Mary J. BAsy, wss detected
in seldisT'SlappsTel TO day, and sent TO the rear
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-14

From The Charleston Courier Of the 12th.
Very heavy and rSrid arire was heard Tburs.
dew il the direction Of john is and and 4 great
many TumoIs Of a contradictory character Wsgs
IN circulation OF another fight having taken
place, but 10 de6uiis intelligence Of the days
Opersti0ns had been received up to the hour Of
writing At ten o'clock Thursday evening
A dispatch from Gen. Wise, dated Signal Sta
ton, February 10, received in ths city q 5 q
P u stated that our troops had met ths enemy
two miles below in force Of two thousand stFoRg.
Il Was also stated that the enemy appeared 70
be shellrg Legsreyills
Msi 7 jenkins reports thai at halfpsst four
Wednesday afternoon, he commenced moving
on ths enemy, but did not encounter then uBril
within mile Of Hsul-Over Gus. where = met
and dispersed their picket, which vas q very
stoog enc. After furious IRE Of s lew min
utes, they scattered ike covsy Of psriridgss,
running in every direction. Three sf them run
into Capt. Humphrey aleAmpment and were
taken prisoners. Upon our return another Pris-
oaer was taken in the field. TIE ere y had
obssrueted the road winch was confined On bo B
sides by ditch And dam. In attempting io
remove the obEtTuetions The enemy opened FIRE
ca cur troops, which was returned By us with
the result above stated.
Our men afterwards kept up tho pursuit and
1 skirmishe3 with the enemy until night, when cur
Il
the enemy had been repulsed, leaving V.dsstss
/ set in s5vaucP, ans orr nee, who bad bean
ghiiBg since six IN th5 morning, aiiaEed 20 rest
Cur casualties sre repOgied hS saTpTisingly sIal,
4 bat no particulars as 70 nsmss. sG, have yet
! resehed us Several Of the g. emy HsTs seen %
I be carried off. The enemy was only two thou
sand stTOng. They dspl. yed IS skfrmishers at
regular intervals ffozl BohIckss creek set 0ss
/ Hopkinson's field ard bElf Wsy ACROSS the sd
jJining Plses ever 3 mile, supported By two
bodies Of troops in eoiumns.
We attacked theiT advance repeatedly, but
the enemy extending thsiE line, ne fell back
70 a better position, disppdsg every inch Of
grJ'uEd.
T.Vs prisoners taken vary IN thsiE account Of
the forces engaged en their sides, reporting it
froa two regiments snd fouF guus % three bTi-
adss anu isensy guns. Oas OF the prisoners
Also stated thst rsiRioIeesnsBts vera 70 aTrye en-
Tuesday night.
The enemy continue TO shell the city D1-
ring Thursday como ten shells were thT0En-
saVsTsl Of them with time fuses We hETa
hssrd Of 10 casualties, AID tbs damage is very
Eihing.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-14

! RIcHHoED. February l5-Tbs House COMMITTEES
appointed about the rEi Of lhs session to layssszs'
the alleged failure supply a. adequate supply Of food
to the Yankee PTaonsr made report this morning thai
thsy have e1amiusd large nanbsr Of Hitneuss, and
aeeumuls'ed mass Of testimony and il l. thoughi
considerable P0riion q The time The prisoners have net
rsesivsd fun rAions Of the allowances granted and On
some days received none. Yet on Al such oecsus is
bread and Faue ration Wa increased or dIiuihed and
the charge that the prisoners starved Of suffered
Tor food utterly unit ue aed il n y appears that thew
have always Jared ws and ihizk batter, rhsp
their own soldisrs In the fed ssd that WIS, failure
there may have been furnish fan sIowsncs Of neat
20 the pil0nsrs is atirbutabls to the Yankee army.
which By wholesale destroyed She property Of he
sOuss people sad Is responsible fo- any neg
set than any charged with the keeping and subsis
Ing Of The prisoners.
it's Understood considerable dfscuIty Is experienced
in adjusting the difsrsncs between The Senate and
House thu military bH the diaeuity being On Tie
quest o. exemptions.
Both houses hsys been In sssrs, session most Of fss
day, and both meet tonis5k
Hnmors as Richmeud.
RIcHNosD. Fs5rasry l3--Ws lad a report lsss as b
that tbs Yankees ag n coming up The Peninsula
the advance, savary lores, being a. CsrhsmsTEls.
Various reports have been rsssv 70 the effect that
large force Of the enemy s4naling a. Yorktown
Ons sseouat says ay ODD transports with troops have
arrived in York river this ussk.
rumor has been eurrenf here FOR two or ihrss days
that gold has largely advanced in New York but Is e
~ credited 81 he usual sources Of obtaining reliable
information
From ths WaPEdan.
ORANGE o r.. February bah Is quiet IN the Aont
Runners q tho enemy sVscusiI5E Culpepsr Court
House, prevail bat they are net yet confirmed
The troops are SIN rssnlsiIcg for the war.
Ths sicEe sf .CharIeston.
CHARLEsrOs, Fs5ruaEy I3 This enemy have with
drawn their forcss from johns Island and are reported
to have gone 4 In their gunbosfs.
The YANKEES Norris island were engaged to-day
repairing injuries to thsr batteries caused sy cur
shsnng.
There hss been 70 further saellnF q the city.
Prem 1IissiasiPpI.
NOZZLE, February IA special eispsich received
this evening from Newton, says Writ Adams sttEcked
wagon train nsar Decatur ys tsrdsy morning destroy
Ing forty wagons. and killing the mules and driveun
Tbs Federal Infantry oOmias in force prevented as
bringing oG the captured train Our los was aE
killed aud woundrd
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-14

Our Congressional reports dispose of lac false
reports 50 iEdus,rious.y circulated by the Yam
eee pIess, ihzt their prisoners were starved in
taa Ccaisdefsto prisons. We have Understood
that much Of the tostmoay taken by the CON-
mi1lee vas given by prisoners themselves.
Fem Redmond and the R22idan Madam
RumOF seeds out her usual supply.
Nothing DsW from Mississippi, except that to
Gen. WHIT ADAMS belongs tie credit Of having
eaFtu-sd the Yzukee wagon train, instead Of
Gen. LEE, As stated 10 our special yos.erdsy.
a. Charleston there Is unusual ouiet.
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SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY Il. 1864.
TO TmE PUBLIC.

We have been informed by several gentlemen
that they have been charged hfty cents foT .
single copy Of car paper By some Of the news.
boys. This is contrary to our instructions, and
the understanding BY which the paper is placed
in their hands at Z price that enables Them to
sell at twenty-five cents q copy and realize g
handsome pToft ANY departure from this IN
dsrstsndins reported a. the of6ca, will prevent
a repetition Of TIE fraud. Our price At the
counter is Twenty-Five cents = single copy.
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CTR 1RORNRwG RpsvE,.N.

In consequence Of difficulties between the
managers and operators OF the telegrsphic lines,
almost eli She press dispatches are Transmitted
ct nighs. Owing to this fact they appear Arst
in the morning edision Of the APPEAL This
issue contains, also, an entire page Of fresh
Histter. Il vii be ready for delivery at tho
counter every morning, al five O'Clock, and gen
tlemsu travelling on any Of tho esrly mornisg
trains eau supply thensslYo before lssving The
public gsnerally can also be supplied. By Sc
curing the morning edition our resiers will OBJ
tain ths telegraPbic reports eight or ten hours
aurIiar
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-14

Candidates for The various county officers TO
bs Rilsd on the first Saturday in March seen 70
be plenty. TIE ennnuncementS for DAyldsoa
county, are: shsEif-Wm. Wilson, Jas. II.
Hinton and T. p Forts criminal court clerk
John H. Han, Wm l. Horn, aud Charles W.
Smith; county tfustss-P. ". Aaxsy, John
Wilson aud Thos. H NeBddsi constable for
Nashville disriet--John D Cover and John E
Newman.
Ia consequences of ia municipal authorities
falling to snfOscs the laws to secure cleEnlinass,
Gen. Granger has issued sn order requiring
every eilizsn 70 sweep his or her pavement dai
Iy. The flth IRON the galssrs will be removed
by the army seavingers,
ANDY johnson lsfs the city on tbs 9Eh, By rail
for Washington.