The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-25
LATE NEWS IrEMs.

1t ID reported that Gen. Hancock. in
consequence of the condition of b;s
wounds, is to be relieved of the command
of the I'd corps and assigned to the COM
mand OF the Department of Washington.
Gen. Augur succeeding him in the Army
Of the Potomac
The sword Of Capt. Morris, of the
rior'oa' has been received at the Navy
department.. 1t is OF English make,
crowned with lions head, and bearing
The rose' thistle and shamrock in its hilt
and blade, with q Confederate flag.
The New York Times has the FOL-
lowing special from Washington.
The Secretary of the Treasury Ia, nre,.r.a
ms reply 10 the offer of loan hv Garrnou
bankers Tor - coo 100000. He has fnllv a.
a.iincu tne "DETAILS or proposal, and concludes
| there Is no law which would authorize him 70
entertain the proposition and the question 10
| QUO soeiy lor The consideration Of Congress-
| ana untll That body will pass law sustainin1,
euch loan. ne must decline accepting it. He
IN mates that the whole matter and accom-
PlnyihS papers VIII be referred to Congress
| upon the opening Of The session, with p re-
commentator that the subject b.: favorably
| considered.
The Norfolk Oh Dominiou of the
10Th says:
This morning over 800 deserters came over
| I'D body on the extreme right Of the retnI no
sitlOn. The SpOttswood House. Richmond
was the scene of 4 fight on Sunday last, be,
tween member from Georgia and one from
Virginla-the latter maintaining that negroes
should be armed and The former that they
he. ::
sion OF the COnicderacy. and said he would be
upheld by his constituents
Boston papers describe the reception
of Capt. Win>low, of TIE Kearsargs, at
Faneuil Hall, As very brilliant atfa:r. 4
complimentary dinner to him is to be given
on Tuesday next.
More than 10000 trees, shrubs and
herbaceous plants were planted in the New
York Central Park last year. The car
liage drive now completed is above eli shty
miles in length, and TIE walks twenty
miles.
1t is reported that a refugee from
Alabama, now at Nashville, states that the
Legislature of Alabama, by clear maio--
.ty of ten in the Senate, and over twenty
N the House, are resolved to do nothing
more in support of the war.
Col Berdan's new rifle vas tried near
Utica recently. The distance was 1900
yards; the target six feet in diameter, or
regulation size. Col Ber,lan ACCOMPLISHED
the remarkable feat OF shooting the bulls
eye " four times in succession. He then
missed it by trfe the fifth tiuie, and bit
it again the sixth.
"A horseback wedding TOOK place at
Sherwood, III , recently, tie contracting
parties being Mr.. Josiah W. Cranial and
Miss Helen B Hurst. The ceremony WAS
performedn front of the ofliciating clergy
mans residence, the bridal party being on
horseback, and the bride and her three
bridesmaids (Miss Fanny @ Hurst, Miss
Julia Shellenbrrg and Miss Mary n. Thur
berg dressed and mountel. The novelty
OF the ceremony attracted /. large CON-
pany Of the neighbors
The Pennsylvania republican leaders
have resumed their raid on the President,
and insist upon the suppression of Mr..
Stanton in the Cabinet kitchen as q sine
qua non of their support of the admins:
;ratlon hereafter. They want Gen. But
Ter, and represent that Pennsylvania
particularly, and the country generally,
will not be satisfied until the change is
made. Pennsylvania will persist that she
has right to be heard until her wishes
are acceeded to-
Our Dabster says the Government
may tax our matches, but challenges the
world TO match our taxes. We've got to
tax our energies to pay them.
The Independence Belqe gives the
following particulars of the amounts re-
ceiyed by various artists IS the results of
single performances. Malibran al Drury
Lane received ESQ each night. Tie
same price was paid to Lablache for two
performances. Grisi at New York receive
ed t4OO for one performance, and shortly
after obtained f2, 400 as the result of one
nights entertainment in London Tagli-
oni received ESQ for every Performance
at Hamburg, and at her second benefit at
st. Petersburg she realized the extrava-
CANT sum of fS, 100, in addition to mag
| nificent present of diamond ornaments
made her by the Gar
The number of letters posted in Ion
| don in 1868 was 141, $4,000. In Liver
pool in the same year, l5,454, 0O0
The following paragraph appears in
an Alabama paper:
ARREST OF A FEMALE SPY.--A Young WO-
man, by the name of Miss Jones. was arrested
in Selma yesterday charged with being Fed.
eral spy She had about her person number
of papers, the nature of which we were unable
| to learn, and q large amount OF greenJacks.
She acknowledged having two accomplices.
| Our authorities are on the alert, and they viii
hardly escape.
| The Democratic party, in the late
Presidential contest, have suffered dis
astrous defeat. The rank and file may
charge it to their own folly, in consenting
to be guided by their stupid copperhead
peace leaders. From the splendid run