The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

trOduced bill making an additional grant O
land to aid in constructing; Railroad from St
Paul to point between Big Stone Lake and
I the mouth of the Sioux Wood River Refer.
red to the Committee on Public Lands.
The Kinderhook Rough Notes reports that
"Lindenwald," the country seat of the late
ex-President Van Buren,, has recently been
sold by John Van Buren, to broker in New
York for $4,000. The property consists Of
300 acres of the best quality of farming land.
The grounds around the mansion are laid out
with taste, and the garden, which is large,
contains the choicest of fruit, while an extern
sive hot house is filed with fruits of every
cline.
On Tuesday night Gen. Sigel made very
remarkable speech in Martinsburg, Va. He
said: "Tne war has gone three years, and it
is great disgrace to the North that, with all
its superiority of men and money, the rebels
have not been conquered. l am now here,
where was two years ago. Only think of
it! We march tomorrow to fight the greatest
General of the age, the rebel General Lee. :"
At this remark the General was greeted with
Kisses from some intense loyalists. He re-
piled, "You may hiss, but he is a great Gen.
eral, although rebel"
Two fatal accidents occurred on the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad last week,-one
on Monday, and the other on Thursday.
About twenty-five soldiers were killed and a
hundred wounded,-all belonging to the I'd
and 10th Indiana cavalry.
The President has appointed Brig. General
Ed. r. s. Candy Maj. Gen. of volunteers, and
ordered him to the command of all the troops
west of the Mississippi river. This order will
relieve Gen. Banks
Since permission was given to soldiers in
the regular service who re-enlist to select any
State to which they may choose to be credited
as part of its quota and to receive its bounty,
large numbers have beed secured by agents
from New England cities. Boston has obtain
ed over 900 men. Large numbers of negroes
have also been enlisted by recruiting agents.
"A Federal expedition from Bulls Gap, a
few days ago, destroyed fifteen miles of the
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, between
Lick Creek and Greeneville, and routed body
of rebels under Mudwall jackson.
Generals ingalls,, Allen, Turner and Ruck-
er, of the Quartermasters Department, were
confirmed by the Senate to-day. Also, A. Ben
nett, of Kansas, Kickapoo Indian Agent $;
Chas. K. Wells, Postmaster, Milwaukee; D.
T. Smith, of Minnesota, and E. P. Ferry, Tax
Commissioners for Tennessee.
1t is currently stated that Senator Jim
Lane was the other day attacked on the ave-
had seduced.
Judge P. C. Wright, year or so ago
resident of st. Louis, was arrested last week in
Detroit, Michigan, and sent to Fort Lafayette
Most of his time has been spent in Canada,
but it is understood that he is engaged in or
ganizing secret clubs to aid the rebels in the
Northwestern States-and hence his arrest
-Adjt. Gen. John T. Sprague has recently
acquired possession of the richest deposit of
silver ore in New Mexico and probably in
North America. This is known as the "Ste-
phenson Mines" and is situated in the Oregon
range of mountains, in the valley of the Rio
del Norte, and but few miles north of the
southern line of the territory where it joins
Texas.
AT late meeting OF the Scientific Insti-
tute, in New York, DR.. Marco sent a paper on
the effects of the intoxicating drink called alb
sinthe, which effects he states to be different
from those of mere brandy, which does not
cause the terrifying Authorizations and prostra-
ton of the intellectual faculties that are the
usual consequences of the immoderate use of
absinthe. DR.. Marco has therefore expert
mented upon the essense of wormwood, and
found it to possess poisonous qualities, pro-
ducing insensibility, and sense of terror even
upon animals.
The exodus from New York is reported to
be very large. Rents are so high that thou
sands of families are obliged to repair to the
adjoining cities and suburban towns, where
the landlords appear to be of more easy dispo-
sitions
MIR. and Mrs. Henig and four little chill
dren were burnt to death by the confiagration
of tenement house in New York on Monday.
They were in the fourth story and were so i'm
prisoned by the flames that in spite of their
shrieks and appeals no help could reach them
They are endeavoring to clear out the ca
nal and drains to secure the health of the city
of Washington. The largest sewers should be
placed under the White House and the De-
partments.
The Marietta CO., Register announces the
gratifying fact that the college in that place is
likely to obtain an endowment of 800, 900.
The sum Of $50, 000 is already secured uncon-
ditionally-of which Douglas Putnam gives
$15, 900, and Noah L. Wilson $4,000; other
parties, the amount of $4,000; and President
Andrews who is now in the East, has secured
$40 600 in that quarter, in subscriptions of
81 900, $500, and some less sums. And Dou-
glas Putnam starts the second $4,000 with
$4,000, making his donation $4,000 if the
full $780, 900 is raised.
A portion of Averils command, sent out
to cut the Virginia and East Tennessee Rail-
road, has arrived at Princeton, Mercer county,
Virginia, rebel force of $500 retreating at
their approach.
A New England woman writing to a metro
politan journal says:
Allow me through your columns to comfort
the!heart ola Mother of Soldiers" by assuring
her that throughout New England, from the
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