The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-27

Saint Paul. Friday May %1s Aoo4'
Dispraceful Conduct of q Cavalry
Captain-.Duel at st. Cloud.
st. Cloud was considerably excited We'd
nesday and Thursday by the disgraceful con-
duct of Capt. NIX. of company G, Second
cavalry, who was on his way to Sank Centre
from Fort Smelling with portion of his CON-
peny and q lot of Government horses for the
Indian expedition. While passing through
the streets of st. Cloud he met the Sheriff,
Mr.. BEAupRE, and ordered him to halt tell
ing him that he could not proceed any farther,
and If he attempted to do so he would shoot
him, but after some alteration he let him
pass Capt Nix then went into beer saloon,
where he met q man from Benton county,
whom he calledrt a'd-copperhead and was in
return called ga id liar" when both come
to blows, and severe fight ensued, in which
the Captain was knocked down. Upon this
some of MIxs men pitched into the man who
had ioored MIX, and were using him pretty
roughly, when Capt. CHARLES LEUEG, former
~ of the Fourth regiment, tried to persuade
the men to desist, saying that it was unfair
for so many to.attack one man. After time,
the men desisted, and this ended the distur-
banee for that day.
The next day, Captain NIX, at the head of
twerty-seven of his men, with loaded carbines
and revolvers, appeared in front of Captain
LUEG's place of business. Nix told LuEG to
come out and fight. Capt LUEG said he did
not want to fight so many, but would take one
of them. Capt. Nix then stepped out and
challenged LUEG to mortal combat. The
weapons chosen were swords, and in the pre-
senee of the q cavalrymen and a large number
of citizens, the two combatants went at it with
Capt NIX got slashing blow across the fore
head, and Capt. LUBG got q cut across
his hand. This, we believe, ended the
combat, but as NIX had threatened to "clean
out the town." the citizens became aroused
and the Mayor aud Council were called to-
gether. The citizens were summoned out and
patrolled the town during the night, during
which NIX and his men quietly departed.
The above statement comes from a respon-
sible citizen of st. Cloud, and we have no
doubt of its general correctness. The matter
has been brought unoficialy to the notice of
Gen. SIBLEy, who will doubtless cause an in
vestigation to be had in regard to it.
Since writing the above we have been in
formed that Capt. LUEG's part in this affair
was anything but creditable to him. This,
however, does not extenuate in the least the
conduct of Capt. NIX.
Why We Get no News from Gen.
Grants Army.
The following note will explain the reason
why the news from GRANTS Army is so
meagre:
New YoRK, May %.
To the Editors of tie West:
Major Gen. DIX instructs me to notify you
of his desire that yon will not publish at pres
ent any details which you may receive by mail
or otherwise of movements Of GRANTS army
mentioned in the dispatch of the Secretary of
War to Maj. Gen. DIX.
E. 8. SANFORD,
Military Superintendent of Telegraph.
The above, of course, has reference to COM
70 munications, and not what comes by telegraph,
and applies to journals which have correspon-
+, dents in the army. As the movement COM
.unenced on Friday last at midnight, it is prob
able the Introduction will soon be removed and
the details received.