The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-17

Meaoe on tne 7th instant
line northwestern Sanitary Fair If n,
ouque, will commence on the Ole, 20 49,.
month. The citizens of Dubuque are makina,
liberal preparations for the accommodat;or -
visitors and to insure the success of tho pa;.
Inc chairman of the committee of arran,,o
ments is Austin Admins, ESQ.
III is understood that Secretary Chase suc.
ceeded the other day in negotiating loan of
S'''ooo with the banks OF New York city.
commenting upon the recent daily tele-
grams OF repulsed attacks upon Buffers CON-
mana the Chicago Times remarks.
The questions that naturally occur ore
Where 40 the rebels get so many men to make
three OF 1our assaults per day for 4 month at
cost vi some thousands at each attach ond
wnat w tney want OF Butler or Buffers posi.
tion, tnat tney continue to endeayor tn can.
lure MIN or II atsuch terrible sacrifices?
Inc Times concludes that there is n GOOD
deal OF humoug in the reports of attacks and
repulses, from Butler.
The Richmond Sentinel is puzzled at Grants
operations. Itsays:
1t is time for as all to cease speculations &C
10 Grants movements and attend to the facts
lie has been Offering fight when we thought he
was retreating, and retreating when we
thougnt ne was Offering fight; he has been ad-
vancng when he was whipped, and heading up
s snsn wen M ~ ne had every reason to hurry
contrarlness, and has always disappointed us
whenever we supposed that he was acting SEN
slbly or consistently with himself. We SUI
pose that ne has come to the final fight at last;
tnough, warned by experience, we express the
opinion with becoming doubt
The loan bill re ported in the House on
| Tuesday authorizes the borrowing of S4OO..
| Ooo0oo on coupon and registered bond, re-
deemable after any period not exceeding forty
years.
"A Washington dispatch says General Buell.
| has resigned and his resignation is accepted. 1t
is understood that he resumes his position in
the regular army as Colonel and Assistant Ad-
jutant General
Alfred Denny, of Ohio, has been appoint
ed Indian Agent for the Upper Missouri. This
| is the first appointment under the law to Or
graize the Territorial Government of Montana.
The London Times states that q subscrip-
ton list has been opened in that city for the
United States Sanitary Fund, to which Mr..
Joshua Bates and Mr.. James McHenry have
each contributed 81 900. Mr.. Peabody, it is
said, has already forwarded a contribution of
$4,000.
The following is an extract from letter.
written by distinguished officer, dated at
Grants headquarters, May 80:
Grants plan is to avoid the Chickahomy
Swamp, by pushing boldly round to the north
side of Richmond. There is not a
| single officer or man in this army who enter
talns doubt as to the successful result of this
campaign.
Lieut.. Colonel Edward F. Lloyd, of the
10th New York Volunteers, met with his
| death during the charge on the enemy's works
| near Ressacca, Georgia. Previous to his join
ing the army the deceased had been map
publisher in New York. and on August 16,
1862, was commissioned captain of Company
of the betOre-named regiment. He rose
| steadily till he was second in command, and
on the day he was killed he was acting colonel
Intelligence from Europe informs us of
| the recent death of Geo. Hulsemann man
well known in diplomatic circles at Washing
| ton. For some twenty. five years he was res
ident of Washington city, and in his official
capacity, of course acquainted with all the
Presidents and cabinet advisers who during
that period held Office.
1t is announced that Gen. Crooks army is
again in motion, this time direct for Richmond.
which means, of course, that it will be added
to the Army of the Potomac, or be put
in some position to cooperate in the siege of
the rebel capital. 1t has also been made public
that Gen. Hunters army is to be added to Gen.
Grants direct command, and that the junction
will soon take place. By what route these two
cooperating columns are to reach Richmond is
not stated but it is enough to know that Gen.
Grant is massing an enormous army for the
siege of the rebel capital.
Henry Tracy citizen of Hancock county,
East Tennessee died on the 18th of April,
1864. He was about forty-six years of age, six
feet six inches HIGH and weighed over 600
pounds For many years previous to his death
he had not lett his home.
The Hon. Edward Everett announces that
the relief fund for East Tennessee now amounts
to $100,0 900.
The Navy Department has received infor-
nation of the capture, off Wilmington, of the
steamer Caledonia. She is side-wheeler,
very long, 575 tons burthen, built and regis
tered in Quebec in 1868, and was owned by A.
keith, jr. of Halifax, who acts as agent for the
Confederates at Queenstown She sailed from
| Queenstown for Wilmington.
"A special to the Commercial, Washington
4th, says: "The receipts of the internal reven-
ue during the fiscal year ending with the pres
ent month will be over 100000, OOO It is es-
timated that the present bill will realize twice
as much after it is in working order; but for
the first six months, the revenue will not be in
creased much. if any.
| Miss Major Cushman has become some
what of lion in New York. On Wednesday
night she was serenaded and made speech.
| On Thursday she rode out in the Park; was
presented with a carbine, &C.. Colorado jew
EFT called upon her, and other incidents of in.
terest transpired. On Friday she intended to
ride Black Bess. Leonard Grover, proprietor
of the Washington Theatre, has offered her
one thousand dollars week if she will appear
for him in a drama Illustrating the incidents
| and scenes through which she has passed in her
service as a scout.
William Mayo, prominent and wealthy
citizen of Cooper County, Mo-, has been muir
dered By militia The only offence of fhe Dc.