The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25

The following decision of Importance
to distillers has been issued by the COM


missioner of Internal Revenue:
After March 21st, the amount allowed 40 ior
leakage shall not exceed per cent. CI LII
lance not exceeding 100 miles from ane 9iS ono
iery: IL Der cent. for between 100 and ZOO
miles. and so on to 81 per cent. Tor ooo miles
and more.
Sth are not subject to 60 cents TAX, altnougn
not sold or removed until after Mafch Hh.
Among the inscriptions OF the stand
ard of the 18th United States infantry is
the one-First at Vicksburg. In award
ing the honor of this inscription the board
of officers appointed to distribute honors
in that campaign declares g. it finds the
18th United States infantry entitled to the
first honor at Vicksburg, having in body
planted and maintained its colors on the
parapet with loss of 43 $40 per cent,
including its gallant commander, Wash
ington, who died at the parapet." Its
conduct, the board, after careful exam
ination, believes unequaled in the army,
and respectfully asks the general COM
handing the department to allow it the
inscription awarded.
The dismissal of the Chesapeake pi-
rates by the Supreme Court of New Bruns-
wick has been already announced. The
prisoners have been released upon the
GROUNDS that there was no proper requis-
ition made for their rendition by the
United States authorities; that the Of
fence charged being piracy, and the par
ties not having been in the United
States after the committal of the
crime alleged, are not guilty of such an
offence. under the tire: ty, within the juris-
diction of the United States, as would emit
tie the United States Government to re-
quire their being delivered up, and other
merely technical reasons concerning the
legal process order which they were ar
rested.
The letter of the Secretary of the
Interior concerning the disposition of the
colonization fund disclOses the fact that
Government has sent vessel to bring
back negroes colonized in Chiriqui under
the auspices of Senator Pomeroy. The
vessel was fitted out and dispatched some
time since, pursuant to cabinet consulta-
ton, it being shown that the colOnists
were rapidly perishing by famine and pes
thence. Instructions were sent to bring
back all who desired to return, which will
probably include all who are still alive.
We learn from Memphis papers of
the 18th, that the steamer Glendale, of
the Cincinnati Packet Line, was on her
last trip up ordered by the military au-
thorities to stop at the railroad depot and
take on locomotive for Louisville. This
order the officers of the boat disregarded.
This disObedience caused the officers of
the transportation to put a rod in pickle
for the Glendale, which upon her arrival
here on Saturday, was seized and ordered
below on Government service.
Colonel Straight seems to have acted
with somewhat indecent haste in preterring
charges against Colonel James M. Sander
son. The explanation made by that Off
Ger is, that he was overheard by a rebel
officer, but did not Intentionally reveal the
plot for the escape of the prisoners from
Belle Island Is it possible that Colonel
Straight is anxious to make capital by max
ing charges against fellow soldier, when
he is not yet al,solved from the disgrace Of
his surrender Of two thousand men to For
rest, who had but little more than four
hundred?
Mr. Daniel Webster, son of the late Col.
Fletcher Webster, is agent OF the United Ser
rice Magazine, printed at the establishment IN
North and Fulton streets the object of which
is the protection of friendless seamen and
others from the temptations and losses to
which they are exposed. Mr. Webster is So
Letting subscriptions for the magazine, and we
trust he will be rewarded with success
Boston Courier.
The late Col. Fletcher Webster was son
of the late great Daniel Webster, therefore
the present Daniel is grandson of the
great Daniel. He is engaged in soliciting
subscriptions for magazine, and, appar-
emily, in some scrt of book-selling bust
ness.
"A private letter from Washington of
the 18th inst has the following:
Yesterday, in the Senate the Chaplain
prayed in the following words: "To the Sen
ate of the United States and our rulers give
brains, BRAINS, BRAINS, oh, Lord God !" Two
of the Senators had their faces covered up with
their hands, but happened, through their fin
gers to glance at each other and, literally, as
their eyes met, burst out laughing.
We cannot for our lives see where the
laugh comes in here. We prefer to say
Amen" to the chaplain's petition.
The revised articles of war, prepared
by board of officers consisting of Major
General Hitchcock, Brigadier General
Oanby' and Major Halpine, have been
transmitted by the Secretary of War to the
Chairman of the Military Committee Of the
senate, and will soon come up for action
1t is believed they will be adopted substan-