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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01

"A writer in the Boston Courier, speaking
OF ride to Hoosic Mountain, embodies an
idea which does away with the supposed diff
Guilty OF boring a tunnel through it. The
members OF the corps of typographical en-
gineers should make note of it. Says the
writer: cl es hl,ssss..I -. : - :
:. As we sat in the bar-room of the tavern after
dinner, we nearo from an old farmer sugges-
ton worthy OF note. There amt but one
way" said he, to get hole through this here
mountain, and that is to bury a bigger in it
somewhere, and then Gov. Andrew viii set all
Massachusetts, to dig him out" -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE
: ON THE ERIE RAILROAD.

New YORK June 27.-The Commercial says
we understand an accident occurred at an early
hour. this morning on the Erie Railroad, caused
by the giving way of some rails, throwing the
entire train off the track, killing number
persons as we'll as injuring many Of the pas
sengers on the train.
Owing to the distance from New York at
which the accident occurred no defiuite partic-
ulars have been received.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
FROM HUNTERS ARMY.

CHARLESTON, Va. June 25.-It is reported
to day that the rebel Gen. Mcconnell, whom
Gen Hunter Outfanked and defeated few
days since, is now at Lewisburg with 1000
troops. 1t is also reported that some 1000 of
Morgan's command have reached the vicinity
of Louisa Courthouse, in their retreat from
Kentucky.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01

Recently Gen. Lew. Wallace, the satrap of
Maryland, confiscated all the copies of the
London Illustrated Neps found at the different
perlodical stores, on account of it's containing
an admirable likeness Of the rebel General Lee.
the field Of battle, he has been captured on pa
per by the redoubtable Wallace IN Washington
.Unio1 I 9 a i'.iS y L9s.S1e1 saioI 9iaea g
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
LATER FROM EUROPE.

CAPE RACE, June 27.-The Bavaria from
Southampton 10Th inst, was boarded off Cape
Race Sunday. Her advices are two days later.
The Times says the rumor Of the possible break
ing up of the Cabinet on the Danish question is
talked of conditionally on change. -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP ACCIDENT.

New YORK, June 27.-The Pacific Mail Com
pany have information that the steamer Amer
lea sprung shaft just North OF Acapulco and
was proceeding under one wheel. The Goldun
City was sent to take her in tow if necessary.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
ARREST OF COL. WOLFORD.

LOUISVILLE, June 27.-Col. WOlford was ar
rested at Lebanon this morning by order of
Gen. Burbridge, and brought to this city to-
night
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
The DRAFTED IN THE SECOND
DISTRICT.

DISTRICT.
June 20, q, %.
MUSTERED INTO SERVICE.
Lars Anderson, San Francisco Carver.
John BenstOn, g
Andrew johnson. -
Swan Peterson, -
John SnenSOn. 8.
= Andrew Beck, Woodland, Wright
Joseph Brabec. g
Ezra M Stacy, 9
Michael Engel Vaudeville, 8
Andrew j. Phillips, Albion, -
Michael Kinna, Frankfort,
COMMITTED.
Heinrich Grenhazen, Oak, Stearns.
Patrick O'Laughlin, Maple Lake, Wright.
M. L. O'Laughlin, Albion, 80
E. Wieland, San Francisco, Carver.
NON RESIDENCE.
August Schindle, Frankfort, Wright.
Henry eraser, g
PHYSICAL DISABILITY.
Orren Baylan, San Francisco, Carver, loss Of
teeth.
John Schoulesbin, st. Joseph, Stearns, ex
cessive stammering. ..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
Dispatch from Gen. Beauregard to
Gen. Bragg.

PETERSBURG, June 16-9:4O F. NJ.
SIR The enemy made two attacks on our
lines this afternoon. They were repulsed with
loss. We captured about 400 prisoners, in
Guiding eleven commissioned officers. They
belong to the LIST brigade of Hancock's corps.
All is quiet at this moment.
Communication was interrupted on the rail-
road to Petersburg, but after tearing up a mile
and half OF the track. and pulling
down three hundred yards of telegraph
wire, the Federals were so warmly pressed
that they backed out and retreatcd from Port
Walthal Junction, after making a stubborn
fight until late in the evening. The principal
fighting occurred two miles from Chester,
when we repulsed the enemy and took two
lines of their breastwOrks. We also captured
few prisoners. and some of the enemys dead
and wounded fell into our hands. The enemy's
troops were commanded by Gilmore. They
consisted of about two thouaand five hundred,
all told. Our force consisted of Pickett's di-
vision. Our wOOle losses were not very heavy
BEAUREGARD.
DISPATCH FROM GEN. LEE TO JEFF. DAVIS
HEADQUARTERS, June II.
His Ercellency, jeff: Davis:
At II o'clock last night we took the breast
works at Howlett's House. Other portions of
the same line were also taken. The battery at
Howletts is being re-established. Five vessels
have been sunk by the enemy in Treats Reach.
Ten steamers are within the Reach behind the
Monitors.
Some fighting occurred near Petersburg this
morning, without result. / have ordered the
railroad at Port Walthall Junction, destroyed
oy the enemy yesterday, to be repaired and re-
Onpna6
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01

Anoka County:
COlumbu
Joseph Radzec.
~ Ramsey.
r. G. Schouler.
Chisago county.
ChisagO Lake.
Ephraim G. ingalls,, Peter Dahlstrom,
P. j. Nelson, John Anderson
fancOnfa.
Augustus Storer.
Rusheba.
Henry Renders.
Lake county.
Christian Wieland.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
SHOCKING AFFAIR.

Negro Shoots an Irishman on q
Steamer.-The Crew Lynch the Ne.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01

GfeenwOOd-6.
Thos. Prestige, Adam Corn,
Adam Hohenstein, Chas. Haines,
NJ. V. cochran, Henry Dryer.
Maple Groves
JAS. j. Councilman. Nicholas Blaise:,
Peter Leller
Mcdlna-5.
Peter BelledOn, Adolf Hamish.
Jos. Weltz, Roman Poullicelt,
Nicholas Classen.
Minnetrfsta-4.
Nicholas Deise, Jos Ball,
Henry Zanger, Bessant Logelin.
PIymOuth-ll.
Fisto Frache, Richard Burke,
Frank Hatcher, David Pomelay,
Henry Rulsteeg, Paschal Potvine,
Fredk Boggeman, Jonas II. Howe,
Henry Smidt, Nicholas Butiording.
Amab La Count
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18
The Rag Gatherer's Ball.

The Toronto (Canada) Leader, of
Thursday, November I'd, has the follow
ing account of curious scene in that
city: t'
"The very unusual entertainment of a
rag-gatherer's ball came off in this city on
Monday night, at which there could Not
have been less than three hundred rag
men and thei wives aud sweethearts and
other friends and acquaintance.
The entertainment was given by Mrs.
Asball, woman who has made a good
deal Of money by the rag business. Hav.
ing just built a large brick shop on Rich
mond street, she entertained her custom
ers to a grand ball and supper, and rot
being particular as to whether the cong
ny should be select, gave general invita-
ton to all the beggars and rag men in the
city and neighborhood The gentry fell
in with the idea, and freely accepted the
invitation. A sumptuous repast was pro-
vlded IN large room on the ground floor,
to which the beggars had free access dur.
ing the whole evening. A quadrile band
supplied music for the company in the
ballroom up stairs, and Gall went merry
as marriage bell"
1t is said to have been ludicrous sight
to witness the company in quadrille, or
pairing off in au Irish breakdown or
plantation jig. Dancing and general
merriment was kept up till near 4 O'Clock
in the morning, when the party broke up
and returned to their novels and to their
business in different parts of the city, evil
IDENTIFY highly pleased with the hospitality
of their generous hostess. Everything
was conducted in the most orderly man.
ner, only the presence of a solitary police
man being necessary to keep things
straight .'..'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18
Ten Thousand Prisoners to be Exchan-
ged.

FORTREss MONROE November s.
Lieutenant Colonel Milford, United States
agent for exchange Of prisoners of war, re-
turned to this port from Aiken's Landing
this afternoon. The Colonel had a final
Interview with Mr.. Ould, the Rebel Com.
missioner for Exchange at ten o'clock last
evening, at which arrangements were com.
pleted tor ap exchange of ten thousand
prisoners, which will at once be proceeded
with. 1t has been known for some time
past that efforts were being made to perfect
this exchange, and so anxious have our
authorities been, and so sanguine of sue
cess, that thirtyfve hundred Rebel prison.
crs have been waiting in this harbor
aboard ship to be delivered whenever the
time, place and other details should be
concluded upon. Some triflng questions
have intertercd to delay the exchange,
and numerous interviews between the
Union and Rebel authorities have been
necessary; but now every question is set
tied.
AS | write Col Milford is sailing out of
the harbor with the first instament, bound
for Savannah, where he will surrender to
the Rebels the thirty five hundred now on
board ship, and receive in return ten
thousand Union prisoners from the Rebels.
At the same time the Rebels will desig-
nate point on the Mississippi River where
they will receive another lot of their men
now Ill our hands, to balance the account.
Colonel Mulford's fleet is ample to bring
back from the first point Of exchange the
full number of ten thousand men there to
be exchanged, and is amply provlsioned
aud furnished with comforts and conve-
niences for such as may be sick, The
feet consists Of the New York, Colonel
Mulford's flagship; Atlantic, Baltic,
Northern Light, Illinois, Livingston, Cres-
cent, Varuua, General Sedgwick, Victor,
Weybosset, George Leary, Karnak, Black
stone, Constitution, United States, and
General Lyon. Three or four of these
ships will sail from New York, where
they have been loading with supplies for
return voyage. The rest sailed from here
in company this afternoon.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18
From the Shenandoah Valley.
Special Despatch to the Mew York News,

Washington, .Nou. 13-There is inteIli-
gence here of startling character. Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, who is in command of the
cavalry force attached to General Early's
army, has been for some days preparing
to make great raid on Maryland and into
the counties in Pennsylvania contiguous
to the line. His force is said to exceed
six thousand picked men, with twelve
pieces of artillery. 1t is feared that the
country will be laid waste in retaliation
for Sheridan's barbarous conduct in the
Shenandoah Valley.
+r, Correspondence efthe New York Herald.
Martinsbug Va, Nor. 13.-Imporrant
news is just in from General Sheridan, up
to midnight. The strategic reconnaissance
by our cavalry, caused the enemy cav
airy, under Lomax, to advance against
our lines on Saturday morning. Con-
siderable fighting ensued, during which
the enemy were repused with great loss.
General Sheridan then ordered Colonel
Powell to pursue them in their flight; this
he did with the greatest vigor and success.
lie drove them through and beyond Front
Royal, and captured two guns, one hun
dred and fifty prisoners, several wagons and
a large number of horses. Our losses are
said to have been considerable, as tie
fighting ives extremely warm for a short
time. No infantry was engaged, but Gen
erals Sheridan and Torbcrt were both at
the front in person with the cavalry, and
made very short work Of the fighting.
Colonel Powell conducted the pursuit
very handsomely, and fairly merits the
success which attended it.
The escort, which came in with des-
patches from General Sheridan last night,
was fired on by guerillas, when just be-
yond Bunker Hill, but fled when the fire
was returned by our cavalry. The escort
was composed of some twenty five of the
9Th Pennsylvania cavalry, under COM
mand of Lieut. Corse.
Captain Ira B. Clafn, of the 9th regular
cavalry, has been ordered TO duty as Spe-
cial Inspector OF Cavalry in the Depart-
ment of West Virginia.
General Leighbud is row in command
of this post during the absence of General
Seward, who has gone home on fifteen
days. leave.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18
The Chirography of Grant and Lee.

a Klchmund correspondent of tue Sa-
vannah Republican, referring to the late
correspondence between Gems. Grant
and Lee in reference to the relief of our
prisoners at the South, says:
The correspondence between Gen. Lee
and Gen, Grant is now before me, and
lave been much struck by the handwriting
Of these two ablcst generals the war has
brought forward on either side. Gen.
Lees handwriting is bold and rather stiff,
his letters being large, round and very dis
tinct He bears heavily upon the pen
probably a goose quili-and abbreviates
many of his words, as if writing was a la
Dor to him. The following is an exact
transcript Of the first sentence in lis letter
to Gen. Grant:
"GeneraEI Rave read your letter Of
the 18th insts-aecomp'g copies of letters
from Judge Guild Comn'r of Exchange
of Pris'rs on the part of the Conf ate
States & the Honb'le E. NJ. Stanton,
Sec'y of War 1t. Col. Milford Asst.
Comm'r of Exc. of the U. States.
He does not, as you perceive, pune
tuate closely and nowhere in his letter
does be write out the word Sand, but in
variably uses the Authorization "&." And
yet he pauses long enough to dot all his
m's" and cross all his ats" All his let.
ters are drawn nearly straight up and down
the paper, in other words, they are like
himself, round, full, bold aud upright, in
Ginning neither to the right nor the left,
and standing firm y on their base, as if
they disdained all assistance. They ara
so clear and precise, so round and weigh
ty, and distinct, that each letter reminds
one of solid cannon ball, and each word
Of a cluster of grapeshot
Gen. Grants handwriting, on the con-
trary, though not SO bold and distinct, nor
the letters so large and round and erect, is,
nevertheless, very legible and very strik-
ing. 1t is full Of energy and action, and
his letters all incline to the right, and fol-
low one after another with little srace
between them, as if they represented an
equal number of his brigades on rapid
march round Lees right. Among chiro-
graphers his hand would be called run
ming hand. The words occupy much
space from left to right, aud still they are
very clear and legible. lie pays more at
tention to punctuation than Gen. Lee, ao,
breviates less, and is equally careful OF
his IS and is. 1t may be the work Of
imaginative, yet in reading his letter !
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18

THE PoTATo CRoP.-It is very crafty
ing to learn, as we do by increasing proof,
that crop as important as III" ro'H', Is.
turning out unexpectedly and unprecc-
dentedly we'll. There is uoveg etablo ,ais-
ed in this country which has so general
and universal consumption, and on which
all classes are SO dependent. We have
noticed some very hattering accounts from
tho West. New England, where it is rails
ed in great quantities for export, as we'll
as use, will be gorged with the harvest to
an extent that must lower prices else
where. In Dover, New Ham pshire, one
farmed has raised eleven hundred and
Fifty bushels. They retail there at forty
cents. His crop of this esculsnt is there
fore equal to nearly five hundred dollars.
The Free Press, of that State, says, that all
the farmers are getting enormous potato
crops. Some are obtained at the rate of
five hundred bushels per acre, and no rot
ten ones among them while single pota-
toes are often found weighing two and
three pounds. Such crop has not been
known for thirty four years. The price
will not be over thirty cents bushel.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18
A REMARKABLE WoMAN-Mrs p

A REMARKABLE WoMAN.-Mrs Peg
gy Fite, who died few days ago in Will
son county, Tenn, was one hundred and
three years old on the LIST of March last
Her husband, Leonard Fife, was a soldier
of the Revolutionary war, and fought
through that struggle as private, having
steadily refused promotion. Mr. and Mrs.
Fite emgrated to Tennessee from North
Carolina, and settled in Nashville when
the place was known. as Nash's Lick
In those days Mrs. Fife often assisted
in moulding bullets, while her. husband
and Others belonging to the settlement"
were defending themselves against the at
lacks of the Indians.
On the 18th Of April, 1861, large
number of her descendants met at the
house of Jacob Fite and celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary of her birth. At
that time she had eleven children living
her Oldest "a sony being eighty years old,
and her youngest IA daughter) fifty-nine;
rs grandchildren, 305 great-grand chill
dren, II great-grand children, and
Two great-great-grea grandchildren; in all,
400 living descendants. At the time OF
her death her grand children OF the fr.
generation had increased to twcnly-one,
and her grandson feels quite certain her
living descendants now number over five
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18

or resigned to become the President elect
Of the United States, the time was grace
fully and approximately chosen. AS, is
not accustomed to act from any impulses,
but acts always from deliberately formed
reasons, tits doubtless correct to infer that
it was his purpose, if not elected, to re-
tire wholly to private life. We hope that
his resignation will be accepted, for we
have no belief that his determination can
be changed. We do not know that any
one connected with the administration will
wish to change it.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18

The LADY's FRIEND.--The December number
OF this magazine is a truly splendid one, being
the handsomest yet issued. The opening plate.
"The Snow Birds Christmas VISIT" is a perfect
gem and the frontispiece of the volume, suggest
ed by story of Hans Christian Andersen's, is
one of those engravings upon which the eve will
linser for long time and turn to again and
again. Two more beautiful engravines than
these are seldom seen in magazine The double
Fashion Plate for this month is finely engraved
md richly .colored-no magazine contains supe-
r'or steel fashion plates to the Lady's Friend ;
while the other engravings are as usual hume.
Gus, and doubtless highly interesting to the la
dies. The literary contents are "The Christmas
Gift, " by Mrs Eosmer; 'TwoFalls among the
Mountains by Mrs. Pyle; "The Soldiers
Bride" by Mrs. Barnes; "From the Same Stock,
nm amusing sketch relative to visiting your dis
tant relations, by Frances Lee "Cousin Calebs
Wil,' by Julia Gill; "My Aunt Goldbeater,"
by Mrs. Denison; "Who Did the Wrong?" by
Miss Virginia +. Townsend &C., &c.
Price $3.50; copies 81; copies SIS; q
copies S35. Specimen numbers will be sent to
those DESTROYS of making up clubs for Is cents.
Wheeler i Wilson's celebrated Sewing Machines
are furnished as Premiums on certain terms
Address Deacon & Peterson, 3l9 Walnut street,
Philadelphia. Now is the time TO send on SUBJ
scrptions for 1865.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18

ATTACKED BY Grows "A gentleman
residing in Wheeling went hunting few
day- siuce aud not finding any better game
he took shot at lot of crows that were
cawing in the woods. He wounded one
ut the birds in the wing, and when it flut-
tered to The ground the gentleman picked
II up. The bird cried most pitoousIy.
Whcn suddenly the whole Cock came to $
assistance and made an a'tack upon the
honttr. They dar'ed about his head, and
rios"d and scratched him with such vio-
lence. that he was Obliged to defend him
self with a stick, and was finally oompell-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18

THE OLD CoUNTRIEs.-Crowded as
England is with hungry population, five
per cent of her soil is nor under cultiya-
ton. Yet the proportion of cultivated to
the uncultivated land, is higher in Eng.
land than in any other country in Europe.
In Russia, less than one-iitth of the soil
is under cultivation in Sweden, only one
seventh; in Austria and Holland, only
one-6fth; in Switzerland, one fourth in
France, ffty-four hundredrhs. There is
really no need of emigration. IN Eng
land, as appears by a parliamentary re-
port, there are sixteen millions of acres
wholly unproductive, that might easily be
made productive. The reason why these
acres are permitted to lie upinproved is,
that as soon AS they ale enclosed, and be-
fore they can be sufficiently reclaimed to
produce paying crop, they become sub
ject to 1.-THE and tax. Hence, only men
Of large capital dare undertake the task :,
and they prefer to invest their capital
where the return is more speedy and more
certain.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18

How GOLFERS STRIKES ARE DEALT
WITH IN FRANcE.-The Correctional 7ri.
June of Valenciennes, France, has just
tried twenty-niue pitmep, employed in
coal mines near that town, on charge of
coalition for obtaining an advance of wages,
and of having used violence to compel 9TH
er men to join them in a strike. Accord
ing to the evidence given it appears that
some of the men persuaded their compau-
ions to enter into coalition for the pur-
pose of obtaining uniform pay of three
francs day for all the pitmen, without
regard to their capabilities. Instead Of
making known their demands to The mana
gers, the men accused went to the pit on
the night of the Goth and 2lst ult., aud
compelled all the men to cease working,
at the same time distinguishing the fires
of the engines. Order was restored ON
the 23d by the armed force, aud the often
ders were arrested. The charges having
been fully established, the Tribune con-
demned seven of the prisoners to be i'm
prisoned for six weeks, fifteen for month,
five for a fortnight, two for week, and
all conf oiutly to pay the costs.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-18
General Paine,

The Louisville Journal in late arti-
Gle, says: ...,
A few days ago Gen. Paine came to our
office to have an interview with us. When
he was short distance from our door, he
met military gentleman whom he did
not recognize, and asked him to accompa-
ny him to our room The General came
in, introduced himself to US, and, turning
to the officer behind him, said, II don t
know this gentleman, but see that be is
United States officer, and [ have brought
him to be a witness of the conversation
between u.s." The General then took the
article from the Journal of the 9th ult
out of his pocket, and said, 81 have come
to ask who authorized this statement 2"
The other officer, who, we believe, is a
Lieutenant Colonel, raised himself t. his
full height (and he is a tall NAM, and said,
with rather vehement emphasis "Gener-
al Paine, you need inquire DO further, |
authorized everything stated in that arti-
Gle; aud everything in it is true, as | am
ready to prove" We need not detail the
remarks that followed between the two,
but the General, after little while, asked
the Lieutenant Colonel whether he would
give him in writing declaration that he
was the author of the charges. "Ccrtain.
ly will" said the Lieutenant Colonel,
and, taking chair, be Immediately wrote
what was wanted, and handed it to the
General. The interview e. ded soon after
ward.