The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-08


granted. Civilians who have become camp
followers to escape the draft are to be weeded
out.
TUESDAY, January s.
The snow storm which commenced in st
Paul On Wednesday evening, reached Boston.
Louisville st. Louis, and other sections east
and south, on Thursday, and was accompanied
and succeeded, as it was here, by intense cold.
The railroads at the west are blocked up with
snow, and at the east sections have been car
ried away by high water In Boston there
was furious gale from the west, and higher
water than has been known for year. There
was change Of temperature in Buffalo of AZ
degrees in twenty-four hours, the lowest record
being nine degrees below zero Two hundred
feet of Niagara Falls Railroad was washed
away, so that no connection was had with the
east for two days, causing an almost entire
suspension OF business. There was violent
snow storm at Louisville, Kentucky. in lat-
tude 49, There the mercury fell As deprees in
ten hours, and in twenty four hours g. degrcesI
Let those who imagine st. Paul has had some
cold weather lately, make a note Of the decree
OF cold in Louisville. In st. Louis, on Thurs
day, the mercury was q degrees below zero
unparalleled in that region. All the rail-
roads leading out Of the city were blocked with
snow, and no trains arrived or departed for
two days. Large numbers ofcatte were frozen
to death, and many people frost bitten All
the trains leading from Cincinnati have been
delayed and railroad employees have suffered
severely. Two soldiers were frozen to death
at Camp Chase, and four rebel prisoners were
frozen to death at Jacksonville, Indiana-and
this in the region where they raise ca,cn.
seven or eight persons in New York have
been arrested and sent TO Fort Lafayette for be-
ing concerned in blockade running. and it is
stated that this business in that city is almost
stopped.
The duties on imports at Boston during
last year amounted to So, J63,974. The foreign
arrivals We're 1910 more than the year pre-
vious.
Marshal MURRAY, of New York has seized
Confederate bonds aid notes amounting to
$1,000, 900, together with plates, dies tools and
machinery.
ten. GILMORE gave the inhabitants of
Charleston his Christmas compliments in the
shape of shells, which set the city on fire doing
considerable damage. rebel battery fired on
gunboat, killing two men and wounding five
The battery was subsequently captured.
1t Is said that Secretary CHASE insists on
largely increased taxation of the country, in
order to maintain the national credit.
WEDNESDAY, Japuoru
We are disposed to cancel all tho anathemas
that have been poured on the telegraph for its
failures to furnish us the news heretofore. in
view OF its generous supply at the present
time, when we are cut OFF from our usual
mails. 1t it were not for the telegraph. we
might as well have been in Pembira for a week
past as in st. Paul, so far as a knowledge of
what Is tranSpring abroad is:eoncerned The
back mails, we understand, left La Crosse YES
terday, and may therefore be expected to ar
rive here Thursday morning
The hitch in the exchange of prisoners
now appears to be owing to the outlawing of
BUTLER by JEFF. DAVIS; but as the whole
rebel government have been outlawed by Mr..
LINCOLN, there is an equality of disability on
both sides. But in the meantime our poor
prisoners in Richmond are suffering, and we
have little faith that they will be relieved while
BUTLER is in position to make q little capt.
tai by his wordy conflicts with the rebel au-
thorities.
ten. GAREARD has been appointed chief
ST the new cavalry bureau, relieving General
SLOVENIAN, who has been sent west The re-
port is again current that RosEcRANs will SUI
persede SCHoFIELD in Missouri
Before military commission at Norfolk
the fact was sworn to that Senator HALE re-
ceived $50, 900 for the release of swindling
officer from the old capitol prison. The tele-
graph puts the sum at $50 900, but we suppose
it is the case lately before the Senate, wherein
Mr.. HALE confessed to the receipt of $4,000
for that service. Another shameful fact was
developed, that the proprietors of an old steam
er had received $4,000 from the Government
as charter money, when her value was only
S65, 900. Another old hulk worth $j5, 900 had
received S36, 500 from the Government in little
more than year.
On the first instant, at Memphis, the mer-
curry was III .deS. OelOW zero, ana at cairo %
deg. Ten negroes persisted at Island 10, and a
number of white soldiers above Fort Pillow;
number of persons were also frozen to death
below Cairo. There have been large receipts
of cotton, sugar and molasses at Cairo.
Salt works valued at 5000, 900 hare boon
destroyed by our naval forces in Florida.
The Tribune vouches for the genaineness
of most venomous letter from she rebel of
Charleston, in which it is intimated that the
city is mined, and that terrible earthquake
will occur the Yankees ever succeed III get
ting possession.
TIE RoND RnRBERs.-TWo men were