The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Gen. WadsWorth leaves six children, three
sons and three daughters. The eldest son
Charles was two years in the army, and is now
merchant in Buffalo. The second son, Craig,
is on Gen. Grants stNff; the youngest, boy
of fourteen, is in 9military school in New
York. The eldest daughter is the wife OF
Capt. Richie, of Gen. Augur's staff. The two
youngest daughters are unmarried. Captain
Richie is the son of the late Andrew Richie,
of Boston, and grandson of Harrison Gray
Otis
The Supreme Court of Vermont has deci-
ded that the law of that State comforting on
the soldiers the right to vote, is unconstitu.
tional so far as relates to State officers, but is
constitutional as respects the President and
members of Congress.
The rebel ram Albemarle has made raid
upon our feet in Albemarle Sound, resulting
in her being driven back into the river, where
our boats could not follow her on account OF
low water. The double-enders, lately sent out
from New York, had their first fight there, and
the Sassacus, in trying to run down the Abe
marie, lost her nose or ram and had a shot put
through her boilers. The gunboat Bombshell,
lost at Plymouth, was recaptured by our fleet,
with her rebel crew.
of the desperate fight of Saturday, in
which the Fifth and part of the Sixth corps
was engaged on our side, we are given a
pretty full account, by which it appears that
the field was stoutly contested all day, prob.
ably with heavy loss on both sides, resulting
in a successful assault by our troops upon the
rebel lines, to which night put an end. In
this fight Brigadier General ROBINSON, of New
York, Major Of the Second Regulars, was
wounded.
in the House an amendment to the consu.
lar appropriation bill authorizes the appoint
ment of twenty-five consular pupils. An in
quiry into the Red river disaster is ordered
The House has also passed a bill for the relie
of friendly Sioux Indians.
From Hilton Head we have report thai
the rebels have increased the defences of Sum
tea, have seven iron-clads afoat, and are likely
| to early assume the offensive.
Last Friday afternoon, at Sprecher's Brew.
| cry, Madison, Wisconsin, some ten or twelve
| soldiers, together with man by the name Of
Rogers, considerably the worse for liquor, wen
to the brewery ard got into trouble about
paying for beer, and as some say about politics
and from words went to blows. The brewery
men brought in some hot pitch to throw, bu
| got it mostly on their own men. Chairs clubs
and other weapons were used on both sides
and it was reported some shots were fired, bu
killed NO one. Several were bruised badly, ani
M. Smith, foreman of the brewery, had hi
skull crushed by an iron bar, and is not expect
ed to live.
During the debate in the Senate on a re
cent afternoon, Senator Su inner left the cham
Der for few moments, and returned through
the main doorway-with a colored man! L
was Colonel Earnest Roumain, the Charge
d'Affairs of Hayti who was entitled, by virtue
of his diplomatic position, to sit with hi
peers, the Senators representing the States O
the Union. He is a gentlemanly looking per
son, faultlessly dressed, and of polished man
| ners.
The General Seymour who was captured
in the fight of the Wilderness, by the rebels
was the same officer who was SO unfortunate
at Olustee. His case, and that of General Nc
Dowelrs show how capricious is fortune
Both of these officers are brave, honorable, and
scientific soldiers; yet every military enter
prise they engage in miscarries.
The Invalid and Reserve corps are occu
plying the Forts about Washington, and are or
picket as far out as Fairfax station, guarding
the railroads. Every able bodied man has beer
sent to the front; even the clerks in the De
partments who belonged to the army have beer
! sent away. In case of q disaster to our side
| you will hear that the veterans and invalids
have been sent to the front, and the militia
called upon to garrison the forts.
| The correspondent of the Philadelphia In
| quirer thus describes Gen. Grants appearance
| during the recent battles:
| Lieut. General Grant had ridden out to the
| field about III o'clock A. NJ, and taken q
| general view of the situation. and may here
| remark that his appearance was peculiar to
| what had seen him on many fields before
| but Thursday was the first time l ever saw
| him, in battle or out, in full uniform. The
| three stars of his rank adorned his shoulders,
| and his coat was full dress, and white gloves
| graced his hands. These may be trivialities
| but this man, whose career has been SO check
| cred and so grand, was entering the crisis of
| his history, and trivialltleS grow interesting.
But there was nothing in the manner to show
that he felt the least concerned for the future.
Calm and confident he was then and ever has
been, through the varying fortunes of the bat
ties of the Wilderness.
The Baltimore Republican reports the Presi-
dent as saying of General Grant!
When I listen to him explaining his plans
and purposes in the approaching campaign,
I am appalled, at their magnitude, and as
founded at the confidence he seems to feel in
his ability to accomplish them.
Mr.. William H. Hudson, wealthy citizen
residing in New York, was instantly killed by
the cars at Stamford recently. Mr.. Hudson
left 9th street on the P. NJ. express train for
Stratford. At Stamford he stepped from the
cars moment. and after, the train started he
attempted to get on board Missing his hold,
he fell directly under the cars, and was man.
gled corps. ..;t,e..
"A special dispatch to the Eoening Post says
that "before crossing the Rapidan Gen. Grant
wrote to the President frank, manly letter,
telling him that the Administration had grant
ed him everything he could desire, and that
the responsibility of the present movement was
entirely his own" ri
-Garibaldi sailed from England after visit
ing the royal farms at Windsor. The work.