The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TEIE
GRAPHIC NEWS.

Gen. NELL Dow, of Maine liquor law fh,,t
not of military fame has been cxchanoed and
has arrived at Fortress Monroe
On the strength of a rumor that tbo
JuAREz government of Mexico had transferred
the province of Sonora to the United States,
the French organ in New York affirms it is
authorized to declare that the transfer will not
be recognized unless it was made before JU,Rrz
evacuated Mexico
The locomotive builders of Patterson. y.
''' were holding out against strike Of their
h''iidS when a government officer steps in and
Tells chem that unless they proceed at once to
complete 200 locomotives for the government.
he would seize their shops and run them on
government account. This drought them to
terms "
Gen. W. +. SMITH lis Using man. He
has been nominated Brigadier General in thc
regular army i'll place of Gen. GRANT. 4 COM
mand suited to his abilities and rank will
doubtless soon be given him.
There is a rumor that Gen. FREyoHr will
DE assigned 10 the command Of the Depart
ment OF South Carolina. Uncle Ace is q
shrewd old fellow.
There is report that FAKRAGUr has given
up the capture OF Mobile us "a job beyond his
means Gen Banks was. about 10 take the
held Tor active operations.
Ill the Danish war no more lighting is re.
corded. hut the Persian and Austrian troops
are advaQcing into Jutllnd.
lien. SUEI.N,N teja0ropi,, +h,+ l.; -,,,,-
is in splendid condition. land tina. his destruc
ton OF rebel railroads was complete and
thorough. He also destroyed all immense
amount OF rebel supplies.
-~kebel dlspatchc, say conflic. occurred
III Mississippi in which they killed iifty-five out
'ol seventY-liVe negro troops engaged \ fed
eral spy was lately executed in Mississippi
The Genera! Assembly at Richmond have pub
lished an address urging TIE rebels to renewed
efforts for victory.
ten GRANT, at Nashville, publshe, his
first General Order announcing his appoint
ment TO the command of the army of the
United States, and stating that his headquar
sers for the present will be in the field. with
the Army of the Potomac This means that
he will have immediate command of that army,
and will conduct its future opera, ions in per-
son. He will have an advantage over all his
predecessors from the fact that he will be un-
tramme'led by ally authority. save that of the
President, which, it Is to be hoped will not
hereafter be eXerted in contravention of the
best military Judgment OF the country. We
learn that Gen. GRANT has already ordered
large number Of Western troops en- route to
Chattanooga, to the Army of the Potomac.
We may not look for forward movement of
that army for some time, bat may feel rea-
sonable degree of confidence that when it does
move, it will be to a decided victory.
"A Paris letter SAYS Minister DAYTON has
informed LOUIS NAPOLEON that if he allows the
rebel privateer to proceed to sea he will be
held responsible for the damage she may do to
American commerce
A large expedition is fitting out for Red
River. Twenty steamers were at Vicksburg
taking on troops.
There is report that two hundred and
fifty lodges of Sioux have come to Fort Pierre
to lay down their arms.
"A letter states that the rebels have recap
tured Arkansas Post on the Arkansas river
A British prize steamer with $50 bales of
cotton has been brought to Boston.
The enabling bills passed by the House
for Nevada, Colorado and Nebraska require
that slavery shall be forever prohibited
therein.
The rebels have contriyed a novel mode of
Furnishing white officers of negro regiments
A returned prisoner states that he saw in Rich
mond six officers chained to six negroes, and
fed on corn bread and water.
PRENTICE thinks there is some foundation
for the rumors of a conspiracy in Kentucky in
favor of the rebels
There is increased activity in BANKS de.
partment, and it is rumored that Western
Louisiana and Southern Arkansas are to be
cleared of rebel troops BANKS has ordered an
election for delegates to a constitutional con
vention.
Gen. GRANT is expected to arrive in Wash
iogton next Thursday.
All of the veteran regiments of Ohio, be-
longing to the Department of the South have
been ordered to the Army of the Potomac.
Arkansas has adopted its new and free
Constitution by 5000 more votes than were
required by the Presidents proclamation.