The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13

"den. Banks and Gen. Butler, who are both
just now resting under the cloud of defeat ore
the only two prominent civil Generals in tho
service"
-Advices from Lexington, Mo-, and Kansas
City, state that very general alarra exists
caused by the reports of Quantrelrs entrance
into the state, at the head of several hundred
men. A large number of struggling rebels
have lately been picked up in johnson, Jack
son and Cass counties who represent the reb-
els coming in large force.
Capt. Davidson has received o telegram
from the Idaho fleet, dated at ST. Joseph, stat
ing the two boats had arrived there safe and
everything all right. Passengers in good health
and spirits and that no danger of any nature
whatever was anticipated
1T is reported that the militia of New York
and Indiana are to be called out. The militia
of Ohio are mastering into service. Six thou
sand troops passed through Indianapolis on
Tuesday, and the railroads in Ohio are busily
employed in the transportation of soldiers.
All the steamboats, at Cincinnati were seized by
the government Tuesday and ordered to report
at Louisville.
Tho President has sent to the Senate to-
day the name of Col. Fry as Brigadier General.
This rank was recently conferred upon the
Provost Marshal's Office by Congress.
Mr.. Sumner, of Massachusetts,, has intro
duced bill to provide for the greater eflicien-
cy OF the civil service of the United States 1t
provides for board of examination for candi-
dates for all civil offices, or promotion in such
offices, except in those appointed by the Pres
ident. The applicants must be citizens, be-
tween the ages of eighteen and twenty-five,
and must furnish such testimonials ard take
such oath Of allegiance as the board may pre-
scribe; the work of the applicants to be as
signed according to their degree of merit, and
vacancies to be filled in precise accordance with
such assignment in the department or branch
OF the service for which the examination was
made.
The great elevator to be built this summer
In Milwaukee will have a capacity of 1 300, 900
bushels; nine receiving and five shipping ele-
vators, with $4,000 bushels taking and p, 900
giving capacity per hour.
Mrs. President Lincoln did q considerable
amount of shopping in New York last week.
She arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel on the
9th ult., and was accompanied by her son,
Master Tommy Lincoln. Business being the
object of her visit, she devoted the whole of
her time oft. Milliners, dressmakers mantua
makers and other as1istes versed in the mys-
teries of female attire were consulted with in
reference to suitable outfit for the approach
ing fashionable campaign, when the dog star
will be in the ascendant and winter apparel at
discount. From an early hour in the morn
ing until late in the evening Mrs. Lincoln ram
sacked the treasures of the Broadway dry
goods stores.
"A correspondent who writes about the
Nev Regime newspaper, recently started at
Norfolk, says:
About thirty soldiers have been detailed to
work the paper, who should be fighting the
battles of the country and not prostituted to
Buffers political aspirations. The paper is
edited by Buffers staff officers, who draw paw
from the government, and at an expense of
some SAG, 600.