The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The steamer Planet, which left Cairo JAN
nary 26th. for New Orleans, with troops and
military stores, was totally wrecked about 60
miles above the latter point on the morning of
February LIST. In the darkness, the boat struck
the shore, causing her to leak badly, and final
" to sink. All the troops and animals were
saved, but the stores were entirely lost. The
Planet has lately been refitted at st. Louis, at
an expense of $21 600. 10 a.
DIR. Franklin Scammon died in Chicago on
Wednesday last. ...g
New Orleans specials give full particulars
of recent political movements in Louisiana.
The State convention. which met on the first
instant, split in twain, and full ticket was
nominated by each section. Michael Hahn is
the gubernatorial candidate of one faction, and
B. T. Flanders of the other. The former are
Lincolnites and the latter Chase men. General
Banks is understood to favor the Hahn party.
Up to the I'd instant only 200 voters had been
registered, while over 5000 are required to
make up the necessary 1.-THE. The election is
ordered for the 22d instant, but movement is
On foot to have the order set aside by the
President.
A dispatch from Albany says: 1.-THE Mia
CARA Falls ship canal project is killed dead"
According to the Richmond Wing, the
hire Of slave in that city costs 81, 40 a year,
while the highest cost OF negro at auction
ranges from $4,000 to $4,000, showing that
the owners of slaves have no great confidence
in the article as a permanent investment, the
rent of year and a half equalling the whole
cost. On gold basis, the hire of slave is
about $S5 year, and the slave represents
about $40 Of capital. ..rsI
Admiral Dupont will probably be Presi-
dent of the Court Martial for the trial of Com
mander Wilkes for improperly publishing his
letter to the Secretary of the Navy, complain
ing of language touching himself in the annual
report. The Court is likely to convene in a
fortnight. .rl s5u
We see by the Boston papers of Saturday
last, that Frederick Tudor, Esq, the gentle
man who first embarked in the ice trade. and
whose business in that article of commerce
finally extended to every quarter of the globe,
and realized for him a princely fortune, died
on that day at his residence in Boston. He
was one of the most worthy citizens of that
place, and was greatly endeared in many
ways to its people. In the summer he resided
at Nahant where he had most beautiful
mansion, and gardens well stocked with the
choicest fruit, in the culture of which he took
great pleasure. I s,it b99g181ga1aTH ao c
y The Winslow Will case, which has attract
ed so much attention, having been on trial
since the 29th day Of December last, was
brought to a conclusion on the 9TH instant, at
Bridgeport, Connecticut On the preceding
day, while the second wife of the testator was
under examination as witness ON her own
behalf, her discrimination was deferred at
the request of her counsel. under the in ina.
ton that compromise would be proposed
by her. During the evening the terms were
proposed they were accepted yesterday, and
then opposition was Withdrawn and the will
permitted to be confirmed by consent, without
costs to either party. The children by this
adjustment receive all the real estate in New
York city, estimated by one of the witnesses
at two hundred and ten thousand dollars, and
fOrty-six thousand dollars in cash, making over
quarter of million of dollars. s-
The pending investigation into the trans
actions of the Navy Department has stirred
up wonderfully the enemies of Secretary
Welles. He has just pounced upon an un-
lucky contractor, and had him sentenced to a
years imprisonment, and a fine of. $4,000 for
frauds on the Department. fJ g1f'2 3o
2 " ST. Paul, Mimi. Feb. Is, 1864.
- r,tnrf 81 oRDER NO. "a. 41ilh - IS
| l. The order for assembling the I'd Regiment
Minnesota Volunteers (veterans) at Winona is
revoked, and they will assemble at Fort Smell.
ing, at the expirations of their furloughs. b
H. The officers of the regiment on recruit.
ing service will close their rendezvous on the
goth of this month, and repair i'm Pdiately
thereafter with such recruits as they may fave
enlisted, to Fort Smelling. R-tf ! ni,an
BRO, ss A. D. NELSON, Maj. LIST Infy. ~
POGO le'7o Sup't Vol. Rec'g Service MINI.