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

-On the 6th IN the SENATE, MIR. Ramsey II
troduced bill making an additional grant {
land to aid in constructing Railroad from 81
Paul to point between Big Stone Lake an
fthe mouth Of the Sioux Wood River. Refer
red to the Committee on Public Lands.
| The Kinderhook Rough Notes reports tina
"Lindenwald," the country seat of the lat
ex-President Van Buren,, has recently bee
sold by John Van Buren, to broker In New
York for $4,000. The property consists O
300 acres of the best quality of farming land
The grounds around the mansion are laid on
with taste, and the garden, which is large
contains the choicest of fruit, while an exten
sive hot house is filed with fruits of ever,
cline.
-On Tuesday night Gen. Sigel made YER,
remarkable speech in Martinsburg, Va. H,
said: The war has gone three years, and il
is great disgrace to the North that, with al
Its superiority of men and money, the rebels
have not been conquered. I am now here
where 1 was two years ago. Only think Of
it! We march tomorrow to fight the greatest
General of the age, the rebel General Lee
At this remark the General was greeted with
Kisses from some intense loyalists. He re.
piled, "You may hiss, but he is great Gen.
eral, although rebel"
Two fatal accidents occurred on the Louis.
vile and Nashville Railroad last week,-one
on Monday, and the other on Thursday.
About twenty-five soldiers were killed and a
hundred wOunded,-al belonging to the I'd
and 10th Indiana cavalry.
The President has appointed Brig. General
Ed. R. 8. Candy Maj. Gen. of volunteers, and
ordered him to the command of all the troops
west of the Mississippi river. This order will
relieve Gen. Banks.
Since permission was given to soldiers in
the regular service who re-enlist to select any
State to which they may choose to be credited
as part of its quota, and to receive its bounty,
large numbers have beed secured by agents
from New England cities. Boston has obtain
ed over 1000 men. Large numbers Of negroes
have also been enlisted by recruiting agents.
"A Federal expedition from Bulls Gap, a
few days ago, destroyed fifteen miles of the
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, between
Lick Creek and Greeneville, and routed body
of rebels under Mudwall Jackson.
Generals ingalls,, Allen, Turner and Ruck-
er, of the Quartermaster's Department. were
confirmed by the Senate to-day. Also, A. Ben
nett, of Kansas, Kickapoo Indian Agent ;
Chas. K. Wells, Postmaster, Milwaukee; D.
T. Smith, of Minnesota, and E. P. Ferry, Tax
Commissioners for Tennessee. a
1t is currently stated that Senator Jim
Lane was the other day attacked on the ave-
nue. with cowhide by young girl whom he
had seduced. -4si o. q
Judge P. C. Wright, a year or so ago a
resident of st. Louis, was arrested last week in
Detroit, Michigan, and sent to Fort lafayette.
Most Of his time has been spent in Canada,
but it is understood that he is engaged in or
ganizing secret clubs to aid the rebels in the
Northwestern States-and hence his arrest.
-Adjt. Gen. John T. Sprague has recently
acquired possession of the richest deposit of
silver ore in New Mexico and probably in
North America. This is known as the ''Ste-
phenson Mines" and is situated in the Oregon
range of mountains, in the valley of the Rio
del Norte and but few miles north of the
southern line of the territory where it joins
Texas. rF @r
tute, in New York, DR.. Marco sent paper on
the effects of the Intoxicating drink called alb
sinthe, which effects he states to be different
from those of mere brandy, which does not
cause the terrifying Authorizations and prostra-
ton of the intellectual faculties that are the
usual consequences of the immoderate use of
absinthe. DR.. Marco has therefore expert
mented upon the essense of NORWOOD, and
found it to possess poisonous qualities, pro-
ducing insensibility, and sense of terror even
upon animals. faa ~.
The exodus from New York is reported to
be very large. Rents are so high that thou
sands of families are obliged to repair to the
adjoining cities and suburban towns, where
the landlords appear to be of more easy dispo-
eitions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henig and four little chill
dren were burnt to death by the conflagration
of tenement house in New York on Monday.
They were In the fourth story and were so inn
prisoned by the flames that in spite of their
shrieks and appeals no help could reach them
They are endeavoring to clear out the ca
nal and drains to secure the health of the city
of Washington. The largest sewers should be
placed under the White House and the De-
|partments
The Marietta co., Register announces the
gratifying fact that the college in that place is
likely to obtain an endowment of 300. 900.
The sum of $50, O0o is already secured uncon-
ditionally-of which Douglas Putnam gives
$4,000, and Noah L. Wilson $4,000; other
parties, the amount of $4,000; and President
Andrews, who is now in the East, has secured
$40 600 in that quarter, in subscriptions of
$1,000, $500, and some less sums. And Dou-
glas Putnam starts the second $4,000 with
$40, 900, making his donation $25,OOO if the
full 100000 is raised. oa
A portion of Averill's command, sent out
to cut the Virginia and East Tennessee Rail-
road, has arrived at Princeton, Mercer county,
Virginia. rebel force of $500 retreating at
their approach. "a ..Dca
"A New England woman writing to a metro
politan journal says:
Allow me through your columns to comfort
thesheart of Mother of Soldiers, 4" by assuring
her that throughout New England, from the