The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-11

The report of the killing of Col DAilLGREN,
during KILPArRICK's raid, is confirmed by dis
patches from Richmond. He was son of
Admiral DAHlGREN.
-Newbern and nearly all the points of North
Carolina are again besieged, and the presence
of KILrArRICK's cavalry in Buffers Depart
ment is considered q god-send. We don't hear
so many accounts of the loyalty of North Car
olina as formerly
The bombardment o; Mobile, il is said.
was only feint to prevent Gen. MowRY, the
commander of rebel soldiers in that city going
to help Bishop Polk There are rumors that
some of our vessels were crippled in this
''feint"
"A Herald correspondent says that LEES
supplies are exhausted, and that he is recelv-
ing nothing from Richmond.
Nothing has been officially received con-
corning SHERMAN's expedition SO the man
who arrived at Cairo the other day, direct from
the expedition, must have been an impostor.
The report that BUTLER had made ar
engagements for general exchange of pris-
oners is without foundation.
BUELL. attaches no blame to that General. Why
is he not restored to active service? 1t is uni
versally conceded that he has few equals in
point Of military ability in the service.
Gold is rapidly creeping up. Yesterday it
touched GA, and is quoted at 6234a627s-and so
up goes produce and everything else to the
same or greater extent. The volume of ire
deemable paper now in circulation is immense,
and will soon be rapidly increased by the issues
of the new national banks. Nothing but grand
and decisive victories can prevent an enhance
ment of prices that will carry privation and
distress into the households of the poor
throughout the country.
The Whisky Bill is at last disposed of in
Congress. tax of 60 cents gallon is put on
all liquors distilled and sold, or removed for
consumption or sale previous to July LIST. 1t
does not tax any domestic spirits on hand
The office of the Dayton (Ohio) Empire a
coppery Sheet was riddled by soldiers on
Thursday. In subsequent row two soldiers
were wounded, and mere spectator was
killed.
The Committee on the Conduct of the
War are overhauling Gen. MEADE. Gems
SICKLKs and DOUBLEDAY testify that after
the first days fighting MEADE wrote an Or
der to fall back seventeen miles and but for a
chance retreat would have been ordered
1t is great pity that CHANDELIERS Congress
sional career cannot be investigated.
Gen. MEADE has been summoned to Wash
ington to answer charges ELECTED by the famous
Committee on the Conduct of the War, from
Generals SICKLEs and DOUBLEDAY. The peo.
pie will be at loss to know why such pro-
ceeding should take place at present. One of
these generals (SIcKLEs) was severely reflected
upon in MEADE's report, for a blunder that
came near losing US the battle If DAN.
S1cKLEs hadn't lost his leg at Gettysburg, he
would have been dismissed in disgrace from
the service. That was all that saved him.
Secretary CHASE has had the patriotic
courage to urge increased taxation, but he
might as we'll talk to the winds, as to Congress
ON that subject until after the Presidential
election. He wants tax of 81 gallon on
spirits; on leaf and manufactured tobacco, so
cents per pound; and on crude petroleum, IS
cents-refined Is cents
Our forces in Florida have got back to
Jacksonville. The history of our operations
here has been shameful. Gen. HUNTER occu-
pied this town once and after compelling the
people to take the oath of allegiance, skedad-
died away aud left them to the tender mercies
of the rebels. It was occupied again and the
same farce enacted and now, for the third
time, the prospect of permanently holding the
place is not particularly encouraging.
The latest dispatch regarding FITZPATRICK
says he had arrived within BUrLER's lines on
the Peninsula, with loss of $50 men in skir-
mishes. He penetrated to the outer fortifca-
tions of Richmond, and destroyed large por-
ton of the Virginia Central Railroad Those
innocents who have supposed that Richmond
or any other fortified city could he taken by a
cavalry dash. will be disappointed in the result
Of KILPArKIcK's expedition. 1t may be. how
ever, that he accomplished everything required
of him by his superiors in command.