The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TELE,
GRAPHIC NEWS.


! Friday, the last standing: GUTHRIE Al, BELL
AZ, BuHNIAM 80, BuCKNER 4-necessary to a
choice g. We hope yet that GUTHRIE will be
elected. as we know him to be one of the
nobcst sons of old Kentucky.
JEFF. DAVIS steward and cllambcrmajd
have escaped. We have already got his coach
man, and hope soon to have the whole house
hold, including JEFF. himself.
Senator BAYAED has subscribed his name
to the eXtra-constitutional rule of the Senate,
but in doing so announced his intention of
resi"ning his seat
The Princess of Wales las given birth to
IL fine boy.
Gen. GRANT has gone 10 St. Loui, to visit
a sick son.
The report of LoNGsTEEEr advance on
Knoxville is contradicted 1t is said no active
operations in that quarter need be expected
for weeks.
Gen. HALI.ECK expresses the belief that
the last desperate effort will be made in the
spring to transfer the real fighting to Northern
soil.
The body servant of JEFF. DAVIS reveals
the plans of his master and Gen. LEE. The
revelations of the chambermaid have not vet
been telegraphed.
Gen. BUTLER sent an expedition up James
River which captured % rebels, 90 niggers, j
Jews, and other stores, and afforded BUTLER
the materials for dispatch to the Secretary of
War.
-Nice-President STEPHENS has been taken ill
at Augusta, Georgia. The attack causes seri-
Gus apprehensions.
A gentleman recently arrived at Newark
declares the rebellion an utter failure: says the
common people would hail with delight the
restoration of Federal authority: and that
nine-tenths of the Southern people admit that
slavery is dead.
Two hundred thousand dollars of the re-
ceipts of the Cincinnati Sanitary Fair have
already been paid over to the Sanitary Com
mission. Funds are still coming in. and it is
thought that the total amount will reach
S21O, 000-siXtv thousand more than the Bos-
ton Fair This is an exhibit of patriotism and
charity OF which Buckeyes may well feel
proud.
JAMES PEARISts, an old merchant of DAY.
ton. Ohio. died or the 22d inst.
Gen. CURTIS has had warm reception at
Leavenworth Kansas. He made speech.
pledging cooperation with the radicals.
The estimated cost of a ship canal around
Niagara Falls is $5.000,000: S3.500,000 is
asked for the enlargement of locks on Oswego
and Erie Canal; for canal from the st. Law
renee to Albany 81, 1000, 900: and $4,000, 900
for charging the Illinois canal.
A question affecting the banishment of
VALI.ASDIGII.l,l is before the Supreme Court
of the United States.
We have continued reports of the evacua-
ton of Richmond, but they are probably I'M
founded in fact
-Deserters from North Carolina regiments
report that the Presidents amnesty proclama-
ton is creating state Of feeling in the rebel
army which indicates its utter decentralization.
Resolutions endorsing the administration
of Mr.. LINCOLN and re-nominating him for
President have passed the Maryland House of
Delegates.
The California legislature, with only seven
dissenting voices favor the reelection of Pres
dent LINCOLN.
The letter of a French gentleman and the
contents of a rebel mail full confirm the
statements of the southern journals as to their
restitution and the hopeles ness of their cause.
but we do not take mnc;I stock in the story of
a French alliance. in LEES Dictatorship
The President has sent instructions to
General STEELE. in Arkansas, to appoint an
election for Governor in that State on the 18th
OF March. Our well informed correspondent
from Little Rock, says that most of the men,
bers of the Constitutional Convention came
instructed 20 vote fora provision prohibiting
slavery.
Father WILLIS challenge TO the ship own
erS of New York for Il steamboat race between
one Of their steamers and one of his tubs has
been accepted, and the Navy Department is
raising money by subscription to pay the cx-
penscs.
-GII.MORE continues the shelling OF Charles
ton and it is said the city is gradually crumb-
ling under the bombardment.
The House has reduced the exemption to
$500, and refused to exempt Quakers and
clergvincn.
Our naval forces on the coast of North
Carolina have destroyed two blockade runners,
Uut III INC OpcIailOu. ouc vi our SunOOatS got
ashore and was blown up.
The Raleigh, North Carolina, Standard
threatens if the writ of hadeas corpus is sus.
pended by the military power of JEFF. DAVIS,
the people of that State will rebel against hi
authority and assert their rights. 1t is encour-
aging to know that the principles of civil lib
erty are still alive in the old North State if no.
where else on the continent.
Gen. SCHoFIELD is to take command in
East Tennessee, Gen. FOSTER being relieved on
account Of i'll health.
The resignation Of Maj. Gen. Blair took
effect on the 18th inst.
The President has announced to the Arkan
sas delegation that he had determined not to
appoint separate Military Governor, but
to entrust Gen. Steele, the newly appointed
Commander of the Department of Arkansas,
with both military and civil administration of
the State. He stated the reason to be that the
experience of the past had proved that there
was constant conflict between the Military