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Beltrami, the Discoverer Of the
Northern Source Of the Mississippi.

It will be seen by the following article
taken from the Washington Chronicle,
doubtless written BY Rev. Mr., NELL, that
biography and portrait OF BELTRAMI, the
discOverer of the source OF the Mississippi,
is about being published in Italy, and
and dedicated to the Minnesota Historical
Society. The letter containing this infor-
nation was received by Mr.. ALFRED j.
HILL, a draughtsman in Gen. HALLEoK's
office, who has taken great interest in
the history and boundaries of Minnesota
On the morning of the 28th of August 1928,
Beltrami, an ardent Italian, with only an In
dian guide, and bois-brule voyageur, by way
of the Red River of the North, boldly pene-
trated the extreme northern sources OF the
Mississippi, which he designated as the
Julian" sources in compliment to the es-
teemed Countess of Albany. In the journal
of his tour he also describes Lac La Biche, or
Elk Lake, now POLITICALLY rather than accu-
rately called Itasca. and says, 1T is here, in
my opinion, we shall fix the western sources
Of the Mississippi" ag l r q
This discoverer, so little known to Ameri-
cans, was born at BergamO, and in 1907 was
chancellor in one of the districts Of Italy. In
an interesting literary circle in that city, OF
which the Countess of Albany was promi-
nent member.
Suspected of " Carbonarism," he became an
exile, and visited France, Germany, England,
the United States and Mexico. Later in life,
he resided for several years near Heidelberg,
but at length returned to his beloved Italia, and
died at Filotrant, in 1856, aged seventy-tive
years.
Prominent in the public library of Bergamo,
there is finely executed painting represent
ing Beltrami in canoe, pressing toward the
sources of the Mississippi. A letter just re-
ceived from Bergamo, dated February II, and
addressed to gentleman who has given great
attention to the topography of the Upper Mis-
sissippi, and now on duty at the headquarters
of the army. states that the city of Bergamo is
about to publish biographical netice of Bel
trami, with portrait, and that the work will
be dedicated to the Historical Society of Min
nesOta.
This Society of the most northern State in
the valley of the Mississippi, has become favor
ably known in Europe, through the labors of
its members, who have given to the world the
Dakota Grammar and Lexicon" published
by the Smithsonian Institution, and the largest
work on the language of the aborigines of
North America ever published, and also by va
rious additions to the topography and history
of the region west of Lake Superior published
in its own Annals, and other historical mag
aZines N.
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From the Frontier.

The St. Cloud Democrat prints the fol-
lowing letter of Major Jos. R. Brown:
FoRr ABERcROMB1E, March 20, 1864.
Col. NJ. T. THOMAS:
DEAR SIR-SiHce the departure of Major
Camp, two messengers have arrived from the
camp of Gabriel Renville on the Coteau, who
bring very encouraging tidings Of the prospect
and a portion of the Cut Heads. Some two
hundred and twenty lodges now in the Coteau
of the Missouri are working down the James
River for the purpose of entering into peaceful
relations with the government, and will return
to Devils Lake with view to planting there
the ensuing spring. These lodges represent
minor chiefs OF the Lac Traverse and Big
Stone Lake Sioux. Standing Buffalo is report
ed as being with some sixty or eighty lodges at
the Dogs Lodge, far beyond where we went
last summer, and near the camp Of the hostile
Yanktonais and Titon Bands. l scarcely ex-
pect him. to be down. He talks loudly about
peace when away from his band, but many OF
his young men were in the last attack upon
this place, and he has not the stamina to with
draw from them and save himself. fear his
cowardice will keep him among the hostile
Indians.
A camp of nine lodges that were on the Low
er James, are now near Renville's camp, and
will probably have reached there ere this, if
two chiefs, and the Red Feathers principal sol
der among them. The messengers from the
upper camps state that the want of grass. wa
ter and buffalo has driven all the Titons and
other bands who usually hunt west of the Mis-
souri,, over to this side and that they are thick
as blueberries along that river, from Long Lake
river to Fort Clark. They arc all in favor of
peace, too, if no boats attempt to go up the
Missouri and no whites attempt to pass through
their country, but they will resist any distur:
bance of fine buffalo ranges either by the shrill
notes of the steam whistle or the trails of the
whites.
believe this constitutes all the information
have received since my last.
Very truly yours,
j. r, BROWN
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der the title of First Consul of France.
Plot on plot thickened, and the grand cul-
mination was near. at hand, but no one
thought of Napoleon. He was securely
shelved, they thought, on distant theatre
of action. But his sleepless vigilance
never slumbered, and one fine morning all
Paris awoke to the startling fact that Ma
poleOn Ronaparte was First Consul! So
quietly had it all been accomplished that
men, for time, would scarcely believe the
evidence of their own senses.
Between the career of Napoleon Bona
parte and that of Ulysses S. Grant, thus
far, there is striking similarity. The for
mer kept his own counsel; SO does the
latter. The former disregarded the howl
iDgs of the press and the frenzy of the pop
ulace so does the latter. The former
appointed his own officers without regard
to public opinion; so has Gen. Grant in
selecting Generals Smith and Buell., and
others who have been ia retirment, not.
outstanding the abuse heaped on them by
the abolition press Gen Grant deliber-
ately disregarded the orders which Presi-
dent Lincoln presumed to give him; SO did
Napoleon all orders sent by the Directory.
Gen. Grant has fought over thirty pitched
battles, has never been defeated, and has
taken over hundred thousand prisoners
of war, nearly five hundred pieces of can
non, and over eighty thousand stand of
small-arms This was not excelled by the
Oonqu 81 or Of Italy!
At this period in the struggle we want
a man to harmonic all conflicting inter-
ests. A man in whom the public will
have confidence that he will do justice to
men OF all parties, of every shade of po-
litical opinion. A man who does not owe
his election to any political party. Aman
that will put to flight the foul birds of
prey that feed and fatten at the public
crib, while the country weeps in anguish
over loved ones slain in battle. A man
that will scatter and disperse the thous-
ands Of combinations of army contractors,
who daily grow rich on the public Treas
ury, and who vaunt their patriotism loud
ly on street corners, and who, occasional
ly, for the sake Of appearances, give few
dollars to some charitable fund or church
fair. A man whom the soldiers love, AMI
who has been with them in the battle and
the siege, and who will see that the MAIN
ed and crippled ones are properly taken
care of. A man who is not the choice of
the Office holders, as is Abraham Lincoln.
A man who does not stoop to mean acts
of political partizanship, or to retail bar
room obscene jokes, when the country is
tottering on the brink of financial and po-
litical ruin. Such man is Gen. ULYSSES
s. GRANT, the man for whom the Star of
Destiny has arisen, and in his elevation to
the Presidency lies the safety of this Re-
public. R. F. 81.
st. Paul, Sd, 1854.
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The Canadian Ministry.

From the Toronto Globe, March 81.
After ten days of plotting and maneu-
vering, Messrs. Cartier, Macdonald q Co.
have succeeded in patching up Govern.
ment! The fact was announced last night
in the House of Assembly-the personnel
and policy of the new Ministry having
been declared by Mr.. Oauchen in French,
and by Mr.. John Hillyard Cameron in
English. The new Ministry are as fol-
lows:
Sir E. P. Tacte, Premier, Receiver General
and Minister of Militis. @5 9liiti
Hon. George E. Cartier, Attorney General
East.
Hon. A. T. Calf, Finance Minister.
+ Hon. ]. G. Chapais, Commissioner OF Public
Hon. T. Darcy MCGEE, Minister of Agricul-
ture.
Hon. Hector Langevin, Solicitor General
: East. ia,r adt Is ~; alfi rniesdtng q!qniis
Hon. John A. Macdonald, Attorney General
West.
Hon. Alexander Campbell, Commissioner Of
Crown Lands. s4lIlsf otiW eG..sl e t9 fiaa
al Hon. M. 81. Foley, Postmaster General. a~4
Hon. Isaac Buchanan, Chairman Committees
Of Council.
Hon John Simpson, (Nagara) Provincial
Hon James cockburn, Solicitor General
West. - 'an'--
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Major Halch,s Prisoners Coming to
Fort Smelling.
MONTICELLO, MINI, April 6,

MONTICELLO, MINI, April 6, 1864.
TO the Editor Of the Pioneer:
After jotting along twenty-five miles in one
of Uncle Sans buggies have reached Month
cello, the county seat of Wright county Roads
are improving. A few days longer of dry
weather will put them in tip top condition.
Business appears to be quite lively here for
the season of the year. I noticed to-day sew
err farmers engaged in preparing the ground
for the spring sowing.
Capt Paine's company, D, I'd Cavalry are
camped on the opposite side of the river near
the ferry for the night, having in charge the
Indian prisoners captured by Major Hatch.
The captive aborigines number in all ninety
four, twentv-thrce braves. the remainder being
squaws and proposes. These illustrious Amer
leans will probably arrive at Fort Smelling on
Saturday next Yours, &C. D.
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The following is the official o.ler dis
missing Col. Woltord:
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJT GENLs OFFICE.
WAsIINGroN, March "A, 1864. !
Special Orders, No. III.
BY direction of the President of the United
States, Col. Frank WOfOrd, First Kentucky
Cavalry Volunteers. is dishonOrably dismissed
the service OF the United States, for violation
of the Fifth of the Rules and Articles of War,
in using disrespectfil words against the Presi-
dent of the United States, for dislOyalty and
for conduct unbecoming an officer and gen
tleman.
Bv order of the Secretary of War.
E. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The New York Times, of the LIST inst,
says at the request of Gen. Grant, the
above order has been revoked.
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The Northwestern RaiIrOad-...Its
Extension Towards st. Paul.

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From the Milwaukee Life
RAILROAD ENTERPRISE Northwest
ern Railway Company is the most enter
prising corporation in Wisconsin. 1t is
building road from Neenah to Wanpacca,
to Dc finished this year, and it proposes to
extend it to Grand Rapids and onward to
st. paul. Then it is building a road from
Madison to Baraboo, having located the
line of the road, and some forty men are
now at work at the cut at Devils Lake.
At the gap at that point, which is the only
pass, and is but just wide enough for a
road-some eight rods-this company has
the right of way. The Columbus and
Baraboo Road was located through there.
and almost one third of the line is al
ready graded. It runs through very
rich agricultural region, and if it was
built it would add vastly to the trade of
Milwaukee. But unless Milwaukee moves
in this matter quickly, Chicago will secure
the entire trade of this region. The re-
sources of Barraboo valley are very little
known to the people of Milwaukee, or to
large portion of the State. We have ira
versed almost the entire region, and there
is no road leading out of Milwaukee that
passes through SO rich country as this
would be from Milwaukee to Barraboo,
throughout its entire length. The North
western Company proposes torun through
the Barraboo valley, then into Lemonweir
valley, and crossing the Lacrosse road in
the neighborhood Sparta, strike the Mis-
sissippi opposite Winona, connecting at
that point with the road running west
throug h the heart Of Minnesota. This will
eventually be the great through route to
Chicago. l
From the Madison Journal.
THE NORTHWESTERN RA1LwAY.-Mr. |.
II. Palmer has communication in the
Lodi Herald, to the effect that he recently
went to Chicago to see Mr.. Ogden about
the extension of the Northwestern Railway
through that place, and, Mr.. Ogden being
absent, he saw Perry H. Smith, who in
formed him that their purpose was to build
their railroad from Chicago to Winona
and St. Paul by way of Lodi and Baraboo,
passing through the gorge of the Baraboo
Bluffs Tin which is situated the Devils
Lake,. Mr. Palmer adds:
The first portion finished will be from
St. Paul this way to Hastings. This they
agreed to complete first, in order to secure
the immediate completion of 500 miles of
railroad beyond st. Paul, on the Pacific
line or survey, which passes through the
northern portion of the gold mines of the
Northwest.
In view of the importance of this great
thoroughfare to orr country, both as
commercial and military highway, and
the local importance to each of us, l would
advise all living on or near said line of
road, to render all the assistance in their
power to the agents employed by the COM
pany to build this road.
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HRR OPERATIONS IN THE CHINA SEAS.

From the Cochin China Chronicle, Jan 23
The Emma Jane was vessel Of about
LOO tons, belonging to one of the ports
on the Northern side of the now disunited
States. She left Bombay on the 9Th inst,
bound to Moulmein with ballast, and on
the 14th, when off Trivandrum, sighted
steamer afterward proved to be the terri
BILE Alabama. Capt. Semmes. She ap-
preached the Emma Jane with the Amer
lean flag flying, and went short distance
from her, fred gun to make her heave
to, and sent an armed boat on board. The
Emma Jane at this period also showed
throughout American colors, but the mo-
ment the armed boat reached alongside,
the American flag was struck, and the
Confederate banner hoisted on board the
steamer.
The officer in charge of the boat de-
manded Captain Jordan's presence on
board the Alabama with the ships papers,
and on his reaching the steamer the papers
were examined by Capt. Semmes, who de-
clared the Emma Jane prize. and Capt.
Jordan. and his crew prisoners of war, and
decided that the vessel must be burned
Capt. Jordan was permitted to return back
to his ship, and twenty minutes were al
lowed him to pack up such effects as he
was permitted to retain. Mrs. Jordan, the
commanders wife, was allowed to bring
away all her wearing apparel, the COM
mander trunk, and each officer and man
a bag, containing clothing only. Several
boats were then sent on board, and the
provisions and stores and other valuables
b ho oh H.
Jane was set on fire. .r
The Alabama being under sail and not un-
der steam, and the weather perfect
calm, she was detained in the vicinity of
the burning vessel for two days, and then
made her way to Aniengo, where she
landed the commander and nineteen of
the crew of the destroyed vessel with
nine days provisions to find their
way to Cochin. The Alabama is repre-
sented as vessel carrying side guns, and
two heavy centre ones, and appears to be
well furnish with stores of all descriptions,
taken, no doubt from the various captures
but does not appear to be flushed in cash
--as she is said to have had scarcely the
means to buy fresh provisions while at
Anjenco. Even SO essential an article as
fresh beef, when taken on board the
steamer for sale, was not purchased, as
being too expensive. The accumulation
of chronometers on board is declared to
be something marvellous-th being no
less than 200.
Capt. Semmes Is represented as care
worn and anxious man, with great tacit-
urnity and austerity Of manner, and yet at
times capable of much courtesy and affa-
bility. He frequently goes aloft himself
to ascertain the character of vessels in
sight. he wears the uniform of the Uni
ted States navy, and is perpetually armed
with terrible revolver belted to his SIDE.
The crew (about 100 in number) consists
Of men Of all nations, and we are told that
the English and Irish element predomin-
ates. Nrs. Jordan, we understand, had
frequent conversations with CAPT Semmes, |
n - RS To- s..lff
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SUPERIOR Cry. April l, 1856


To the Editor of the Pioneer:
Late papers from Marquette, Lake Superior
state that copper, iron and silver lead lanos are
still in great demand. The entries lor Heoia-
airy amount to upwards of twenty SIX tlousaho
acres, including cash and WARRANT ioea'iolS'
The proceeds of cash sales during that time
foot mn a91 3O5. The Mondays mail brought
for location one hundred and eight warrants,
calling for about seventeen thousand acres.
From all accounts Marquette will be the grand
centre of attraction the coming season, provid-
cd workmen can be found in sufficient num-
hers to complete the railroad and open the
numerous silver lead veins. The product of
the iron mountains will show large increase,
always provided they can secure plenty of
workmen. Great efforts are being made to in
duce practical English miners to come over.
The PORTAGE Lake copper mines are doing
remarkably well, but the scarcity of miners
will interfere considerably with their returns.
The editor of the Houghton Gazette calls for
three or five Thousand workmen for 1864. An
industrious clergyman there thinks he has dis
covered gold from some black sand found in
digging a well in his garden.
Silver lead veins have been found on the
north shore of Minnesota but as yet nothing
has been done in the way of testing their value.
This portion of Minnesota has scarcely been
explored.
There will be great demand for Minnesota
cattle at the Mines and we hope your drovers
will ship at least two thousand head.
Two gentlemen of Superior recently pur-
chased at Oswego N. Y, the schooner Pierre
pont of one hsndred and eighty-fve tons, with
capacity for Sc 900 bushels of grain or 1876, 900
feet of lumber She will be here on the open
ing of navigation. 8.
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Major Hiram r. Grant.

Captain HIRAM P. GRANT, OF company
A Sixth Regiment, has received the COM
mission of Major of that regiment, vice Mo-
LAREN, now Colonel of the Second Cav
airy. Major GRANT has the reputation OF
a good officer, and we congratulate him
on his promotion. He has seen consider
able service in the Indian war was in the
desperate fight at Birch Coolie, as well as
other engagements, and acquitted himself
handsomely in all. We trust he will have
opportunities of earning greater distinction
on Southern fields.
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A Malicious Murder in wisconsin.


From the Evansville Gazette.
We learn that letter has been received
by Sheriff Pember, from John L. Y.
Thomas, Esq, that Mr.. Levi Grant,
prominent farmer Of the town of Newark,
was shot and instantly killed last evening,
while sitting in his own house reading.
The fatal shot was fired through the win
dow by some person unknown. No reason,
that we hear of, has been assigned for the
commission of this foul crime
LATER.-A man named James Foley
was arrested yesterday afternoon, at Be-
lott, On suspicion Of having murdered Levi
Grant, who was shot at Newark, on
Wednesday He was brought to this city
and lodged in Jail. Dispositions from par
ties in the neighborhood and Beloit, state
that the man had made threats against
Mr.. Grant some two or three days before
the murder, they having had some diff
entity in regard to certain piece of land.
Officers are busy in ferretting out evidence
in the case.
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Letter from the Late owen LOvejOy

The Boston Transcript publishes the
following letter from the late Hon. OWEN
JovEJoY to Gov. ANDREW:
WAsHINGTON, Feb. %, 1864.
My DEAR GOvERNOR-Do you know that
am hoping than when slavery has been swept
away, for revival of religion, pure and unde-
filed, which will be eminently practical and
the cause that it knows not it will search out,
and instead of expanding its energies in theo-
logies and creeds and rubrics, it shall go around
like its divine Author, healing the sick. cleans
ing lepers, giving eyes to the blind. ears to the
deaf and charity to all.
am sick, and have used the hand of anoth-
er, and feel unable to dictate any more. May
God bless you and the old Bay State.
Very truly yours
(Signed) OWEN LOVEJOY.
Gov. ANDREW, Boston. Mass.
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and did not spare him Of his cause, with
those severe and cutting reflections which
a lady alone can bestow without fear of
retaliation under such circumstances but
they appear not to have brought convic-
ton to the mind of the confederate hero
There seems little doubt, however, of his
great anxiety for the termination of this
nnhappy internecine war.
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The New York press, as our readers are
aware, have abounded lately in denuncia-
tons against the luxury and extravaganza
that everywhere prevails. The Times, of
the I'd inst, after showing that the dis
proportion between gold and paper cannot
go on increasing for great period without
producing financial collapse, and that
should the collapse come, the war would
straitway enc, CLOSES as follows:
We say then that this extravaganza is treach-
erous to the soldiers, and a betrayal of the
country. These diamonds flash gaily, but
there is blood on them. These silks rustic
royalty, these laces float etherially, but they
smell, they smell, of treason.
This may seem extravagant language,
but it appears that the imports of foreign
dry goods at New York for the month of
March are one-third larger than for the
same month of last year, and twice as
large as for the corresponding period in
either of the two preceding years. The
total receipts for March, 1861, were
$5,8S6,O76; March, 1862, $6,571, 90l;
March, 1868, $9,2O4,5S1, and now for
March, 1864, $12,6s5, 1877. These values
are the foreign cost reckoned in gold, to
which duty, freight and exchange must be
added to make the total paid by consum-
ers. Reckoned in this way, the twelve
and half millions would swell to over
thirty million dollars.
THs TEv-FoRTY LoAN.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has empowered the First
National Bank of St. Paul, to receive
subscriptions for the new loan authorized
by the act of Congress approved March
Sd of the present year. The Washington
Chronicle says: 20,
The bonds to be issued will bear five per
cent. interest, payable in gold they viii be
redeemable at the option of the Government
after ten years, and payable in gold after fUrty
years. They will be known as Ten-Forties,
and we predict for them as great popularity,
almost, as the Five-Twenty skies. In point
Of fact, the interest il equivalent to eight per
cent, at the present price of gold, so that
strong inducement Is held out to capitalists,
large and small. The effect of this issue of
bonds for greenbacks will be to curtail the
amount of the latter in circulation, and thus
to raise the value of the latter relatively to
gold.
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Second Lieutenant NJ r. MERRILL, of
the Tenth Regiment, to be First Lieu
tenant
Sergeant ELI r. PICKETT, of Company
E, Tenth Regiment, to be Second Lieu
tenant.
Sergeant LoRIN S. MEEKER, of the Tenth
Regiment, to be Second Lieutenant.
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COL JENNlsoN. Lieutenant Colonel
JENN1soN of the 10th Minnesota, has been
appointed District Provost Marshal for the
District of North Missouri, in place Of
Capt. THOMAS B. REED.