The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-15
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TELK.
GRAPHIC NEWS.

evacuation. JoHNsToN's army is receiving
heavy einforcements-PoLK's army has joined
him. 1t is probable that LoNGsTREEr has also
Joined him.
Report says Bishop MCCLAsKEY has been
appointed Archbishop of New York, and Bish-
op SPAULDING Archbishop of Baltimore
Another steamer has been sunk by a rebel
torpedo, in Florida, with the loss of four men
and baggage of three regiments.
The evidence before the Committee on the
Conduct of the War seems to place the respon.
sibility of the Florida disaster on General
GILMORE.
Congress is terribly excited over the al
legged REASONABLE blOviations of an Ohio Cop
perhead, but cannot report the tax bill or do
anything to save the credit of the country.
With gold at 20. their conduct is ineXplicable.
From Europe we learn of the wreck and
total loss of the steamer City OF New York, at
the entrance of Queenstown harbor, and of the
repulse of the Prussians in attempting to storm
the Notifications at Duppel.
Gen. GRANT has directed that active meas
ures be Immediately taken to get into the field
the expiration Of their furloughs. No excuses
will be taken for delay, and commanders of
regiments are to be held accountable where it
occurs.
The rebels Oh Sunday night landed at
Cape Lookout, and blew up the light house.
Cape Lookout is on the eastern coast of North
Carolina, eighty-ive miles southwest of Cape
Ifatteras. The elevation of the light was 100
feet.
Tho alarm at Memphis has subsidized The
| rebels are reported concentrating above Du-
vais's bluff Ark.
There was fire at Harrodsburg Ky,
on Friday, which destroyed $4,000 worth of
property EX-Goy. Magoffin one Of the suf-
ferers.
The election in La Crosse resulted in the
choice Of the Democratic candidates except
, City Clerk, by small majorties. From Bati-
more comes the report of a quiet election.
without opposition to the loyal candidates, the
disloyalists making no effort to vote
Gen. GRANT it is said, is to make COM
| plete tour of the territory reclaimed from re-
belion with the view of observing the temper
of the people and the practical working of the
governmental policy towards them, and TO
suggest such changes of policy as may
! occur to him. This tour includes visits to the
principal points on the Mississippi and those
points occupied by the Union forces on the
sea coast. II this story is true, the people will
be disappointed, if not discouraged, that Gen.
eral GRANT is not this spring to take the field
i'm person. or at least direct the movements of
| our principal armies. 1t would seem that the
| objects of the tour. as stated by the telegraph
reporter. could as well be accomplished by
some able officer OF the civil service Is by the
! Lieutenant General Of the army.
The House has concurred in and passed
| several important amendments to the national
banking law.
The commanding officer at Little Rock,
, Arkansas. forwards official report Of FEEDER.
al successes in an expedition from Pine Bluff
! to Longview. The telegraph mistifies the ac-
count little, but the result seems to have
| been very favorable to the Union forces, they
having defeated the rehc!s in a severe fight,
and made Important captures, besides bringing
in several hundred contrabands Rebel loss,
100 killed and woundred and 800 prisoners.
Our loss 10 killed. wounded and missing
There have been important changes made
in military commands. Gen. MCDOWELL goes
to California Gen. SHERIDAN commands the
cavalry OF the army Of the Potomac; the 11th
HowARDsl and 18th (HOoKEE's) Corps are
consolidated under HOOKER; Gen. HOWARD
tol-o md off no in MIA Of
! Gen GRANGER: Gen. SCHoFtELD commands
The Sd Army Corps. There are other changes
and assignments OF minor Importance.
Navigation is opened at all parts of Lake
Erie. save Buffalo.
"A steamer worth $50, 600 was destroyed
between Vicksburg and New Orleans French
brig of war was wrecked also a rebel ram,
with loss of many heavy guns.
Gov. Dick YATES. of Illinois. has been
making an electioneering speech to soldiers in
New Orleans.
The death of Mrs. LUCRETIA CLAY. widow
of HENRY CLAY, occurred on the 9th inst,
near Lexington, KY. She was the daughter
Col. HART. of Lexington, and married Mr..
CLAY in April, 1899, and lived with him hap
PLY for fitty-three years.
Gen. SIBLEY has been confirmed Brfga
dier General from March 20, 1863, and Col G.
c. ANDREWS from January 5, 1864. Minneso-
to has had her full share of Generals. She has
had two Major Generals and six Brigadiers,
viz: Major General N. j. T. DANA; Major
General HoRATIo P. VAN CLEvE; Brig. Gen.
WILLIS A. GoRMAN; Brig. Gen. ALFRED SULLY
(appointed from First Minnesota); Brig. Gen.
JOHN B. SASBoRN; Brig. Gen. HENRY H. Sir
LEY; Brig Gen. STEPHEN MILLER (now Gov
ernor) and Brig. Gen C. c. ANDREWS.
Reports from Washington state that
plan will soon be presented to Congress for the
construction of telegraph across the CONT
nent to connect with line through Asia and
Africa. Gen. LEES army has been largely
augmented by conscripts, and he expects to
start the spring campaign with $4,000 troops.
Our Government is about to weed out thirty or
forty unemployed Generals
"A firm in Cincinnati has been engaged in
mammoth swindle and escaped to Canada
Gen. FORREST says his loss in his recent
operations at Union City and Paducah, was
only ten killed and forty wounded, and that