The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-25

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al It pfeported that Gen. Hancock, in
eonsequease lof The, condition of bis
wounds q obs relieved Of the command
Of the I'd corps and assigned to the COM
mand Of the Department of Washington,
Gen. Augur succeeding him in the Army
OF the Potomac.
The sword Of Capt Morris, of the
Fiodrloa, has been received at the Navy
department. 1t is of English make,
crowned with a lions head, and bearing
the rose, thistle and shamrock in ;ts bilt
and blade, with Confederate FLAG.
The New York Times has the FIJI.
lowing special from Washington =
The Secretary Of the Treasury has prepared
his reply to the offer of q loan by pGe armen
bankers for 81 600 0OO, 900. He has fn,lu o,ll
amined the details OF proposal, and cOnc,uSe.
there Is no law which would authorize him to
entertain the proposition, and the question ia
one solely for the consideration of Congress-
ana until that body will pass law SUSTAINING
sucn loan. ne must decline accepting it, He
inimates That the whole matter and ACCOM-
panying papers viii be referred to Congress
upon tne opening of the session, with a re-
commentator that the subject be fayorabiy
considered. ..,,
The Norfolk Old Dominion Of tho
10Th says: b. UVCd grl}r -
This morning over 800 deserters came over
10 oody on the extreme right vf the rebel Dc
sftlon. ffhe SpOttswOod House, Richmond.
was the scene Of fight on Sunday last, be-
tween member from Georgia and one from
virginia-the latter maintaining that negroes
mnd and
should not. The Georgian threatened diyi-
sion OF the Confederacy. and said he would be
upheld by his constituents. -.
4. Boston papers describe the reception
Of Capt Winslow, of the Kearsarge, at
Faneuil Hall, as very brilliant affair. a
complimentary dinner to him is to be given
on Tuesday next.
More than 10000 trees, shrubs and
herbaceous plants were planted in the New
York Central Park last year. The car
rage drive now completed is above eli shty
miles in length, and the walks twenty
miles.
1t is reported that a refugee from
Alabama, now at Nashville, states that the
Legislature of Alabama, by clear major
lty of ten in the Senate, and over twenty
IN the House, are resolved to do nothing
more in support of the war.
Col. Berdan's new rifle was tried near
Utica recently. The distance was 1900
yards; the target six feet in diameter, or
regulation size. Col Berdan ACCOMPLISHED
the remarkable feat of shooting the "bulis,
eye" four times in succession. He then
missed it by trife the fifth time, and bit
it again the sixth.
"A horseback wedding took place at
Sherwood, III recently, the contracting
parties being Mr. Josiah W. Crandall and
Miss Helen B. Hurst. The ceremony was
perfOrmedin front of the officiating clergy
man g residence, the bridal party being on
horseback, and the bride and her three
bridesmaids miss Fanny O Hurst, Miss
Julia Shellenburg and Miss Mary NJ. Thur
berg dressed and mounted. The novelty
OF the ceremony attracted large COM
pany OF the neighbOrs viii
! The Pennsylvania republican leaders
have resumed their raid on the President,
and insist upon the suppression of Mr..
Stanton in the Cabinet kitchen as a sine
qua non of their support of the admins:
tration hereafter. They want Gen. But
Ter, and represent that Pennsylvania
particularly, and the country generally,
will not be satisfied until the change is
made. Pennsylvania will persist that she
has q right to be heard until her wishes
are acceeded to. rraag as
Our Dabster says the Government
may tax our matches, but challenges the
world to match our taxes. We've got to
tax our energies to pay them.
The Independence Beige gives the
following particulars of the amounts re-
ceiyed by various artists IS the results of
single performances. Malibran at Drury
Lane received 915O each night. The
Same price was paid to Lablache for two
performances. Grisi at New York receive
ed f400 for one performance, and shortly
after obtained f2, 400 as the result of one
nights entertainment in London. Tagli-
oni received fl5O for every Performance
at Hamburg, and at her second benefit at
st. Petersburg she realized the extrava-
giant sum Of f8, 100, in addition to mag
nifcent present of diamond ornaments
made her by the Gear.
The number of letters posted in Lon
don in 1863 was 14l, 619, 900. In Liver
pool in the same year, l5,454,OO
The following paragraph appears in
an Alabama paper {:
ARRRsr OF 4 FEMALE SpY.-A young wo-a
man, by the name of Miss Jones, was arrested
In Selma yesterday, charged with being Fed
eral spy. She had about her person number
of papers, the nature of which we were unable
TO learn, and large amount of greenoacks.
She acknowledged having two accomplices.
Our authorities are on the alert and they will
hardly escape. . s., sg8ai..4ag
The Democratic party, in the late
Presidential contest, have suffered dis
astrous defeat. The rank and file may
charge it to their own folly, in consenting
| to be guided by their stupid copperhead
/ nooco looaors From the. snlond;d rnr