The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-05
WEkkLYs SUMMARY OF TEIE.
GRAPHIC NEWS.

The proceedings of Congress are of little
interest. The Senate is engaged in I;stor;ro,
to speeches on WILSON'S buncombe reso,n,;,,'s
for the expulsion of GARRETT DAVIS wh;oh
Will doubtless be rejected. In the House. the
amendments to the confscation bill offered TN,
members an opportunity of making their REQ
ular annual speeches to send to their adm;r;no
constituents.
The Secretary of the Treasury has remoy.
ed the restrictions Oh commercial intcrcoursein
the States of Kentucky and Missouri and it
is said the same policy will soon be pursued in
reference to Delaware and Maryland.
"A newspaper dispatch from Chattanooga
says JoHNsroN's army has fallen back from
Dalton to Mobile. Gen. THOMAS, in a dis
patch of the same date, announces the defeat
of the rebels in several miner engagements,
but says nothing about JoHNsToN's retreat
"A State Convention to revise the consti-
tuition of Louisiana will meet on the 22d of
February, at which time the election of State
officers will take place. convention in
Florida for reconstructing the State will meet
on the LIST of March.
Gen. BROWN, in command of Jefferson,
Mo-, has asked for Court of Inquiry regard
ing the charges lately made against him in the
| United States Senate by Mr.. WILKINSON of
this State.
"A Washington dispatch says that 100, 900
men enlisted for actual service dnring the
month of October. This seems an exaggerated
statement. If the dispatch had said that num-
Der had enlisted since that time it would have
been more credible
JAMES B. CLAY, of Kentucky, died at
I Montreal, on the 9th. He was son of HEN
RY CLAY, and has represented his fathers old
District in Congress. lie became a traitor to
his country, and fled to Canada, where he re-
sided year previous to his death.
| There are strong indications in several
places of the premature breaking of winter.
The ice has cleared out at st. Louis, and ferry
boats are resuming trips. Boats have arrived
at Cairo from 100 miles above. The ice is also
running out of the Ohio. The ice at Leaven-
worth is breaking up. The weather is reported
very warm in all these places.
+ FOREST is reported ON another raid in
Tennessee with a view of obstructing naviga-
ton ard attempting to destroy the Nashville
and Northwestern railroad.
I'm consequence OF the drouth in California
there has been great loss of cattle by stary-
alton. Only two rains have occurred during
the winter.
The Union members OF the New Jersey
Legislature endorse President LINCOLN and
recommend his denomination to the Presi-
dency.
The President has restored Gen. MCCLER-
to report to Gen. BANKS.
The United States Treasurer proposes to
allow National Banks to become depositaries
of public mozies. This is virtually return
to the practice in vogue before the Sub-Trcas-
ury system was established.
1t is now said that Wn.soN's resolution to
expel GARREr DAVIS of Kentucky. will result
in vote of censure.
The ship Contest, of New York. from ia
pan with cargo of tea, was burned in the In
dian Ocean by the Alabama.
Last week, Bells Circus, performing at
Little Rock, crowded with six hundred persons
present, when One-half of the seats gave wav.
Men, women and children were cast in a cha
otto heap among the broken plank, projecting
nails and splinters. When order was restored
it was found that, except the scratches and
bruises. there was only one case of serious
injury. Capt j. NJ. Bowler, Third Minnesota
Post Adjutant, had leg broken
The naval race is just now attracting vast
attention and comment. The contesting YES
sells are named the Eutaw, Ticonderoga and
Kin Kiang the first two being Government
vessels built expressly for the navy of the
United States, and the latter vessel construct
ed for the house of ELEPHANT & Co., No. III,
Maiden Lane, by Mr.. Ingls, at his ship yard in
the vicinity Of New York.
"A shocking tragedy occurred in New York
on Monday last involving the lives of two ne
groes. 1t appears that William Brown, ne
gro, called at the house occupied by Rachel
West and inquired for Mrs. Mary Shipley Sus-
pectlng something wrong, the woman West
told Brown that he could not see her. and at
once an officer was sent for to remove the in
truder. In the meantime the latter had forced
his way into the back room, and, there finding
Mrs. Shipley, drew a revolver and shot her in
| the side, causing almost instant death. Brown
then placed the pistol to his own head, and
blew his brains out, falling to the floor corpse
Brown had become much attached to the MUIR
dered woman, and, his love not being recipro-
Gated, he determined to sacrifice her life and
then die himself. Both Brown and Mrs. Shin.
ley were married.
"A Newbern, N. c., dispatch says that dis
| loyal persons are endeavoring to take advant-
age of the Presidents proclamation to recover
their property, not intending to keep the oath.
and that accordingly conclusive evidence OF
their intention to keep the oath is now re-
quired Of them.
The horse-p people throughout the country
will be glad to learn that the government is in
the market for the purchase of II, 500 horses.
to be delivered as follows: At Des Moines
Iowa, 500; at Indiapols, 1000; at st. Louis
5000; at Chicago, 1000; and at Columbus