The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-29
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.


New jersey refuses to permit her sold:e
to vote
General Fita John Porter il agent for scme
Of the New York Colorado gold mining COM
panies.
The Pope's Illness is esid to be severe, but
not dangerous.
Butter Is selling in Cincinnati for seventy
five cents per pound.
The Louisville Journal says-Fred Dou-
glass thinks that the blacks can never get rid
of certain mischieyous ideas except by amalga.
nation with the whites. No doubt this is the
only wsy to get the kinks out of thar heads.
The New Bedford Herald wonders how it
would do for Congress 10 compel the old bach
elors to support the orphan children of the
men who die in defence of the conntry.
The Ne,o Nation says 1.-the elder Blair was
a bosom friend of old Bob Todd. of Kentucky,
the father OF Mrs. Lincoln" and this accounts
for his influence over the Pr sident. Only
think Of the impudence of the radicals in speak,
ing of the father of Mrs. Lincoln as ''old Bob
Todd ~! They might say Robert, at least.
In the Superior Court of Boston On the
18th, Edward p. Jeffries was sentenced TO two
years hard labor in the State Prison. The
case will be remembered as one of the extern
siye swndling. Jeffries occupied a high social
and business position, and for time was re-
puted very wealthy.
Gen. Grant has addressed a letter to Sena-
tor Wilson, chairman of the Senate Military
Committee, in reference to the case of General
Schofied. The committee made an adverse
report on the nomination OF this officer. Gen.
Grant comes to his rescue, and informs the
Senator and the committee that Gen. SchOfield's
record is as good as that of any officer in the
service, and expresses the wish that he may be
confirmed as Major General. This will prob
ably insure his nomination, although it will be
some time before his name will be acted mon.
A skiff containing J. r. easier, Jerry
Vaun, and three boys named Vaun, Carl, and
McIIenry went over the dam in the Mohawk
River, above Little Falls some days ago. and
were all drowned
1t is confidently asserted that General Hal
leck will soon resign from the army and return
to California. He has been acting at the head
of the Cavalry Bureau since General Wilson
Potomac.
AS an indication of energy in the Naval De-
partment, wag says Secretary Welcs has sent
q patent platform scale to each of our new iron
clads, to "weigh anchor" with.
The District Court of Philadelphia has re-
Gently rendered a remarkable decision. A man
had agreed to pay his rent in ''lawful silver
money of the United States, each dollar weigh
ing seventeen penryweights and six grains at
least" but since silver had come to cost pre-
MUM, he proposed to pay in greenbacks only,
and tie Court sustained him. We believe
there is Constitutional provision that Con-
gress shall pass no law to impair the obligation
OF contracts-it follows that this decision is
founded upon what used to be called Judge
Law"
Major Willis, in an official despatch dated
Fort Whippe, Arizona, says "The people Of
this section are very much excited with regard
TO The lndlah disturbances so much 60, that
during a visit to the mines, noticed men
working with arms beside them, and it is not
consid ere. safe to leave their dwellings with
out them. Unless immediate steps ara taken