The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-01
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TEuE-
GRAPHIC NEWS.
THURSDAY. December Il

resulted in the defeat of HEENAN, his seconds
throwing up the sponge on the 25th round. It
Is SAID that HEENAN was dreadfully punished.
The English papers have deprecated the idea
that the match was an international one. and
as II has resulted, We are very willing it
should be viewed in that light But if HEE-
NAN had been victorious, wouldn't the Amer-
can eagle have scared, and scared, and scared
ana - wouldn't the British lion have erawled
round the ring with his tail between his legs.
We guess he would.
ten. MICHAEL CoRCoRAN died at Fairfax
Court House on the 22d from fall from HIS
horse. General CoRCoRAN was native of Iro-
land and was brought prominently before the
public by his refusal to turn out the Goth New
York regiment, which he commanded on
the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales
to that city. On the breaking out of the war
bis regiment enlisted almost to a man. and he
led 1t to the field, participating in the battle
OF Bull Run where he was taken prisoner. He
remained in captivity about year, and on
his release was made a Brigadier General.
The only noticeable incident of his career since,
'>0 AAS "iAOOtiii-S l-lCul SOi hIMBALII, at Or
tress Monroe last fall, for which he was tried
| and acquitted.
There are conflicting dispatches regarding
| the amendments to the CONSUMPTION act One
says the Senate will strike out the $500 ey-
emption clause and not insert any sum in its
place and another that Congress will not re-
peal that clause, and that the draft will take
place on the 9TH of January
Over ten thousand men of the Army of
the Potomac have re-enlsted. Those from
the Western regiments are to receive their first
instalment of bounty $3.50 Immediately.
They arc entitled, we believe, on re-enlistment.
to furloagh of thirty or forty days
FRIDAY, December 5.
Gen. McCLELLAN's report has at last been
sent to the House of Representatives in obedi-
enee to request of that body. 1t is not so
voluminous as the representations of those who
were interested in its suppression had led Us
to suppose, and will probably not be of great
er length than some of the Department reports
The opening paragraphs only are given, and
in these are many and touching tributes to the
noble qualities OF the men composing the Ar
| my of the Potomac, and the statement that the
time Of MCCLELLAN'S suppression, he was in
immediate contact with the enemy. and in
short time would have fought decisive battle.
This statement has often been made by officers
and soldiers of the army, and will not be con
tradcted. Gen. LEE at this time was norl Ii of
the Potomac, and in just the position Nc
CLELLAN wanted him to be, and if the battle
had been fought we should have achieved
decisive victory. MCCLELLAN was removed.
and the army did not move step for eleven
days afterwards, during which time Gen. LEE
crossed the RappahannOck and took a strong
position in the rear of Fredericksburg. Suisse
quent events and disasters are familiar to all
our readers. The full report will be read with
the greatest interest by all who desire accurate
information regarding the campaigns of the
Army OF the Potomac.
One OF the Monitors at Charleston cot
aground, and before she could be relieved a
rebel battery damaged her 10 such an extent.
that she had to be towed TO Hilton Head for
repairs.
The rebel rains built in England have been
offered to the British Government at a certain
price, but no decided answer has yet been given
as to the acceptance or rejection OF the offer.
In sending i'll the names of batch of Major
Generals, the President recommends the confir-
nation of Gen. SCiIoFIELD, who is acknowl-
edged to be one of the best executive officers
in the service, and was removed from his CON-
mand in Missouri solely on political grounds
CHARLES ii. CORNWALL, the head of the
redemption bureau of the Treasury Depart.
ment has been arrested for embezzlement.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Don
nelly has given notice of bill to provide for
the establishment of a bureau of emigration.
The National Conservative Union Com
mittee" late in session at Philadelphia have
nominated Gen. Mcclellan for President, and
dent.
The estimated total proceeds of the Sanitary
Fair held in Boston will reach $40 900. S100-
600 of this was paid over to the Treasurer of
the New England Branch of the Sanitary Com
mission.
"A. NJ. Perry, Esq, one of the leading bust
ness men of Cleveland, committed suicide By
>ooeA'iS iiAS ehi ooo OI 1HuloutJ last. lSIipO-
rary insanity is the supposed cause The sad
event was learned with astonishment by his
fellow-citizenS
Sir Edmund Head was elected Governor of
the Hudson Bay Company at their meeting on
the 9th ultimo.
AT West Point last week, a great test with
Stafford's proiectiles produced wonderful re-
suits. An iron target six to eight inches thick,
backed with fifteen inches Of live oak, was
perforated and set on fire by two shells con-
tanning one gallon of Greek fire each. The
aperture made in the iron was fourteen inches
in diameter, and the wood bolts terribly bro
ken. The ignition was secured by impact and
it continued to burn until extinguished by the
direction of the officer in charge. The gun
used was an S-pOunder Parrot rifle.
GOLD-52$4.
The following singular announcement APP
pears in the New York Herald: "Six brides
maids and groomsmen wanted by couple
about to be married, who have but few friends
in this city, and wish to be handsomely united.
To respectable parties fair compensation will