The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16

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cry removed 10 other locations not threat
sned. The last carload lett to-day. The
machinery was sent away merely - mat
tor Of precaution."
The Cleveland papers announce I'M
portant discoveries Of rock oil in the VI
oipity Of that city. 6peoulators are rap
idly buying up the oil-landa Some Of the
owners hold back for higher bidA
Tho Richmond Wing Of November
S0th notices the arrival of George D.
Prentice, of the Louisville Journal at the
Spottswood Hotel on visit to his son in
tho rebel service. Mr.. Prentice makes
his visit by permission Of the authorities of
both sides. ..9t H. .....-.
The play of julius Caesar was going on
at one of the New York theatres, and the
alarm of fire at the Lafarge House took
place at that time in the play when
'C~sar's wife is entreating him not to go
to the Senate that day. One frightened
old gentleman exclaimed, "Why does not
somebody come out and tell US what is the
matter =" A voice from the gallery an
swered, "Sit down, dad; 60 on, Mrs.
Cesar" This speech caused q laugh. and
did more than anything else to restore
composure. .-t
"A dispatch of the Sd from Washing
ton says: .. ...'.. ~
The Forney party last night was brilliant
gathering of incoming politicians with mill
tary and naval dignitaries, the occasion being
made especially noteworthy by the marked
honor paid to Gen, Hancock, his health having
been proposed in happy speech by the or
thodox plan, to wit: telling story. It was
about the bravery of young soldier who had
lain six days and nights inside the enemys
| lines without food or water, rather than sur
| render, and had finally crawleds of bringing
| all his arms with him.
| The General had recommended him for
model, and the crowd of dignitaries had vocif.
erously endorsed the recommendation. Gen.
| Tom Crittendon also madea speech in which
he took great care of Kentucky. 40 ,-...
The Richmond Dispatch of the I'd says:
The following is the official dispatch re-
oeived yesterday:
| MACON, Nov. u.
General s. Cooper: . e.. tt.I .ls .1... -
Gen. Roddy reports from Corinth, on the
| Goth, that the enemy evacuated Decatur, burn
| ing his storehouses filed with provisions aud
| ammunition, harness and pack saddles. FIT.
teen pontoon boats were secured by Col. Wind,
0gissssS tho enemy T. f Is sEiuREeARD,
| Governor Vance, in his recent mes
sage to the North Carolina Legislature,
confirms the reports that the laws cannot
be enforced in the interior Of that State,
owing to the existence of a band of des-
peradoes, consisting of rebel deserters.
They make raids upon the mountain from
tier, and murder, burn and destroy with
savage cruelty. BE recommends outlaw
ing and driving them from tho State.
CLARK D. Swan lately committed sui
eide at Buffalo, N. Y, by blowing his
brains out with revolver. Some time
ago his wife died suddenly, and on the tes-
timony Of his mother-in-law he was ao-
cused Of having poisoned her, and was i'm
prisoned. Afterwards it appeared that he
was falsely convicted, and Gov. Morgan
pardoned him. . Love of whisky was the
trouble with him. e'. ,. ....e.. +. E.:
! 1T is rumored that Gen. Sully, who is
to succeed Gen. Pope in the command OF
this department, will remove his head
quarters to Dubuque. A correspondent
there states that rooms are already en-
gagged in that city with that object u .-
| The newly elected Missouri State
Convention meet at st. Louis on the 9Th
day of January 1865, and it is proposed
that the memorable Eighth Of January
shall be celebrated by the passage Of an
act of immediate emancipation in Mis-
souri, on that day. !. rora a....
Gen. Thomas has two men in bis en-
ploy who serve as scouts and spies at the
imminent hazard of their lives The rebel
General johnson has offered reward of
$780, for their capture They have
been much within the rebel lines aud often
in their very camp. but so disguised as to
defy detection ... ..,...-. I...,. - o.
| Lieut.. Colonel Ingleton, Of the 18th
Tennessee infantry, was shot on Friday
night, at the Franklin House, Knoxville,
by man named Walker, formerly Lieu
tenant in the 9th Tennessee cavalry. About
a year ago Dol. Ingleton was member Of
a court martial which dismissed Walker
from the service, and, it is said, that at
the time he threatened, Oh the first OPP
portunity, to kill the Colonel On Friday
night, about II O'Clock, they met, as above
stated, when Walker shot the Colonel,
the ball entering the right side just below
the ribs. The wounded man lived but a
short time after receiving the fatal shot.
His murderer was Immediately arrested
and placed in iron.ah s4h1--s4. ai
"A crusty bachelor stopped an ac9nain-
lance on the street and asked of him:
"Is it cowardly to show the white feather ?"
/ "Yes," responded the Intercepted. ....
/ swell, then, should like to know whether