The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


Rome. Kingston is about half way from Chat
tanooga to Atlanta. Rome is twenty miles
west of Kingston, on branch railroad and is
a place of great importance. The most extern
sive iron works of the State are situated near
this place. SHERMAN has got out of the rough
country, and is now on the table land, which
VIII afford ample sustenance for his animals,
ana IL Is only reasonable to expect that he will
make rapid march to Atlanta, the most i'm
portant railroad point in the central south. A
co'ennp orary says: 1.-THE city of Atlanta, now
onectiy menaced, is looked upon in Europe. as
VIGIL aS america, as the most important point
IN possession of the rebels, Richmond not ex-
cepted. The country on the line of S,,ppxAS,s
march swarms with negroes. driven nv their
masters from tennessee and Mississippi, and
Inc towns contain their boosted manufactures.
We may count upon it that SHERMAN will move
with rapidity. His army is stripped for a race
and the intention is to subsist chirfiy on what
the country Affords
The House yesterday passed several i'm.
portant amendments to the National Banking
law. One allows the banks to charge the rate
of interest allowed by the State or Territory
where the bank is located.
Edward A. Pollard, of the Richmond En-.
aminer, was passenger in the prize steamer
Greyhound when captured also woman re-
ported to be Belle Boyd, but the identity OF the
latter with the famous spy is doubtful. The
future destination of Pollard and this woman
will be fixed by the U. s. authorities at Fort
Lafayette.
-On Friday last, in the House of Represen-
tatives, Mr.. Cox asked leave to introduce the
following resolution, to which objection was
made by Messrs. Washburne and Farnswortb
of Illinois:
Resolved, That the fOrcible seizure by the
Federal military authorities at New York, of
the New York World and Journal of Commerce.
and the suspension of their papers for the re-
cent publication of a forged state paper, is an
act unwarranted by the circumstances connect
ed with said publication an arbitrary outrage
upon the constitutional rights of the citizens,
and deserves the reprobation of every friend of
public liberty and private rights.
In the House, Mr. Ingersoll of Illinois was
qualified, and took his seat. The conference
committee report on the Montana BILL stsik-
G out the negro suffrage clause, was concur
red in.
Hugh Traily, q native of Connecticut
was hung at Nashville, on the goth, by order of
military commission, charged with BUSH
whacking and numbering Union citizens.
Traily was captured in White county in De-
cember, 1868. He was then guide to Gen.
Wheeler, and was sent to Pikesville to parole
wounded Federals. He betrayed no emotion
fIo fFO11
rebel soldier, not guilty of shedding innocent
blood.
Killed, at Reseca, near Dalton, Georgia,
Major Archibald Bill Engle, aged %, OF the
staff of Major General Schoield, commanding
23d Army Corps, son of the late Judge En-
gle, of st. Louis, and step son of Lewis Lewis,
Esq, of Philadelphia.
The Ecening Transcript of Baltimore, has
been suspended by order of General Wallace
for publishing dispatch saying that the loss
of the Army of the Potomac was not less than
10000 men, and crediting the same to the As
ISOLATED Press. 1t was proved that the paper
did not take the Associated Press dispatches,
and that the dispatch in question did not ema-
nate from any agent of the Associated Press.
The following are the delegates at large
from Vermont to the Baltimore Convention:
Solomon Foot of Rutland; E. P. Walton of
Montpelier; A. o. Huntoon of Bethel; and
Charles Myers of Burlington. Substitutes.
w. Park of Bennington; Moses Kittredge of
st. Johnsbury; A. Stoddard of Townsend and
w. C. Smith of St. Adams.
The Gloucester (Mass.) Adcertiser knows
an importer who purchased 100000 worth of
goods of firm in London some time ago.
giving his note in payment. When the note
became due gold commanded IL per cent pre-
MUM, and wishing to escape the premium, he
had the note renewed. Next time gold was 80
per cent Thinking it must surely fall, he re-
newed his note a second time, but it recently
became due again. and he. hadsto pay it with
gold bought at tic.
Joe Coburn left New York on Saturday af-
ternoon in the steamship city of Washington
for England, where he is to 60 into training
Immediately after his arrival for grand pu-
gilistic contest with Jem Mace. He is accom-
panied in his journey by Cusick, the celebrated
trainer, who has consented to do the Mentor
for his friend Joseph.
"A NAiSoASoAppi correspondent VI Tue Clu-
cinnati Gazette speaks of renewed effort to
suspend navigation on the river, as follows:
The numerous cases of boat burning that
occurred on the Mississippi last year are fresh
in the recollection of most readers, and it is
probable that there are no two opinions held
as to the cause, for several facts came to light
to prove that the destruction of river craft was
a plan of the rebels to cripple the cause OF the
Government. 1t is now ascertained that an
extensive plan is afoot for the repetition OF
this atrocity. 1T is known that notorious
rebel emissary has recently visited ST. Louis,
Cairo Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez and New
Orleans for the purpose of carrying out more
general and effective destruction OF steamers
used by the government this summer.
MIR. w. G. Shanks, correspondent of the
New York Herald, lost his life in the battle at
Resaca. The private telegram communicating
this intelligence, says he was KILLED instantly
in Loean's breastworks on Sunday"
The draft in Somerville, Massachusetts.
has struck the leading men of the town.
Among them are Rev. George G. Fairbanks
of the Spring Hill Baptist Society; Rev. E. H.
True, of the Episcopal Society; Rev. Benia.
min K. Russ of the Universalist Society.
Trial Justis Francis Tufts; DR.. Mark Rannev'
of the Insane Asylum; and Capt. John n.
Coffin, the Deputy Provost Marshal.