The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TELR-
GRAPHIC NEWS.

Congress is vigorously at work at last in
| providing ways and means to support tho Gov
enment. They have voted . tax of per cent.
| on all incomes exceeding 5000 and not more
than SIC, 900 per annum; between $40, ,OOOand
$25, 900 q tax of ~ per cent. and over 25.-
600 10 per cent.
| There is quite lengthy apology for the
! surrender in North Carolina. 1t is stated that
| Gen. WEITzEL and Gen. PECK have been sol
! emnly calling" for reinforcements for some
time. which calls were disregarded by the Gov.
ernment. Apprehensions are felt of an attack
| on Washington and Newbern, but it is discov-
cred that there is not Monitor atioat that docs
not draw too much water to pass over the bar
at the mouth of Albamarle Sound
"A dispatch from Washington gives reasons
why the people should not be discouraged at
the recent disasters. The government is pur-
suing the policy that has been called for by the
whole country, Of concentrating its forces for
almighty blow at the heart of the rebellion
while the rebels are pursuing the scatteration
policy.
The rebel account of the surrender OF Fort
| Pillow acknowledges that an indiscriminate
| massacre followed.
We hear nothing further Of BUgHslpE's
movement into Virginia. 1t is not probable
| that he has yet started from Annapolis He is
receiving large renfOrcements.
! There are various rumors about the
strength of LEES army and his contemplated
| movements, which are not very reliable.
| Gold opened at 81 and closed at S0Sl.
Later accounts of the battles in Louisiana
state that the rebel force was %, 600 men and
that their loss in the second days battle was
5000 1t appears that BANKS army was only
| saved from u most disastrous defeat and pe--
haps utter annihilation, by the opportuue ar
rival of Gen. \. J. SMlTII's Western troops, the
| veterans of Vicksburg. The generalsbip of
| BANKS is severely criticised. The movement
was made against the advice of Gen. FRANKLIN
and Gen. Ransom. When will our govern
ment have done with political Gcnerils9
BANKS place is in the cabinet, not in the field.
| Coy. MoHroN of Indiana has called out
| 20, 900 men to serve for one hundred days.
This is the quota Of that State Of 1C0,0 900 men
to be raised By Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Indiana "a
Aman named EDWARD B. BENTON, who was
in Fort Pillow, more than confirms the accounts
heretofore published of the rebel barbarities.
He says chat bloodhounds were used to discov-
or the hiding places of those that escaped, and
that Major BRADFORD was shot and hung.
The reliable FoRSEY of the Washington
Chronicle denies the story that GRANT and STAN
TON have quarrclled. Ii STANTON has not had a
Quarrel with GRANT it was not because he lacked
the disposition.
"A Washington dispatch intimates that fight
ing will not Immediately take place unless LEE
brings it on by an advance in force.
The oelth of Gen. ToTrEN, Chief Engineer
of the army, is announced.
Gen. FRANK BLAIR is completely exonera-
ted by the House Committee, from a charge
made by Mr. McCLuNG, of a violation of trade
regulations.
"A fire in Demarara British Guinea) de.
stroyed most of the business portion of the
town Loss from two to three million.
Old BEN BUTLER has got his back up, and
in letter 10 high public functionary. refus-
es to serve under Gen. BALDY SMITH. He
wants supreme control of all military move
ments which have their base within his limits.
and if this is not granted, he demands to be
relieved. The best thing the Government can
90 is to relieve him at once. He has disgracel
rs in the ewes of the civilized world. He has
never yet fought battle, save with his pen,
and we hope he viii never be in position
where repetition of Bis. Bethel will be likely
to occur.
Information has been received that LOSG-
STREET has effected q junction with LEE;
whose army is being rapidly recruited from all
quarters of the Consederaey. Gen. GRANT has
gone to the front and his family to the West.
Gen. DANA has arrived in Washington,
| and it is said he will be assigned to command
in an Eastern Department.
The rebels have met with disastrous re
pulse in an attack on Fort Gray in North Car
! olina.
The City of St. Louis has made the NUM-
ficent donation of farm worth $4,000 and
500, 900 in cash to the Mississippi Valley San-
itary Fair.
| There are rumors of another call for troops.
| The continued postponement of the draft don't
indicate desire on the part Of the Govern
L
ment to get them.
"A miscegenating professor from Oberlin,
has been investigating the condition Of the me-
gro troops at Fortress Monroe, and Ben. But
LER urges the immediate raising of their pay
because they are becoming butchered by the
Injustice of this government" Gold is 1876
and so goes the money.
Washington is alive with military rumors
which are deemed improper for publication
| It is supposed they are in regard to the ad-
vance of the Army of the Potomac. but may
! refer to the movements of LEE. LEES force
is set down by rebel deserters at 600 men,
but when the day of battle comes it will be
found he has at least double that number.
Great preparations for carnage are being
made. All inmates of hospitals able to bear
removal are to be sent North AMI On addition
| of Is 600 beds to the present hospital accom-
| modations is ordered.
| "A delegation of Governors is boring the
President to call out 10000 men for the de-
fence of States bordering on the Ohio river,