The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-03

Warren-the former the first signer of the
Declaration of Independence, and the latter
the first martyr Of the Revolution.
We have statement from Louisville that
John Morgan with 5000 or 5000 men, is as
Abingdon, Va. intending to make an immedi.
ate raid into Kentucky, via Pound Gap; while
at Indianapolis there is a report that Morgan
is in the vicinity of Lexington, Kentucky, with
force Of 10000. Federal troops are being
sent forward to repel the invasion.
james M. Trimble and Clinton A. White,
from the 9Th district of Ohio, and James r.
Morris and NJ. D. Follett, from the 18th dis
trict of the same State, have been chosen del
egates to the Democratic National Convention.
In the latter district Robert A. Constable has
been nominated by the democracy for Presi-
dental Elector. 0'
"A regiment of Michigan sharpshooters
lately stationed at Camp Douglas was engaged
in the recent battles in Virginia, and suffered
severely. On the Sd of May it numbered 300
men, and on the 10th only $50 could be collect
ed to draw rations. Among its casualties are !:
Major John Piper, killed; Lieut.. Geo. Fowler,
Thomas. and Rudock, badly wo unded.
"A letter from Grants army says stragglers
and towards are being taken in hand and sum-
marily shot, Several instances of deserving
colors in the presence of the enemy are yet to
act upon. One execution occurred this morn
ng. Skulkers will soon be taught that it is
more dangerous to hide in the rear than to face
the foe in open battle. There is quiet de-
termination among commanding officers to
make such examples as will deter struggling
and deserving in future.
The steamer City Belle was attacked on
Red River on the I'd ins:., when about twenty
miles below Alexandria. She was en- route to
Alexandria with troops on board. Col. John
j. Mudd, of the I'd Illinois cavalry, chief of
cavalry on Gen. Netherlands staff, and one of
the most valuable officers in the cavalry SER
vice. was shot through the head and instantly
killed
"A correspondent of the Tribune says: Gen.
Butler to-day sent man of the name of Curtis
who has been a pilot on the James River, and
who professed to know the position of the tor
pedoes, to Admiral Lee, with the characters
IL
forms his duty, and answers all QUERIES return
him to me at Bermuda Landing if not, hang
him at the yard arm" This was dictated in
the presence of Curtis, to whom the General
then remarked: ':Now, my good man, go;
you have your life in your own hands" The
individual certainly seemed to realize this fact
and it is to be hoped that Admiral Lee will fol-
low out the injunction.
Gen. "Baldy" Smith is a Pennsylvania,
aud graduate of West Point. During the
Mexican war he was q captain in the regular
army and was noted for his dash" and brave
~. From some cause or other he lost most of
the hair from bis head when young, and there
fore obtained the sobriquet of Badly" which
has chung to him to the present.
Mrs. Matt. Ward, widow of the murderer
of Butler, the Louisville school teacher, has
been ordered by Gen. Buford to leave the dis
trict of Eastern Arkansas within five days.
She has been playing doubleface with both
legiance.
The Worcester (Mass.) Spy (whose editor,
Mr.. Baldwin, is member of Congress) makes
the following cheering statement relative to
the number of fresh troops sent to Gen. Grant
by the War Department:
We learn on the very best authority that
A, 900 men had been sent forward up to last
Saturday afternoon, May 18th. More went on
Saturday night, and all day Sunday marching
regiments were going through Washington to
Grant. To make up this force all the able
bodied troops in the defences of Washington
were sent, with all those stationed up and
down the Potomac and at Baltimore and vari-
GUS points in Maryland. Twelve regiments
came from garrisons in Ohio along the Ohio
river, and two regiments came from Minnesota
where they have been fighting Indians. The
reinforcements came from all over the country
and their places are to be filed by the militia,
who are called on for 100 days.
Gen. Slocum, commanding the District OF
Vicksburg, has ordered that, where the Gov
eminent lessee of an abandoned plantation is
robbed by guerillas, sufficient property shall
be seized from disloyal citizens in the vicinity
to indemnify the sufferer; and if lessee is kill
ed, an assessment of $4,000 shall be levied
upon disloyalists.
"A cotton Spectator, named B. w. Woos.
ter, who declared in the camp of the Sd Unit
ed STATED colored cavalry at Haines' Bluff, that
the rebels were right in killing the black SOL
diers at Fort Pillow, was taken by the officers
and men of the regiment, tried and hung.
-Four military posts in the Northwest, by
general order of the War Department, have
been named in honor of Generals Wadsworth,
Hays, Stevenson and Rice, slain in the recent
battles in Virginia.
An officer who accompanied Sheridah's ex-
petition writes to the Boston Transcript: "On
the morning of the 18th, we halted within one
and half miles of Richmond waited for /, 200
infantry home guards from Richmond to come
out and then wiped them out, along with the
enemy's cavalry CHILLED Gen. j. E. B. Stuart
on the 11th.) While fighting, out came
newsboy from Richmond, with papers, which
he sold on the field. He was sent by Union
people, and went on bis way rejoicing.
Private John Gray, 23d Massachusetts, was
sentenced by a court martial at Newbern, in
February, to three months hard labor, and
then to be dishonorably discharged, for having
disobeyed orders by giving contaband military
information In letter to the Salem Gasetts
Gen. Palmer. in consideration of Gray's long
imprisonment, has RENTED the sentence.
General Crooks command is falling back