The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-22
SUMMARY OF TELECRAPHIC
NEWS.

between Summit ard Catawissa. PENNSYLVANIA
and an entire freight train was dashed to atoms
with the loss OF several lives. collision oc.
Cured near gainesville, Ohio, between an ex.
press and accommodation train, on the Cleyc-
land and Erie Railroad, with the loss of sew
eral lives and large number wounded A 10.
connective on Kentucky railroad exploded. in
stantly killing the Engineer and fatally injur.
ing the fireman. A fire at Camp Butler
Springfield, Illinois, burned to death Captain
DIMoN and Lieut.. BENNETT, and badly burned
two other Lieutenants. Five persons were
burned to death in Buffalo, on the 18TH A
wooden factory was burned at Preston, Canada
West, with loss of $50, 900.
An extensive cavalry raid has been made
through the counties of Eastern Virginia, and
a large amount of property destroyed. Our
forces found the body of u Union soldier from
Ohio hanging to tree, with an inscription
setting forth that the act was in retaliation for
the hanging of a Georgia soldier by Gen. WILD
of North Carolina, who is in command of ne
gro troops in that Department, and has be-
come famous for his atrocities. and, like all
Others OF his class, would doubtless show the
white feather in an engagement, but can jeop-
ardise the lives Of Union soldiers, by commit
ting acts that the laws of war will not Justify.
and which will inevitably lead to retaliation.
| There have been violent wind and snow
storms at Cleveland and Cincinnati which
blocked up the railroads.
"A railroad accident on the Pennsylvania
| ptra1r I'D in, :r:,
thirty persons.
The news from the South shows the ex-
IRENE straits to which the rebels are reduced.
They talk now of conscripting all men who
have hitherto furnished substitutes, and also
the old soldiers whose terms are about expir-
ing. There is no prospect of any crops this
year in some of The most fertile counties in
Virginia.
There have been important amendmen; S
to the Consumption Bill in the Senate The
man who pays s40O Cnstead OF 5000 is exempt
till every other man in the district is drafted
then he becomes liable to be drafted again.
Both classes are consolidated this is rather
hard on some we know of who grew from five
to ten years older in one year The only son
of a widow, and the father of motherless child
rem, are no longer exempted as this clause was
stricken out. 1t isssaid the bill as it passed
the Senate is acceptable to the House We
conclude that the clause exempting Quakers
was stricken out before the final passage of the
amended bill.
Secretary CHASE has removed: the restric-
tons upon trade in Missouri
Tine rebel forces in Texas cannot be con
solidated in two months, and therefore no DAN
ger is apprehended in that quarter
1t is said that a strong probability exists
that the tax on all manufactured articles will
be doubled before the close of the present scs-
sion of Congress. The receipts for the last six
months from internal revenue were $47, GAL, 900
the estimated receipts for the second year are
$142, 100000. Doubling the tax will enhance
the prices of manufactured articles enormously.
| "A 700 ton blockade running steamer has
been captured and burned on the Carolina
coast. The crew escaped. Some of the boats
that boarded the steamer were swamped and
their crews cast ashore, where they were cap
tured by the rebels
| The Mexican President Juarez, says his
| policy will be to draw the French as far into
the interior as possible, and to carry on que
rilla war against them, in the hope that they
will finally come to consider Mexico an empire
not easily to govern.
| There is great agitation in Italy on the
Venetian question, and the spring of 1864 is
looked to rs the tilue for q final effort to en-.
tirely liberate Italy from Australian rule.
| Jim Lanes rule in Kansas is about over.
Anti Lane officers have been elected in the leg
islatare, which signifies that his chances for re-
election to the Senate are not very good. His
term expires in 1865, but we believe his sue
cessor is to be chosen this winter.
| A schooner which was captured by rebel
| passengers on the trip from Matamoras to Ha-
vana, was taken to Honduras and portion of
its cargo sold. The vessel was seized by the
| authorities, but the leaders in the conspiracy
escaped.
! CoNGREss.-The Senate debated WILSON'S
resolution to expel DAVIS, of Kentucky, for
matter contained In a resolution of the latter at
q Kentucky barbecue. 1t appears that Will
! SONS resolution was for buncombe, aud DULY
to ventilate their disapprobation of DAVIS
| course. The Senate has refused to strike out
the $500 clause in the CONSUMPTION act. Mr.
WILKINSON introduced bill to extend the
the Northern CLARK THoMPsoNs) Indian Su-
perintendency over the territory of Dakota,
which was referred. The House proceedings
are unimportant.
The passage of the bill for thpeay ment of
the high bounties until the LIST of March, it is
said, will result in the postponement of the
draft until that time. The draft is fast becom.
ing humbug. If the government wants the
men there is no good reason why they should
not be drafted at once, instead of keeping the
country in continual ferment about it. The
men will be wanted next summer, if they
are not now. and six months discipline
will be needed to make them efficient
"A correspondent from Memphis states that
rebel officers, who are excepted In the Presi.
dents amnesty proclamation. have offered to
sell to the Government large arnonnts of oct.