The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-08

Exalted Order of the Star of India.
Robert Small, the negro who brought the
steamer Planter out of Charleston harbor two
years since, has been placed in command O
that vessel. The order for his promotion. from
J. J. Elwell, Chief Quartermaster's Department
South, says: This is due him as proper re
cognition of his heroism and services The
present Captain is a coward though a white
man. Dismiss him, therefore, and give the
steamer to the brave black Saxon"
-Adelina Patti will soon be in the condi-
ton of Alexander and have no more worlds TO
conquer. We hope she will not weep over i
as did the Macedonian. Her last conquest was
at Madrid, the city in which she Glanced 10 he
born At her first appearance the Queen :. as
sisted" Every lettable scat was taken for
days before, and the crowd in the Dit beran 10
| collec; at ten O'Clock in the morning. STA
| petite made her debut and achieved her first
! triumph in Madrid ''AnIina " in La SoDam-
! bula."
The Mayo Qreland) Constitution. saws that
during the recent gale the Vitura from New
! YORK, vas driven into Broadhayen Bav Oh The
Mayo coast and struck. The peasantry sig
| ~
! ashore with a hawser attached, which he did.
| They pulled in sufficient, but demanded more.
which the Captain refused, and then they cut
OIL, leaving the sinking ship to her fate. For
tlnateiy the Captain succeeded in swimming
20 land With another rope, and saved his men
-" Warrington "a resident Of Maiden cor
respondent Of the Springfield Republican,. init
/ q If ha,l Of
that town may possibly be unfaveiIed There
are Narion, theories i'll regard to the manner of
the death Of young Converse one of which is
that the wound was not made by Il ball but by
u sharp instrument. The ailnera! sermon on
the OCCASION by Rev. Mr. Faunce. the CORES
spondent says has resulted in d theological dis
cussion. In il the predestnatOn theory was
SET forth. The succeeding Sunday the Metlo.
dist Clergyman took occasion 10 combat that
doctrine
The Times Washington dispatch says:
The eNigencies of the putlic service require
many more officers for colored regiments
principally line officers. General Cascy's bolId
is hard at work examining candidates but is
unable 10 supply the demand. Sixty captains
| and iicutenants are wanted immediately Ono
| hundred and fifty would be received in the
next two weeks, il they could be obtained
| Major Nelson II. Davis, Assistant Inspector
General oil the United States Army late OF the
! Army OF the Potomac has been announced as
Inspector General OF the department OF New
! Mexico.
| -AdJt. Oen. thomas reports That Col. llaW-
kns' brigade Of 1000 colored soldiers. at MILF
| ken's Bend is in excellent condition. and its
| commander AYERS that it can whip any ) 900
| rebels now in arms. Gen. Thomas thinks that
! BY spring there will not only be negroes enough
| in tic field to guard the banks of the AIissis-
| sippi its whole length, but also to give larre
| surplus for duty at other points or in the field
| The Richmond Enquirer says: Long
street was unable to follow up his advantage in
consequence of the large number of barefooted
men in his command. The weather is cold and
the mountains are covered with snow"
The Sandusky (Ohio) Register Of the 25th
ult gives the following account of the ATTEMPT
| ed escap- OF rebel officers from Johnson's Is
| land:
Gen. Archer, Gen. Jones. TWO captains. and
one civilian prisoner, on .iohneons Island
| attempted TO escape from the island night be-
fore last, by brlbmg the guard. The PROPOSE
tloI: was made to two OF the guard and COM
| inundated 10 the officer of the day in advance
SO that The final matter was anything but tragic
The guard permitted the men to escape from
the Enclosure, and TO reach certain distance
| away, where they paid over the agreed sum
800, 10 each of the guard. Greenbacks being
short, the amount was eked out with two gold
| watches One OF the guard received $50 and
| a gold watch, and the other about the same
As soon as the qUid pro quo was handed over
the curtain dropped, other actors came upon
| the stage, and the five adventures were order
| cd back to their old qIgartcro-minlIS expenses.
Gen. Joe Johnson, on the 2sth inst, as
sumed command of the rebel Army of Tennes-
see, dispacing Hardee, who temporarily super.
seeded Bragg.
Tile Federals commenced shellinG Chale6-
ton on the night of the oath inst, and, during
the two days following, threw $50 shells into
the city,-calIsing some little damage to life
aud property There was cessation of the
bombardment on the 9th. An engagement
! between Federal gunbOats and rebel batteries
on Stone Inlet resulted in dlaw game
Late returns to the War Department indi-
cate that at least One-third, and perhaps one
halt of the last call will be raised by volunteer
ing and enlstments before the 9TH of January
-'aine. New Hampshire, Rhode Island. In
diana and Illinois are expected to raise their
full quotas. Massachusetts, Vermont and Iowa
will not be much behind. OF as good progress
| it made in the other western States. In New
York and Connecticut enlistments progress
very slowly. Pennsylvania makes The poorest
show. The last weekly returns show an az
gregate of about $50 enliStments. In the
States of Wisconsin and Michigan, in which the
first draft is not yet completed, the government
gets the services of hardly any men, commute
ton money being almost invariably paid
Cen Hancock although his strength is not
| fully restored, has gone to the army and as
| sumed command of his corps
1t has TRANSFERRED in official quarters that,
although at one time named for the place, Gen.
Rosecrans has not and will not now be ordered
to the command of the Department of the Mis-
souri,.
Those who know Mr.. Speaker Colfax in.
tmately assert that he has habit of doing
handsome thinrS i'm the SDhere of nrivota he