The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

About five weeks ago the Secretary of
War hanLed in the first of q list of fifteen
Major Generals, whom he desired to dis
charge or muster out of the service in ac-
cordance with the 18th section of the act
of July II, 1852. The President declined
to issue the necessary orders, and thus the
matter now stands.
The resolution directing the Military
Committee to inquire into the expediency
of stopping all pay of unemployed Gene
rails passed the House unanimously, amid
many expressions of satisfaction from both
sides of the House.
William White, contractor furnishing
haversacks at Philadelphia, has been SEN.
fenced by the court martial of which Gen.
Heintzelman was President, to be fined
$4,000 and imprisoned in the Albany Pen
itentiary until paid, for defrauding the
Government in furnishidg articles made of
rotten materials.
Stephen @. Foster, the well known
song writer, author of ''Old Folks at
Home,"' Gentle Annie, 90! Susanna"
cold Uncle Ned" ETC., died in New York
City on Thursday last. He was a native
of Pittsburgh
Hon. James Duane Doty, who was
the first Territorial Governor of Wisconsin.
Las been appointed Governor of Utah.
Col. VIM. McNeir, for many years
the official printer of the Senate of Mary
land, and soldier of the war of 1912.
died in Philadelphia on the 10th inst:
The deceased formerly published the Car
roltonion newspaper, at Westminster.
Carroll county, and subsequently became
a resident of Washington city.
DIR. Mackenzie, leading physician of
Baltimore for more than forty wears. died
in that city on the 14th inst
james Douglas, of Stony Creek. Pa.
died on the 9th inst. at the extraordinary
age of ITO years.
General w. I. Sherman was in Memphis on
the 18th instant, and the municipal authorities
and citizens rendered him the hosnitalities of
the city, in token of their gratitude for his
just and humane administration when military
commandment in 1862. We make an extract
from the Generals reply:
The terms of your resolution the kindly
greetings that meet me at every corner from
old and young, from rich and poor. from the
southern and northern alike, give me- the cheer.
Iul assurance that the time will come in tho
order OF nature when there will be again q
union OF kindly feeling as well as that Which
results from our submission to the common
laws OF our country, not the slavish submission
we are tainted with, but such "a the hrova
knights OF old delighted in exhibiting towards
their sovereign. 'o""'o'
The New York Post has the following
"nicn savors somewhat of humbug:
Union refugee who arrived in this ctv
recently from Richmond. asserts that m Christ.
mas morning, at an early hour. persons nassng
ny .ae mouse OF JEFF. Davis were surprised to
see standing Immediately in front of the door.
= conn with rope Significantly laid on top.
Anese articies were taken away as soon as dis
covered by the servants, but were seen by many
There are not emigrant ships enough on
the other side to bring the hundreds over who
are waiting to come to this country. 1t is said
that the boarding houses in Liverpool are full
Ct people waiting for passage to the United
states. -"