The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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tors, Saturday, it transpired that Payne's rea
name is Powell. and that he came from Florida
Gen. Grant has nearly completed his last
annual report as General in. Chief, which hif
duties in the field prevented him from finishing
in time for transmission to Congress at its last
session. The report will be published imme'
diately on its completion.
"A member of the English Parliament has
offered to Gen. Lee house in London and
large sum of money.
The extent of the reduction In the active
force of the navy may be judged from the fact
that the number of vessels employed on the
Atlantic Coast have been ordered to be reduced
from about six hundred of all kinds to Einety.
The West Gulf Squadron will be reduced to
twenty, and the Mississippi Squadron to fifteen
vessels.
The War Department has ordered that
troops mustered out under General Orders No.
"a, are to be paid to the date they arrive at the
designated State rendezvous, which date will
be certified on the musterout rolls, by the
mastering officer at the rendezvous. The effect
Of this order will be to give soldiers from five
to twenty dollars extra pay.
Geo. N. Chamberlain, who Is highly re-
commended by the Supreme Court of the State
of Illinois for the District Attorneyship of
Montana Territory, went to Washington to Sc
cure his appointment, but after waiting few
days, and seeing how beset the President was
with Office seekers, he enveloped his recon-
mendations to the President, with note say
ing he thought of asking an Office from him,
but observed by the crowd he could not. The
President saw the papers and at once Endorsed
them.
The New School Presbyterian General As
sembly, at Brooklyn, made final adjournment
on Monday, after having appointed commit.
tee to cooperate with sister organizations
against the alleged spread of Roman Catholi-
cism. The next General Assembly will meet
at st. Louis, on the third Thursday in May,
1866.
I'm New York, on Tuesday, Judge Cardozo
ordered the arrest of Superintendent Kennedy,
of the Metropolitan Police, for contempt of
court. 1t seems that policeman had arrested
a clothier in Canal street. and the Judge is
sued writ of habsds corpus, which was served
on'the Superintendent. Mr.. Kennedy replied
that he would attend to it tomorrow, when
the Judge ordered his arrest, and that the en-
tire force of the county should be used, if ne
cessary, to secure him.
"A large and enthusiastic Union meeting
was held at Macon, Georgia, on the I'd, at
which resolutions were passed unanimously
to the effect that the war is over, and that it is
the duty of the people to submit to the author
ity of the United States, asking for protection
to persons and property, and the retention for
the present of the United States garrison at
Macon expressing adherence at the assassi-
nation of the late President I; and appointing
delegation to proceed to Washington, to CO
operate with the United States government in
restoring the State to the Union.
The Adjutant General of the army has in
formed General Meade that those regiments
which have continued their organizations by
recruiting after their original term of service
has expired are to be retained as veteran regi-
msnts. The number of troops In the Army of
the Potomac and in General Sherman's army
whose terms expire prior to the LIST OF October,
and now under orders for muster out, Is est.
mated at 1922
1t has been proposed in the cabinet to
modify the amnesty proclamation so as to ex-
clude from its benefits all rebels whose prop.
erty is valued at $40, 900 and upwards. This
modification will increase the exemption to
one hundred and thirty.five thousand. On the
$4,000 basis the property of only 5000 rebels
would be liable to confiscation. The calcula-
ton Is made on the basis Of the value of prop
erty in 1860, treating slave property as extin-
guished. The proposition has several warm
advocates in the cabinet, yet it is doubtful
whether any modification of the proclamation
will be made.
Clement L. Vallandigham has written q
letter owning that he was wrong about the war
for the Union. He rejoices that slavery is de-
stroyed and the Union saved; sees at present
no reason why the Democracy should not give
o cordial support 10 President johnson in his
efforts to restore the prosperity of the country
under the constitution; and declares that with
cut slavery the Southern States, with perhaps
two or three exceptions, twill become more
populous, prosperous and powerful than any
other section"
Last week, as soon as Sherman's army be-
gan moving west at the rate of 5000 per day,
the United States Sanitary Commission opened
feeding stations at Harper's Ferry and at Mar
tinsburg, where hot coffee and fresh bread
were taken to the cars by corps of relief
agents constantly in waiting, and served out
to the returning soldiers.
Mr.. George Wilkes, to whom the Billiard
Congress referred the question of the proprie-
torship of the billiard champion cue, which
was to have been played for on the 10th of May
by Dudley Kavanagh, of New York, and Louis
Fox, of Rochester, has awarded the cue and
stakes to the latter. Mr.. Kavanagh was inca.
FACILITATED by lameness on the night assigned
tor the contest.
1t has been decided to retain the Provost
Marshal system for the present in all the States
except Rhode Island, and those officers will
therefore continue to exercise their functions
Al, L.. L.