The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Toledo and Wabash, Great Western,
Quincy and Teledo and Illinois and Southern
Iowa Railroads, have been consolidated, and
will he hereafter known as the Toledo, wabash
and Western Company. These roads now form
continuous line of uniform gauge from Lake
Erie to the Mississippi.
Captured correspondence shows that two
million dollars worth of cotton has been car
ried across the Rio Grande into Mexico,
through the connivance of MaXimilian's off,
cials, since the surrender of Kirby Smith. 1t
is thought that our government will demand
its restoration.
Its again reported that Secretary Stanton
will leave the Cabinet, this time on the 18th
inst, and that Preston King will be his sue
cessor. -
The Young Mems Christian Association
Washington have given up the purchase OF
Fords Theatre, not having been successful in
raising the funds to meet the first installment.
II Ia now stated that the theatre will be sold to
another party for $3.50, 900.
The headquarters of the Army of the Pc.
tomac were broken up on Saturday. General
Meade's headquarters will hereafter be at Phil-
adelphia-
General Grant has issued an order for the
mastering out of every soldier that can be
spared.
-Adiutant General Thomas, U. s. A., has
been brevetted o Major General.
The nine Northwestern States drained by
the Ohio and Mississippi have population of
10, 500, 900, and possess 361s per cent of the
total wealth of the nation.
The constitutional amendment abolishing
slavery passed the Lower House OF the New
Hampshire Legislature on Thursday. 1t Is ex.
pected that the Senate will concur almost
unanimously.
Col. John r. McClanahan, one of the ed.
itors of the Memphis Appeal, fell from one of
the upper stories of the Gayoso House, on the
10Th ul:., and was instantly killed.
The grain elevator ut Winthrop, on the
Dubuque and Sioux City railroad-having a
capacity of 10000 bushels-was destroyed by
fire on Thursday last.
-Thos C. Amory, President of the. Fire
mems Insurance Company, OF Boston, dled on
Saturday morning last.
The Times Raleigh, North Carolina. spe-
cisl saws there is general desire manifested
by planters and every one except few insane
ultraists. that the Northerners should 60 down
and settle permanently in their midst. They
n lanxious to get emigration from the North,
Hsfe organized themselves for the purpose OF
generally informing the northern people Oh
the inducements of climate, &C., and before
long authorized agents will go to New York
for that purpose. - -
The new Constitution in Missouri is adopt
ed by majority of 1852. The railroad ordi-
nance is also adopted.
The Treasury Department has ordered the
payment of interest in gold to the amount of
&9753 902. Two millions of this was disrbursed
on Saturday. The receipts from internal
revenue, for the year ending the 30th ult.,
were S206, 0OO, 900.
The Great Eastern viii sail from Valencia
ON the 10th inst, and it isexpected that tele-
graphic communication win be established be.
tween Europe and America BY the 10th.
On the application of numbers of parties
who have taken the prescribed oath, and re-
ceived pardon, daily coming into 0eneral How.
ards bureau for the restoration OF their landed
property, the question as to the validity Of their
claim has not yet been decided on BY General
Howard. In many cases these abandoned lands
have been greatly improved by the agents o
the bureau, and If the question of ownership Is
decided in favor of the rebel applicants, one
arises whether they should re-possess land
without first indemnifying the United States
for improvements made