The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30

The bushwhackers have given up their infa-
nous business the roads are safe for travel,
and the farmers are restoring the waste places
and putting in large crops.
"A special dispatch from Washington an
nounces the death of Mr.. VIM. II. Stewards
wife.
Gov. Doty, of Utah, recently expired at
Salt Lake City, of disease of the heart Mr..
Doty has been Governor of Wisconsin, and
Representative in Congress.
The last of General Sully's expedition ieit
Sioux City on Thursday of last week.
Charles Dickens narrowly escaped INJURY
recently, being on board train of cars WHICH
was thrown of the track.
Sir Joseph Paxton died on the Stn a'ef =
protracted illness.
Bull Run Russell goes cut ID tne areas
| Eastern to write an account OF the layns VI LUG
Atlantic telegraph cable.
| IT now appears that the late President had
about $75, 900 invested in government Se'ufi'
ties.
| p;sbon Andrews, of the Methodist Epicopal
Church south. has issued an address, IN which
10 oornoa,s submission and peaceful acquies-
CONGO in the new order of things. General
p,,oLrer,s address to his soldiers has the same
import.
| The rebel Senator, Burnett, OF Kentucky,
took the oath on Monday, preparatory to ap-
nlvine for pardon, and was arrested yester-
dav by order of the Secretary of War.
ON the sth inst. the commander of the
federal fleet off Galveston, landed in the city
with several of his officers, and, after inter-
views with confederate commissioner and
the Mayor of the city, raised the United States
flag over the custom house.
General E. K. Smith is to succeed Gen
eral Andrews in command of the post at Mo-
bile.
The government of Portsmouth, Virginia,
which has been under military rule for nearly
four years, was turned over, on Friday last, to
the civil authorities. Norfolk will experience
similar change in the course of few days.
On Monday evening, the 18th, grand re-
view of flying artillery took place at New Or
leans. The 9Th Massachusetts,, 18th Ohio, and
18th Massachusetts, were the batteries engaged,
and General Sherman conducted the review.
The whole drill was creditable. The honor of
superiority was given to the 9Th Massachusetts
by the spectators; but the difference between
the three corps was not very great. General
Sherman is an old artillery officer, having com
handed the famous Shermans Flying Artillery,
and takes great pleasure in these displays when
well executed. -'
AT race in Cincinnati on. Tuesday for the
Spencer House, stakes of 800 each, $500 added
by the proprieters of the Spencer House, one
mile heats, which was won by Mr.. Alexander's
Ansel in two straight heats. Time, 1:51 and
1:52. The second race was for purse of $4OO.
Four ran. 1t was won by Grant in two straight
heats. Time, 1451S and 1:48.
The British Army and Nary Gazette, re-
ferriug to the surrender of the last Confederate
General, says:
By this event the Federal troops have been
brought face to face with the French on the Rio
Grande. The same paper denOunces what 1t
terms the blood.thirsty designs of President
johnson, but thinks he will shrink from the
horrid prescription he threatens to carry out
when the lists of Southern men are made out
1.-THE punishment of the Southern leaders Is al.
ready terrible enough, with failure, ruin, and
exile" go,
-Chas. A. Page, for many years newspaper
correspondent, has been appointed U. s. Con-
sui at Zurich, Switzerland.
The State of New York claims one million
dollars from the Government which was ex-
pended in raising the first thirty-eight regi.
ments sent to the war. The war Office disal-
lows the claim.
The New York Times says that private
commercial letters received here say that in the
best informed political circles of Europe the
belief is general that Macmillan has expressed
to his father-in-law, King Leopold, and also to
his brother of Austria, the strongest possible
desire to abdicate the rickety throne of
Mexico.
As indicative of the enormous number of
new oil wells to be bored this season, the
Meadville, Pa. Republican says that during the
past two months, nine thousand engines have
passed through that place en- route for the oil
regions.
Gloucester, Mass, is now the scene of bus
tie and animation in consequence of the large
fleets fitting out for the mackerel fisheries at
the bay of st. Lawrence. The feet will be
somewhat reduced from former years, the new
vessels hardly amounting in number to the old
ones sold. But still it will comprise two hun
dred SAIL and these vessels will in all probable
ity average seven hundred barrels each if sue
cessful, which will amount to a total of 40, 900
barrels.
Senator Sherman, of Ohio, says that our
debt of three thousand millions of dollars,
upon the basis of our present taxes and popu-
lation, can be paid off in twenty-five years.
Gen. Thomas has issued an order allow
ing all persons sent north of the Ohio River,
to remain during the war, to return; also,
abolishing the pass system over all railroads
and rivers in his department.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals, on Sat.
urday, decided the act of Congress, making
Treasury notes legal tender unconstitutional