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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

New York, March 27.-The Yri6une's
Washington special says the city has been
full of rumors that the whole right wing
of Lees army has surrendered, but the
War Department has no such information.
The Herald's dispatch, speaking ofthese
rumors, says they are simply premature.
The President telegraphed from the front
at IL A. M. yesterday, that our lines had
been advanced on the left so as to include
those previously occupied by the enemy's
skirmishers, and that this morning be-
tween 400 and 500 rebels were captured.
The Iribune's Washington special says
Gen. Crook has been assigned to COM
mand in the Army of the Potomac
Gen. Singleton, just from Richmond,
ridicules the idea of renewal of peace
negotiations, and is certain that neither
Lee or Davis has any intention of submit
ting.
Sheridan's men are being remounted,
and will be soon in the saddle.
CRY POINT, March 25.-News has just
reached here of an attack on our lines this
morning at daylight, by the enemy, at Fort
Steadman, near the Appomattox River,
which resulted in the capture Of the fort
and nearly all its garrison. They sent
these prisoners over the works toward
their lines, but on their way they broke
from the guard, and nearly all escaped
back to our lines.
The line on each side of the fort was
taken and held for short time by the
rebels, but reinforcements arrived and they
were driven back, losing heavily in killed
and wounded as they ran between the
lines.
Our loss is not known at this hour, but
it is believed to be small. The line is now
reported to be established as formerly.
LATER.
CRY POINT, March 25, 5 P. M.-The
result of the engagement this morning was
more important than at first reported. At
the point where the enemy charged the
main lines are only fifteen yards apart, the
ground between level and free from OBJ
structions, except the abattis in front of
the works on each side.
At this place firing between the pickets
has been almost continuous, and scarcely
day passed without two or three being
wounded on our side at least.
This part of the line has been occupied
W eAC W oiiSaue, ~ ulSlSlOu VI Ill6 SLu
corps, Mclaughlin commanding. He has
often expressed his ability to break through
the enemy's line here, and only yesterday
showed how it could be done, to some Wis
itors who were inspecting the works.
This morning four divisions of the ene-
my We're massed in the rear of their line,
under command OF Gen. Terry, who was
appointed to lead the charge. These men
consisted Of Bushrod Johnsons, Walkers,
Evans and Guys divisions, of Gen. Cor
don's corps. At daylight the charge was
made, and the time occupied in crossing
the space between the lines, cutting down
the abattis and getting to the rear of the
fort was the work of few minutes. where
they formed in line of battle.
Here they formed line of battle, brig
sde front, and while one portion advanced
on the work the other swept to the right
in towards the Appomato1, expecting to
flank and capture the whole line to the
river. The latter party were met by the
18th Michigan, and driven back after
some hard fighting.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

NEW YORK, March 29.-The Herald,s
Dauphin Island, Ala, correspondent of the
18th, says the authorities refuse to exchange
newspapers.
One of our monitors made an important
reconnaissance OF the rebel works ON the
9Th, and was allowed to move about with.
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out being fred upon. The authorities Of
the city appear to be determined to make
strong resistance.
Rrmors were rife in New Orleans that
the rebel troops were preparing to evacu-
ate Mobile and join Lees army somewhere
in East Tennessee.
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FIRE In BOSTON.

BosroN, March Is "A fire broke out
last night in the building No. 1875 and 1853
Commercial street, occupied by John Cove
& Co., manufacturers of oil CLOTHING. and
Pollard & Co., liquor dealers. The danes
were confined to tho upper portion of the
building. Los about $4,000; insured.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
FIRE AT UTICA.

UrIoA, March 27.-The Utica Female
Seminary was destroyed at O'Clock this
morning by fire. Loss heavy All tie
inmates, nearly'1O0 escaped
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

EENCE POSTS FOR SALE.!The
= subscriber, at the 81. John Houee Little Can
ada, has = lot Of TAHARACK PO6I6 70 sell By
the quantity. JOSEPH GUI0N.
March 23 1e&6. 231ws
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LAKE NAVIGATION OPENED.

CLEVELAND, March 27.-Navigation is
open between Cleveland and Detroit. The
steamer Morning Star arrived from De-
roit this evening.
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GRANTS ARMY.

Account of the battle of Saturday
-..Important Positions Gained..-
Large Number OF Prisoners TAX.
en...The Decentralization of the
Rebels.
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THE LATEST
BY TELEGRAPH.
IMPORTANT WAR BULLETIN.
Secretary Stanton TO Gen. Dix.

Secretary Stanton TO Gen. Dix.
Rebel Attack on GRANTS Lines..A
Severe Battle.-Heavy Losses on both
Sides..Report Of Sherman's opera.
tions...His Fighting with Heavy
Losses to the Enemy..2,O 900 Prison.
ers In our Hands..Sherma ans Loss
Since Leaving Savannah $500.
OFFICIAL.
WASHINGTON, March q.
To MAJOR General Die:
The following dispatch has been received this
evening at this Department:
No movements have been made on either
side before Richmond or Petersburg since Sat-
E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
CITY POINT. March 27-10:30 p. NJ
To Hon. E. II. Stanton:
The battle of the 25th resulted in the follow
ing losses on our side:
Second Corps-Killed II, wounded 412,
missing 302.
ing SOC. o &c,
By the 9th Corps, 469.
BY the 9th Corps, 1049.
The I'd and 9Th Corps pushed forward and
captured the enemy's strong entertainments
and turned its guns against him and, still hold
it. In trying to retake this the battle was con-
tinued until o'clock at night, tie enemy los
ing very heavily.
Humphreys estimated the loss of the enemy
in his front at three times his own and Gen.
Wright, in his front, as double that of ours.
The enemy brought in flag of truce for
permission to collect his dead, which were be-
tween their picket line and their main line of
Notifications. Permission was granted.
u. 8. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
Second ..SherlAan's Opera.
lions. :
HEADQ'Rs ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
CITY POINT, Va, March p. {
To Hon. E. II. Stanton, Secretary of War:
l am in receipt of Sherman's report of ope-
rations from the time he left Fayetteville up to
the 22d inst. 1t shows he had fighting result
ing in very heavy loss to the enemy in killed
and wounded and over 1000 prisoners in our
hands.
His own loss he says, will be covered by
$500 men since he left Savannah Many of
them are but slightly wounded.
U. s. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
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Teachers Association.

The Chittenden County Teachers Associa e
ton, held is fifteenth semi-annual meeting
at Hinesburgh, on Friday and Saturday last
E. j. Tyler, Of Essex, delivered the address
of Friday morning upon "the relation OF the
Public Schools to the State"
The address of Friday evening was deliv-
cred by Rev. L. e. Ware Of Burlington, up
on Liberal Education" and that of Satur-
day morning. by Prof. Louis Pollen of Bur:
lington. upon The Influences of History as
a National Teacher" J. ). Adams, Esq.
Rev. j. W. Hough, and Capt. A. Z. Leaven-
worth, also addressed the Association.
The discussions, which were earnest and
practical, were shared byA. E. Leayenworth,
A. Sanderson, A. Lawrence, Rev. G. Z. Fer
rim, Rev. z. B. Chamberlain and j. s
CilIey.
On the afternoon Of Saturday, the School:
OF Hinesburgh assembled at the church Al
. clock, and listened to addresses BY L. l.
Lawrence, D. II. Macomber, Rev. z. B
| Chamberlain, Rev Ira Weed Of Ill.,, j. S
CllIey, Capt. Leavenworsh. and Rev. c. z
| Ferrin.
There were l24 teachers in attendance, I.
Of whom arc teaching the present term, Tn
meeting was fully attended through all It
sessions, and was one of unusual interes
4 and profit. -s-
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The Execution Of The Cen.rirator..

A little before noon on the 9Th, Gems Han
cock and Hartranft repaired 10 the military
prison, when the sentences Of the Military Com
mission, approved by the President, were read
to each of the prisoners by Gen. Hartrantt in
Gen. Hancock's presence.
The convict Payne was the first visited. lie
listened to the reading with great composure,
and maintained marvellous self possession
throughout He evidently expected nothing
else, and was fully prepared in mind TO meet his
fate He expressed his regrets that any conduct
Of his should have tended 10 implcate Mrs. Sur
ratt, and thinks John Surratt great villain for
not remaining TO die with his mother. When
asked If be desired his friends 10 be notified Of
his sentence, be replied. mo, they were too far
away to come in season. II seems beyond
doubt that his real name is Powell, and that his
friends and relatives resides in Florida. At his
request, DR.. Stracker, Baptist minister of Bal
timore, was sent for.
Atzerott was the next visited in his cell, and
was much affected BY the reading of his sentence.
He entertained hopes Of acquitfal, or at most OF
being imprisoned q term Of year,. He desired
10 see Lutheran minister Rev. Mr.. Butler,
pastor of the Lutheran church, was sent for and
visited him twice during the day and evening
Atxerott communicated TO him that he had been
reliciously reared in boyhood, but had never
professed religion himself He inquired earnest
iy If there wss nc hope of his being pardoned,
and, when positively assured there was none
whatever, gave way to paroIysms Of grief and
became greatly prostrated. :
Harold at irsf seemed quite indifferent, and
breathed easier when the ceremony was over +;
but when be talked about eending for 8 minister
and SEEING his mother and SISTER. he gave way
TO tears ,-.-...- .--
The last cell was that Of Mrs- Surratt, to
whom the order fr her execution was read- She
heard it without any apparent emotion, but on
its conclusion, she begged the officers to extend
the time, that she was not prepared to die in 50
.bors a time, and finally asked for four more
| days. . .-g. ...
She afterwards became greatly prostrated and
vss placed under medical treatment. Mrs. Sur
rs.t'. daughters and Harold's sisters, were al
lowed long interview. with the condemned.
On petition Of Mary E. Surratt through her
counsel, the Judge of thu. District, on Friday
morning, directed an issue Of writ Of hdbeo'
corpus 10 Gen. Hancock, commanding him tC
produce in Court at 10 O'Clock, that A. NJ, th'
hodv of Mrs. Surratt with the cause Of her de
tention. The writ was served on Hancock at
A. NJ, and he Immediately consulted with tb'
Attorney General and Secretary Of War
A. IL O'Clock Gen. Hancock appeared in Cour
and read: .,.-..-... s--a.-.
EXECUTIVE ofrcr, July 8. 1855.
ITO Mai. Gen. ". S. Hancock,
Commaadiae, &C..
4 $3.50 II, Andrew johnson. President Of th
limited States, do hereby declare that the WIT
hs5eas corpus has been heretofore suspended
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Gov. ANDREW, OF Mass, ON NEGRO SUE-
rnAGE.-''I deeply deplore the necessity Of rais-
ing the general question of suffrage for coloIed
men in the South thus early. had hoped that
the last vestige Of heresy on that question might
be frst eradicated from New England. where it
even now retains foothold. ! had hoped that
the poor freedmen might have the opportunity
Of a brief future, urpreiudiced By becoming I'M
mediately the subject Of political controversy
For one, however, still hope and believe that
there need be no strife nor angry debate. We
have reached point where temperate, philo-
sophicsl and stziesmsnlike treatment OF grave
questions has become easy, because IL is OF con-
trolling and absolute necessity. We are to have
an era Of calm. wise and yet brave and hopeful
counsels The people canrot afford other. They
| must and will resume control Of public affairs
sometimes tco much entrusted to accident And
then the prejudices Of tradition and the csprces
Of politics viii be alike disregarded.
'sAllow me 70 add, that in the end, although
| for the present il may seem otherwise to casual
| observation, do not expect to 6nd the delber-
atA Judgment Of the President. Who is an able
staiesnan ADD an honest patriot. Offering from
that Of Massaahusetts herself In his reply q
ny own rrnafks, Introducing 10 him slarge del
eeAtioal Of esnflsrnsn from Massachusetts. ths
Pressdspt emphasically 'clarcd his purpose e
| do bis utmost to make the country permanently
free The logic Of events 81 rresi tible. Thu
far freedom has been constantly gaining, and i
has held whatever il gained. With patient. hope
full and manly ooursge On our own part. the III
ture is secure. r i
II an fsithfally and respectfully yours.
''JOHN A ANDREW"
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miscellaneous.
Iottin -

Tn, ,rr.at ua,-tiug out West now l.. If
t5,. ui.iskr, that is s'!d there was ever seen
..cyniug through che Iyc.
..t-v,b ruarriag, j. yhu> noticed by one
I'd, ,,r contemporaries d" Married. John
s.1b Ni-- Kate Wei. Look out Tor
rte h,,e spaer>
vl.br. Ire guerilla chief, having been
,,r,lsd an tir -aHr conditions a. the other
ifirrr. Of I..c'-arus. has returned 10 Cul-
rourcr and opened law office.
wh,n Brnnmm parted with JEFF. Davis,
hr said Wen uoth going to the same
place
d. How r. that asked Jcii.
o. Well sad B.njamin, &c I'm going 10
Ee,urc. and YOU a;c gong To- Your rope
TIE 81 600 dre--irs ease ar the Chicago
sanitary Fair, i'7 -rc Prettiesr girl in Chi
,--.. wa voted Co Mis- Anna L. Wilson,
v.a fgcciud 1913 votes 10 l06S for another
'., TIE wa.lr receipts oi the Fair Will
,l.id about S3n0.000
! farmer named Crowley. near Peterboro'. q.
Caaall. lately opened au o.d well and sent
hi. four scns down. one al a time, to see
what was the matter viia the well and why
-hc .9ns who inst went down didn't come
l,rk Foul ar killed them all.
young fellow in petticoais has been
r1ruli.- tie t,7,ds ui all Cleveland by her
fascinating WAYS, and her admirers were not
a little a>,orl>.ed tho other day to learn that
the object 1l ,heir alteration Was feminine
looking vcuug man who had wnrn feminine
clothes !or the last II years.
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Ghe free Rrrss.
BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING JULY IA 1865
Reciprocal Trade with Canada.

We notice that delegations from numerous
B ards of Trade, and associations oi similar
purpose, were TO meet at Detroit On the llth
iost.. to discuss questions Of international
commerce between the United States and
Canada. These delegations will be from
New York. Boston, Portland, Halifax, Que
bee, Montreal, Toronto, and sundry other
places ON our lake borders and in the interior,
which are specially interested in the forward
ing business. We suppose that the special
effort IN view Is to get the reciprocity treaty
reserved on conditions favorable to the par
ties represented. That treaty has proved of
immense value to Canada. and, save to those
especially engaged IN the forwarding business
OF more damage than benefit to the general
interests of our own country.
We are sure that our PEOPLE generally
prefer TO have such q one-sitci operation
come to an end at least to stop long enough
10 give lair trial to trade on a different
basis. The Canadian papers have been wont
10 speak of the cessation Of the treaty as
measure which would injure US exceedingly,
and they have professed to wonder that we
should think Of throwing up such a benef-
cial arrangement OF course all that sort Of
talk has been intended for effect We notice
that one object Of the Canadian delegation
recently sent to the British Government, was
to secure the influence Of tina, Government
for renewal Of the Reciprocity Treaty as a
matter Of great value to the Canadas; and
the Secretary Of the Colonies. Mr. CardwcIl,
has announced formally to the Governor
General of tie Canadas that the British
Government will DO all IN it, power TO fur
thcr that end. /, may he of interest to our
rcoplc he aware. also that the Canadian del
cgatcs 10 the Detroit Conference are men
who. during our late troubles, have been
active and persistent rympathlzers with the
rch,l c,ueo Such men, Of course, have
double object in vicw-one TO benefit the
Canadas. and one 10 injure, rs far as pos,i-
bic, the United States We trust that little
attention viii he paid either TO them or to
their representations.
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The New York Nails aud the Railroads.

We published the other day communi-
cation. on the subject Of the break of Rail-
road connections and delay Of the New York
mails. at this point, with the remark that
We veIe glad to get some explanation of the
matter treated of We arc equally glad to
get some more light on the subject, in the
shape of rebutting statement, from re-
sponsible source Connected with the man
agement of the Vermont Central Road. We
do not see how 1t can be denied by any one
that it squarely meets the points at ifsue,
and iairly shifts the blame from the shoul-
ders of the Vt Central. The material por-
ton Of the statement is as follows
desire 10 make simple statement Of the
facts, not with the design of charging blam,
upon any one, but to vindicate the Vernon
l Central Road from the charge against IL
At the time Of the meeting Of the New Yori
line in April last. to sdjus; time table for tn
Summer, no time vas agreed upon for the Ees
York train, owing to a disagreement be.wee'
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The general behavior of the returned
troops. Of which our streets arc full. is ad-
mirable, and the consequent general good
order OF the place remarkable. Still. every
night and day discloscs cases of Intoxication.
and it is plain that the sale Of liquor is car
ried on TO great extent. \ soldier, up for
into1icatiou, testified yesterday in the Re
corder's Court, that be drank at an ''open
bar" in a saloon, and again at a grocery. 1t
Is rumored that liquor has been freely sold
on, or near, the Hospital grounds. This IS
in the face not only of our statute, but of
strict military order prohibiting the sahe of
liquor at the rendezvous of troops. We call
upon the Provost Marshal and the officers of
Justice, to rigldly execute the order and the
law.
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TIE DKAD N THE WnDERSEss.-The re.
mains Of the following Vermont soldiers were
identified and re-interred By the expedition
from Hancoek's Corps, sent for the purpose
to the battle grounds of the Wilderness and
Spottsylvania
Ofhs 17h Pt.-MOOdy Haskell of Burliug.
ton, Frank Buskey, C Csrgill, Henry Cottill,
L W Davis, J A Hayman or HOdgeman, Isaac
Mitchell, C COttee. A Newton. Albert W hit
comb.
OF the Sd Tr.-Corp C II Burbank, J Il
Clark, David Rusty or Ratsy, Geo F SaStell,
Charles Gray
Ofths 4h Vt-J Fl Brewster, Wm Orms-
bury, c A Sanderson, Capt W B Carpenter.
OF the 5th Pt-sergt Truman Lane, sergt E
Rensldo.
OF the llh NC A Cook, A Will
liams.
Of the ID Vt.-J Scott.
The expedition accomplished the work IN
a fortnight. All bodies which had not been
properly buried were reburied, and in all
cases where the graves could be identified,
neat headboards, painted white, were placed
over them, with the name and regiment in
scribed upon it.
Over seven hundred were thus identified
and remarked. Besides these, they gather
cd to a decent burial seven hundred and
eighty bodies, whose graves are marked sun
known" and whose resting place will never
be known to the afflicted friends who mourn
their loss.
On the extreme right two sites for ceme-
teries were laid out and enclosed by neat
white fences One Of these is on the 0rang,
Court House road, 4 mile and a bali from
the Lacy House, and the other on the orangt
Court House plank road.
An old lady was found on the battlefield
where she had wandered about three weeks
looking for the remains Of her son, who wa
lieutenant in New York regiment. Moth.
ing could discourage her, and on the verl
last day of the stay of the party there, th'
remains sought for were found.
Among the relics brought from the fell
was a portion of a white oak tree which
measured two feet through, which was en-
tIrely cut down by musket balls.
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Hauled UP.-Daniel Dionisius, Edward
Barnby and John Page, were severaily fined
s5 and costs on Monday for intoxicatiOn.
Reuben Pelky was bound up in 800, BY
Justice Hollenbeck, on Monday, for trial on
a charge of stealing $50 from one Michael
Kelly.
Thomas O'Brien for intoxication, David
Tilley for purloining pair OF shoes from
the store of Mr.. Hill on Church street, and
Albert Calkins for "lifting" hat from
Shattuck & Flanagan's, were seyerally fined
SIS and costs, by Justice Hollenbeck, on
the 5th.
Catherine Sullivan was also hned $40 and
costs for Illegal selling liquor.
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While we consider it rather small business
for newspaper to be picking up the errors
Of the types and Of hasty proot-reading,
which are inevitable in the hurried making
up Of an evening daily, we are, We trust,
always ready to stand corrected when errors
of fact or statement occur in our columns.
We cheerfully own that the Times has US,
for once, on our sketch of the Fifth Vt.
Most Of the blunders 1t notices, however,
were not original with US, but were taken
from list of battles, given in sketch of
the Fifth published in the New York Tn
6lne, on the recent passage of the regiment
through that city, which was assumed to
have been furnished by some officer Of the
Fifth, and Wa, copied by US without scruti-
ny. As to the confounding of the Second
with the First fredericksburg, we confess
Judgment, and plead haste and inadvertence,
not ignorance, having a strong impression
that we were really aware that the first
Fredericksburg occurred in December, 1862
For the statement that the Fifth crossed |
last, at Banks Ford, we must fall back on |,
Gen. L. A. Grant, who, in his report to the /
and Inspector General, of May |
9th, 1868, says The Fifth was deployed /
as skirmishers, Its left resting on the river.
In this position, the Brigade held the front,
while the oalance OF the Corps fell back to
Banks Ford. The skir-
nish line being attacked, the ID, Sd, and
5th VI. regiments were sent out to support
the skirmish line. The balance Of the corps
crossed the river. then these regiments, and
he skir7aish hHs follOioed.
70 Major C. p. Dudley. Fifth Vermont, is
iue the credit of safely bringing OF the
'kirmish line, the last squad crossing the
liver in boats, alter the bridges were partial
y removed With this exception, we be-
ieve that our neighbor' 5 corrections are main
y correct, and We can only wish. for his
axe, that they had teen made in better
,rammar.
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The celebration of the Fourth at Montpc-
lier called in, according to the estimates,
10000 to &c, O,OOO people that at St. Adams,
10000 at EardwIek 5000 at Brattleboro
the procession was a mile long, and 1000
people saI down to dinner. At Rutland
they had Z big time, with 10000 people.
speeches by Gov. Dillingham; and Register
Colby, an OratiOn by S ". DOrr, Esq an
OK roasted whole, pig race, practice by q
battery with shot and shell, and other at
tractions