The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-09
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Some Of tho rich BostOnians know how
to take o hint. One OF them recently returned
bis income for 1884 to the United States asses
s0rat $60,001. The assessor knew tha. this
was immensely below the Ieal figure, and a;
few days after significantly informed him that
if lie wished TO rertiiv any Of the statements in
his return he coull ten have an opportunity
to do 60. He blu.,eT Considerably and with.
mich show Of inGi grafton asked what was
mtlnt. The assessor b'and!y told him just what
va said nothing else, The rich nan reflect
cJ iigtle and at length found few items to
T. 3ify which made his income 800 coo morel
The Rector Of s.. Peters episcopal
Church ct Salem. Mass, has become unpopu-
Ter With his flock. The Bishop of the diocese
declined according to the request of the lat
Ter, 10 advise the former 10 resign. In this,
dilemma, the parish voted The Rector salary
ofEl2 for the coming year This is the small
est stipend we have ever known to be given to
:: settled clergyman. .. I'D. 49,
Gen. Shernan's official report of bis cam
paign In North Carolina is made public in the
Army ind Nary Gaaste. AS 1t only confirms
the opinions which have been based on pre-
vious knowledge of his reasons for his course
in his negotiations with Gen. Johnston, the
dccumat does not create much comment,
more tim to silence the efforts of those who
have be % endeaYoriog TO malign and traduce
Gen. Sherman. .r."
Gov Wells, Of Louisiana. has issued an Or
der for anew registry of voters in the city of
New Orlans, declaring that there are on the
present RI istry rolls 5000 names Of persons
who are lot legal voters in the city. The
placemen lie furiously indignant at this inter-
ruption of their schemes, as an election for
Governor I'D State officers will be held imme.
diately afte the new registry is completed.
The VIM Preston Johnston who was on
Davis stat, lis son of the rebel Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnton, who was killed at Shiloh.
He was edudted at Yale College, graduating
in 1852. Hamarried Miss Rosa Duncan, of
New Haven, Conn.,, who is now with her four
children, resting in Louisville, Ky. Young
Johnston livd at No. -, Livingston Place,
New York, foia year or so, practicing his pro-
fession of the aw
The Adjtnt General will open recruiting
stations all owe The country, in order to re-
cruit for the regular regiments. Volunteers
and honorably discharged men who enlist In
the regular service within ten days from the
date of discharg, win be allowed furlough
of thirty days q
I'm additionto those already published, the
following general officers of volunteers have
resigned their commissions Major Generals
Couch and Waslburne, Brevet Major General
Mcmillan, Brig. Gems. Lee, Starkweather, Sui
Ivan, Weber. Meagher, Nicholson, Nlson,
Hickman andAverill( Captain Sd United States
Cavalry
Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, is severely criti-
cised for his speech at the opening of the sani-
tary Fair. Speaking OF jeff Davis, he said:
This ingenious old gallant might have known
that in such dress be could not escape sol.
der, who, not having seen one for 60 long .
time. would take after the first woman he
could lay hand on. Much laughter and ap.
plause.
The peculiarly suggestive character of this
portion of his speech must have made itselffelt
with great Iorce among the numerous and re-
sned ladies who listened to the address of the
governor.
"A petition TO the President il being circu.
lated among the members Of the Teunessee L.
glsiature and Others, for the sppoirmeut of
Horace Maynard to the Judgeship, rendered
vacant oy the death of Judge Csron.