The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Currency MaSteFs..Naval Court Msr
Iial.-The Pardon B0slAess..Fr, a.
Seward. a - rsIIIIl-TT~-1-- @-Ilr.

New York, Nov. ga Washington sprc,al
says the quarterly report Of Freeman Clarke,
and discounts of the National Banks at S466.
900, 900 Circulation 4171, 600, 600. individual
deposits $4s6, 900 900. Circulation OF State
Banks about CSC, 600 900. DIR es;, cra5,-,r ~
The Rarragnt naval court martial met again
to-day, when Col. Marst0n of the Marine CORPS.
was charged with Incorporating sglarge
sum OF money placed in his hands for new 70
cruits, to which charge he yesterday pleaded
guilty, submitting written statement in en-
tenuation Of the offence
The Court was cleared for deliberation tupon
verdict. The next case to 90 taken ND viii
be that of Commodore Craven, charged with
cowardiee in not engaging the rebel ram Stone
wall, in the port of Ferret. ragf, -. co.,
The provisional Gov. Parsons, of Alabama.
had another interview with the President to.
day. One object Of bic visit Is said to be the
abolishment ofthe Freedmen's Bureau, % che
ground that It has caused much trouble in the
Southern States The remedy, however. is
with Congress, the Bureau having been created
In pursuance OF law. 80. .rr.r9T-T T
But fey vi If any amnesty psrd0ns have besa
Presidents time being devoted to other ebeei.
ness. Applications continue to increase ID
large numbers. ,i''2'V @
Frederick W. Seward has sufscieutlv recov.
cred to resume the duties of Assistant Seeretsrv
OF State. He has not been In atsendaace Of tho
STATE Department as yet, but be transacts OH
CA business at bis residence. To-day, for the
nrst time In six months, ne attached bis Signa-
ture to number Of dispatches ,io odf -
B sWAsHMcToN. Nov. 2--.Heny Ward Beech
or had On interview yestefday,Gfsha thsg Prosi-
dent. Mr. . johnson wae every frank, in his
sntement Of porpoee and convictioni that no
state lately ID re6eiiioa oushs 70 DO pesnittsd
70 resdms - for1s. statue Aed positaoa 10 the
Union until they should have adopted the con.
stitutional atnsadment aud provide ID 1stend
protection to freedmen. am 10 pro ,otr,.
aWAsHusGroH, Nov, 2.-The bookS Of tho
TfeAsur6rs returns ana reQuisiti0ns ID The de-
pArtnJdnt On the s1st October, show IEsduc-
ton Of The national debt, and also & reductions
OF legal tender notes. ,2'H!o I9l8qaW5G
Amount Of coin IN e: s =
- Looec onfften nyaado'o liz ssssoO0SN a
u 2n'Ci igr9 900 sid sCoIn fosr4 .16AAzo -
q, .wAsHuerox; Nov. a4Posss spcckLE
Since the var liz ended. tbe Nsvy Djpastneut
has exhibited great activity IN fitting ont ves.
sel1 for service IN foreign waters. Ii the Ned.
iterranean We have SIX vessels and fosr moro
vessels and two. nearly ready; Fast Ipdis
Squadron. three vesseh On the Atlantic coat
seven vessels In the Gulf Squadron thirteen'
In the Mississippi 6Quidsop elk, and Q numbe,
Of irou clads ct Mound City, Ill Eleven Va.
sells belong 20 the practice squadron n Annsn.
oils. and twenty-five are used a. transports.
Total number Of vessels IN the 1920 ,Is1
number of guns, Lll6. 80
An aneodote Is told Of Penny. the re-
vivalist, and q canaller, to the following
effect: af -T ,gJn' n Al rIfIgTf
O He was Shedding forth lin Rochester,
and walking along the canal one day, he
came across boatman who was swearing
furiously Marching up, he confronted
him abruptly and asked:
Sir, do you know where you are
going ?" - WOO. ..-'0..
Piled: W
" am going up the canal on the boat
Johnny Sands >" .....
No, sir, you are going to bell faster
than canal boat can carry you
The bOatinan looked at him in astonisb-
ment for a minute, and then returned the
same question:
"Sir, do you know where You are
going?" a1F
81 expect to 60 to heaven
"No, sir, you are going into the canal"
and suiting the action to the word, be took
Fenny in his arms and tossed him into the
murky water, where be would have
had not the boatman relented
and fished him ont. ~