The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-09-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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The recent wholesale thefts and robberies
~ 1oHns near New Haven, have been traced to
ioor negroeA two men and two women, living
IN New= Haven, and the culprits arrested. In
.ues possession were found stolen grindstones,
sysuees anvils, large lot of harness, buffalo
, t, Pofk, lard, butter, all kinds of grain,
poultry. n' "no qoan'''y u
- 4. Smith, Of Birmingham. Connecticut.
lately coushed up an ounce hall wh;oh wsn,
nearly Inioosh his head in the battle of Ave.
tracted. ''' Ca
--lne ioron'o Leader says: sat an earlv
hour yesterday morning the distinou;sbed
Southern General, John C. Rreck;nr;daa W.
rived in this city from Montreal. bv the Grana
Trunk Railway, accompanied bv Col Aenbam
Major Helme and Col. ]. wilson. Thew put
up at the Queens Hotel, where thew were Wis.
tied yesterday bya large number of friends
and sympathizers. They are expected tn he
present at, the billiard matinee this afternoon.
invitations having been sent to them by Messrs.
Riley and May. We believe General Breckin.
ridge and party proceed shortly to st. Catha-
rines.n ....a a. .r.yl l.g
-Ex-Rebel Secretary of State and Senator
r. NJ. T. Hunter. have arrived in Washington
from Fort Pulaski, having been released on
parole by order of the President. He called
on Secretary Seward and spent a short time
with him. Hunter is looking rather worse
from his long confinement
The venerable old frigate Constitution is
reported to have behaved with extraordinary
irisklness on her recent voyage from Newport
70 annapolis Discardlng the tag sent to ''tow"
her, she sailed off alone, making thirteen and
a half knots an hour, and passing everything in
tne route-Baltimore clippers and all.
y. D. B. DeBow, who, prior ITO the rebel.
lion, published commercial review of strong
southern proclivities, has been making strenu-
GUS efforts to obtain pardon. He was former.
~ rebel cotton agent during Davis admin.
istration. He was appointed superintendent
OF the census in place of Mr.: Kennedy. He
expects to resume the publication of his re.
view at an early day, and promises to make
amends for his past action by laboring untir.
ingly in the cause of Union. a
The cattle plague continues its ravages
1t is stated to have: made its appearance in
Ireland, in the county of Donegal. The COM
mon council of London headed subscription
with FL 900 to compensate persons who have
been compelled to kill diseased animals.
"A dispatch has been. received by Dean
Richmond from Gen. Slocum, saying that he
indorses the platform and accepts the nomina-
tion as the Democratic candidate for Secretary
of State.
The Norfolk Post says: "Jef. Davis was
yesterday transferred from his casemate prison
to room in Carroll Hall, Fortress Monroe.
The change was necessary owing to his declin-
ing health. Carroll Hall is perhaps the most
comfortable place in the fort"
The rebel General Henry c. Wayne, of
Georgia, son of Judge Wayne of the United
States Supreme Court, and Major and Quarter
master in the United States army before the
war, has been pardoned by the President.
General Wayne was on militia reserve in Geor.
gia, and never took very active part in the
rebellion.
An elevator at Buffalo, owned by Stevens
& Fargo was burned on Saturday. Loss $4O,-
600; fully insured.