The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-15

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Provost Marshal General Fry reports 70
the State officers that Indiana b % iurn'1ne"
lSs. ss7 men to the government oetween .ae
18th of April, 1861, and the 3otn OF april 10O''
Gen. Asboth, commanding al oa..anca''
Florida has issued an order to the following
;mnort A. there appears to be some mlscon-
cont;on relative to the parole given to soldiers
81 ,he late so-called confederate army, 1t is
h.rahv announced that the spirit OF this parole
NO. 70 obey the laws of the United States; and
ony:vio,stion of these laws, as well as the proc
lamations of the President OF the onlted
States in regard to slavery, will be met, within
this military district with speedy punishment.
| fen. Palmer has organized the ten regi-
meuts of colored troops now serving in the
depsrtment of kentucky into division Of
three brigadies. Brgadier General James B.
Brisbin has been assigned to command the d.
vision, with Brevet Brigadier General J. F.
Wade, Colonel s. A. Porter and Colonel j. Nc.
Arthur for Brigade commanders All the
white troops in the department are to be mus
tered out. Palmer and Brisbin are the only
general officers now on duty in Kentucky.
Ex-Governor John Page, of New Hamp-
shire, died Friday, at his residence in Haver-
hill.
AN interesting fact has come to light in
connection with the Ketchum forgeries. 1t
appears that two of the Junior partners
Messrs. Belknap and Swsn-became aware as
early as last June that young Ketchum had
distracted securities deposited with the house,
and used them in private speculations. They
charged him with the abstraction of 1885,, 500,
when he confessed, and solemnly promised to
ed to keep quiet, IN the hope that he would re-
deem his pledge, and thus at once save himself
and the credit of the firm. They did not dream
that the amount was 80 large, while they claim
that they were about to make an exposure,
when the exposure came from an unexpected
quarter.
The Carroll hall building, at Fortress Mon
roe, is being prepared for quarters for JEFF.
Davis, and the inference is drawn from this
fact that the trial of the rebel chief will take
place at that point.
The number of troops now on the pay and
muster rolls of the army are as follows regu-
lars, $4,000; colored troops, 10000; white
volunteers, 100000. The number actually in
the field at the present time is about 150, 900.
The number, however, is being reduced each
day by the mastering out of several Thousand
men.
"A dispatch from Nashville says the explo
sion on the Northwestern railroad was terri
bic affair. The train consisted of eight cars
200 persons on board. The two foremost cars
contained powder, shot and shell, and it is
supposed that sparks from the locomotive
communicated through cracks in the car, caus-
ing the explosion. Seven persons were killed
outright; nearly all received more or less in
jury. The fireman was killed, the engineer
badly injured. and the conductor slightly.
Among the slightly injured was Mr.. Van VAL
kenburg, assistant superintendent of the tele-
graph. All. the cars were blown to pieces ex
cept two in the rear. The engine was totally
wrecked The conclusion was terrific, and
shook the buildings in town like an earth
quake.
MIR. Bingham, editor of the Indianapolis
Sentinel is about to commence an action
against Gen. A. P. Hovey for false imprison-
ment and defamation of character, laying his
claims for damages at $4,000.
Maj. Gen. Grover, who was married at
Northampton, Mass, few weeks ago, was not
legally tied, after all. He didn't know mar
rage certificate was necessary to legalize the
thing. and the clergyman employed was like
wise ignorant The intention of marriage has
since been entered on the records, though
month after the wedding.
Oliver and Hartup, who murdered Pro.
vost Marshal Cook, of the Sixteenth District
of Ohio, were executed at Camp Chase on
Wednesday.
The national grand encampment of
Knights Templar is now in session at Column
bus, Ohio. Representatives are present from
every State in the Union.
A Selma, Ala, correspondent of the New
York Times says: "Ir former communica-
ton I spoke of the treatment of unarmed and
detenceless people by troops of Wilson's COM
mand. But the half has never been and never
viii be told. The outrages, roherries and muir
ders committed are almost incredible, and de-
mand the severest scrutiny and punishment of
the guilty parties by the military authorities.
To pass over such crimes unnoticed would be
public disgrace"
Gen. Lee has accepted the Presidency of
Washington College, Va, in a letter in which
he expressed the following sentiments: That
it is the duty of every citizen in the present
condition OF the country to do all in their
power to aid the restoration of peace and har-
mony. In no way to oppose the policy of
State nor general government directed to that
object, and that it is particularly incumbent on
those charged with the instruction of the
young to set all example of submission to au-
thority.
AMI Moss, the famous bushwhacker and
murderer who was so long the terror of the