The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-09

rivers. Iron vessels are also built At R,,.,.,
Belfast, and other places. The total Tonne.
OF all iron vessels built during the wear 1se1 81
Great Britain, cannot fall short of 500 ooo 49,.
some ofthe rich Bostonians know bow.
take hint One of them recentlv ra,n..S.
his Income for 1863 to the United s,o.o
SCISSOR as 100000. The Assessor knew ,a az
wen tnat this was immensely below the re.,
figure and few days after informed him . .,n
nncantly that ifhe wished to rectify anv Of n.
statements In his return he could then b.v. ~
opportunity to do so. He clustered cons,as-
aoiy, and with much show of ;ndion.,;or
asked what was meant. The Asseasor h,.-s,-
told him just what was said-nothipp e,se Ths
rlcn man reflected little, and at length fornd
lew Items to rectify, which made his incor,.
$4OO, 900 more! ~''ne
ireland IL about to have conferred m h..
novel honor. Notwithstanding her centur,o.
OF devotion to the holy See, an Irisbman h.s
never been thought worthy of the princelv
dignity OF cardinal. A convert from tbe Rs-
tablished Church, however, is to be the imme.
date medium of the bestowal of that honor
The red hat and the scarlet stockings are tn hs
worn by the Honorable and Reverend Mr.
Talbot, the brother of,Lord Talbot IA Nj,
hide. w 'A"''-
The income of some of the great mission.
airy societies in England has become truly coloe-
sol. The Church Missionary Society reports
Its receipts for the past year f164,464 the
Wesleyan Missionary Society, f141, Sss, and
the Society for the Propagation of the GOSPEL
in Foreign Parts f1O2, 1897.
The conduct of some of the people in
Western Virginia towards those who have lust
returned to their homes, has been such that
the government has ordered the military an
thorities commanding in that district to use
force, II necessary, for the protection of citi-
zens to whom peace has been guaranteed by
the national authorities. ss.t <:--ss...F}
The New York Citizen has the following
about the rebel s. Irish patriot: ''John Mitch
Ell, late of the Richmond Ezamiser, was in town
for several days this week, attending to some
family business. Speaking on behalf of his
late journalistic and other associates, he accepts
the defeat of the Confedeacy, and says there Is
nothing now left for the South but to acqui.
esce as patiently and gracefully as possible in
the results of the deadly arbitrament which It
courted." III. - t.'.... 80 i.'Va @.j
The gold pen "vicksburgh," which was
exhibited In the New York Sanitary Fair, pro-
ducing handsome sum, was presented to
Gen. Grant by the maker. The General re.
spending, said it is yet an unsettled question
whether the pen is mightier than the sword.
/ The official statement, just published,
shows that there were 731 miles of railroad In
operation in Iowa on the first of last January.
This result should shame our Minnesota rail-
roads q little, as we received our land grants
at the same time Iowa did. /, s---9,.. -..-l VI
Col. Jim Baker instructed Capt. Fallon, at
st. Louis, to notify the proprietos of print
shops to withdraw from exhibition the photo.
graphs of Booth, the murderer. ~'--.
Since the 18th of March there has been
disbursed BY the quartermasters department
1t st. Louis the sum of $29, 366, 312.61. OF this
amount $5, 200, l32 appears to have been in o
vouchers, leaving ga, ss2, 1sO paid in cash. 1, =.
-Gen. Buell. has purchased an interest in an
extensive oil and coal speculation. in the Green
River country, in Kentucky, and has been
chosen one Of the officers of the company.
The Legislature of Connecticut, now in
session, has before it proposition to amend
he State Constitution 80 as to give the right
If voting to colored persons. q It will probably
pass without much opposition, as the only re-
naing step IN the march Of progress of the
Republican party. ...... 80 .....-...:,z
-Gen. Beauregard, accompanied by his two
IONS and portion of his staff, arrived at New
Orleans on the 21st He seemed to be highly
pleased by the kind and considerate treatment
he received from the Federal officers while in
Mobile. -5r a Il t.a
The notorious guerilla, Rayburn, who has
ong been q source of serious annoyance to the
Federal troops in Northern Arkansas, vslunta. =
lily surrendered his command at Duvall's Bluff.
They express determination to be good and
eyal citizens !" ol -. "A.i .ya
WIN. Foster, of Princeton, Ill, was found
lead on the railroad track near Kalamazoo,
supposed to have fallen from the train while
passing from one car to another. -. N.-
The Provost Marshal General has revoked
he orders for New York restricting the sale
Of fire arms, prohibiting the circulation of the
hetropolitas Record, requiring oaths from eccle-
,iastical assemblages, providing for the enlist q
nent Of colored troops, and requiring each
publisher to send copy Of each paper issued q
IN this State to the Provost Marshal's Office.
Other orders Of minor importance to prevent
1isloyA expressions have been repealed. %. tas
Maj. Gen N. T. Dana has resigned. H.. h.. ..
Judge Catron, of the United States su-
preme Court, died ct Nashville, Tenn, on the
Both ult. ~ ".1 '''
Seven distilleries in the Springfield Ql.)
revenue district have been seized by officers Of
The government. The claim against single
one of them amounts to 4e42,0o0 .-l
Gen. Banks has been ordered to report at