The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07

Louis has before it.. project to invite repre-
of all the leading points of the West
to accept the Inequalities of that city for five
or six days during the coming fall, "to show
the world that st. Louis is live and kicking. =
,-Breckinridge, who is still at HaVanna
counsels his fellow rebels to throw themselves
upon the clemency of President Johnson ana
it is thought probable that he will himsen
adopt such course. -
The captured archives of the State OF Ten
nessee tell many tale of rebel Vilialny. uoV.
Harris papers are full of the secret history OF
the rebellion. Among other papers on file,
and endorsed by Harris is proposition 10 as
sassinate Gov. johnson in Nashville.
"A fatal affair occurred at the depot OF the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad at Memphis.
last week. A negro guard was stanoned al
the door of the ladies' car. Corporal Francis
Long, of the 4th New York cavalry, stepped
on the platform, when words passed between
them. The negro raised his gun and shet the
corporal, the ball passing through his body in
the region of the stomach. Long Immediately
returned the fire with . revolver, the ball
passing through the Negroes breast The ball
from the negro's gun passed through Longs
BODY. through the door of the car, and struck
Col. Thomas Harris Herold, a rebel, in the
breast, and passing up, shattered the bone of
his arm near the shoulder. The ball from the
corporals revolver, after passing through the
negros body, struck and badly wounded
brakeman standing near. There are but little
hopes of the recovery Of either Long or the
"A soda fountain burst at Haverhill, Mass,
last Thursday while Hiram Yonng was charg-.
ing it, and killed him instantly. b, - -.
Boston Corbett wrote the other day in
ladys album: ".Andersonviile, the blackest spot
on earth, was made bright and glorious by the
saving presence Of God! His providence also
was manifest in delivering me from that place,
and making me the agent Of His swift retribu-
ton on the assassin of our beloved President,
Abraham Lincoln e5is. -. y. '-
The Albany Jound says: General Grant
is far from well. The Herculean labors of the
past eighteen months have made serious inroads
upon his iron constitution. He is troubled
with night sweats, and complains of prostra-
ton. He goes to Saratoga in a few days to
Professor Whitneys party of geological
explorers in California have made wonderful
discoveries in the past season-mountains fif-
teen thousand feet high-higher than Mount
Blanc, and the highest in the United States
perpendicular walls of rock seven thousand feet,
and grove of big trees, into whose hollow
trunk three horsemen ride abreast, and on
whose stumps Californians hold mass meetings.
The valley of the Kern is the field of these
marvellous creations. ~, 3ea
The Grand Jury for the present term of
the United States Court at Springfield, which
is now in session, will probably bring bill of
Indictment against Postmaster Armstrong of
that city, upon the charge of robbing the mails.
Emigration across the plains far exceeds
that of any previous year. During this year
1000 wagons have passed Fort Kearney, and
trains continue to pass in large numbers. The
emigrants are bound for idaho, Montana, Salt
Lake, California, and other places. 30
The Sioux City, st. Joseph, and other Up.
per Missouri papers say that river has been on
the rampage for several days. 1t has not bean
so high in those regions since June, 1874,
when it destroyed or damaged an immensely
of property. A great deal has been swept off
at various points this season.
The Springfield Republican says: A well
known hotel keeper" in this city has lately
encountered run of bad luck in his domestic
arrangements. He introduced fine high
spirited gentleman from New York into his
family and showed him around town with
much politeness but of a sudden he awoke
one day to q sad realization of the truth that
his New York friend had eloped with his (the
hotel keeper's) wife, and-what made him feel
worse than all the rest-had taken along
$4,000 of the landlords ''hard earned savings"
The Albany Argus suggests that Ben. But.
Ter is the proper man to lead the radical move.
ment against the Presidents policy, as lone of
his candidates for President in 1860, is now
confined in casematea at Fortress Monroe, and
and the other is fugitive upon foreign
shore"
The views of the President on the question
VI ICCOuchu SIOus 40 ClaUOTdtcly stated 10 the
South Carolina delegates on Saturday, have
been received in the most fiattering manner by
a number of loyal Southerners in Washington,
who almost universally agree with him in his
position on negro suffrage, while at the same
time commenting his determination to act for
the best Interests of the people of each State in
their relation to the general Government.
lin connection with the vacancy on the
Supreme Bench, caused by the death of Judge
Catron, the names of Horace Maynard, of Ten.
nessee, and Gov. Hahn, and Judge Dowell, of
New Orleans, are mentioned. The former pro-
baby stands the hest chance of receiving the
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"A great flood, the result of the late heavy
rains, is prevailing in Northwestern Missouri
and doing much damage to the crops
AT the late session of the American Medic
al Association, held at Boston, it was charged
that Surgeon General Barnes had been guilty
of unprofessional conduct, by consulting with
an irregular practitioner in the case of the Sew
ards. 1t is officially announced by Dr. R. Fl