The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Letters written by JEFF. Davis to Charlie,
OConnor, his counsel, have been intercepted
BY the Government The authorities have al
90 refused to grant o Connor an interviewwitt
The tendency In prices at the Albany cat.
tie market is still downward. The highes,
pound. " - - = r. oA'
Lone hundred and atty Major and Brigade.
Generals, who have been In the northern 10.
caiitiee on courts martial and other like du.
Tues, are to be mustered out soon, and their
place supplied by officers who have merited
confederation by their ga1lautry on the field.
The New York Ezpress states that some
forty suits against Baker, the Government de-
tectiye, are about being brought by TX Record
er smith. Several afidavits are printed, show.
ing that persons were released who had been
summarily arrested, by paying over various
sums. varying from $500 10 $s, 600. One am.
davit states that e12o. 900 was divided between
ono Stanley and others employed by Baker.
IA frightful railroad disaster occurred at
Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday morning.
By the displacement of switch, six cars con.
tanning regiment OF Michigan soldiers, were
thrown from the track. Almost providential-
" but one man was killed. and this fatal re-
suit would probably not have occurred had he
remained In his seat A few others of the sol.
diers were slightly wounded. ,G.--
Paul Morphy, the celebrated chess-player.
arrived at New York on Saturday last from
New OrieanA FL
Tho Boston Herald has telegram from
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. saying: "a
horrible murder took place in Pennington,
this State, yesterday. the circumstances Of
which are a. follows: Charles Pinkham and
his father Thomas Pinkham, went to the Geld
to work at haying, and. as I learn, took liquor
with them. Some alteration ensued between
them, when tho son cut on his fathers head
with scyihe." f.rs, - =. - :, =
"A large bonded warehouse at Jamestown,
near Springfield, was struck BY lightning on
Saturday last, and entirely consumed, with
eco, 900. - :.
Among the recent arrests at the South arc
those Of Professor Mccullough, chemist who
was engaged In the plot to burn Northern
cities, Thomas e. Harris, of the rebel army,
ex United States Senator Yulee, Of Florida,
aod the aeting rebel Governor Allison. Of the
Tho original Dag which waved over the
New Orleans custom house at the outbreak Of
the VA. has been found by Col. Fred Starring,
Of the IA Illinois, Provost Marshal General Of
the Gulf Department. and forwarded to the q.
g. Collector of that port, who has restored II
TO it, old place. f- ,sa6-L
Seventy Indians representing fourteen dif.
ierent tribes, arc on the way 70 Washington to
confer with the President.
Osborn. tho naval reporter, who Wa
charged with the premature publication of in
telligence, has been acquitted.
I'm Madison City, Ohio, recently, three
men murdered woman and child, and were
killed by the head of the family.
"A council has been held with the Indian
tribes lately In the rebel service, and prelim-
mary treaty held with them. The final treaty.
win be made at the Grand Council In Septem-
Der. The Cherokee Indians, who were slliee
Of the rebels, are IN . starving condition. !
WIN. B. Astor returns an income Of a. |
BOZ. 600, and Cornelius Vanderbilt As7s, $751;
both in the 9Th New York district. John C. |
Greene, In the same district returns e35S. eS4. |
md n. T. Johnson 4300, 900.
While Witnessing the fireworks On the
sveniDgof the Fourth, Mr.. Alauson Sweet Of |
Milwaukee was struck by descending rocket
which tore his nose completely Oh, leaving Il
md the upper lip hanging BY the chin.
"A girl named Mary Ann Ksamey, was db.
covered In the act Of firing Colts willow works
+ Hartford, last Tuesday morning. Che sa,d
he was hired to do It BY another Ria for :
eason which aAs wesA not divulea