The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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pion says: Eve learn from Major Gum
that about two thousand dermsns, who
have recently arrived in this country. are
on their way to Atchison from New York,
to work on the Atchison and Pixies Peak
Railroad. The company has hired them.
agreeing to pay them partly with twenty
acres of land apiece, out of the late Kicks-
poo reservation-thus forming an import
ant and valuable colony of industrious
citizens in our county, and also securing
laborers for an important public work,
which has heretofore been difficult to do. F."
The amended internal revenue law
went into effect on Saturday.
The trial Of Miss Harris for shooting
Burroughs, at Washington, has been set
for the 2sth inst. .a.. .
The Federal movement against Mo-
bile is in progress. The land forces were
put in motion on the 18th ult., and the
navy was ready to open fire as soon as the
order was given. The rebel garrison num-
bers IL, 900 men, who have provisions for
six months siege. Their commander,
Gen. Maury, declared in recent address
to bis men, that he would never pull down
the flag of the confederacy. tf G.
Boone, North Carolina. was captured
by the advance Of Stonemans forces on
9th ult. 1." ~ =. t"
AS result of Col. David Heaton's
visit to Wilmington, there has been seized
and turned over to him by the military au-
thorities, and shipped by him to New
York, On account of the National Treasu-
ry, 125 tons of tobacco and 200 bales of
cotton. i ~. ',-..'.s'.' .
Governor Copy has appointed Thurs
day, April goth, for Fast Day in Maine.
TIE National IateAigencer says "what-
ever may be the views of the Administra-
ton at this juncture, one thing to our
minds clear, and has been clear since the
late Peace Conference, namely-the
hearts OF tie sections are nearing and
meeting as never has been the case since
the outbreak OF the rebellion. We be-
lieve that the masses desire to make any
and every sacrifice of non-essentials for
the sake of restoration to the high estate
of our old elastic Union of interest, affec-
ton, freedom and prosperity. The states
man will not be wise who shall stand
against these masses when they determine
to reunite.'
Collector Draper, of New York, has
made a report to the Secretary of the
Treasury, with reference to the captured
cotton at Savannah. Tie number Of bales
is reported at $500, nearly the whole of
which, Ir. Draper says, belonged to the
rebel government.
Major McEwen was killed in the en-
gagement on Thursday. He belonged to
the 9Th Pennsylvania. .
The western mail train from Balti-
more to Wheeling, on the 31st, was cap
tured by guerilas, and all the cars but five
were burned. The passengers were all
robbed.
The village % New Liberty, Illinois,
On the Ohio River, has been almost to-
tally annihilated by the high water in that
stream, aided by q severe gale that swept
over that region On Sunday the 18th ult.
Houses were demolished and the inhabit-
ants driven out, until there were but two
houses that were lot destroyed. Nearly
all the houses were swept from their foun-
dations. The damage in the town was
estimated at $4,000, aud in the sur
rounding country still greater damage was
done.
The creva Sc about twelve miles
above Baton Rouge, La, on the right
bank of the Mississippi, will do immense
injury to the plantation interests of that
portion of the State. The break is about
two miles in length, and through this the
water flows in a steady stream. On the
plantations the water is some ten feet in
depth Residences, sugar houses and all
kinds of buildings are partially submerged
and will be seriously damaged. The levee
is entirely gone, and nothing can be done
to stay the food until the river subsidies.
Atlanta, or what remains of it, is oc-
cupied by arebel force under Howell Cobb
and he has his headquarters there. The
railroad has been repaired, and is now run
ming regularly between Atlanta and Ma.
con. .... ~
The London &C. w. Prototype says
that party who states that he is from De-
troit, was arrested by the Chief of Police
in that place on Friday evening, for having
in his possession die for coming United
States ten cent pieces.
Henry L. Garder, 18th q. s. Infantry,