The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-22


Soushefn Mails-.Oopper Dssceveries
I'm NarylsnA..Employment OF Me-
grOes, &c.
WAsHrSeroN. Sept 16.-The Postofice De-
partment continues its work Questioning south
ern mail facilities A dozen more postofices
were re-opened to-day, among which are Dali
ton. Aglethorp and Americas, Georgia, and
Okaloner and Bertheen, Mississippi.
WARRINGTON Sept. 15.-The Herdlds spe-
cial says extensive and valuable discoveries
Of copper mineral wealth are said to have been
recently made on what Is known as the Tyler
farm In Hauses District, Frederick county.
Maryland. The copper resembles the virgin
ore of Lake Superior, and is often found Inn
mensely rich in large blocks. Prof Henry
Erni, Chief Chemist to the Department of Ag-
riculture at Washington, has visited the To-
cality and examined the specimens and con-
.siders them sufficiently promising to justify
mining explorations to determine the real ma
ture and value of the deposits. Should these
prove satisfactory, the location will soon COM
mand capital, and the wealth OF the State be
greatly augmented.
LieUt Colonel Williams OF the Freedmen's
Bureau, who in June last was dispatched upon
a tour of inspection through the States of Ar
kansas and Mississippi, reports extendedly
from st. Louis of his operations, under dateof
August 18th. the main facts Of general inter-
est contained therein are that there is no lack
OF employment for negroes at $50 per month
for males and $15 for females, with board, and
in addition large number are engaged in cut
ting wood along the Mississippi River, for
which they are allowed considerable profit,
the residue of the proceeds going to support
the destitute of their own race. Negroes who
lease lands for cultivation are required to pay
the same rental that parties do who apply di-
rectly to the Treasury Department La one
ffxy n
lished in October last, with an attendance of
800 pupils, and have been increased to five,
with an average attendance OF 500 scholars.
The number of negroes requiring support
from the government is reported to be every
where diminishing. The teachers engaged in
most of the schools for the blacks are paid by
Northern societies and receive from $50 to $50
per month. Many of the inhabitants who
have no Lack of food are scantily supplied with
clothing, and can scarcely get through the
coming winter without assistance in this re-
gard.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The President has
appointed Marshall B. Holland Collector OF
Customs for the District of Brunswick, Ca,
and T. N. Murray, Surveyor of Customs for
The President to day pardoDed six Alabam-
ians, two Kentuckians, one Firginian and one
Texan.
The doors of the Presidents mansion are
again besieged to-day by pardon seekers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The Irituses WASH
ington special says some of the original plant
ers are directing attention to the importation
of foreigners, to conduct their agricultural af-
fairs. One gentleman in Charlotte has intro
duced thirty-two foreign laborers, who have
proved themselves patient, persevering and in
dustrious, but some apprehensi0ns are enter
tanned that the climate so far south will Ope-
rate unfavorablv on their health and power of
endurance.
NEW YORK, Sept. I6.-Rev. Peter Hammel,
of NewburypOrt, Mass, who attempted to
commit suicide on the Boston train, few
days since, died at the Bellevue Hospital yes
terday.
W4sHxGros, Sept. 1s.-The Wirz Military
Commission re-assembled this morning.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The entire revenue
receipts from the superintendent of Revenue
from the first day Of last July up to and inclu,
sive of to-day amount to the handsome sum of
$50, AS, SOP IL. This far exceeds the expecta-
ton of Commissioner Orion, and in fact is q
much greater sum than the most sanguine
well wisher of the Government has calculated
upon.
The receipts to-day amount to $18, 154 sc.
Lieut.. Col. L. H. Taggart, Acting Agent
General at the Freedmens' Bureau has been re.
tender his resignation and retire from service.
He is succeeded by Lieut.. Col Max Woodruff,
late one Of the New York Volunteer an! En-
gineer Regiments.
The War Department has decided that Off
GERS rendering designations are entitled to the
three months, pay proper the same as allowed
to officers who are mustered out.
The order to muster out the 56th New York
Infantry has been revoked.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The Posts special
says about fifty pardons were granted by the
President to-day. One of the pardoned rebels
was Duff Green.
a Cabinet meeting was held this morning.