The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-20

| don OF Je6. DaV1SsssS0uth Carolina
observation-disclosures OF Arms in Can.
ada----Cotton Stealing Operations,
&C., &c
WASHINGTON, Oct 12-The Her0lds cores
pondent says the following order has been is.
sued: s1 ar
All District, Sub.District and Post Com
manders in this Department. will take efficient
means to prevent any interference by the Off
tons which will take place on the 18th inst.
TO this end they will, on the day of election,
remove all troops from the vicinity of polling
places and suffer no officer or man to approach
them except in cases of Disturbances on the
place, when. If absolutely necessary, military
force may be used to quell the same.
By command of Major Gen. A. H Terry,
w. NJ. SMITH,
Assistant Adjutant General.
There are indications of excitement in Nor
folk at the State election. The military will
be held in readiness to quell any disturbance
that may occur.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Tines special
says delegation from South Carolina, appoint
ed by unanimous vote of the late Convention
in that State to present petition to the Presi-
dent for the pardon of JEFF. Davis, have arrived
here and expect to have an audience at the ex.
ecutive mansion tomorrow. The delegation
consists of Alfred Huger, Judge Wardlow and
- Hawkins. The first named was the first
postmaster of Charleston ever appointed and
continued in Office until the secession of his
State. sH, HsE le 30
Persons from South Carolina, who arrived
to-day, represents the canvass for United States
Senator lively, snd that the prospect for the
election of Gov. Perry is unfaYerable. His un-
reserved statement that the parish system fos-
tered and encouraged secession and committed
many other political sins, has gained the strong
opposition Of the parishes, and their citizens
unltediy oppose Gov. Perry for Senator.
The President this morning made the fol-
lowing appointments: D. r. Henderson, Col
lector OF Internal Revenue Sd Ohio District !;
VIM. A. Price, Collector Internal Revenue 9Th
Missouri District; Montgomery Moses, Collee-
tor Internal Revenue LIST South Carolina Dis.
trict; and James 8. Gibbs for Sd District of
| same State. -i'. l3.E
The HeralGs special says information has
been received in Washington that 600 Spencer
| rifles had been seized in boxes by the Canadian
| authorities at Niagara yesterday. The contents
| of the boxes were accidentally discovered in
overhanling the railroad freights. The au.
| thoritigs report it a case of smuggling by the
| Fenians.
1t is well known that combinations exist in
several of the principal cities of the country
| for the purchase of arms from discharged SOL
diers. many of whom on leaving the service
avail themselves of the privilege of purchasing
their arms at greatly reduced prices.
AS the purchase OF guns from discharged
| soldiers who have government receipts, is q
| perfectly legitimate business, Secretary Sew.
ard will not attempt to break up the traffic.
The 9Th u. 8. Cavalry is ordered to General
| Sheridan, and the I'd TO Gen. Sherman. Both
regiments will be dismoqnted and their horses
| turned in at Cumberland, Md.
The Tribune special says it is estimated that
the Wirz trial will cost the government at least
HDl loto nf
the rebel army is here and will appear before
the Wirz military court martial as witness for
defence.
There is Misrepresentation as to the orders
mastering OFT colOred troops. All United
States colored troops which are credited to no
State are to be forthwith discharged. Those
cOlOred volunteers credited to States will be
| mustered out only as the ex'gencies of the SER
vice may warrant.
The Tines special says q great cotton case
or more properly great cotton swindle has
just been unearthed at Augusta Ga. 1t in
wolves nearly r. 600 bales of cotton, to the
value of about e. 900, 00S. The names of sew
the affair. Large amount, of money are said to
have been in proposition, compromise. &c,
the sums being variously es :imated at $40 900,
$50, 900, 800, 600, and EVEN 3z2s 900. The
volume of facts concerning the 'u.nsaction is
very great, but briefly are as iuiovs: During
the TSUcl OCCupdtiOu VI 0CoiSta t'uCO PoitACo
named T. 8. Metcalf. Vim. A. Beall and Jere-
miah Bean became the joint owners of ,794
bales of cotton at Enfalula, Alabama. One of
the party, Metcalf, owned 4, eco bales on
his own account which the Republican General
Hill at Augusta turned in the street in dam
aged condition. Metcalf gave person named
Geo Schley one-third of the cotton to rebale 1t
and put it in shipping order. This cotton
Metcalf sold in July last through Schley TO John
Garzea of Philadelphia. The defendants in
this case, Garzea and Schley, also claim that
Metcalf snld tnem 8 200 bales owned joiutly
by himself and two Bealls. This Metcalf
denied al first. claiming that he only gave the
price it could re bought at on certain dav for
cash. 20 cents per pOnnd.
Here begins the interest in the case. Garsed
& Schley, it appears, then went al work upon
the military authorities and manipulated the
matter so as TO get certain orders from Gems.
Grosvenor and Stedman. which frightened
Metcaf who agreed 10 sell the cotton for
| 5000. coo The Bealls, however, opposed the
| sale and applied tor an injunction.
The President hearing of this and other cases
| of Interference OH the part OF the military au-
| thOrities has issued an order which, in caustic
| terms, prohibits such interference hereafter.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The Mechanics Con-
| yention last night adopted an address to she
Working Men Of the United States in adyoca-
! cy of the eight hour system.
A number of merchants have taken pTelimin7
ary measures for the establishment OF Mer.
| chants exchange.
| Lieut.. Gen. Grant has returned, and it is un-
derstood he is now prepared to carry out the
plan already agreed upon for the reduction of
the army to standard required only for the
| ordinary conditson of the country in times of
tranquility at home and peace abroad.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-ln the Wirz trial
this morning letters were read by the prisoners
counsel written by The prisoner TO the rebel au-
tboriiies suggesting an Improvement in the
quality OF the bread furnished the prisoners
and al increase of buckets. also urging a sup
Div of shoes for parnled prisoners who were at
work for the confederacy. thus saving expense
and relieving rebels.
Col F. G. Ruffin testified that he resided
near Richmond during the war. was a Lieut..
Colonel in the Subsistence Department of the
Confederate States Army. There was Def
cheney of corn and commissary supplies from
the beginning of the war. more or less. He
would not say that any one was on the point
of starvation, but that there was much priva-