The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Governor Of Fl0rida.sInternal Rev.
EMBELLISHMENTS. SurraSt-.Rtch.
mond Wing Suppressed.

apparent than real. although the net receipts
are substantially enlarged.
Measures have been decided upon in the In
terror Department for putting into speedy ope.
of the public lands in the late insurgent States,
applications and inquiries upon the subject
having been very freely made to the Depart
ment. Registers and Receivers hive already
baen designated for this work in Arkansas, and
as soon as this can be done for the other States
these officers will be ordered to repair imme-
diately to their posts, and open offices for the
sale of lands at such central points as will best
suit the general convenience.
Geo. A Benedict, editor of the Cleveland
Herald, was to-day commissioned Postmaster
OF that city, vice the present incumbent, the
editor of the Leader.
The question of pardoning Col. Lee, of Phil
adelphia, has finally been referred to the Dis
trict Attorney who prosecuted him to convic-
ton. Mrs. Lee left last evening for home
without being able to obtain any conditional
pardon. Attorney Speed is known to have
used his influence to have the President recon.
slider his first determination to remit the pen.
atty of imprisonment.
The Tines Washington special says the story
that Mrs. Surratts spiritual advisers were not
permitted to visit her till promising they would
NOT proclaim their belief In her innocence from
the scaffold is untrue.
The government has sent an officer to An
dersonvtlle, Ga, to make q special investiga-
ton into the brutal and inhuman treatment of
Union prisoners during the war, with view
to bringing to trial before military commits
sion the rebels who had charge of our SOL
diers when the barbarous treatment was pro-
duced. Some of the guilty parties are already
In the custody of the government
Up to o'clock this evening, no order had
been received by Gen. Hartrauf, commander
of the Military Prison for the removal of the
convicted assassins Mudd, OLaughlin, Arnold
and Spangler.
WAsHMaroN, July 1.-THE following is
Gen: Terrys order suppressing the Richmond
Wig:
WHEREAS, In the issue of the Richmond
Wing of July II, 1866. certain clause of the
merciful amnesty Proclamation of the Presi.
dent of the United States, pardoning certain
traitors Is stigmatized as heatheuish, and law
of this kind duly enacted by Congress and ap.
proved by the President, Is characterized So
mean, brutal and cowardly, revoltingly absurd
and atrociOusly unjust. 1t is ordered that the
Provost Marshal General OF this Department
seize and hold in his possession the office,
press, type and other property belonging to
the proprietors OF said paper, and prevent
henceforward the publication thereof.
(Signed) Maj. Gen. TERRY.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Among the recent
appointments and re-appointments of Postmas-
tiers are w. w. Wing, Norfolk, Va, E. T.
jackson, Providence Geo. A. Benedict, Cleve.
land; Geo. Rowland, Sacramento; Geo. B.
Lincoln, Brooklyn g. w. Updyke, Rochester.
The Postmaster General has ordered tempo.
rary contracts for the conveyance of mails from
Edent0n by Hartford, Elizabeth City. Winton.
ville South Mills, Lake Dummond, Va, Deep
Creek and Portsmouth to Norfolk, three times
week and back. Thus the postal service in
the South Is being gradually restored.
The General Land Office had decided upon
measures with view of putting speedily into
operation in the late insurgent States the sale
of public lands.
At the laying of the corner stone of the
Washington City Orphan Asylum yesterday,
the Secretary of the Interior, Mr.. Harlan, In
his brief speech said:
when the French, not now SO friendly to
our prosperity, sprung to arms in defense of
Turkish nationality, we all applauded, but
when they attempt to crush feeble Mexico, we
despise their want of generous gallantry and
wish 1t might be the will of God in order of
His Providence that this great republic of ours
should be called upon to protect her feeble els
ter republic"
This remark met with general applause from
ehe large auditory present.
WASHINGTON, July IA Commercials spe-
cial THE evidence In the Harris murder trial
will be finished to-day.
All the troops around Washington will be
paid next week.