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

10y .ue reverse, and do not hear that
single life was lost to-day by these awful
outbursts Of powder.
AN INCENDIARY ATTIAPr TO BLOW Up THE
the city again tonight,
and to explode one nagss...- ' ne
10000 pounds Of powder, has been sAr-
covered by the Union detectives, and frus-
trated by the arrest of several of the i'm
plicated parties.
THE REBEL RAMS.
Ny conjectures in dispatches sent you
this morning, in relation to the probable
blowing up of the rebel rams in the James
River, proved to be correct to the letter.
The Richmond, Virginia, and another one,
were all blown to pieces this morning, and
now lie at the bottom of the James. The
Patrick Henry, a receiving ship, was scut-
tied. Such shipping, very little in amount,
as was lying at the Richmond wharves, was
also fired, save, perhaps, the flag of truce
steamer Allison.
GEN. JOHN P. MILFORD IN RICHMOND.
General John P. Milford, UNITED States
Agent for exchange, arrived in the city
from Varina late in the forenoon, and was
received with the hearties congratulations
by all. The General came up to take
charge of the papers and archieves belong
ing to his bureau. He returns to the city
tomorrow with Mrs. General Milford,
and will hereafter make Richmond his
headquarters.
THE ORDER OF THEIR GOING.
The preparations for the evacuation of
these fortified places began as early as
last Friday night, though, as before stat
ed, the Richmondites did not wake up to
what was going on until Sunday, when
the determination to leave was announced
from the church pulpits. The last of
them consisting of Fitz Lees and Geary's
cavalry as rear guard, passed through
the city about sunrise this morning.
THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
were in session so late as nine o'clock last
light, when they took series of canal
boats and started for Columbia by way of
the James river and Kanawha Canal.
THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE IN THE CITY.
The confagration commenced by the
authorities firing the Shockoe warehouse,
filled with tobacco, as well as the large
granary establishment on Carey st., near
23d street. The fire, as before stated, was
very destructive, consuming quite one
third of the city and in addition to de-
stroying the War Department, the General
Post Office, the Treasury building, seve-
raj churches, and many stores, likewise
destroyed the offices of the Richmond En-
quirer, Dispatch and Ezaminer; the
Virginia Bank, the Farmers Bank, and
Bank, of Richmond. The Sentinel and
Wing offices still stand. The latter is to
be issued tomorrow morning as Union
journal. The United States Custom
House was saved by reason Of its being
fire proof
The first Union Quartermaster in Rich
mond was Col. VIM. V. Hutchings of the
25th CORPS.
WHEN BRECKENRIDGE LEFT.
John Oabell Breckenridge, ex-Vice Pres
ident Of the United States, and ex-rebel
Secretary of War, fed 30 late as half-past
six this morning.
The bridges leading out of the city
namely, the Danville Railroad bridge. the
Petersburg Railroad bridge, Mayos bridge
leading to Manchester and the opposite
side of the James, were severally burned
by the enemy.
REMOVED TO DANvILLR.
The rebel States capital has been re-
moved to Danville, while'the rebel States
harness department has gone to Milton,
North Carolina.
At the moment the rear of Lees army
left, the tagging rebels distributed the
commiseary stores among themselves with
great apparent satisfaction. The only ex-
emption to this rule is the sale of liquor.
THE REBEL HOSPITALS IN RICHMOND.
From DR.. E. P. Morong. surgeon in chief
OF the First division, Twenty-fifth army
corps, learn that the general hospitals in
and around Richmond, four in number,
contain eight thousand BEDS There is an
average of five hundred patients in each
hospital. They are divided into divisions
Of five hundred beds, each in charge of
surgeon and six assistants; barrack build
ings in very good condition, and white
washed inside and out; have plenty of food
for two or three days. Most of the sur
geons and assistants have remained at their
post hospitals in the outskirts of the town,
on well selected sites. -
The Wheat Trade of XVfnnno.SH,