The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-02-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Humor of Favorable NeWs..Arkansas
InVestigation.

Rumor of Favorable News-.Arkansas
Investigation.
!" WAsHlseror, Feb. 15.ALucian 0drtissl
has been appointed Collector of Internal
Revenue osi San Francisco, Twice Patrick
removed ..iSs, ,n,-,s-ar,1 =, -,
The board Of officers to investigate the
cause OF the magazine explosion at Fort /
Fisher, report that IL was the result Of /
carelessness on the, part Of some one nm
known. It appears, that immediately af.
ter the capture, Gen. Amss gave orders 4
to Lieutenant Colonel Feel tI place euards /
on all the magazines and 'boab, r3roofs /
He plaoed guards on thirty+one satrancea
but the main magazine, which waA in the
main fort, and which was the one that ex-
ploded escaped his notice. ''',,'.,''sIi 10
Soldiers, sailors and marines were running
about'with lights in the fort and BOMB
proofs, and ,discharging fire arms. Some
of these men were intoxicated, and were
seen to enter the main magazine with
lights. p. g.., .--,,..5zs,., ,,-,f,,, vsa,1
''WAsHMGroN, Feb. 15.-Last night
splendid sword was presented to Brigadier
General Byron Pierce Of Michigan by
Senator Wilkinson. Speeches were made
by Senator w. and Representative Kel-
logg of Michigan. A large number Of
ladies and gentlemen were present. ;aaa
New YoRK, Feb. 16.-Generali Ord has
been assigned to the permanent command
Of the Department of Virginia.
New YORK, Feb. 16.-The Herazd's
Washington dispatch says they have Tories
in Alabama. A party recently made a
raid on the town of Jasper, and burned
the court house, Jail and several buildings
The mansion in which John @. Calhoun
was born and lived till the time of his
death, at Braddock's Point, S. O., recently
accidentally took fire and burned to the
ground. a asEs,-r.,s, ..,s-- .s..F
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The CONNER
cidl's dispatch says there are rumors in
Washington of favorable news from North
Carolina in addition to that received last
night. D. .;3.4ag ...sfr ash lis .;qg
The admission of representatives from
Louisiana and, Arkansas is regarded as
certain. 3D. ''.s-'" tHs1 ca
The Posts special says the Ways and
Means Committee have increased the pay
of salaries 20 per cent. ,o;....-'',
It is believed the issue of Treasury notes
under the new loan bill viii be limited to
the denomination of 500 and upwards.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16:-Major Gen.
Heron, in bis report Of the investigation
at Little Rock, in the Department of Ar
kansas, transmitted to the Senate to-day,
indicates his beliefin the existence of cor
ruption and speculation, but exonerates
Gen. Steele from all blame, excepting
too implicit confidence in the integrity of
his staff. He seems to regard the Provost
Marshal General, Lieut.. Col. Chambers, of
the 7th Missouri cavalry, as the principal
offender. Fines, licenses, brides for re-
lease from imprisonment, and proceeds OF
cotton, are the suspected sources of emo
iuments of which the evidence is not very
direct. His dismissal is advised, and Col.
7. q. Benton, of the 2sth Iowa infantry,
recommended in his stead. :..y ,tr..-..-
Gen. Heron also recommends the re-
moval of Col. B. O. Carr, Chief Quarter
master, and the appointment of a more
energetic man. aa Il.
1t is also stated that the district of Lit
tie Rock is controlled by combination,
known as Med & Co., contractors for
supplying Indian stations, with an unlimit-
ed license from the Treasury Department,
by which they bring in immense stocks of
goods relieved from five per cent. tax.
One partner is Chief Clerk of the
Quartermaster's Department and is BROTH
er of rebel colonel. Henry Mckee con-
ducts the trading store at Fort Gibson for
the firm of Mcdonald & Seymour. At
Fort Smith the partners are represented
as shrewd and sharp men with plenty of
money!, and the combination swallows up
everything.
The officers who cannot be brought into
their interest must make way for some
one who can. Only two or three officers
dare oppose them.
There have, he says, been brought into
that section $4,000, 900 worth Of goods
ostensibly.for the Indians, but to be sold
beyond our lines. It is impossible that
one.tenth can be sold within the lines.
Other similar cases are mentioned in
Gen. Herron's communication. d..