The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-06

Cowslip. The latter came along side The
men, gums, powder, provisions, and other
stores were saved. -
The Richmond Wing of the 22d has an ar.
ticle on The Dark Days Of the Confsderscy.s
Hood has been badly defeated but be, 8. ..n
defeat proves worse than it u repreeentad' III
the war. <Ess tzRAs3 VI.
A gentleman who left Mobile on the 9Th
says that two-thirds of the people are hsping
for the capture of the city. There ere about
1000 troops at Mobile, oil militia except one
small brigade, and two iron-clads, both def.
cient in propelling power.
"A dispatch from Washington of the 2ld
says:
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
held meeting this morning and took vote on
general officers, and voted against it on the
ground that some of these officers were not
relieved because of incapacity, and that occa-
sion would speedily arise for assigning them
commando. The bill was therefore reported on
adversely in the Senate to-day.
The New York correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Press states that passenger by steam
er Cuba, from Liverpool, reports that our con-
sulgensral in Italy will probably forward to
the government at Washington an accusation
against one of our consuls at certain port not
very for from Rome. The complaint against
him is that he did not hurrah over Lincoln's
reelection, and spoke of Butler as Beast
Butler" I'LL :. - -
"A Washington paper gives what it consid-
ers seven good reasons why the new minister
to France should not be selected from New
England, namely, that that section has already
seven first-class missions, as follows:
Mr.. Adams, of Massachusetts,, to England.
Mr.. Motley, of Massachusetts, to Austria.
Mr.. Burlingame, of Massachusetts, to China
Mr.. Marsh, of Vermont, to Italy.
Mr.. Pike, of Maine, to Netherlands.
Mr.. Sanford, of Connecticut, to Belgium.
Mr.. Fogg, of New Hampshire, to Switzer-
land.
"A Washington letter to the Cincinnati
Gasette says: .-...- . ri
Mr.. Pendleton bears his defeat with calm
philosophy. His personal popularity on the
enough to hear the Republicans telling him
how sorry they are that they had to denounce
him 90 soundly last fall He is busy at work
with members in trying to make favor of his
bill, assimilating our practice to that of the
British House of Commons in requiring the
members of the Cabinet to occupy seats upon
the floor.
Tho Richmond correspondent of the Liv-
erpool Courier claims to have had personal
interview with Gen. Lee on the subject of arm.
ing negroes. Gen. Lee thought the South
could make better soldiers of negroes than the
mi cold ho 1rr;r n
promise of a home after freedom as the North
had not Gen. Cooper was of the same opin.
ion. The correspondent had an interview with
jeff Davis, in which the latter spoke in disap-
proval of the st. Adams raid. He asserted
that Georgia deserves Sherman's devastation,
on account of the trouble Gov Brown had
made in the Confederacy.
Mrs. Hutchins recently sentenced to five
years imprisonment in the Fitchburg Mass
House of Correction for attempting to send
sword to the rebel Major Harry Gilmore, has
been released by order of the President. ..
WIN. j. Fish, of the First Connecticut
Cavalry, late Provost Marshal of Baltimore,
for one year, and to pay fine of 81. 900, has
also been released. ,'', .'
Gen. Mcclellan it is reported will sail for
Europe in February; his wife and child will
accompany him. Burleigh the Boston Jour-
nails correspondent in New York city, makes
the following statement: :.
A company of gentlemen in this city have
fitted up fast sailing clipper in elegant style,
placed Ion board every conceivable luxury,
manned her completely with new crew, put
her in charge OF one of our ablest captains,
and rendered her to Gen. George B. Mcclellan
for one year, to sail where he will with his
family and friends-the entire expense to be
borne by the gentlemen. .-,
Since Admiral Porter assumed command
of the North Atlantic blockading squadron,
Tin September last, his share of prize money,
it is said, will amount to nearly 5000, 900.
Three thousand five hundred bales of cotton
alone, to say nothing of other valuable cargoes
and the vessels carving them, have been cap
tured since his assignment to that command.
At moderate estimate the cotton itself is
worth seventeen hundred thousand dollars.
The New York Times Washington special
says: -. ... .r.
Two Canadian merchants are here to engi-
neer against the abrogation of the reciprocity
treaty. They are delighted to learn that the
joint resolution has not passed. and declare
that the Canadians will spare no expense to
prevent the treaty's being terminated.