The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-02
JEFF. Davis Indicted..Muster Out.
Kirby Smith...Fred. Seward...The
StoneWall Surrendered.

WASHINGTON, May Special to Herald.
A grand jury of this district has found O true
bill of Indictment for treason against Jefferson
Davis, the chief of the late rebellion. He will
be brought here and put upon his trial as soon
as the attendance of the witnesses for the
prosecution can be procured = s
, NEW YORK, May 26.-The following is q
synopsis of an important order just issued
from the War Department relative to the
mastering out and discharge of volunteers:
The several divisions of the various army
corps will be kept intact, and commanding
generals Immediately on receipt of orders d.
recting any portion OF said forces to be mus
tered out will order the same, if not already
there, to one of the following rendezvous:
1. Troops of the Middle Military District and
of other armies or department acting therein,
will rendezvous in the. defences of Washing
ton, D. G., Harper's Ferry, and Cumberland,
Md. .-..rl
g Those of the middle division of the James
at Richmond and Old Point Comfort, Va.
8. Those Of the Department of North Caro-.
lima will assemble at Newbern and Wilmington.
4. The Department of the South at Charles
ton and Savannah. -
5. The military division ives. of the Mssis.
sippi at Mobile, New Orleans and Vicksburg.
e.. The military division of Missouri at Little
Rock, St. Louis, and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
Z. The Department of the Cumberland at
Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis, Tenn.
8. The Department of Kentucky at Louis.
vile.
9. The Middle Department at Baltimore.
Orders will be given from the Adjutant Gen.
erals office, relative to troops serving in de-
partments of the East, PENNSYLVANIA. the
Northwest, New Mexico and the Paciac. o.
the time for the discharge of said troops ap-
proaches. In case of one or more regiments
of division being mustered out, the division
remaining in the field, the said regiment or
regiments will be mustered out at the place
where found serving at the time, and then sent
to their several States. The Adjutant General
of the army will designate the places and rem
devious in the States to which regiments after
being mustered out will be forwarded for pay
ment. Every regiment will be sent forward to
its State and rendezvous as soon as the rolls
are completed, carrying with them their arms
c0lors and necessary equipments. a.
On arrival Of the regiments in their respec.
tive States, payment and supplies will be
issued by the respective supply departments
on acquisitions and returns countersigned bv
the chief mastering officer or his assistant.
WASHINGTON, May 3d. Special to Herald
Information has been received here that Kirby
Smith intends marching his army across the
Rio Grande, and rendering its services to Maxi.
milan. This movement will be prevented.
II is said discoveries have been made On
examining the captured rebel documents i'm.
p1icating prominent Northern men whose
loyalty heretofore has not been Questioned.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-l Special to TrH,ne
All the cavalry Of the Western Departmenis
are to be mustered Immediately at Cairo for
active Texan service.
Frederick Seward has had another hem
orrhage, which has excited renewed anxiety
in his case.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The following semi.
ofhcial statement is made In connection with
Tue recent announcement of the fact that the
nsurgent ram Stonewall has unconditionalJv
surrendered 10 the Spanish authorities at Hav.
ana. viz: 1-''
The conduct of those authorities upon the
occasion was judicious, digniied, and i'm entire
conformity with amity toward the United
states. Any momentary distrust which NAV
have been entertained as to the decision of The
Captain1ieneral OF Cuba in the matter, has
thus been disposed of satisfactorily. go,
The following named general Officers 49,
resigned their commissions in the volunteer
service: Major Gems. Burnside, Carl Schnrs
Franz Sigel. A. L. Lee, and Brig. Gen. Ranm
NEW YORK, May 26.-The Heralds W.sh
ington special says the grand jury for the nj
trict of Columbia yesterday found three hi,is "
indictment against jefferson Davis and Joh, ~
Breckenridge. Bills will be presented n -.
criminal court to day. The dffenses chars saS
are aiding and abetting hostilities in the IA
trict last summer.
The capture of Breckenridge Ia .conAdo,.,.
anticipated by the authorities inforynas;e ently
his Whereabouts had been received and an % y.
fective pursuit has been organized. eA'
Gen. Sherman expects to leave for III.
in a few days. He will lead his sold;.M est
their homes. he retains through Cen MO
the command of the Department of the man, THlant
sippi. and VIII at once resume his dutias .ssl :
the ctvh authority has been restored. unul