The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-10
LATE NEWS 1rnpGs.

LATE NEWS ITERs. 81, IA
Major Gen. slocums mother, Mrs. Mary
o. slocum, died In Syracue on Monday eve
sOn the occasion of the late visit of Henry
Ward Beecher to Washington, Secretary STAN
ton presented him with q brevet Lieutenant
Colonelcy for his son, who is serving as First
Lieutenant in the Fourth regular artillery reg
iment. 1S
Grams Italian Opera Troupe open the sea-
son at Crosby's opera house, Chicago, this eve
ming. This is the first instance where Euro
pean troupe of operate performers have made
their debut in the West.
"A girl sixteen years of age overcome
with rage at being worsted IN q wrangle with
her sister, recently committed suicide in
Lynchbnrg, Va, by swallowing opium.
-Extensiye discoveries of copper ore have
been made at the summit of South mountais,
Washington county, Maryland. The extent Of
this ore has not as yet been fully determined,
but the indications are most satisfactory. The
ore occurs In quartz, has the color of grass
pite, and IN analysis shows it to be almost pure
copper.
Gen. Palmer has been informed Of the
murder of four discharged colored soldiers,
who were shot down in cold blood by party
of rebels, In Nelson county, Ky, on the 9th
ult. 1t is represented that Bullet, Spencer and
Nelson counties are swarming with returned
rebel soldiers, who 60 about committing the
grossest outrages upon Union citizens, and that
oolored men who left those counties to enter
the service, cannot now return except at the
rick of being shot.
The irrap7essible Colorado Jewett has
turned up againin the newspapers. He wrote
letter to President johnson advising him to
pardon everybody, Including JEFF Davis and
his cabinet, to admit al the Southerners who
are anxious TO have three thousand dollar
salary for seat in Congress, to allew France
to thrash the Mexicans at will and compro-
mise our difficulties with England. This i'm.
portant document shook the foundations of
the old world by first appearing in London
paper.
been completed between two well known citi-
zens Of DenYer. They agreed teplay 4lO0
game Of one hundred points, and to continue
it witholt sleeping, eating or cessation until
the party mos. exhausted should agree to for.
felt $500 to the other It lasted for twenty
two hours, and $12, 900 was lost by the superi.
or player, who gave odds Of forty points to his
antagonist, and the victor paid the Forfeit of
$500. During the latter portion Of the contest
the stakes were $500 per game.
Mrs. Martha Grinder, the poisoner, has
been convicted at Pitteburg Of the murder Of a
woman. The Ftttsburg Chronicle says she pro-
tested herinnocence, saying that her neighbors
had maliciously persecuted her, and on the
trial had sworn falsely. She expressed consid-
cradle anxiety as to the fate of her husband,
and begged the sheriff to do all in his power
to save his life. adding that he too was limo
cent of the charge pending against him. In
answer to the inquiry "if she desired the sery.
ices of minister" she said she did, and desig-
mated the Rev. Mr.. McDrmott, of the Meth
odist church, as the person whom she wished
to administer to her spiritual welfare
"A terrible tragedy occurred last Wednesday
evening in the town of Caledonia, Racine |
county, Wis. A Bohemian family, named |
Stitesky, consisting Of an aged couple, were at |
their evening meal, when an only son, about 10 |
years of age, of rather unsound mind, fired |
two shots from double barreled gun, through |
the window, fatally injuring both parents, and |
then closed the fearful act by shooting himself |
with another weapon. The murderer and sui |
eide expired instantly, bat the parents were |
still alive at last accounts, though no hopes |
are entertained for their recovery. The mother |
was shot through the abdomen by q bullet, |
which passed completely through her; while |
the father had his left arm shattered near the |
elbow. Both are some GO years of age. A |
surgeon from Racine was calledin, who dressed |
the wounds of the victims.
The receipts for the fiscal year ending Sep |
TENDER 80, were SAG, CSC, 900.
The amount paid to soldiers during the |
wor and until date, is one thousand and twenty |
million dollars. 4
--Rumors are again current in military circles |
that Gen. iMeigs is about to resign the Quarter
master Generalship of the army. a.
The first-class hotels in Boston, which re-
duced their price to four dollars per day, few
month ago have again increased to four and
half. e..
The Fenian Brotherhood in the Southwest |
are petitoning the President TO remove Score
tary Seward. The cause of the petition is the
allegation that he has furnished information |
against them to the British Government
The Burlington Ha,clsye confirms the story
that Mary Hatris Qhe murderess,) is in Rich
mond Va, working as milliner under an as.
sumed name. She left Burlington, the home
of her family, some five or six weeks since.
Henry Ward Reecher has had an Interview