The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-16

be tried by civil court for treason, as perpet-
ual reminder that treason was our highest
crime; and he was willing to spread before the
world the secret testimony in the assassination
case, and trust to their verdict Is to Davis
completely.
The examination of students of the Naval
Academy at Newport, R. l., is now in progress
Among the members of the Board of Examiners
at the Naval Academy are Vice Admiral Farra-
gut and Capt. Worden. The students have
been subjected to rigid examination in their
studies, Put through the usual outdoor drill,
and required to exercise in maneuvering q
sloop-ofwar and naval gunnery. In short
time they will start OF their regular annual
| sea cruise.
| An elegant field officers sword, valued at
over So, 00O with scabbard and hilt of Califor-
mia gold, was presented to Maj. Gen. Hooker
in New York, last Friday, by Senator Conness,
representing the citizens Of San Francisco.
| The hilt was covered with diamonds, the
words "Union forever" and the initials 81.
H.. and spread eagle, sparkling with the
"A stage coach was upset in Rock Island,
the other day, and an old bachelor, from Car.
Isle, Pa, named Robert Bell, was killed. He
was worth $75, 900.
The trial of Col. r. o. j. Smith, of Maine,
on an indictment found by the grand jury Of
Suffolk county, Mass, for subordination
of perjury, occupied the Superior Criminal
Court nearly the whole of last week, and re.
suited this morning In verdict of guilty. AZ
ter the rendering of this verdict, the counsel
for Mr.. Smith applied for time to file bill Of
exceptions, and the court granted one month
for the purpose.
The Southern papers are urgent for immi-
grafton from the North, and their statements
of the circumstances and needs of the country
indicate that an almost inexhaustible field for
Northern enterprise in agricultural, CONNER
cial, and other industrial pursuits, is now, or
soon will be- opened in that region, by the ter
mination of the rebellion. The advantages Of
Virginia and Texas for colonists of this kind
are particularly urged by the journalistic ad-
vocates of these States.
Reports have been circulated that the
rebels swept the State of Virginia in the re-
cent legislative elections. Mr.. NJ. II. Conway
writes, in refutation of these rumors, that
there has becn no general election in the State,
but that special elections have been held in
some counties, in all of which but one, so far
as returns have been received, the Union can
didates have been successful.
"A downeast journal states that ex-Presi-
dent Pierce, who is a widower, is to be mar
ried soon to young lady of Boston. She is
the daughter of q colonel of Massachusetts
volunteers.
The writer of the threatening letter to
President johnson has been arrested. He
proved to be an insane Frenchman who labors
under the delusion that the government owes
him large sum Of money.
The mission of Gen. Sickles to Bogota is
now understood to have been for the purpose
of obtaining adequate grants of land on which
to settle the blacks of the United States.
President Lincoln authorized the mission and
expressed his willingness to sanction the ap-
preparation of $15 OOO. 900 for that purpose.
AT Cincinnati on Tuesday evening the ar
mory building of portion Of the companies of
the 18th regiment of the Ohio National Guard
fell down just as the company that had been
drilling were leaving. One man, Alex. Michey,
was 80 badly injured that he died in an hour
after the accident. One old woman, eighty
three years of age, and young married wo-
man, both in the house adjoining were killed.
Another female and o child and several other
members of the company were badly hurt.
Lieutenant Dunlap's injuries are regarded as
mortal.
The United States Telegraph Company,
whose wires already extend over 1900 or co.
600 miles in the Atlantic States, have contract
ed with thoroughly reliable parties to build
two wire line of telegraph from st. Louis and
Chicago to San Francisco. The lines from the
Eastern cities named to Denver City, and from
San Francisco to Virginia City, are to be fin
ished this autumn, and the whole line the au-
tumn following.
The Louisville Journal of the LIST inst says
during the week Main street has assumed the
life and activity of the times before the war,
and especially reminded US of those good days
of trade and commerce before the rebellion by
the appearance of piles of goods before our
Wholesale merchants houses waiting shipment
to such points as Huntsville and Athens, Ala
bama; Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxville,
Huntingdon and Springfield, Tennessee; At
lanta and Madison, Georgia besides various
localities in this State Buyers are in the city
from Mississippi and Arkansas.
"A boy named John Harrington, only IL
| years of age, has been arrested in Detroit for
attempting to fire the Biddle House. The
! young villain set fire to the bed clothing in
one of the rooms, and the hotel had narrow
escape from destruction. At his trial he said
he Ibid it for fun"
-Ex Gov. MagofHn, OF Kentucky, has come
ont decidedly in favor of the adoption of the
Constitutional Amendment by that State. So
learns the Louisville Journal, which says fur
Their: "We understand that Gov. Magofin is
SO fully impressed with the importance Of i'm
mediate action on this great question that he
intends to take the stump in behalf of the
amendment"
| -Mnch uisapnrehension eyiata IN regard tn