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Governor BrOyvnlow on Esham G..
3 --r Harris. .... ...#

The legislature Of Tennessee having au-
thorized the Governor to offer a reward of
five thousand dollars for the capture of
I$ham G Harris, Brownlow has issued
characteristic proclamation 10 that effect.
His description of Harris is especially
pointed: ..... ............
The culprit Harris is about FIVE feet ten
inches high, weighs about one hundred and
forty-hve pounds. and is about tifly-five years
OF age. His complexion Is sallow-his eyes
are dark and penetrating-a perfect index to
:, the heart Of O trait0r-with the scoWl and
frown Of demon resting upon his brow.
The. stndy, of mischief and the practice of
crime have brought upon him premature
badness and a gray head, With brazen.
faced lmpudence he talks loudly end boast.
ingly about the overthrow of the Yankee
army, and enter tains no doubt but the South
viii achieve her Independence. He chews
tobacco radidly, and inordinantly fond OF
liquor. In his moral structure, be is an I'M
scrupulous man-steeped to the nose and chin
in personal and political profigacy now about
lost to all sense of honor and rhame-with a
heart reckless of social duty, and fatally bent on
mischief. - -, -. F..
If captured, he win be found lurking In the
rebel strongholds of Mississippi, Alabama or
Georgia, and in female society, alleging, with
the sheep-faced modesty Of q yirtuous man,
that 1t is not wholesome state of public
sentiment or taste that forbids an indiscrimi-
nate mixing together of married men and
women. II captured, the fugitive must be
delivered to me alive, to the end that Justice
nay be done him here, upon the theatre Of his
former yiiiainous deeds. ~ hi .-.c5...... =
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Deaths In the Heavy ARTILLERY.

Rev.. Charles Griswold, Chaplain of the
Heavy Artillery, reports the following deaths
during the month of April 4.ft,.onrt.r
Co. AVN. T. Malish, rubeola (measles)
April -. ~
Co. B-Charles Crossman, rubeola, April IL.
George K. Clark, erysipelas, April 20. Ia.
Co. D-J. N. Hutchinson, rubeola April II.
Co. E-Abraham harrison, pneumonia, April
8. Geo. Shear, rubeola, April 90, Alyerton
Whitney, rubeols April %.
Co. F-Hubart Extel, rubeola. April 6. Geo.
Hall. rubeola. April IL. G. A. Rugsley, bilious
fever, April 81.
Co. I-Neckles Michael, rubeola, April Is
Ole Stevenson, pneumonia, April %. .
Co. K-GeOrge Prettyman, rubeola, April 1.
Go. L-Peter N. johnson, rubeola. April % ;
Shepard Bragg. erysipelas, April q: George
w. Merrill, rubeOla, April 0. ri. -e.
In a supplementary list Mr.. Griswold gives
the names of several men mot reported" he
says, in time for the above list :" II
Battery I-Albert Fl. Nicols. died March 49,
Battery KID. P. Murray, March SO.
Battery Mo 8. Carpenter March o.
Battery D-John McCabe, April Is.
Battery CHARLES Hickman, March 30.
Battery ks. E. Stowell, March 81
Battery Truman Waldron, April g.
Total number of deaths in April, %.
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wise ana pacific statesmen may show them.
selves. The President is the very last man
WHY Ougnt 10 indulge either in triumph or
/ wish lor revenge. As one father of q common
rOun;:ry' ne must indeed be unworthy Of his
again. The Union caanot be restored vithont
complete reeenciliatior, and reconciiiation
must be founded on oblivion of a3ie0ed offances
and perfect equality Is to the future. No citi.
zen OF the Union viii take sincere and cor.
oiet par. 10 sne sSaeml acts Of reconciliation,
retrieve the past, as far as 1t is In the bower Of
man.. The North may find tina. It has to make
sacrifices, even now, In the hour of trinmnh
in order to soothe animosities and repair in
juries. 1t had better do that now, in o spirit
of mutual concession, than have to do it when
the grace of concession is gone. ;r95a;H- ;,
The Daily News says:
The most honored and trusted of the con.
federate leaders, who was appointed comman-
der-in-chef of the whole armies of the con-
federacy expressly that he might retrieve it's
fortunes and establish its independence, has
laid down his arms. He fought CALAMITY
while by fighting he could hope to achieve any
practical results-to hold the capital save his
army, or maintain the existencei OF the state.
When satisfied that none of these objects could
be served by prolonged resistance, he spared
the useless effusion of blood. In surrendering
/ Lee has adopted the course which indicates his
opinion of the renewal ,of the whole conflict.
Though Igeneralissimo, he had no power to
direct the surrender of any other than his own
forces, but was bound to continue personally In
the field. If he thought his presence of any
use, he might have escaped with his staff,
leaving the details of the surrender to Long
street bat Lee did not choose to save himself
to continue the contest elsewhere. We there
fore think that he considered the confederate
cause utterly hopeless. 1t gives us better
hopes of the temper and feelings of southern
leaders when we find their military dictator of
the conviction that independence cannot be Sc
cured. Most Of the leaders will doubtless fol-
low his example and respect his military judy
ment. We know that the people desire an end
of the war. There is little probability that the
threats of guerilla warfare win ever be carried
out. Whether or not Lees examplel will be
generally followed, there are abundant indica-
| tons that the capture or! surrender of the last
Of the confederate armies and strongholds is
imminent. Montgomery is captured. Mobile
| is likely to fall, and Johnston'ss army is evil
IDENTIFY surrounded. The end is evidently close
at hand" ~ -. -H.' # ..s-5e-5. i'.Hf f-:t5i
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NEWS OF OUR OWN STATE.

Tue Chatfeld Democrat presumes that not
less than 1900 pounds Of sugar have been
made In that vicinity this spring, potwith-
standing the season has been unfavorable for
sugar.making. M. G. II. Robbins, of Jordon,
made 300 pounds from $50 trees.
The Anoka Sentinel says Rum River is falling
and Is at present at nothing more than posi-
BILE driving stage. Some of the drives have al
ready "hung up" for want of water, and
many more wiz find it necessary to unless we
have immediate rains. ,litN
The Statesman says grasshoppers have made
their appearance in many gardens in La sueur
thicker than the locusts in Egypt. Although
not much larger than the finest needle. thew
are already eating vegetables as soon as thew
appear above ground. They have, also ap-
peared near Fort Ridgely in countless millions.
The Statesman think that with indians in front
and grasshoppers in the rear, and war. pesti.
lence and famine on all TANKS, Minnesota must
either be very righteous or the Lord has for
saken her altogether. -t"s
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FROM FORT WADSWORTH.
Grandson OfIakpadutah killed..Tho
True Indian POlicy-.Scouting OPe-
PatiOns.

FORT WADswoRrH, D. T., May t. 1865.
To the Editor of tie Pioneer:
We had little furry here on the I'd inst. that
will furnish you with an item. On that day
another of the hostile Indians took his depart.
ure for the hunting ground of his tribe beyond
the river Styx The following is the substance
of Major Browns official report OF the affair to
the commanding officer at this post:
During the forenoon of the I'd grandson OF
Inkpadutah, named Hewapjidan Gone HorT),
came to the camp OF the scouts near the tort,
in company with his wife. He was Warpe-
kuta on his father side, but his mother belong
ed to the band of White Lodge. As he had
lived constantly with the band of Inkpadutah,
and the bands on the Coteau, near the heads OF
the Redwood and Yellow Medicine rivers, 1t is
presumed he thought he would not be recog-
nized, and would be able to pass himself for q
"good Indian" for the time being. II, such
were his calculations they most signahy failed,
as he was not in the camp fifteen minutes until
his person was recognized, and by that recog-
milton his history was developed. ,a.rd'l
He was known to have participated, when a
bov of 16 or 1S yeyrs, in the Spirit Lake massa-
cres where he imbibed sentiments Of hostility
and contempt for the whites. which grew with
his growth, and at the outbreak in 1862 he was
prepared for any outrage upon them, regard
less of condition, age, or sex. He was with
White Lodges band at the time of the outbr sak,
and was engaged in most of the massacres in
the Lake Shetek country. He was leading
spirit in the enormities committed by the band
upon the families of Capt Duly, Mr.. Wright
and Others, during their captivity. He was
on frequent raids last summer to the settle.
meuts, and was oneef the party that took q
white woman from her home and disposed of
her to the hostile Sioux of the upper Missouri.
His record being we'll defined, the scouts
were in favor of his being at once despatched,
fearing that his being in camp would prevent
the sanction of his execution by the Military
Agent. and he would be sent to the Fort to be
imprisoned. Mr.. Renville, who is in charge O,
the scouts, insisted upon first reporting the
presence of the Indian to the Agent owing tc
the close proximity of the camp to the Agen
cy. Major Brown happened to know the tel
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low and his history, and as soon as Mr.. One
Horns presence in the camp was reported TO
him, he at once told Mr.. Renville to have him
shot. In half an hour afterwards the Indian
was corpse. The Indian scouts were much
pleased with this procedure, as they could re-
alze the folly of imprisoning an Indian tor the
cold blooded massacre of whites
THERE'S no doubt but this fellow intended to
remain in the Surrendered Camp until favor
able opportunity presented of stealing horses
or killing soldier or two, and then TO make
his escape to the hostile camp. In this now
ever, he failed to connect. 1t is reported that
there are more of the same sort in the camp
now coming in and the scouts have instruc.
tons to kill the Quick Lodge and the Cloud,
whether found in or out of the camp. They
are reported to be coming in. They made
themselves quite conspicuous in the massacre
Of 1862, and since, in the murder OF whites ana
the violation of white women. ....
Killing promptly this class OF Indians en-
bodies the only policy that will secure the
frontier from depredations and drive the hostile
Indians to seek for peace. Begging the friend
ship of the Indian tribes has failed in almost
every instance in which 1t has been resorted to
for three-fourths of century, because the In
dian mind cannot comprehend the motives
which prompt conciliatory policy in regard
to them. --... . ga .,--- -.--- -..,.-
Bulwer says that hanging is the worst use a
man can be put to. Bulwer knew nothing of
the Indian character or he would have made an
exception in favor of the race. believe that
to hang or shoot an Indian known beyond all
doubt to have massacred whites, or outraged
their families, IL the best use he can be put to.
1t will preserve life among both whites and
Indians; will tend to the establishment and
preservation of peaceful relations between the
whites and Indians; render our frontier settle
ments secure, and give the Government char
acter in the estimation of the various tribes,
which it has failed to command up to the pres
emit writing. . at-.-1 a.1'@AG-
Let an Indian feel certain that death will be
the penalty that will follow the commission of
crime, and he will hesitate long ere he subjects
himself to the penalty, but let him believe that
to be well housed, well ted, and kindly treated
for few months, and then be sent home well
clothed, will be the result of murder, and he
will require but little of the gall of bitterness
in his composition to induce him to kill white
man upon slight provocation. ) ell
The scouting operations for the spring. and
summer have been definitely settled upon, and
the organization OF scouts been completed, as
far as possible at present. The selection of
scouts is made from the most reliable among
the Indians who wintered here and on the
James River Their enmity to the hostile
bands Is unquestionable. and there need be no
doubt of their doing good service in the pur.
suit of parties of raiders that may approach
the COteau. p i -Tc- : ~ .
Yours, &C., G. HARMlN.
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The INDIAN TROUBLES.
Excitement Subsiding at Man
kato---Another Man
Wounded. ! Sr ..l n,
From Our Special Correspondent.
MANKATo, Tuesday Evening.

From Our Special Correspondent.
MANKAro, Tuesday Evening.
Editor st. Paul Pioneer: 5a Fs- i9-j
The excitement is gradually subsiding, but
still feeling of uneasiness prevails. speak
not in regard to the town of Mankato, but the
country and frontier at large.
Last night young man about eighteen
years of age, in the employ of Mr.. Howard, at
Loon Lake, ten miles southwest of Mankato,
was shot through the palm of the hand, by an
Indian. He had returHed home from Garden
City about eleven o'clock, and found Mr. How
ards mare outside the enclosure in which she
had been shut up, while the colt was still there.
He observed the mare near the timber, and
started to bring her back. After catching her
he noticed three Indians not far of, and tired
at them. Then mounting the mare he started
to ride off. The Indians fired and wounded
him as above stated. He succeeded in making
his escape to Garden City, from which point o
cavalry squad was sent in pursuit. No report
has been received from them.
Company T., Second Cavalry, Lieutenant
McGrade, arrived here about eight o'clock this
morning. After breakfast squad OF twenty
eight men, with three guides, started out to
scour the the timber on Cobbs River, Winnie
bago Reserve d. on. q.
Squads were also sent to Willow creek and
Loou Lake, and Colonel Pfaender accompa-
MED one of them. Yerterday two or three
Indians were seen by a farmer, on Lyons
Creek, above South Bend. They evidently
belonged to the party that committed the MUIR
der, and were making their escape westward
Col Pfaender has just returned from Loon
Lake and Garden City. He confirms the
wounding of young johnson, but brings moth
ing new, johnson returned home alone about
ten or eleven o'clock. He found the mare
missing, but noticed the colt near the house,
while leading the colt in search of the mare,
he observed her short distance of, being led
as he supposed by man. He talked to the
colt as he advanced, which probably made the
Indians think that several men were after
them, the Indian having hold of her fell back
behind tree. johnson cought the mare and
mounted her. At the same time, an Indian
made his appearance and fired. Instantly
johnson fired in return without taking aim.
He made off and was fired at four or five times.
While raising his hand preparatory to loading
his gun, he received shot in the palm OF the
hand. --.-.. ..
Can't. Olin arrived here this morning, having
come through from St. Paul since last night
He is about returning.
In haste, IL. J. M.
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A Ban ON the Rebel Uniform.

The following order is published in the
Norfolk papers: - a.. s-..a.- ill.,, .-.,...y .
HEADQUARTERs DIST. EASTERN VIRaINIA,l
NORFOLK, Va, April "A, 1866.
General Orders No. 3d.
1t does not seem to be clearly understood
that the rebel uniform cannot be worn in this
district. Hereafter all persons wearing this
garb of treason will be arrested, carried before
the Provost Marshal aud be by him impris-
oned, unless they can prove that they have not
been In this district forty eight hours.
This Older will be distributed by every COM
pany on duty in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
1t Is made the duty Of every soldier to arrest
any one wearing the rebel uniform. ,.aL
BY order of Brigadier General G. II. Gordon.
t'lt.S-f '-s III T. II. HARRIS
r.ta.a, Assistant Adjutant General.
What are the poor fellows to do who
have no other clothing and no money to
buy any if this order is strictly enforced
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; Alex. HI. Stepbeus,s Door-PIa,e.
From the Boston TranscriDt, Nav 4 r. :

rlUIlI tHe DOslUH 1TdnEc1Ipt, MY 2. y -----I
The large shield-shaped, silyer-plated
door plate Of Alexander g.. Stephens, late
Vice President of the late so-called Con-
federate States of America, is now dis
played in the window of an oyster house
on Washington street in this city. This
trophy from Georgia was secured by one of
Sherman's soldiers, from whom it was OBJ
tanned by its present owner. 1t attracts
much attention, and in its present novel
position gives rise to many comments re-
speeding its original owner. - \
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The Surrender of Dick Taylor On
III -- clally Confirmed. 2z4Ga2

CAIRO, May 9.-The following dispatch was
received at headquarters, at Memphis, from
Gen. Candy, MA Senatobia, on the 6th: as s.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DEPARrMEsr,l
WEST MISSISSIPPI, CrrRosELLE, Ala, May :
Lieut. General Taylor has tbs day surren-
dered to me the forces under his command on
substantially the same terms as t,ose accepted
by Gen. Lee.
-.--.s F. r. 8. CANDY, Majo- General.
Gen. Wasburn also received dispatch of the
same import from Gen. Candy, dated Mobile,
May 9th. 10 -, 81 ~ -: 80
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a IrlcnQ OF OSCAR ,STEPHENSON, HIs4 uoS
placed in our hands private letter Just re-
ceived, from which we make the following ex-
tracts: % IA. = 81 s-1- " "a :. ~ .aI5.is.3
'T',Ti57oa WAsurSGroN, d. G., May 6, 1865.
i g y i* The circumscribed limits
of this sheet would not contain an iota of oil
the thoughts that rush to the point Of my pen,
as once again greet you,aeross the bridge OF
eventful months. have been in prison, as it
were, for eighteen months, and feeling now
something of that wild intoxication of freedom
with which Byron inspires the Corsair upon
the ocean blue, you must not expect coheren-
cy in these words amswriting.
And'now do you wish to know where have
been and what ADDING. Well, soon after saw
you in Washington applied for passport to
go through the lines on private matters
had heard that my father was dead or dying,
that my mother was an invalid, and distressed
about myself. I arrived in Richmond after
many adventures by flood and field, and was
arrested and taken to the Provost Marshals,
but was Immediately released upon the appear
ance of friends. This rather disgusted me-
However, I got off home, some IS miles below
Richmond as soon as possible to find my father
dead, and the country q desert His estate o.
fore the war was valued at $500, 600 In cash,
and now nothing remains but the land. How
ever put the time through with my horses
and dogs, etc., etc. l lett my trunk ID wash
ington with the expectation of returning In o
few weeks, but the then authorities would not
permit me-, and so had to remain
The opinion formed immed ately upon ar.
irving in Richmond that the whole thing would
turn out q miserable failure. The people them.
selves, in the country especially were tired OF
1t. Indeed most of them had always been OPP
posed TO it, and are to-day as good Union men
as there are in the land. / heard men IN Rich
mond say upon the raising of the nag on the
capitol-"Oh am glad 10 see that old nag
once more" The rebellion was conceived, and
Aatched by politicians who dreaded the loss OF
power, and were willing rather to destroy the
temple with all its affairs. My own observa.
ton and study convinced me that the people as
a mass were not, and never had been in favor
of il, and it makes the heart sick at the remem-
brance Of their losses and oppression through
four bloody years. Davis took all their horses
and the tenth of all they made. and then finally
distributed to each member of family his
allowance in food. went to my native home
to weep over the grave of my father, and my
tears fell upon the bier of my native state: l
was in the Capital when the torch was applied,
and my eyes rested upon its blackened walls.
and sinking ruins. Truly there the penalty
had been paid.
For my part have had no connection what
ever with the rebellion. l was there q mere
locker on in Vienna, deploring the ruins could
not prevent. Sick at the heart with the sacrl
flee aud sufferings of my countrymen in
cause which God rejected, and which was de-
c'0ea n0pe'eSS' OSCAR STEPHENSON.
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RECORD OFFICE.
MANKAro, May IL, 1865. !

To the Editor of tie Pioneer:
A dispatch was received here about six
o'clock from Lieut. Parliman at Garden City,
announcing that courier had arrived there
from Madelia with the intelligence that
large body of Indians were camped four
miles above Jorgensen's, which Is about four
miles from Madelia, and thirty from Man
kato.
Lieutenant Parllmau Immediately started
twenty men from Garden City, and an equal
number are about leaving here.
fhe detachment of Company FL, Second
Cavalry, went into camp at Kasota this after
noon. A messenger will probably be sent tc
hurry them up. VI,
Yours, &C., }. Z. W.
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General Headquarters, state of Min.
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~ q .- paaIev nesota- e.. =. a
".! ADJUrANr GENERALs OFFICE, a
ed ST.. PAUL, MIMI, May Ii, 1865. }
... GENERAL ORDERS NO. 8.
The attention of all city, ward, township and
district assessors is called to section g. chapter
12O of the Compiled Statutes, making it the
duty of such assessor to prepare at the time of
assessing taxable property list of all persons
liable to do military duty, and to place such list
in the Auditors Office Of the proper county.
Assessors are requested to comply at once
with the provisions of the statute aforesaid.
81 BY order of the Commander-in-C hiefilf .
iH3frr OSCAR MALMROS,
IA dSw1t Adjutant General.
Country papers please copy once. .-
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what can be Done under the "War
POwer.,,

Many things have been done under the
so called "war power7 thai are not sane
toned by law or common sense, but the
following order puts thescap on anything
we have yet seen -. . - :
T.. e4 r HEADQUARTERS U. 8. FORCES. |
-ri p SAVANNAH; April II 1865. {
Attention having been called to the exorbi.
tant prices charged to officers and others, in
this city, for iced drinks. ice cream, billiards,
&C., &C., the following list of prices will be
observed by restaurant keepers and others
selling the articles named: s y
Iced drinks. % cents per glass. q
Ice cream, rs cents per p'a'e.
Billiards, % cents pes game. t~
Ale, Is cents per glass. -
Any one knowing OF any violation of this
circular" will promptly report to Lieut.. Col
York, provost martial Bic # -" "a
By command of Breve, Maj. Gen. Grover
49, t.n-' ALFRED NEAFIE,
Lieut. Colouel AID supervisor of Trade.
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GEN. STEADMAN.

LOUISVILLE, May 12.-Maj. Gen. Steadman
arrived here to-day en- route for Washington,
having been invited there by President John.
con in consultation a. to the best policy to be
pursued in the restoration of civil law in Ala
bama and Georgia.