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

The case Of Muller continues to excite
the public mind of England, lnany people
refusing to believe him guilty, and utterly
discrediting the confession reported by his
minister to have been made by Muller on
the scaffold. "
-Acorrespondenoe is now going on be-
tween the Adjutant Generals Of number
of the States, looking to the issue by each
State Of book containing list of every
soldier enlisted from the State, and such
remarks as to time of service, death, dis.
charge, or desertion, as may be within
their knowledge.
The fire at the Brooklyn, N. Y, gas
works is still burning, and will probably
consume the largest part of the twenty
thousand tons of coal contained in the
shed. The whole is valued at four hun
dred thousand dollars. The fire is at the
bottom of the pile, and although the
flames at the top have been subdued seve-
raj times, they burst forth again in few
hours. Several steam engines have
worked constantly on the coal since Fr,-
day night. .5.,.a:.. e.
The American and Foreign Bible So
oiety, at ito last weekly meeting voted
that fund Of $4,000 should be raised
without delay, for the purpose of purchas-
ing one or more presses for printing the
Holy Scriptures in Burmah. Large grants
of money were also made for circulating
the Bible in Japan. .a.
Since Admiral Porter assumed COM
mand of the North Atlantic Blockading
Squadron, Gin September last), his share
of prize money it is said will amount to
nearly 100000. Three thousand five
hundred bales of cotton alone, to say
nothing of other valuable cargoes and the
vessels carrying them, have been captured
since bis assignment to that command. At
moderate estimate Ithe cotton itself is
worth $1,7OO,ooo.
The naval correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal writes from Port Royal, 8. O.
that four blockade runners had gone in
and one gone out, at Charleston, within
one week ending on the Sd inst.
Since the liberation of the St. Albans
raiders by the Canadian authorities, guns
for the arming of the Vermont militia
have been sent into the State in great
numbers from the arsenals at Springfield
and at Watervliet, New York. The au-
thorities intend to be prepared for any
emergency. ., ..
"A single militia company in Horces-
ter has furnished since the breaking out of
the rebellion one Brigadier General, seven
Colonies, five Lieutenant Colonies, two
Majors, twenty-one Captains, twenty-six
Lieutenants, and FIVE full companies of
volunteers for the Union service.
The ocean monitor Manayunk, which
was launched few days ago at Pittsburg,
is only excelled in size by two vessels OF
her class, the Puritan and Dictator. The
light draft monitor Umpqua, nearly COM
pleted, is expected to be valuable for har-
Dor defence. ....
The story goes that, when things were
working SO badly in the Shenandoah VAL
ley, Secretary Stanton applied to General
Grant for a remedy. "Send me-" says
the Secretary, the very best man you
have got in the army" Grant replied by
sending Phil. Sheridan. saying, There
isn't much of him, but he's the man you
want" 1t is said that the Secretary
looked somewhat askance at the slight
and youthful figure standing before him !;
but be set him to work, and now he is
convinced that Grant knew his man.
"A gentleman in high position in Colorado
Territory writes in reference to. the recent re-
ported victory Of Col. Chivington over the In
dams, near Fort Lyon. in that territory, in
which 500 Indians are reported to have been
killed-that instead of being victory it was
massacre of helpless savages, large portion of
whom were women and children. The men
had previously surrendered most Of their fire.
arms, which accounts for the small loss expe-
rienced by Col Chivingtons brave command.
1t is rumored at Indianapolis that the mil.
itary commission has sentenced Messrs. Mill
gan, Bowles and Horsey to be shot, and
Humphreys to be imprisoned during the war.
Eleven new regiments are to be raised in
Indiana-one in each Congressional district.
-Cobun expects to make pugilistic match
with Mace upon the arrival of the latter in this
country.
"A steamer left San Francisco on Friday
with 81, 053, 900 in treasure, of which only
$3S3,000 is for New York, the remainder be-
ing destined for England and Mexico.
The wife, son and daughter of the rebel
General Preston, of Kentucky, came as pas
sengers in the Africa Orders from the War
Department refused them permission to land,
and also declined their request to leave by rail