The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-25

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
The furniture in Fords Theatre used By
Mr.. Lincoln on the night Of the assassination,
has been removed and placed under lock and
key to protect it against relic hunters during
changes now being made in the Theatre. IL
is suggested that they be placed in the Patent
Office
The people who cannot understand where
all the money that Jay Cooke borrowed Is
going to, may get hint on the subject from
statement of the daily payments for the last
month. Gen. Spinner, Treasurer, reports
the average daily payments at twenty-one
million for the month OF July.
The Missouri Conservatives boast that they
will have the balance Of power in the next Lee
gislature, and elect Frank Blair to the United
States Senate; that then he win renew his
warfare upon Chief Justice Chase.
A short time after the arrival of General
Sherman at st. Louis, a number of his old
personal friends, who knew him when he was
President of the Fifth street Railroad Company,
conceived the project Of anchoring the distin.
guished soldier permanently in that city, by pur-
chasing residence for him. The scheme was
executed almost as easily as conceived. A
fund of $50, 900 was raised, but instead Of the
house and presenting it to their honored guest,
they deposited it in bank to his credit, inform
ing him of the fact and expressing hope that
he would make q purchase to suit himself.
"A. p. Stone, Collector of Internal Revenue
in Ohio, it il ascertained is defaulter to the
amount of $4,000. His sureties are bound
in the sum Of $1oO,ooe. They are per.
fectly responsible, and will satisfy the
government Nearly $400,oeo,0OO have
passed through the Internal Revenue Bureau
since its organization, and, 80 far, it has not
sustained the loss Of single dollar by the mis-
conduct of any of its officers. The last days
receipts from Internal Revenue are about
$1,5O0,0O0.
AT late term of court in Sangamon, ILL.,,
twenty-one divorces were rendered, most of
them arising from conjugal uafaithfulness dur.
in absence In the war.
The Atehison (Kansas) Chaspioa relates
the testimony Of Gen. McCook, with regard to
the Chivington massacre. He says it was the
most cold FLOODED, revolving, diabolical atroc-
ity ever conceived by man or devil The sworn
testimonyof eye-witnesses makes the blood ran
cold. The slaughter was indiscriminate, even
to babes at the breast, and pregnant mothers.
Other outrages dare not appear in print Can
it be possible that the government will allow
Chivington to escape his just deserts.
On Sunday evening last, in the midst Of
discourse in Rev. Mr.. Warmers church, on
Ohio street. Cleveland, one of the stays Of the
chandelier, which is supported in the central
part of the church, broke, aud thereby upset
the several eoal-ol lamps Of which it is COM
posed The lamps broke in falling, the oil ig.
nited, and several pews began blazing instantly.
Three or four ladies were covered with the
burning oil. and the flames leaping over their
clothing, they were with great difficulty ex-
tinguished.
The Finance Minister of Canada has an.
nounced to the local Parliament that he is
ready to give up the high duty now imposed
on certain American manufactures, for the sake
of reciprocity.
"A special dispatch from Cincinnati to the
Chicago Times assests that Hon. George E.
Pugh had received an intimation that the trial
of JEFF. Davis will soon take place before civil
court. He has therefore commenced his prep
arations for Davis defence, and will 60 on to
Washington in o few days, where he will be
Joined by Chas. O'Connor, of New York.
The Washington Chronicle has informa-
ton from Havana that horrible crime has
beea committed in the Gulf, on board the ship
Haydee, bound to La Paz, with several fami-
lies from Mazatlan as passengers. A French
sailor named Aagne, together with Greek
and an italian, made an attack upon the pas
sengers, and assassinated in cold blood eighteen
persons, among them Senior Chao, Spanish
gentleman, and six members of his family.
Eighteen young childrea of both sexes all fel
victims to the knives of the monsters At the
latest dates they bad not been apprehended.
Tho Boston Post states that trade with the
South is rapidly reviving, and in some of the
New England ports exceeds the capacity of the
vessels to carry 1t on 1t is probable that be-
fore many months steamers will be running
between Boston and most of the Southern
ports.
We see it stated that Gen. B. r. Bntlsr is
trying to get the abolition nomination for Gov
ernor of Massachusetts,; falling in which be
will run as Temperance candidate for that
office.
Miss Emma Richards, residing temporarily
in Reading, Penn. o daughter of John Rich
ards, of Birdsboro, while in company with
some Of her friends, on last Thursday evening,
ate fourteen plates of ice cream, complained OF
feeling unwell on Friday morning, and died in
the afternoon.
"A correspondent of the Boston Advertiser.
speaking of q camp meeting now in progress
at Martha's Vineyard, says, This meeting has
been held for more than thirty years in grove
of oak trees, surrounded on three sides by
water"