The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01


The apprehended loss Of the California
steamer il confirmed this morning, and mems
hearts fail them Tor fear. Misfortuncs never
come sngly. The terrible loss Of life which
at any other time would have called out
general burst Of sympathy and sorrow, is
almost ovcrshadowed by the annihilation Of
nearly s2.OO0OO0 10 gold, upon the safe ar
rival Of which 80 much OF our fnturc pros
p~rity depended, The last bulletin on the
telegraph Offices reports forty males and
twcnty-six women saved all the officers lost
except Mr. Fraser But the gold tho
gold that which our empty pockets yearn-
al for, that which our thirsty banks desired.
Is sunk, and rcsts quietly among the other
millions OF treasure which the Unsuitable sca
will never render 10 owners. II may In
unfccling to talk u money when such loss
Of life In before us, but this Is no ordinary
time. The happiness Of thousands almost
she very existence Of the mass Of labor'ng
men in this city, depends upos The speedy
restoration Of financial tranquility. The
dead cannot be- terminated, and our mourn
ing cannot sryc them but the living must
live. II isa day Of panic perhaps to-mor'
row will dawn with brighter countenancc.
Three tourths Of the lost gold vas insured
here and In London, bat this will not pro
. dee axa!sl.le returns for the next sixty or
ninety days. In the mean time the u"urcr
reloiccs, and the faces Of the Inoneyless
grow blank and long.
Up to to-day, the tone Of the market had
been gradually improving money was
little easier, and trade moved more freely
We can hardly predict, a. yet. the effect Of
this blightipg loss All descriptions OF
business had been checked, and prices were
tending downward. but there had been lew
failures since the week opened, anil every
body begun to hope for better things. The
Independent reports eighty-sevcn failures
this week u larger proportion in Phladel'
phs than hitherto. The Western failures
are slso heavy. A great many laborcrs
will BIZ thrown out Of employment this week
il the present state Of things continue
lite extensive factories oi Newark have
shipped hundreds Of mechanics, on account
of inability to raise the necessary amount
for weekly wages. Sugar is likely TO go
down. Cotton cannot keep up much long
or, IA tho Eastern markets have reduced
their cons umption Of raw material 80 pr
cent Mt the least estimate. Brcadstuiis are
looking up Dry goods bring pretty good
prices. with tho exception Of very expensive
silk. tine hundred dollar robes AMI articles
OF similar cost 60 ?5pcr cent. below first
cost.
In the literary way. there is likely TO ls
little doing for sometime TO come. Daily
newspapers are the best stock at present
the leading papers Of this city are probably
clearing more on the capital invested than
they coald have made from the same capital
in ANY kind of business Tho He,aid is ~
pecially prosperous and jnblant- rojoices ,
in it, yacht aud country ~at, and IN tho
chance mlflImcut Of its predictions of evil
We notice tha, ALxx. SAiru has brought
out now volume Of poems, which will. Of
course, be re published in this country.
All kinds OF amusemcuts are doing we'll
owing TO the great number Of strangers in
the city, and, perhaps, to the financial cx-
citcmen, in some degree. Our people art
never more disposed 10 d'ssipatc than in
times when they cnnno, tell whether their /
property is their own or belongs to their /!
creditors. The opera at the Academy Is
iLrouge,l and FRrx1oLINi, LAoRANGE. AMI
NseriALI, shim "a alternate stars. TuN. :
nsRu is drawing crowds, MATILDA llseoS .
performs at W ,liN"Hs with Gnabatcd wig /.
or and popularity
The hrcmcn have nominated ll,sRy !
iiowAnp for Mayor, and The Tammany
Hall people haze now another squabhIc on
their hands. |, takes an expert to kccp
posted in our city politics. All the parties
arr hydra headed The only amusing Cpl
sodc Of the week was the triumphant cntry
aud precipi,s,c hcgira of ANDREW Jackson.
Jr., the bearer Of that snuff box" What
could ten. JACKSON have been thinking
about when he threw that apple Of discorl /
into the ranks Of the New York military I
How shall the hraycst man bc discovcred' 4
Shall he uncover his scars to the base mob. rs
the pa,rician CosIoi-.Srs d's'h,inei to do
Shall he cxhihi, the scalps Of slain Mex. .
cans, strung around his victorious neck 7
S,l.n L., L.,.. ~, ~. IL, M. LII L.. H.,