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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
Letter from WinOna.
WINONA. Aug. Ii. lSG

WINoNA, Aug. IL, 1860.
Editors OF the Pioneer ant Democrat:
Last Saturday evening the Democrats of
Winona held caucus for the purpose of
choosing delegates to the County Conven-
ton. A goodly number were out, and by
reason of strong local feeling, they had a
stormy time. 1t was rumored that certain
persons had CAKES to have ground" and
seeing they were in the minority, prevented
the election of the Delegates. 1t was adj
journed over to Monday evening, when as
sembled one of the largest caucuses ever
held in Winona. The room was packed,
and mostly with Democrats. Ex-Attorney
General Berry made strong speech in favor
of Douglas, and was followed by others.
The meeting passed off tremendously and
was very enthusiastic for Douglas. There
was not Breckenridge man in the town,
and cheer after cheer went up for the " Lit
tie Giant" The delegates were appointed,
and steps taken to organize Douglas club.
The Democracy of Winona will be all
one way in November. If Breckenridge
electoral ticket is put in the field, none will
be needed here. If it receives any support
it will come from few Republicans whose
love for Seward creates indifference towards
Lincoln. There are not ten Democrats in
town supporting Breckenridge. The Re-
publican here makes false reports of our
meetings, and tries to convey the impress
sion abroad that split exists in the
Democratic party. 1t is a part of
their political trickery, and is as
false as it is mean. We are too
we'll convinced of the fact that char
mony is the strength of our institutions" to
allow disafecton to exist in our midst. If
the Democrats in the State would all do as
we are doing, Breckenridge would not get
one hundred votes in Minnesota, and the
lukewarmness of our opponents would afford
US an easy victory. The Democracy here
is eminently conservative-whilew we cannot
approve of the course of Rice, Becker, Frd.
ley, and Edgerton, we would not forget the
many good deeds of the past they have done
for the party, and feel confident that when
this campaign is over, they will come back
into the ranks Of the true Democracy You
need place no sort of confidence in the
Winona Republicans reports of our meet
ipgs, when they speak of war in the Demo-
cratic camp. A short time since they pub
lished number of names of our citizens
who were leaders in the Breckenridge fac
ton in this section, almost every one of
which 1.-THE writer among the number) had
been openly and warmly advocates of
Douglas before and since his nomination.
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The Census.

The census returns of Pittsburgh and its
suburbs, it is estimated, will foot up l3O,-
900. In the year 1850 the same territory
mad SS,3l2. Pittsburgh proper has fifty
FIVE thousand the population on the south
side of the river, including South and West
Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East Birming.
ham, Monongahela and Temperanceville,
will reach eighteen thousand 4; Allegheny
City, thirty-fve thousand and the rest is
in the incorporated suburbs and adjacent
townships. We have now most of the
leading Pennsylvania cities and towns, as
below Philadelphia, 100000 Reading,
$4,000; Harrisburg, l4,o62; Scranton,
$4,000; York, 10000 Allentown, S,047 !;
Pittsburgh, 100000; Lancaster, $4,000 !;
Norristown, 1880; Pottsvi!le, $4,000 !;
Easton, 10000 Wilkesbarre, 1880.
In q of the 16l towns of Connecticut
from which returns have been reported, the
population stands 94,844 against &c, 2S4 in
toe same towns ten years ago, thus showing
a gain of 2s,56O, or about fifty per cent.
Hartford will probably gain about l6 900
New Haven, 10000; Norwich, 5000 !;
Middletown, 5000; New London, more
than 5000.
The population of certain Wisconsin
cities is as follows
kenosha, 4,O81 Jefferson, 5,242 Bea-
yer Dam, 3,0l5' Horizon and Fox Lake,
about 800 each.
The returns, as far as received, indicate
that the present population of Newark, n.
J. is $4,000. In 1850 it was but 1884.
The population of Dubuque, Iowa, in
round numbers, is 10000, which is falling
off of 1000.
The population Of Columbus, Ohio, is
said to be about $4,000, an increase of 1000
since 1850.
The census returns show that Baltimore
has population of 2lS,6l2.
The population of Evansville, Ind, is
represented to be 1929.
bridgeport, Ct, has 1929 inhabitants,
against 1858 in 1850.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE. - The Finance

FINANCE COMMITTEE. - The Finance
Committee of the Central Breckenridge
Club" of Minnesota, consists of Brigadier
General PATRICK EMERSON, United States
Surveyor General WILLIAM HENRY WARD
BEEcHER GERE, United States Marshal;
and EDWARD ALEssANDRo CoNsTANT1NIUs
HATCH, United States Collector of Customs
at st. Paul. A good committee! General
PATRICK has already contributed, with "that
generosity which is part of his nature"
$250,O00 to the cause. The honest and
virtuous ORrHwEIN, although candidate
for treasurer of the Club, was defeated.
Sensible men, those Breckites. Adjutant
General JoHN HENRY INGRAHAM is Secreta-
ry of the Club, and Mr.. BEVERAGE, Pres
ident.
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Slavery and the Methodist Church.

1t would seem that the subject of slavery
has not yet accomplished its mission in the
Methodist Church. The Presiding Elders
of the several districts, embracing the whole
territory of the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, met in Staun
ton, Virginia, on the lst instant, to consid-
er the course most proper to be taken by
the membership of the Church in the bounds
of the Conference, in view of the action of
the General Conference at its late session in
Buffalo. That body, it will be recollected,
introduced into the discipline chapter on
slavery, which is very offensive to the Meth
odists of the Baltimore Conference. For
some time past-indeed, since the adjourn
ment of the Buffalo Conference-they have
been expressing in various ways ther deter
mined opposition to the new slavery chap
ter. The meeting at Staunton was merely
to give this feeling OF dissent wise direc>
ton. The result of their deliberations was
the recommendation of convention, to be
composed of one layman for each travelling
preacher, to meet at the same time and place
as the Annual Conference at its next ses-
sion. The Lynchburg (Va.) Republican,
from which we gather the above, says that,
so far as it knows, the suggestion of the
Staunton meeting meets approval, and will,
no doubt, " result in concerted movement
of withdrawal from the body, whose action
is oppressive beyond endurance to the Bal
timore Conference MethOdists."
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An Answer to James w. Taylor, u.
s. Special Agent.

al am asked" said Mr.. DOUGLAS, the
other day at Rocky Point, Rhode Island,
"why 1 do not advise my friends to make a
union ticket with the secessionists. Why
DON'T YOU MAKE OIL AND WATER MIX? l
am willing to act with all men who agree
with me on principle, and l am determined
to act aginst all men arho are in favor of DIS
turbing the peace and harmony of the coun-
try by thr,asting the negro question in the
Congress of the United &ates."
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The Treasurer Of Amherst College, Mass.
has lately received from Mr.. Daniel Sears,
of Boston, heretofore liberal benefactor of
the College, small and carefully sealed
box, with the instruction that it is not to
be opened for one hundred years, on pain
of forfeiture of the gift which it contains.
Speculation is at fault as to the contents
and the reasons for the accompanying con-
dition. The shrewdest guess is that the box
holds deeds of real estate in Boston, now
under lease for one hundred years, but then
to be transferred to the college. But let
US be patient till 1860, and then we shall
all know.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

WHAT picture Of concentrated trouble
is presented in the following letter from an
assistant marshal in Alabama to the Super
intendent of Census, dated August l, 1860:
DEAR SIR (: 1t becomes my duty to inform
you that the time fixed for completing my
census work has arrived, and. owing to
providential Affections in my family, the
moment has overtaken me with my duty
unful6lled; the reasons whereof are, that on
the 25th day of May my wife gave birth to
child; on the 18th day of June she became
insane; on the 5th day of July carried her
to the Tennessee State Hospital for the
Insane, and on the 3Oth day of June my
child died. Now, sir, you can partially re.
alize what my situation has been, and
determine whether you will kindly allow me
ten days to finish my work, as 1 am very
DESTROYS to complete the enumeration of my
subdivision, which can do to your salts.
faction in the time asked,
Very respectfully, &c.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

WE have been shown letters from relia-
BILE citizens of Chicago, now in the South,
stating that the corn crop of the Southern
States is total failure. This confirms the
newspaper reports from that section. A Sc
we're drought has prevailed in nearly all the
Southern States so long that the corn is all
burned up.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

The increase of freight has become SO
great on the Illinois Central Railway, that
the Company have decided to add $500
freight cars to their already extensive rolling
stock.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

REMOVAL OF SIMEON B. JEwETT.-We
have official information, says the Albany
Sentinel, of the removal of Simeon B. Jew
EFT, U. S. Marshal for the Northern Dis
trict of New York. James B. Howe, of
Newark Valley, Tioga county, has taken
his place. Mr.. Jewett was delegate to
Charleston and Baltimore, and voted
against Mr.. Douglas on every ballot He
returned home and found that the people
unanimously approved of his nomination
Seeing the uselessness of contending against
the popular tide, Mr.. Jewett took no active
part in the Breckenridge movement, and
because he would not fight the people he
has been removed by the tyrannical dynasty
at Washington.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

A MAN named John Klingesmith was re-
Gently arrested in Grant county, Wis, on
charge of having murdered in Ohio, last
winter, man named Reeves. A reward
of $500 was offered for Klingesmith at the
time.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

ABOUT RIGHT.-A San Antonio, Texas
paper, before US, says that "in the distant
northwestern states, perfect army is loom
ing up to fight the battle for BRECKINR1DGE
and LANE y and adds:
From Minnesota, we learn that the Saint Paul
DAILY Times, the St. Peter Statesman and the
Scott County Democrat, are all for Breckn-
ridge and Lane.
We are glad that the labors of the
Times, for the Secession candidates are ap-
preciated down in Texas.
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The astronomer, Herschel, has predicted
that England will this year be visited by a
storm of violence unprecedented in the am
nails of war.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

THE DIsUNIoNIsTs.--W While the disunion-
lists are running Breckenridge with view
of electing Lincoln, they are preparing the
Southern mind for secession in case the Re.
publican candidate succeeds. The South
Carolinian of a late date says: "We learn
that there is to be a large political meeting
at Williamson, on the 9th inst. Col. Ash
more and Col. Orr will both speak, and we
are informed will both urge disunion as the
policy or the South, should Lincoln be
elected. We believe that the public sent-
ment of the State is almost unanimous in
support of this policy. 1t would no longer
be safe to entrust the destinies of the South
in Union where its popular majority ia
vors the hostile and aggressive ideas of the
Republican party"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

TO ADVERTISERS.-.Th DAILY PIONEER
AND DEMOCRAT has larger circulation than any other
daily paper published in the State of Minnesota: It's
circulation equals that OF any journal Northwest of
Chicago.
The WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT has a circula
ton largely exceeding that of other newspaper pub
lished in the Ii is invaluable, therefore,
advertising medium. Only limited number of adver
iisements received.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

Mr.. WMKINsoN's SPEECH.-The recep~
ton given to Mr.. Wilkinson, Friday eve.
ming was extremely shabby. The escort
marched in solemn silence through the
streets, and at no time during his speech
did the audience out number the attendance
at an ordinary ward meeting. His personal
friends among the Democrats alone, could
have made better show, if they had not
been otherwise engaged. Mr.. Wilkinson
must have been impressed with the stupidity
of the whole affair, for his speech hardly
sustained the reputation he had previously
acquired. The leading Republicans were
much chagrined, and any amount of curses
were bestowed upon the Wide-Awakes for
not providing band of music, as if it was
incumbent upon that organization to manu-
facture all the interest in the affair, and pay
the expenses The cause of the fzzle, and
all should realize it, is, that Abolitionism
and rail splitting are about played out"
in this community, and must give place to
the doctrine of popular sovereignty and its
great exponent, Stephen A. Douglas.
That no one may suppose our descrip-
ton of the meeting is incorrect in any par
ticular, we copy what the Minnesotian says
of it:
The only compliment that can be paid in
the premises, is that, aside from the speaking
and the display of the Wide Awakes, the meet
ing was an entire failure. This is rather left
handed one, but it has the merit of truth.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS,
FOR PRESIDENT.
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
OF GEORGIA.
To Mail Subscribers.

THE FIGURES on the Printed Address
in dicate the time to which you have paid:
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Labels, as by doing they will be always posted,
and if they wish can renew before the Time to which
n have paid expires detect ace may make
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om-and 40 paper is unless the money accom-
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Tssvnfs NEWS.

The River Il this point, nfisr swelling ssv-
gtel inches og ss.usdsys sses5r ssgn, gisfiQn.ry
sSsnne d.psS 20 Hcsissils fSs Ohio f, Z repos,,a
essaS1: rs S sabt shs'3 r., U% ss' rssy Far IN
y ssen es Tssss inches y ne esns
esau fs,Ssr ooi II e cs evening Sr hs SEASON,
sss gSI% ,,E ssEo1gS iVt spd ds
iics bu. tSsss was no EsSdr q rain atm ''''
RssI's aus Sn g nSs1 ssS s sSS SS ss S
wss offered Tor any point Rates were stin AZ these
Pfl.swrv. Cotton, eoc,; Mola...., ssc.; wh,.t,.
.c FIouf, zSs; Pork and Lard asc. Pound Frsishi;
iAsS SSIsst sE =, per , 7sc; Oyer...d oc
~, L%Sss.SCHssy %:S o RcT.s gss nrsss 1ss Per ioc
IA az a. os % % y s ss,I.. ss p.,,,
fISssSss Ssc sc gey lSS RTISas;i sSs r,ov,
@ and ot6eap Pound fre2Fhis, sosc. per 100 ibs;
Asg & Lard, lsci Horses $40 pcr head. Machinery %
Tho river at Louisville on Friday was sti falling
canal in ths evening During The S PSsvoSs twenty
four hours the river had taIisn two inchss a. The
aihcr re cool al day. S1s sGspSsa an n S
The Nstchez, CAPT. Tom. Iss,hsr., len S,v Or
leans last tuesday evening for Louisvils 70 b dis
nsw hS but BY norton Co. q s eg TO the
Capt. Lacy. has recovered tho body Of his little
| daughter, who was drowned while attemptIng 70
| reach the shore from the burning steamer A. T.
Lacy, on the night Of the ssth ull. %
Itis stated that the Arkansas Rlyer packet Lady
sd se 81 ~ .ne mesor ., cp fS
will take the, waItcns place IN the mall line and
Yesterday Lcuisvile oosrer has this information:
AxorHER NEw BoAT.-We learn that our clover
friend samuel San kng IN me % 6os ~ ~ sa sr
for new boat for Captain j. J. Atkinson, for Bayou
Teche The boat II to be one hundred and fifty feet
In length, with thirty feet beam, and six fcet hold
ID. Hne.
The w. W. Farmer, another old and well-worn
| boat, Is on her journey ththcrward from New Or
leans 20 be laid out in the bone yard or rather TO be
Saturdays 81. Louis lepublioan remarks concerning
| the Rivers;
The river here was about stationary yesterday.
There Is ~ feet In the channel out to Cairo.
The Illinois river is falling, with 81 feet In the
channel below Peoria, and feet above that point,
The Upper Mississsppi Ia falling, with feet the
Upper and - inches on the Lower Rapids below
| Keokuk there is ~ feet In the channel;
The Missouri river Is falling and very low, with 3lS
| feet in the channel from Weston down.
The weather is becoming hot again, and business
| on the levee IL dull.
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lBy telegraph
New York Market.

New York, May l2-P. M.-Ashes steady,
and moderate business doing at % 2S for potts. and
Cotton steady aud Unchanged sales Of I,5OO bales
at llh@lllkc. for middling uplands.
export inquiry, but the demand is chiefly to supply
the pressing wants Of the Eastern and local trade;
IS for extra State S. 355 40 for superne Western;
50 io@I % for common 70 medium extra Western,
oo hoop oRIS; n market % I llossg dull and declinns
Canadian Flour Without material change, and the
sCnm sSmSn To ehoee sxrS Corn Meal STEADY WITH
moderate business doing at previous quotations. Rye
Flour selling slowly at 80 ocG4 20 for common to
Whisky rather more active at a shade lower prices:
sales Of 800 bris at 22'S@2ac, chiefly at the inside
Wheat dull and heavy and rather easier; shippers
S sfs SSshss fTS pTs
sfS5S sSf Snss Ssa %ssspa sPss
els Racine at 81 a. Rye quiet; sales 600 bushels
quite Arm, with good export demand, and closed
Sc IL miSeS S'S Westorn chiefly &c. for good sound
shipping lots; 76c. for gnsepnd dol SIG So for yellow
southern. Oats quiet with limited business doing
within the range Of 42@i3e. for Western, Canadian
"S Taiow irm, with triaing sales, at io4c, .a.
sugar without 1 striking nSs ShsSse and demand as
Tie, and 100 boxes Havana at 6A@IAc; Uofiee-No
change in prices and demand moderate; sales 1000
lasses Market quiet, with small sales at previous
quotations. 49,. ..
Linsaed Oil in moderate request, at 5e@6lc. per
gallon; other kinds af oil are quiet and unchanged
Pork irmer for mess, chiefly R sRecglatiyes and ID
for old mess; Sls l2@s % for new mess Sl2 20 for
old prime; S3 9O(dl4 for new prime. Beef quiet and
unchanged sales $50 brls., at S41t 90 for country
prime e515 81 for country mess; 1910 30 for re.
Beef quiet, at sl3 50dls. Beef Hams dull; retail
sales AZ $l2 b00hl5 30 for State and Western. Cut
Meats in good demand, and firm for shoulders and
heavy for hamsl sales 200 packages At 7Sc. for the
former, and 9gAc. for the latter. Bacon quiet and
unchanged Lard hrmer and In fair demand sales
$50 brls. at llH6lllhc. .rai... ..If ..af't .Ui
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ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BANK RoBBER.-
The indianapolis Sentinel of late date, says
that some three or four years ago, the Bank
of Watson & Shannon, at Terre Haute, was
broken into and robbed of four thousand
dollars. There was no clue at the time to the
perpetrator of the crime, and the affair had
pretty we'll passed out of the recollection of
the public. At the time of the robbery, a
man named Monnegar, German, was em-
ployed Us porter about the bank. He
shortly after left and returned to his native
country. A few days ago he arrived in this
city, having shipped . large quantity Of
imported liquors, which he was ready TO
dispose or News of his arrival here and OF
his apparent wealth, reached Terre Haute,
when suspicion was aroused that he had been
speculating ON the missing four thousand
dollars, and on Wednesday he was arrested
by officers from that point, and was taken
back yesterday TO stand his trial for it. We
do not know what the evidence against him
is, and Of course can give no opinion as 10
bis guilt Or Innocence Of the serious charge
hgAlntt him.
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ACCIDENT FROM THE Explosion OF CAM
PHENE LAMA WOMAN, HORRIBLY BURNT.
An accident occurred last Friday night, from
the explosion of a camphene lamp, by which
on Baymiller-street, near Everett, will pro-
badly lose her life. AS usual in accidents OF
this kind, she was engaged in filling the
lamp while it was burning, and the gas
escaping from the liquid caught fire. The
flames were speedily communicated to her
clothes and thence TO her body, which was
dreadfully burnt. Her chest, abdomen and
limbs were charred almost to blackness
while her hands and arms were injured SC
badly as to render them wholly useless. Hel
screams soon brought assistance, and ply.
sician was Immediately called but, although
alive yesterday, it is not expected that she
can recover.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-14

THE MASQUERADE AMBUscADE.-In justice
to Lieut.. Cook, of the Police, we will state
that we are since informed that the descent
upon the masquerade ball was made in obedi-
ence TO a warrant procured by complaint in
regular form, and not fancy expedition of
his own. The credit which some of the
papers have given him for getting up these
moral ambuscades is misplaced, and the
more in the vagrant brain of the reporter
than in fact. L4Ig l-." 90 .-f-- .
We are also advised that there were no
disorderly acts to cause the arrest, and that
the complaint was made by an ex-policeman
who does not live within a mile of the
premises. .gNal,E ,E.tLrE ..H .
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Monetary matters WI pfobsbif bceotnc iittls
easier ,his week than they last, though u is
linpossible to conjecture correctly on this subject
Capital, of Currency either 10 held in sufficient sup
ply 70 do all the legitimate tnsiness and, although
there Il some compiaint from certain arties holders
Of really good Paper uuaib have NO trouble m dis
posing oft 1t 4 icsi2 per cent. per annuni. nomH
Some orthe oldest Bankers In Third street think
money will be In rather active demand through the
Summer, unless In August, which " almost unlyer-
sally dull as many buHinees fnen are aaert f the
city at that tnie, and trade h. In standstin COM
dition. .rn8i Z q. "A. .. r...f M ~ s
IN the Inst work; being about m " the close as
AZ the opening. Dealers paid 81 and occasionally
ioc. on the two leadng PolEt bHt SITTER desired %
The inquiry for New Orleans sieht Exchange must
I've nearly over; but Time bills the south and East
Will be more In request Us the home demand for
Money declines, and will be purchased even ~ lower
figures than they have bcen.7 -1llt ~ +.
1ioId II plenty In the market and considerable will
probably be shipped East this week 10 draw against
although the Exchange 80 made viii cost about y
prem. Tu f1h ~ rru afI il 1ltuuf
unsrrrent Money underwent, no change lest week
hut there IL prospect this week Uf decline In lowe
Illinois and Wisconsin, because Exchange, 10 "
thought, will 20 lower In Chicago. .l ~. IL.
The rates OF Exchange, Coin, and Timo-bills N