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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

COMPETITION FOR THE TRADE OF ST.PAUL
AND IT'S TRIBUTARY CoUNTRY.-The people
of any particular section of country, are not
supposed to be ignorant of the advantages
they possess over other sections, and the
strongest efforts are made that these advant-
ages may be universally recognized.
st. Paul, commanding as it does, the head
ofnavigation on the Mississippi river, and
an area of nine. tenths of the State, becomes
the great entrepot of the commerce of the
State The truth of this has become appa.
rent to the country, and is manifested in the
strenuous effort now being made by the cities
Of Milwaukee and Chicago to direct our
commerce in channel that may prove ben
efcial to them. The fact that tie terminus
of the La Crosse Railroad, made at La
Crosse, is acknowledged to have been a
blunder-or want of foresight, only par
donable from the partial knowledge of the
country and its capacity, at the time it was
fixed.
1t may be questioned, however, even with
all the eastern Railroad connections that
have ever been conceived, whether the cities
of Milwaukee or Chicago can compete sue.
cessfully with st. Louis for the trade of
Minnesota, over our great natural highway,
the Mississippi river. For time owing to
the obstruction of the Rapids, and at some
seasons, extreme low water, the Eastern ci-
ties may seem to have the advantage, but
as the country becomes more developed, and
less dependent, for the manufactures of the
East. it will be found that st. Louis will be
the great mart for our produce, and for the
purchase of all the articles of southern pro-
duction that may be required by the teeming
population of the Northwest.
St. Paul has every reason to be satisfied
with her position. The merchants of the
three cities competing for her trade, now
come among us and make known the in-
ducements they have to offer, and the ad-
vantages which will accrue from business
connections. They no longer sit in their
counting rooms, to be waited on by their
customers, but they wait on their custom
ers, with samples of everything they have
to sell, and knowing the value of our i'm.
mense crops, are sure of their pay.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

NICoLLKT COUNTY BANK.-We are re.
quested by the State Auditor to state, that
persons wishing to return the currency Of
the Nicollet County Bank and receive
bonds for the same, must do so before the
18th Of the present month, as the bonds will
then be forwarded to New York in time
for the sale on the 9th of October.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

Ho! For THE FAIR The managers of
the State Fair have made arrangements with
the steamboat Jeanette Roberts to run
hourly between the lower levee and the
Fort during the State Fair. Fare for round
trip, fifty cents.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

MORTGAGE DEEDs, with the waiver
clause" printed and for sale at the Pro
NEER Office. This form has been drawn up
in careful manner, and is generally in
use. Also, the best forms for all other
blanks now in use.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21
Mass Meetings Of the Democracy.
DOUGLAS AND POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.

The State Democratic Executive Committee
respectfully invite the attention of the Democ.
racy and the People to the following announce.
ments:
Hons. WILLIS A. GORMAN, and JOSEPH
WEINMANN, Tin Germany candidates for
Presidential Electors; Hon. JAMES GEORGE,
candidate for Congress; and Hon. AMOS
COGGSWELL, will address the People, as fol.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

FIFTEEN men belonging to circus COM
pany, outraged respectable girl, farmers
daughter, in Wavelend, Ind, on Sunday
week. Three of the villains were arrested.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

The first shipment Of wool was made
from San Francisco, California, to the At
lantic States, in 1854, and amounted to
only $500 pounds. The shipments this
year will exceed 100000 pounds
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

For packages of 500 or more, of New Eng.
land or New York Currency, per cent. pre-
MUM is paid in Illinois and Wisconsin cur
rency.
There is decided improvement in real
estate, for city property or farming lands, and
sales are frequently made at an advance over
last years. prices.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

meetings. VIII be held In the evening.
Signed,
/. VAN ETTEN,
Chairman pro tenn of Dem. State Cent, Com.
DANIEL ROHRER,
Chairman Republican State Cent. Com.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

The telegraph line to Onaka, Neb. Ter,
is completed, and an Office was opened there
on the 7th inst. They will be in commune
cation with Fort Kearny by the LIST of No.
vember.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

In London, recently. twenty-five pictures
of the choisest character, from the celebra-
ted Belvidere collection, were sold by auc.
ton; they brought the magnificent sum Of
$l25,0OO. The Immaculate Conception"
by Murillo, was knocked down at $45, 900.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

SUIcIDE.-A lamentable case of self.de
struction happened in Minneapolis on last
Monday evening. Mrs. E. o. Goodwin,
we'll known Daguerrean Artist, who had,
for several days, been laboring under SCI
we're attack of fever, which seems to have
affected her sanity, took her own life during
temporary absence of her attendants, in
the manner set forth in the following extract
from the Coroner's jury: The death of the
deceased was caused by wounds made with
a knife on the neck, and near the region of
the heart, the same being made by the de-
ceased on the ninth of September, 1860"
The weapon used was large pocket knife.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

81 On Thursday, the goth September,
Messrs. GORMAN and GEORGE will address
the Democracy at Ashland; and on the same
day Mr.. COGGSWELL will address the Democ.
racy at Rice Lake.
Hons. Messrs. GEORGE, COGGSWELL, and
WElNMANN, Tin Germany will address the
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

All meetings. not 0therWse designated VIII be held In
the evening.
/. VAN EFTEN,
Chairman pro tenn. of Dem. State Cent. CON-
DANIEL kOHRER,
Chairman Rep State Cent. Com
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

Prepared expressly for the PIONEER DEMOCRAT and
Corrected by Reporter.
ST. PAUL, September 10, 1860.
We have to notice decline in wheat, partly
markets, and the advance on freights.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

JNO. FREDERICK, Secretary. a.s
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03
BRATTLEBORO, VT: MARCH 3, 1860.

fought those elements With fierceness and with
bitterness. No man knew better than he did
the requirements of his times. No man knew
better than he did the logic of events. No man
knew better than he did the hazard man takes
to himself who is really, earnestly, faithfully for
the people. He, sir, had read history, and knew
whot had been the fate of the Roman Gracchi !;
but no personal consequences to himself deter
red him. Standing in that presence, scornful
of corruption and of tyranny, in the majesty
and grandeur of his pure, stainless private and
public life, looking to his stormy past, looking
into the dark future, he saw, with the clear eye
of his judgment, the very point where he must
abdicate the leadership for the peoples rights,
or yield up his life Sir, he did not hesitate
one moment. Many man here will remember
how the shf dow of the event which is to clothe
us in mourning this day was upon him ere he
left this city. He bade farewell to his friends
forever.
He had, as saw stated to-day, selected--and
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr Hick-
mani himself has attested the fact here to-day
the very man who was to speak for him upon
this floor; and one, speaking of him, with tran
scendant ability, describes his departure from
his loved city Of New York how, when he saw
one dear object after another sink beneath the
waves--the spire of the church, the palace, the
hovel-a gloom came over him which his friends
could not lift from his heart. He saw a hand
they did not see waving him perpctually tow.
ard the shadow-land. He followed it with
steady tread and fearless eye. He is gone; and
| will not penetrate that shadow-land. lie
stands in the presence of the great Master Of
events, who will judge fairly between him and
those who sent him there.
His body sleeps, as has been said, by lont
mountain, behind the city of his adoption. Ht
has no kith nor kin who will go there to watel
that lone grave with their tears but the peopl,
who laid him down to his last resting place witt
their tears and their sobs--the people for whom
he lived and for whom he died-as long as tn,
seasons shall come and go, as long as the grea
ocean of the west shall ebb and flow through
the Golden Gates, will cherish and love tn
memory of David c. Broderick.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03
THE LIFE OF A FIREMAN.

The life of fireman is life of excitement,
which does rot lack a certain charm from the
bold, fearless spirits of those who engage in it.
The idea that members of the Fire Department
simply join the institution for the purpose of
conviviality, and jovial companionship, is alto
gether too prevalent among certain classes of
our citizens and so erroneous an opinion should
be banished.
There is something in the deep-toned bell,
when it peals forth the alarm, that strikes a
kindred chord in the heart of the fremen, and
makes it leap with wild excitement. 1t is the
work of moment to don the hat and coat and
rush to the engine house, and soon the lumber
ing machine, like thing of life, speeds on its
way to the scene OF destruction. There are
those who would, were it in their power, sup
press the noble desire that fills the fireman's
heart with emulation, and makes each company
strive with might and main to be the first upon
the ground they would also suppress the ami
mated contests Of rival engine companies, to
excel each other in the work of saving property,
, perhaps lives averring that in causes a wear
and tear upon the engines, and sundry other as
sage assertions. But we say, shame upon such
men shame upon the cod duh sophistry that
could point out such an objection, when the con-
fagration is going on they are at best, but
poor philosophers.
There is something in the awful grandeur Of
| midnight connagratlon; wnen the dark vault
of heaven is lit up by the red and lurid blaze,
and the clouds of smoke and cinders roll away,
off into the immensity above, and mingle with
the eternal air. There is something in the sight
that fills the heart with awe; something akin to
terror passes through the mind in viewing such
a scene, and we all have felt it. The shouts,
the cries of the firemen as they manfully toll at
the swift moving lever; the crash of falling
wals the blaze and heat of the destroying ele-
ment as it wreaths upward, and curls and twines
its red, forked fingers around the doomed and
tottering building. But here, close to the reel
ing walls almost scorched by the seething heat,
yet boldly maintaining his perilous position,
stands the fireman, ready to suffer, so that his
task be well and faithfully performed.
And it sometimes happens, that, while labor
ing at his noble task,-standing upon charred
and blackened roof, or beneath tottering wall.
the devotee is precipitated in a single instant
into the yawning gulf of destruction that it has
been his endeavor to subdue And then, there
are no lofty anthems sung to commemorate his
deeds. There are no gided pageantries, no
! high obsequies paid in honor of his martyrdom
to the cause, but only the hearts of his brethren
and of the noble, devoted few remember him.
Yet it is a noble cause and there are proud
hearts engaged in it. We should beware how
by sarcasm and slurs we inure their feelings
; for we cannot tell how soon we may become
their debtors.-New Jersey american.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03
POETRY.
THE NOON OF NIGHT.

by CHARLES E. FAULKNER.
The iron tongue Of midnight hath told twelve.
'Tis midnight, that silent, solemn, magic hour,
Which, like the light and darkness, spans sublime
The past and present in its mighty power,
Aud links each day unto the chain of time.
1t is the time when seconds balance ages
For, ut this parting hour of earthly night,
The clock of Nature, true, in silence guages
The centuries by times diurna fight.
1t is Il time when Natures most at rest,
And weared man is wrapped in sweet rcpose;
While half the world is deep in darkness dress'd,
And all around fearful myst'ry grows.
II s the time when subtle, "slow Disease"
Doth often make n sudden change, tits said
Aud Natures shifts the patients pangs appease,
Or Death again augments the countless dead
1t is the time oft valued by the sage
Intent the mines of knowledge to explorei
To gain the mysteries of her fruitful page
And to the world reveal the treasured lore.
1t is the time the poets fitful Muse
On wings Of thought through realms Of Fancy soars
Sings the wild strain that Genius doth dnusc,
As she that vast, unboundcd sphere explores.
1t is the time when in the calm, clear night,
The waning moon more mildly sheds her raysi
Throws her pale beams of sad'ning silvcry light
Ocr the dim scene that lures the lonely gazo.
1t is the time that, in its fullest bloom,
The gay Ccrcus smiles serenely fair;
Lives it short lie in nights inspiring gloom,
And dies ere Sol pours forth his morning glare.
1t is the time when conscience racks the breast
OF him who cxecrates the Power Divine
Whose soul exults in Sin, yet lain would rest,
Like those who worship at the sacred shrine.
1t is the time Religions soothing voice,
In low sweet tones, insures the righteous soul;
Inspires the Christian spirit TO rejoice,
And, all-rcsigned, await liies coming goal
| Thus, Midmght's hour begins and ends the day,
And to the lock of Slime doth prove the key
| The bulwark of a transient. temporal stay
That mortal. make from their Eternity
| Rochester, n. Y, 1850
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03

Or winning binding wleldlng handing
The hearts of millions till they move as one"
say that this quality is rare. Men with it
have appeared at long intervals upon the shores
of time but when they have appeared, they
have been the idols of their race.
Mr. Broderck fell in the very dawn of his ca
reer. Though he fell thus early, yet he had
stamped the impress of his mighty mind upon
the affairs of the Pacific slope. No wiser brood
ed over the chaos there. lie aided in laying
the foundations of that new State. He aided
in rearing its fabric of government; and he did
all he could, sir, to fill it with the pure soul of
the people. He believed in something. He
believed that he had mission to perform. He
believed that he was champion of the people.
Their wrongs were his wrongs; their rights
were his rights. His heart throbbed responsive
to theirs, and their wild and stormy passions
rolled ever through his soul. Following this
line of duty, he fell into conflict instantly with
with those tyrannical elements which, in every
society, are seeking to destroy the rights of the
people.
! Loving the people, jealous of their rights, he
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03

A handsome young fellow in New York, in
great distress for want of money, married last
week rich old woman of seventy. He was no
doubt miserable for the want of money, and she
for the want of husband; and "misery makes
strange bedfellows."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03
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For all Probate advertisements excepting notices Of appca-
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03

A lady in Montreal, on the 1st, recovered
$4,000 of Maj Breckford for hugging and
kissing her rather roughly. She ought to set
high value on the money she got it by figm
squeeze.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-04

To OREGON, THE STAR OF HrMEN
TAXES ITS WAY.-A meeting has been
called in Steilacoom, Oregon, to consult
about the best means of getting an i'm
portation Of young women. The call
was signed by 95 bachelors. The fol-
lowing is copy of the advertised call in
the Stclacoom Herald:
Attention, Bachelors !-Belicving
that our only chance for a realization of
the benefits and early attanments of
matrimonial alliances depends upon the
arrival in orr midst of number of the
fair sex from the Atlantic States, and
that 10 bring about such all arrival, a
united effort is called for on our part, we
respectfully request full attendance Of
all eligible and sincerely desirous bach
clcrs OF this community to assemble on
Tuesday evening next, February %, in
Delin & Shorey's building, to devise
ways and means to secure this much
needed and desirable immi grafton to onr
shores. Signed by D. V. X. Wald,on,
S. G. Mccall, James +. Jester, G Ford,
Christopher Downey. Egbert ii. Tuck
or, o. II. White, O. G. Shorey, and
cigh,y-seven others.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-04

MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN. More
deaths have occurred in this city among
children between the ages OF one and
five years the past six months than for
several years previous. There has been
no appearance of an epidemic, but sew
eral children have died very suddenly
with peculiar disease resembling scar
let fever in some respects. Our physi-
clans have been at loss to know what
1t is. The child is first taken with a
siisht lndispositlon aud soreness of the
thfoaF' which is soon followed by an af-
lection OF the brain and severe spasms.
and death speedily cnsues. Two or
three children taken in this wav within
two weeks, have died in about fortv-
eight hours from the tine the discase
first made its appearance. No med;c, a
skill is capable of arresting its progress.
Lyons Mirror.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-04

We still maintain the position, not.
withstanding the demented remarks of
our Black Republican neighbor yester-
day morning, that with fifteen or at the
outside twenty thousand dollars the In
sane Asylum could have been so condi-
toned that it would furnish ample room
tor the few insane of Iowa, and this
saved the people the necessity of being
burdened in these hard times with an
other heavy load. The Gazette con-
tended last fall, as also did every Black
Republican orator aud every Republican
paper in the State, that only $4,000
was necessary to complete the entire
concern and. put the whole of is vast
machinery into operation; but now. af
ter the elapse of few months, when
we take occasion to say that small
portion of that extensive hulk can be
completed for $4,000 or $4,000, the
same editor says We exhibit great igno-
rance in reference to the Insane Asv-
lum matter. That is cool on the nart of
our neighbor, vet it is characteristic
Can our neighbor account for this re-
markable change? Was he telling the
truth then or now2 We can't recon.
clle the two positions taken by the edi.
tor Of the Gazette in this matter on anv
other ground than that when he speaks
oi state matters--the Asylum in par
ticniar-he intends to deyiate fran tho
truth aud deceive the people. Had VIC
said last fall that $50, 900 would cam.
plete portion Of the Asylum no won,1
have cried unparalleled ignorance .nJ
met us with the argument that the on
tire building could be splendidly finisho,
and furnished for that sum, and prove,
it too-as he proves such things-b,
false witnesses. We do think li,tl
explanation is necessary.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-04


g-Ths vpaeh crop 10 Ohis Is did 70 have
been pateralIy Injured. pbr otHsr fruits the
prospsct' ere good. Wheat pronhes well.
yhs virgls. Senate reused 70 lay ..s
on oy&sters. ~ s
The very cold weather which prevailed
in the South = few weeks ago, has. it 10 said,
killed most Of the orange trees in Louisiana.
"A fire 1t Washington. Pennsylvanis, on
the 18th, was the most destructive that ever
occurred in that place. The loss will reach
$4,000.
The King OF Prussia il in . deplorabls
mental condition, but his physical health is 80
much improved that fears are entertained Of
an excessive longevity.
"A company is organized at Richmond.
Virginia, to erect large wooden mandatory,
in answer TO demand for home made fabrics.
The ladies will soon be laying up their
.urs for the season, aud may be they do not
all know that black pepper is better than cam
phcr for keeping out the vermin. SO she news
papers cay.
Fine scarlet, crimson or purple silk stock
ings are the latest caprice. among English and
French ladies, and are said to be very distin-
que.
Vets for the hair, made Of Xix. silk and
bugles and gold, or silver braid, ire all the
rage among the ladies ut present. and form
e,nrle, yet elegant and becoming h address
The late Governor Bissells property con
sst, largely OF lands along the Line Ut the Hi
nois Central Railroad, held at former valua-
ton at from $4,000 to 100000 At presen-
they would bring about ,ne half the smal.er
sum.
-Tapoeon has conferred a pension Of
So 600 on Capt. Devigne, the first inventor OF
percu sion locks The invention has been
worth all that and more too to France.
The King Of Sweden il on the sick list
He fell, recently, from his horse and further
injured hims IF by springing over wall In
Christians, while endcavoring TO rescue peo-
pie from fire.
James Aiken was hung for murder at
Kingston, Alabama, on the 10th. and while the
body was hanging desperate hghtoccurred
in tie crowd, in which one man was mortaliy
and others severely wounded.
SAD AFFAIR-A McrHER KILLED by
HER OWN SoN.-The Mt. Carroll Qll.,)
Republican of the Goth says:
1--WE learn that on last Tuesday the
wife of Daniel st. Ohen, who lives
about six miles southwest of Mt. Car
roll, was shot by her own son, boy
about ten years OF age. 1t appears that
neighbor, who had been using Mr.. St.
Ohcn's gun, had just returned it, when
it was placed ID corner Of the room,
from whence the little fellow took it,and
levelng it at his mother, said: "Ma,
may shoot you;" and before she could
snatch the gun out of the hands Of the
child, it went off, the ball taking effect
in the left side Of Mrs. St. Ohcn. She
fingered until last Saturday, when after
great suffering, she died.