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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13
Trade with Thibet.

DR.. j. d. Hooker writes to the London
Times as follows
India, it is believed will eventually be-
come the greatest teasproducing country in
the world. Central Asia, from Thibet to
Siberia inclusive, is the largest tea consum.
ing area in the world, but it does not pro.
duce leaf of tea. Sixty miles only inter
vene between Thibet and the British tea
plantations in Kikkm, but all the tea con.
sumed in Thibet comes from China, 1000
miles to the eastward, and over numerous
chains of lofty mountains. The Russians
arr as great tea consumers as the Asiatics,
and they are rapidly pushing their outposts
southwark and eastward, towards the Him
alaya but neither does Russia contain in
all her vast dominous one acre of tea pro.
ducing land. The Thibetans are, further,
most eager to procure broadcloths, cutlery
and great variety of English wares ami
Bengal produce, for which they barter
shawl-wool, salt, borax, musk, -four, gold
dust, amper, turquoises, copper, sheep and
ponies of breed which is invaluable both
in the hills and plains of India.
With regard to the alleged difficulties of
the passes, it is enough to state that every
bit of wood used in house building in
Thibet goes across the Himalaya, and that
in one day have counted several hundreds
of yaks, mules, ponies, sheep, goats, dogs,
men, women and children, crossing pass
upwards of 1890 feet high; every biped
and quadruped loaded, according to its pow
ers, with planks of wood, rice, millet, Indian
corn, sugar, tobacco, spices, bamboos, rat
tan, cotton and silk stufs, and numberless
other products of the Himalaya valleys, to
be bartered for brick tea, Chinese crockery,
and the articles have enumerated above.
Again, no circumstance that came under my
observation in India so surprised me as the
fact that upwards Of one thousand contin-
uous miles of British frontier were closed to
British trade and enterprise a frontier,
too, that divided countries more diverse as
to their natural characters, their natural
products, and consequently as to their sew.
eral wants, than any other two on the face
of the globe. have never ceased to urge,
when opportunity offered, both in India and
England, the importance OF opening up this
frontier by route through Sikkim, believ-
ing as do that the trade in tea between
India and Thibet will eventually do more to
benefit the latter than, perhaps, any other
whatever.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13
Subsistence Depot.
From the Washington Star.


Few are aware of the immense amount
of provisions daily arriving in our city, or
Of the extensive arrangements made for the
protection and storage of supplies. Hun
dreds have fiocked to the railroad depot to
witness the arrivals OF freight, unconscious
OF the existence of another depot into which
more is pouring daily than arrives by rail
in week. The receiving depot for sup.
plies is located at the western wharves,
where about twenty very large store houses
have been erected and filled, while score
of wOrkmen are erecting Others as rapidly
as possible, yet unable to meet the pressing
demand for storage room. These buildings
are filled up at the rate of one or two day,
while vast amount of barreled beef, &c., in
tiers are protected by boards laid over the
top. Notwithstanding the facilities for
unloading vessels here, there are nearly half
dozen constantly waiting their turn, and
tugs are putting around, pulling the vessels
about in remarkably friskey manner.
This place is the receiving depot for the
rations of the troops here, together with
oats, hay and other appurtenances of mill
tary operations. There are here over 3d.
100000 rations, of which there are l8 900
barrels of -four, 5000 barrels of beef, 5000
barrels of pork, 100000 pounds of coffee,
100000 pounds of sugar and 100000
pounds of bread, with hominy, crackers,
candles, soap, &C., in proportion. Immense
cargoes OF hay and oats are daily arriv-
ing, and the yard is thronged with teams
loading for the respective camps. Seven
large iron boilers are kept busy boiling
meat for the troops arriving at the depot
and other places prior to their permanent
location in camp. Several large schooners
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13
The South Declares that Pirates are
not Gentlemen.

The man who employs mean fellow to
perform stipuate amount of dirty work
never feels inclined to admit that the agent
is on terms of equality with himself. On
the contrary, be is very likely to scof at
him for his voluntary degradation. The
Southern pirates furnish case in point. 1t
appears from some remarkably candid
statement which we find in the columns of
the Charleston Counter, that the "high-
toned" chivalry of the South positively re-
fuse to recognise their privateersmen as
gentlemen.
Rev. VIM. B. Yates, who calls himself a
chaplain, but gives no further indication of
his position, communicates to the Courier
the gratifying Information that be mas sue
ceeded in procuring slight contributions to
the Privateersmen Relief Fund.-" but,
with grief unspeakable, he adds that at
public meeting held in Charleston, the citi-
zens approved of what he calls " Liucolns
brand upon privateersmen." In other
words, the Charleston people respectfully
decline to recognize pirates as their equals.
With all his efforts, Mr.. Yates has been
able. to get relief for :" fourteen families
only. and he laments the lack CT Christian
charity.
All this is very significant. Notwith-
standing the elaborate piratical prepara-
tions of jeff Davis, the extraordinary eff
forts he has made to fit out privateers, the
enlistment in that cut throat service of ex.
officers of our navy, and the great things
that have been promised for the pirate feet,
the better class of the southern people, even
in the hotbed of Charleston, refuse to re-
gard privateersmen cas- anything better
than journeymen butchers. 1t is an unkind
requital for the magnanimous patriotism of
the rebel officers who have forsaken an hon.
orable calling to do the dirty work of rebel
piracy.-New York.Evening Post.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13
The Popular Loan.

From the New York Herald of Friday.
The Assistant Treasurer and all the
clerks in his department., were kept busy
yesterday attending to the applications fer
subscriptions to the national loan. AS early
as nine o'clock one patriotic lady was in
waiting at the Office, with $500 in gold,
carefully tied up. She had hurried down
from Connecticut, and was in fdgets lest
she might be too late. Her anxiety in that
respect was set at rest, the forms were duly
iled up, the certificate of deposit handed to
her, and she went of rejoicing. One by
one, industrious mechanics or their wives,
came in with their fifty, hundred, or two
hundred dollars, as the case might be, and
invested it in the government loan. Ser
want girls, too, made their appearance at
the counter with their savings, probably
drawn from the banks.
AS an illustration of the general feeling
among that worthy class of our population,
it has been stated by President OF one of
our savings banks, that when he went home
the other evening be found no less than six
servant girls waiting to see him, for the pur-
pose of drawing their deposits next day,
that they might invest them in the Treasury
notes. They said that such was the advice
of their priests; and, indeed, very SEM
sible and proper advice it is. There appears
to be some apprehension among the direc.
tors of these institutions that the drain
upon them with this object may be very
predjudicial to their interests. 1t is a
curious fact, however, that the deposits in
our city savings banks for the last three
months have been about equal to the with.
drawals. Let the croakers derive some
consolation from that.
The number OF applicants yesterday at
Mr.. Cisco's Office was one hundred and
thirty-ive, most of them women, and the
aggregate amount of subscriptions received
was $270,00O. This was considerable
increase over Wednesdays operations, as
that days was over previous ones. Much
of the business is done by letter-mail ap-
plications coming principally from Massa.
chusetts and Connecticut. The individual
subscriptions yesterday were for larger sums
than the average of previous days (; still
there we're large number of fifty and one
hundred dollar subscriptions.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13

are discharging ice just besw the store
houses for the hospitals and> camps and
three or four coal vessels add h the orest
OF masts and rigging at the wharves. Not-
wlthstanding the enormous amount of ro-
visions collected here, there is little ONO
waste, much less than at the railway dept,
and a visitor is struck with the order adj
system with which everything is don.
There is little of the shouting and confusio
usually among Transfers, and contrary
the custom elsewhere, when bale of ka
or sack of oats is set down it remains tha
until removed by the proper authorities.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13
Washington News ndt Tele graphed.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN.

General Mcclellan is exceedingly vigil
liant. The worth of commanding officer
who is always watchful has been understood
by the Government within the last two or
three days. The last thing before dark
Mcclellan is in his saddle, and pays flying
visit to the camps in Virginia, and enioins
upon all the subordinate officers the utmost
vigilance to guard against sudden surprises.
He goes even to the picket guard, or has
done so more than once, that he may, with
his own eyes, see to their proper disposition.
With such General in command here, ev-
cry one feels confident that nothing will be
lost through negligence. There is a feeling
of security which could not be enjoyed un-
der any but sagacious, wide awake com.
handing officer.
Mr.. RUssELLs TROUBLES.
Mr.. Russell talks in quite different tone
from that which pervades his late letters,
respecting the condition OF our troops. He
praises Mcclellan very highly, and those
who have seen letter or two OF bis just
dispatched to London, say that the tone is
much more complimentary to our troops
and the government. This is of course a
matter of no Importance to us except in one
respect-that Mr.. Russell is an able Judge
of military affairs, and his opinion that our
army is in better condition than ever be-
fore, is worth something. 1t is said that
Mr.. Russell is somewhat amused at the at
tacks made upon him, North and South.
At the South he is threatened with tar and
feathers-at the North the newspapers in
dite sharp paragraphs about him. The
only serious attack upon him is by Doctor
Ray, of the Chicago Tribune, who returned
from the battle field with MIR. Russell. His
denial of some of Russell's statements vexes
the English Doctor, especially as DR.. Ray
sustains so high character here for veraci
ty and fairness. AS both gentlemen eschew
the Code, there is no danger of collision.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13

Among the papers captured at Fort
Hatteras was list furnished by Robert G..
Scott, late United States Consul at Rio
Janeiro, of all United States vessels leaving
that port, their destination, and the nature
Of their cargoes; thus a6ording the rebel
privateers all the information necessary to
secure their capture.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12

MoRE HORRIBLE AAssACREs IN CARSON VALLEY.-Ser
en- persons Wantonig Murdered and Young Girl O4t
rdged-A CORES pondent Of the Missouri Republican
writes from Denver City, on the 29th ult.:
gentleman who has but recently arrived in this city
called upon me to-day, aud gave account OF hor
ribe massacre on the Surplus Cutoff about fifty miles
north of Salt Lake City, during the latter part OF last
August party Of emgrants, their way to Caller
na was attacked by party Of men, painted and dressed
Ike Indians who rushed upon them in the night tool
them by surprise and murdered of the party the
Others escaped to train camped back from them th,
road distance of ten miles The assassns did not pur
sue them as they probably knew of the other company
and were afraid of encountering them.
Among those murdered wos Mr.. Stevenson, former
ly a resident of Lawrence, Kansas and his niece Miss
Lizzie Stevenson, young lady sixteen eighteen year:
OF age. Mrs Stevenson wife Of the murdered man
begged of the savages not to kill them. One of then
replied in good English THAT they determined
ll them all" He then leveled his rifle and shot Mrs
s. which took effect in her right hip Surprising her tc
be dead they left her. Catching up the infant OF
woman they had already killed. they struck its and
legs off with knife, and then threw the suii, into the
bushes by the wayside to die.
The next morning the bodies Of seven persons were
found and properly inferred two OF the company
missing, whom they supposed to have been taken of as
clptyes Mrs Stevenson was found alive her wounds
were cared for and at last she in Carson
Valley, kindly attended by the settlers there.
When found, the corpse Of Miss Stevenson bore I'M
mistakane evidence Of having been outraged by those
bloody fends, under whose cruel treatment she died
Her clothing had been drawn up her head and Sc
curely fastened
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12

fierce aud bitter wOrdy is raging, at this timd,
in the State Of New York. between the rival FAC ions ca
the Republican patty. The Albany Evening Journa,
ThurOw Weeds is the organ Of that part OF the party
which shows disposition agree to reasonable COM
promise and the New York Tribune (HOrNce Greeiys)
speaks for the obstinate ancompromise part The TIL
bune charges its opponents with deserving the principles
Of the party, and succumbing TO the power Of slavery
and the Journal by reminding the Tribune OF the
fact that it earnestly advocated the nomination OF COM
promise candidate before the meeting oil the Chicago
Convention arguing than Mr. Seward could not be elect
de- if he were nominated The Tribune reoins in great
wrath declaring that the editor Of the evening journal
has turned Breckenridge Democrat
As matters staLd, person of Bob Acres dsposi-
ton would declare it "a very pretty quarrel" 1t is not
probable that any thing very dangerous to people out
side of York State will result from this conflict of mighty
champions, and iuasmuch as forts have been taken,
any cities sheed and sacked there is reason to hope
that more ink than blood will be shed BY the combat
ants
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12
CInnraha Track.

Every day we are more gravely and fully impressed
that it is the people alone who can save this UmOn
Those whom we have sent to represent US were gene
rally elected to represent some particular little faction or
interest. aud now when a crisis has arrived, not con-
tempated at the time of their election they comics
sedy unequal to the task imposed upon them. While
Douglas and Cttenden are plble of rising above party
considerations and empty distractions above particular
theories which they may have held and act for the best
in this alarming emergency-the Others are bound down
10 the petty little schemes and opinions, which from pas
sion or udice raised them to their present position
Il not that they do know what's right but they
fear TO do it. They fear account OF mere selfove
lest some one should charge such petty nonentites with
inconsistency.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12


Orr WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT.
WAsHISGroN, Feb. 9Th, 1861.
70 The Editor Of the Wing:
The city papers contain to-day the correspondence be-
tween Col Hayne and the Government IN ertsso The gst
the letters are that South Carolina demanded possession
Of Fort Sumter the faith of the State to be pledged for
the payment of ts value to the Government or at least
that Major Anderson should not be reinforced The po-
ou of the President is that he cpnnot dispose of the
,r and tba. his duty will compel him send reinforce
ments if necessary.
A resolution offered in the House to-day calling
upon the department for all information in the posses.
sion of Government relative to the seizure of vessels at
Savannah by order Of the Georgia State troops 1t was
laid over but will come up on Monday. The Report OF
Hon. JOS 5. Wilson, Commissioner of the Land Office
ia expected be Monday. 1t currently report
ed that the moneyed men of New York have resolved
not to advance dollar Government loans, if some
settlement be speedily made Last night Judge Dun
lap Of the Circuit Court here stopped by the sentry
As he was taking the short cut over judiciary Square
aud compelled to turn back and go around. The appre.
tensions Of duel between Senator's Wgial and John
SON. Of Tennessee, are most probably entirely without
foundation. The Indian appropriation bill passed the
Senate to-day No news of the Tennessee election to.
day has been, as yet received. SIC
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12
MIIrherRraIgnl

Now that the result Of the late election has conclusive
" demonstrated the We knSs of the preeiptating
movement ia Virginia, will our "preeipitang" Senators
at Washington in obedience the popular wish resign
their seats aud quietly return the privacy Of their
homes Having done al they eonld TO msrepresent the
sentiment of their State and defeat Adjustment of the
pending difhculdes between the two sections DO not
coumoa serespect snd common deeeney absolutely re-
quire Il them that they shall lOgner retain their
places "a the Senator We the people have spoken 10
org, loud vice Of disapprcva Of their eOurss-Oughl
no, they to respsc that voice. and vamOse the ranch In
double quick tinssi
We submit tts matter to their immediate sonsdera-
ton The Legislators Of Virginia Is nov In session, and
vond doubtless an tn vacancies crsitsd b. their rssg
nations before tho close Of the Trsssn, week LIST Ma
sOn and Hunter resign is the almost urAninOus demand
Of The people Of Virginia.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12
MR.. SEWARD AND THE CRISIS.

AhlA6IOh, req. =, 1901.
good story is told Of Governor Seward Ii Is known
that his compromise speeches and positions find little ia
vor with the GRITTY OF his republican associates in the
Senate; and offensive his remarks last Thursday
on presenting the New York petition. that it De-
cded that distinguished New England Senator should
denounce him traitor to the party Luckily for the en-
pectant Premier Wood calls him. the floor was given
to MasoD Of Virginia, whose severe language far al
layed republican wrath that the medated Casligation
was deferred
The next day Seward waited On by delegation
OF Southern gentlemen to congratulate him his highly
national views In the Of the interview Mr. S.
assured them he for tie Union at any lscrifce
whether OF party or platforms
The spokesman of the delegation then said-"This ia
all well Mr. Seward. We like your speeches and your
conversation. But yet. they practical re-
suit. If you willing VOC intimate comply with
demands why not 60 in and endorse the Crtenden
propositions at once"
Mr.. Seward replied, THAT ia somewhat difficult
have record and have made speeches have political
and personal friends who do the crisis a. DO
and who would not give credit for the real motive
which control me-
90" said the former speaker "that Is IL very small
matter in such time as this You should be willing TO
turn your back on records friends and everythin TO
the Union. You should do As William Pitt did ON
similar occasion, when du'y to his government and
country impeed him to forget all he had previously said
aud done, and disregard all ties of party and friends
Make that your great example, Mr.. Seward aud trust
your country which you will save, to do you justice
This appeal vas not without effect upon the newly
awakened patriotism of the 'rrepressible conactor"-
moments pause followed The remembrance Of his
narrow escape the day before dashed upon the Senator
and he repi d-"Your proposition to make me second
William Pitt is very aattcring But there are one or two
obsac's in the way. When William Pit trod the path
you so warmly commend to there but one William
Pit Now, aud in this country there are two William Pits
aud allowing me TO be of them your propositio
seems to imply, must tell you gentlemen that If my
venerable friend, Mason hadn't pitched into me yester
day so unmerciuly that other William Pitt wo4ld have
Civ me hell"
A general laugh followed The eentlenen a dressed
saw the point of the joke and left not quite sa fed that
the coming Premier" had the courage to
rifee hims'lf and the republican party to save the
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12
THE PRESIDENT ELECT En- ROUTE FOR WASH.
TNGTON

lNGION.
The President elect was TO leave Springfield yesterday
for Washington arriving at Indianapolis at p. NJ To-
day he will reach Cincinnati on Wednesday be at &C.
lumbus Ohio on Thursday at Pttsburg; on Friday at
Cleveland; on Saturday at Buffalo, on Monday at Albany
and the next day at New York Mr. Lincoln declines to
visit Boston. He declines all partisan receptions on the
trip Military escorts through the stopping places will
be accepted, but none on the Journey.
The following gentlemen vii! compose the suite OF the
President elect Col Sumner, Major Hunter, K. t. Lin
coin (BOb) j. u. Nicely, Private Secretary; j. Hay, A.
sstan Private Seer tary; f. f. Ellsworth, ofZouave fame
Colonel W. " Lamop Gov. Yates Aid de Camp; Judge
Davis, Hon. j. X. Dubois Hon. o. II. Downing, E. l..
Baker editor OF the Springfield Journal G. @. Latham
and Z. Irwin
The latest bulletin from Springfield says
Mr. Baker will return here from Indianapolis to es-
cor; Mrs Lincoln aud family to New York. Miss Baker
will accompany Mrs. Lincoln and assist in doing the
honors Of the White House Mrs. Edwards and Miss
Wallace will not be in Washington heretofore re-
ported
Mrs Lincoln will start for st. Louis Monday eve
ming to make additional purchases for the White House.
Dr. Rabe Jas. K. Mcdonald and Thomas Fitch, of San
Francisco here urging the appointment of Califor
ua men Der of the Cabinet DR.. Rlbe is supposed TO
be willing TO take either the CoectortsEp Postmaster
ship Of San Francisco.
memb.r OF the Georgia Secession Convention called
aud had a long talk with Mr.. Lincoln yesterday noon
lie tried to exact positive committal of the
compromise propositions from him, bu. unsuccess
il.
Some days since box was expressed to Mr.. Lincoln
from Tennessee letter accompanying it, Some hest
taon was al first felt TO open it. This morning, how
ever his private secretary overturned the box when il
was found to contain stuffed figure representing an
African.