The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-21

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| The steamer Pacific has arrived at
San Francisco from the Northern coast.
bringing 500 passengers, and $40, 900 in
treasure from British Columbia, and $780,
900 from Oregon. Extreme cold weather
was driving the miners from the British
Columbia mines Not more than ftv
would winter at Cariboo Four hundred
animals had persisted in the recent snow
storms.
The Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
for boys, on Bedford avenue, Brooklyn,
N. T., was totally destroyed by fire on
Saturday. There were 248 children in the
building, nearly all of whom were saved
Two are known to be dead, and several are
missing.
A special dispatch to the New York
'S"'day Mercury, says that cabinet crisis
is impending. 1t is reported that Seward,
Smith, Blair and Bates will retire.
On Monday evening last the United
States ram Mingo and the ferryboat John
lvers, jr., were totally destroyed by fire
at Cape Girardeau. Nothing is known as
to the origin of the fire. Both boats, after
burning to the waters edge, foated down
the river and sunk, the ram about five
miles below the Cape, ond the ferryboat
nearly opposite Commerce. The John
lvers, Jun, was small affair valued at
about $4,000 The ram Mingo was a
powerful stern-wheel tug, purchased at
Pittsburgh last spring by the government
for about $4,000. She was heavily IRON
ed, and considered very formidable Gus
toner.
The Chicago POSI- gives the following
account of the fiattering condition and
prospects of the Illinois Central Railroad:
The position of this company was most dis
couraglng In the earlier months of this year,
the traffic out of Cairo was shut Off and the
traffic returns the first two months ran down
$500, 600 below that of last year in the same
months, the shareholders were called on to paw
on the floating debt of the company. and pro
VIDE IN part for the April coupons on the
bonds. This reverse in its circumstances had
Its effect upon securities, the bonds sold at 81
and the shares touched at one time 50. In Ju-
~, however, the splendid crop of Central and
southern Illinois gave an immediate impulse to
the business OF the line, the trains have moved
fourteen millions of bushels OF grain and flour
to market. besides doing a large business for
the government towards Cairo The passenger
travel connected with the southwestern army is
daily increasing in volume, and within the past
lew months the company has gained upwards
OF nall million dollars in traffic, so that the
net results OF the years business will be one
third more than i'll any previous year
MIR. Samuel G. Harris, of Butler town
ship, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania,
was enrolled twice in that township, and
once in Columbia county. 1t seems that
his residence, as well as his office, are on
the boundary line Of the two counties and
! the Marshals Of both claim him. The
most singular act remains to be told He
was not only enrolled three times but his
name was drawn three times on the day
OF the draft-once in Columbia and twice
in Schuylkill A wonderful freak Of the
blind goddess
The New Albany Le>gcr, Indiana,
says that a number of runaway negroes
arrived on the banks Of the Ohio, below
Louisville, opposite where regiment of
Indiana soldiers were stationed. The ne
groes stated that they were runaway
slaves, and wanted to get into Indiana.
The Hoosier soldiers Informed them that
if they attempted to cross the river they
would fire upon them; that their object
in going to war was not to make Indiana
an asylum for negroes. The slaves ske-
daddlcd back into Kentucky.
SO much safety from sickness, as a,
general rule, has been enjoyed by our
troops at the South, that it was thought
they were out of harms way from the dis
eases Of Southern climate Correspond
ents Of New York papers, residing at
Southetn stations, were much in the habit
OF questioning, as an idle superstition, the
prevalent notion that the Southern States
were infested with fatal epidenics This
illusion is now beginning to be dispelled.
Our soldiersin South Carolina are suffer
ing from yellow fever, which has carried
Oft General Mitchell and several other Off
GERS. Not unlikely, the fatality of this cpl
demic is aggravated by the carelessness Of
danger hitherto universally felt by our un-
acclimated troops.
The Government, besides dispatching
a force Of war vessels in various directions
after the rebel pirate Alabama, has in
formed the merchants of the seaboard of
the establishment Of conveys. Of which all
outward bound craft can avail themselves
AS an indication of the sensation caused
by the 5000" and with good reason, some
of the New York underwriters are demand
ing 10 per cent. on vessels clearing, while
others refuse to name rates.
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