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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-25
sepl1-w2m Opposite the International Hotel

ESOOIS AND SiOES.-F. Gotham,
ID cSchurmeer's Block Jackson streeh has inst
returned from the East, where he has purchased a
large and varied stock of Boots and Shoes from the
manufacturers. Country merchants will find it to
their advantage to call on him before going to Mil
waukee or Chicago, as he pledges himself to sell
goods as cheap or cheaper than they can be mr.
chased at those places. anil d1tw6ro
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1 will sell by the CASE or DOZEN at the
Very Lowest Market Rates.

sv- Call and get the prices before buying-yoa
may save something.
y. KELPATEICk.
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GT. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY FOR

SI. JUSEFIf'S ACADEMY FOR
~ YOUNG LADIES, ST. PAUL MINN.-The
Fall Session OF st. Joseph's Academy will commence
on MONDAY, September Eth For circulars sDeci-
flying terms &c, apply at the Academy in person or
by letter. Address, THE Mother Superior ST. Jo-
sephs Academy, st. Paul, Mimi" sep3-d&w1m
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REs,eNED.-We learn that Captain W
" puz1ps OF company d, Tenth Regi-
ment, has resigned.
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TIE subscriptions 10 tile Five-Twenty
Loan at the Banking House of Messrs Thomp-
SON Brothers for two days. amounted to
$40 600.
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"A II am offering to the public an article called
DIX BENJAMIN DURkkE'S OR TIE POOR
MANS EYE-WATER for Fever Sores. Scrofulons
Sores, Sore Eyes, Sore Mouth, Sore Lips Sore Nip
pies, &c, &C. 1t is nallible, and to be found at all
Druggists All old sores cured by the job No charge
made for services or medicine until the patient is
cured My motto is, ''Cpre, or no cost" Consulta-
ton free at my room at the Minnesota House Waba-
shaw street, st. Paul.
sep10-d&W2W1sts DE- REM DTrPKEE
The New York herald., 1863-05-29
Heavy Forgery OF Drafts.

Several forged drafts. signed " G. Adams, OF Chicago,
aud drawn on Thompson Brobers, OF Now York, were
detected yesterday, including one for "a 300 received
from Washington Messrs Thompson state that they have
900 OF the forged drafts thus far, coming from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. They suppose
the rogucs at work elsewhere.
ARREST OF THE ALLEGED FoRoER IN PHILADELPHIA.
PmADxLPmA, May 2s, 1883.
man calling himself Charles @. Norton, was arrested
to-day charged with forging drafts s r. Granger Adams
cnlcag amounting 70 $50 oo0 and attempting TO get
them cashed by Jay Cooke and Riggs Co., OF Washing
ton and the different bsuks Of Baltimore Upon his per-
son found genuine check for nearly $780, drawn
by Taylor Brothers, OF New York. the Marine Bank in
favor Of Lindsay, Chtick & Co. Tho endorsement
forged The prisoner Formerly cIerk Of Harold,
williams Co., az this city.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29
Tvleatrlcals
.-. - ...~s

MIS- Bateman, who has been playing Geraldine TO
crowded houses past two evenings, appears TO-
night as Blanca In '1he Italian wle." Tomorrow night
she takes farewell benefit and leaves next for
Europe admirers have therefore, but two nights
left TO show their appreciation Of her talonts.
LAURA KEESE's
Mrs English has added farce company TO her attrac
tons and now gives farce. two pan,omImcs tight rope
performances and variety Of miscellaneous entertain.
mcuts every evening. There certainly place In the
city, except perhaps Barnums, whore the amusement.
seeker can obtain much for his money at this thea
tre All Of the performances improve with repetition,
and The establishment is very well conducted
BosToN TnEArRE.
Mrs. n. r. Bowers s playing Lady Audcy aud Aurora
<1oyd IN the dramatizatlops Of Miss Braddons novels
The Boston papers praise her very highly OF them
declaring that so has hc face the figure, the voice,
the bearing OF an eminent actress" We suppose that
this " Intended TO be very complimentary Mrs. Bowers
Wit appear IN New YORK before many months. and tho
increased reputation he brings with her from England
will give her the u curiosity at least Her tai
tnt must do the rest.
Princess London. Nothing urtbcr " sad OF their visit
10 this country little coms,y, called "Tne Wooden
spoopmakor,r Ly Messrs Brorph and Halliday has been
successfully produced At the Adelphi with W. Webster
IN the princi VI character. "Thc ukc's Motto" has
nssscd is one hundrcdih night A buresquc, BY
Ton, raylor called "Iltrcatcd II TrovaiorN" In
besrsai at the Olympic. Mr. Sothcrn has completed bis
epyaaemcnt ~ birmingham with great cc. He returns
n the Ijyma kct London tho Goth Of Dcccmbsv
ad his are fully arranged up to that date
The New York herald., 1863-05-29
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE.

Meeting OF the Com mmittee Mt Albany
Resolutions ON the War, Peace and
Arbitrary Arrests-IKow the Political
Campaign il TO be Carried ON, SC.
Albany, May 20, 1858.
The Democratic State Central Committee mel at the
relavan House today tor tho purpose Of marking
their for the coming campaign. There quite
number Of outsiders present to help the machine
Tho Committee assembled ut O'Clock, and. after
short consultation appointed subcommittee on rcsolu
tons aud business 10 DO brought before thcm and then
adjourned.
It Is understood that thcy will not say anything about
valandgham, but adopt resolution condemnng the sys
tenn Of military arrest States where raging
unsafe and dangerous precedent They will proba
bly, decide upon the organization OF constitutional Clubs
throughout the State, Offset 10 the Leagues or the
republicans.
The committee finally adopted q series Of resolutions
nearly reported by the sub committee, By a unani
vote. They rcarm the resolution adopted last fall
by the State Convention declaring they will sustain
the government with and In the prosecution
Of the by all constitutional means, believing that
instrument furnishes sufficient power for that PURPOSE
second. that wbc they are anxious that peace shall
again bo restored 10 the country, they are opposed
to settlement! any basis that docs rctore tho
whole country under the constitution is and do
rouncc all and any attempts e bring sboat a
settlement on the dissolution OF the Union; and
that they have no more confidence IN the
ability Of the present administration 10 bring
about peace beneficial 70 tho whole country than exe
ricnce has shown that they have The ability wage
that the party in power would advantage OF such
movement as pretext FOR dishonorable peace; they
denounce The system Of arbitrary arrests the ground
that establishes unsafe and dangerous precedent
one that will DO runous 10 the country They also on.
dorsed Governor Seymour's lato letter.
The above points the subject or the resolutions
They further recommend the organization OF constitu
tiona clubs throughout the stato instead OF their usual
plan Of conducting the campaign.
Tho proceedings were perfectly harmonious throughout
and all appeared 10 entertain the opinion In regard
To their duties at the present tmc II expected that
something would be donc 10 favor OF the Wood peace
movement OF next week. but they put their face against
all such movements
II is understood that the Governor has signed all the
bills that he intends TO- Among those left Enacted upon
Is tho New York Cross Town Railroad and the Gold
bills.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

THE DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CARoLNA.-By in.
advertence some paragraphs from the correspond
ent of the Associated Press in Newbern N. c.,
were attached to the letter from our special cor
respondent at the same place, published in yes
terdays HERALD. The paragraphs referred to
were at the end Of the report, and came under
the head Of General News" While our special
correspondents are ready to assume the RESPONSE
bility OF their own statements, we do not wish
them, nor should they be, held responsible for the
statements of others, whether made from praise
worthy or malicious motives.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

SEA SIGNALS OFF CAPE RACE-ENGLISH JEAL-
oUsY OF AMERICAN ENTERPRIsE.-The discus
sion which took place in the House of Com
mons on the causes that led to the loss of the
Anglo-Saxon steamship offers another curious
illustration of the narrow minded jealousy by
which the men OF the head of affairs in England
are animated towards this country. In reply
to question from Mr.. Dawson as to whether
the government had ever refused permission
for the use of Daboll's fog trumpet at Cape
Race, Mr.. Miner Gibson admitted that the
newspaper press Of New York had made pro-
posal to erect the trumpet but "it was not
thought desirable that foreign company
should occupy site within British territory"
Now, the fac! is that Englshmen were as much
interested in the project as Americans. Fore
seeing the objections that would be raised to
It, the New York press applied to the Cunard.
the Liverpool and New York and the Montreal
and Liverpool steam companies, as well as to
the various boards OF underwriters, for their
concurrence in the undertaking, and ell SUBJ
scribed literally to 1t. So far, therefore, as
nationality Of interests was concerned, neither
in the composition of the subscription lists nor
in the objects sought to bo accomplished could
anything be fairly alleged against IL on this
score. But even If the undertaking had boon
confined to the New York press, the OBJ
jections urged against II by Mr.. Gibson are
not the less il!-placed and ungrateful. The
press of this city is not q commercial company
seeking to make profits out Of the enter
prise. And seeing what II SO recently did
for the Anglo-Saxon, by sending its boats to
take off her passengers, it deserved something
more than this curt and ungracious notice at
the hands of the President of the English Board
OF Trade.
There is another statement of his which we
cannot allow to pass without reply. Hc gays
that there is no certainty that the fog signal in
question Is OF good description and likely to
answer the objects proposed This is not so.
1t has been employed for years al New London,
and has never been found unequal to its task.
To guard however, against all possibility "
an accident nterrupting Its efficiency at Cane
Race it was the intention OF the press to have
two caloric engines constructed Tor IL, so that
In case OF one getting out vi order the other
would be In readiness TO work II.
We see by the Liverpool Mercury that an
other signal plan has been started, under the
title Of the Cape Race Electric Telegraph and
Light Company. The object is stated to be to
build aud station lightship near Cape Race 10
intercept the American mail steamers, and 10
get their news by u submarine electric cable
stretched from the ship TO the land. This is o
purely commercial speculation, and we do not
exactly see how u is going 10 pay In any case
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

Never before, since New York has been city,
have there been so many pickpockets operating
on Its inhabitants as now. Wherever there Is a
public gathering numerous thcfts are committed
by these light fingered gentry. At the great race
between General Butler and George NJ. Patchen
on Wednesday last, they were out in force, and
so bold were they in their operations that
couple OF them would seize man while third
would rob the victim Of his watch and wallet.
Some provision should be made to have de-
tcctives who know all these rogues in attend
ancc and arrest the thieves rs fast as they show
themselves among gentlemen.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

The REBEL PRIvATEERs HUNTING In COU-
telgence which we publish in another column,
it will be perceived that Captain Potter,
of the ship Oneida, passenger in the Wm M.
Dodge, from Pernambuco on the Sd instant,
arriving at Philadelphia yesterday, reports
nine vessels, including bis own, destroyed by
the Alabama and the Florida. Their last ex-
plot was on the 29th of April, beyond the
Line-namely, latitude l 40 south, longitude 20
west.
short time ago we published map of the
ocean, with the latitude and longitude, exhibit
ing the tracks of the Alabama and the Florida
from the time they left Liverpool till their last
appearance. At that time these vessels were
looking for each other among the West Indies,
so as to form q junction and prowl in company,
in order to render them the more efficient in
destructiveness and the better able to resist
the attack of a single federal cruiser. BY
the intelligence which we publish to-day, it
seems that they are now together and making
numerous victims. By q single arrival we learn
that they captured and destroyed the follow
Hatch, Nora, Commonwealth, Charles Hill,
Lafayette, Kate Cory and Kingfsher. The list
we lately published contained the names Of
more than hundred merchant vessels destroyed
by various privateers since the beginning Of
the war. The whole number now ascertained,
besides those of which we have as yet heard
nothing, is one hundred and fourteen. The
value Of the property so destroyed, without en-
riching the enemy, cannot fa.l short of twelve
millions Of dollars. Nor is the direct loss the
greatest injury that is done to the American
shipping interest. The high rates of insurance
upon An arican bottoms and cargoes are fast
driving 0ar commerce from the ocean.
Ii it wa difficult to capture one of these pri-
vateers be ,re, it is more difficult now, when
both prey IN our merchant marine together
Admiral Wilkes, with the fast sailing Wander
bilt and the rest Of his squadron, has been very
unsuccessful; nor is it likely that he will be
more successful hereafter.
It was recently announced by the Southern
journals that in future the various rebel cor
sairs would form feet so as to be irresistible.
But the probability is that several squadrons of
them will be formed. The Alabama and Flo
rida are the nucleus of the first, and we may
expect soon to hear from them again.
The President cannot fail to see what de-
struction has been dealt to our commerce, and
that further destruction awaits it, while the
Secretary of the Navy has done nothing 'effec-
tual to arrest the career Of the destroyers. II
MIR. Lincoln il unwilling to remove Mr.. Welles
and put in his place a younger and more ener-
getic man, equal to the emergency, he ought at
least to appoint an active assistant who would
properly attend to the business of the depart
ment, and by his success in sweeping the pri-
vateers from the ocean enable the venerable
Rip Van Winkle complacently to stroke his
long white beard wherever he goes. Some
thing is necessary to be done soon, not only to
protect our commerce, but to redeem our naval
power from disgrace in permitting such depre-
dations.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29


WASHINGTON, May rs, 1868.
IMPORTANT REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE COAST
s,rnyrv THE LIVE or Sra COAST nIocx Aprn
nv rms ,S,oy y, rvrs
~ o'o" 'A''
lhe Following report from the Superintendent OF the
.oas' survey WIN sho" more lu,y ,naa mas n'ro'o,0.s
-, sns s.oa. .s''Is ~ 0'as' "n'. ~
DO bocSaded, and the largo number OF haroors ana
inIets that have to be watched by 'he blockading
squadron OF late tho rebels have resored extensively
10 the employment OF small vessels drawing less than
six feet, with which they oan run into shosl inlets
where 1t Is very difficult for tue blockadng vessels 10
follow them. Under all the circumstances the compare
lively small quantity OF goods that gets through the
blockade Is rather cause Of surprise than the contrary
Coast SURVEY Orrcx, May 20, 1853
rno h a 'he , ~ s ~ seaa ~ COM
Statements prepared in this ONCE appended TO the In.
quires contained m tnat letter.
r ~ % a ru0 Sn " - 'ho ~ S nov nov
OF Alexandra, va, and going down the Potomac river
ana ,nssaeake bay TO Cape Henry and thence continu
as s s ~ E,,d o % M ss - 90 - ,h ID . % 1890 M; ,; w =. @
line thus measured is thrty-ve hundred and fortynine
Sd Te numbor NJ onon;,cs IN ,b,s linz M coast
whether rivers. bays, harbors nlets sounds passes
Or otner Tnere are one hundred ana eighty nine oen
Third~Thc cassacatin n Of these openings according
to the depth OF water the bars at their entrance under
snree following SIX Twelve ana esn.eon 'eo.
the United States Coast Survey. The classification of
these openings Is as follows:At mean high water the
h, oi civ f d s % f .oe; a. :" dh . NO.
tween twelve feet eighteen feet in depth forty two
over eighteen feet In depth, thirty 1.-TWO.
0'' s~uar,n.end.n. IT q - Cas-, Srv.v
To Rear Admiral DAVIS U. s. N, CHIEF OF Bureau OF
Navigation.
ARMY fhoAorioS'
captain stopnen II. weed s 70 % maze or'gaaier
eenerA ior MS services ID the oa'e OF tne
ihouen only captain nc commanded Sixty pieces OF art
iery On tnas OCCASION he coos'dered ono o. tho very
oest omcors 10 the army
NAVAL ORDERS.
captain Daniel b. kdgely Is ordered 10 the command or
the steam sloop Shenandoah.
Captain Theodore Green has been detached from the
command Of the Shenandoah and ordered tho
OF the steamer Santiago de Cuba to relieve Commander
Robert H. wyman.
Lieutenant Commander Thomas c. Harris is ordered to
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

UNcRATEruI~-Th six hundred soldiers who
were sent to the Loyal League Convention at
Utica have, we understand, cost its republican
managers heavy sum. Between railroad fares
and hotel expenses agood many thousands were
expended upon them. And for all this what was
the return? Tumultuous demonstrations ON the
part of these brave fellows in honor of their old
commander-McCleian.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

CHOICE READING FOR THE Rev. DIR. BELLOWS
The report of the Jordan-Boucicault case in
London, which we publish in another column
this morning.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29
Vicksb urg.

We have not yet the satisfaction OF announc-
ing to our readers the fall of the rebel strong
hold Of vicksburg; but from all accounts from
both sides tho good news cannot bo much Ion
ger delayed.
Our official reports from Union sources are
down to Friday evening last, the 22d, at which
time, after very sanguinary days fight, the
rebels had been driven back into their last line
OF intrenchments. Tho batteries above and be-
low the town had been captured. Unofficial
reports to the 25th state that the siege was pro-
crossing and Gen. Grant gaining on the enemy.
Gen. Pembertonis latest official dispatches,
which we obtain from the Richmond papers,
are dated the goth and 21st. On the goth he
reports that our forces had been repulsed, and
that the spirits of the besieged army were sus-
tanned by representations that General Joe
Johnston was moving upon the rear Of General
Grant with large force; but in the same
report the Union army is represented as
amounting to at least sixty thousand
men. In his despatch Of the 2lst, eight P. NJ,
General Pemberton says that brisk firing had
been kept up throughout the. day, and that
"during the last two days transports with troops
have gone up the river, their destination un-
known"
The material points in this Official informa-
tion from the enemy are, first, the strength
of General Grants army, which is perfectly
satisfactory; and, secondly, those transports
going up the river with troops. Those trans
ports, we have no doubt carried up to the sup
port of General Grant the rear guard and the
subsistence stores which be had left at his
base Of supplies in his advance from Grand Gulf,
some thirty or forty miles below Vicksburg for
jackson. Having secured the more eligible
base of the mouth of the Yazoo river, close at
hand General Grant has simply withdrawn his
reserves and supplies from Grand Gulf, having
no further use for them at that point. In the
next place, from the fact that these
transports with troops, for two days,
against the heavy current of the Mississippi,
had been passing by the river batteries
of vicksburg, it is evident that those batteries
had been slenced, or that the rebels were 80
holly pressed in their rear that they had been
compelled to abandon the river front alto
gether.
We have flying rebel report from Jackson
as late as Sunday last, to the effect that heavy
cannonadc doubtless meaning from vicks.
burg) had been heard at Jackson down to
nine clock Of the morning of that day, when
IL had ceased. As Jackson is about forty-Hye
miles from vicksburg, cannopadng at the
one point, to be heard at the other, must have
been heavy; but there may be something in
this report and Sundaythe day of all the
days of the week sgnaized by the great events
Of this war-may have sealed the fate Of
yicksbnrg. Let us wait In patience; for we
believe that all anxietes upon the subject will
soon be at an end.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29
News from che south.

The Richmond En7utrcr OF the Goth inst has the fol-
lowing
rmE CAPTURED CREW or THE SCHOONER sEABIRD.
GoLisroRo, N. C., May %. lshJ.
number of abolition prisoners arrived here this evcu-
ing Kinsion, being the captain and crew o.
the schooner Seabird captured lass Thursday twenty
miles below wikinson's Point on the Neuse ard forty
below Ncwbcrn by OF Captain BarrngionH COM
pany OF Mctfords battalion The schooner aud her gov
ernment cargo wero burned.
THE FIGHT AT GUM SWAMP, ". G.
kALuGn, N. g., May 2S, 1883
The Raleigh I'rogren' kinston crrcsToDdcnt, under
date OF yesterday says that three thousand Yankees at
tackled force consisting o three regimens. nj GuS
Swamp, surprised aud routed tneu,. We had several
wounded. and from Bfty 10 hundred taken prtsn.
ers We took eeht prisoners. General Hin forced ,he
sqemy back to within eight miles Of Nevbern- Tho
Colonel commanding the Yankees reported 10 be killed
bc enemy burnt hosse sud other build ags ~
Trenton, Jones county, Friday, aud plundersl tho
citizens they went.
HOSTAGES HELD NJ THE REBxLs.
rFrom the Rfchmopd Enquirer, May 2s.1
mr. william W. Meyers, Assistant Surgeon United states
sor nr Green or Ptsy ania, who n In Fort Norfolk as
Il now pending bcfore the County Court Of Boctour
For two odnccu recently murdered ofclalIy In oAio
tvo ofbosrs Of cqual rank, now IN hands, are "
tsIIeence has been conveyed 70 Colonel Iuaow, The
yankee Comnissicuer, by Commissioner Ould. with ths
ADDITIONAL thai hereafter for all Coufedersss
soldiers cssss imprcpery held or esecutea the Av
q retaliation VIII hs rigidly enicrcsd>
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

it will not be without opposition; for if it is
carried out the New York press will immedi-
ately put on newer and more powerful boats,
which will beat down all competition of the
kind
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

wALLAcK's THEATRE Broadway-rur STRANGER.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

HOwERy THEATRE. Bowery.-MAcARrHY-MY AUNT
Am ERICA.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

LAURA KEENE's THEATRE, Broadway.-KISG or
iuns-JocKo-LA Boous-iKRE.
The New York herald., 1863-05-29

NEW BowERY THEATRE. Bowery.-JxAs RKMY-
LADY rnE LAKE-yAGABoED.