The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-08
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THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.


persons already in the mines.
The rage of the multitude in Califor-
MIA now runs to silver mining, and every
body who has few dollars to spare is in
vesting in some unpronounceable locality
or other. The mining excitement is like
that of 1862, which made few people
rich, but great many poor, and gave the
business of the State check from which
it did not recover for some time.
The Secretary of the Interior has de-
cided that those who have acquired lands
comforting in certain cases presumption
rights, are not thereby excluded from the
privileges of the Homestead bill.
According to the catalogue of Prince
ton College for 1923, just issued, the
whole number of students is 22S-Seniors
60, Juniors 50, Sophomores 70. and Fresh
MN 80. Mr.. John 7. Nixon, late member
of Congress from New Jersey, has been
selected to address the literary societies at
Cno next commencement.
The Pittsburg Chronicle says the oil
trade is exceedingly brisk, and immense
quantities of the article are shipped from
that city every day, apparently without
seriously reducing the supply. On Satur-
day last some 5000 barrels were sent East
over the Pennsylvania railroad. For the
accommodation of this eighty-four cars
were required.
Chief Clerk Grinnell, of the Agricul-
tural Department, has inaugurated sys-
tenn by which full reports of the coprs
throughout the country will be received
and published monthly, commencing in
May next. Over 1000 circulars have
been sent to the different counties in all
the States of the Union, and returns are
to be made of the number of acres planted,
with what planted, the state of the crops,
weather, &c. The statistics thus obtained
will be collated into tabular form and pub
lshed monthly.
The receipts at the Treasury, Thurs
day, from all sources, conversions, tempo
rary deposits of paper at frye per cent,
internal revenue and customs, reached the
almost incredible sum of 81, 100000. Of
this amount nearly 100000 were from
subscriptions to the 500 loan. To-day's
business at Mr. Cisco's office footed up
over So, 225, OOO.-Neu York Tribune.
The War Department has ordered
that no extracts from rebel papers which
contain news unfavorable to the Union
cause shall be telegraphed from Washing
ton. The wisdom which would suppress
extracts from rebel papers, and yet admit
the foregoing item to be teleg~aphed, can
only be appreciated by such papers as the
Chicago Tribune.
Boston has had its feelings hurt by
the reported remark of Mrs. President
Lincoln to the effect that "Boston is only
one-horse town, any way!" What is
to be done about it?
Mr.. A. S Beckwith, an influential
citizen of Hartford, died in that city on
Wednesday of last week. The Hartford
Press says:
Since the commencement of the war Mr.
Beckwith had manifested warm and active in
terest in providing for the comfort of sick and
wounded soldiers; has devoted much of his
time and frequent and liberal sums of money to
the Soldiers Aid Society beside much personal
labor and care for suffering soldiers One of
the last acts of Mr.. Beck withs life was intend
ed to give $50, eco trust fund for the benefit
and relief of sick, wounded and disabled Con-
| Iecticut soldiers. A few days ago, finding he
was failing rapidly, he sent for Governor Buck
ingham to consult with him in regard to the
| best manner of applying such donation. The
papers were oil drawn up in legal form but
Mr.. Beckwith was too far gone to be able to
affix his signature. We understand that the
heirs will allow his manifest wish and intention
to be fully carried out.
Mr.. ]. N. Brownell, of Williamson,
Wayne county, New York, raised the past
year "a, 900 pounds of lint and 900 bushels
of flax seed. Mr.. Lyman Mlliman raised
1000 pounds of lint and 275 bushels of
seed. The whole amount of lint of both
sold for $500, the seed, when sold,
brought two dollars per bushel, amounting
to $4,000; adding the two it will reach
$4,000.
The Albany Erpress says: CA gang
of some ten Or twelve army deserters pass
ed through here recently en- route for head
quarters. They might we'll be called
"chain gang" for besides being embel-
lished with handouts, they were all
"strung together "by trace chains, and a
more hang-dog, Inundated, sneaking look
ing set of fellows We have seldom looked
upon. Most of these scamps, we under
stand, had received their 5000 bounty mo-
ney, and had deserted even before dom
ming Uncle Sans harness. It is a
great pity the government had not been
more severe with deserters on the start,
by shooting them down. Although sad
alternative, it is the only effectual means
of preventing desertion."
The Louisville papers of Monday state
that the military authorities have succeed