The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-25
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
: UP THE MINNEsorA.-A commercial gen.

iLS tuC poSt yCdA LII uIl udtCINl PROSPERITY as
far beyond his expectations, though he knew
they were prospecting up that way by the trade
they gave him during the past season. New
farm houses he saw on every hand, substantial
brick dwellings in place of log huts that were
last year, and public buildings improved and
beautifed, and then there were lots of new en-
terprises under way, grist mill in one town,
warehouses or stores in others, and all the peo-
pie wide awake about the draft, holding war
meetings with good old drum and fife for mu-
sic and cash bounties for volunteers. Better
yet, for him, his customers paid up prompt and
gave him big orders to fill.
PRACTICAL JoKING.-Sundry individuals
sporting blue overcoats and brass buttons were
stopped on the streets yesterday by the Deputy
Provost Marshal, and inquiries Instituted as to
their right to wear uniform. In one instance
an individual was dispossessed of his warm
overcoat and compelled to journey homeward
in the storm without its protection. Citizens
should remember that they have no right to
wear military uniform, and that it is the duty
of the Marshals to inquire into their right if
found wearing the army or navy blue, reguia-
ton cut ........-
Some one has shown the weather edi-
tor of the La Crosse Democrat muskrat, fro
zen stiff. If the poor rat died of cold, as init
mated, the La Crosse climate must be severe,
and he, being rat that didn't take the papers.
wasn't wise enough to double wall his house in
preparation for the editors promised cold win
ter. Up this way the winter weather with but
two or three days exception, has been delight
full, and the only frozen muskrats heard of had
lost their skins before they froze.
ExEMPTs.-The Board of Enrolment
under late orders, will remain in session at
Captain Keith's Office until the 9th of January,
the day of the draft, to receive evidence emit.
thing men to exemption. But as we under
stand it, they will from this time receive ap-
plications for exemption only on account of
alienage, permanent disability, or other cause
which is sufficient to strike the. name from the
rolls. Applications by the election Of parents,
or motherless children, &C., will not be con-
sidered by the Board.
No cases of tie unsuitableness of age Or of
permanent physical disability will bc passed
upon by the Board of Enrolment without the
applicant appears in person.
The number of applicants before the Board
yesterday was comparatively small $50
The Sinking of the Eron-CIad We e
havken.
A CORE pondent gives graphic account of
the sinking Of the Weehawken at her anchor
aye off Charleston harbor, on Sunday afternoon,
9th inst. This writer says:
The signal of distress was seen and answered at
once by the figship from which four boats were
des atched to her assistance and by the outh ARC
lima which selt two of her boats to the eehaw-
ms aid he tugs andeliOn and Iris were also at
once Ca led up and with them Commander duncan,
OF the Weehawken who CHANGED to be on The fl e.
ship. and in conversation with the Admiral, wnen
The signal was made, proceeded Immediately with
the hope of r.nning his vessel on the b ach he
had sea cely left the Admiral when the officer of the
deck mace out from the Weehawsen new signal,
aud Immediately reported her to be 81 king.
A .oment after she settled swiftly down by the
head careened slightly over to starbOrd, and dsap-
peared bene til the waves,
1t is Impossible TO convey any l'ea OF the appai-
ing nature of this disaster. 1t came wi the sud
ne-s of a thunde bolt. When the Fl 81 signal OF dis
tress was made no one OWNED how serious was the
danger, and when at length the yes: el went down,
it was difficul r those who saw her disappear to
credit e. en- the evidence Of their own senses The
confusion OIL the flagship arts ng m iny tom the
diff nifty of la nHring her boats enl tie desire OF
boIh officers and men to be fist in them, was most
intense 4. d p j. full.
Tne wind was now blowing with great fury, and
the boats which hasten"d 10 the seen from all sides
encounter ed great peril in pi king up from tn water
a few no had succeeded in G tting aw,y from the
Yeehawken b 70 e she sank Almost at the mo-
ment hi vent dow some tw 1tv or 4 O sprangto
the rs and uc eeded in getting away AS many
launch S of the flagship the South aro la and the
tugb ats Dandeiion and Iris. hi ty e ished
Al tn Weehawken hadlab red eivi'y in the
sea, which kept her eek Gu, stantl submerged
aud which frequ antly swep in huge v lumes into
her tOrwar.t tt,h. Towards Oh the or W COM
menced ing out chain to ease her; but accus.
toned as they WEI in ev ry gale to he ship ng of
such seas il is believed that tn had grow conf
dem and carees of lang 4, d paid n heed t.
the encro ,chny wa ers unit it wa to late to resist
them They drea ed o. 10 peri i'll the ha
fal ly yawHed To s~al Ow them Then whe it was
kno for cert Unity tha' vessel was to be lost.
a panic of light and ter benumh d them and he
terrar-s ic rev below had little power to help
themselves There men in irons between
deck and the srrgeant-at aims rus he0 frant caily
away to release tn. m pOor fell vs. they all went
,wn Iler were invalids in the sick bay, ind to
their relief The 81 gem seat his sewsrL who never
cturnrd The fir men at the urnaces to
whom vain shGieks for helping hand at the spumps
were made few of the Con de were rrshing.tp
tn il quar- to We their effects jostlirg the timid
their way to the deck to save thpmseh es 1t was
j. t." m d1r # eS Ike these that the Weehaw
ken went down.
Ii We t of the officers p ished save
four assistant eugin ers who owe taken by
::.h, .hoOd before they cou'd make any effort to
/. he We man brougt al We hoard the flag
ship hr died n IA s. a few moments afterwards
a, tN, N,,cbawfen is wing five no water
aud'ws 1on.b2 .iS' d. Until she is brought up IA,
D a'can set nh. certain y by he sank WAS
through no fault OF or 'Overhang :" for she appa-
,ently tooki: no wafer exec a her Tor ward hatch
and hawse h'l'
# wa to III best of nv know ledge through the
ina'tention, negl ct and bad management of those
on b. rd that he vessel has been lost. II adj thu
pumps be n 81 at wn when the waves first dashed
in u is p oDabl III the " eehawi,en would this
nome, have ben af at Had the b r. wi h which
her CO p rt' nts were made ~ater-tight been in
thi pr per pl ices it l. quite likely that the dire
calamity would never have occurred.
SapoDiGcr, or Concentrated 1--we
FAMILY SOAP MAKER War makes high D ices
Saponiaer helps to reduce them. 1t makes SOAP
for FOUR cents pound by using yeur kitchen
grease.
eB-CAUTION! AS spurious Lyes are offered
also be careful and only buy The PATENTED article
put up in IsoN can all others being CoyxT RFEIrs
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