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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
Joan MOrrissey. the Pugilist.

MoRRIssEY, the renowned pugilist, has
had splendid season at Saratoga. He
had magnificent season of it before he
went up to Saratoga. He knew Comrno-
dore VANDERBILT's Harlem ropes, and he
beat the City Hall Junta to the extent of
$53, 900 clear profits on Harlem stocks
He went up to Saratoga and opened a
" sporting' saloon and race course. The
saloon was on cross street near the Uni
ted States. He paid $4,000 for furnish
ing the establishment; the rent OF the
building is in proportion. He set three
tables a day, all tree to the elect. His
dinners were the best of the resort Gree
to the invited)-his game and champagne
unrivalled. None but the select few
could get in. More than once the owner
ship Of fifteen millions of capital had his
legs under MoRRIssEY's mahogany. A
clergyman of Troy, devotee of the pu-
gilist, brought to the latter's table several
clerical guests, through his kind but gen.
orally warmly solicited introductions.
MoRRIssEY's hospitality was principally d.
vided between Capital, Divinity and the
Turf. The Turf paid well he is to be
the owner in chief of the new and mag
nficent Saratoga race course. He has
several horses in hand; two of them alone
he has been offered SIT, 900 for, and which
$4,000 would not buy. He has one
which $4,000 would not buy. He has
another that he will put to the pole on a
$4,000 wager against any horse of the
United States "or any other man." NOR
RIssEY and Com. VANDERBILT are now the
two most thriving men in the country.
So says the Troy Wing.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

on his place at Maple Grove-to St. Paul.
The many samples which he gave me to
deliver to you, he had brought in to some
lady friends in Shakopee, but he said he
could get some more for them So, look
at those luscious Smith (Blue) Orleans
Plums; that cluster of Prune Plums are
known by the name of '.Reine Claude de
Bovay;" another cluster Lombards, when
completely ripe are beautiful purple ;
and those Imperial Gage plums.
So much for plums, now look at that
Monmouth Pippin Of which he has IA BUSH
els; those two specimens of Siberian Crabs;
and those Trancendents. If they would
not make the mouths of the gods drip
with longing, then I'm no judge of big
or little apples.
Mr.. Harkins would be pleased to see any
one who doubts that fruit will grow in
Minnesota and convince him that it will
by sitting under the shade of the "sour
apple tree" and tempt him even as surely
as old mother Eve was tempted, and 1
think they would eat, see and believe.
He says that the fruit is not so large nor
so early as usual, having suffered from the
drouth. He has several trees bearing this
kind of fruit.
Heartily and enviously yours,
CLIFFORD, OF Steamer Albany.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

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sacy Of Dacota county, refuses to raise the
ticket "hoping that all the respectable
candidates will withdraw their names and
leave Mr.. LA DUE alone in his glory" The
editor Of the Democrat was delegate to
the Convention, and says:
We went to the State Convention to help
Mace in nomination men about whose DemOc-
iacy there was no questiOn-men who could
command the undivided support Of the whole
party-but we learned to our sorrow that O few
Of the would be leading Democrats of the State,
like Judge Chatfield and Judge Wilder were
determined to rule the Convention and force
upon the Democratic party of the State men of
their own choice, and men representing their
own ultra views. They carried their point and
will reap the reward of their labor in q badly
defeated ticket, unless the candidates are wise
enough to withdraw and allow an entirely new
ticket to be nominated.
Col. B. F. PRATT, of St. Peter, one Of
the Vice-Presidents of the Convention,
has excused himself, according to the
Tribune, for having occupied such posi-
ton, by saying it was done "to g i've some
show of responsibility to the ID thing!"
He is a loyal and patriotic man, and will
not be held responsible for being caught
in such bad company. 1t is the first and
last time.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
s. We Good Indian.s,

At Camp Mcclellan, Davenport, Iowa,
a few days since, one of the Sioux Indi-
ans, whose sentence of death for the mas
sacre of citizens of Minnesota was COM
muted by the President, attempted to kill
his squaw, and then to kill himself, using
large butcher knife for the purpose. He
succeeded in inflicting some ugly wounds
on both himself and the woman, but they
are not likely to prove fatal in either case.
Suspicious of conjugal infdelity on the
part of his copper-skinned bride are as
signed as the cause of the act. The alb
sence of Father RIGes, on S1BLEY's expe-
dition, will account for these little indis-
cretions Of his innocent red children.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
A CrOwner's 'Quest.

The Democratic S ate Central Com nit
tee, resolved itself Saturday into kind of
coroner's jury over the body of the cop
perhead ticket. 1t was intended, on as
pertaining the fact Of it's decease, in an
official way, to call another convention,
and give birth to new set of candidates.
1t was found, however, that the subject
was not, properly speaking, IN articulo
morris.
The amputation of Major WEIGH, the
candidate for Secretary of State, PETER
WILKIN, the candidate for Treasurer, and
of the illustrious PErzHoLD, nominee for
Clerk of the Supreme Court, had left the
patient in miserably crippled condition,
and the shock OF the successive operations
had destroyedits constitution beyond hope
of repair; but there remained faint signs
of life in the feeble, uncertain pulsations;
and, upon the suggestion of the learned
chairman, that "while there's life there's
hope" the committee declined to declare
the ticket d--ead, but, simply resolving
that there was nothing to sit on" they
adjourned, leaving the case to the verdict
Of the people in November next.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
The Story About the Invasion of
Canada.
MIR. DARCY M'GEE'S BUGBEAR DESTROYED

MR.. DARCY MGEE's BUGBEAR DESTROYED.
Some time ago, Mr. Thomas DARCY
MCGEE published, in the Montreal Gazette,
communication, intimating that he knew
that it was the purpose of the American
Government to invade Canada, by sending
one hundred thousand men to Montreal
to cut the country in two. This announce
ment, coming from an ex-cabinet minis
ter, occasioned no little excitement in the
Canadas, which, however, was allayed by
subsequent qualifications of the alarming
statement, showing that its only founda-
ton was an alleged conversation II one
Mr.. HART, of Montreal, with Secretary
SEWARD. Mr.. HART now comes out under
his own name, giving an account of the
conversation in question, which, it will be
seen, was not with Mr.. SEWARD at all, and
only military opinion as to the tactics to
be pursued in the event of war with
England The following is Mr.. Harris
letter:
QUEBEC. August q, 1868.
Dear Holon: You imagine my surprise and
modification, on taking up this mOrnin's
newspaper, to find that Mr.. MCGEE had drag
ged Mr.. Seward Mr.. Grinnell and my name
before the public, in his speech last night rel
alive to militia affairs. As his version of the
conversation, as coming from me to you, isnot
correct, but the reverse Of what stated of my
interview with Mr.. Seward, wish you to take
the earliest moment to place them right l
did not state to you that Mr.. Grinnell was with
me at Washington. | took letter of intro
duction from Mr. Grinneil to MIR. Seward. |
did not state to you, nor did Mr.. Seward to me,
OF any thought on his part, or that OF the Uni
ted States government, OF invading canada,
but the reverse, Mr.. Seward spoke confidently
of amicable relations, and in the highest terms
of our present position and form of govern
ment. You will thus see how wrong has been
the use of Mr.. Stewards name.
did tell you of q communication high mil
itary man had with me in Washington, about
the tactics that would probably be followed Ill
the event of war with England-that 100 600
men could, at short notice, be concentrated
and thrown across the st. Lawrence, about or
below the Island of Montreal, &C., &C., and
you may possibly have COMPOUNDED his remarks
with Mr. Stewards. Some confusion OF names
and circumstances in respect to a casual con-
versatiOn held more than year ago. to winch
no particular importance was attached Dy eF
ther of us, is not to be wondered at. But Tue
reference to Mr.. Seward and Mr.. Grinnell, as
well as myself, having been made, deem IL my
duty to these gentlemen to give true state
ment of the facts Yours truly,
i''N''' '''0 '''''' THEODORE HART.
A New READ1NG.-All's we'll that ends
WELLEs.
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Delicious minnesota Fruit.
To the Editor of the Pioneer.

To the Editor of the Pioneer
The Albany stopped at Shakopee on her
way down. l went up town. | saw
gentleman handling something that made
my mouth water-it was fruit / was hon.
Ored with an introduction to Col. L. r.
Hawkins, of Maple Grove, near Spring
Lake, Scott County. l begged him to
let me have the honor of taking just a
little sample of the fruit which all grew
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
Reported Letter from Gen. Grant.

1t is stated that the President has re-
ceived letter from General GRANT, in
which he not only pledges himself to aid
Adjutant General THOMAS in his labors,
but also heartily endorses the emancipa-
ton proclamation and the raising of COL
ored troops, and earnestly expresses the
opinion that with the latter, great results
can be attained.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
Inc Democratic State Eickct-..An-
other Withdrawal.

The LIE Sueur Gozette of Wednesday,
states that Mr.. PETER WILKINS of that
place, the Democratic nominee for State
Treasurer, has sent in his declination.
The Gazette says Mr.. PETER WILKINS takes
exception to the platform The Gazette
is neutral paper, but regrets that Mr..
RICE was not nominated, "as he is evil
IDENTITY the choice of tie masses of our peo-
pie, who look to him as their own chosen
leader"
The Northwestern Democrat, published
at Hastings, and the organ of the Democ-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

THE LETTER from Sank Rapids is from
the pen of prominent Democrat OF
MOI thern Minnesota, who states, in pri-
vate note, that he is authorized to speak
for other substantial and tried Democrats
in his vicinity in favor of a Convention of
the LoyoI Democracy.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

According to the census of 1860, the
following seeded States, now occupied to
large extent by our armies, had within
their borders the number of free negroes
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

The following number of surplus rebel
prisoners are now in the hands of our gov

To the above must be added those pa
rolled at the surrender of Vicksburg, near
ly $4,000, and in other localities, which
in the aggregate would swell the number
to about sixty thousand.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
California Gold.

The gold productions of California are
nearly, if not quite, equal in amount to
what they were five or six years ago, al
though the shipments to New York have
fallen off fully three quarters, The fol-
lowing figures, giving the amount Of spe-
Gle shipped by the steamer of the 23d Ju-
ly, from San Francisco, will show its des-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

A New READ1NG.-All's we'll that ends
WELLEs.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-15

The fortunes of the city of Natchez
in this war have been rather remarkable,
Il is the only rebel city Of any size on
the Mississippi river whose capture has
given Us no trouble whatever. Il first
fell into our hands in May Of last year,
when it's Mayor surrendered il TO the
fleet of Commodore FaTragut, who made
trip up the river after he had captured
New Orleans. We had no troops TO hold
it. but the city was put upon its good
behavior, under penalty. Its good faith
was tested when Farragut again passed
IL on his return from the first lombard
ment of Vicksbure: subsequently twas
tested at the close of last year, when
Ellets rams passed it on their daring
tour down the Mississippi and up the
Red river; and again, third time, was
it tested, when II was passed by Farra-
quits vessels three months ago, after he
had run the Port Hudson batteries, In
all these instances the authorities Of
Natchez hve kept their pledge, and not
a shot was fred at our passing vessels.
After the fall of Yicksburg, aportion Of
Grants troops went down the river, and
without resistance took possession Of
Natohez Natchez is the largest city in
the State Of issippi--one- third larg-
or than Yicksburg--is placed on q high
bluff and in a commanding position, and
il is remarkable that the rebels did not
at any time make any efforts 10 hold it,
One of our Southwestern correspond
enls has visited Natchoz, and in a letter
which we publish this morning, gives
some account OF what he saw and heard.
The people exhibited the most marked
spirit Of friendship toward our troops
aud Gen Banks aud bis staff, who have
been on yisit TO the place, were every
where received by the wealthier classes
with unboundod Hospitality and honor.
They complaiacd bitterly Of the rebel
gueuillas, and wished some plan adopt
ed Of driving iham from the held' We
rioice 10 see thass signs cropping out at
one and another point IN the south
west E Tines
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Thc Next Battle.
rrom thc nIsmphI. Allantn App.n

Niou the Mempnis AtiAhtl Anp,ls
We infer from the movement of the
enemy that he is preparing for great,
probably a final struggle in Virginia.
Large numbers Of Grants troops are
passing up the Mississippi River from
Nicksburg, destined, as stated BY their
officers, for the army OF Meade. We
have intimation also that Rosecrans has
fallen back from the late positions oc-
oupied by him, and 10 may be that he
too is sending sid to the Federal army
in Virginia. Gen. Dix, with some
twenty to thirty thousand troops, has
already Joined Gen. Meade, and 1t is not
at all improbable that within q few
weeks the Federal commander will be
enabled TO throw against Gen. Lee an
army of one hundred and fifty 10 two
hundred thousand strong.
IL is evident, moreover, from the tenor
Of our dispatches this evening, that our
own people at Richmond are anticipat.
ing another great conflict very soon in
Virginia. The supposition is, that il
will come off on the Upper Rappahan-
mock How we are prepared to meet so
large force as Meade will endeavor to
bring into the engagement we are not
prepared to say. 10 is probable that
Gen. Lee will endeavor 10 bring on the
engagement before Grants or Rosecrans'
reiniorcements can reach their destina-
ton.
tits evident that the Eederals are i'm
pressed with the Importance and neces-
sity of defeating the army of Virginia
before any very decided adverse impress
sion can be made upon the power of
the Coniederacy. With Lees army de-
feated and routed, the South would in
deed be left in a crippled and disabled
condition, and the enemy hopo to take
advantage of our present discontinue,
arising from the fall of Vioksburg and
Port Hudson, 60 effect this purpose.
These events have rendered the armies
of Pemberton and Gardner wholly in
efficient for the next forty or fifty days,
while Grants entire force can repair to
other fields, leaving Banks TO look after
their interests on the Mississippi River.
We presume that our Government
authorities are fully alive TO all the con
ungencies that hang upon the case, and
that they will be prepared to give the
enemy warm reception if it really be
his purpose to fight the decisive battle
of the war on Virginia soil. To crush
out Gen. Lee is now his greatest desire
and ambition. Aside from the very
serious wound he would thus inaict
upon the strength and vitality of tho
Confederacy, Gen. Meade would win
for himself crown of unfading laurels,
and the North would be able TO say
we have at length found General and
hero able TO cope with the rebel chief
tain, who. has hitherto never known
defeat. This would prove n healing
balm to the wounds inflicted by the
numerous and successive de eats sus-
tanned by the enemy at the hands of the
Virginia army, and il would, moreover,
place the Federal Government in posi-
tion almost TO dictate the terms of peace.
We have faith, however, that Gen Lee
viii be able to give a good account Of
himself whenever and wherever the con-
ilict may occur.
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From the Toronto Globe.

The london Times On tho American
Vsar-A Canadian lkebuise OF its I1-
science
The excessive insOlence Of Che London
Times in dealing with the American war.
its tremendous assumption of superior
knowledge and Judgment, and the con-
fdence with which il makes predictions,
are patent 20 the whole void II has
seated many times OF late that Vioks-
burg was impregnhble, that Grant must
retire from it, aud that Lee had Wash
ington Philadelphia, and Baltimore at
his mercy. Every one was, therefore,
curious to see how 10 took the recent
news. Its matchless impudenco does not
fail IL, but il dares not discuss the con-
sequences of the fall Of Vicksburg II
passes that by, and speaks Of Lees
movement nOrthWard as a mere raid, aud
his retreat as not unexpected The
plucky Star having good opening,
pitches into the Times in capital style.
The affected insolence with which the
Times speaks of the American war as a
kind OF wesrysome annoyance, involving
no principle or any thing else of impor-
N'A+~Nt - N-ANA eDf eAAAaA y iANAt 10 u BINub
contest between two systems Of labor
slave and free; between the rule of
people and q slaveholding aristocrsoy,
involving the liberty Of four millions of
blacks, and Of moro than that number-o of
whites, as well as the integrity Of one
Of the great nations Of the earth and
the Times treats il as a thing of no
moral importance whatever as only no
tioeable on account of its effect on the
Gotten market, aud TO be brought TO some
termination without any regard TO the
effects on the people Of the United
States, at as early day as possible 1t
would not speak with one half the con-
tempt of a row inthe Ionian Islands, as
it does of this gigantic struggle for the
mastery between slavery and free dom in
America,
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rronhlo ln Rirnmond.

Catharine Burb, formerly slave of
Gusts Lee, but now free woman
through n clause in the will of Lees
granddaughter has arrived in Washing
ton from Richmond. She has been in
the family of Custis Lee, the eldest son
Of Gen. Lee, and now on the military
staff of jeff Davis, This woman rep
resents that there is a great excitement
just now in the Lee family at Richmond
over the expected hanging Of Sawyer
and Flynn by the Rebel Government
The people ell demand that the sentence
shall be executed next Friday, while
Gen, Lee, whose son, Fitz Hugh, is held
by our Government as q hostage for
Sawyer and Flynn, demands that Davis
shall prevent their execution, and
threatens, if his son is hung by us in
retaliation, that he will resign his posi-
ton in the Rebel army and leave the
Confederacy in disgust.
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state OF the Crops.

The agricultural bureau At Washing
ton has adopted the plan of publishing
monthly reports Of the condition and
prospects Of all the leading crops through
the year. The department has arrange
ments for receiving as accurate aud spe-
cilic information as the case will admit
OF, at short intervals, from all sections,
from which these reports are made up,
giving the average Of the whole. This
report for May and June sets forth the
following as the average condition Of tho
crops in tho country:
Winter wheat one tenth below the
average Of recent years. Spring wheat,
three-iourths Of one tenth below. Bar
ley, ono-half Of a tenth above. Corn,
one-tenth below. Oats, about as last
year. Grass, two -tenths below. Oats,
about as last year Grass, two lenths
below Flax in fair condition, and 100
per cent. more sown than last year.
Wool, something above an average, from
the fact that there are 20 per cent more
sheep in the northern States than in the
last or any previous year Sorghum, 20
per cent above, owing TO increase Of acre
age over that Of last year, in localities
who're il is now cultivated, is eighty per
cent
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NO lOS
ihe FaCis sn thg Case oT the
uurd. q, &c isiaud M. 10.
CoLunnra Kr, Ansnsl .. lsaa.

CoLuous Ky, August 9, 1863.
fHts M.aa3 pr.o#tI
Noticing the avidity with which IA.
Missouri RWblicdn seized upon the fact
that some murders had been committed
below Island 10Y Regyoey, in order 10
graHiy iis evident hatred of their EN-
p'ol meut as eoldiers, charging that The
horrio deed had been done by oolored
soldiers, / have been at some pains in
order TO ascertain the true state of the
case.
The facts are substantially as follows
a negro woman, the mother of two child
ren, had been for months severely abused
by the family of her owner, and finally
escaped TO the cOntraband colony at Is
land 10, leaving her two children with
her master. IL soon camo 10 the ears Of
the mother that her children were daily
logged and otherwise tortured in oonse-
quence Of her escape, with an intimation
that this remedy would be faithfully fol-
lowed up until her return. Under this
state OF the case, aparty of negro laJorers
on the lsland-men who were not and
never hsd been in the military service Of
the United States went down 20 the plan
tation Gin Tennessee,) to recover the
children. On arriving there they found
but one of the children; the other had
been "run off " High words passed
at this meeting, and there were
threats OF shooting ON both sides, the
negroes promising TO return in few
days for the other child, and threatening
summary vengeance upon the STAKEHOLDER
unless the absent child should be forth
coming. Promptly as they had prom
ised, they returned. The child was not
found. An alteration occurred in which
the negroes were The victors, the killing
ensuing as has been published. Whether
they fired lirst, or were feed upon, am
unable to learn. Some of the party were
desperate oharacters--made so by the in-
oilable brutalities of slavery-but not
one OF them had been enlisted into the
United Ststas service. They were
simply casual laborers and had stolen
away unobserved. Their absence was
secret TO all but those concerned in the
raid
Tie part tOdich U,; negro soldiers 'oLo mere
IN dat viciniiy really took ia He matter ,gas
d hunt up, arrest and deliUer 10 he authorities
here all Of he aHegeR mbvdeyeys olo could
| be fond
Will the Republican briefly state this
fact and set il down TO the credit Of the
negro soldiers? l doubt it. The tele-
graph has spread a false report Of this
unfortunate ccurrenoe--foully libeling
the negro soldiers-which will fad its
way into foreign and rebel journals,
where a contradiction never will follow
II yet remains TO be established that
colored soldiers have ever inflicted vio-
lence upon their rebel masters in any
other than an authorized manner, though
it need not be a matter OF special wonder,
if their long-endured wrongs should oc-
oasionally tempt them In that direction
The murderers are in the military
prison here, aud there need be no fear
that Justice will not be meted out TO them.
Yours, Truth.