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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-18
Death of Mrs. Pierce.
From the Boston Post. Dec. 3

From the Boston Post Dec 3
The many friends of Mrs. Jane M. Pierce
wife of ex-Presdent Franklin Pierce will learn
with deep regret her decease at Andover on
Wednesday morning, in the fifty seventh year
of her age. For many year her health has
been feeble and her sutferings intense, but she
has manifested Christian resignation and pa
tience under her Affections, endearing herself
by her gentleness to al who enjoyed her init
macy. During Mr.. Pierce's official term. Mrs
Pierce was prevented by constant illness from
mingling in general society or assuming the
place in the White House which she would
have adorned had Ler strength permitted: tut
in private, to those who were permitted the
privilege ofintercourse with her. she indicated
willing sweetness of temper, an atfability and
womanlv grace as rare as it is pleasant TO be-
hold Her death will inspire the severest sor-
row. and her memory will be cherished as one
of the joys of EARTH ..... 80
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Charleston.

The .Kercwy thus describes the jolly effects
of the shellng in the city:
THE BUGBEAR SHELLING.-It is curious, as
well as gratifying, to see how coolly our citi-
zens take the Yankee sheliing Of the city. The
people go too and fro in the streets very much
as usual The ladies do not forego their usual
promenades; and when shell falls, the crowds
gather about the sullen monster, or watch its
fragments with a curiosity which is not in any
whit lessened by their sense of danger. The
young girls and boys as they hear the whiz-
zing, look up and cry There it goes!r or
Here it comes !" with q superb feeling of
confidence in fate, if not with an absolute sense
of superiority and contempt. When a house
is struck, which is rather a rare thing, they
examine the hole, and measure its Dimensions,
and even calculate the rate of progress which
the enemy VIII make ~ sne sba down our an
quire thirty guns, constantly in play. for three
years. to batter us into cooked hat" ". 80
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respect toTthe great national contest of the
coming year. The PIONEER will labor to
unite into a single organization the whole loyal
sentiment Of the country, so that the general
voice of the patriotic masses may be uttered
without division or distraction, in favor Of re-
united country, of constitution vindicated,
and of laws obeyed, throughout the extent of
the Republic.
The Pioneer Printing Company continue to
execute Book and Job Printing and Book
Binding of every description with their .accus-
toned neatness and dispatch. Their office was
never in better condition than now for the
prompt and satisfactory filling of all orders in
their line of business. s3 laup. IO t,5sl, ,
Address all business letters to o., .,f. .i...
THE PIONEER PRINTING COMPANY, q.
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Hhe Old Government was Good
Enough for Nle..s

The Chattanooga correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette writes as follows:
To drive dull care away went out to the
front yesterday and made some yery Interest,"
ing acquaintance among the rebel pickets. l
found them quite sociable and not at all dis
posed to be saucy. Nothing separating us but
Lookout creek, which is only about twenty
five yards wide, there was, of course, no diff.
Guilty in holding conversation Those with
whom conversed were principally Alabama
ans and Mississippians. AS usual they ex-
pressed themselves heartily tired of the war
and cherished the (vain) belief that it would end
this winter. When asked whether they would
not rather be back in the old Union again. one
OF them-the principle spokesman replied:
The old Government was good enough for
me There was no dissenting voice to this
candid confession
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Cores of the New York journal Of Commerce.
ga WASHINGTON, Dec. /, 1868.
A curious and interesting discovery has lust
been made in the Department of State, bearing
upon the boundary line between the, State Of
Minnesota and the British provinces From
time immemorial all the maps thar have come
before the public have represented the dividing
extremity Of the Lake of the woods and sUJs them
passing direetly to the westward. A recent in
vestigation of the maps and treaty touching the
matter have brought to light the fact that the
boundary line, after reaching the Lake, passes
through one-half of its centre, thence westward
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WASHINGTON, Dec G.-The Tr;buoes Wash.
lngton special say that frauds to the amount, of
over million dollars were discovered in fur
niShlng supplies to the Army of the Potomac:
On Friday night Capt VIM Stoddard, Quarter
master at Alexandria. was arrested by order of
the Secretary ct War. aud lodged in Old Cap.
itol Prison On Saturday night Capt. Fergu
son; OF the regular army. Chief Qnartermaster
of Alexandria, was also arrested and sent to
Old Capitol. a3
These frauds have been unearhed since Gen.
Meigs went to Tennessee The frauds in
which these ard q number of other officers.
some very high in bank, who are vet to be ar
rested. are implicated, consist principally in
large purchases OF mixed grain, that is oats
ana corn so compound' d that the government
is cheated out of 20 c1ats on every bushel
Enormous frauds iii the purchase of lumber
and horses for the Army of the Potomac have
also been discovered.
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WoRrH Communicated diet makes
healthy children and healthy adults. Good
Saleratus helps to make nutritious, healthy
diet. Hence use DeIand & Co.'s Chemical
Salerdtls as 1t is perfectly pure and better than
Soda for that purpose. s'S'O ea' ~ -
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again, until it reaches the main meridian, and
then continus to the west. The upshOt of the
story lis, that some cute men have made it
known that Minneseta, has q big lump of yalu-7
able land which she did not know belonged to
her, and that she has full command Of the Lake
of the Woods. 81 seal W IT la 5st" 4h
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FIFTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
OF THE
TRI-WEEKLY PIONEER,
tESTABLISHE IN 1852

These papers, each the Oldest of its class
in the State,-are respectfully submitted to
the people of Minnesota for their patronage
during the coming year.
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Per week - - " 20
THE TRI-WEEKLY PIONEER
Will be found an interesting publication for
those who are beyond the reach of daily mails,
or who do not wish to incur the expense of the
daily paper, but who wish to receive the news
oftener than it could be furnished by the weekly.
1t contains all the news matter of the daily
paper, conveniently arranged for this edition.
Terms Of the Erie weekly Paper.
One copy, by mail payable for any time Gin
advance) at the rate per year Of. 5000
Clubs of five, to one address, each ....... 400
Clubs of ten, to one address, each. ...... 400
Position Of The Pioneer i'm respect to
the Rebellion, the Administration,
and Politics.
THE PIONEER believes in crushing out the
great rebellion by any means known to civil
lied warfare, which will accomplish The result;
and in the employment of such means, it will
not be Over-nice or squeamish rs to their chal.
acter. 1t regards the rebellion as gigantic not
merely in its proportions, but in its criminal
ity; and the policies which will soonest and
most etfectually end it, and the spirit which
gave it being, are the policies which THE
PIONEER will most heartily sustain.
The PIONEER looks upon the Federal Adj
ministration as the only legal or possible expo
nent and agent, during its term, of the active
power of the Government. And, inasmuch as
this is a crisis in which the Government can be
upheld only by force and inasmuch, also, as
the Administration is the only medium through
which such necessary force can be exerted il
will support the war measures of the President
and his Cabinet, while the rebellion continues
whether such measures accord with the pre-
conceived notions of its Editor or not. The
fact is cheerfully recognized that the President
and his Cabinet are as patriotic as any men in
the land-that from their positions they have
better opportunities for determining just poll
cies than any others can have-and that they are
weighted with responsibilities which compel
honest action on their parts, and which ought
to compel, at the same time, the generous
sympathies and upholding aid of the whole
loyal people. 1t is not designed, however.
that such support by THE PIONEER shall be
blind and sycophantic. 1t reserves the right of
criticism, which is the proper privilege of the
Independents journal; and this 1t will always
employ, at its discretion, in just and generous
tone. and for legitimate and patriotic ends.
THE PIONEER is independent in respect to
party politics. 1t owes allegiance to no clique
or organization. Il supports the measures ana
men best approved of its own Judgment In
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THE DAILY PIONEER

Was the first Daily paper published within the
limits of the State and has been issued without
interruption since May, 1854. 1t has from the
first been the standard newspaper of the State.
scribers at points which are served with daily
mail, THE DAILY PIONEER is confidently recon-
mended as without superior in respect to the
general attractiveness of its columns and to
its full and accurate digest of news of every
class and from all quarters
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04

Esq, son of Judge Woodward, who. in
the late contest, was the standard bearer
OF the g foe" |" overwhelmed at the bal
lot box" raised a company almost en-
tirely at bis own expense, and it was
among the first companies that reported
itself ready for duty The GibraIter of
Democracy, Berks County, which this
year gives majority, of 1900 for. the
" foe that was overwhelmed at the ballot
box" poured forth her sons by thousands
TO defend the capital of their State. The
Democracy constituted much the larger
proportion of the 100000 men who
swarmed along the border of the keystone
State, and had her imbecile Executive
listened to the suggestions and advice sf
the g toe,'' that ne has g now overwhelrn-
ed at the ballot box when it was first
known that Lee contemplated an invasion.
her beautiful fields, fourishing villages.
and prosperous communities might have
been protected against the scouree Of an
invading army. But the most important
and suggestive idea in this telegram is that
the Secretary of War of the United States.
classes the 100000 Democratic rote,,s an
.I'enF&glt1,6a UiH the reJcls ot' tie Syati
Jor tcll9se dettea tbs Scul1e DeanocraCy hare
been pouring ont tsei,' nao0cg and 1iar sons.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04
Awful Scenes Oh the EsaIfEe-aaI,
OF hiCkanlauea

One of the editors of the Atlanta lC,,
I"te2lL}ge7'cer, who visited Chickamanra
ten days after the battle, writes to bis
paper an interesting account, of his oh
seryatlons, from which we take tbe f,I-
lowing extracts:
We leave the Chattanooga road and
turn to the right. We ride along the av-
enue, and on every side, thickly strewn
are the marks OF the sharpshooters' skill
ana the terrible effects of she'll and ora,,e
from the masked battery. The loss u,as
not alone, however, with US. but the foo
also met his fate. He has left the dread
fui evidence of many dead bodies II
the woods near the upper end of this
opening, we saw one of the blue bab;tod
aead, sitting with his back against a loo.
his arms on his knees and his fno4Ts
doVetalied together Apparently he had
SAT down deliberately 10 die The worms
were teasting on him. His law was
hanging down his black and yI;stan;,,o
body, which had swollen until if burst off
his clothing, was one of the most borr;byn
and disagreeable sights we ever Witnessed
Close by another man crawled unop :. Io,r'
and placing his back against a bush and
resting his head on his hand. tbe olbor,
bent, the body reclining position. he had
pulled his cap over his eyes and given mn
his spirit from the battle field
At tile back part of the field. sweenno
eastward and south of east. was la,,ge
ana destructive battery. The worn places
where each gun was placed indicate tbat
TEL, ten or more guns were in battery there
1 1 ne dead horses and Yankees living about
tel now vengeful the assault was. and
now successful But from the hill where
'his battery cast its storm and rain of
shot' and shell, and canister, and Crane. !
the eviderce of a terrific fire are more an
parent here than anywhere else on the :
held, The woods are very thick in trees !
and bushes, and the limbs, trunks, and
branches, as they lie cut off and torn IN
all directions, made an abatis throucb
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04

which our forces rushed o.,
silence the loud throated yo,o. O~a'|
death-dealing engines. We
the pass of the artillery storm Sss
and there are graves Vt our sG,s' an1
the second hill, with trees ana y.
ing thick about, evidences or .
passion of man, the graves q ~
Texans, the oath and Others la LA
marked by the careful hand - 4
back of these are anumbsr og y, y
Thence we turn to the LEFT and ~, .,@
Savannah road. At interroi-
woods show signs of the cora. ID
more severe than tElickly MAJ /
1t Is along here, we are t,,T ~ 4
Hood and his men made .,,i Y
onset and slaughter, They ana :,
tlon at our army which adj. q i
the Red House, along the ros$ J
right OF the saw mill, did eyecn,:. !
is perfectly fearful fhe c.,,. -,.'-
awful EVERY avenue had been
by broad bosom of de,,r,la,-s'
h,tnds of H-c4te. Battery na,5- |
numefaOle, Here they fogrr. !
they retreated-leaving dead b6,,.,
broken caissons, piles of arn-,S4 -
rent clothes, and destruction 1s--
On one point on the rise of q I'M -7 y
the body Of an Immense N.r.r =
dog. He evidently was the r., "a d.
battery, and vas shot while f,'I r-..
0osoby him we counted tLirty-,,fs.
Yankees, nearly tlirty-dead iorss- :
more Than a ton Of shell. shot ar5
ter aid all the broken Farar ber,a.i
strqng battery, all within tbe ~
eight feet square
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04
a G'rophecy--iIr. Chase.

In private letter, written the other
day, Mr. Nalandigham SAYS:
observe that Mr. Chase is maxine
himself merry over my exile and defeat
Well, that is all right, too. But re-
member when. few years ago, the name
OF Salmon L, Chase was the SYNONYM of
everything odious and vile and when he
was. one OF the leaders of party NOT
numbering In the whole United States
one-tenth part as many as the votes which
l received IN Ohio, at the late election.
and poor and humble enough to be CON
tent with the crumbs which fell from tb.
colored peoples table at the Baker street
chapel, My friend, Mr.. Jas. Brooks. re-
members, also, when he rescued MIR.
Chase from the violence of a moh i,
dayton, and led him, all trembling Inv
the arm to a place of safety. Now
Salmon L. Chase is high in wealth and
position, clothed in purple and fine linen.
ahd farlng sumptuously every day. while
am the subject Of his SCOTS as an exila
but shall live to see the fine when Mr.
e.i'Se VIII De rent to pieces by the whirl-
"ihu winch he has contributed so much
10 raise, and made the victim of the very
mop before which he now triumphs and
eXuits, as did Belshazzar at his feast. and
when Uncle Abe's pardon will be of as
little value to save him as one of sITncl.
Aoe $ vulgar Jests.' may have to
: watch and wait for the time, but it will
come, and shall then be at home and IN
honor. Let him and his friends IanoL
now.-CmcDa,at, Eao,1rc,.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04
The Increase ia the Paw,
.-. Army.

Ihe Cincinnati corresponI.r
Chicago Times, under dat Of 0.,t
makes the following Suggestions mn
formation that has come p, h,
edge:
i" At the next session or C,--
amendment will be presented :, r. /
scription Bill, that SlOO. ins,e.4 n 4
be the maximum for subs-;tr..s
viii benefit the poor man. and or.;s.-
objection TO the $500 claus. as f,,.s.
the rich. 1t will also be ur1qI bv u
bers ot Congress, in view Of the -,I
services Of our soldiers and tbei- ]
prlvationS, and the hi-h prices Of eit
cessaI'y articles for the supno-. Of !,
families, that their pay he inc-s,ql
SIXTY dollars per month. The eFr
this viii be greatly 70 stimulate rr
inents and induce most of the oh 7i-
teers to re-enlist. when their term sr--4
under the new basis. 1, viii tl-s,
nave a most happy effect in aiding
orous prosecution Of the war
g Certainly no one can obiec, fiat.
brave soldiers do not deserve sixty d5l.
a month, which is not the salarT pq5
most clerks, who stay at home and Il
the bereft of the soldiers labors. T,
as 10 expenses, it is thought that It vg
be cheap policy by the immense arma
would raise to put down speedily the
bellion. This idea has been suggested
gentlemen direct from the Army Of
Cumberland, who have witnessed
arduous and painful sacrifices mai.
our brave boys, who think they daser
much better remuneration This nj
ment would, it Is argued. bring a rl5
and a half or two millions of men int.
field, and finish up the war IN a :.
short time; while, at the present p-.s
may be procrastinaied several "a
Startling as the proposition looks t. b
FIRST sight, il Is believed tha; Il VII
most economical for the G1ye-m-
he enc" ."
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04

Snow STORM IN TIE WET-Il
premature, unexpected, sudden hsarr 81
perseyerlng snow storm which took eta.
on the 22d, astonished every one viii
md winter scene in the usually hat0
days of October. At about eight A, NJ
the fieecy fakes began to float downTa.
and quickly increased in volume and hi
utude till the teathery fall fiilad al. thea
Hour after hour. silently and lightly, q
dense white clouds came down mon o.
city, soon mantling it once more ms
lures matehleSs robe of purity D'-
past noon the snow continued falling ttA
and fast, and descended with slight ai1r
ment tlh past sundown. Were the "sai
er colder, the streets would be 5aaA'
with snow, which, mingled With IAN
was still falling at nine p M-N La-
Democrat.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04
COUNTY COMMITTEES.
WILLIAM KITTELL, Chairman.

" II4I-IA1d MI TLI4, OHalThlan.
NJ. M'Guire. John Smith. John Ferguson
John M'Bride, Thomas M'Kernpn. VIM. p
Buck, Joseph Cole. Montgonlerr Douglass
Joseph Gill, L. r. Dunnegan, John Camp
hell, Michael Berry. Richard Sanderson
William Murray, Thomas M'Breen. VII,
liam M'kce, John y Barns. James T.
Campbell, a. Kennedy, +. II. Shields.
James N'Coy, John Stuil. Peter Doughcrty
George ". Stab, Joseph a. Dimqpd, VII
lam N'Gou 81, George Walters, John NJ
Cogan. George Washurn. -
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04
What we have Eeorned.

We have learned by the recent cam
pnGn, Just what we have said all along.
that tue Federal Administration is more
intent upon defeating the Democratic par
y, than it was upon restoring the Union
or fighting the rebels 1t not only used
all the power, morley and patronage with
which II Is possessed, to carry the late
State elections, but il even abandoned the
contest against the South, and iurlouohed
such of the soldiers as coulI be induced TO
vote IN accordance with lis dictates The
Old knownothing party was re<uscuated
and reorganizcd under the mame of
" Union LeagIe," Understanding title
which was calculated to deceive many
honest mon, who did moi suspect thcii, i,-
sincerity or comprehend the s.upon,lous
cheat into which thcy were invciglcd. II
was through the secret and midnight CON
claves OF this diaboIical organization that
they effected their purposcs against tl,,.
Democratic party and majority of the
people We say Il majority of the pcoplc
because we believe 4 majority Of the neo- 90
pic voted against the Administration .,n1
that the surplus vote in favor of Curtin,
Brough and others, * the result of a most
unscrupulous fraud; for whoever will take
the trouble 10 compare the recent vote Of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and the other States
where elections have already been bcI1,
with the vote of previous wears. will d,d
that although the population Of ,bosc
States has been decreased in copsco,cnco
Of volunteering, drafting and other. ,.,rsos /
incident to the war, that there were tbou-
sands of votes more poIIed at the Iofo
election, than ever before wrr, noIcd
since the formation OF our State Govern
ments. And until some modern nI;Ioso I
pher clearly demonstrate as = f,ct tb,t /
the present dcplorable war has incrc.,so,I :
the number of our citiz,ns-uatiI he nroya
that fifty thousand men of PennsvI,,ri,
and rs many more of Ohio. who u,.o,.
before exercised the right OF sua,.au,, vo,od
the Abolition ticket this fall. we shall
continue IN the belief. that a roaio,i,y, of
the real and LoHa .f,is citizens of these
different States voted in favor of the Dem
ocratic party.
Il Is evident, from the past WORKINGS Of
the men IN power, that they first intended
to carry the election by fraud. and if ,bcv
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-04

hor.-On Sabbath night, five la.Sl'
Gated soldiers, belonging to Capt III
Bile 5 SIX months cavalry, visited the ~ -
OF Blassius Noel, of Derry toTns-f
abused and i'll treated the family, th's''
ened TO burn the house, yelled, ana -
off their pistols; they then densn-'
whlskey,s and behaved more like i''l-,
than human beings. Mr.. Noel has nn- ~
complaint before j. NJ. Laird, ksq "
would advise all loyal citizens 10 a. =.
themselves, and defend their fTe'l-.
against such scoundrels. --6r'e'-2 =
A1QtLS.
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