The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT


LATE NBWs TTBMs.
Tho Detroit Adoertisev says the low
stage of water in the Western lakes is
something remarkable. A fall Of about
two feet has recently taken place, and the
water is now ,fonr feet lower than in 1861.
At some Of the ports on Lake Huronyis Is
now difficult to make the landings, where
formerly there was water to spares a. ~
IA Petersburg journal sstimates that
10000 shells have been thrown into that
CITY, resulting nSthe killing Of four white
persons and ten or twelve negroes, and
the wounding Of about thirty individuals!
General Dix has issued the following
order: "a nefarious attempt was made
last night to set fire to the principal hotels
and other places of public resort in this
city. If this attempt had succeeded, it
would have resulted in frightful sacrifice
Of property and life. Evidences of ex-
tensive combination and other facts dis
closed to-day show it to have been the
work of rebel emissaties and agents. All
such persons engaged in secret acts Of hos
tility oan only be regarded as spies, subject
to martial law and to the penalty of death.
If they are detected they will be imme-
diately brought before court martial or
military commission, and if convicted,
they will be executed without the delay of
q single day." ea.r aF,..: t.}
A letter from China states that when
the imperialists took Nsnkin they cut off
the heads Of the rebels to the number of
nearly 10000.
Our Consul at Trieste, Richard Hill
dreth, the historian, has become hopelessly
insane, through softening of the brain.
We find the following advertisement
in copy Of the Weekly Telegraph, a
small advertising sheet published in Saint
Louis BY VIM. R. Sloss, of date March 10,
1859. The rapid advancement of one
member of the firm Of -" Boggs & Grant "
is too patent to everybody to need any
| further mention: gao aTI wa '-'.'i '-,'.'
e .oasa sotsau Laam o.s. s.n1:: o.
ROGGS Il GRANT, General Agents
- for selling or bsrtering real or personal prop.
| erty notes bonds and other securities borrowing
or loaning Of money ON real estate or other good
security; collecting OF rents, renting Of houses co.,
Letting Of notes. bills accounts or other demands
Office No IS Pine street, st. Louis, Mo.
Major W. d. Sidel, formerly Adju-
tant General to Gen. Buell., and after
wards called from Tennessee by Gen. Fry,
to assume the duties of Acting Assistant
Provost Marshal General of Kentucky,
has just been rewarded for the fidelity
with which he has discharged his duties by
promotion to Lieutenant Oolonelcy. He
has been assigned to the Tenth United
States Infantry.
Judge Wright, Of Georgia, formerly .
member Of the United States Congress, has
passed through Nashville to Washington, to
see what can be done towards bringing about
| peace. He reports the common people a.
for peace The Georgia Legislature convenes
In q few days, when efforts will be made to
save the State by coming back into the Union.
! "A special to the Commercial, Washington
18th, says: There are no fears of diplomatic
rupture between this country and Brazil, as
Gen. Webb took steps Immediately upon the
seizure of the pirate to allay any ill-feeling on
| the part Of the Brazilian government, and
render an amicable adjustment of the difficulty
certain"
Official returns from all the counties in
Illinois have been received at the Secretary of
States office. The total vote for Lincoln is
1870, 1856; total for Mcclellan 15S, $40; Lincoln's
majority 3o,775. The increase on the vote of
| 1860 is S,542; increase on the vote of 1862
u 515. Jesse K. Dubois estimates that %, 600
soldiers returned to Illinois and voted for Lin
coin. =.
Rev. j. A. B. Stowe, late President of Ksl-
amazoo College, Michigan, has recovered from
Rev. Edward Anderson, late Greek Professor
in the same College, the sum of 81, 900 in q
suit for SANDER.
"A New York dispatch of the 2Sth ultimo
says:
United States Government securities contin.
ne to absorb the chief interest in the stock
market: The everything impression is that the
limit of the issue iof gold-bearing bonds has
been about reached, and this induces active
speculation and therefore prices continue to
advance. ;"aSG ~
Maj. Gen. Couch has been transferred
from the Department of the Susquehanna, and
ordered to report to Gen. Thomas.
The Richmond Dispatch, in an editorial,
favoss an appointment of General Lee as mill
tary adviser to Congress, with the understand
ing that his decisions will be abided by. It
also favors the granting of plenary powers to
the Secretary of the Treasury.
Political Moderation.
From the London Quarterly Review
1t is an instructive fact that, at this mo-
ment, we should have in two different
quarters Of the world specimens of two
States that have been brought to ruin by
the want Of modaration 6isnlovad nv Tho