The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-15
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TERMS.
WEEKLY PIONEER.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

All SuDScrlpuOns payaOIe IN advance.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
AN UNFoRTUNATB PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS.
"A party of immigrants. from Norway, came
up Tuesday on the Stella Whipple, and took
passage on the Albany for Carver. They ap-
pear, from their story to have been unfortu-
nate in their trip from La Crosse to this city,
but particularly so in taking passage on board
the Stella Whipple.
Near Wabashaw man of their number fell
overheard and was drowned. The deck hands
were getting out the boat to rescue him or re-
cover his body, when the mate ordered them
to leave it, and the steamer pursued its way up
stream. Perhaps the mate thought it was too
late to save the mans life, but it was heartless
neglect to make no attempt to pick him up,
and it was especially cruel to the comrades and
to the wife and five children Of the drowned
man, who were on board the Stella Whipple.
Before the poor widow was landed at our levee
she had given birth to an infant. adding one
more to the family so suddenly deprived of
their only human protector and support in
strange land.
At Prescott some of the emigrants were to
be landed. Their baggage was heavier than
usually allowed in low water seasons on our
steamboats,, and the officers of the boat de-
manded extra pay for the extra baggage.
Some of them did not understand the reason
of the extra charge, or imagined they were
being imposed upon, and refused to pay it.
Their baggage was then ordered On to the
boat again or into warehouse, and the deck
hands undertook to move it. One man, sitting
on his box, did not get up from it, and was
knocked over by deck hand. One OF the
only two in the party of immigrants who could
speak English, undertook to speak. to the
Waterman of the Stella, who was with the
deck hands, in remOnstrance against such sum-
mary proceedings when he was at once
knocked down and brutally beaten. Some de-
fence was doubtless made by the Norwegians,
but not much, for half o dozen of the crew of
the Stella beat and bruised dozen or more of
them. The captain OF the Stella, it is said,
saw the whole without an effort to prevent
this outrage upon his unfortunate passengers.
While the crew were pounding the Norwegi.
ans, one of their number who had learned the
cause why captain asked extra pay on baggage,
was hunting for him to pay the money and
settle the difficulty.
Upon coming on to the boat at La Crosse,
they were compelled to pay $50 additional
passage money, though they had bought and
paid for through tickets at Chicago. On their
baggage, which was agreed to be carried
through by the agent at Chicago, they were
charged SITS. No wonder they could not I'M
derstand why they should be thus swindled.
These people, coming to our country igno-
rant of its language and customs, ought to be
treated with fairness if not generosity Such
treatment of immigrants, as we have narrated
above. when heard of in their old country may
deter hundreds and perhaps thousands from
coming to the United States. 1t deserves from
the public here. and viii receive, unqualified
disapprOval.
DISASTROUS FRE-PIONEER FOUNDRY
BURNED.-Loss $150OO.-At a late hour on
Monday night, it was discovered that the old
Pioneer Foundry, situated near the Gas House,
was on fire. The alarm was promptly given
and the fremen were soon on hand. but from
lack of water and the rapidity and great heat
of the fire. all that could be done was to pro-
tect neighboring buildings, and the foundry,
with small building near by, used for storing
patterns and fine castings, was burned to the
ground The foundry was owned by Chouteau,
Harrison & Yale, of st. Louis, and was leased
by j. B. Gilman OF this city, who formerly
owned it. The machinery was complete and
the accumulation Of valuable patters and cast
ings in the twelve years since the foundry was
started, was of considerable value The loss
of Messrs. Chonteau, Harrison & Vale is esti-
mated at $4,000. It is not known in what
amount they were insured, but as they pro.
cured diagram of the buildings and other in.
formation necessary for effecting an insurance,
at the time the title Of the property was passed
to them. it is probable they are insured in st..
Louis Offices. Mr. Gilman's loss is estimated
as high as 5000 on material and patterns,
besides the damage from breaking up his bust.
ness which he had but recently re-established
on paying basis by considerable investment
of time and labor as well as money.
From the fact that the flames when first dis
covered were burning fiercely in the lower
part of the building below the bluff and but
just breaking through the roof it was rumorec
in the crowd at the fire that it was probabl,
the work of an incendiary. We understand
however, that the workmen were engaged ir
casting during the afternoon and that the en-
CINE and machinery were in operation till eve
ming; and that it is the opinion of the work
men who were last in the foundry that the fir
must have been the result of some acciden
which started fame after they had left.
Il SANITARY SUPPLIES FOB NASHVILLE
Rev. MI. Rich, of Minneapolis, started Mon
day for Nashville. for the Christian Commits
/ sion. The branch Of the U. s. Sanitary Com
mission in this city furnished him with &5o(
for the purchase of sanitary supplies in Chi
cago. The Ladies Aid Societies are busted ii
preparing lint, bandages and underclothes
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