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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
The RIVER NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT

The RIVER NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT -
From officers of the Enterprise up recently
with remainder of her freight of which the
manifest was published few days ago, we
learn that the wing dams intended to improve
the channel of the river between this port and
Hastings have been constructed at French
mans Bar, Red Rock, and Newport Bar. and
so far have accomplished nearly all that was
expected of them. The dams are constructed
by driving line of stakes out into the river
against which willow and other brush is piled
in sufficient quantity to turn the current.
These dams are, of course, but temporary-so
built as an experiment. The effect of them
has been to raise the water in the channel left
open few inches and to make it much easier
for the boats to get over the bars. The AL
bany having run into the Newport Bar dam
and carried away about fifty feet OF it, party
has been sent down to reconstruct it. Capt.
Davidson accompanies the party to witness the
result of his plan, and, if he finds it working
well. to cause the dams to be made more per-
manent.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
The Case Stated.

Governor PARKER, of New Jersey, is
making some strong speeches in that State
on the subject of our national troubles,
their causes and remedy. In the following
paragraph is epitomized a world of truth
The abolitionists and secession;sts are res
pOnsible tor this war. But
from others, guiltless, it may be, but who are
morally equally culpable These we have in
the north. They fill exalted positions in our
government. and with these we have to do in
the approaching election. Applause. They
are the men who for twenty-five years have
been laboring to produce sectional collision !;
who avOwed that the States could not exist halt
slave and half free who counseled resistance to
acts of Congress; who passed State laws in di-
rect opposition to the provisions of the Federal
Constitution, securing the rights of property
and providing for theI rendition of slaves; the
men who were willing to let the Union slide
who were not content with the old order of
things, but prayed for an antislavery cOnstitu-
ton, an anti-slavery Bible, and an anti-slavery
God; the men wO sang peans to the memory of
misguided enthusiast, who with band OF IA
natical followers, armed with weapons of death,
invaded the soil of a sovereign State for the
purpose of inficting servile Instruction. who,
in defiance Of the authority of the General
Government took forcible possession of its pro-
perty, and who, as criminal forfeited his life
to the offended law. These men wanted war,
and were filled with JOY when the South seced-
ed. (Applause.)
These are terrible truths, and should be
borne in mind, not for purposes ofrecrim-
nation, which would only enbitter the
strife, but to see how surely their course
has brought ruin upon the country, and
how still greater evils may be averted.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

To PRESERVE CUoUMBERs FOR PloKLE1NG.
Cut the cucumbers from off the vines
without bruising the stems; lay them
carefully in a basket; take them to the
cellar; sort and pack them in barrels, put
ting different sizes in separate barrels,
spread layer OF salt between each layer
Of cucumbers; there should be sufficient
salt to entirely cover the pickles between
the layers. Continue to pack the cucum-
bers daily as they are picked, never using
any but fine cucumbers, discarding all that
are crooked or of slow growth. Keep
boards over the pickles, and weight to
press them under the brine, which will be
formed without the addition of water, with
the juice extracted from the fruit by the
salt. Pickles packed in this manner may
be preserved for years, if there are no inn
purities in the salt but if the salt is
mixed with lime, they will soon soften and
spoil.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Time for Recruiting and Bounties
Extended until the Draft,
CIRCULAR FROM LIEUT.. COL.
AVERlLL.

HEADQ'Rs SUP. Vol. RECRUITING SERvtc,E.)
ST. PAUL August 80, 1864.
All recruiting officers and recruiting agents
now on. duty in this State are hereby author
lied to continue their efforts for collecting
volunteers, until the draft, which has been
called for on September 9Th, has actually been
made. The object of the Government is to
keep up volunteering as much as possible, after
the 9Th of September. There must necessarily
be some time used in preparing for the draft in
which every town will have an opportunity
to fill its quota with volunteers. Every
man who may enlist before the latest
practical moment of reporting to the Board for
examination, under the draft, will be counted
on the quotas of the present call, and entitled
to bounties provided for by the late act of Con-
gress. 1t must be understood that no post
ponement of the Draft has been ordered. nor
is there the least reason to suppose such an
event will take place. But in view of the rapid
enlistments already made under the last call,
more than three-fourths filled, permission has
been given by the War Department for the con-
tinuance of volunteering during the necessary
time of preparing the accounts for the draft,
which, if properly improved will give every
town sufficient time to fill its quota. All re-
cruitlng officers and agents will, in addition to
their other reports, make twice-weekly reports
to this Office, stating thir prospects and results
of their efforts
JNO. I. -AVERILL,
1t. Col. and Supt Vol. Recruiting Service for
Minnesota. d1w1tw
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ST. PAUL. Wednesdav A,,,-,s+ -

ST: PAUL. Wednesday, August 81. 80.
| ALCOHOL-Si50 u gallon
| CANDLES-Mould, 13(620c u n S+,- 2.12-,.
Adamantine 34c; Sperm, 55a60c
| COFFEE-Far Rio U 10. 55c, prime SIC. Jav,
| Csc. '@'1
| CHEESE-Reser7e. y To-. 20c Hamn1r,. %,
| CORN MEAI.-Yellow. boted. So. Is: nn6oited
1928. N hite. bolted. S4.GO
| FIsH-Picked Herring. new. gbbi s11 .oOalo % :.
Scaled Herring y box, SIC; No. Herring, u box.
Bank, SIS. IS; CuslI $3.50; Hake, $500; MackereI.
| new, No. l. extra large. half bbs, S11 No 2 me,
dunn half bbs:, $3.50; Family Maskerel So 90:
NO: l Kits, new, $3.25; Family kits S. so; new, "a
FLOUR-Double Xxx, bbls, SIS 50; sacks. Ss.oS
FRUIT-Green Apples, y bbi., -; Dried. u
~, l3c.. Peaches, dried, 2Oa22c n H. Cranbes.
ries, = bu, =. Raisins, SIS. 1906 25 q box; half
Almonds, Fl. S. 24c- s. s. 35c.
$3.50 -'A-''
IRON-Common Bar lekc: Horse Shoe. raa
t4c.
LEAD-Pig =; Bar, 20c y h.
LEATHEk-Reported by r. Rogers & Co. NY
Leather store, crhird etrtet-Best Spanish Sole:
Harness, hemlOck- Soc; Harness, oak, Coo; Har.
ness New York finish, very fine, c; Bride Leath-
er, Sos Rein feather, fair, New York finish,
can Kip, oak 81. l0al.50: French Kip 81. 1902 co:
American Calf hemlock, 81 sO@21O; Am. Calf oak.
sl75e25o; French Calf . dozen, sS0@11O Upper y
foot hemlock Sac; Upper, y side. OAK, s556a7OG
LlME-Cordoya, Port Byron and LIE Claire So 20
Dbl Grand Rapids Calcined Plaster, 50. SO
LIQUORS-COmmon Rectifed, y gal, sf,5:
MOnongahe!a $2.ooGs500; Old Bourbon, So ONa6
MOLASSES-Plantation, u gal, 81 15aI .25 sugar
House, Si.3s91. 40; Golden SErup. 81 4Ga1 so
EAILS-10s, y key. $1,000.
Oii4S.Carbon by Dbl. A'.15; Whale, s,75:
Neatsfoet. $500; Lard, So. oa: T.jnsaed 80 90
POWDER-Per key, S19 Is
SALT-9s bbl. SIS 50
SHOT-sG.0O y bag.
1p r., Es,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
st. Paul Produce Marker

ST paul, Wednesday, August Il, .3s4
CITY buyers were paying for country p,et-ce 7as.
terday az follows: "
bAELEY-si.Z0 D busael
6EEssAx- SOC y H.
BEEF CATTLE-S2 1903 % ~ cwt
table ~ ~" u'"Nn -''"7'> 'o' oS7s
GOEE-sl. IS . bushe.
t.GGs-22a25c y dozen
GINsEr'G-20c u h. DE-. S!,0
HinEa &c.-Bry Flint ISc Drg s,i.ai 15.-
Green; sc: Green Sailed, 10 Calf s,<ns G-ae-,
LARD-2GGa22c . d. '
MUTToN-419c D Is. live weight
OATs-$1.0O y Dushe
PoTAToys--G0(a65c u b1s1s
TArLow-i2Lc u ~
WHEAT. so 3 bushe!
"ooL-tvc . H. UnWashed opetniro o4
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

To VOLUNTEER5.-We learn that the
Eleventh Regiment is now filled up, and those
volunteering have now the choice only ofsome
of the older organizations. In this connection
we would call the attention of volunteers to
the fact that Lieut.. John Janicke has been APP
pointed recruiting officer for the gallant
Fourth, and will be glad to give all information
desired to volunteers by their calling at the St.
Paul recruiting Office in Mackubin's Block,
next to the Provost Marshal's, or at Checkers
Laborers Hall" opposite the Presbyterian
Church. Lieut.. Janicke is an excellent officer,
and mas served both in this country and in Eu.
rope.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
FROM EUROPE,

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The New York, from
Southampton 18th, arrived this morning. The
Times expresses establishment at the manner in
which the Federal bonds are treated at Frank
fort adding that each successive fall is regard
ed by existing bondholders with qualification
instead of dismay. The Times believes the
campaign will continue unless danger to Wash.
ington becomes so great as to demand the re-
turn of the main body of Grants army. The
capture of Richmond is q test of ability of the
North to make an impression on the Confeder-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT
Nor DROWNED. Chapman in

Nor DEowNRD.-Lieut Chapman in
forms us that the soldier. AdOlphus Schinck, of
the detachment taken South by him, who was
reported to have fallen from the boat in the
night and been drowned was alive and well at
Memphis at the time he left that place. Some
thing, probably a stick of wood, fell overheard
in the night. 1t was supposed to be man.
There was no opportunity then to get the SOL
diers together to call the roll, but search
through the boat was made and all the men
found to be on board except Schinck, who,
having changed his clothes, was not recognized
The officer was considerably astonished, day
or two after, when he was enabled to have a
roll call, upon calling Schinck's name at the
end of the roll, as q chance matter of form. to
receive the prompt answer of "here," and,
upon remarking that Schinck was drowned, to
hear that individual himself deny the state
ment Something having been published in
the newspapers as to the method of obtaining
his effects by the family, the Lieutenant is
pleased to notify the friends of Schinck that he
has faith now to believe that Schinck will him
self bring his effects back to his mly when
his term of enlistment is over.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

NOTICE. - To the heirs and legal
~ representatives, of Magdslena Hostetter late
OF Manor township Lancaster county and State of
Pennsylvania, deceased:
You are hereby notified that. by virtue of an order
OF the Orphans Court of Lancaster county 10 me
directed, will hold an inqusitlon divide part
value the real estate of said Magdaena Hosiette-.
deceased, On FRIDAY, the 10th day of September
1864, at two O'Clock M at the public house of DO
seph GocheHauer, IN the village of Millersvle, il
said township of Manor and county aforesaid, when
and where you may attend if you think proper
Sherif's office, Lancaster. Pa. August IS, 1864
aug25. o1tw4t E. SMITH, Sheriff
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
DIED..

At Okaman, Waseca county, August oath. 1854 OF
dysentery, L0ANA, wife of W. N. Buckhou in the
21st year of her age
In Buffalo, n Y, August 18th, Mrs. ELIZA
LICHTENSTEIN, wife of Barn0t Lchtenstein, aged
50 years Nashville tTenn.l papers please notice.
In this city, on the oath inst, Rev. LEWIS
SMITH, late pastor of the Baptist Church at Hights
town, New Jersey.
On Thursday morning. August e5th. FRANCIS
XAVIER son Of Thomas and Ellen Howard, AGED
year and months.
At White Bear Lake, August 24th, Of dysentery
IDA NJ, only daughter Of Capt. James I. and Lydia
A. Flax, aged years. months and II days.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

Doors AND SHoEs.-C. Gotzian, on
a very large stock of Boots and Shoes of all kinds
Everybody in need of the above articles is invited
to give him call snd see for themselves.
Country Merchants will find it for their advantage
to give him call when in the city, as he is prepared
to supply their wants. Orders promptly attended to-
August It, 1864. aug16-1stbn 3td&y
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

MINNESOTA FRU1T.-We saw an apple
tree at Desnoyers' half way house the other
day, the seed of which was planted by Mr..
Destroyer. 1t has borne apples for three years,
and has never suffered from frost or drought.
Its branches touch the ground and shade the
trunk on every side We are told that a great
many trees in young orchards were Killed last
winter. flumbs seem to be plenty, but are
not generally as good as in other seasons when
wa had more rain.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

LEAD IN MINNEsoTA.-A farmer who
resides near the river twelve miles below st.
Paul, stated yesterday in this city that he had
found lead ore upon his farm, in paying guam
tity, and equal to the best mineral he ever saw
at Galena, where he used to reside. Unless he
is mistaken, his discovery is worth investigat-
ING at least
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

fERsoSAL.-Dr. Ayres, a physician of
much notoriety East, returned home this morn
ing after visiting the interesting places of this
vicinity. He has taken notes during his stay
and has promised on his arrival at home to
publish his diary. We NAV expect an inter.
esting sketch of Western life and manners
Is the Doctor is very observing and hu-
mOrOuS.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

LuMBER.-Three large RATS, from Min
neapolis or ct. Anthony, hoated past the city
Monday. It looks like old times, to see INN.
Der once moro floating from our mills to the
markets down stream.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

RETURNED. Lieut.. Chapman, Of Co. F,
Eighth Regiment, returned yesterday from
Memphis, and reports that the detachment of
recruits and drafted men sent from this State
under his command arrived all well at Menu
phis, early one morning just at the close of
Southern shower of seventeen days duration.
Gen. Washburne had to be walked up to give a
needed order before the detachment could be
marched to quarters. which being done, the
Lieutenant soon had his men comfortably loca-
ted The next morning, at about the same
hour, Gen. Washburne was walked up on ac-
count of the arrival of an officer named For
rest, who brought with him detachment of
rebels. The General gave up his own quarters
to these last
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

ST.. PAUL BUILDING STONE.-The value
Of the limestone upon which our city is built
may be seen by witnessing the excavations now
being made for the cellars of the block of stores
to be put up by Messrs. Wilcox and Mack, of
st. Louis, ON Third street. The cellars are be-
ing excavated ten feet deep the full size of the
contemplated building, seventy feet front by
one hundred feet deep. The upper stone, for
five or six feet, is of an inferior quality and
color, used in side and partition walls, for
foundations &c. Below that the stone is of
the blue shade and fine grain which is so much
admired by strangers in many of the principal
buildings of this city. The quantity of the
stone being taken from these cellars, which
will be used in building, is roughly estimated
at more than sufficient to put up two three
story blocks of the ground surface named. The
owners of the property mentioned have already
contracted and in part delivered from their
cellar quarry the stone for fine residence
about being put up by one Of our citizens.
With stone for building material, so plenty and
of such superior quality, there is no reason why
st. Paul should not in time become the best
built city in the West. We have already some
business blocks and numerous private resi-
dcnces in the city that would be considered Or
namen.al to the best streets of some of the
older cities.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
1NANCIAu
New York Money Market.


NEW YORK, August ST. f864-6ps
GoLo-irreg iIar and unsettled and decidedly Iou.
er. Opened at 236. declining to 232K, adVancinoto
234, declining to 1921. advancing 70 235 dacn7no
to z345., and closing at 23491Ca235 o0-''"'H9
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
The DRAFT.

of Quotas Excesses, and
Amount to be Furnished on July
18th 1864, by the Second Congress-
iOnal District of Minnesota.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

Diseases of the Nervous. Seminal.
Urinary and Sexual Systems new and reliable
treatment-n Reports Of the HOWARD ASSOCIA.
IlON Sent Dy mail, in sealed letter envelopes. free
OF charge. Address DR.. j. SKILLIE HOUGHTON
Howard Association, No South Ninth street. Phil
delphia Pa ap2 d&w1v
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

ST.. ANTHONY ITRMs.-Messrs. Barnard
a. Bro. are engaged in making needed repairs
to their furniture mandatory, which will
leave the building as good as new and they
will be prepared to continue their large bust
ness in short time.
g. w. Farnham is recovering from his
hurt by lumber running from the tail of the
mill striking against his side, so as to be able
to attend again to his business. He was, for
tunately, not so much injured as was feared at
the time of the accident. H..
Work has been resumed upon the con-
struction of the pudding mill to be put in op-
Grafton upon the site of the old Scott & Nor
gan foundry The. forge hammer will be in
place and at work in five to six weeks from
now. ..lt
Barnard & Bro. have rented the lower
story of their furniture factory to be used for
q grist mill, of two or three run of stones. The
machinery of the mill is on hand and will be
soon put in operation. This makes the third
grist mill in st. Anthony.
The low water of this season prevents the
running of all the mills at the Falls. Some of
them are run only at night when the other
mills are shut down. The foundry can not
get enough power to run their fan for blowing
the furnace fires. The pond on the north side
of Nicollet Island is so nearly dry that it will
hardly float good sized log.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

MoRE 1MMsRAN1s.-About fifty more
German immigrants arrived Monday ON the
Albany, destined for settlements up the Mime.
sofa Valley. The countryis filing up RAPIDLY
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

FREIeHr1Ee.-The Golden Star, of the
Prairie du Chen line, came in Monday with
two barge loads of freight, and, after deliver
ing, returned down stream in the evening. We
learn that considerable freight, including seye.
raj miles of railroad iron, is lying at Newpor,
Bar, and other points between this and Has
tings, which will be brought forward during
the week,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

ENLisTED.-Yost Yost, of Columbus,
Anoka county, finding himself the only man
left in that town among those enrolled as Liza!
BILE to the draft, and determined not to be
drafted himself, came in Monday and enlisted
for two years, securing, we hope good large
bounty to go towards the support Of his
family.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

BK- SPERMATORRa tEA CAN BE CURED
DR. RAND'S SPECIFIC cures SPERMATOR-
RHEA SEMINAL WEAKNESS, IMPOTENCE.
LOSS OF POWER. etc. speedily and efect,eaUy It's
convince the most skeptical of its merls Price 81
box Sent post paid to any address by j. j. KRONER,
4OS Chestnut street Philadelphia, Pa. Circulars
sent free. nOv21 d tw&w1v
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

JOHN I. AVERIL.u.
Lieut.. Colonel l. e. P NJ G.
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FILLING UP.-We are glad to learn that
great many of the towns of this District have
recently filled their quotas, and that the mum.
Der of recruits coming in at Fort Smelling is
increasing daily. Two or three towns of the
Minnesota Valley yesterday sent in their full
number at one time.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

RESCUED FROM DRowNING.-A young
man, about twenty years old, belonging to the
party of immigrants that come up on the Al
bany Monday, went in swimming about nine
o'clock in the morning from the levee, got be-
yond his depth in the swift current and was
near drowning, when Mr.. Theodore Borup.
throwing off his coat and shoes, rushed across
the levee. leaped into the river and reached the
drowning man just in time to save him. Three
gentlemen standing by, Joined hands, formed
line out into the current and thus aided Mr..
Borup in bringing his prize ashore. The cur
rent is so strong at the place where the young
immigrant was in, and he was already so near
drowned, that the saving Of his life was en-
tirely due to the prompt action of MIR. Borup.
The affair was like to have a ludicrous ter
mination. in the attempt of an elder brother to
whip the young immigrant for going into the
water, from which he was only restrained by
the forcible interference of an indignant spec
tator. ...
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

The SUPERIOR RoAD.-A gentleman
who yesterday visited the work along the line
Of the Superior road from this city to beyond
White Bear lake. reports to us most gratifying
evidence of the energy with which Mr.. Branch
is pushing the work on lis contract for grad.
Ing, ana also that two sub-contracts have re-
Gently been let by Mr.. Branch, on which work
will be commenced to-day. If until the COM
pletion of the road, the progress should be as
rapid as it has been since the commencement
OF grading, by the summer of 1867, the cars
will be running from here to Lake Superior