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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
The Scenes at MIR. Starr Kings
Funeral.


The ceremonies at the funeral OF THos.
STARR KING are described as uncommonly
impressive and aft citing.
No clergyman occupied the pulpit. His
gown was tLrowD over the vacant desk as
symbol Of his departure aud the destitL-
ton Of his congregation A voluntary
was played, (" The Lord is my Shepherd, I
shall not want, {" and then followed pause,
in which the congregation knelt in silent
prayer. A responsive chant from page
l6l Of the prayer-book used in the church
was the next part of the service, then en-
anthem was sung and again there was q
pause of silent prayer, Then hymn WIS
sang, succeeded in like pause of devc-
ton; a chant followed and two hymrs,
after each of which was an interval of 81
lent prayer, and the service closed by q
solemn air on the organ. The San Fran
c;sco papers publish the subjoined will Of
Mr.. KING: 9ria-l ..s '.,Ir 5.-. .Ya7cg
Feeling that the time has come tor me to be
summoned into the presence of the Most High
G I'd and believing in thesalvation of my soul,
I hereby make my last will and testament: [
hereby will and bequeath to my dear wife Julia
all nv rea. and personal estate of which am
possessed and all property of every descrip-
ton which belongs To me after my Just debts
are paid with the exception of the proceeds
of the policies OF insurance upon nv life.
which wish shall be equally divided among
nv mother and the mother of my dear wife
10 rever. 10 my wi e after the death of either
unless it should be- the will of my W fe that it
revert directly for the benefit of either or both
of her children. The proceeds of this policy
of insurance l wish to be invested by nv ex-
ecutors for the benefit of the above heirs
thereto. nstre obs tft .io.G e,.I ~.
And hereby name as my executors to this
my 1t will and testament, Charles l.. Low,
WIN. No ris and Robert B. Swain. NV desire
is that the shall give no bonds for the per-
formance of th ir duty. org ~, a. ~, BE-. ,c
All other Wills are hereby revoked. and in
the presence OF these Witnesses desire this to
W my last will aud testament. as5 .rs'.et -.
/ Nnid2gsH bnssida TIL STARR KING.
San francisco, March 4, 1864. ogas rao rsa
j. N. EcKEI. = wy Ss'' ee s.j4ss 81 81 En-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22

Tho Fifth Minnesota In Louisiana.
= The Fifth Minnesota was engaged in
the late brilliant operations Of Gan. A j.
SMITH, in Louisiana. Col. HUBBARD was
in command CT brigade of an expedition
under Gen. MOWER, which surprised and
captured two hundred and seventy off
GERS and men, about two hundred horses
and mules, Edgar,s Texas four gun bat
terry, comprising two brass field pieces and
two brass howitzeIs, the caissons, horses
and equipments. The horses were har-
messed and attached to the pieces and Gals
sons, and the battery was under marching
orders when it was captured. The Fifth
was probably engagedin the ''Cane Brake"
battle, of which no details have not yet
been received. .".- .
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
s Amt UL.
A Now Bank.

Messrs. JAMES K. SlDLE, HENRY G.
S1DLE, and JAMES GRAHAM have established
a bank at Minneapolis, under the banking
law of this State. 1t is called the Bank of
Minneapolis. The capital will be 100000.
Securities Omitted States Bonds) to the
amount of $25, 800 have been deposited
with the State Auditor.
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DT1O0utk1aA 110VC&O wi R0S oADOs
Some persons are inclined to find fault
with Judge NsLsoN's decision in the mat
ter Of Deputy Provost Marshal BRIDEN
THAI on writ of Ha6eas Corpus, which
was published in yesterdays PIONEER
They allege that the Judge erred in de-
Gliding that: $3.50
The warrant of commitment issued by the
Justice of the Peace is not conclusive evidence
that the Imprisonment is lawful. We must go
behind the warrant and inquire whether there
is sufficient ground to authorize the arrest and
imprisonment We have done so. and are at
iSfied that the act was done by the officer in
pursuance of law while discharging his duty.
We are not in favor of newspapers dis
cussing judicial decisions, either to praise
or condemn them; and all we intend
to do in this case, is, if possible,
by some timely observations to prevent
others, who through haste or want Of con
sidera.ion, may be inclined to coincide
with and give publicity to the above sta
ted objection.
1t does not appear from the decision in
question. but that the facts set forth in the
return were admitted, or not denied, on
the hearing before Judge NELSON. If such
were the fact, the ht,o Of the case alone
remained to te inquired into, the same as
upon demurrer to the return. But in
case the return was denied, the ATTEST law
yers and soundest authority will agree that
n all cases of commitment fp! felony be-
fore indictment, the inquiry on hn6e"s
corpus, may extend to an examination or
inspection of the dispositions taken before
the committing magistrate, as part OF
the documentary authority on Which the
commitment was funded. The prisoner
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
Paving OF Church Debts.

T-om the weekly prints of the Episcopal
church we conclude there must be an un-
usual awakening in that church on the
subject of paying off church debts.
In St. James Church, Chicago, the
rector recently requested bis people to lay
$50, 900 on the altar. The result was that
$3l 200 were contributed on Easter Sum-
day morning. The largest contribution
b. any one person was $4,000. This paid
off church debt of $29, 900, gave 1000
Tor missionary and other purposes, and
left $12. 900 as beginning of fund for
building a tower to the church.
Grace Church, Chicago, is small par
ish; but her Easter offering came so nearly
$4,000 that some liberal person raised it
to that figure, before it went to the bank.
Besides this, the Children of the Sunday
Schools made an offering of $1,000, to be
divided equally between Nashotal, and
Faribault schools.
St. Johns church gave an Eas'er offer
ing of 81 O6995, and The Sunday School
$3.50.
The offerings Of Trinity and other
churches in the city, were not reported.
In New York, at the Church OF the
Holy Apostles, debt of $4,000 was
wiped out-$9,oOo being given by one
generous donor. ..s .......
At St. Timothy's church $1,000 was
laid on the plates, which over-paid the in
debtedness of the church. -. ...
At St. Mary's, Burlington, New Jersey,
debt of $4,000 was extinguished, save
$1,000. OF this one person gave $4,000
Another generous person proposed that as
soon as this balance Isl ,600) should be ex-
tinguished, he wonld give chime of eight
or ten bells, with an endowment to pay
for their ringing forever. Of course the
balance was raised before banking hour,
next day, and the bells received.
At St. Michaels, Brooklyn, S1,176 was
contributed. starting fund for the build
ing of a new church
At St. Barnabas' Free Church, Balti-
more, the pastor called for $4,000, to pay
off 81 mortgage debt, and $4,000 were laid
on the plates
St Paul's Church, Boston, made an
Easter offering of $4,267 Is.
Many smaller collections are noted,
which We do not copy. All these, let it
be observed, were public collections, in
the church, without personal solici alton.
Such figures are cheering, as they indicate
that the spirit Of sel6shness has not yet
taken entire possession of the American
heart.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22

war breeds oalamities more deplorsble than
itself fit is not ended until by some of
the accidents of fortune the rebels are
enabled to add the dreadful consequences
of its continuance for three more years,
the people will have but little cause to
thank the politicians for drawing off the
attention Of tile nation from the bloody
knife which is aimed at its heart, while
they settle whether this or that party shall
be called the Ct Union party, or the Re
publican party. :" or the Radical party, !"
or the abolition party" or the " Demo-
cratic party" or the "Oopperhead party. I"
The mass of the people are not, it Is
true, caring but very little about these
purely political matters, and in fact would
be willing to let all these minor questions
sink into Indifference and common neu-
trality, if by that means assistance could
be given, to the nation to, extricate itself
from its psrils and difficulties, But it is
not so with the little partisan cliques in
cities and large towns who live on political
fermentation. They are the members of
Society who catch the offal of partisan
official spoils and whose motto of conduct
is, selfinterest with incidental public
good. Many such are getting rich out of
the war, and are happy in the belief that
they and the war ought to become perma-
nent institutions of the country. Others
believe the country is nothing without
politics and being mad at being garroted
from the spoIs, regard the war as of vastly
less consequence to themselves than their
political conventions, resolutions and
platforms
But all these things are, seriously,
wrong and suicidal. If procrastination
is the thief of time" surely the corrollary
follows, that we in permitting the fire OF
battle to slacken for moment, are but
giving aid and comfort to the enemy. The
rebels ask but for delay to insure their
success. Time, to them, is their last hope;
yet we find men who pirate about loyalty
and patriotism, who can turn aside and ex-
hibit more solicitude about their candidate,
their platform, and their politics, than they
feel about striking the great final blow
which is necessary to save the country.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
Prospects. Of a Successful Campaign.

-
The prospects Of a successful campaign
by the Potomac Army towards that an
cient borough of Richmond, grows more
promising every day. The giant touch
of Gen. GEANr seems to be lifting that
department out of the Slough of Despond
into which it had sunken. Everything
pertaining to that Army seems to have
caught new fire and life, and it really now
is what its fame has always made us desire
it to be. 1t will go forth now commanded
as ably as ever before, by General not
hampered and restrained by Government
apron strings, and it will be an overwhelm
ing host of from 100000 to $50, 200 men,
with the most complete equipment of any
army of modern times. General HANCOCK
alone, as we are most reliably informed,
has over fifty thousand men in the single
Corps he commands.
This time Richmond must fall, # that
result is within the ,'ower of arms and
armies to accomplish. The rebels have no
adequate force to meet such power, and
the people have reason to be somewhat
sanguine that they will see the great mill
tary desideratum attained which certainly
would have been the result of the same
military policy and energy had it been
adopted, nearly two years ago. We hope
we behold the light beginning to dawn.
Anna Dickinson and Emma webb.
Those times are traught with eccentrici-
ties, extravagances and follies,. but all
three of these Objectionable features of the
times arc obtruded on public notice when
these two political Amazons appear in
public to scratch rhetorical visages and
tear argumentative hair, During ancient
civil COMMISSIONS there used to be earth
auakes and comets and pestilence, but in
these times there appears nothing SO much
out of the course Of nature as these two
silly women who are undertaking to do
what the Almighty never designed them
for.
1t is mockery and a sin that so soon
as the great WEBSTER, BENTON, CLAY,
WOODBURY., DOUGLAS and CRIrrENpEN are
cold in their graves, the orators and states
men OF the country should yield up the
field of political polemics to two silly
young viragos who have been tempted from
tending babies and making good home
baked bread, to squalllng in public and
rocking the cradle Of political commotion !!
1t looks very disparaging to the heroes of
France that JOAN OF AFRO was permitted
to be their champion, and to the warriors
OF Spain that they borrowed their patriot
ism from tile maiden Of Saragossa. Bot
these two naidens of American politics
seem keener with their. tongues than with
theirswords, and; like many oftheir prompt-
ers, are likely to shed much more sweat
than blood. Like two wrathful doves
through the incitation Of their respective
radical and copperhead leaders. they are
willing Tor rather trained, topeckg at each
Others /" mild eyes 81 for the qualification
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-21

A settlement in the country, as a gener-
al rule, is best for a young man GENERALLY
It is the best for life.
If a young man settles in the city he
must kill himself by study or sink into OBJ
security. The duties of q city minister are
too onerous to be borne by any man who
has not the fruits of labor laid up in store.
- AS a general rule minister's visits
should be religious-mere social calls are
worth little: Religious calls often tell on
the conscience, and when they do not, and
where they do not, there will be no COM
plant because they are not more frequent.
Let politics alone-let religious contro-
versy alone-let heresy alone-preach the
pure Gospel-continue to preach tit
will be your best defence against error.
If you speak at all Of others, dwell on
the points in which You agree, and not on
those in which you differ.
Never dispute with Baptists about the
mode of baptism, nor with Episcopalians
about Church government-the one has
more water, and the other more form, than
you have, and will therefore always gain
by debate. The Presbyterian arm Of pow
or is evangelical truth, and one revival Of
religion will do more for him against
Journalists and heretics than years of con-
troversial labors. In one word, do all you
can by preaching Christ crucifed, and
by prayer, and leave the rest to Provi-
'SN''' '''''' Ell: EGiPn'r MOTT.
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Fayetteville Market. Son, =,

l. Fayetteville Market, Sept. -. 1sc,
B;AC0N-$4 to q so. Pork u so. Lard =,
BEEFwSi so to 81 Der pound, retail. w.
BEESWA1-$s DER pound.
BUTTER-$5 TO s. per pound.
EOFEEE-$la so to SIS per pound
COTTON-$l so 10 81 IS per pound.
COTTON YARN-e20 to so per bunch.
: COPPERAS-Rstail IS
DRIED FRUIT-$l 10 81 so Der pound
EGGS-$2 per Dozen f''
EXTRACT LOGWOOD-s5 to s. per nouns
FLOUR-Super6ne sl75. Family siso r'"a'
FLAXSEED-sS to $40 per bushc..
100 pounds. 'A' - 50 pes
APPLES Green a to s. per busbel.
. GhAlN.Corn $50 to ga so; Wheat s25: Rv...
$50; Oats SO; Peas $l5 Wv nysEst 70
H RnGss: s. 50 to 8 30; dry IS toss
LEAfHER-Upper $40; Sole SIT So
LlQUORS-Corn Whisksy SIS; Ami. and
Brandy $40 to $45 per gallon. F' "Nu reach
h0LASSEs- Country mazda. $40 to &.5.
RICE-60 cents by cssk
SUGARS per Dbl; retail 50 to SO.
SOAP-Famy Bar 81 per pound, Toilet &.
SODA-$5, retail.
= NAIlS-$ato a per pound.
ONIONS-$20 per busheL
P0T pI r Irish IS to ss Sweet SO per bu.h
S Sp Ills, TURPEsTlNE IS per gallon '''
SHEETlNGS-F.ysttevile ~ Shsstinrs, sl 40 to.,
SALT.$s5 to $s7 so per bushsl. ~ "N
TAhL0W-$3 to s. 80.
Wo0L-$5 to IS.
Corrected by Ell PEABERTos
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THE Nunrh CAkULlNA STANDARD;

illness, night and day; she was with him
at his death; she followed him to his
grave she was remembered in bis viii F.;
she survived him but two years, which she
spent in my mothers house and after her
long and faithful service of thirty years,
was buried by my mother in the same
cemetery as her master, respected and la
mented by all his family as the most faith
FIJI of servants and friends.
So much for the interior of the estab-
lishment. Out of doors reigned Molly
Mills--cow, pig, garden, poultry, and post
woman; with her short red pettcoat, her
legs like lnill-posts, her high cheek bones
red and sllrivelled like winter apples; a
perfect specimen of 'yeowoman a
sort of kindred spirit, too, for she was the
wit of the village, and delighted in crack
with her master, when she could get it
She was as important in her vocation
as Annie Kay in hers and Molly here
and Molly there, might be heard in every
direction. Molly was always merry, &C
tive, willing, and true as gold. She had
little booklearning, but enough to bring
up two athletic sons, as honest as herself,
though unlike her, they were never seen
to smile, but were as solemn as two owls,
and would not have said civil thing to
save their lives. They ruled the farm
Add to these the pet donkey, Bitty, al
ready introduced to the public, tame
fawn, at last dismissed for eating the
maids clothes, which he preferred to any
other diet, and lame goose, condemned
at last to he roasted for eating all the fruit
in the garden; together with Bunch and
Jack Robinson, already mentioned, and
you have the establishment.
This year, 1916, from the failure of the
harvest, the distress among the poor was
excessive. The wheat was generally
sprouted throughout the country, and IN
tit for bread and good -four was not only
dear, but hardly to be- procured. We,
like our poorer neighbors, being unable
to afford it. were obliged to consume our
sprouted wheat; and we lived, therefore,
a whole year without tasting bread, on
thin, unleavened, sweet-tasting cakes, like
frost-btten potatoes, baked on tins, the
only way of using this damaged -four
The luxury OF returning to bread agsin
can hardly be imagined by those who have
never been deprived of it."
We introduce this extract for the spe-
cial benefit Of the bachelors. See on how
little people can live happily and respect
ably if they have no false shame!
We now come to speak OF Mr.. Smiths
most Distinguishing characteristics; those
whi;h endeared him to all his acq uaint.
ance, young and old, rich and poor, learn.
ed and ignorant, pious and worldly mind
cd. lie was the most humorous man OIL
his day, and his humor was artless, harm
less, and goodnatured !; broad enough
laughter. moving in the extreme, but new
er coarse, indicate, or immoral. Gen
orally employed to afford innocent amuse
,nent to the social circle, or to his com
panions, wherever they might be; but oc
casonal!y welded, IN his writings and dis
courses, with giants strength, to lasl
falsehood, crime, and heresy, and to up
hold and advance truth and virtue.
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THR MANUFACTURE OF SUGAR FROM the CHMRsr
SusA R CANE.-The ripe cane alone il suitable for
manufacturing cane sugar. and this will deterorate
rapidly if much broken bruised or if allowed to
remain long after being gathered. 1t is important
that the juice he pressed out strained clarified and
concentrated to about half its bulk Is soon as posi-
BILE after the plant is cut in order to prevent the
formation Of glucose The final concentration
should be effected with caution over slow fire to
prevent the conversion of crystalizable into uncrys
taza5le sugar. the principal ingredient in molasses
In the first place. filter the juice of the plant -
it comes from the mill, in order to rsmovs tho eel.
lulose and fbrous matters. and the starch, oil Of
which are present in it when expressed. A big al
ter or blanket placed in basket will answer this
purpose. Next we must add suficiency about
one ounce to 10 to Is galons) of milk Of lime, Chat
is, lime slaked and mixed with water to the juice to
render it slightly alkaline as shown by it changing
redeemed litmus paper to blue. A small excess of
lime is not Injurious. After this addition the Juice
should be boiled for about fifteen minutes thick
greeEish scum rapidly collects on thesuracs which
is to be removed by skinner, and then the liquid
should again be filtered. It will now be of = pale
straw color, and ready for evaporation. Itmsy now
be boiled down quite rapidly to about half its orig
ina bulk after which the fire must be kept low, the
evaporation to be carried with great caution and
the syrup constantly stirred to prevent it from burn
ing the bottom Of the kettle or evaporating pam
Portions of the syrup are to be taken out from time
to time, and allowed to cool to see if it ID dense
enough to crystalize. Itshould be about as sugar
house molssscs, or tar When it has reached this
condition, it may be withdrawn from the evaporst-
ing vessel and be placed in tubs c.sk, to granu.
late. Crystals ofsugar may not begin to form for
three or four days, or even longer. Capitalization
may be FASTENED by adding to the thick syrup, when
cool, few grains Of brown sugar or little pulver.
lied white sugar. After the syrup has crystalzed
it may be dipped into bags made of coarse open Cloth
or canvass, and the molasses allowed to drip into
proper receivers. In this way good brown sugar
may be formed.
Planters who may be induced to follow these di
rections, will confer favor by communicating the
result TO me at Greensborough, Ala
n T. LUPTON:
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DIR. MOTIFS ADVICE TO YOUNG
MINISTERS.
UNION COLLEGE, May -, 1851.

MY Son In your letter to Mrs. Mott
you intimate wish that I would give some
advice to the young men once under my
care, but now about to enter on profession
al duties as ministers of the Gospel. lean
say nothing severally, as your several Cir
cumstances are unknown to me, and as to
a general manual, you will find it in the
letters Of Paul to Timothy and Titus. I
can only add, were I to live my life over
again, should strive to live nearer to God
to be more wholly devoted to my work.
Health is indispensable to usefulness,
and should be studied in so far as habits Of
temperance and chastity and well-regulat-
ed habits of cleanliness and exercise are
concerned as for the rest, so far as Off
cial duties are concerned, it is better to
"wear out than to rust out"
In the earl y part Of my ministry occa-
slonally dined out with gentlemen of
wealth. In the latter part Of it.never. l
visited the rich of my congregation little
the poor more-the sick and afflicted
most.
He who bases his standing in a consre.
CATION Oh the friendship Of few rich
families stands insecurely; he who makes
Judgment in the affections of the masses
stands securely. The poor are not only
the special care of the Saviour, but they
are the minister's most reliable friends.
1t is better to he useful than popular
1t is bad thing for clergyman to have
too little reputation-worse to have too
much. If a man acquires great reputa-
ton as preacher it will be difficult to sus.
tain it, and he will be under the constant
temptation to labor to preserve his stand
ing, rather than to save the souls commit.
ted to his charge.
The ministry is a noble profession, and
rich in interest to him who loves ito
him who does not ii is life of. drudgerv.
| Considered as profession, it is not In
crative, but reputable, and free from the
hazards and conflicts to which other nro.
LESSONS are exposed-for the present It is
meagre in its rewards, but it has great re-.
Enumeration in prospect. :,
Clergymen who need more have gener
ally less common sense than the members
OF other professions. They often know
| much of books, and little of men. =.
As the chief object Of the clergyman /.
not money, the less he says about pay til.
better. Ii yoa want to be we'll supported
give yonr soul to the work of your minis
try, and God will provide for you an.
yours. Those ministers are usually bes
paid who think little and say the least o,
the subject. -
Those who pnt whole body of diyinit,
into one sermon always preach pretty muc|
The same thing; while they who confin
themselves to the illustration and annlica
ton of single point will always be abb
to present something new.
As to the best mode Of deliverino se,
mons, would only say, that any metho
we'll executed will he tolerated: still. h
who speaks extempore speaks with til
| greater effect.