The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-06

AS soon as she saw the body, she cried that
God might punish the murderers, In open day
light, of her husband. Her feelings can better
be imagined than described, and the sympathy
of this community is with her. She asked
friend of SHADES why he did not pull out his
IistOl and kill him before he was hanged.
OF the prOpriety or justice OF this dreadful
tragedy, / have nothing to say. give the
facts and leave Won to comment. Slade will
be buried tomorrow, on the mountain Oppo-
site, and as soon as a metallic case can be
brought here, the body will be taken to
Illinois. Thus ended the life of one who
might have been beloved by this and other
communities
The names of the other victims, who suf
fered death in like manner, in December and
January last, you have probably heard before
now, so it Is useless for me to enumerate
them again. Suffice it to say that the whole
number now hanged in East Idaho is twenty
seven.
Business is dull The mines are only pay
ing expenses. The cause is the unsettled
state of the weather. A few were sluicing
and others are drifting, hut the expense of
taking out the dust is SO great in winter, that
but little is realized above expenses. When
money is taken out, every one is flush, and
business goes merrily on, but when expenses
amount to as much as the actual sum taken
out, it il the reverse; therefore the cause OF
the tightncss of the times.
Many are already fitting out for the Yellow
stone. When this stampede commences q
profitable harvest is looked for by the mer-
chants. Every one is sanguine of the rishness
of the Yellowstone. or Big-Horn country, and
4 big stampede will be the result.
hear of no new gulch discoveries about
this country. Quartz leads are being found on
every side, and at times great excitement pre-
walls in regard to their richness, and the value
set upon these new discoveries. Enormous
prices are asked, and no sales made. In this
yulch, eXhOrbitant prices are asked for claims
and but few sold. claim that is open cannot
be bought for much less than the actual amount
in it. Preparations are being made in every
shape for big thing as soon Us the water is fit
for slushing. At present, the trading commu-
nifty, merchants and others, are looking grave,
and wear long faces. This is caused by the
scarcity of dust. There are few goods that
would bring good prices, but goods that are
in the market are not as firm as one might ex.
pect at this season of the year. Merchants are
more anxious to sell than to hold.
There are already notices here of steamers
preparing to leave st Louis with goods for thi:
market. A rush and decline of prices is expect
ed, and many who have goods Eere are closing
out. Flour is selling to-day at $32 and 53t;
meal 42c; and hams 60c Bacon-the market
closed to-day on this most necessary article of
grub-as there is no lard in the market-at 20.
Il
at one house; butter is firm at $1.10 by the
tirkin; dried apples and peaches slow at soc by
the sack; candles. star, are in demand, and
cannot be found at wholesale, and they will
probably sell soon, by the box, at 81. % coffee
is not as firm as might be expected. 1t is
scarce in this market, but the demand is not
great. 1t is selling at retail for 9Oc; tea plen-
ty on sale at So and 1925 by the caddy. Mo-
lasses is selling at sc 80 and $500. Tobacco
is dull sale at wholesale. The best Glasgow
brands. natural leaf, 1926. Cheap brands
are drug on the market. igars, 81 to $40
per box. Nails, soc; iron and steel, 81 10;
glass is in demand and good Sizes Sx1O. 1Ox12.
and 10X16 could be whOlcsaled at $40 per 30
feet Coal oil so; rifle powder, ST.; kip boots
$40 and $50 per case, and miners boots $12
and $16 per pair; oats 30c. $3.50; soap SOC. by
the box, and cannot be whOlesaled at that.
Dried fruits cannot b. found in this country.
Canned fruits are slow sale at $50 per case; So
da 69c, matches So per gross; salt is now sell
ing at 90c per lb buckets $40 per dozen; rope
81, picks, with handles, 81 and SO each;
shovels, Ames' spring point, California,
So each sluicc forks, IS ak handles
none by the dozen shot SOC; lead Soc; whis-
ky, plenty on sale and no dcmand-best Gin
cinnati brands, at RETAIL So; lumber, 800 per
NJ; wood, $40: hay, 1Oc to 12c per pound.
The prices of goods at present fluctuate con-
siderably, owing to the anticipation of SO many
goods from the States, by way of the Missouri
river
By way of advice l would say to freighters
and spectators in goods for this market to be-
ware of what they are about to do. Fortunes
will be lost this summer in freighting to this
country, just as sure as the sun shines.