The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-11

RvKR NEws.-The cold snap Of Tues
day night set cakes ct Ice to floating quit.
lively on the river. The end Of navigator
draweth nigh, and cannot be far Off
1.-The Aollie Mohler arrived Wednesday
and was unable to 20 down on time in the af
ternoon. The ice formed ON her wheel 30 tina,
her camrod was disabled and Captain Hough
ton was unable to 20 out. Her passenger
were taken down by the Burbank line OF sta.
ges, which has now commenced running regu-
larly, as announced in our advertising columns.
The Mollie Nohler has now laid up for the win.
ter.
There are yet three or four boats out,
which are expected in with freight-the Stella
Whipple, the Albany the Gen. Sheridan, and
the Alice. They will all probably arrive, but it
Is doubtful whether any new trip viii be made.
The wreck of the John Rumsey Is being
hauled out on the West st. Paul shore, and will
probably be got out before the river freerss.
PERsoNAL.-We were gratified yester-
day TO see Col. VIM. Crooks, who arrived ON
Sunday morning. The gallant Colonel seems
in fair health, to the agreeable surprise of his
many friends here, who had been aware of his
illness. and were afraid 1t was more serious.
Col. Crooks reports the prospects for the
health of his Regiment as more encouraging.
The hot weather was over, and before his de-
parture from Helena, which was on the 9th
ult., white frost had occurred, which doubt
less purified the air from the feverish miasma
that had been so long depressing the health of
our troops.
The Colonel's stay with Us will not be long,
as he is here to gather the convalescents of the
Sixth together and get the Regiment in con-
dition for active duty. Large numbers of the
Regiment are now home on sick furlough, and
have got well enough for duty. They will be
collected at Fort Smelling, and moved to the
front, where they are needed. The effective
strength of the Regiment has been qnte small
recently. Were all the men in condition for
duty, however, the Sixth would number 800
men.
IT. c. Field, Esq, of the Grm OF D. W.
Ingersoll & Co., reached home on Sunday
from visit to the Eastern markets. Mr.. Field
was fortunate in being in New York at the
time when goods touched the lowest price. He
purchased largely, and with his acknowledged
good taste in the selections of styles and pat
terms. Our lady readers will find something
worthy their attention by calling to ex-
anime the winter styles of Dress Goods, of
which be purchased great variety, and at
prices that carry US back to old times.
-Selah Chamberlin, Esq, President Of the
Minnesota Central Railroad, is in the city. We
learn from him that iron for the entire road is
purchased, and that As soon ss spring will al
low the work to be prosecuted, the construc-
ton of the road will be resumed, ard FASTENED
forward to completion
It. c. Schenck, Esq. formerly lawyer of
this city, but for the past years a resident of
Cloverhill, N. j., is in this city on business,
and will remain few days.
RIor IN MINNEAPoLIs Quite row took
place at the polls in Minneapolis Tuesday
afternoon. Stones and other missiles few quite
thick for awhile. George A. Bracket, we