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Shreveport news., 1864-12-06
Executive Once.

10 the Gentlemen OF the
"Glce Cub, Shr~cepOrt.
GENTLEMEN: The great success which at
tended your first cn ertainnient for the Der.
eff Of the Missouri troops. induces me to
make another appeal to your kind and be-
hevoent disposition in favor of the gallant
18th La. Regiment, many OF whose brave
boys are destitute Of some OF the necessaries
of life.
Should the suggestion meet with y our ap'
prevail, 1 shall be much pleased TO give you
III the assistance in my power to carry it
out.
am, gentlemen, with great respt..
Your most oh I serv't,
HENRY W. ALLEN,
Gov State OF Louisiana
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06
SHREVEPORT, Dec. Sd. 1904.

SHREvEPORr, Dec. Sd. 1904.
TO His Ereelle'acy n. ". Allen, Goce',,o,
Of Louisiana:
Governor-I am authorized by the "Glee
Ctnb," of Shreveport. to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your letter of LIST instant. and to
say that the Club will be very happy to
second your efforts in aid of the gallan,
18th Regiment Louisiana Volunteers.
The Club has fixed on Saturday, Decem-
Der 18th, 1864, for the concert you have
suggested.
have the honor to be, Governor.
Your obedient servant.
A. H. ISAACSON,
In behalf Of the Shreveport .Giee Club. :"
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

The St. Martins Democrat, pub
1ished at St. Martinsville, says
Capt. WAittaker captured on the
Lafourche two Yankee prisoners,
forty mules, two hundred and fifty
blankets. saddles, etc.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

"I.incoln is elected" was received
too late for this irsssr': it will appear
next week.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

Should Confederate notes continue
to improve in value. rs during the
past week, it will be fully as good as
gold. 1t was freely offered at iif-
teen for one.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

We take pleasure in referring our
readers to the communication of our
correspondent, Beta on"sa. His
views ar: sensible.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06
Letter of Mr.. stephens.

t.rv,
VINO" ''''s 'e'" '''' >'t''' Va
| for some. time.
CRAwFOED-vuI.t, Ga. sept 22d. 1851 -
! Gentlemen iou will please cxcns" III" Tor
/ not answering yonr letter of the l4fh in
slant sooner. Ihnvr been absent Tor nearly
! n week on visit to my brother in sparta,
; who has been quite ont of health for some
time. Your letter found her. on my re-
turn home yesterday The delay of my re
I ply this dcca-iahtd regret.
Without further cxpl nation or apology
allow me now to sa- to !ou that n" p"r'"n
living can feel u More ardent dr-'r" for an
end 10 be put to this unnatural and m"rc'-
less war upon h"n"Taoi" ana laSt terms
than do. But really d" not 81" that It
is in my power or N"Ir-, az that al any
number OF persons in "nr position. t" IN
augurnt" any movement TINT will even
tend To AID II bringing about u i"'''t YAK
We auG 50 many more desire
The movement by oar Legs lhtnr" ~ IT.
last SESSION. NJ the suggestion OF IN" TX =
cu'ivc on this >ulJrGt Was by authority
property constituted tor -irh Il purpose.
That move mrHt. in IL. judgment. was
timely. jn,lci"us aud IN III" T'Eh' q r'c'i"h
Nor has II h'cn without rc'uiiS' ihe "'
etr;2ation "' ihii parry at IA" \oriL !"
which yen refer may justly De c'aln'" AZ
u par, OF the fruits "i it. These. 1t Is l" De
hoped. viii br i"''""'d u! Others 81 I"
more mail rd character. II AL in both SEC
t:ons who sincerely desire peace upon cor
rect Terms viii give that movement inns
inAuguratcd all III" a!u IN Their power
The resolutions 81 the Georgia i-eg'sta
turr. at lis last session, upon the subject "'
peace. IN my JzdEm"n', :nb"dicd ana SCI
tor.h vcry c!varf! ih">r principles upon
which alone there can be pri'nhnrni peace
between tue different sect! IONS o' I'M extern
sivr, once happy and pf">p'' "n', bHt no"
distracted county.
Eaoy and perfect s''nh"nS l" an pres'n'
troubles, lnd those !nT more gli'N""s ones
which ,oon IN prospect ana portcni"u~IN
threaten IN tn" coming 'Hi"'' l. nothing
more Than tn" snnp" ROC -ni,l'n ct tie mn
detrimental principle nn4 u"'h "r.A "A''n
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

Brass instruments are wanted 70
a regimental band. See notice else
where.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

We are informed that the receipts
If the entertainment given Ivy the
Indies and gentlemen Of Mansfield
amounted to $500 and thirty-four
pairs Of socks-of which 457 dol
lars were given by the darkies.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

Ex-Gov. Hammond, of South Car
olipa, died at his residence at Beach
Is1sad, s. c., Sunday, aged fifty.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

Some soldiers standing on the
street the other day noticed the arri-
val Of a portion of the reserve corps,
and hailed them as follows ais that
the new issue 7" "Yes," was the
quick response, "we've come to re-
deem the Old issue {" The veterans
appreciated the joke and walked off,
smiling.
Shreveport news., 1864-12-06

The effects of not strictly follow
ing the letter of the Constitution of
country must be apparent to every
person, if they will only hook back,
and behold what remains to-day of
that once great and noble construc-
tion,-the United States, whose boast
was, that hers was the land of the free
and the home Of the brave. From a
great nation and people, she con-
menced tottering when her Constitu-
ton was triAed with, and despite
the tremendous foundation laid BY
our forefathers, by disregarding their
instructions and compact. to speak
figuratively, the proud editice shook
and in shaking fell asunder with a
crash so terrible and destructive that
it will live in the memory of every
generation to come.
This usurpation Of power by Con
gross cannot be submitted to, for,
when once violated, the rights of the
people are in jeopardy, and the struc-
ture we are striving to build up
evinces signs Of defects, and falls
piece after piece to tbs ground. We
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19

Marvin Tyler thought corn planted too
early was liable to be stunted, and would
not produce so well as that planted late
enough to grow rapidly from the start.
G. A. Brown planted Flint corn in the
early part of April, 1866, and it ripened
early in August
Alex. Pettis, of LIE Sueur county, had
raised corn here for the past seven years.
He never raised less than fifty bushels per
acre, after throwing out the nubbins, and
he usually raised sixty bushels per acre.
He thought blowing close enough to break
the larger roots was best He cultivated
with share pillow, throwing the dirt from
the rows the first time, and afterwards
throwing the soil up to the corn as much
as possible. He planted as early as the
season would admit, and raised the COM
mon Dent corn.
Michael Wagner planted one acre and
half of large speckled Dent corn in 1862,
from which he raised 100 bushels, but it
did not ripen until two weeks after the
yellow Dent, although planted few days
earlier. He did not think it safe crop.
The same year he planted the white Dent,
which ripened ten days earlier than either
of the other varieties.
The opinion of the club was in favor of
raising corn as profitable crop, and OPP
posed to any other method of planting
than by hand. 1t was the unanimous
opinion that corn would pay at twenty
five cents per bushel, calculating the cost
of raising per acre, as follows: rent of
land, So; blowing, 1925; narrowing,
twenty-five cents; marking, twenty-five
cents; planting, seventy-fve cents; culti-
waiting, 81 harvesting, So; total cost,
$3.50. At thirty cents per bushel, there
would be fifty cents profit at forty cents,
$3.50; at fifty $3.50; &c.
The opinion of the club at their previ-
Gus meeting was that wheat would pay at
fifty cents per bushel,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
Corn Discussion at st. Peter.

From the st. Peter Statesman.
The Farmers Club met in the office of
the Judge of Probate last Saturday after
noon, and held free and easy CONVERSE
tional meeting of about three hours
James P. Smith in the Chair. The subject
under discussion was Corn
Charles Snyder having been G: lied upon,
said he had raised corn in Minnesota for
the past six years, and had always raised a
good crop. He was inclined to attribute
what some called "good luck ," to good
cultivation. He had raised as high as
eighty bushels per acre, and had never
raised as low as forty bushels per acre, I'm
til last year, which was occasional by the
unprecedented drouth-except in 1857,
when severe hail-storm cut his crop al
most entirely of. He plants as soon after
the first of May as the ground becomes
warm-would rather have his corn killed
in the spring than in the fall. He soaked
his corn in boiling water twelve hours,
then poured the water of, and put in a
little tar to prevent the birds from eating
it-always made his cOrn-rows as straight
as possible, as it enabled him to cultivate
more easily and thoroughly. He always
used the cultivator, and sometimes goes
along the rows with hoe when the corn
is small to un, over and 80 ,hten up.
Cultivates his corn four tin A1,r as often
as is necessary to keep the weeds down.
Never lost much corn by fall frosts. Raises
about twice as much corn per acre as of
wheat. He plants the hills about four feet
apart, an inch deep, and prefers three
grains in a hill to four. He raised the
Yellow Dent.
James P. Smith thought this better
corn country than Western New York.
During the months of May and June vege-
tation came forward more rapidly here
than in the Eastern and Middle States.
He thought it safe to plant corn from the
9th to the Goth of May.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
NEW SERIES-NO. 533.

addition to this foreign export, the homo
demand is enormous. Though the whole
business is strictly new one, yet it has
already assumed shape and stability.
Ships for conveying it to England are con-
structed oil-tight. and the barrels emptied
directly into the hold, thus carrying it in
bulk. The export of last year employed
what was equal to $500 ships of 1000
tons each, and was worth near SIS, OOO,-
900 if refined, or $1,000, 900, if crude.
The export for this year is estimated at
&c. 100000 gallons.
Refined coal oil is now as colorless as
water, and quite as free from smell. 1t is
burned in lamps in tens of thousands Of
families, and fortunes have been realized
by the inventors of lamps and the manu.
facturers of shades and chimneys. The
consumption for Illuminating purposes is
only just begun. As the pleasantest and
cheapest light, next to gas, it is destined
to supercede all but the latter. Like iron,
gold and coal, no one can fix the limit of
consumption. 1t can only be arrested by
the failure of the wells to yield Of this,
biologists assert that there is little preSa-
bility. The petroleum wells of Burmah
have yielded uninterrupted supplies for
thousands of years. How long our coal
mines will last has been frequently calcn-
lated, but no calculator has ventured to
predict that they were likely to give out
The iron and gold they give Up as mex
haustible. If they abandon petroleum to.
the same extended term, it may justly
claim to rank beside them az an eopally
enduring staple.-1ribune.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
Mortality of Cities.

The year 1868 was marked BY an in
creased, and, in some respects, remarkable
mortality throughout the country, in the
rural districts as we'll as in the cities.
There appears to have been no general or
wide spread epidemic, but general in
crease of mortality from all causes. In
some sections of New England, and in
other States, there were severe epidemics
of diptheria, scarlatina, typhoid fever, and
spotted fever, and during the present win
ter there is existing a general epidemic of
influenza, commonly, but improperly at
tributed to "taking cold" This has
largely increased the mortality of aged
persons, and in some places has proved IA
tai to many Of the middle aged.
The following table shows the number
of deaths, and the proportion of deaths to
the population, in few cities, in the year
1868:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
A Note from aj.-Gen. Mcdowell.
New YORK. Thursday En

New YORK. Thursday, Feb. 4. 1864.
To the Editor Of the New York Times:
My attention was called, this afternoon to a
republication, in tie New York Eceniso Posi-
of the Sd inst, of an article from Pennsyl-
vania paper, giving what purports to be testi-
mOny from the case of the Carbon County
" BuckshOt prisoners. The article states.
that,
1.-The prisoner belonged to the sworn secret
organization known as the Golden Circle
they held their meetings at the house of Con-
rad Horn. above HaZleton. Ed Winters was
President, and administered the OATH The
members OF the Circle were instructed and
sworn to support the Constitution as il is and
the Union as it was, to aid each other in eyad.
ing the draft, and to discourage all efforts to
raise men for the army. According to the in
structions of the President, (Winters,) the
1ead'ng members OF the organization are, General
Lee, of the rebel army, and Gems. Mcclellan
and Mcdowell, of the United States army. In
case member is forced into the army by draft.
he is instructed, when on picket, to 90 over to
the enemy in the following manner" &C.. &c.
As this statement purports to have been Civ
en- under oath, and is circulated in paper of
such high standing as the New York Epen;no
Pest, it seems to call for notice which I otheHSl
wise would hesitate to give.
desire, therefore, now to state that do not
now belong, nor have l ever belonged tn the
order of the Golden Circle, nor do I know IF
any such organization, or of any one BELONGING
to it, or to any thing of the kind. That AZ
not belong nor have ever belonged. to anv
secret society for any political, social or othcr
purpose whatever, nor ever had anvth;n~
to do with any thing of the kind.
had hoped the stupid stories concerp;r,~
my loyalty and intemperanee having served
the purpose for which they were SET on f,ot
and done me the desired harm. I shon,S -
spared further troubling the public With any,
thing concerning merely my personal ch.raSc-
ter or habits, and were In private life shonia
not now do 50; but in justice to the service v IN
winch am now, and hope to be further en-,
gngea - cannot avoid asking that this be made
thu T";.n ~ ae nope 70 counterfeit portion Of
will undoubtedly make. '' 1"l'enooo
Very respectfully, your obedient servo,.
Irwin MCDOWELL, Major Genera
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
SAINT PAUL FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 49,

was not so. I had money, position and
friends yet stood sorely in need of a
word just then, for my brain was throb-
bling, my limbs weary, my wounds scarce
healed. That foot-march cost me a weary
fever Yet l do not regret it; for--''
He took her hand tenderly in his, and
added:
"For, although | might have known
that my Sybil was beautiful, yet had it not
been for that blue-ritboned piece of gold l
never should have known how good aud
true sue was
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19

Who'll press for gold the crowded street
A hundred years to come?
Who'll tread the church with willing feet
A hundred years to come?
Pale, trembling age and fiery youth.
And childhood, with his brow oftruth,
The rich and poor on land and sea
Where will the mighty millions be
hundred years to come?
We all within our graves shall sleep
A hundred years to come:
No living soul for US will weep
A hundred years to come:
But other men our land will till,
And Others then our land will till.
And other words will sing as CAV.
And bright the sun shine as to-day.
A hundred years to come,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
Estimated Deaths, Of'popuIat n,

TIC InCTeHSe III 1905 IN Ine Hu1hDer OF
deaths, over the previous year, was as fol-
lows:
New York, 1852, or Is. go per cent.
Philadelphia, 691, or 457 per cent
Boston, 578, or 14.O2 per cent.
Providence. 300, or 1892 per cent.
Newport, 176, or 1851 per cent.
The population of the cities is given at
an increase of about 10 per cent on the
population of 1860 Some of the cities
claim much greater increase, without
any sufficient reason, as we think. PROP.
Journal
Evening star., 1864-05-14
AN IMPORTANT CORRECTION.

We Is.-n that a careful il vestigation fixes
our total losses in killed, wounded, and miss.
ing (including, OF course, the prisoners cap
tured by the rebels, and stragglers,) incurred
by Cur Army Of the Potomac up to the com.
nencemsnt Of the battle OF the day before
yesterday, at about. 10000; not 10000 as re.
presented In unofficial statements from the
front which are being extensively circulated
through the newspapers. We hear that Gen
Graat himself endorses the correctness Of the
estimate we state above.
z For ct least twenty -four hours reinforce.
ments have been joining him. BY this time q
sufHcient number have Joined him, or are on
ths way so to do, TO make mp the entire loss of
twsnty thousand, while we doubt not that q
sufhcient additional number will soon be in
motion for the front to replace all his losses
throughout Thursday last.
Evening star., 1864-05-14
Arrival of $500 Rebel Prisoners
at Belle Plains.
100 Rebel officers amongst the
Wounded. s. ST..
Rebel General Bradley johnson
aar -,at Captured. sex
Lee Believed to be Out Of Fight
-. ing Distance.

Yesterday $500 prisoners taken by the Army
Of the Potomac arrived at Belle Plain, where
they were culled over and the four hundred
and odd officers were placed on a transport
and sent to Fort Delawar The privates, it is
expected will be sent TO Point Lookout or
brought to Washington to-day.
Among them are the two rebel Generals
johnson captured by Hancock. One ct them is
Bradley T. johnson, OF Frederick, Md, who, it
will be recollected, was formerly employed in
the House Of Representatives, and was q
prominent member of the Legislature Of Mary
State out of the Union.
A rebel prisoner (wounded) who arrived last
night states that on Wednesday the rebel Long
street was wounded in the right breast and
carried of the field, and subsequently his COM
mand understood that he had died while on
ths way TO Richmsnd. The rebel General A.
p. Hill was also wounded liz the same engage.
ment. Before this man (prisoner) was taken
from the field ne heard that General T. E. Lee
had been also wounded.
Two Of our men, who were taken prisoners
and paroled, state that they heard the same
reports In the rebel camp rs regards Longstreet
and Hill. From the fact that no cannonading
was heard yesterday from the front, it is be-
Iieved that Lee, in shifting his position, has
taken care to put himself out Of immediate
fighting raase, If he has not actually moved off
rapidly towards Richmond
Evening star., 1864-05-14

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS OF WAR Dr.
CLARED. So.
The following impcstant order has bsen Is
sued by the Secretary of war:
Var Department, Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, d. C., MGy7, 1864. {
Declaration of Exchange of Prisoners.
General Orders, No. 1911. 1t having been
officially reported that Mr.. Ould, Rebel Com
missioner of Exchange, has declared without
consulting with the authorities Of the United
States, that all rebel prisoners delivered at City
Point, up TO the 10th OF April were exchanged.
1t is ; ers
Ordered, That all Federal prisoners Of war
and all civilians en- parole prior to May 2, 1864,
be declared exchanged, and they are thus de-
clared exchanged accordingly.
aE 2. 1t is further announced. that after deduct
ing the number Of Federal officers and men
en- bIaced in this order. as exchanged, the rebels
will remain indebted to the Federal Govrn-
ment, according to tables carefully prepared
by the Commissary General of Prisoners. from
Official data,-33,596,-for which no eQuiva-
Tents have been received by the Federal Gov
ernment.
g. All paroled officers and enlisted men, here
in declared exchanged, who are in camp, will
be Immediately forwarded by. the comm An
dants Of camps to their regiments and COM
mands, and will be reported to the Commits
sary General of Prisoners, accordingly. Those
who are absent on leave, will, on expiration
OF their leave, repair forthwith to the Parole
Camps at Annapolis, Maryland, CT Columbus,
Ohio.
BY order OF the Secretary Of War:
E. ID. TowNsEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Evening star., 1864-05-14

was wounded in the late battles, returned this
morning. and brings the inform stion that our
entire army Is seross the Po river and in close
pursuit OF Lee. II& Es
The rebels retreated between Thursday eve
ming and Friday morning, under cover Of the
darkness. Before daylight Friday morning
our forees were after them, and by nine
O'Clock our entire army was across the Po
river, and at ten O'Clock when Senator S LEFT
the front. Grant and all of headquarters were
about to move also across the same stream; the
army being then over two miles beyond Pc
river.
Senator Pomeroy had conversation with
captured rebel officers who ackno owiedged that
Lee was compelled to retreat, as he was not in
u condition to stand another sach attack as he
has encountered daily lately.
Some OF the Rebel officers hold that Lee must
surrender if pushed closely; but most Of them
aver that he will never do so, but viii fight
until every man is killed or disabled
As to the matter OF provisions different state
ments are also made by the rebel prisoners, >,
some asserting that Lee has 10 adequate sup
ply. while others doggedly persist that he has
enough and TO spare. =
Evening star., 1864-05-14

ARRIVAL OF THE LIZZIE BAKER WITH
WOUNDED.
The Lizzie Baker arrived at the Sixth street
wharf yesterday evening, at 6 O'Clock, with
80 wounded on board. Those brought up On
the Lizzie Baker are more seriously wounded
than any that have reached here yet, many Of
them being officers.
Private William Blatt, of the i7th Pennsyl-
vania regiment. died on the upward trip. His
body was sent to Armory Square Hospital, to
await the orders of Capt. Moore, Assistant
Quartermaster. The body of Captain John
Evans, Of the I'd Delaware regiment was also
brought up and will be forwarded to his late
home to-day.
Four guerrillas. captured near Fredericks-
burg by detachment of the Sth Illinois caval-
ry and rebel captain, who was wounded in
the ankle, were also on boardths steamer. The
euerrillas ware committed to the Old Capitol,
and the wounded captain placed in hospital.
The City of Albany steamed mp to the wharf
about half past 6 o'clock, with large number
of wounded, but was Immediately ordered to
return 10 Alexandria and unload.
Evening star., 1864-05-14
HANCOCK ANDWARREN FOLLOWING
UP LEE.
LEE AGAIN REPORTED WOUNDED.

[Despatch to the Philadelphia Inquirer.l
WASHINGTON, May 10, 9 q. m.-We have
advices from the field OF battle up to q. m. to.
day. Yesterday the battle ragged with great
ferceness all along the lines, and the Rebels
held their positions With considerable tenacity.
Gen! Grant ordered . general advance with
fixed bayonet all along the line at p. m, but
the troops were so worn out and fatigued that
it was thought best to give them some rest, SO
at daylight to- day charge was ordered, but
it was found that the enemy had rstreated
during the night.
Pursuit was at once ordered, and Hancock
and Warren started upon TIVE different roads.
About s a. m. their rear guard was overtak1n,
and brisk engagement was in progress when
our informant left.
Their next stand will be on the banks of the
North Anna river, which have been well for
titled for some time.
We have well founded reports from rebel
prisoners that Gen. Lee was badly wounded
yesterday and sent towards Richmond.