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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24
The Maiden NIurder-..Letter from
Mrs. Green.

The following is the letter which was ad-
dressesed by Mrs. Green to the Governor,
pleading for mercy to her husband, the con-
victed murderer:
MAIDEN, June /. 1864.
SIR: make no apology for bringing my
self to your notice; there is none needed; but
| come, a wife begging the life of one dear to
her. even her husband.
am aware, sir, of the position in which
you stand; aware what an important step you
are about to take; important as regards your
position in the world where the cry is ever
for blood. But they tell me you are Chris
tian; and if SO, know your heart revolts at
the idea of carrying out law made by men
whose religion rested only in their heads, and
had rot yet worked down to the hearts.
Oh, sir, beg you to consider well before
you take this terrible step.
On, sir, consider his former life.
In the year that we lived together he was
the kinde>t, best Of husbands. Those who
know him best will testify to his uniform kind
ness to all. In the position which he Occu
pied all liked him. Selfshness seemed to
form no part of his disposition. A happy.
good natured man, it was his JOY to make
those around him happy.
Sir, if you had known him thus, the convic-
ton would have come to your heart, as it does
to mine, that il must have been in a moment
of insanity that he committed that terrible
deed.
Oh, sir, our Father, who look not on the
outward deed but iudgeth the inmost heart
alone knows what made him do it; but He.
knowing that none but Himself may judge the
heart OF man, has commanded us, Judge not
lest We be Judged
Sir, are they sure who Cry so steadily for his
blood what their own spirit is: Are they sure
that they are not in their vindictiven ess worse
than he? Christ says: 'Y e who have heard
it said by them Of old time, Thou shalt not kill,
but say unto YOU, Whose is angry with his
brother WithOuse cause shall be in danger of
the judgment
Oh, sir, is it not well to examine our own
hearts before we so condemn others! Oh, II
! this is so important a step to be taken before
| the world, how much more so is it before our
Heavenly Father: Sir, l pray you be merci-
| full
Sir, if his heart was SO wicked as some may
| believe, would not my heart turn against him?
| Sir. have been brought up to abhof wicked
| ne's and crime in its gentlest phases. Could
! then so love him, ii his heart was so wicked !!
| Oh, implOre you to let your heart and con-
! science plead with your reason in this trial OF
! your Christian love.
Sir. consider is this case not sent YOU by
Our Father as a trial of your Christian faith,
standing in the high place you occupy-op-
posed to the worldly policy which too often
characteriZes our appointed rulers?
FL rk the Great Judge of all speaking
through His Son our elder brother: Blessed
are the merciful. for they shall obtain mercy"
Sir, with one last appeal to your heart for
CLARA K. GREEN.
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Conspiracy to Seize the California
Steamer Ocean Queen-.TwO Of the
Ring leaders Killed.

From the N. Y. Times 14th
The California steamship Ocean Queen, on
her departure from this port for Asplnwall ON
the 18th ultimo took out two hundred and sew.
enteen sailors. most of whom had been trans
ferred from the army to the navy; and she had
on board also about FIVE hundred passengers.
On the third day out about thirty of the sail
Ors undertook to seize the steamer. There
had been indications of trouble previous to
this attempt, but the men failed to put their
plot into execution. 1t seems these men ad
formed o plan to seize the steamship Their
first object was the killing of all persons who
should oppose them. and the conspiracy nclu.
ded the running of the vessel after her seizure,
on their own account. The intention of the
mutineers was to take the vessel on the first
night after her departure; but they had no en-
gineer among their number who could work
her engines. Threats of violence had, howev-
er, been somewhat openly made, and there was
much excitement on board.
On the day mentioned, under the pretense
that they wished to go into the first-cabirI, the
mutineers attacked Captain Tiuklepaugh, who
would not permit them to do as they desired.
This was signal for the combined movement
of the cOnspiratOrs, end the men who were in
the plot acted under The leadership of the most
desperate of their number. The ringleaders
advanced upon the captain and commander Am
men of the navy, who had the sailors in charge.
The captain, who had expected the difficulty
and was prepared, aimed his revolver at the
head of the foremost man, and warned him
that if he advanced a step further he would
lose his life. The mutineer, with horrible
oath, called the captain a coward, and daring
him to fire, sprang forward. Captain Tinkle-
paugh kept his word.
The bullet from.the weapon, which covered
the rufian's head, entered his brain, and he fell,
almost instantly expiring. The excitement
among the passengers many of whom were
ladies' and also among the mutneers, was at
this time intense The latter rushed forward,
and the mutiDeer who followed the first was
fired at by Commander Ammen and by three
or four officers, among whom was the Chief
Engineer of the Ocean Queen. The short dis
lance from which these officers fired rendered
their aim effective in every case, and the mutt
neer fell, pierced by five or six bullets.
Seeing that their last plot was likely to fail
in consequence OF the adequate preparations
of the officers and crew to defend the vessel,
the conspiratOrs made no further etfor;s.
few minutes after their attack had failed they
were entirely quiet. their resolution was gone,
and they were easily disarmed and put 10 irons
There was no further trouble on board. The
dead mutineers were thrown into the ocean,
and the thirty or more men who were in irons
were taken to the Aspinwall and ACROSS the
lsthmus. Eight, however, escaped. and an
other was shot.
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Shocking Acknowledgements Suicide
of IL Lady AT Congress HALL.

From the Rochester IN. Y Democrat, June II.
About four O'Clock this (Satur1ay) morn
ing tie porter at Congress Hall met in the
hall leading to the front entrance, lady
covered with blood, who staggered past
him and descended the front steps into
Railroad avenue, and fell on the pavement
there. He called for help, and the unfor-
tunate woman was picked up and conveyed
into the Office, where it was found that her
throat was cut. Drs. Bradley and Lang
worthy were sent for, and she was con-
veyed up stairs to a private room. The
proved to be Mrs.. W. NJ. Smith, of Du.
buvue, Iowa, sister of the Rev. Mr..
Stowe, of Canandaigua.
1t is said that the woman is a victim of
religious monamania. She probably cut
her throat in the water closet as blood
was found there in considerable quantity.
and razor belonging to her husband, who
occupied room with her, is missing. We
have no time to give further particulars.
The surgeons do not think she will die.
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sSxEDADDLERs. "A tenant, ap logizing
yesterday to his landlord for delayed payment
Of rent, remarked that he had been eat out
1t appears that fourteen men from a certain
township in Sibley county, came here to learn
whether they had been drafted and while wait
ing, week, for the list of drafted in that coun-
ty to be published, stopped with the tenant,
with whom they were previously acquainted,
eat at his table, and slept in his one small spare
room. The whole party appeared to be pre-
pared to "skedaddle." As it happened, six
out of the fourteen were drawn. OF these,
two have gone to Rochester, expecting to be
exempted; one started for Cairo and the others
far Canada
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Wholesale Prices Current.

ST.. PAUL " edneeday, June %, 1894
ALCOHOL 1c@2.i5 y gallon
CANDLES-MOuld, 1l15c % ID: Star 21629c.
Adamantine 2lc; Sperm, 4Jta5oc.
COFFEE-Fai. Rio e b., 45c; prime 41c; Java,
t3955c.
CHEESE Reserve. 8 H., 2cc: Hamburg qcc.
F!SH-pi killed. Herring new, Fbbi. 500 OF 100;
Scaled Herring. e box, &c. No. He ring, q box,
Csc: todfsh Geo ge's. = 1Go rs, So o.; Grand
Bank, $50; Cusk, $3.50; flake, $50; Mackercl,
rev, No. l. extra large half b Is, $ll: No 2 me.
dunn, half bbs $40; Family Macketel, SIS. 90;
No. kits, new, S3.g5; Family kits, s. 20.
FLOUR Extra S5.?5; Double Extra 45.i5.
FRuIT-Green Apples. q Dbl. $C@i :; Dried, D
10. 12k'sl3c. Peaches, dried, EOc y III. Cranher.
lies q bu.. $500 Raisins $50 Q6 90 q box; half
boxes $500. frunes, 23s25c. Currauts 25s2tc-
Almonds, 2S93Nc.
GLASS-sx1O, . box, $3.50: IKE 1870: 1Ox14,
$60O
IRON-Common Bar, &c; Horse Shoe, 1CN@
19Hc.
LmAD-Pig. 1ac: Bar. &c g h.
Observation-Disclosures by H. Rogerg g. Co., N. ",
Leather store tIhird str etl--I est Spanish Sole;
42c; best slaughter Sole 43c; best Oak Sole, 5ic;
Harness, hemOck 5fc: Harness oak, Sic; HAIR
ness, New York finish very fine, soc; Bride Levin
err Sc@I; Rein leather, fair. New ork finish
S Gil; American Zip hcmlock $l.Olc@1 20: Ameri-
can Kip oak, !Oc(0$l40; French Kip $. 4O(aI. 20:
American Calf hemlock 81 al SIS; SIN. Cali oail'
$l9l 80; Fir nch Calf q dozen, $ir@S4; Upper q
foot hcmlock, BIC; pprr % side OAK, ST 81 Q95 No.
LME1Cordova, Port Byron and lie Claire, 1925
q bill Grand Rapids Calcined Plaster, 81 80
LIQUORS-COmmOn kectifed, o gal. 81 2561 40:
Monongahela. 81 .hoaa.oO; Old bourbon, 81. chad
MOLASsES- Plantation, q gal. s5dgOc: sugar
House $l.1s@l,o; Golden syrup, $12b@l.so
MAI Sis, y keg. 1928.
OlLS--Carbon, by Dbl, SC@Slc; Whale, 81. 20
Neatsfoet, Sl:15; Lard. $3.50: Linseed. LOO
Tdrpentne, $500; Sperm. refined. 1925
POWDER-Per keg, $11.25.
SALTS Dbl. e. s5@4oo.
SHOT-$S.G5 . bag
SOAP-Family, &C per H.. Palm. &c: Ger
man. SIC; Castile. 259S0c: imitation, do 1'c
SPiCES-Cloyes Goc; Pepper. G0c; AlIspice, t0c;
Nutmegs, $2.0O; Mace 81 IS; Cassia, &C
SUGARS-N. O. common. lSc fair to good,
1s@2cc; prime to choice, 2i@'?c Cuba, common
to fair, 1s@lac: good to choice, 2We2:c. Port
land Sugar 1e@70c. Porto hico, good to choice,
1M9e9c n. Y. crushed, powdered, &c, 26k @s'c:
white coffee a, z5c; B, z4c; extra b, 24}Sc; ex'
ira 9, 23kc.
TEAS Imperial, ST. 9r@l.9O; Oolong, toc@$1 05;
Gunpowder. $1.OO@1.aO; Souchong, 1oc0 sl.76;
Japan, uneolored $1.OC@I5u.
NBACO-Pug, 75ssOc; Natural Leaf slfo;
Fine Cut, 1861; Smoking. 1S@3tc
WHITE LEAD-$l2@16 per cwt
WuODENWARE-Fer dozen-Pai!s, two hoopS
$40: three hoops 1870; Tubs, IL In; $l2.0O; Is
in, $l350: 20 in. $500; Churns, M4.HalG.h0;
Half Bushels $500; Wash Boards, $2.t003.bO;
Bowls, $4.159.O0.
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CAPT. FIsK.-Oapt. JAS. L. Fisk, &C.
companied by Lieut.. johnson, arrived on the
Mankato yesterday. and is stopping at the Mer-
chants Hotel. &
We learn that Capt. +. proposes to start with
his Idaho expedition the first week in July.
He has applied to Gen. Pope for an escort for
the train, which win be furnished from Fort
Ridgely or the Missouri river. as may be re-
ouired. 1t is thought Brackets Ba. talon may
90 with the expedition, from the Missouri riy-
or to Bannock City.
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REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Thomas 4 Miller,
ESQ. of the firm of Armstrong & Miller, yes
terday purchased the Larpenteur property, at
the corner of Third and jackson streets, for
$4,000. The property includes the buildings
upon the lots. 1t fronts eS feet on Third
straet, 80 feet on Fourth street, and 3S2 feet
on Jackson street.
The fine residence and lots OF Mr.. Bass,
beautifully located near Trout Brook. on Ninth
street, have been purchased by Gen. Sibley at
valuation of $4,000.
REAL ESTATE SALE The two story
stone residence on Summit Avenue. built by
G. L. Emerson, ESQ.,, formerly Surveyor Gen.
eral of this State, with the lot on which 1t is
located, was sold yesterday. to Mr.. Carger, late
of the firm of Reynolds g. Carger, for the sum
of $40. 900. The house is well built, hand
somely finished. and the lot is one of the most
desirable in the city, being conveniently near
to the business part of the city, shaded by q
native growth of trees, and overlooking the
whole city. 1t is considered that the purchas-
er has made good bargain,
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half from par to III; Second National Bank,
Boston, one million and quarter at 4; Liver
more, Clems & Co., New York, one million
and quarter at 4 Third National Bank. New
York, one million at 31s to 81 First National
Bank, Washington, three hundred thousand,
par to 81; Second National Bank, Boston,
$37, 900, from 81 to 61a; First National Bank,
Indianapolis, $z5, 900 at 3; same amount at 4.
Some of the smaller bids which are given as
specimens were as follows: Hathaway. Cashier.
New Bedford, $4,000 at 6; First National
Bank, Lowell, Mass, $4,000 at 6; J. Pierce
Jr.. Cashier. $35, 600 at5M to 81; John Was
ton Ohio. $15 900 at SO j. B. Doe, Cashier,
Wisconsin $25 600 at 6l5; A. Stone. Jr.,
Cleveland. $50 600 at Z; First National Bank,
Peoria, ILL.,, $4,000 at 81; First National
Bank, Troy. $4,000 at 8; Fourth National
Bank, st. Louis $4,000 at 81. The Chicago
bids have not yet been opened.
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"A SLAUGHTER OF THE lNNOOENTs "A
resident of the Rush river neighborhoOd in
Wisconsin, buying fl les and hooks Saturday in
this city, complained to the merchant with
whom he was dealing, that certain parties from
this city had caught trout in Rush and Kinnick.
innick rivers this season with nets and seines.
He described the operations of one party
which spent week in his neighborhood, as
consisting of eating, drinking and sleeping till
the last day, when 10y use of the nets. they
caught near two hundred pounds in one day.
He was justly indignant at this violation of
the law ana wholesale destruction of the
"speckled beauties" and believed that the set
tiers along the river would resort to violent
measures before they would permit its repeti
ton. One man, fishing for the st. Paul mar
ket, was driven away from the Kinnickinnick
for using a seine for trout, and promised o
dose of powder and lead ifhe ever showed his
face in that neighborhood. The price OF forty
to fifty ceats pound for trout has been
great tempta ion to their unsportsmanliket TAX
ing but no sportsman can blame the people
for determining to protect their beautiful
streams from being depopulated.
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The Bidding for the $75,OOO,OOO Loan
...Unprecedented Success.
WASHINGTON, June Is. 1854.
THE $75, 600, 900 LOAN.

Bidders for the new issue of the new 1881
loan were $50 in number, or about three times
as many as on any previous occasion. 1t being
found impossible to open half the packages to-
day, the remainder will be opened tomorrow.
until which time the successful bidders cannot
be announced. The bids, so far examine |. are
from 300 upwards, at premiums ranging from
below par to 10 above. Probably all offers at or
above per cent will be accepted. s42 600, 900
in the aggregate are offered. Two hundred
and seventy one out of FIVE hundred and eighty
bidders have been opened: so far fifteen mil
lions at premiums under 4 per cent and twen-
ty-six millions at premiums over per cent,
three quarters of which latter amount was
under fiue per cent The least bid so far
was by V: M. Hunt. of North Argyle for
$500 ut ~ per cent below par. The high
est bid by T. 8. House of Ohio, for $500 at
10 per cent: above par. The heaviest bids were
from the First National Bank of New York,
for eight millions. at from SO to per centum
premium. Jay Cooke s. Co., three millions
and half at from 8X to AZ; American Ex-
change Bank, New York, two millions and .
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THE MEAT QUESTION IN ST.. PAUL.

V0 uuU u SOOu UcahOl UIoSotloIaCtIOu dluOuR
householders of this city 10 regard to the recent
advance Of prices by butchers from 1O@12H
to 121S@15, for family cuts of mutton and
beef. 1t is said that there is no just reason
for this advance the butchers paying now no
more for cattle and sheep than before, and that
their retail prices are out of fair proportion
with the prices paid by them for cattle and
sheep. Our last quotations were 50. 5O@4. 90 for
cattle, and SIS for sheep per cwt., the market
being fairly supplied. At the same prices paid
by the butchers they have heretofore sold
from their stalls at 1Oc per pound. Certainly,
the increase of the butchers license fee by the
city, is no excuse; nor are they paying much
higher rents.
1t is suggested that if the City Council, un-
der proper market regulations would permit
farmers to retail fresh meat from their wagons,
their competition would bring the butchers
combination to terms, and give thereby great
satisfaction to their customers.
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DIED..

eat bloomington, on the 18th inst, ip Christian
.eace. ANGELINA CLARK. wife of Asa Week,
Esq in he 2Sth year of her age.
In this ciy. ON the 18th inst. Mrs. ELLEN
POWERS W fe of Mr.. George Powers aged 81 years
z In this city, on the 18th inst JOHN p. KENNA,
aged q years Boston papers please copy.
In This city, on hursd ~, the 9th inst Mr. HO :
RATIO +. SAYLES, of FOXboro, Ma e., aged 80
years
On the evening of the 18th inst Of pulmonary
consumption, ERASMUS D. BROWN, Eeq., OF
this city.
At The residence If his daughter. in New Canada
On the 18th inst, after an illness Of seven years,
DAMASE SEAirf r. aged So years
At Wheat d, Rice comfy on the 18th inst. very
enddtny. Mrs. Ann TnOMrS,.N formerly Of
County Tyr one Ireland, aged IS y'ars
A, st Anthony. gu FrId@y the 18th inst, af er q
shor. but di tressing IL mes, Ma N'Y B.RRY,
wife of Mark T. Berry, aged 81 years, months and
2 DAYS.
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st. Paul Produce Market.

sr PAUL, Wednesday, June %, 1854.
City buyers were paying for country produce yes.
erday as follows:
BHRLEY-s1.13 y bushel.
BE.Ns-$3 on y bushcl.
RFrswAx 40c y tb.
Rrrr Gait, F. S. 0C@4 co q cwt
BUT1re-11@12c y ID. for frkn; 16@17c for best
table
EGes-14@16c y dozen.
HI Es SC. Dry Flint 1Sc; Dry Sailed. 1nc.
Green. SC: Green Salted, 9hc. Calf Skins, Grees.
15c Sheep Pets, fresh Slaughtered a. On
LARD-15@l7hc y h.
MUTTON-4c y b. live weight.
OATs-S:@9Oc . bushel.
Ps.s-Dried rs so q bushel
PoRK-Dressed So 90 q cwt.
POTATOES 35@E0c y bushel
TA,Low-oc q ID.
WHKAT-1.109$t Is y bu.bel.
WooL-6O965c y h. Unwashed one third OF.
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Gen. Mcclellan at West Point.

Correspondence N. y. Eerald.
WEST POINT, June Is. 1864
Among the visitors who arrived Yesterday
were Gen. Mcclellan and lady, who later in the
day were serenaded by the cadets with their
splendid band. There was quite a time of it
on the occasion. The cadets, fresh from their
late triumphant examination, MANY of them
with blushing honors thick upon them. were
anxious to testify their appreciation of the high
honois won by former graduate of their aca-
denny, one who in comforting services upon
the country, had conferred honor upon them.
After several beautiful and patriotic airs were
performed by the band, the cadets cheered lus.-
ly for Mcclellan. This brought him on the
balcony who was greeted with renewed cheer
ing. He briefly addressed Them revertin@ to
the DAYS when he had been graduate of the
academy. He had visited it to day for the first
time after an absence of twenty years. His re-
turn to it now was Father under painful than
plrasurable circumstances. 1t was to be pre-
sent at raising monument to commemorate
the glorious deaths and glorious deeds of the
brave men of the regular army who had fallen
in the war for the defence Of the Union "a war
which all must hope may be speedily brought
to a successful termination. He told the
young cadets that the days of promise were be-
fore them, but that the way 10 make the pro-
mise of the future fructfy was by strict atten-
ton to their studies.
On concluding his few remarks, the General
was again loudly cheered.
g. StOnexvail - JacksOn's English
statue.
From the London Telegraph Nay 81.
The following letter has been addressed TO
the Hon. Mr.. Mason in London, in reference
to the proposed Statue to the late General
"StOnewall" jackson:
STATE OF VIRGINIA, EXECUTIVE DEPART
MENT. RICHMoNp, April 25.-Io the Hon. j mes
N. MdSon-I was most agreeablv surprised,
few days ago, by the receipt of yours OF the
18th ult, informing me that a number of dis
tinguished gentlemen of England had under
taken to have executed marble statue of Gen.
eral Thomas I. {" Stonewal.') jackson and
requesting that you may be authorized TO
cay that $50 far as it may rest with
Virginia, the statue shall occupy DO
sition worthy of it and the occasion"
In reply, it gives me pleasure to assure you
that the most appropriate spot in our beautiful
grounds shall be selected for the purpose of the
proposed token of a great nations apprecia-
ton of cur illustriOus son. This expression of
sympathy, viii we yet mourn over our great
loss. touches me deeply. and will, l know.
reach the heart OF every true Virginian ; and,
speaking for her and in her name, ask you to
tender our sincere Acknowledgements to the
distinguished gentlemen who have so kindly
and happily conceived this handsome and
grateful tribute to the memory of one of our
best and bravest, and at the same time one of
the truest and greatest of his race Noble must
have been the man who could have so sudden
ly impressed himself upon the sentiments of
mankind? And glorious the people whose
sensibilities prompted them to commemorate
william SMITH.