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at

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mHEATRE rRANcATS-NIBLo'S CONCERT SALOON
Y SATURDAY MARCHt9, 1884
Second performance Of
LA OL0SERIE UES GENET5.
Drama IN Eve tabeaux preceded by Prologue
by Frederic Souie rendered by the entire strength OF the
company
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Internal nfrerue.

.nFFlCE OF THE COLLECTOR VI W
kbrrgNAL EFVENUE Fourth District OF New. IA
comrisinr the I'd, 9Th. 9Th and 9th wId' Of 'e''
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sPFCiAb INCOME TAX-Notce Is hs r ~. toiui ~
Tho Ls of Taxes as.e.s.d 10 rdaucc WITH VIC 500
ia,ioa Of Congress spp,ovd July set npo'ns !, "a
Tax Of Five yer cent rpon Poh'' or ineoas !" n,
.nil.s D-c,fab., ~ 1875 has been Transmitted 70
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paid within ten DAYS Oh. parties 20 ss'''N
penalty OF ten per cent addl1ons, osf.o fam "A W.
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FRIDAY. Dec. 23--r. ~

FRIDAY, Dec. 2]--p w.
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We shall do good service to orr holiday
readers by calling their attention to Mr. Srbners boe
illustrated editions among which We heve flesh issue
Of the popular collection Of English poetry BY Dr D. W.
Palmer entitled Fois Songs containing specimens Of
the leading poets Of this country and Of Great Britain
with prcfase and elegant illustrations hy native artists
II forms truly superb volume, OF which the exterior Is
as attractive as tho o1rtorts are valuable ard max NJ
almost library in iself Of choice and exquisite pcetics
treasures. DR.. J. g. HOLLANDS quaint and Original
poem Bu'er.Sysd Is also published in sCmPiuous edi
,ion copousls Illustrated. and with type and binding OF
great richness and beauty These striking pictures Of
New England life have won their way TO the favor OF
the most fasidou9 Judges in spite Of certain errac
vein which runs through tbeir composition and VIII he
welcomed in This imposing drees by numerous admirers.
Their poetry IS Of tho most poetcGl stamp; fault hes
been found with ;hcir moral coloring; bnt we have
beard Of iasl denaSo 20 S7ue Rom tDei. e'lusi
asti peIusHl.
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l,n,e ho inanlses IN the following Companion tAken

,ure he INDUCES IN the following comparison taken
from the Kitchen garden:
The perfume must Ne there within the rind'
squeezed csbbsgcs will not run hook
Sometimes he becomes sesquipedalian.
dinner rot IL be frustraneons,
Should be u concert conversati0naL
Now several duOs Simultaneous
Are 20 both mind and ear prooat.ona,
Being not with concord coDsehtaneous.
The conversation. TO be rational
Ina high sense nj I bic should &c one.--
\ harmony, a vocal unison.
Still in spite Of theiT freakishness, these Can'os
arc not without sense and spirit.
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An illustrated edition of TEySYsoN's Enech
Arden is issued by j. T. Tilton Co. containing nu
mcrous spirited wood engrayings from designs by DR.
Hammatt Billings. They represent the more doine'uo
aud quiet features Of the poem producing several Of US
li,e.like scenes with good deal Of beauty. and IN
style well ad pod for popular effect. In general thy
ere free from exhsysgence in their conception and ran
no risk Of failure ty strlirine after preternan' Ve
great defect Ia the yolume is the absence OF hst OF
the Illustrations and OF al reference to the passages OF
the poem or which they are founded. This seme house
have issued plaiH1r edition OF FaOct AkeH Of smaller
size and an expurgaed litiou Of Shakespeare Intended
for reading classes ard tho family circle edited Ny
THOMAS BuIfNcl and Roy. s. G. BuITIsch. The vol
une comprises selection OF eight plays. including
specimens Of tragedy. coIeds. and the historical depart
ment omting such scenes and passages az were
objectionable on the Of morals and taste Attempts
like this and RcYdlors Family Shakespeare 10 pro
mote decency by euascna,ing standard classic nave
no, generally found much favor but the use OF them IN
promscuous reading parties would of course, prevent
occasional embarrassment, from the plain speaking that
was once IN vogue.
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Movement. OF Occnn steamers.
Religions Notice.

Amiiy--t. baptist Church. tho Rev WILLIAM r.
Church N be hd regularly hereafter ia the Rooms Of TIC
N-w.Yok Young Men. Chr'silan h5sor'iton, NorsinHs
Bsding con'r of f.ith and Twenty s"cond &C. " ~
e. Ia. aud q.
a.n,xe,..xy Cancer, v-,b KFADiNGs sni RTCI.
TATlDSS Gc., by the Children OF the ufr~nr 81 M r.
Sunday School IN tho Church NEDNLSDAf evening prc
ilcke's, 3)erpts,
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A neat edition Of JZREaY TAYLoX's Holy Lirinc
and HoIy Dying has been published by Little
Brown, q Co., il two convenient duodecimo vol.
umes. The text has been carefully revised and cor.
rected from PioledHgs edition Of 1870 and the
numerous quotations from ancient authogs which so
richly stud the pages Of jeremy Taylor have been
verified and reproduced in the accuracy Of their
original form. Although the costume in which the
sublime fancies Of the Shakespeare Of divnes' are
clothed has become Of an sntqua,ed fashion his 10
bic thoughts and magnificent eloquence retain their
vitality, and will not soon lose thc. eminent place
In the grsyer departments of Eneshliorature. The
same house have issued pocket edition of GRAY's
Poems, With the Memoir Of the author by Milford.
They also publish the Third end Fourth Centos Of
Cdbiro Poem by GEORGE II. CAyrET, the first
: and second cantos Of which Appeared in Baltimore
about twenty-five years ago. II is dlscursiye
seIni-sstirica scmi-rehectiye fragment, comments
Dg life and society in their Insuy-colorod phases
Several Of Mr. Calycrts stanzas show great yicor,
and often Express a good thought in a few words.
Here is one Of them:
Good books are ~ essence Of humanity.
An altar pressed FROM nations lives. Who secls
To know what peoples have been or will be,
Must snuff their balm. To u there we're no Greeks
had there not been Greek books And what were We
To-day without the Book The hOly peaks
W SINAI, wanting written leaves, we've no.
Ana calvary yoiceess, bloOdless spot.
His illustrations are often far-fetched For in.
s'aEee, Speeding efthe importance Of spiritual cal-
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Dsgra,t.d napuiscture. Aso. solid Cnss'hsa' fAsgy
CHAMBER suite. PLAN and ornamental at u. ~
IONS. s6s lsnl.s~. opposite oosi'i' hs'-D ---.
HNAMELED CHAMBER FuRNBiyi,T1 1 mpdI
II The be-, a..o. tment OF ENAMELED fs. 'a1d %
an color. sud ,yi.s. Walnut and Chestnut , Nsru.<
mental. IN Suites Wholesale aud he,sr' Ss,- CsrLE
and Puiliasses. NAtIitt" ~, -.
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Drr eI.-a1oO bh!s. flour, l76 bids. whisky. $50
bbls Corn. Meal; 7-0 rckgs. Prov sions; IL. pchgs.
Lard; 1881 pckrs. Batter; - polgs. Apples, lo2
, pokgs. Uh Cakk; lso pckga Dressed Hogs.
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BeIicyer- in the second Coming of Christ end


No. On East Bro.dwuy. Preaching tsu SbAf)by Elder :
" BISHOP a ift a m. md g. Subject, anemoon
Futnrr Punishment Az ne ccIsi.ly .l,ncJ 70 attend
Sca,sLce.
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Advent Seruopr,-ProG MkT1ISON Il 10 preach
TO MORROW on Tho Two Advcrts" ~ l'N q. N. on
"The Truo ssnidesicc OF the birh Of chtt and at -
H. m on The Hint md Scccnl hiycr,a ConiEase' Tho
fair end Fe.tyoi IN the Clutch forty nrst, nHer ixh
avsl VIII co,o THIS IyfNlSO Don't fell 10 give them
call, and help on good obc,t.
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!AdYeniS'raeii;I
EYowes a. Macy,
formerly Officer Of the Park Bsnh)

HOwes a. Macy,
formerly OAicers Of the Park Bani)
Bankers, No. 80 Wall-st., Ncw-lork.
FouR PER CENT INTEREST allowed on Deposits,
which mag bc nsdo sDd drawn at pleasure as with
The city Banks.
Certificates Of Deposit issued TO parties deslringl
Tor rcmit.sices TO any part OF the United States.
Gold Coin received on Deposit and Certificates
given for the same, pay able on demand.
Particular attention paid 70 thooolicctor ofNo'cs.
Checks, Bills Of Exchange, &C., on all accessible
points of the United States and Csnads and checks
for tho procoedS cent 10 the owners place of BUSH
ncss without delay.
Orders for Che purchase or sale Of the various is
sues Of Government and other Stocks Bonds, and
Gold, promptly executed for the usual commission.
IiGyeitileuslt
THE FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF TIN CITY
or NEw YORK
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. rs 900 900.
FisAsCiAL AGENT OF IuE USrffD STATS.
Nos q agd - Puo-st., y. y.
Tss Bank has ready for sale (allowing the commits
convertible into sir per cent gold bo0ring loan;
collects warrants. certificates, maturing loans and
drafts, and attends TO AL financial business with Govern
mcnt. Parties wishing 10 avoid the delay aud incon-
yenicDcc 81 direct correspondence with the Depart
ments' are Invited % aPyly at ,his Bank. .,
II, W, VAtCHAs, Cashier,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13
The Attempt to Make a ScapegOat Of
General stone.

Gen. STONE has been used as scape-goat
once before, so that the idea of sending him
forth again to bear the obloquy of the Red river
disaster came naturally to the radical mind. He
was so announced by the first semi-official dis
patches from Pleasant Hill and number of rad
ical papers eagerly Joined in the cry against
him. But it appears that he cannot be secured for
use this time. In the detailed report published
by the Fra (Gen BANKS organ)of the defeat on
the Sth instant, Gen. Stone is not mentioned at
all, except for his brave and laudable effort to
save some of the suns which were eventually
lost. Moreover, it is stated that Gen. BANKS
was himself on the field on that day. The bat
tie of the 9Th was lost by moving forward our
troops in detachments, thus giving the Confed-
crates the opportunity to beat them in detail,
so far as the chance was afforded. 1t would
seem that Gen. FRANKLIN, who is an old SOL
der, did not choose to move up the column to
meet the same fate, without special orders.
The gallant Gen. RANSOM completely exoner
ates Gen. STONE from all blame of the defeat
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13

Mr. H. 8. FAIRcHILD of this city received in
telligence Monday that his brother STEPHEN
A. FA1RcHlLD, Surgeon of the Kansas Fourth,
had been shot in Arkansas by guerillas. He
had been on detached duty at Fort Smith,
Arkansas, and had been ordered to rejoin his
regiment, but was waylaid and shot on the 4th
ult. His body was recovered and buried with
military honors on the eth. Although our
forces have nominal possession of all that
section of country, yet no one connected WITH
the army or suspected of sympathy with the
North, can move outside of military encamp-
ment without imminent danger of losing his
life. In the neighborhood of Springfield, Mo-,
where Gen. SANBoRN is in command, rebels
and Unionists hunt and shoot each other as
they would deer or other wild animals. This
kind of warfare is fast depopulating that
whole section. Letters state that hundreds
will move north into Iowa and Minnesota dur
ing the ensuing summer and fall.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13
The Reason WHY.

1t has been wonder with great many peo-
pie why the men in public employment who
have been discovered in improper official con-
duct should be retained in public service. A
Nashville paper throws flood of light upon
the subject, and furnishes possibly the true
reason why. The paper says:
In 1888. Levi woodbury., then Secretary of
the Treasury under President Van Buren,. sent
an American citizen of French descent. by the
name of Gariche, to Columbus, Mississippi.
for the purpose of inquiring into and reporting
the true state of the case in regard to alleged
defalcatiOns in the land office of that town.
Monsieur Gariche was not long in collecting all
the facts connected with the matter he was in
structed to look after; whereupon he sat HIM
self down and wrote to Mr.. Woodbury. in sub
s'ance as follows: find that Mr.. Harris, the
former receiver of public moneys in the office
here, is defaulter to the amount of $40, 900:
and find that Mr.. Boyd, the present receiver, is
defaulter to the amount of $40 600. would
not advise. you to remove Mr.. Boyd, indeed, 1
think yo1 had better hold on to him. believe
the sum he has already taken fully satisfies
him and have the fullest confidence that he
will hereafter faithfully guard the public inter-
est-but if you turn him out and put in anoth-
er, the new receiver will be sure to steal $780,
600; and my reason for SO believing is, that
fnd lOOseness OF morals about here not at all
conduce to fair dealing.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT


By order of the Government, st. Louis Is
made the headquarters of the West Division of
the Cavalry Bureau, with Brigadier General
JOHN w. DAVIDSON in command, and Captain
MoHAM CoRYELI, Chief Quartermaster.
The division is designated as lying west of a
north and south line through Pittsburg and
Wheeling, and its officers are charged with the
management of all that relates to the pur-
chases, inspection, care and transportation of
the cavalry horses needed by the armies of the
Mississippi Valley. The enormous pecuniary
interests involved will be evident when it is
remembered that there are some two hundred
and sixty. five cavalry regiments in the division
requiring about $4,000, 900 worth of horses
alone.
In the execution of this work, three general
cavalry dcpots and sixteen subordinate ones,
are designated. The former are st. Louis,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis; the latter are Chica-
go, Springfield and Nation, in Illinois; De-
trOit and Kalamazoo, Michigan; Milwaukee
and Madison, Wisconsin; Evansville, Indiana;
Columbus, Ohio; Louisville and Covington,
Kentucky; Dubuque, Des Moines, Davenport
Kansas. At each depot purchases are made,
but from the subAepots the animals are sent to
the principal or reception depots, thence to be
assigned and shipped as the service requires
Since the Goth of October last, Ii, $40 horses
have been purchased at the st. Louis depot, at
an average cost of $13O-aggregate $4,000, 900.
The establishment, according to the report of
the st. Louis Democrat, is of vast proportions.
Officers and soldiers are employed as far as
possible. This grand depot is at the old Ben
ton Barracks.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13
Amt PA q l..
Death Of ur. John w. Cathcart.

/ We are panied to announce that letters were
received in this city Monday. confrming1 the
account printed in the Missouri Democrat, in
all its essential particulars, of the murder
of Mr.. JOHN w. CArucARr, by guerillas,
near Vicksburg, on the 18th ultimO.
The letters state that Mr.. CATHCART's body
was recovered, and was on steamer that was
daily expected at St. Louis, whence it would
be sent to st. Paul, for interment The grief
which his death has occasiOned in this COM
munity, where the many excellencies of his
character were so well known, will, in some
degree, be assuaged by the opportunity that
will be. afforded of honoring his remains.
The details of the murder as far as known,
at present, are as follows: On the morning of
the 18th of April the guerillas, about fifteen in
number. attacked the plantation and knocked
at the door of the house where Mr.. CArncARr
was sleeping. Mr.. CATHCARr spoke to them,
asking who was there, they then broke the
door and entered, demanding what right he
(Mr. CATHCART) had there. He replied that
oe had leased the plantation from the Govern
ment. They answered that they would learn
him how to raise cotton, and ordered him to
60 with them. He asked to be allowed to
take his carpet bag with his clothes, when one
of the guerillas told him he need not mind
his clothes as he would not need them long,
but afterwards he was allowed to take them
and no violence was offered him at that time.
The surgeon, man about sixty years Old, was
also taken prisoner. Another white man, who
had lived in the south eight or ten years, beg
ged them not to take him, and after presenting
. revolver to his head and threatening to shoot
him if he did not keep his mouth shut, they
left him, The guerillas gathered up about
thirty negroes and fifty horses and moved off.
When the party had got some seven or eight
miles, nine of the negroes attempted to es-
cape. Two of them were shot, but seven sue
ceeded in getting back to the plantation, and
reported that Mr.. CATHCART was prisoner,
and had not been harmed. The next news we
have is that his body was found near the place
where the negroes escaped, shot through the
head, and stripped of his clothing, except his
under clothes. Nothing is known of the cir
cumstances OF his death. II may be that the
negro revolt caused the rebels to murder
him, and it is not improbable that, see
seeing an opportunity of escape, he attempt
ed it, and was shot in the act; or, in the ex-
element of the occasion they might have fear
ed that the would escape. These differences
can reasonably be drawn from the circum-
stances related by the escaped negroes, which
are all that will probably be known of the sad
affair unless some of the captured negroes re-
turn to the plantation.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13

command as Major General, is principally o
TRADE of abuse Of Secretary CAAsE. He charges
that CHASE was peace man" opposed to the
employment of troops against the South -
and that the Secretary "had never abandoned
this position, and was now endeavoring to
frame programme by which there would be
apermanent dissolution of the Union :" that
under the Secretary's trade regulations, FIVE
barrels of percussion caps lately went to the
enemy; that contraband goods go the same
way constantly, and that through those regu-
lations the Secretary's son-in.law, Senator
Sprague, will make two millions dollars: and
that finally the Secretary uses his position only
to further his interests in the Presidential
game, playing Fremont against LINCoN, only
that he may betray them both at the last mo-
ment as on uncompromised man, upon whom
the friends of both parties can unite"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13
Grants Coming Campaign..Gr0unds
for Confidence.

A writer for the New York Times, in
deliberately reviewing the military situa-
ton in Virginia, expresses the highest con-
fidence in the success of the campaign
upon which Gen. Grant is about to enter
into Virginia, and gives the following rea-
sons of this confidence
What are the grounds of this confidence ?
They are first of all, the reinforcement which
the Army of the Potomac will receive in the
leadership of Grant himself. It is not merely
that his great series of Western victories
prove his claim of first-class generalship, but
that his position "a General-in-Chief will
give him untrammelled liberty and unity of
command, will enable him to use all the re-
sources of the nation, and will afford him the
means OF general combinations over the
whole theatre of war. These are advantages
that no other commander of the Army of the
Potomac ever enjoyed, and they are immense.
The next ground Of confidence rests in the
magnificent army which General Grant is
massing in Virginia Its mere numerical pro-
portions are spoken Of as something porten-
tOus. But not only is the Army of the Poto-
mac strong in its numbers-it is strong in its
organization, its commanders, its discipline,
its morale. The sweeping changes made by
Grant in the interior constitution of the Army
of the PotOmac-however much they may hay e
shocked some scnsibilities-have all been to
the improvement of the army; and no one
who knows the spirit and quality of that army
can fail to appreciate the delight and confider ce
Grant has in it. The next ground of confidence
is that the strength of the army Grant has I'M
der his command, and his unfettered freedom
of action, will enable him to venture on plan
of campaign entirely different from any of the
several campaigns that have had Richmond for
their object.