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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
An English Cure for Drunkenness

There is famous prescription in use in
England for the cure of. drunkenness, by
which thousands are said to have been as
sisted in recovering themselves. The re-
ceipt came into notoriety through the
efforts of John Vine Hall, commander of
the Great Eastern Steam Ship. He had
fallen into such habitual drunkenness, that
bis NEST earnest efforts to reclaim himself
proved unavailing.
at length he sought the advice of an
eminent physician, who gave him pre-
scription which he followed faithfully for
seven months, and at the end of that time,
had lost all desire for liquor, although he
had been for many years led captive by
most debasing appetite. The receipt
which be afterwards published, and by
which so many other drunkards have been
assisted to reform is as follows; Sulphate
OF iron five grains, magnesia ten grains,
peppermint water eleven drachms, spirits
of nutmeg one drachm, twice day. This
preparation acts as tonic. and stimulant.
and SO partially supplies the place of the
accustomed liquor and prevents that abso-
lutte physical and moral prostration that
follows sudden breaking off from the
use of stimulating drinks.
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Hevy Illinois was Named.

a correspondent of the Chicago Post
says:
a party of Frenchmen set out upon au ex-
ploring expedition down the river which they
afterwards named, providing themselves with
bark canvass, and relying chiefly for their sub
sistence upon the game. They found at the
confluence of this river with the Mississippi an
Island thickly wooded with black walnut. 1t
was .. a season of the year when the nuts were
ripe, aud this party OF explorers, encamping
upon the island, greatly enjoyed the laxurv OF
this fruit: From this circumstance they named
the island the - Island Of Nuts "-or, in the
French, the "Isle dur nois which name was
given to the river which they explored and
thence to the territory and State.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
THE GREAT FRESHET.
Abatement of the FlOOd..NeWs from
New York.

BUFFALO, March 19.-The New York Gen.
trail trains commence running tomorrow morn
ing, passengers being transferred by the Au-
drews street bridge, in Rochester. The road
is but slightly damaged. Freight trains will be
sent via the Batavia and Canandaigua line,
which is but slightly injured, anu will be all
ALBANY, March 19.-The river has fallen be-
tween four and five feet from the highest point.
and as boat has arrived here from Catskill,
coming through the main channel it is be-
lieved that navigation Is fairly open between
New York and Albany, and passenger boat is
expected tomorrow morning. Two trains
from beyond the Fonda breach on the New
York Central railroad have arrived, and for the
first time since Thursday, the regular q Pm.
train for the West will be sent out tonight.
SYRACUSE, March 9.-The freshet on Thurs
dav and Friday was very severe 10 this region,
the water in the Onondaga and other creeks
having been higher than ever before known.
In the south and east portions of this city sew.
eral streams were flooded so as to be passable
only by boats, and over 800 dwellings were
flooded more or less The salt works on the
reservation suffered severely. The loss in the
city and county caused by the flood will not
be less than million of dollars.
ROCHESTER,, March 19-P. M.-The flood has
abated 1t has been the greatest ever known
here. About 200 feet of the Valley Railroad
track is washed away, and over mile OF it
was submerged. OF the stores on Main street
bridge little is left except the front walls. The
banks of the canal burst in several places, and
nearly the whole of the I'd ward, together with
parts of the 9th and 9th ward, were flooded.
Several buildings have been undermined and
have fallen, and others are considered unsafe.
Water sweeps like q mill-race through Front,
State, and Fitzburgh streets and the arcade.
The gas works are flooded, and some of the
mains destroyed, so that at night the city is in
darkness. The papers have suspended publ
cation, their press rooms being full of water to
the depth of ten or twelve feet. 1t is not GER
tainly known that any lives have been lost.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
strange and Unaecountable suloide

From the Cleveland Herald ~es.A 49, 1
A mn pamSd George Ogden, from Fall
river, Mass, arrived at the Atlantic and
Great Western Depot in this city, on the
10 O'Clock train on Friday, accompanied
By his son, q bright intelligent lad Of ten
years. He was compelled to wait for the
Western bound train, he having through
tickets for himself and son from New York
to La Crosse, Wis. The station agent mo-
tioed something wrong in the actions and
conversation of Ogden, and resolved to
watch his movements. About noon be
gave his son some money, papers, daguer-
reotypes, the key to his satchel, railroad
tickets, &C., and then prevailed upon him
to lay down upon a lounge in the waiting
room at the depot and go to sleep. As
soon as the boy was asleep the father
rushed out of the depot, down the hill to
the bank of the river, and deliberately
threw himself into the boiling stream,
which was high, and the current very swift.
He Immediately sunk, and up to this writ.
ing bis body has not been recovered. He
was closely followed by those connected
with the depot, but he was too quick for
them, and could not be overtaken before
the fatal deed was accomplished. He was
about forty years of age, and had several
letters of introduction to prominent men
in La Crosse.
TWAS thought best to send tho boy back
to Fall river, where his mother still resides,
and he was consequently furnished with
tickets BY the railroad company, and 70
turned. :.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

Miss Mary Land, native of New
York, but for the last ninety years a resi-
dent of Philadelphia, died recently at the
advanced age of one hundred and two
years. She remembered wildly each in
cident of the Revolution as it occurred in
Philadelphia.
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have captured the following number of
guns from the insurgents:
August Sat Fort Gaines. ....... rs
August Sat Fort Powell. ........... Is
August Sin the Shenandoah. ......... 3
August l3-On north bank of James. ID
August 6-On north bank of James. .... 5
August 16-22-By Fitzpatrick in Georgia.
August 23-Fort Morgan. .......... 60
September 2-Atlanta. ................. ~
September 4-East Tennessee. .......... a
September 1s-Opequan creek, Va. .... s
September 42-Fisher Hill, Va. 20
September 27-Chapin's Farm. ......... Is
October 9-Strasburg, Va....-...... IL
October 17-In Shenandoah, by Sheridan.
October 19-Near Winchester, by Sheridan so
October 27-At Little Blue river, by Pleas
October 25-At Big Blue river, by Pleas.
October so-At Norristown, Tenn, by
October 27-At Plymouth, N. C.. by navy IS
October Stat Decatur, Ala, by Thomas
November 15-December 13-In Georgia,
November 24-At jackson, Miss. by Candy
November 3O-At Stony creek, Va, BY
December Cat Pocotaligo, s. C......... 6.
December IL to 3O-Stoneman's raid thro'
December o Is@Fort McAiiisier Ga %
December Is to 17-In Tennessee, by
Thomas 81
December 18-Ashbyville, KY. 8
December 22-Savannah. ........,. $50
December 25-Before Fort Fisher. ..... 4
January Is to 17-Forts Fisher and CasweIl 1872
February 17-Charleston, including IL
guns previously captured on the Savau-
nah Railroad, and by Gen. Hatch 49,. 1853
Febru'ry 10 to Wilmington and vicinity 20
drano tOtai .............. ........ ,301
This does not include numerous other
guns captured or destroyed Oh the Alaba-
ma, Florida, Tennessee and other rebel
craft. During the same time we have lost
not to exceed So cannon. -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

WHAT Our FARMS YIELD.-Statistics
just issued by the Department of Agricul-
ture show that while the farms of the loyal
States, in 1868, produced crops worth
S255, 764,322, those of 1864 yielded TO
less than Sl,5O4, 543,69O. This is GER
tainly satisfactory increase, and re-
markable che, considering the circum-
stances
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
SHERMAN'S MOVEMENTS.
His Occupation Of Fayetteville.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

Adjournment of the Rebel Congress.
Organization of Rebel Negro Troops
Indications of an Early Attack up.
on MObile..Sheridan,sR aid..Sher.
mans Movements-.The Occupation
of FayetIeville.
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Two barges, containing ten thousand
bushels OF coal, were sunk at Nashville
last Saturday, by breaking loose and drif1-
ing against the railroad bridge. The coal
was from Pittsburg, and belonged to Gov
eminent.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
A PROCLAMATION.


BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. - .
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, Reliable information has been re }.
ceived that hostile Indians within the limits of
the United States have been furnished with
arms and munitions Of war by persons dwell
ing in foreign territory, and are thereby ena-
bled to prosecute their savage warfare upon
the exposed and sparse settlements OF the
frontier :, aas-s l.. g...-..:I ,t1.- -.
Now, therefore, be it known, that I, Abra-
ham Lincoln, President Of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim and direct
traffic shall be arrested and tried BY court mar
tial at the nearest military post and, if convict
ed, shall receive the punishment due to their
deserts. PC, y -
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed. .--..,.. .. -,..
= Done at the city of Washington this 18th
day of March, in the year of our Lord 1865,
and of the independence of the United States
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President
w. 81. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
WARRINGTON, March 10.
The popular appreciation and rapid obsorp.
ton of the 7-30 loan under the management OF
Jay Cook, general agent has determined Sec
rotary McCulloch to make no change In the
character of the loan to be placed on the mar
ket after the present one shall have been dis
posed of. The arrangement heretofore exist
ing between the Department and the subscrip'
ton agent will be continued, and the new series
of 1905 will date from June 10th next, and
will consist of an issue of $500, 0OO, 900, pay
able three years after date, and convertible at
maturity into 5-2o's at the option of the holder.
Excepting in the dates of issue and maturity,
the new series will be in all respects the same
as the current series, which, at the present rate
of subscription, will be taken up during the
coming week. n... g.. p =.
In addition to the arrangements which have
been made by the subscription agent with
Wells, Fargo &; Co., for placing the loan
through their offices in California Oregon, Ne
vada, and Colorado, special agents are being
dispatched to the pacific coast and to the south
Atlantic and gulf cities, including Beaufort
Newbern, Charleston, Savannah, and New Or
leans. .s.i
To prevent a stringency in the money mar
ket arising from the withdrawal of the sums
realized by subscriptions to the 7-30 loan
through national banks and other agencies,
and the locking up of the same in the SUBJ
treasures, an order has been issued by the
War Department, at the instance of the Treas
ury Department, resembling the order of last
year which prohibited disbursing officers from
depositing without drawing direct upon the
national depository banks in the cities of Bos-
means, violent contractions and fluctuations in
the money market. so far as the government
operations are concerned, will be avoided, and
increased ease in meeting treasury payments
will be attained without material disturbance
to the other mercial demands for currency.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

"A boy of eighteen was killed without
provocation at Louisville, Ky, on Sunday
last, by a notorious rowdy.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
For Idaho and Montana.

Nearly twenty steamers are advertised
to leave St. Louis for Fort Benton and in
termediate points. The following are the
names Of the boats and time Get for their
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
departure

These boats are "of light draft and great
speed" and are wanted to go through to
Fort Benton in the quickest possible time.
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AN EXCITING SCENE.

Before the prisoner was cut down from the
gallows, the crowd began to disperse. and
Broadway soon was damned with living,
floating mass Onward flowed the stream, and
as the head of the disordered column arrived
opposite the military prison, o furious bull
took firm stand in the middle of the street,
and stubbornly disputed the passage of the
crowd He lowered his head and threatened
to gore all who came in his way. His horns
were quite formidable, and the argument he
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
Federal Captures Of ARTILLERY During
-. .-'.r Seven Months. r.t "a.
. Y. Commercial Advertiser,

From the n 7. Commercial Advertiser. N "
Since the month of August, 1854, We
have captured the following number of
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WA5HINGTON, WdrCH TO, IoUJ.J
To Major General Die:
The subjoined dispatches have been re-
ceived at this department.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Proclama alton by the Presidents.
The New Loan.

WASHINGTON, March Is.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES or
AMERINA e .
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1sho veno3nA. AZ ...;, oonxs~,,n -o.,, l;~hH
y. 61"aAA OO1SAAU0 v0sy AAo3e'
and it, difncult to give reliable quotations.
There in .orne dam.na for h.v for local
nnnsunnf;on. wnnra he~,n. a. e,riva 10
nat boats from tho l1lAn0D above and -
nuita dnll atocka AZ vhaot In tina hands
~ ~. ~~As' s'ooAs ~ :" - sao .sa~s
M1l0I0 are liRht: rood spring would bring
4, IN a. x. -;nt., q, a tc &, -. a.,
- AZ w. ~ "A1so1sSA ~ " - ~ N 1,kaA'
SOC, Ooto, $50.
Annexsa WI = mand or usual dses'lsd ~
pots u tn0 ana osoee mafKeO:
eUoA1-11D2oc: Cfuahe0-6o: HuV6oeo6.E:
A dO-3DIG 6do-1 - -. 80
Coy1U.SoS
N01.A1D -By the hnxrol-0nanR Uouao a a.
3 Golden eyFup @ g. -
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Nev Ysrk cane ,rarn41.

The receipts Of beef 1httie have been
very light this week, the freshets huving
interrupted transportation and kept bnck
mOre than half the cattle. The dearth of
cattle at Albany created quite 4 panic
there and this was telegraphed to our mar
ket cs.ising corresponding feeling here.
Extreme prices were demanded hnt the
butchers refused to pay more thaa la:a, adj
vance, to which We confine our quotations.
The rates current were wholly nominal,
being the result Of the short supply.
Hogs-Active, and rs the receipts were
light prices were higher.
Receipts-Beeyes ., 4.5; Cows l;,a; veal
Calves 80 Sheep and Lambs 1901 Swine
1908. 8
The Current prices for the week at all the
markets are
Reef Cattle-First quality, s22@N; fair
to good, SIG 5O0n2O3; common, $l4 O(g Ii
%: inferior, $l41 IA 80.
Cows and Calves-First quality $500 100:
ordinary $6Oa75; common 5O@GO; inferior
$4O0G5O.
Veal Calvee-First quality, per N, 1910
l5c: ordinary, 12!@ 13ac; common, ll4@s
l2c: inferior, 10l@l1c.
sheep and Lan1bs-Extras per head ia
@l5; prime, $l7@lS; ordinary, $llQyl2
common $10@1l; inferior 3s@tM
Swine-Heavy corn fed. . IL. AGal4ac;
light and nsdiuro, lsi@l4c. ssill tesi, Il
@13kc
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CHICAGO, March g.
The markets arc weak and dull.
Flour-Heavy; sales Of spring extras al
Is 50 aud superane at Is in
Wheat-ac lower; sales No spring u
d l8a1 1874.
csrn-Dull at 7sa74c for No l, and 6oa2sc
for rejected.
Oats-Easier; sales No at A0a50c.
Ryo-Dull, nominal ct SOC for No 1.
Barley-2s3c lower; sales at 923ca3l O5.
Whisky-Dull and IL lower; sales Of "a
bbls Ct e. 6.
Provisions-Heavy and dull.
Mess Pork-O6ered at "a so; sales 0f 100
bbls at TINT price, and 200 bbls ON private
terms: prime mess offered 1t 4A-buyera
ut "a 50.
Sweet Picked Hams-Dull ut I5c. 20
4 Lafd-Dull ut 17c.4 M a fess
Hay-Dull ct ]lS. ~.
Mopey-Scarce. si
Exchange Firm 1t par to / premium.
Gold-1l So. 81
Beef Cattle-Weak at 4ia7Ac.
Live Hogs-Dull ct % 75al1 50.
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u fattened rather than part With their
corn. This VA the case especially IN Ill
gnose States west Of Indiana, and this, in
no small degree, contributed to the market
Milling Cd IL that section, and moro paxtic.
ularly was this manifested In the fallingon
In Weight and yield Of lard. q
Tho farmers have doubtless before this
discovered the mistake they made, for in
stead Of getting o. to q 50 por bushel for
the corn in their cribs, % they expected
they would this spring, theie II hardly
any market for it ct 60 20 20 cents per bu-
The packing season w. short this win
report month earlier than 10 did either
or the tvO previous seasons. and W could
neve given it two weeks sooner but for the
neelect OF packers ct two or three places to
furnish their returns; and, - Il II, W are
now compelled 20 estimate the number
packed ut Hannibal, Mo-, and Cleveland,
Onio: having utterly failed 70 ct any ~
there 10 marked hllingo6 Ia the number
Of hogs packed In the West, the whole ba.
einess having settled down 20 the same d.
0ensions which It had attained before tho
war. And not only 10 there . fAlling OF ct
the packing places, but theamount Of meat
cured by farmers for their own use, and By
store Keepers at small places, has besn Z
hogs in the country is small, and tho sup
ply Of pork for summer use will Be light.
so that The risk to holders 10 altogether de.
pendent upon't the price Of gold, for thesu
ply isevidently short enough to sustain
extreme short crop prices. but it IL equal-
~ clear that pricesin the fore part Of the
season were run up to point which has
not only effected the home consumption,
but interfered with the foreign expot trade
to great extent.
The following table shows the number
packed at the various points in Iowa, this
year and last:
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Among those drafted ct New York,
Thursday. were Henry ]. Raymond, edit
the Metropolitan Record e violent copper
head paper; Baron Won Asten Sackens, IN
Austrian nobleman; Judge Michael Con.
nelly, and Captain Bronson, ex-provost
marshal of the 9Th district. John Brown,
John Smith, Billy Patterson aud George
Warrington were also among the elect
wards are seamen absent on cruises to for
sign ports, and will not be likely to re-
spono Immediately.
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NEW YORK, March q.

NM YORK. MaFCh N.
Cotton-Dull. heavy and falling: Sc low.
ar n 46c for middlin1. ~ 4
Flour-Dull and heavy and l5ao5c lower.
1t 90 6Oa9 so Tor extra tate: $40 oDal() 10 for
Z Il 8. and 80 5oaii Is Sor trade brsnds.
market CLOSING haayv. With M huvern ~
outside.
Whiskv-Excitel and decidedly lower.
western II lOa2 Is, CLOSING without BUYERS
n . IL. - -
Wheat-Irreeular and unsettled: amber
Mich. q 10. NV club 81 IS. -. q
Bsrlev-Heayv.
Corn-Dullat 81 81 for new mixed west
ern. 81 s..
Oats--Dull 1t 97c. =
: Petroleum-Dull 1t SIC for crude. SAC for
refined in bond, and 10 Tor do tree. a
CofEee-Quiet and firm.
nugar-Quiet 1t lilo for Porto Rico.
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MARKETS
BURLINGTON, 5 p. m. Friday.

WEDNESDAY morning u cleared up, aud the
wind is drying up the mud rapidly.
The river has been rising steadily during
the week, and is now in fine boating con-
dition. At our latest advices boats had not
yet reached Dubuque from below. The
Times of the 2lst says:
the last few days have opened the river in
front Of tho Jones street levee. L6ot Sum
day evening the ferry boat Gregofly made
her 6vst trip, crossing with little difIiculty
at o'clock. Yesterday forenoon . clear
space over . quarter of Q mile In width was
created by the floating down Of the ice
from the channel at the foot Of Third
street, and the steamer made her trips with
- little trouble from ice - she ever did in
July"
The st. Louis Rspnbiicax Of the I'D says !:
the fortyeight hours ending q 10 O'Clock :.
m. yesterday morning. It swslled four
inches, and Wa then II fest and 81 inches
above low water mark in December. 1863,
TIE lower Mississippi, Ohio river and
tributaries are all 1t . high stage.
The Illinois river IL rising from Peoria
down, and banks full.
The upper Mississippi IL swelling from
Davenport down, with four feet ON the
RAPIDS.
The Missouri river il rising from Leav-
enworth down to the mouth, with i've feet
in the channel.
Spring thus far is backward. Farmers
have done but little blowing yet. This
viii be hard on spring wheat. A rule,
in this latitude, spring wheat does the best
when the season will permit it's being sown
before the middle OF March. Winter wheat
is reported a. looking well, much better
than was anticipated during tho winter, in
view Of tho small amount Of snow. @
Since our last review the decline in gold
has been steady, and it sold At ono time %
low as9l SO, afterwards rallied slightly.
and closed yesterday at 81 5l!. The result
has been to unsettle values generally, with
q large falling off in prices. Cotton ia down
to SIC. When it is remembered that but \
few months ago it was selling at 81 50, the
depreciation will he noted as one Of the
most remarkable in the commercial histo-
ry of the country.
The Cincinnati Price Current publishes
it's annual statement of pork pack.
ing in the West, and remarks. with refer.
ence to the trade:
The decrease in the production of pork in
the West still continues, the chief cause If
which is the partial failure of the corn crop
Of the Western States the last two years.
FOR although there are other influences
which had collateral effect in leading to
this result, the chief one was the scarcity
of corr, for Notwithstanding that the crop
OF corn gathered last year was much better
both "a regarded quantity and quality than
that z ,ered in 1868. yet owing to the bad
failure Of last years crop, and the straits
that farmers were driven to in many Sec
tons of the country for the want OF corn.
the better supply furnished to them by the
crop Of 1854, Was more precious to them,
aud they boarded it with the care Of . mi
ser in many sections: and although the
price procured FOX it in pork last fall was
fAr better than that obtainable in the crib.
they sent their hogs to market but par.ial.