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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
WARS DEVASTATION,

NEW YORK, July 29.-The TriJune's Mash.
vile correspondent says the marks of he
bloody battles fought at Dalton and many Other
points along the line to Atlanta must long re.
main. BreastwOrks and forts are seen on ever
hand. The land is laid waste and the inhabitants
are gone; Our train brought and dropped sew.
erai families by the way who came here to find
only their chimneys standing at one place 7
saw family with their scanty furniture under
q tree, near where their house had been. The
first and only clover field saw in the State
was near Dalton. 1t looked finely.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
A Danseuse Makes a False Step...
Her Husband Pardons Her Again
and Again...The Gallant in Prison
in Default of Bail
From the N. Y. Times

From the N. Y. Times
BEFORE JUSTICE G. &. BARNARD
Frederick A. Muller rs. Eugene Orskay.
Mr. Muller, a musician attached to the
Ravel tIoupe, having married danseuse
of the troupe, one of the Zanfrettas, dis
covered that she had formed an attachment
for Hungarian Count rather derogatory
to his marital rights. After some discus
sion the matter was settled, and the young
Anetta returned to her husband Subse-
quently the guilty wife and her lover met in
Chicago, and again she strsyed from the
path Of virtue, and again the husband par
doned her. The third time, in New York,
the Count persuaded the lady to leave
her husband, who has again received his
wife back, but, desiring to punish the Sc
ducer, has commenced an action against
him, laying his damages at $50, 900. The
Count was committed to Jail, in default of
$4,000 bail, and he now moves to reduce
the amount of bail, on an affidavit not de-
nying the seduction, but alleging in sub
stance that the plaintiff compromised with
him for the seduction at Davenport, Iowa,
for 5000, which was paid by the defend
ant, and that Anetta had been compelled
by the cruelty of her husband to apply to
him for money, and that he, out of his old
affection for her, had occasionally supplied
her with small sums Of money, and that
this had been made the ground of attempts
to extort money by suits from him.
The aftidavits rebutting this were those
Of the plaintiff, which set up that the Sc
duction in Iowa had been compromised by
the plaintiff, simply for the costs and ex-
penses to which he had been put, and upon
the promise of the defendant to leave the
frail wife and not see her more. That
the defendant had agreed to this compro-
mise, and had left for Chicago. The hus-
band, in consideration of the youth of his
wife, taking her back to his home at Du-
buque, Iowa, and treating her as if the
past were erased. At this time Miss Zan-
fretta was but fifteen years and three
months old.
From Chicago telegram came to the
lady, signed with the name of her brother
in-law, and stating that her father was
there and desired to see her. She went
with the consent of her husband, and at
the depot met the Count. The husband,
discovering this new error of his wife,
again commenced q suit, and again par
doned her and took her back to bis bosom.
She came on to New York, where the
Count again met her, and, persuading her
that her marriage with Muller would be
void in France, that he would make her q
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
THE PRODUCE MARKETS:

BARLEY-COc . busheL
BEANs-$l 5092. 90 . bushel
BKEswAx-tOc o n
BEU CArrIE-$30o 90 . cwt., live weight.
BKu-By the quarter, 3@3l<c q n.
BUrTKR-10012c y II. for frkin 150asc for beet
table.
CoEN-Sheled, Toe; retail. s0assc.
CoRF MEAL-Wh0lesale, 81. IS; retail, 81 50.
Eoee-2sc . dozen.
HAy-$3.00910 90 q ton.
HISEs-Green, 3Le; Dry, &c; Green Caf
LARD-1s020c q n.
MrTToN-5@5Hc = n. live weight.
OArs-5e@56c q bushel: retail &C.
PcHK-s11.00 . cwt
PorATos-New, 81. 90 y bushel
RYE-S509Oc . bushel
TALLOw-SXc ph
WHAI-60666c y bushe..
WooL,-40aEoc y u Unwashed, one-thafd or
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

The ATLANTIC CABLE.-Mr 7. P. Shaffner,
an electrician of some repute, predicts the fail
ure of the new Atlantic Cable. No telegraphic
circuit of 1000 miles has ever been made to
work successfully either above or under water.
He thinks ''it may be possible to send two or
three words per minute; but at that rate the
conductiyity of the metal will fail within ninety
days, andperhaps ere that epoch the insulation
will cease to be effective" The only scientific
reason he gives for his belief is embraced in
the following paragraph:
The phenomena of the Leydon jar ia deyel-
oped in all submarine telegraphs in proportion
to the length of the cable. When the con.
Quoting wire is charged by an electric battery.
the negative of that charge encircles the cabie'
and produces what is called inductive retarda.
ton. Besides this hindrance we pnst con.;der
the force Of the earth's magnetic currents. and
of this phenomna we know bat Gtte."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

opposed voting any more bonds or money
from the Treasury, however, but wanted
committee to raise special stock by subscrip-
tion.
President Murray then offered the follow
ing resolution. which was passed without any
further debate:
Resolced, That the report of J. l. Beaumont,
chairman of special Committee, and the COM
the Minnesota Valley Railroad, be referred to
special committee consisting of Aldermen
Berkey, Paine and Dawson. on the part of the
Council, and Messrs. D. w. Ingersoll, Henry
Hale, c. H. Schurmeier and Theodore Borup,
to take such action in the premises as they
think best.
Yeas-Ald. Betz, Berkey. Beaumont, Daw.
son, Dorniden, Galbraith, Gross, King, Put
nam, Slichter, Wright and Mr.. President.
Adjourned.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
Can't Go 1t.
From the Chatfeld Democrat.

FrOm The Chatheld Democrat
The soldier boys are returning home by the
hundred. We have talked with large mum.
Der ct them on the subject OF negro equality"
ana negro suffrage" particularly, and we
have yet to hear the first one saw he will vote
for it. The boys have seen enough of the ne.
gro to satisfy them that there is and must be
distinction, and least of all do they feel like
coming down to his level. Some of them de.
nounce in round terms ''any man who would
hold an office over negro soldiers" No. the
soldier boys are not ION it +" muchly. All
aonor 10 tnem Tor their self-respect, as well as
for their preference for a white mans govern.
ment.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. j. L. Coles, of Silver City, Idaho
Territory, last night, who has just returned
from the mines. Mr.. C. reports the silver
mines more profitable than the gold mines in
California. Mr.. c. intends returning in few
weeks and will be glad to give any information
in regard TO the prospects of the emigrant.
Mr.. Coles g brother.in-law of Captain E..
McLagan Of this citv.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
The New STYLK.-The La Crosse DE,

The New STYLE.-The La Crosse DEM
ecrat says the new style OF ladies' hats reminds
it of an ia~rted butter bo,rl. According to our
idea they are not only pretty, but sensible
greatly more so than the little clam shells of
bonnets recently worn, which protected small
space on the back part of the head, and left the
face to be blistered by the sun. Comfort and
utility are too little thought of in styles, and
we hail the new fashion as the coming of a
change in this respect.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

An EARLY BlRD.-An acquaintance COM
ing BY meat shop yesterday morning. saw a
fine haunch ofvenison for sale. As the game
lay prohibits the killing of deer until August
/, the hunter who brought it in must have
gone out very early yesterday morning, and
found the deer very near the city.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

PRAIRIE CHICKENS Yesterday, Aug. l.,
was the commencement of the chicken shoot
ing season, as fixed by law. A number of our
sportsmen started out for the grouse pastures
on Monday evening and yesterday morning,
some of whom returned last evening and pro-
nounced the sport first rate, and chickens
plenty.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

by Telegraph
Vow rOrk Money Market.
Nxw Iosg, July 81, 1866 p.M.
Gold Closed at 144l%
NEw YORK, August l, 1s65-I:3O p.M
GOLD Opened at l4iA, fell TO l44, and cloeed
at 1441s.
MosEY-Active at Z q cent.
GoyERNArST SrooKs-U. S. 7.5os 9ssi; oneyear
certifca es 971x.
OTHER STOcKs Active and lower.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
Milwaukee Markets.

MnwAUKEs, August 1, 1s65-2IM
FLoUR-Dull and unchanged. Sales light at st. 80
90 tor Spring Extra; and Double Extra is nominal
at Sc 2536.5J.
WuEAT-Vers unsettled. Sales at $119h01 20
this morning; but the price closed weak with hold
ers pressing on the market.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
THE WHOLESALE MARKETS,

81. PAUL, Wednesday, August 2, 1866.
ALCOHOL-$4 1545 90 y gallon.
CANDLES - Mould 1Sc y H.: Star. cse.
,Adamantine, 39c; Sperm, G567Oc
COFFEE-Fair Rio, y 10, 81 to 34c; prime abc;
CHEEsEeReserve . TO-, eac; Hamburg. s9c;
country, 10000.
FLOUR-Is quiet at the following rates:
WtolesaLe. Retad.
SuPeInne. ........$4 o0 70 w
EAuH ....................... w -
DOuoie hAtra. ..................... w 20
FRUIT-Green Apples, y bbl., 5000; Dried, =
n., 9@l!c. Peaches, dried &C y b. CraAber.
nes, bn. -. Raisins. 800 y box; half
Almonds, h. 8 SOC, s. s. 4Oc.
IRON-Bar, TIC; Horse shoe 9@1l Flow and
spring Steel l6c; Caet Steel 80.
LEAD-Pig, -; Bar 15c y n.
., LiME.Cordoya, Port Byron and M Le Claire, $40
LQUORS-Cemmon Rectifed, y gal, 81 6502 0e
MOnOngahela 81. .259500; Old Bourbon, So 2Sa6
MOLASSES- Sugar House, 75c@$1.OO; Golden
NAiLS-1oA y keg. $3.50.
OILS-Carbon, by bbl:, s0s9Oc; Whale, $l.7b:
Neatsfoct, $500; Lard, 1925; unseed, $500
SALTLp bbl, $3 7594.O co.
GLASSEB box, SKIS. $500.
SUGARS-Advanced, and msrket In New York
ven excited. N. O. common, 14c: Cuba, com.
mon to fair, 15s: crushed, 23c; powdered, 22c;
TEAs-ImperiaI y. .2Oo1. SIS; ooIonz socosi. %:
Gunpowder, $1.00@1.50; Souchong, 75c@$1. rs:
Japan, uncolored, S1:00@1.s5.
TOBAOCO-Plug 75c031 90; Natural Leaf s.. 20
@1.5O; Fine Cut, 9OoSs1.25; Smoking, 2a@4Oc
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

MOTHER, SPAEE THAT CHILD !-Remeln-
Der that Parrys Compound Syrup Of Blackberry
Root and CrsIesbil which contains NO opiates OF
other deleterous drugs win cure every case of Sums
mer Complaint in children. Give 1t one trial, and
you will never be without It! Price IS cents Der
bottle. For sale at the Drug Stores 2s.dlt&wlt
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

The PRICES OF MARKRTlNG.-We have
adverted once or twice to the unreasonable
prices charged by market dealers for their pro-
duce. Notwithstanding produce is now very
plenty, and the season productive, prices are
quite as high as in 1864, when there was a great
scarcity owing to the drought. In fact the
prices paid for such marketing in st. Paul are
as high as those paid in many Eastern cities of
ten or twenty times the population of ours.
While many other things, groceries, flour, dry
goods, etc., have fallen, and that too without
being any more plenty, garden produce re-
mains at war and drought prices.
In the article of milk, too-an important ar
ticle of family consumption, dealers seem not
to know that things are quite different in 1865
from what they were in 1864. Gold was $50
then. Now it is 14O. Then pasturage was
burned up by the drought-now it Is abundant
and accessible, free and without trouble. Then
milk-men and all milk sellers were compelled
to feed their cows in midsummer. Now the
kline have the richest forage without cost. Yet
in the face of all these facts, milk is sold at
about the figures of o year since.
1t is time that this day of extortionate prices
was over. Gardeners, fruitraisers and milk
men come into town and make their purchases
at far less figures than year ago, and yet
charge consumers here the drought prices of
1864, when gold was 250 or 275.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04
DIED.

On the 31st of JAY, ALBERT 3. CORNWELI.
son OF Commander John j. Cornwell, u 8. Navy,
aged months. ''
On Sunday, July 3Oth, MARY BELLA. infant
and 10 days.
"Let the little ones come unto me-"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

The average price of the hay offered wa
about 81. per ton, or one half the average
price paid last year.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-04

SPLENDID GROWTH OF GRAIN. - The
grain fields never looked finer than at present,
nor has the grain ever seemed more tall or
thrifty. Mr.. c. j. Aldrich, of Denmark town.
ship, Washington county, adjoining Cottage
Grove, showed US some specimens of wheat
and oats from his farm. The wheat is five
feet in height, and there were nine stalks in
the bunch shown US, all having sprung from
one kernel. 1t was sown early in May. The
heads are all very large and finely filed. The
wheat in that region, Mr.. Aldrich informs us,
is all of the same quality, and some farmers es.
innate their yield as high as thirty bushels per
acre.
The oats were six feet three inches in height.
1t was planted on May 18th, and the yield will
be very heavy. No farmer estimates his crop
at less than forty bushels, while most are con-
fident that it will yield fifty bushels per acre.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-20

LAMrs We are indebted to Major Fallow-
down, Clerk of the Evans House, q for
the communication below -..=. -r
Preserve yourselves from fire! In case OF
accident from kerosene lamps, be sure not to
use water, as the oil will float ami thus spread
the flames Take woolen coat, carpet or
quilt, throw it over the lamp, and by pressing
down you will smother the flames. The un-
dersigned had one of those new patent lamps
without chimney-the burner became hoated
the fame cracked the glass, and the oil scat
tered over the counter of the Office took OH
my coat, spread it over the flames from one to
two feet hish, and by earnest and prompt
squeezing, the flames were extinguishsd. Keep
your presence of mind, pursue the method, and
you will invariably be successful in extinguish
ing fire that might otherwise extinguish you
A. J. FALLowDowN,
CLERK, Evans House.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-20

Hon. Fitz Henry Warren, OF this state
has accepted the position OF minister To-
Guatemala. r.. ,s...s I.
Gen. Fitzpatrick will leave for Chill early /,
in January next. $500 : ~. ss's
President Mah,ny says that Fenian
military orders will not be regarded, unless
approved by himself. @, oi,oE ~
Vhere are rumors, both in New York ana
London, that negotiations have been init,a-
ted oy British capitalists for a loan 70 the
United States Government on long per-
80 c,nas .'#] IA salc
Since the organization of the Mint and
its branches in 1898, nearly s6o'ooo'oooe
pieces have been coined, amounting 20
over five hundred aud twenty-thfse ana ..
half million dollars s2,OOo,0oo Of bullion
was received at. the mint in Philadelpa's
during the year ending June soth -
The first battle Of the war, Manassas,
vas fought on the land Of Mr.. Andrew
Mclean, in the county Of Fairfax, sGs-
and the virtual termination Of the struggle
took place in the same gentleman'ss hooses,
| in the county OF .Apromattox, wherc sne
| terms Of surr ender were formally draWn
up and ratified by Gems. Grant sno A'es.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-20

DEAD HEADs.-It is often "thrown in
the teeth" (this is very clasic, original,
editorial, literary aud legal expression) Of
the printer, that he is dead headed, every
where. Col. WooD, of the Chicago Muse.
um, has the proper view of the services of
writer's of the journals of the day. We
might amplily extensively on the benefits
accrueing to private and public interests,
by the unpaid for-work of quill drivers,
but the Colonel has embodied 1t all in one
paragraph.
He once passed the writer Of this with
Eighteen friends, into his Museum, and he
was willing to pass more at the same rate,
but our friends, just then, played out, and
we were compelled to "go in" with this
small company The favor never harmed
Col. Wood, so far as heard from. He
says: -.m -a
Dead heads are those who obtain
something for nothing Hence, our editor
or reporter who visits the Museum, and
gives TO his readers description of what
he sees aud hears there (thus rendering
quid pro quo for his ticket is as far as pos
sible from "dead head" In fact, | al
ways consider printers ink" as more val
liable than money, and am, therefore anx
ous to establish a mutual and equitable
exchange of courtesiss with those who
write for the public press. s1
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-20
@eekIp 1ortb 3opa Simes
McGREGOR, DEC. go, 1865.
Editorial Etiuuette,

|
A paper which we mentioned, and Gu
exchanges with, a few weeks ago, contn
ues to come to this Office; from its last ISSUE
we clip the language below; it may be use
ful to those whose ideas of ability ar,
measured by their knowledge of low terms
You can always tell how a man was raised
by noticing the language he employs il
type. We give the extracts to rcfrest
those who for want Of ideas,may keep up
their margin of B.llingsgate. No charge
for the copyright! -s
The mean, low. vile, detestable fellow
who had the audacty to pin a dozen yards
of mdslin to a certain journalists coat
tail, on " ednesdaY last, is informed that,
if the outrage is repeated, its perpetrator
will retire without leaving very favorable
impression BEHIND! That's all
II II X
We have been repeatedly spoken to by
influential citizens Of this city in regard to
Major Shaffer, but have said nothing con-
cerning him, having no desire to follow in
the wake of the miserable nondescript and
servile hag Of the smut machine in diving
into the secrets of a mans priUdte charac
'icr.
t
+ We shall, in our next issue, so far de
part from reserve as to prove to our read.
ers the diabolcal characters of the sneak.
ing assasins nose vindictiveness and
malice it has been our lot to excite and
withstand for years past, and to show the
motives that have actuated them and their
equality detestable and iespisable sattel-
ties of the black snake crew. At present,
We suffice it to say, that the columns of
calumny which we are told have emanated
from the foul-mouthed ape of the Smut
Hachine, during our absence in the east,
and more recently, in the west, are pre-
ciscly of the quality which might be ex-
pected from low dog, who lives upon the
vomit Of the vile herd who employ him,
and whose name is synonym for all that
is base, disgusting, knavish, treacherous
and cowardly in the lowest and most de-
graded type of beslialized humanity.
From other portions Of this interesting
er,exchange we clip few e!egancies Of
language which possibly may be Of use to
others like himself: -"dirt eating dog"
misty cur "villainous calumny, ,""shame
less satanic emissaries," "hell-born hosili
ty," &c, &c. The editor will probably
soon publish book embodying all that
language is capable Of, in filthy words and
expressions; it would be al excellent work
for those writer's who regard their private
animosities as Of more value to the
reading public than matters Of general OF
Of local information. When will journal
lists learn that to secure respect for them
selves they must be gsntlernanly to each
other? 1t will be observed in the begin
ming of the above longest extract, the
editor does not regard himself as doing
anything thus far in his peculiar line of
expression, but in the "next ISSUE he will
sail in! If the above is only skirmsher
what may we not expect when the writer
opens his battery with all his heavy guns
full charged?
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-20
CLERK, Evans House

Lamartine say that Amer!ca Is the prop
erty of Europe; declares that 1.-THE idea OF
bold and efficacious position to be taken
by Mexico against the usurpation Of the
United States, is new, but just idea," and
talks, generally, otherwise than fatteringly
Of the people of this country.
Brevet Brig. General Morris, OF the reg
ular army, and commander at Fort MeHen'
ry, died at Baltimore, yesterday, in ms
sixtietb year. a"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-20

News and Items.
When candidates were being nominated
for chaplain in the house of representatives
at w ashington, Mr.. Eldredge, of Wis,
rose to ask for Information. He desired
to know how many of the candidates We're
guilty of violating the Sabbath by preach
ing political sermons. No reply. The
enquirng member voted for the successful
candidste-Mr. Boynton.
They are trying to find a young man in
Chicag, who is heir to 100000. Sew
eral Young ladies i'm other cities are looking
for one just like him.-Er
Two thousand of the elite of ST. Louis
attended the great ball at the New Southern
Hotel in that city, week ago.
The only diamond cutting establishment
in the United States is at Boston.
The first class hotels in New York city
talk of raising board to So. per day.
The amount of solar heat intercepted by
the earth is only the 1890, ,o0O,0O0th part
of the total radiation.
There are SO7, 800 Indians in the United
| States. .
The Cascade, Dubuque county, paper
mills turn out $500 pounds of paper each
day.
An opal mine has been discovered in
Calaveras county, California.
The Methodist Episcopal church viii
celebrate on the first Sabbath of January
the one hundredth year Of it's existence in
this country.
Gen. Santa Anna lives at St. Thomas, ir
the West Indies. He il about seventy
years old, and very we'll preserved. Som,
American naval officers recently ATTENDED
a grand ball at his house.
There are evidences Of domestic bliss IL
the following telegram sent to a Wall stree
broker to his wife, "Send son. Ais
demjohn. Kiss Matti. Spank Arthur
Don't fret"