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The View Constitution Settles the Sta"
tut 1t M1..ourA Tor atl Ttne-Eml.
grafton Avoids the Ssuth but Rour1
into mltsuur1 whtre Loyalty huIee-
The DarA<y-Rrapchise- -QuAl'
Ivy a1 The Counlry-PE1ce OF anus.
, 1865-07-27

A UCTION sA14E OF PUB,LltC; Ul3,l. I;
TUESDAY,, Aaf1ss III 4 i oeiocx - =, tsf P. P1
lnls tosmerly pccu pied - BAz1sck1 nE 8t1 d.
thin city. R4rt1e1 d kltox soAsonSe
wall 70 attend this mic ,g,nfst.
Noxth etda cezs paa1 every hv3 1n1 a Tanda
xNH9 Of eA1ek e6aA IN 0osS Sf,IHN \ 1L11Om.
IrSe15t Qu1ste:11tses>
, 1865-07-27
TIE F1FTY-S1XTH REGIMENT,


The sau F1auclsco Ba1ttin hears from the
tar North, by the steamer Shub.ich, which
had visited that locality On business con-
ntcted with telegraphic communication be:
tween Russia and America, that at Fort
Simpson, In the latter part Of April, novel
oil fever was at its height. Seven hundred
cances, containtn. over 5 600 Indians. had
left on the dny previous for the oil regions,
end the excitement WAS On the incrsnss.
1t seems that species Of fish abound In
that locality, called Uticsn. They arc about
Tie sizc Of d smelt, and have much the same
appearance. They. are considered quite
dtlicacy By the epicufcaus Of the Moth, but
are priced more particularly on account Of
the oil they contain, which Is extracted from
them and shipped to England, whe1e it ts
ustu as substitute Tor cod Liver oil, or per-
haps sold for the genuine article.
The most remarkable feature Of these hsh
lighted or set On fire, and will burr Nkc a
candle, producing clear and beautiful light.
equal 10 kerosene. The idea of lighting up
one's house with fishes, their leuas sticking
into IN appropriately constructed candle
stick, with their tai!s b!azfne In the dir, Is
novelty left tor The people Of the present age
markabty plentiful in the Sseekln river. and
shculd thcy be introduced into this market
ia large quantities, 1t might neccssltate
change in tie rendering OF DR.. Watta' hymn,
es follows:
"Wtro thc yf.h hclas out to burn
The yLest sinner may Et:utn-"
Then, again, they might be substituted fol-
cod liver Ill las their Gil really is In Eoglandl
and eaten intellectually. lnvaltds might carry
few dritd fish In their pocke's, md when
thu noticed By the watch borrowed for the
purpose that It was time to take thei1 nedi.
cine, might draw forth tlsh and take It az
ore Koull q stick Q[ couch candy.
, 1865-07-27

The weather today Vas again un1sTorab1e for
harvesting the crops, and the produce markets
were excited art buoJaut IN consequence. Al
though tho aeeounts thus lsz received ttom tho
, 1865-07-27

Here Inc M9IEet has ftIEt htetdY Ind 4tQve
ut 14eG1143 Silver was Eonina1 at t33,
Government Securities were In batter request
to day and stronger. We quote:
DnyinS. Selling
Five eTwcnucs...........1 1CA3 1D5{
Teu-Forties '....... g6f n
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.W0DD-A,fket quilt sud uucasnged. Weqnete:
nnsp;s np sofd ds4.ssen. d ".
Bescn defi7esed. III
Beech n3aEd.,...,................ 7-N:
MARKET rather Mcre active anu ntrn. Ss.es He1t:
16fN NJ WfsEeu at SIC.
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Especial Correspondence olsne Ch'csko 1Itouoe'i
iPARKv11lt, No, July II. 1865.
Alter ,ruch suffering Missouri wheels into
line with the g1eat Free States. With her
Tree C0nEI1tuuvo ehe 1sroclaims that loyal
men must rule Missouri, and that she will
ever remain an integral portion or th= Amer
lean U1ion. This invites emigration. Lured
by her central retitionsand her fine elinste,
the sr1eams Of immigration arc turning from
the South TO this most favored region. II Is
believed that under the present system Of re-
organization st the South, that rebcla viii
seize all the local Offices and make 1t ua-
pleasant, to eay fbe least, for loyal men.
Our experience is that they lave succunbcd,
but not re1.ntcd, and that they. wi! stir: >
Ubicn 1uan whenever It can be done with i'm
punlty. 1hs will demo1alsze the country and
The fist work will have to be done over
neaIn, and It will be long time before the
Southern States Hll offer the security OF
Missouri.
, 1865-07-27

The da.key gives no trouble. So far as my
observations extend, I hno them more indus
t1ious Than before they were free. have
land rented to them, and nc-e. had better
cIcps. They amply repay any encourage,
ment given them, and 81c ever ready TO lend
a Eelt,ipC land in time OF ne~i. In short.
| they sre not q disturbing e1emtnt, IN and ot
| themselves, hut rather they are kindly, an!-
| able race. II their labor Is p'opesl5 fostsred.
II will add much 70 the prosperity OF the
| principle, once fixed, remains. Loyalty Is IN.
htrep1, seemingly, in their vcry natures, l
have heard Of 70 instance ot their being dis"
loyal. OF course, like Ill other races Of Peo-
It il known that they have not the advau.
taccs OF educaticn, and need the counsels ot
the more Intelligent. Some masters Will
gu.de their inexperienced fset. aud thus meet
the appreciation Of Heaven. and o. o.! goeo
men. While Others vii be stum1iln. oM ds' oiocSs
nate In nany parts Of the South, and there It
viii not Be deti1 able for Northern men to
settle. or for loyal men to live. There ls,
fheu. no safety Tor the country but In grant
inr to the colosed 1nan the elective franchise
He has been the backbone Of strength 70 ths
South, and rightly dea1t with, he "n1 DC u
W. nav It'd It necesssry,t to save the souts
| from auai cby, 10 1laVc regisdy OF voters .
with; Judges who she'll sit nnuuauy, anu
without regard to color, tRgas.ef the nsnts
al no voter who is not loyal, AID possesse
knowledge Rnd morsl principle suuc1ent y
sustain republican government.
cnors-QuAL1TI AND PRICE or Lands
Ea11y sown winter wheat is fine In this u
cJnlty but late Is injured by the rust. Hem
aud tobacco look well but little WAS pn. II
We lave the heaviest corn crop ever stoH
in Platte county. In some pafts ot Asssou'
tie prospect Is not 50 good.
Our pirtte county lands axe rolling, Wel
va.cfed md tirnbcrcd, aboundiag with TN
snrinrs, Limestone forms the under strait
sId TIC SCH Is kindly, light and very prodn
. live. It's fruits arc Of the finest 1AFer' II
deed this section has NO superior in ~ ayr
cultural point Of view. The Missouri 5iVe
: afIo, ds chesp transportation, snd the ~;
D rcads from Chicago and St. Louis converge
this vicinity, and are to 80 On up TIE hnns!
valley. to tnc Pacific ocean. Lands arc n
ttug about oue-tlItd Ices than before the wa
| IMPROVED farms ate selling At ten to tWentl
:, fyc dollars per acre. Unimpzoved lands
Il some sections Gun be bought 8. from thTes
n SVEN dollars per acre. hear OF come goe
!. ia1usnow offering at fifteen dollars par Bet
NJ Mary landa are held by rcbcle, VIII wish
y. chsDge their residences and wal sell On mo
II favorable terms. GEO. ). fAak-
, 1865-07-27

nosire prices to, ea,n. J1y &c, sB EesoiSsd By T.
q. esltenst.1 h Co., Commission. etoek sd Btct
, 1865-07-27

T'R&NHn
Gobernnlsut Sales.
EEAT SALE OF SERVICE
~ ABLk MULES.


WnaIsaTox C11r. D. G.. Ju:J IS, lssl
Cre JhouSxnd Mulsa viii bA lold 4; yual:c Auc&luq.
under sne tlseett Q, Capt; e HaI; 4 9. u. 10 sne
IEKaDAT, August y, Las. aad eoati1ni1G tom da9
% dry III 3 Nn sod. -
Many ol them velo bought IN tha b: ginning OF tta
Wat u young mules. sccono 1nied tha armies In 81
their u camo1. and H.e thoroughly erokeo.
hardened by e1erciso, tie a3d familiar uU oetnK
10 long surrounded BY ths so1d!e11-
Though Souna md te1Ficesnle. thsy ASe no foaE%
required In tnB 2rMy, a1d can b putcdakct ~ ta4
1ajo ut faF lras than thet{ trua Yaiue.
AuIas sold stnxly.
Eales 70 commence At 10 4. n. each day.
Tcrms cRsh, In Uulted States currency.
Reyet Rt1Ader General Ii cnaSa Fiat Dts,,.oa q.
, 1865-07-27

A UCTION SALE OF PUBLIC
n PROFRRrT.-rx.uo sell 1t Public Auction On
8aTNRDAY Arxuat S.h. II II O'Clock 4 ~, the
bplidinfs occupied II 8oYsEn1dnt Corral IN th9
ritT Fartie5 teetltux 1eA4oued lumbar VII Do well
ntsfs s1reet can paxa uve1Y tve rlnutn9.
T2&U1 cY sale. c1sh n Government Funt4.
JOHN A. KlI1On.
svt4dH1&LM Col. and Etpok Qnxf:e1D&Se3'
, 1865-07-27

Nht'n t.esnSe .ft9tk1
TITO"
Ef1VE
FiIt:klNl lNE@ feeeivsd to-day. noAt as'pasas
Is o1 a1A4 keL sctvc and Ao oyaneed 10 Pr g
len. SAies wore. ~ hrIs City st $7.t3s: 10 o:ls
County, In sual los. II St3; 20 c'ls Country u
s1.Gth:. ,u-
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g .rhe Radical Agitators.

90 One Of the speakers at the negro suff-
rage meeting in Boston said: eff the
question Of freedman suffrage is left open,
persistent and widespread agitation is in
evitable."" The New York Times says this
sentiment is the very essence of sectional
ism, and after showing that the Southern
States, one by one, are hard at work in
the business of loyal reconstruction under
the Presidents plan, reminds -n T..
those who thus indiscreetly seek to govern
the country by menaces, that the moderating
power of the great Middle and Northwestern
States will hereafter make short work of sec
tionalism, come from what quarter it may
The country has paid its full price for peace
and the people North and South may be trusted
TO see that it is not again disturbed by faction,
in this generation at least. no matter in what
guise it shows itself.
These are excellent sentiments and we
hope they will form the basis of political
action throughout the West, which has
suffered so much from the effects of GO sgi-
tation " at the East
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A Hard swearer.

From the tone of the Eastern press we
conclude that the testimony Of OoNovER
in the assassination trials is generally dis
credited. The fact that he was the Iri-
6ane's correspondent, and swears he knew
all about the conspiracy to assassinate Mr..
LINCOLN, and yet never divulged what he
had learned to the Government, is a sus-
'picious feature of his testimony. And then
his trip to Canada after his first appear
anee on the stand, and the adventures that
befell him there, seem rather too much
for the credulity of the public. The To-
ronto Globe, that is not in the least tine
tured with confederate sympathy, speaks
Of OoNovER in the following terms:
Now that he is in Washington, Conover has,
it would appear, given an explanation that has
the merit of brevity, if none other. He says he
is the man who sWOre in Montreal that he was
James Watson Wallace, and that he never gave
evidence before the military court at Washing
ton. But he alleges, the Montreal Confeder-
ates made him sign that false affidavit by hold
ing loaded pistol at his headl It is surpris-
ing it never occurred to Conover to expose this
outrage before he left Montreal. So clever q
man as he surely could have found some means
OF preferring complaint against the authors
OF such an outrage We suppose the Montreal
Confederates will be heard from in rejoinder. =
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/" Seeing n Believing"

The, SCHUYLER CoLFAx excursion party
across the plains has met with numerous
distractions from hostile Indians, the re-
suit of which Is likely to be of some bene-
fit to the country. Mr.. BRoss of the Iyi-
.6une, one of the party, writes: 7s7T' 30
!. These Indian murders and depredations so
early In the season have satisfied Mr.. Speaker
Colax that vigorous, and not o sugar.
plum policy, 10 necessary to protect our Get
Elements and the overland mail from annihi-
lation, and he has so represented matters at
the department at Washington. His trip
will therefore have most important nation
al significance, for the mean filings of those
who have cried, humbug! when the Indian
troubles that were mentioned will be amicably
set at rest. Till he comes here and sees for
himself, no man can appreciate the impor-
lance of these settlements, the number Of PEG.
pie travelling over the plains, and the amount
Of property which the Government should and
indeed must protect. .,,:-f
q Mr.. Colfax will 60 back to the Speakers
chair, with greatly improved knowledge of
the vast extent, the endless resources, and the
immense commerce of the country east of the
mountains, and the richness and value of the
mines within them.
= It ia q singular condition of things when
the Government cannot be convinced that
the. frontier needs protection from Indians,
unless member of Congress gets well
scared on pleasure trip. s I :,
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General Lee.

The arrest of Gen. Lee, the Petersburg. Va.
Necs states, was ordered by Secretary Stanton.
Gen. Ord, In command at Richmond. offered
his resignation rather than execute the order,
General Grant then inteffered, and the order of
arrest was recalled.
If the above statement is correct, the
question Is settled as to Gen. GRANTS un-
Outstanding of the terms of LRRs surren-
der. 1t is significant fact, in this con-
nection, that no officer of LKR's army. nor
of any of the other rebel armies, which sur-
rendered on the same terms, have yet been
arrested, while large number of distin-
guished civilians have been subjected to
imprisonment.
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The 9th, 9TH, Ssh, 9th loth ana IIth
Regiments COming Home.

The following dispatch from the War
Department, received Saturday by Gov.
AnLRR definitely settles the question re-
,garding the discharge of the Regiments
above named. They are included in the
listto be Immediately mustered out of SER
vice, and all viii probably arrive home
during the present month
WAR DEPARTMENT,
So WASHINGTON, June &c, 1861
Has E1ceIIency tie Goreynor Of finaesota, Saint
Paul, Mum. -
SIR: have the honor to acknow ledge the
receipt of your letter of the 10th instant, re.
newing your request for the muster-out of the
9th, 9TH, 9Th, 9th, 10th and 18th Minnesota
Volunteers.
In reply, am directed to inform you that
these regiments are included in Tie list of those
to be Immediately mustered out Of service, and
the Commanding General of the Department
in which they are serving have this day, by tel
egram, been asked for the dates of discharge,
which, when received, win be promptly COM
municated to you. = ~, -.
Very respectfully your obedient servant, -
."r THOS. N. VINCENT,
r,. A. A. General
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DuBuoUE's PotULArIoN-VALuE OF RrAY
ESTATE AND PtRsoNAL PRoPERrY. Assessor
kneist has marty finished his laboas of as.
in Dubuque He has taken, in bis ronnds
2 careful CENSUS Of the city, and finds that it,
Populaton Is about sixteen thousand. ne has
been surprised at the number of new comers
IN our city. There is nota house In the citv
without occupants. The assessed value of the
real estate in the city is %, 800 0OOof personal
property, 81, 900, 0O0.-Dubuque Times. -
The assessed value of real estate and
personal property of st. Paul is little
less than $5,0OO,OOO. a
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07
Lake Superior and Misaiasippi Rail.
Road G0ing Ahead.

: Hon. william l. BAnNns, has just re-
turded from New York, and he informs us
that he has made arrangements, on behalf
OF the Lake Superior and Mississippi Rail-
road Company, for means to go right
along. with the construction Of the road and
to press it to completion as rapidly as
possible.
Five hundred men Or as many as can be
obtained, will be put to work Immediately
at this end of the route. The heaviest
grading is the deep cut near the residence
ofDr. PATTERSON, and this will take most
OF the present season to execute A por-
ton ofthe hands, however, will be employ
ed on the line beyond the point graded
last year, about Eve miles from the city.
As the price of iron is falling, it is not
expected that any portion of the track
will be laid this fall. The through bust
ness to and from the Lake will be the
main dependence of this road for the pres
ent, and it is rightly deemed of more inn
pertance to complete the whole line at the
earliest moment, than expend the means
obtained in stocking short section.
The vast Importance of this road, not
only to St. Paul and the State of Mime
sofa, but to Iowa, Dakota, Missouri, and
we may say the whole valley of the Mis-
sissippi, is fully appreciated by our citi.
zens, who will be greatly rejoiced to learn
of the favorable prospects of its early COM
.pletion. Upon this road depends, in a
great degree, the success of the river line
to Winona; the Minnesota Central, run
ming to the Iowa line, and thence to 81.
Louis; and the Valley Road to Mankato,
and thence on to connection with the
National Pacific Road.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07
The Fluctuarfons IN Gold.

The New York Journal Of Commerce,
one of the best commercial papers in the
country, presents its readers with a month
ly table of the highest and lowest prices Of
gold from the first suspension of specie
payments in 1862. to the close Of the last
month. The Gold Act took effect on the
2lst of June, one year ago.. and as a COM
sequence, the price of gold, which had not
reached 200 in any previous month. made
a rapid advance, until it touched 2S5, on
the 18th of July, the highest point reach
ed. This is complete record of the gold
movement and il worthy of preservation !:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07

A VERY large meeting was held by the
people OF New Orleans on the 18th to well
come Gov. WELLS of Louisiana. Among
the speeches was one by Gen. HuRIBUr,
who, in the course of his remarks, said:
Something has been said about those who
have been fighting against the Union. / lis
tened to MI. Boilers letter with q great deal of
interest And say to you now, that would
Ialner take tnese men who have been fighting
against us by the hand, and trust them. than
those cowardly fellows who have STAYED at
home, and forced better men into the army.
There has been no personal hostility between
the officers and soldiers of the two armies.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07
Vermont.

The Vermont Democratic State Con-.
yention met at Burlington on Tuesday
9th inst, and nominated the following
State Ticket: For Governor, @. N. DA-
NEWPORT, of Wilmington for Lieutenant
Governor, D. G. LlNsEY, of Burlington;
for Treasurer, L. Il. MOVES, of Hide Park.
Strong resolutions were passed reafirming
Democratic principles, and declaring con-
fidence in the wise and constitutional
measures of reconstruction adopted by
President Johnson. L.-..- - : - -. :.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07
The Radical Meeting in Boston.

o.
The Winona Republican takes very
sensible view of the action of the recent
meeting in Boston of the radical gentle
men who compose that select circle vul-
carly known as "the hub of the universe, -
for the purpose of considering the subject
Of recognizing the rebellious States: Il,
This meeting may be regarded as the first
step in an attempt to thwart the execution OF
the Presidents reconstruction policy. One of
the speakers, for example, is reported as having
said that " if the question of freedmen suffrage
is left open, persistent and wide spread aoita,
toni inevitable" Regarded in this light the at
tempt of the class of men composing the meet
ing, is simply the essence of sectionalism itself
II is assumed by those who thus seek to make
the question Of negro suffrage one for excited
popular agitation, that if the loyal residents of
the different States of the South are allowed
to exercise right which the residents of Other
States enjoy without dispute, they viii do so
to the prejudice of particular interest. .Th;s
assumption is without warrant or excnse NJ
any kind. The new State Constitutions in the
returning States of the South are expresslv re,
quired to conform to the existing Laws Of Hon
gress and the pr0clamations of the President
All attempts at agitation before these provis.
ions are violated can proceed only from a f.c.
tious spirit. and the country at large we aT.
prehend, will so regard them.
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hibited at the Chicago Fair as that which Davis
wore. was, we take 1t, nothing more thar, q
charitable fraud, excused, If excusable at ali.
Dy the desire 70 put money into the treasure OF
the Sanitary Commission. 1t is certain. Of ali
events, that Mr.. Stanton did not send It. and
that ne knew nothing about 1t. lG1l-'s--
If the rumors we hear are deserving of
any qcredence, JEFF's dress was not the
only pious fraud connected with the Chi
cago Fair. As the war is concluded, and
our soldiers; will soon be at home, the
charitable will doubtless find deserving OBJ
Jects, without entrusting their gifts to
strangers, to be Dispensed abroad, and pos
sibly misapplied. ~ 'so!5sahalir. is:i,
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Capt. Newson and his ANkaavit.
Maker I'm q Bad FIX.

Our readers win recollect a silly yarn
published few weeks ago, over the sigma
lures of Captain T. NJ. NEwsoN and /. A.
DICKSON, wherein the latter made an affi-
dayit that some time after the battle u
Buena Vista Gen. Wool ordered solder
to arrest JEFF. DAVIS for some ofenoe, and
that JEFF. resisted and had to be Knocked
down before he would surrender. The
story was refuted by A. B. CoRwINE, Esq,
(who was captain IN JE1F. DAVIS regi-
ment), through the columns of the World,
whereupon Captain NrwsoN and his cold
soldier reiterated the yarn with grand
flourish Of rhetorical pyrotechnics and tall
swearing, in which Mr.. CoRwlNE and the
PIONEER were accused with sympathy Tor
JEFF. DAVIS, and many other dlsloyai
acts. 80. e. ..,ts. -
It appears that some one has sent
Messvs. NEwseN and DIcKsoN's yarn 70
Gen. Wool, and that he immedlateiy
branded it as falsehood. We copy bis
letter from the New York Times OF tne
26th inst: b.. -, =, 1913 :!
DEAR SIR: received your request u tne
18th inst. Yesterday. L herewith return YOU
the statement relating. to Jet LAWS anu my,
self. signed /. A. Dickson. - ~, -
Although Davis, the late PresmenI OF Inc
rebel States was capable OF any VilIany de-
vised Inv man. it is due to truth to say that SO
much OF the article in question as !elates 20
INV name in connection with DAVIS, Is WhoNys
untrue. Very respectfully yonr 96edle 1 ser
want, - f' 9oilIS Ia "CSO4. p
The absurdity OF the story was sufficient
evidence of it's falsehOod. In the military
service it is not customary, when an Off
Ger is arrested, to knock him down with 4
the butt of a musket. A simple notifca-
ton, written or verbal, is always sufficient
We would advise Captain THOMAS N. New
SON, Commissary of Subsistence, United
States Volunteers, and his old soldier,
Mr.. J. A. DICKSON, to be more careful in
their future attempts to- impose upon q
discerning public. We think the Press
owes its readers an apology for printing
such a tissue of falsehoods. - a.. = y1o
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07

MEATS in New York are from S5 to 80
cents per pound. Families are getting up
anti-neat clubs, the members mutually
pledging each other to totally abstain from
meant for certain days and in some in
stances for weeks. The trouble appears to
be in the exorbitant wholesale prices. To
show the difference in the prices OF meat
in st. Paul and New York we quote from
our produce market of yesterday:
BEEF CArrLE-S5 per cwt. live weight.
BEEF-By the quarter 7t010 cents per pound.
MurToN-5Ss5]]a cents per pound live weight.
PoRK-$10 per hundred.
We advise the half starved denizens of
thst over crowded city to come out here
and live son the fat of the land"