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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-07
ROMANTIC STORY.
Account Of an Escaped Minnesota
Prisoner.
Story of an Escaped Prisoner.
From the saltwater Messenger.

From the saltwater Messenger.
Sergeant John May, a former resident Of
this city, a veteran of Company B, and at
present a member of Company A, First
Minnesota Battalion, was captured by the
rebels in an engagement near Pittsburg,
Va, on the 22d day of June last. He
made his escape by jumping from the cars,
while being transferred from Florence to
Salisbury, N. O., via Wilmington.
We give below few incidents of his
capture, captivity and escape:
He was taken prisoner on the 22d of
June, as stated above, with 1000 of our
men, and taken into Pittsburg that night
They were removed to Libby Prison next
day, where they remained two days, long
enough to be closely searched, by an off,
Ger connected with the prison, who took
from them money, pocket-knives, valua-
bles Of every kind, including sugar, coffee,
&C., which they happened to have on
hand, having drawn four days. rations the
day before they were captured.
THE SEARCH
was conducted in the basement, and John
being luckily located on the third floor,
received timely notice of the manner in
which the examination was conducted and
many were the ingenious devices resorted
to by the boys to save their greenbacks
from being appropriated by the thieying
sooundrels, who boast of their high sense
OF honor, and chivalrous treatment of a
conquered foe. Learning that their pork
was returned to them, many of them
scooped out a cavity in the meat, and,
wrapping up their money in a snug roll,
concealed it therein, and by that means
generally saved their money. One man
twisted up roll of bills, ard thrust them
into the bowl of large wooden pipe, and
covered them lightly with tobacco: bu,
the examining officer, taking. fancy te
the pipe, appropriated it for his own use
and the righttul owner was not only lef
pipeless but penniless. Others sewed thei
money in the Innings of their garments
and were generally successful in saving it
Mr.. Mayhad a skein or two of patent liner
thread, and undoing the skeins, and roll
ing up his money-about forty dollars-il
as small a package as possible, wound hi
thread carefully around it, and stuck hi
needles carelessly into it, and when tn
officer, in turning his pockets wrong sid
out, saw the skein, he remarked that
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-07
VOL. XVI.-NO, 40
Written for tie 81. Pau Pioneer.
THE MOUNTAIN STREAM.

In the waning light,
OF summers night
While the whispering leaves of the maple
Were coquettishly waving, the cool southern
breeze,
Above and around,
Rose the tremulous sound
OF numberless voices murmuring low,
United In singing with musical flow,
And mystical diction,
Ewes sweet benediction,
Like the far of Ginning of distant bells,
Came the csdences holy and frightening
swells,
As the gorgeous robes of the dying day.
BY the weeping night were folded away.
Entraneed by the power
OF the magical hour,
l was borne far away in beautiful dream,
To dim old forest, where mountain stream,
With silvery voice and sparkling eye,
With its dancing feet went tripping by
To the meadows green-far, far below,
Where the daisies wild and buttercups grow,
While the echoing shout of its laughing wild,
Through the green isles ring like the voice of
child.
Oh, fearless and free as bird can be,
Or snowy sail on the foaming sea
Was the springing bound and the merry song
OF that mountain stream as it leaped along.
What thrilling memories cluster DER
Each tangled, dripping and messy shore
The tinkling fall of each jeweled wave
Each reflected image its bosom gave
Each waving shrub-each stately sedge,
That gracefully leaned DER its grassy edge
The shrinking flowers that modestly dropped
While the streamlet bathed each snowy foot
Bright mountain stream bethink me now
OF faces as gladstone and gay as thou
Of hoating t-esses of shining gold,
han ri Of
OF glittering bands of midnight hue,
That Wondering lie meath the cypress and
yew-
Of eyes that flashed in the morning light
Like the thousand gems on the brow of night ;
Of eyes like viOlets dripping with dew,
Earnest and trusting, tender and true,
That dropping in loneliness, bashfully hid
From the worshipping gaze meath the fringed
lid -
OF voices SO sweet, 50 thrilling their tone,
Once heard in the heart reigned forever alone.
Zen the warbling bird, the breeze and the
By their melody charmed, were voiceless and
still
All! the white hands that beckon, the pure
forms that CLEAN
In their wondrOus light DER thy bosom, fair
stream!
lowering, lowering, nearer they come,
Reckoning still to their heavenly home.
Would might ever thus blissfully dream
OF the forms that once loved thee, beautiful
stream. EDEN SHIRLEY.
March %, 1866.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-07
Life TOO Short for Strife.

CHARLES DICKENS relates the following
of DOUGLAS JKRRoLD,
Of his generosity 1 had proof within
these two or three years, which it saddens
me to think of now. There had been an
enlargement between us-not on any per-
sonal subject, and not involving any angry
words-and q good many months had
passed without my ever seeing him in the
street, when it fell out that we dined, each
with bis own separate party, in the Stran-
gers Room of the Club. Our chairs were
almost back to back, and took mine after
he was seated; and at dinner q am sorry
TO remember) l did not look that way.
Before we had sat long, he openly wheeled
his chair round, stretched out both bis
hands in an engaging manner, and said
aloud, with bright and loving face that ]
can see as I write to you:
"Let Us be friends again. A life ia not
long enough fl r this!"
Jerrold was not a Christian, but his con-
duct in this case was worthy of the Chris
tian character. On dying bed, how in
significant will appear many things about
which we contend in bitterness and wrath!
life is so short, its inevitable sorrows so
many, its responsibilities SO vast and SOL
emn, that there is indeed no time we
ought to spare in bruising and mangling
one another. Let not the sun 20 down
on your wrath. Never close your eyes to
sleep with a heart angry towards your
brother and fellow-sufferer. See him if
you can. 1t you cannot see him, write
him. If he is true man, and a Christian,
he will listen. If he is not, you will have
done right, and your soul will be- bright
with the sunshine of Heaven.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUG USr 2s 1866

same period on British ship and transferred
to the Shenandoah in Portuguese waters. She
is manned by British crew, and d eosled as
occasion requires by British ships, who carry
coal from British ports-undoubtsdly under
the direction OF her British owners. From the
day she sailed from London this ship has never
been at any point where it could be pretended
that she changed her character and ceased 70
be British ship. She IL British through and
through, and that fact ID 80 obvious that our
government ought to refuse to listen to any
pretence that she is not British. She Is a.
British in spirit also as in fact, and is true ex-
preston of British sentiments towards US. The
English hate US, liberals and ALL The liberals
were the colleagues of the abolitionists In
plunging this country into war, and it was only
the fear of our power that prevented the gov
eminent from going further in the recognition
of the confederacy than it did. There Is hardly
person in England who reads at all but has
read the record Of the Shenandoah's recent acta
with absolute pleasure. England tostered this
whole system-fufnished the spirit, the mon and
the ships to carry it on--and does not with
draw her countsnance even now, when it has
gone into positive and unqpestioned piracy
Our government should take the most vigorous
course in the settlement of this matter. II
should render bill to the British government
for every ship destroyed, and for indemnity to
the merchants ruined by these British ships
The bill will run up thousand millions, and
our government should insist upon the pay
ment of that sum, or upon some arrangement
before an international congress that will re
suit in the withdrawal Of European Powers
from this continent, and in the establishment o
maritime law on a better basis than it now
stands.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

JUDGE EDMoNDs AND SPmzTUAIIsM.-We h.
received number Of communications pitchi
into Judge Edmonds and his illogical arg
ments in favor Of spiritualism. We may fl
room for some Of them some day We mn
say, however, that the Judge exhibited grea
want of decency and discretion when he spoh
Of the reporters and penny-a-liners as he did
for it ia to them he is indebted for all his din
tinction as Judge and all his popularity as .
man.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

Asm srsssr rsuArsx, PHILADELPHIA We perceive
tbas this eroesnty managed establishment announced
" reopen on the "a Of September. Out Of New ybrt
here Is no thesre in which more cultivated taste or
moro judclous and liberi eEyeadture Ia displayed Mr
Drew has shown thai In the Ancrgy we'll N the udg
slsdy can rival Tho MOTT sUsslsaced Of 0W vAla iAsat
foh dIreQtVrs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

Dun FoRrIgN RELATIONS ENGLAND AND THE
SHESASDoAH.--rhe most important point In our
foreign relations is the question that we have
with England over the English ships that have
cruised against our commerce during the war,
and that have injured It 10 the extent ola thou
sand millions. This question IL just now brought
out prominently by the operations Of the She
nandoah in destroying our whalers in the Pa
cido Ocean. The shenandoah is an English
ship. She was built OF Glasgow in 1853, and
her last registered owner was Liverpool NOR
chant. She sailed from London in 1864, and
Der gums were carried from Hvsrpool at the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

ARrmus wAHo's Moanos EHxavAmxusr "A Largo ed
fashionable audience filled Irving Hall last evening "a
welcome Aremus Ward back 70 the CITY, sfter nearly
years Absence and to show their appreciation OF his %
culsr talent before his departure for EUROPE whore
ransemsnts being made for his appearance a.
early day The Ast OF his six farewell satsrtainmss
Wa gwen last evening. and proved n every particular
complete success. The hall was literally packed ftow
stage doorcvery seed being occupied, the galleries
nllsd and the lobby crowded, while numbers were
turned away, unable 70 obtain admission The grsst
Snowman returns 70 US with his new Mormon entertain
mont scarcely recognizable Ia his new suit and inn
proved appearance Upon making his reHtrse Ats
mus ward was greeted with the most 6assrng applause
and II was some time before he could proceed with hts
lecture His Jokes and hits upon the leading questions
OF the day were ell received with the keeneM RELISH
set his hearers In rosrs Of genuine unrostraued laughter
Some Of his pictures are encels0t and received the
nendations they deserved among which view oil
the Great salt Lake By moonlight superb view, and.
the Mormon Temple. Tho audience highly apprv
cssive and evnoed their pleasure by long and eques
applause during the evening
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

warning claims Of friends who win oa
he dissatisaed II either be not uS-
bed. and between whose rival pretsroas
to supreme control no middle path @ b
pursued! Would it not be well for Preleat
johnson to shuttle the cards now in his Ids.
of which he is complete master, and 80 q -
. new deal altogether The war has oompsiy
revolutionised our politics. though the NJ
fAiled to rsvolutionise our country; and re-
gard to public opinion and party manageat
We may safely cay that all the old ideaArs
false ideas, and that all the old wirepers
and political trickstsrs should be cast asider
new and moro honest men. Let us have asw
deal, President johnson; and In the ssleea
of the permanent surroundings OF you'd
ministrsHon do not forget that the men %
saved the country have claim to be its ruis
which the people neither ignore nor will fort
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE


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TeoUpLs AnoNG BROADWAY Stage Dsrvsno-
TWENTY or THEN UNDER ARREST. Some ten days ago
Captain Brackett Of the Twenty sixth precinct police.
sent notices TO proprieors Of the various lines Of
stages running on Broadway and the Bowery that they
must procure licenses for their stages and the drivers OF
the same in compliance with articles six and seven,
chaper of the ordinance regulating hacks.
stages &c or he should proceed to enforce the law
es..., w. c,.,. c.u. than, IN. aav., craoe in
ioi'""'"' ."e S"p' o. .,-
which to apply TO the mayors once LOT conses u""s
which time licenses were taken out for all stages
ro lin. m. ror ,.ro ,eLo, for tho drivers The ten
."o ',le' Du' no"o "oe .a"e 49, s.,.s ~, -.
Gays having expired ON SATURDAY ana e dves not up
Pearing at the Mayor once captain brac1eu asSot s
ms car ana stage inspectors 70 ke Tue or.cs On .0
Doxes ana Drng .nem oeiore Mr. ty o 10 o
ss Ta airoc,ed to, ,tree ~ fur drvcri IF eoch line
enoseh to show the others what thew might expect
should b. brought in This was a cordngly done, and
how bciorc Marshal Norton since his accession to ONCE
Tbcv oiered variety of excuses for their non compance
with the ordinance but none that awaited 10 save them
severe reprmand and the fine of dollar EACH There
were some twenty arrested and lined Yesterday ana ne
licensed The sbiec, Of Compelling the stage driver 70
take license for himself addition to the one taken
out Tor the sag Is nov so mucn 70 gam revenue W c
Guy as 70 nave cneck upon sne asvos' mo ~
ANY miSeonu"o. "" ne P"ss u'ay 'sax w ~. rs
ms nc nse ana thus DEPRIVE nun .. emp,oymem'
ico oenanue ~ ~, .ae Nv o1oT 70 % a csso .s a.
ana sannot .nero'o'e oc 'ooAe" uio" :" ""' o"s " =.
a'. - oN'o'''o" 49,
paa-,..'.,o. r,. c;rc. ,.,d an sr,h,s.s,ic nubio
..'" " -, :, T..,,'...... u.m !. und.o,,
- ..... $500,
.'oA. ~ 60" 49,. Co.. ,...oa....
~ -. ~'o' M. -. cass.s, o.s..,r.. :, ,,:s CO..
'a0' ''1."A' - -
49, 49, ~. .".,s.,.., 80 -, ,...r:,. 80 =.
t " - ,.. - % 80. -. .. -
ladies' and gentlemen that the Enrsh army can be
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

BROADWAY fHBras-M aud Mrs. Charles Ksas
appeared here last night in Henry the VIII and
In tho Jealous Wife. The house was dense,y crowd.
cd 10 every part, tho audieace being . fAshssa.
able and metropolitan one. Owing 10 ne crowd,
the packed sisies and The detective ventiasioa,
the atmosphere was excessively uncomfortable Mr.
Mr. kean's woolsey Is not ssrxingy powerful, pee-
formauce His 0rs scene, with the exchange Of "hsh
looks" between the Cardinal and Buckingham was ths
finest point made and drew full appreciation IRON I'll
who saw IT, Mrs Kean IVES admirable In both her parts
and the reappoaranco was . success.
The Broadway hns besa we'll cleaned and Handsomely
decorated in The short interval sinoe s clcse and hs
quite fresh and pleassat look. Some improvemont in
the ventilation would mako Il more a. II was Of a.
one OF tho most charming resorts In The osty y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

balancing, and hedging and lodging, the ad-
ministrssion, sustained by the country, viii 90
steadily on with its great designa Thus, with
the expiration of the present term Of Andrew
johnson, we may find, a. in the time Of Monroe,
all old party lines obliterated, and he may be
reelected without opposition; or, from his re-
tirement, we may have. with three, four, or
half dozen candidates., . regular scrub race
for the succession, % in 1894.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

Railroad station at Broad ana Prime Streets and furnished
during ts existence entertainment TO one million two
hundred thousand soldiers passing through the city, free
Of expense 70 them or the government
An enthusiastic meeting Of the Fcnisn fraternity,
under the auspices Of the Garryowen Circle held
Spring. Addresses were made and songs sung and a
large number Of names were enrolled.
General W. l. H. Brooks In q communication TO Gen
cral Hooker, which appears in another part Of todays
HERp aludes TO the statements OF the latter ocer in
regard to his failure at the battle Of and
replies TO his alleged charges against the conduct that
occasion Of the brave kul and amened General Sedg
wick, then commander Of the Sixth corps.
Major General O. O. Howard, lately commander Of the
Army Of the Tennessee, and Commissioner OF the
Bureau OF Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
arrived in Chicago visit saturday last He had
an enthusiastic reception from the citizens and dc.
lvered address to large audience on freedmen's
affairs
great base ball match was played In Washington yes.
tcray the Presidents grounds in tho presence Of
ten thousand spectators between the Athletic Club Of
Philadelphia and the National Club, Of Warrington tho
former winning by a OF eighty 10 twelve.
The Atlantic Club Of Brooklyn, will play with the Ma.
tonals in Washington today The President expected
to be one Of the spectators Of the sport.
An old lady, the wife OF Ephraim Griswold, wealthy
resident Of wlison, Vermont was murdered yesterday
morning during the absence from home Of her husband
The murderer or murderers took q large amount Of
money which was in the house.
According TO the City Inspectors report, there we're
COS deaths in the city during the past weekbsing dc.
crease OF compared With the mortality OF the week
previous and 20 less than occurred during the CORE.
spending week last year The gives the
following result Acute Diseases $780, chronic Diseases
215 external causes &c, g. There were $50 natives Of
the United Statss os OF Ireland 81 OF Germany OF
England of scotland and the balance OF various for.
eign countries
The stock market was lower yesterday Government
securities were steady Gold was firm, and closed o,
ia .4s- .ss.-s-- +'-
There was but little change 10 the complexion Of com
msrcisl Affairs yesterday moderate business was done
In imported apd domestic msrchapdize but trade on
Change was restricted BY ths conflicting accounts from
Liverpool Breadssus opened higher but closed heavy
at Saturdays prices Provisions, with the eScsstlon o
lard. were heavy. Whjsksy was armt
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06

o.a ,bousand workmen 10, s ,se sr rsd
one IRON from, Europe 70 assist at the g ges'
c.a.l works, which are IN Psoss's Niss
.. ,eut psAE Harrisburg, Fa"dg 9. =
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- - : 4 u sd Fii8 HFfu sf' = =
aLa.ata arc l.a asnaalll gl4an
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,nthsAs8 90, one yearS5 o.

s.. NUMBER 10
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06

"A man was robbed OF s9o o,s a'% If The
hr a while snoozing in one sre, o. uo,eI
o opsbioned chairs Of the L' Pn@ did it J
S Un saloon, st. Louis. A'u u 0A'' - :.
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sc..fvr FEvrR REhEDr-we . pnD onsrl :

co,.,vr FEyHR REMEDY p.p snarl ct
soAsl ago asimpie remedy Tor rn sd1't :
year being no o, her. than the oo ru00 We :
fever .Sa rapient thOroushiy with oa0O Teceiv-d
t Ssye since, at different times have tried
asau from parties " lof t h exper
u, Q. .n Others are just now seDane .cs
,,pass,ihnonials Of the he's, aslob bv it. W,
r the matter p aha1 0sn Sun. !:
Irra nd do likewise - Baltimore N''
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06

ri II II. Wood proprietor " "" Dan.
C oeM - in announcing the u pm
c ;a1 Of the Tree list makes the 'G,' bo obs
r,1n dead heads are 'h0s Il nce. an
tain something for n ro,g. ,ba Mu cum,
e 'r or reporter who VISITS a sns Of
and gives his readers a,. there 1s,0 t'hus rem.
what ne sees and hears M ~. ,;ekeI. y is as
dering a qa'd pro GO ior ms dead. dad head
Far as possible from oeins .n,;n,e,'. ink
/ In fact L always cor1'lldfr Pllu" I'd am,
a. more valuable than MONEY s,izs on" mu.
therefore. ever anxious TO eetAs,' o,,rtssies
4 tnal and equitable exsnanss ., me public
with those who write tor we F'
II ".s--.gJ9Fff adf fa tesaett
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06

Death OF DR. GEoEoE 5. ! s n,'ti -oree
rearet 10 hear of the dear o. ~ - Hon.
Sball Yerger, youngest son % o, y" oonn,v,
! Shall Yerger, OF "asnihe on he 2lst
which sad event oeeuT re- yepeer was
aIt4 aged % years. p ~. :, ard mos
noble, high toned sen ;.a In, his family
deeply do we sympatn'S' "''-
- tbeir affection.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06
n.arnh writer says that Mr. Bee 8

An Enelish writer says tia. at! M mock mock
er, upon s on9 vas at once recogdiz.e.d1 b by
DOM pys you e disappeared. but psrsO sas
Mr. TREND 10 . hi d how B he Ss
70 know 1.imss d Fatk. s'why Eye owned a pew
ia church FIVE years r sfe ss
New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-20
TH!RTY-NlNTH CONGRESS-
Condition OF the Southern States.
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
General Grants Account Of Kis
Recent Tour.
What Mr.. Sumner Means by a "White-
washing Document" 1
Investigation Ordered into the Case Of
the Hon. B G. Harris.
ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL.
PAYING TIE REBEL q EBT
THE HOLIDAY RECESS
Investigation Ordered into the Case oi
the Hon. B G. Harris.
AMcwzzER RAILROAD DJ:LI.
PAYING TIE REBEL DEBT
THE HOLIDAY RECESS.
Specis Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.

Specii Dispatch to The ". Y. Tribune.
WARRINGTON Tuesday. Dec. 10. 1865
The action Of the President relieving the Pro
yisiora Governor of Alabama and placing the Govern
mer of that State into the hands Of the State officers
e!esed by the people Of Alabama. is unfav'rably re
cei, ed by many Senators and Representatives. 1t Is
thought that while Congress is celebrating
concerning TIE reconstruction Of the States lately in
belion it was not very courteous On the part Of the
President to forosts the action Of The National Iegis
la-ure
The Presidents Message and Gen. Grants report or
TIE condition Of affairs in the late Rebel States which
were read to-day in the Senate excite lively comment
They were received with some surprise and it il
doubted whether the Investigations TO be instituted by
the Committee on Reconstruction will bear on. all thu
statements contained therein.