The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-01-24

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The News.
We make the following summary Of the news
received by Sunday nights mail:
FOREIGN NEWS.
The steamer Ericsson arrived at New York
on the 18th, having left Havre on the 30th.--
The following is the news ofimportance brought
by the Ericsson:
Gaildgini's Messenger says in spite of the e.
iorts making for the reestablishment Of peace,
the Pe'lmontese Government is preparing ad-
ditional forces for new campaign. The Min.
lister OF War 10 said TO have given orders for
corps OF 10000 men to be got ready without
delay.
1t is officially denied that the new Russian
Loan may be quoted in the Paris Bonnse, and
the agents are forbidden to engage in any way
in negotiating the Russian loan.
CoxsrANrIxorLE, Dec.l7-The Crimean Sub
marine Telegraph has been broken by violent
storm. Boats were still cruising in the
Sea Of Azof, destroying the Russian fisheries.
Gen. Williams and the prisoners Of kars had
been sent to the Siefers The Russians found
ut Kars 5000 wounded men and $50 cannon.
The retrogade movement Of Omer Pasha
ON kalesh, Is confirmed. There had been
quarrel at Kertsch between the Anglo
Ottoman TROOPS and the Turks, but il was pnt
down.
In the Paris Bourse, on the 2sth, sudden
rally took place, on report that u truce OF 3
months had been agreed upon.
HALIFAX, Wednesday, January l6.
this port at o'clock this evening
... There IT,. y nqthipg new Of official character
with respect to the peace negotiation, but there
is evidently from quarters usually well informed
growing impression that negotiations will
not terminate in satisfactory manner.
cRINEA
Gortschakof reports Dec l6: Sorties Of
Cossacks defeated strong squadron Of General
Vivans Anglo Turkish cavalry near Kertsch.
English commander and As men taken prso-
ners. Nothing else from the Crimea.
II is rumored, though not confirmed, that
Pelissier is appointed the Commander Of the
Allied Armies, and Admiral Lyons Comman-
der Of the Allied feet in the East.
Our dates from Washington are TO the 18th
inst. The Fusion. Republican Know otkings
have not succeeded in fusing their forces
there are too many candidates and too few
Offices
The n. Y. Courisr \ Enquirer publishes the
following extract from q private letter from
Granada de Nicaragua. Business in our city
is very bad indeed, and the place is nearly de-
sorted, Heavy contributions are being levied
upon every one, and business has nearly stopped.
The cholera which has broken out with new
force, carries off many, especially severe with
Americans. Walker = forces has been decima.
ted
A severe storm prevailed on the Atlantic
coast, on Saturday and Sunday, the 18th and
18th instant. A large number Of vessels were
driven ashore; no lives were lost, but the de-
struction Of property has been very great.
Diamond cut diamond has its counterpart
in the following successful swindles pcrpetrsted
upon Wall street brokers:
NEW York, Jan. ID.
Three of our Exchange Brokers have been
swindled to the extent, in the aggregate, of
$4,000 by an uptown imposter who obtained
that amount Of exchange and slipped away to
England by one Of the last steamers, without
paying tor it, We hear also Of another OF fhe
same kind to about the same amount. A swim
die has also recently been carried out success
fully at the West, by party who has been
forging the acceptance Of p. I. Barnum to
drafts which he negotiated, peck citing the
proceeds The amount of forged paper Is va
riously stated at from 20 to $4,000
A Republican National Convention inform
al, has been called to meet at Pittsburgh. on
the 22d Of February, for the purpose Of per-
Secting National Delegate Convention on
subsequent day, to nominate candidates Tor
President and Vice President.
ORvrLE RoBEnrssy, Of Oswego, (Democrat)
was elected Speaker Of the New York Assem-
bly,, on the 10th. Governor CLARK had deliv-
cred his message.
The n. Y. Commercial Adcot.4r Of the 18TH
has the following editorial
I'VE are assured from source that pre-
cludes all doubt Of the correctness OF the in
formation, that the President has instructed
Mr. Buchanan to demand from the British
Government the recall Of Mr.. Champion on
the ground Of his participation in the enlist
menf Of men for the war In the Crimes. In
common With q large proportion Of our intellfs
gent commercial fellow citizens, we had hoped
that the reports to this effect hitherto made
public, were rather conjectures than we'll
founded facts. The more general cretience BE-
cause OF their probability are constrained to
shaOdon that hope, and TO give full credit to
the statement which some Of our contempors-
ries some days ago, very cou6den,ially set
forth"
A large meeting Of the American Colonization
Society convened 10 Washington city, on the
18th, Addresses were made by @. p. MAxsrI.
Of Vermont, and Others. Report shows that
the receipts during the past year were ss5.2'6.
$40. 900 OF debts had been liquidated and Dos
emigran,s sent to Liberia The Affairs were
represented a. being in very encouraging
condition.
Hoo. J. II. CurroRD was chosen Attorney
General oil Massachusetts in Joint Conven-
ton, on the 18th lie received $50 Of the
300 votes
The store o. W Il. SPAKKs on Columbis
street CipcisnAti, WAS burned On Saturday
night the 18th When the walls fe'l four FIRE
men we're buried beneath them. VIZ. vD
WILL was killed. Others not seriously injured
Loss $4,000.
J,doe TIMOTHY W.lgyR of Cincinnati sije<