The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-18

| THO NeWos
The steamer Atlantic arrived at New York
on the 9th. with Liverpool dates to the 26th o.
November The following Is oil the news o.
any importance
Mr.. Jas. Wilson has addressed 10 Cyrus w
Field Of New York, an official notice that the
British Government engages to furnish ships
make additional soundings, for the Atlantic
Telegraph, and TO furnish ships to assist in lay.
ing the cable and undertakes to guarantee A
per cent on the capital OF east. 200, equal to
Gli0O0 sterling, until the earnings OF the com
pany reach 10000 per aunom, for IS years
or such sum IA the Government messages may
amount TO- II charged at the ordinary rates Of
tariff and il the United States government,
make a similar arrangement. The MESSAGES Of
the two governments TO be sent in order Of
priority Of receipt.
The Kilkenny Moderate, under the heading
ora Military Mystery" announces that or,
ders have been issued TO the Colonies Of IA.
Military regiments 10 Ireland to complete the
quota Of their respective corpse. The Wode,a.
Tor remarks that the objects Of this filling up Of
the regiments Is known only to the government
The affairs Of Spain were quiet and unchang
cd and the news from other parts Of the cont
neDt was wholly devoid Of interest.
by accounts Of the 18th from, Constantine.
pie Il appears that six hundred Moslem houses
had been destroyed by FIRE ut Berat Another
extensive fire had broke out ut Adrinople.
A catastrophe at Rhodes. occasioned by the
gunpo~der, destroyed the whole Turkish quar-
| tor .n.upl,falx, al L..
The Joaraal lc Constantinopte states that q
Russian Company IN the Black Sea has purch
ascd 40 steam vessels.
The news is confirmed that tho Yahikale al.
lair has been fully explained between the Eng.
lish and Russian representatives at Constants
noPe. No English ships to 10 admitted into
thu Black Sea.
The European Danubian commission was Of
ticially constituted the same day.
| Accounts from Athens TO the i4th. an
nounce that the election have turned ia favor
OF the Ministry, and that the allied troops
would leave Greece soon after the return ot
King Otho
On the evening Of the sth, collision occur.
red at the Railroad crossing at Alliance. Ohio.
between the express trains Of the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Railroads. The following persons
were killed Jacob Reciy, Alliance; j. Nc
lutyrc, do, I'r. Smith and lady, do; j. After.
hurst, New Gordon Ohio; ". Richie. do \.
q. Taylor, Philadelphia; J, Brook, New Jer-
sly. by the collision, one Of the passenger
cars was thrown into the rotupda u the depot.
and another into the sitting room OF Sourbeck's
Hotel, 10 which several persons were sitting
Both Of these rooms were torn in pieces. and
the inmates either killed or wounded but few
persons on the cars we're injured.
] A lire in Norfolk. On the s,h inst., destroyed
tho Catholic Church and several adjoining
buildings.
The Americans carried the city of Mobile
a, the recent municipal election.
The Oil and Chemical works near Darling.
ton. in Beaver county, Penn. were destroyed
by fire On the ,,h inst, cause unkpows They
were owned by Cherry, Macarthur & Co. Los
estimated at SIS 200,
Oae Of the latest Washington rumcrs il that
Mr.. GwiN. OF California will he Secretary o!
the Navy, under the incoming administration
II arpcars by documents, accompanying tho
Presidents message, that the Emperor Of Rus
sia accepts the propositions OF the United
States, ice the abolition II privatecrine. and
,ha, the private property Of the subjects and
citizens OF the contracting PARTIES shall. IN
times OF war, be respected by their respective
naval forces.
Mr.. GrrnsIx, the Secretary Of the Trasury
in his report just Submitted TO Congress, e.
Inmates that VI have retained in the country
sla0 0o0ooa Of California gold which is
$50 100000 mor than the officers Of the Min,
give rs creii, zoe having
The Washington Mar, Of the sth, announc-
Is an impression tia, Judge I.scosrrx, Of Nan
sas, is removed. aud jams .. Hanson appoin-
ted in his place. The 1r,tsns's correspondent,
81 the SAM date. learns from high as,hori'
~, ,ha, such Is no, the fac, that up to this
morning i.sooxrrx vas no, remowd, and that
tho frssscai IS wai,,rs for the Jadgcs desnee.
which ia daily expected
Considerable eSci,emeo, prevailed in Wash
isgton. GA the sth. among the Southern n'em-
eers Of Ceng-ss. in consequence Of the news Of
an insurrc,;ca among the blacks in Southern
kntucky. The htcs, news Is. that il was
prcmr,ly pa' down