The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-04


leyec, known rs city buildiugs. consisting OF 4
s,ons, occupied BY sou,e Of the heaviest nrm'
in the city. was entirely dsssoryed BY tire
Loss is estimated u, sl00000. The insurance
is no, yet assertained. but viii probably cover
. greater potion Of the loss, The block sold q
year ago for sisS,0oo,
The steamer NiagAr~. arrived II Halifax,
from Liverpool, On the 10th. with Europssu
adviccs to the sth. There 10 little important
news by this arrival. We annex all that Is Of
interest
Additional symptoms have manifested them
solves Of . close union between France, Russia
aud Prussia.
/, would appear that France supports the
unconditional admission Of Russia and Prussia
to tho second meeting Of the EuropeAn conference
while England 10 said 10 Oppose the admission
OF the former and Austria Of the latter.
Treaties Of Commerce between Russia and
France. and railway treaties bctwcen Russia
and Prussia were In preparation.
Neapolitan affairs continue without change.
Ga Thursday evening the 9th inst. the a..
lN>tNN VI WV AsSuA w ktoso WV I"V'
trac,ei sitting. 10 tho course Of which they de.
lberately considered the expeaiency Of making
further change 10 the rats Of dacount, with
u view TO arrest the continued oataow Of gold
to tho continent. and tho resolution not to
make my change Tor the prssent was arrived
at by majority VI oaly one. The condition
Of the bank Of France has shown no improve
meut
SrAiS.--A plan Of finance will 10 laid beiors
the Council Of Ministers without delay. Moth
ing as yet is decided ~ 10 tho creation Of u
ministry Of colonies
The law OF tho prss requiring . heavy d.
posil OF surety money has been rccstablishcl.
The funeral Of the late senator CLAYTON was
attended by appropriate tokens Of respect. at
Dover. Del, on the l4th. Gen. Cas- and Mr..
BUCHANAN were prcscnt
Senator DovoLAs progress from Chicago to
Washington, has bcen one continued triumph.
A. every Railroad station, ~ma Il became
known hc was on board the cars. impromptu
meetings were gotten up. and the noble Sena-
tor called out. and forced to speak. At Tolo.
do. the Mayor received Mr.. DovoLAs. on be-
hall Of the people. The Judges speech In re
ply. is thus noticed by the Republican:
Mr. Douglas responded 10 the enthusiastic
applause with which be was received, In his
usual eloquent and energetic style. lie grace
fully acknowledged the fattering compliment
conveyed In 50 imposing an impromptn demon
s,ration- and said II was but short time since
he might have Travelled from Boston 10 Chicago
by the light Of his own efiigics. burning In ev.
cry village where Aboltionism could muster
courage enough TO attempt the disgracefal set
the sole provocation for which was that he
had dared to introduce bin allowing the lco.
pic OF every State aud Of every Territory TO
regulate their own affairs 10 their own way
Bat he congratulated his hearers that the just
principle Of that bill had been adopted aud
made fundamental principle Of our govern
men, and he ielt prond satisfaction In the
approval and endorsement Of his own cour~s
and that Of his gallant colleague, Gen. Shields,
embodied In the triumphant election OF the
veteran statesman, James buchanan. 10 tho
Presidency.
by the late gale on the lakes. from twenty
TO thirty vessels were Lost. Nearly oil the vcs
sells were loaded with grain. The Lady Elgin,
reported lost, arrived at Chicago IN safety
Thir,y-,brce persons were lost on the Superior
The Missouri Republican gives the following
instance Of lynch law in Kansas:
A gentleman from the Southern part Of Kan.
sas informs VA that Que 81 those acts not un-
usual in all the new Territories Of the Wcst,
recently occurred on Pottawstomie creek. IN
Kansas Territory. Various robberies had
been committed In that region--the people
turned out and sppebended two persons, who
werc believed 10 be concerned In robbng n
peaceable citizen, named Briscoe Davis, OF all
his property. and the widow Bornctt Of 81 10
iu cash, horse, and oil Der property. Amer
due examination. they were hung with tlr ropes
taken from the necks Of tho aninals stolen by
them Que Of the men thus hanged by virtue
Of lynch law, Ia supposed 10 have borne the
pane OF Partridge. and has been quite con-
spicuous character in that Territory. The
name OF the other was not known. These men,
il is said. were hanged Tor robbery and other
crimes committed by them, and not from any
political consideration.
Gen. SHIELDS made speech at the Demo
cratic jubilee in Chicago on the l2,h. The
Jono says;
In The line Of march, the procession called
upon Judge Douglss at the fremont and sftsr
n f,w remarks, be took q torch and marched 10
the Briggs IIouse. where be- introduced. In .
neat address, Gen. Shields. The enthusiasm
nj that time was intense, and the crowded mass.
r. .ehrc-fd he soldier sas@~r VII. hearty good
will
Contracts Tor deepening the passes Of the
mouth Of the Mississippi river. were executed
on the l3th instant, between the Unitesi States
government and Mcssrs. w. y. CRAia aod W.
H. BlGuIos, Of Newport. Kentucky. They
are 10 give n depth Of twenty fret below low
water, and width not less than three hundred
fes, 10 the Southwest Pass, and Pass A'IAutr
for the sum of 1926 900 each the time limited
to ten months from date for the frst named,
and fifteen months for the second They further.
more agree 10 maintain sAid depth and width TO
said Ias~S for the term d four and hall years
thereafter for the further sum NJ $4,000.
A new Minister from Nicaragua TO the
United States has been appointed. Ills name
i. Frssfs Fsssis. snd he is . native Of Me.
arzgua.
4 Financial Circular. Just issued Ut Wash.
ing,on, says tina, there hsd t~n issued under
al the bounty land srb dnce ls47 up IN The
Goth ul,imo, - Js2i 900 acres, and located 49,