The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-04
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The execution Of the negroes Lit ADD Jim for
All ostspge on a whit ieuak took plsce st
SNOW Hill. Nd, On The l5th inst, 10 tho pres
eoee III large crowd of pessons, estimated TO
have hsen between $500 and GOO. The IT.
ligious exercises were conducted by the Rev.
DR.. Calhoun. u the +. II. Church. Neither
Of tbe caIpriis made any confession. The Prin
cess Anne Union rays the parting scene be
tween Jim and bis mother is said to have
drawn tears from the eyes OF the stoatest. lie
expressed himself prepared to meet his fate
Lit remained obstinate throughout, declining
even to kseel With the clergyman.
A correspondent at Whitehall. Madison 10.
Kentucky. writes To the New York Tribune
that the hog business in Kentucky this Fall
will not amount 10 more than one-hslf what it
did last year, because the severe draught that
has extended over the whole State has cut short
the corn to such an extent Fat hogs are now
selling on contract for future delivery at 4 l-2
cents per ID.
The news Of the .insurrection In Spain, Us
was to be expected, created . great excite
ment in Havana so anxioas was the Gov.
srnor General for the earliest news. that he had
dispatched his swiitest steamship to await at
Charleston the arrival Of further advices.
Snirs Congress has made no new contracts
for carrying the mails with steamships, and
has given notice that the extra compensation
paid for number Of years past to the Collins
line, will stop at the expiration OF six months
This is putting the steamship enterprise upon
equal ground aud giving oil an equal chance
which they had not SO long as one was II yearly
peusoner upon the Government. sustained by
extra appropriations out Of the public treas
ury.
The resignation OF Brevet Major Hamilton
W. Merrill, Captain Of Second Dragons, has
been accepted by the President to take efIec,
February rs, 1857. The resignation OF Sec
ond Lieut. Henry A. Sargent, Second Infantry
has been accepted by the President, to take
effect September 30, 1856.
| o as,
Inc "mehng ng~ s'sus mat III Tue "o
sence OF steamers OF l'ght dranght 70 cohduc'
Tue business in s"ort tr1ues rom that c'ty the)
have IRON h'teeh 10 tweh'ylhfl AMI nat boa's
wh'ch arc uo'.g heavy business ana one
more eA"se oos'oess Oh uhe wharf 10 look 4u't'
brisk.
The widow Of Lord Byron IL yet alive ant
hearty She has recently purchased the resi-
dfnce OF the ia'e Pe' Rogers I'd LONDON
The Dean Richmond with her cargo frou
Chicago, for Liverpool. Ieft Montreal on tn,
18th inst, having past the lakes--four Of tn
largest inland seas in the world, sailed through
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o', 'A~,'u ., ",V'. ""en,'s SUI. "a'er
suro'~s'u'' ."'s WI, " o"' VI ''' "'''' 'N'a
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The island OF Nantucket ia now in commu
nication with the rest u mankind, by the lay
ing down Of telegraph cable, recently, cv
tending to the main land.
M. .,.,N VI.
! creased Tor five years past, about one millol
|, Of dollars each year. For the wear 1916, il j
over 1900 900.
'no eu',or VI "T .@.y noon suek's's ,n "a
~, ,@ rlec"',es ~ .ne n'Aos ~' al"rs ,ne .n,r'
thursday VI No'e'"o. Us usy VI MANN :
sNng. IHs' year 'o o ,m,es "n'uu y
! earlier or later during the month Of November
Taking the medium, therefore, probably III,
third Thursday in November would be- the mos
acceptable time throughout the whole Union
,..,;. ~, .,,;
~',,,s :" .ne COMMUNICATING " 'he o.'
numbers over thirteen thousand men. oil whom
{ more than twelve thousand are engaged in pro
tectiDg the frontiers against the depreciation
; Of hostile Indians
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"'" ""e ~" is,"" y; 10
ern mari of Delaware lanls in X ansas T,rritr
~. ON the 10Th ,Iay of October ne,t Al 20,
Ieayenwortb, Tbcse lands have l.,cn class;
fled and apprsisej. and will not he sold far lcx
than the appraised value There are abou
2Os. s3a acres 10 h, offered. and the onalitv /
said 10 be unsurnassad Inv any other boJv n
land in the Union.
-,
me ,"g,nm Sen'lne' @ys tna, ,oL = l
,,ay.or. u >. A. =, ahu p.o'ner Q, 'hc a,e Tres
''o", I~.". u"S Pu VI, ,nc "p
town Virginia. and designs to make it his ONE
|, comfortabbr and thre acres Of land ;ncludip;
a fine garden and orchard. il $500.
II ia stated that the Sonar Fs,alan,e Sn,u
;,h Minister n, Washino,on b,. sen, his ,,sic
nation home beinu unwilling 10 serye nnIe