The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1856-05-15


street, Philadelphia. The flames spread %
rapidly, that in n short time the block BOUNDED
By Market. North and siIth streets, was d.
stroyei. Loss. 81 0OG, 900. One man was
killed by the falling in Of wall and another
was stabbed 10 an sfirsy Il
On Tuesday last, a, 6 A. ", q, the new
steamer Ene Anon. was passing under the
Rock Island Bridge, and when abou, two hun.
dred ses of hes way throaeh. the covreu, esseh.
her, and swinging around she struck agsins,
the piers smashing tbs cabins, and set,ing the
boat on FIRE The Bridge caught fire, and ose
span was destroyed by the flames. The Efbt
Aftoo va bound for Galena and ST. Paal.-
The boat and cargo are total loss, supposed
70 amount TO $4,000. No lives were Iost. A
dozen Of steamboats, lying at the landing. had
steam up and when the span OF the Bridge FELL
they oil rang their bells and whistles with joy
1t looks very much as II BAKEs, the murder
Or Of fo"lx would escape the clutches Of TIN
law TN the 10Th inst.' they had not obtained
sjury to try him. Ont Of panel Of Ooonly
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',''u'o1' uAs'ng en.ise u .ne ~'0o": MO VI
p".A' " '"'' WIN '''' '"''"s VIZ eP''e~''o VI
'a'' ''"mer'
An extract from private letter dated Ssr
Francisco, April 4, published in the st. Lsuii
DsmosTas, says, that two public meetings had
been held at San Francisco In relation 10 The
overland mail route 10 the States Petition
numeroasly signed, will be transmitted to Con
gres by the next mail. and every effort will b
made to forward the enterprise, and push il "a
successful completion.
The Washin0ton Common Counc;, Lavs
na..sd . ,s.olo,;o, ,s,d.,,r. . r,h,;c ,..sr,;o,
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=" '"i D''"AsAs m-t'''y " Tue oos'o
are members OF the American party.
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was taken up with discussion OF the Kansas
question, In which Mr. BENJAMIN, Of Louisiana
v.s the pr;ncipsI sneaker Tie maintains, ths
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Dehi'e'A''e we" " "e S'"yee', "e as'
strongly condemned the Know Nothing party
Regarding il a. powerlem for aught but mis-
chief and IN helm tho n;v0sr vorsh;npses and
a.. W.. -.., go. =. ,lrr-n- \.
'.e "ns p.'' 's"s 'A"'' .e .o".a9 w
clared II TO be his purpose to JOIN the Demo
cratic party, and use his utmost efforts to en-
surc Ia success t,ensr.l C.ss sryic;t.te, N,
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noanccd hn intcnt'oh OF ADDRESSING the oenate
in defence OF squatter sovereignty ON Thursday
mart The debste--if xuch Il NAV he called
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""'a :" w. w.
Messrs' CLAf and hAIs' IN "nicn h'I's eredi'
was obtained by either. We quote from the
gentlemen:
", Hall or n n aIi,,;ov IN vha, hs
..,I w.r" g-osslv ns,.on.j ss,scLs a. him In
NJ CIsy's recent sprech, remarked that Ie nj
h., one word to uhm;t IN rroIv-thnt h viii
,sI. V so,rs,S;n, bssiJe. msI;un;t; N rsdssr Inn.
S.c;,;s" Ass sU,%s,"s s,om soU,smnt ~ "'A"s"'' ~ '
sv T % ~ t.;,; a.. L.. e,..
o,..,,v s,";,e,I i assv fhs Ssn.,o,.s r.lics
ss much as condemn his basenes. No man
shall assaii my r,gn~ OF s, taoss 2, my cco;ti.a.
nv snS;.1 mi ,hs s mi.. ns % noo ~ ch.,.ncy Shs ~",s
oe.'. ~ -. - s'",:..:. 4. ~.
% s....s he yorLI MI No, con cou,s ] NM. nj. aoor pnd
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nae. T.. ~; ts "'"Iuo. U" snnr =. = n,....I % NV
I;. .,,"n,;on Th.,. arc ,hos. Of hi. cIsss Tho
liz liz .Is Innaon .,,n,nav Msrt M.tti. il ,h.
H. W. .,. ,mb;,;ons ~ L;cL TSsrs.,;on
~ c.v % snnc,nJe.S nv remsrL;,. ,h., he hsi
no,h;r" more 70 saw ~ that Senator having
,wins Sscl;nsd nj, acona;ntanc. snd he ssts5
n..,,on =, ,he SENATE Sor con,um;ng 40 mueh
,;ms .hor, a ssu.tor who .o;ls the Garnet nm.
~ s, vh;ch % ts t,esJs ' '''' Wv "
A., U.is ,.nI;od tia, h. had nev.r .oooh,
49, ;n,.aIns,;oI 90 W. C,.y hr, ono. .nJ r.,
-as ~ r.oS,s.on.i hu.ncs. tor ,hs hs,eit oI
% c;,;,.n s oS X%ham. " -
~. c,s, r.;o;ro-, ,h., hs Al M. ,h;,k ri.
% for y.r.ci,v vouIJ mfs., hv com,sr.
;.an ~;,b one Who 6.S reuestsdIv .s.,r HE
o~n % word.
NJ Wsie renI;ss that II he did cat h;s own
,or,,. hc IonId ss,s . more n.,.t.hIe meal
than the senator ftom Alsbsma N he ,bouId
undertake TO eat his UAurbtefl
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The following proceedings took place 10 Con
gress on the 5th
SRSArr.-Mr. Pugh presented the resolution