The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-20

The bed Of the Ohio Ut Cincinnati, just at
this time presents sorry picture. with only
twenty two inches Of water In the channel, 20
that carriages and drosex II cattle readily cross
without b.n~Gt Of boss or bridge The river
l. sixty two feet below high-watr mark--a
point Of depression not known before to the
oldest iDhsbitant.
Late Nashville papers announce the Death Of
General WILLIAM HALL, one Of the oldest and
mo~t distinguished eitixes Of 1enws~s. Ten.
Hall died nj his residence in Sumner county,
in the $50 year Of his age. AZ different peri
DDS OF his lie he bad oiled most Of tbe high
Offices in the State.
A golden eagle measuring nine iect from tip
10 tipSof bis wings. was shot on Jones' noun
min. Virginia. last week. liehad annoyed the
farmers by carrying 81 sh~p anil ambs. ind
In one instance good sized calf
Forgcrics To the amount Of $4,000 have
come to ligh, In West stafford, c.. canning
great talk 10 that vicinity. The party impli
csted Is the Treasurer Of the Stafford Linen
Company, Mr.. a. W. CAsx.
Since the publication Of the new federation
law in Turkey, LOG Christian Churches have
been repaired or constructed The Sultan has
contributed 5000 to one building. In iae.
everything ID done by him and his government
To coucila,s his subjects Ia this respect.
At the commencement Of the present year
there wrc IN ,l1 United states about twenty.
two thousand miles u railroad, employing I've
thousand locomotives. II Ia estimated tina,
these locomotives consume between four aod
five million cords Of wood snnual y--tbc pro
duet II at lsast 100, 900 acres Of woodland.
The Savannah (Ga) Daily keps, abiding
10 the death Of Mira. CaruAEsk RnrKs. at I'D
age Of los years and 4 months says that II Ic~
years before her death her eye sight was fully
restored and also her teeth. 81 which sbe had q
full act.
Several German boys were playing Jail Ia
Hamburg. n Y, u iew days since, when ons
Of the prisoners attempting to escape, the boy
Tailor having bis fathers gun, and not knowing
1t to be loaded. pointed at the Running boy. and
pulling the trigger. shot his mate through thu
head. killing him on the spot.
IL Ia stated that Jsxosr BosArAHrK. Of bal
,more, cousin 10 the present Emperor o.
France. baa been stopping ut Washington io'
several days. II IL understood that In is pres
sing Hone propositions upon Secretary DAVE
by which he wishes sufficient Inducements "a
b. held out To his (BosArAnrs's) son To induo
him 10 reen,er tho American army.
Tho exports oi specie from the port Of New
York Tor the week ending the -t instant, were
Si,s2l .9i5-- making total SINCE January la
1896, of S,i2 Ga6J09. Sam iia' 1889, SIG.
AZ .66l same tiue 1854. s. nc sam,
time 1859. s2l JIG Del sau,o lame le32,' S23,
iO9,l3G. ...
The Tcrrc lIautc and Alton Railroad Com
papy. apd the I,ellcylle aud lIlinoistown Rail.
road Company have b,en consolidated. undcr
the title of tho rerrc lIautc, Alton and ~.
ib@is lsair"a'i Company. OF which Cn,RISs
caurr. Of 1'err IIauie, bas bvp excited Prsi.
deaf l.s,i DAVIS. of Alton, Secretary &.
MuRpoos, of New York, Treasurer and l..
X SAaesr. Of II. Louis. Superintendent
The l!ellcylIIe rn,d Is practically an extension
Of tho rrrrc llauir from ,bc junction Of the
two at W"~l river IL ~, Louis, u distance Of
twenty niles.
Tho Council ilIuils (lowa) Barie says that
the Omaha Indians. Numbering s9s. have IT.
larn.d from the sanmcr hunt. 10 their new
home at Blackbrd Hills, having captured FROM
ak to eight hundred buffalo during their al-
sence. b,~id,s doing some service to emigrant
trains on thu plaius, in rccap,uring fro M bands
Of unirwnJiy Indians. cattle. horses. and other
property that had been stolen. They were ia
start on their winter hunt abou, the 25th ult
Three meu aud woman. travelling in au o,
wagon. were burnt To death by a prairie iir,
near l,uckhcart Grove, lllipois.
4 gentleman at Stanton. Virginia, on his
death hcl, offered their liberty TO ell his slaves
Ia, seven accepted the offer. the rest choosing
to remain in bondage.
The Churehmaa says that the Bishop Of n
linois, (Dr, WnlrEuorss,l rendered his rslgna-
tim OF that dioc,~c to the House Of bishops
hu, that Il was not accepted.
TN the 10th uI,.. at San Francisco, u son
was born to Mrs, JrliA prAs Il.sSS. the ccle.
bra,s,i ac,r~s.
Il is stated tina, $40 900 have been alcasly
raised towards building the monument at Fly.
mou,h, Massachusetts,, in honor of the I'll.
grims
The baltimore Catholic Ni,yar estimates
the Roman Catholic population Of that city at
s0,aii.
The number i daily arrivals Of immigrants
al Castle Car,ko depot at the pt,~cut time
averages from 200 to 400. warly two-thirds
ii whom ar Irish. and the other third prsci.
pally Gcrna,~. They appear to he OF a better
class. bo,h ms 10 means and intelligence, than
,hcSs tina, have arrival in former years.
When all the connections arr properly G
raneysl, the whck, DISTANCE t-,w~n Chicago
anal Montreal by railroad, (s6o miksl may bc
run in ~ hours.
warin~ Disasters.