The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-03

claring them In force, unless by special enact
meat On the 9Th. the House aud Senate
inst in joint Coaventioa, and elected ANDREW
n. RxxDEs and Jane. II. LAss Unitd States
Senators.
The I.0uisiana State Convention has elected
anti BCcHAxAx delegates 10 the Cincinnati Con
vention IN the contest for delegates for the
|, State at large, SorLE led one ticket aud SLID
, ELL the other. Tbs souIx ticket IA elected by
about fifty majority We would rot suppose
, Mr.. soclg 10 he at all favorable TO the reuom-
, nation Of Mr.. prgscE.
, Mr.. EygHErTs OsArios, on the 18th. on
"GsosaE WAsHrsoros. betbre the Maryland
Institute, Was attended by an immense audi
ence the largest be said. that he ever address
ed Among other distinguished gentlemen On
the platform were The President u the Uni
ted States and bis private secretary, Mr. WEI
STIR; Dr. KAsr the Arctic explorer His
Honor the Mayor and the members Of the
Council Hon REvKRDY JOMxsoS, Hon. Lotus
and RosExr NJ. MoLAsE; and Others.
From the Lake Superior Journal Of the lst
inst, We learn that the winter has been com
parAtiyely mild at Marquette. The editor re-
marks that II has been ONE Of the most pleas
ant b. has ever passed anywhere. There had
teeD no storms OF wind or snow at that place
since the middle Of Deeembcr, and cornmupi-
carton with Green Bay had been unnterrup
ted
Various accounts are given respecting the
effects Of the severe winter upon fruit trees ---
In New Jersey. whence the chief supply OF
peaches In the east Is derived. the prospects Of
a crop are still considered good IN" Nar
Br,'nne'eksr says -
The cold weather has not hurt the buds
any yet except Ia those orchards situated In
low, wet grounds There the buds are some.
what injured. though not 70 badly as they are
some years II the buds are not blasted with
cold winds and wet weather In April and May,
the peaches will probably be very plentiful"
Kentucky follows Maryland in the commend
able effort to suppress gambling A law
'..sa....sA .!!.s !s5:a!s:sss. saicls ssaliet.
billiards. ten-pin alleys. &c. The Louisville
Journal says, there IL quite a large capital
= invested 10 these concerns In this city and the
} law will occasion u heavy loss 10 the proprc.
; tors
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr. CLAYTON fin
ished his remarks on the Central American
question. lie denounced WALKERS conduct
at Nicaragua, aud styled his seizure Of the
!. Transit Companys steamers a. robbery
:. Kansas debate continued In the House.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Judge DoUoLAs
/, replied TO Mr.. TRuxBurL. The Senate cham
Der Was crowded to sufocation. large number
Of ladies' leing prescott The senator admitted
In his speech that there had bceen Illegal 70
. ter. In some Of the districts In :, -, but con
, tended majority of the Legislature was legal
: ly elected Hs denounced the Topeka Con
vention ~ an act Of rebellion. Judge TRux
= prLi replied
o Ia the House, appropriation bills werc re-
|, ported from Committee. The Naval Commit
:. tee reported the Senate bill for tho construc
A ton Of 10 iloops Of war, with an amendment.
~ 49, - - - -,--.- .eat a u,essap,
}. 10 the Wisconsin Legislature, resgning thu
!. Office Of Uovcrnor Lieutenant Governor Nc
1 ARrnrm h acting Governor. There Is n con
+ stitntionnl question as 10 whether BE- Is not EN-
4 titled to hold the Office during the remainder
4 OF the term. In the Supreme Court on the
y 2ls,, BAsnroHn'a majority WA declared to be
y 1000. ,'rca, excitement prevails In Madison
+ The steamer Persia. arrived at New York
! ON the 10th of March No news Of the Pa
; eihc. The Peace Conference was progressing
; on the 9Th, the ihh meeting was held VIZ
annex the following item ot news
Q Additional insurance has been effected on Tn,
" Pacific ut Liverpool at so per cent
o Convent Garden Theatre WAS burned on the
+ morning OF the 9Th at an early hour. Just at the
clo~ of u masquerade ball under the manage.
! ment Of Prof Anderson. the wizard Nearly
all the party had lcit and but u few persons
were slightly injured Destruction d build,
Ing and property was complete
Emperor Napoleon had recently made a
( speech In which he said be hoped tor peace,
but frnce must he ready either for peace or
I war
IoSpoS. SATURDAY, March z The Paris
Mon'tcU Of yesterday contains the Imperial
decree calling into active service 10000 young
e soldiers Of the class Of 1888
Two courers passed through Berlin on the
. 9TH. .. route for Paris bearing fresh instruc.
tions TO the Russian PIeuipoten,arics
, HAMBURG. March g.. Admiral Watson anil.
i..lf l. all ~ b.a A. A.