The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-02

had become one sheet Of flames
The News.
The report Of Gov. GEARYs resignation
is contradictei II was started by the 81,
Louis Democrat, very bad authority On
the 10th, the Governor passed through St
Louis IN route Tor Washington
The emigration To Kansas is said to be
very heavy A ~. Louis despatch says;
ST. Loris, March l6.--In consequence Of the
increased travel West two passenger trains
have been put on the Pacific Road to day. con
meeting at Jefferson City with the lightning line
Of steamers for Kansas. The immigration 10
Kansas thus far this season. equals anything
ever known in this country before.
The body Of Mrs LAvISA BnIGGs.
who died in Stoughton, Mass, on the 9th
ult, has been examined. and an analysis OF
the stomach shows that she was poisoned
with arsenic. Her husband, HOSEA BRIoGs,
and a young woman named ApaiIxE DRakE,
boarder in the family. have been arrested
on suspicion. to await the investigation OF
the coroner. The affair causes much excite
meut in Stough,on. where the parties have
lived many years.
A Washington despatch OF the 10th int
says:
wAsnfNgros, March l6.--Miss Lane, niece Of
the President. gave her first public reception 3,
the White House to day the ceremony u the
Introduction was performed by the marshal Of
the District OF Columbia.
The President has issned cards of invitation
TO large number Of distinguished sojourncr.
here for his dinner party on Thursday.
Hon. JAMES GUTHRIE. Ey-Secretary of
the Treasury arrived at st. Lonis. on the
18th. lie was received by Committee
aud citinns generally at the depot. and vel
coined by discharge Of cannon, music; &c.
An cscort attended him TO Mozart Hall.
where, in behalf Of the large concoursc IA
sembkd, be was welcomed home by Chan.
celor PIsrLs in an eloquent speech to
which Mr. GurHRIE made an appropriate
reply
The Waverly and Mallory Mills, Il, Pat
terscn \. J., WERE destroyed by fire on the
18th instant. Los 100000. mostly in.
surel
The Board Of Health Of Washington
City has arrived Of the conclusion that the
sickness at the National Hotel was caused
by poisonous eminatioDs generated in the
sewers. ccsspools and sinks about thu e,,,ab
lishm.rt
The Commissioners appointed to select a
site for the new Navy depot IN Georgia have
reported in favor Of Saint Simon's Island. .
few milcs below Brunswick. Georgia
The Toronto papers of the l&tb publish
a list II the killed. and woaDied, ~ far A.
has been ascertainsd nv the recent terrible
ralinad disaster, III ii., t;na1 "tst,n
Railway ia Canada sixty -thrr dead bo
dies have h-cn recoyersi. and fiitou wrr.
woun'isi But ff,ss,n PERSONS m the tran
escaped withcu, injury
The Iowa Central Railroad irom Lyon.
to the Missouri River was le, out To Cni
Mason and other contractors las, week
The entirr road Is to be completed in Ave-
year, and fully equipped tor s2o.5oo -
mile.
The Pop has namel As Coadjutor- Bishop
Of Dubuque, Iowa, very Rev CLrsESr
sxirH, Prior Of the Trappiss Mouasieryof
New Meiervy, Iowa with right o succ~
son.
The GalerIs Cowt.T, Of the l4ih. avs
that the jury in the cae cf PrrsR Teor
on trial for the murir Of MIcv,r. CotII
CAV. came in AZ GU o'elock a ". OH the
l4th, with = verdict Of "gn,ils Of H'srdrT
The ocunsei for the prisoner made motion
fr new trial Tn Presenting Attorney
asked time 10 examine the points presented
by the prisoners counsel on which a ma
trial Was ask~i.
A boansy land ~arrAn, Cor on buo.ir.d
ard sixty acres Of lad has b-n issued 70
Gsosss PsAsooy the LcUion banker for
his srrviers as a private soldier in tho var
with England in The yea, lsl2
rhe premium q 500, annoano,xi n
is5s. for The bess ;rac, 90 The fAa r.
htioa a. atxctsi by slavery h. ~
awAried by the Committee to W Cuaa1.
X. WHIrriI II Boston.
Mr. BcrrkawoxIs, ihe ssPsriH,sndsn; "
,hr Bvaarh Mint in Ne~ Ysrk. ukiie ~ b.. 4
way TO attend ,se naagu'ai'rn- ~as severe y
~Ouaded Al Balrinore, BY ,hs incsdsn,a
dischArss Of p.stoi n the ovcrcuAi poesr'
II bis fsrri and travelling oanpanioo I..lC
V Fc-lxs, E-q- postmaster ef Nv Yaik
city. The weapoo wet "a AZ NJ : "a.
taking o,s he overcast all IL hai sn,srE.
NJ. BSrrrn~osrps thIxt asgei sP~AnS
rSoasA bat scsh wound il 3 nd to 70
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