The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-12


before the Rsjah Ncna Sahib, he pulled out
his revolver. shot dead five OF the guard, and
missed the Isajah with the sixth round
Then they srMiGat h,m 10 The ground The
pioie Of The npaiyy einrgsd past Ian, and
er.ry one If them bad a em al HIM he ,"a'
tu 10 p'sees by the nhot> Of h'em. A cor
respondent says :: II would strike terror
into the heart OF tbs devil himself To 90 into
that ho,ie where 800 poor women and chill.
drcn were put to death in the most cruel
manner by them the utoie Of Their siothmg
mas forn 10 pie,e, by them, even The hdr Of
Their haui p,lilet om by the yo1t, The heads and
Lodss hatked and mangied 10 atoms
Tnx Jopui de Franefon gives All ac-
count Of the escape Of a man from the pr.
son at Hamburg. Ile hal been arrested
on board steamer about TO start for Eng
land. ~ he was found not H. have a regular
passport. and he displayed such violence tina,
han,lcul!e were placed on him. On reaching
the prison they were removed, and the mo
Inent he had his hands free. be drew poig.
nard aud stabbed the turnkey. Another
turnkey, who came in at the moment, WA
also knocked down and stabbed ~ was the
secretary Of the prison, who came to their
assistance. The man then Jumped through
the window and escaped, and has not since
been heard oi.
A rosr u0RsE MASTER Of Lower Austria
who died IN l15I, lelt closed box. which
he requested might remain in the family
and not be opened for hundred years. In
order TO secure compliance with his wishes,
he stated expressly in his will that the con
tents ol the hox were of no value, but would
he regarded a. curiosities in century. A
short time since the box was opened, and il
was found 10 contain lady's bonnet, II
purse some playblls, placartls, and engrav-
lngs, some coins. tinder-boy and other
objects in use century ago
A CURIOUS ACCIDENT occurred recently at
I.essens lGirondc.) Two men Of the name
of Bourdcllc, father aud son, were ut work
filing u vat with rev wine, when the son
got into the vat in order to stir up the con
tents, and suddenly exclaimed, " ! am suilo-
eating The father spraug into the vat
10 rescue his son, when h. also was over.
powered by tho yapor issuing from the fer
menting liquid and had barely power to
cry for assistance. On help arriving the
two men were taken from the vat the father
still breathcd and eventually recovered, but
the sou was dead
The Time, has some lengthy remarks on
the increased rates Of interest by the Bank
Of England, and says THE sudicnneSs Of
tie renewal of the drain of gold which has
led to this step has taken the public by sur.
prise. because they were not prepared for
the extraordinary news by the two last
American mails. Allowing due weight ia
that intelligence. there Is nothing in il Ia
create alarm although there Is high pro
| liability il may soon have 10 be reported. "-
! Upon the whole. il IL possible that the
! combined operations Of the American panic
and the Indian Instruction may for time
have affected the English resources TO the
extent OF two or three millions but the
! 7,,nei considers. as crgnr,is the broad trade
Of the empire, that ], Is impossible 10 dis.
| cover "a cause Of fear. The discount cstab-
! Iishments have also advanced their rates IA
! halfof one pcr cent The Times argues in
! tiP ftUt avn tllt' iiEHt hhih ~ 'li'
cause OF the daily ruin going on in America,
and that there is nothing in what is now
passing which will before any length OF time,
interfere with the business or cripple the INA.
,lonal resources Of the country.
The London Ccnmereidf Dairy Lit ol
oct .. (eyeningl says ii is the general opin'
| ion tina, money matters have seen their worst
! in America and although much caution
has been observed in the negotiation OF bills
still the feeling Is rather better than ii was
Yesterday.
The English papers are filed with reports
of the fast day and sermons. The Loulon
Tame, dcvotcs twcnty-sx columns TO mat.
ter embracing extracts from the discourSes
delivered in ous hundred and sixty-iour
churches,
Rev 4 Il SrHrceon Addressed ~ the
Crystal Palace the largest audience that has
ever assembled in modern times to listen TO
the ministry OF the Gospel. Nearly $4,000
people were present 4 large sum was cod
Iev,ed in aid OF the Indian Relief Fund and
the contributions a, churches generally were
on liberal scale.
A proclamation had becn issued by the
Irish authorities extending the limits Of the
proclaimed district around Belfast. inIorma-
ton having BEEN received that the people.
instead o, delivering up their arms, we're
conoang them outside the original limits
10 that thev would be available in case Of
fresh disturbances.
MR. MAcGRE1os LAIRD. who is extern
sycly cngag,d in the African trade. has, al
the rslaes, Of Lord ralmers,cn, Forwarded
to the Manchester Commercial Association
four garments manufactured wholly by AZ
rcans from the native cotton The gar.
mcnts come from kano, an important town
OF Sudan, The emporium OF the kingdom of
lIaussa, lat. - Dig. n, long 9dcg. 20 min.
r.. The cotton fabric il somewhat coarsc,
but very soft, and II is woven in breai,hs Of
only -, inches or ; inches. Thrcc Of them
arr OF striped ma,erial-rei and white, md
with thin lines Of black and white. VERY