The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

ne new IOrh ScntrM tS0ilrOau NOtn-
pany has discharged large number of hands
within few days, 1t is said that they have
reduced their expenses $4,000 u month in
Albany alone.
II is definitely announced at Washington
that the British Government will take no
steps in the Nicaragua Transit, except in
conjunction with the United States. None
of the alleged contracts with the Costa Ri
cans on the subject, has been made with the
countenance OF England.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has, during
the past two months, for the purpose Of cas-
ing the monetary pressure, paid out about
$4,000, 900 Oh government account, includ-
ing large amour, Of the public debt re-
deemed The available balance in the 1'ra-
sury is now reduced TO $4,000, 900. and the
weekly receipts are considerably less than
the weekly expenses.
Iowa is to have Thanksgiving day on
the 10Th of November.
4 man named SurETTLE, an emigrant
ticket agent for the Chicago, Fon du Lac
and ST. Paul Railroad, was killed in Chica-
go on Friday. lie was standing on the sta
ton platform, when the train started rather
suddenly, and in attempting TO jump upon
the train he fell on the track The wheels
of three carriages passed over him before
the train could Ice stopped. Both of his
legs were cut of, oae near the body and the
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In letter from Capt. VAx NLrrr, conf
Dental agent "f the Government. who has
just returned from Sal, Lake, and reports
that the MOrmons will refuse to LET the l..
$. troops enter the city. BnIaHAM forSo
declares that he will burn the prairies, aud
thereby deprive the armies of the expedition
Of sustenance, and that he will burn his own
city before that he will submit TO the de.
mands Of the government. The forts along
the route are said TO be in bad repair to al.
ford sufficient protection to the troops.
Shocks Of earthquakes. just now, are be-
coming quite frequent, At Buffalo, n y,
on the 23d. a distant shock Of an earthquake
was felt throughout the city at a quarter
past 3 +, NJ, lasting several seconds, and
people rushed out their dwellings. There
was no damage done. Al Forcstville, in
the same hour, the shock was felt which
lasted about five minutes.
A disastrous fire broke out on the 23rd
inst, in the evening, in the large Sugar Re
tinery, belonging TO kmBERrn, MCKENZIE
a. Co, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The loss was
$4,000, but fully insured.
The Steamers to Europe continue TO go
out with full loads Of passengers. The Ca.
madam Companys steamship. North Amer
lea sailed on the 23rd from Quebec, with
upwards Of 2O9 passengers for Liverpool
The steamship Vanderbilt sailed on the
same day from New York for Southampton
and Hayre, with 300 passengers. Nospecic.
We learn from the New York papers
that the only manufacturers which have
not been compelled to reduce their forces
nre those OF iron safes and locks This IL
doubtless occasioi.ed by the withdrawal Of
large amounts Of coin from the banks and
the desire 10 hoard it at home
A man named lIARDY convicted at Rich
mond, Va. Of rape on n girl OF nine years.
has been sentenced to the State prison for
20 years. A previous sentence Olive years
for felony, makes the total Of his mprison.
ment % years-not year too much.
In the supreme Court on Saturday, in
New York, Judge CLaRgE delivered an opin-
ion reversing Judge PEABODY , decision al
hitting Mrs. CrsyISGH,s 10 bail on the
bogus baby charge. The opinion Of the
Court was unanimous. The District At
torney moved that the prisoner be rernauded
to custody, and after much argument the
case was postponed ill the 10Th inst Mean
time Mrs. CUsSIXGnss remains at large on
the same bail a. be'orc.
If the Stamford fdrD,n,s il 10 he believed
PIT BARSuM Is not intending 10 move 10
Europe, and is ION his legs" again. The
Adrocate thinks be is today richer man
II
jerome Clock Company. II il said that be
has bought all the claims against himself for
from five 10 twenty-five cents on the dollar
with the exception 81 some $4,000 held in
and about Danbury, which be will poba-
bly, have to pay in FIJI. The whole d tive
vast property assigned by him for the bcpe-