The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22

DISTRICT COrgT OY RAxsErJ Or>rY.- This
Court has been in session since Monday, bu,
has trs9ssc;ed very little business. The Grand
Jury received their charge on Wednesday and
were in session on Thursday and Friday, from
which day they sdjourned over to Monday
Frank keiiisr was indicted, On Friday, by the
Grand Jury, for msnslanghter in the second de-
gree, for killing John Jackson in the heat Of
passion in a cruel and unusual manner, but
without design TO cause death. On sunday,
he was arrasned, pleaded not guilty, and gave
bail in the sum Of live thousand dollars to be
in readiaess for trial at any time during the
term. Messrs. Brisbin and Sanburn appear as
Attorneys for the prisoner, and |. V. u. Heard,
Esq, Prosecu ting Attorney for the United
States.
There isS large amount Of business before
the Grand Jury, and number Of indictmen ts
will be found, mostly for larceny. They will
probably adjourn on Wednesday or Thursday.
The Grand Jury for the present term, AS well
a. the Petit Jury, il made up Of number of
our most prominent citizens.
The criminal cases will be called up for trial
on Thursday or Friday, and Kei'iers case Will
he the first in the criminal docket.
MNsEAr0lp. Oct. II, I,j7.
tn .he Elr. Of The Pioneer sai pemcccs'
MEs-ns. EpiToH- inyour issue Of Saturday,
you say, in speaking of the Fair. IN has ,s.
feetsd no credit upon ~. Poui;' IN aiso tad,d
70 rseeirs that support I,om our citizens phieh
hs importance dsmanded;' = are are ashamed o)
HE apathy Of 0U tusins" msn and u the pica-
y''ns principle 'eh'eh has sorernod them in ecsy.
thing relating 10 the Far"
I"u will excu IL. AZ honest holiness, xi.a,,
say that the above expression, OF yours, lille
they gave me no little pain, also deeply moved
my Indignation. That business men who are
suffering a;utely from tina, which to an upright
business man. - the most grieyous Of calam.
lies, an inability TO meet their pecuniary obi
cations, and that from no fault Of theirs but
from the pressuc OF terrible panic throughout
the country that men in this position should
be IN the way OF giving bat little attention to
an exhibition Of vegetables and fast horses, T.,
certainly not surprising, but most naturally to
be expected. But that men IN this condition
should be accused Of apathy AMI ineannsss in
regard to such an exhibition or any exhibition
however mcri,orious in its objects, i; surely a.,
astonishing as il i. insunerabe.
Could myself Inundated, deeply mortified
every day a. | am. by the impos,ibility of my
meeting some thousands Of dollars Of debt,
(Which indeed, might meet ten times over if
my own debtors were in funis.) have honestly
tlptTliIpl m br. .r.ttnr.
fll,her debt, as well as diminished the rcsour-
ces Of large family dependent upon me, by
going TO the new expense Of transporting my
stock and my grain 10 the FAR. say. could
iho1estiy have done ihs If one of my prescn.
creditors had seen me pay tity dollars to a
driver or a teamsteT for conducting my proper
ty to the exhibition, could he not have fairly
said THAT money i. mine, you must be just be
fore you are generous; you have no hight to incur
these expenses and pay out the none for mere.
y your own gratiiic alton, or even indirectly for
tho public good, when am suffering for the
want OF that very sum, which, and more than
which, you owe me - Might not my wife have
said - That money is mine--it il Your chill
drcns will YOU prefer such an uunec essary
oNP'""'u'e !" our P"SSca' comfort ana snS
""'"'c'
Could even honestly have given up a day 20
the inspection OF giant pumpkins and garden
stuff. or to gaping at tho forced activity OF
Jockey'drtNen race horses, when that day
might have been proftably spent in attend.
ING 10 my own busiress and earning and
gathering IN q little more towards the p.ymen,
Of those who. during the winter that il before
thcm-wiil look principally TO me, tor the
money which owe them for honest labor. and
without which they will suffer much IA our
Northern cold and exposure And my position
IS Ike that of hundreds abont me-. We can not
go 10 place. OF amusement, We can nat 60 At.
tend fairs AMI horse races We can not spend
money in adding our stock or property to such