The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-18


~ the twenly-thr,e millions Of dollars in
the Treasury u The United States. there are
at New York over eleven millions almost
orr half at Philadelphia, two millions and
u half ut New Orleans lbree millions, and
at Han Francisco one million aud u half
The steamship louisiana, running between
New Orleabs and Galveston. was burnt in
the harbor Of the latter place on Saturday
morning, Marth Goth. Eleven pcrons are
known 10 have Isrisbed. und Col, BNs-
BRIDGE. q. \. A.. and ~ others. arr re-.
ported to be missing.
A proposition passed the California leg
stature 10 call Constitutional Coi.vention
10 frame u new Constitution. The main
purpose in view IA 10 divide the STATE. The
present plan il, to make i, into three States
the Southern onc slave State.
A Cuban named Gronds l.. Ds Ia W.
"a. rooontly arrived from New Orleans was
robbed on Monday night, at n hotel in Walk
cr strst New York, Of s20.5OO in Spanish
gold and silver coin, His trunks we're bro
ken open. The thieves have not been ar
rested. neither arr they known.
The recent rains have caused consi,lera-
BILE rise in the Ohio aud Allegheny Rivers
In the latter the lass Oh property in eonne'
qnencc has been very serious Whole fleets
Of raf,s have bcn swcp, awny, and many
bargcs loaded with coal have been sunk
Cn,nIEs BtsrLow. 81 Hastings, MINI.
received patent las, week for an improved
machine for growing stove pipe.
The schooner Madeira Capt. PEronAIo, of
about 20 tuns arrived at Montreal last week
on her way 10 Chicago, direct from Liver
pool. She has oa board a cargo oi aboa,
40 tum measurement good, consisting of
steel, iron. crockery AMI paints
The largest shipment Of specie ever made
by one Steamer io Europe. went out BY the
Arnbia from New York, ON Tuesday last,
being ~. 2G5,22i
European dry gorl- and hardware, siiAs,
laccs, Jewelry French b1omcrn, Se., Ne.
will account for the bulk Of this little install
ment in the way of exchange. About
$500 900 Of this sinking fund 20 over To the
Rothschili. upon a gold shaving operation
for the relief Of the bank of France.
Capt oRms sslru, President ofihe Min
pcso,a Packet Company. narrowly escap.sl
SERIOUS injury, last Thursday, by his horses
running N. and in his attempts to stop, hay.
ing his lrcs caught in the Wheels lie for
tuuateIy c-earsd wi,hou, any broken bones,
hu, WIS badly bruised
The Democrats of New Ilampshir have
nominated A., J.. Cars, OF Norihlield, for
Ooyeraor. AMI FRkprRIck Nosr, Of Wal
pole. for Railroad Commissioner.
E..i~-~,;e. 60 his country, ,his year, is
much greater than last, NJ will IN ao,,c,d by
the following figures taken from the Report
| Of the Commissioner Of Emigration Tor
New York. this year
Number alien. arrived To jun 1, lss3 .6tiit
>umber ahcns arrived since Ia June IA,
1856 ..-............ .............' 1860
Total ......... .......... u as
| 10 same date IN lN,t, ..,.,...,...... ~, t53
Late news from Mexico represents the
country ~ very much agita,el On the sub
jc, Of the expected Spanish invasion. In
istisi,e Preparations scr making at Vera
,ruI. both in the Castle ii San Juan and
in the town. AMI Government was 10 raise q
iorr Of $4,000 men to hc held in readiness
for any contingencies that NIGH, arrive
\ prise fight between Dsx>is lloRRlo,S
AMI Haas, L,sARts, took place on the 10th
inst at Point Albion. v y Tor SIX hun
drL tollars SADIE The fight lasted thrre
hours AMI two minutes, AMI one hundred
I and two rounds WIZ fought I,,,Rrs was
| the v winner
The new eigh, per c,nt band. II the Chi
cagu ~. Paul and Fond IN lac Railroad
ar now scllms very raPidly at New York.
rhe r,ghi Ia ~ll continacs until the 2oth
instant Tls-e bonds arr secar,si upon the
cp,irc Rad AMI line of rnads from Chicago
Ia lakr Superior, aad upon miilen OF
acrS II the grants II public lan,is from
Congress IS made 10 the company by the
States NJ " rscopsIu AMI Michigan
Comm,slorr JoH> e. STEVENS. 81 Hobo
Ken, New York dad at his rs,lcncr On the
l0;h inst Jommo,lor SrE,ESs vas chief
y shown and celebrated ior his cnnnccion
with Amcricnn yachting lie carried out
the yach, America, which created The an
sa,ion a, the graod rogaits at Cows hy
b.atnS al the fngiish crails I,his charsc.
ter lie has bad as many as twenty diGr
cut vss.ss II ,his nature constructed fos
him aron didcrnt experimental ni'siels, ami
has owned in this time quite ari II othcrS
The Iowa state Agricultural Socisty
have rul,d cat trstting and ,cuasc eqn,s-
trianism. lrom the rScrcs~ns a, the,r pcy;
annual isir,
The canal Commissioner, NJ rennsyiva-
ma have made spP'ica,'oa IN the Saprm'
Coar, II Pennsylvania Eor an njanr,ion 10
rstra.n the t,oserncs fru,a ~rilsng tho main