The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-10
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lars VI the burning oil The steamer RAINBOW,
AT Napoleon, mentioned in our News Items
yesterday. There were -. passenger on
board. including a large number Of coal
boatmen on deck The fire was supposed
To be the work Of an ineendiary. II is at
,ribu.ed to the deck passengers The total
number Of passenger lost is estimated at
scyenty.iye.
Soon ~ the fire was discovered. the boat
was run ashore where she was burned 10 the
waters edge. The wind blew u stiff gale,
and in a few minutes after the fire broke out
the boat WAS enyci0ped in flames. 1hs
steamer Minnchaba from Orleans brought
the saved to Memphis. among whom are the
following:
Thomas ahaddock, ! NJ Cnssin, John
+ Maybnry and wife, Philadelphia q. w.
! Dashroli, &. j. Iieimon, e. Holmes. Miss
I ID. Harris, l.. ~. Crockett. II. -. Rowland,
u H.; j. N. Flemming, Me; ID. N. Small,
1 X. j Cole. Jas. Love, Irwin Potter, Benja-
+ min liainet, Jullng Elder, ''eofge Burch,
Victor Picking, Perry 5amuels, David Kre-
der, 81 Indians.
The books being destroyed, no lst Of the
lost can be furnished, Officers oil saved.
The people o. New York have been OK
periencing cold weather. Al Oswego on
the oath snow storm had occurred, and
large fleets Of vessels laden with wheat Tor
that port had been ioe-bous1 a, Buffalo
dispatch dated the 2j,h says "Ther-
mometer % degrees above zero. SNOW fell
with but slight cessation ali yesterday, but
at 10 i. NJ. the moon and stars appear d,
aud there was every prospect OF the storm
passing away, snow commenced falling again,
however. shortly after 10 O'Clock, il stii
falling, the wind blowing fresh IRON the
Fast. The Erie Canal ia fro2en tight, and
navigation Mt this end is suspended. The
harbor is still open but II is full OF broken
ice.
The unemployed laborers who were led
on by political committee, had another
meeting in rompkins Square on the oath.
Some spceches were made and most Of the
crowd formed in procession and marched to
the Park. where they were addressed by
RIcnARp MooRs, who advised them to ~ to
the Cen,ral Park Commissioners Office
corner oil Nassau and Cedar streets. and de
mand vork--tlat they must not bs refused
aud put of, and must have bread before tho
next morning
/ Five young iremen have been arrested in
PhiIaielphia for setting fires. They bnnkod
10 hose house ami policeman happened
in when they were sound asleep, and heard
"a sixth bunker come aud rouse them up, tell
ing he had just set fire to building. After
the lire was put out. these five faithful guar
dams were secured and the the sixth held as
witness,
On the evening Of the oth instant, whrl.
wind took place in 1unica county, Miss,
tearing down houses and trees, The dwell
ling Of EaKusoS o'Nrn was blown Down,
and his wife killed. Her mother WAS also
fatally injured The tornado did great
deal OF damage 10 trm.houscs
Tug BrtlrH CRor.--it is said that the
quantity Of butter and cheese produced the
present season in the great dairy counties OF
Now York, exceed. tina, Of any previous
YEAR be about onc.thiri II Is estimated
that In the counties referred TO, there have
been made al least 10000 llrkins more but.
ter than ever before IN one sason
JAMES SlGs was shooting at mark ou
the door Of an clubhouse a, Mllpoiut Mich
gan, and his mother having entered 1t IN
known to him. while he had gone into the
dwelling house to load his rite he shot hcr
through the heart,
A collision occurred between two trains
ON the Pittsburgh and ConuerNlllc Rail.
road near Mckecspor, on the Isl by
which one man named Sourr was killed --
Several others wors injured.
pKsSisros, Woop y Co.. Of New Work,
made an assignment on the 10Th 10 Mr..
JouN llJSE for the hcnciit Of all their
creditors, /, * not yet known what i, the
exteut OF their liabilities, bu, great conf
denee is lei, that the creditors will bo paid
1 in full,
The snspCnsiop OF pvNjLL II Co, and
IlAGE Il WnLiAssoN also took placc on the
saur day and WAS prrcui,at,l law that ni