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

ouest of the Government OF Maryland for
the use Of the United States troops station
ed at Fort McHenry, to preserve order in
Baltimore during the approaching election
The President thinks that the civil power Of
MARYLAND should be sufficient to preserve
order and enforce the laws.
A mercantile firm in St. Louis, q few days
since, received the sum Of $3.50 in gold from
well known missionary, who said that he
WAS authorized to return them that sum OF
money. lie would give no further explana
ton. and it is presumed to be from some
conscience troubled person, who had wrong
ed them of that amount.
1t is stated that some steamers have lost
as much a. fifty thousand dollars by The voy'
aye from England to Australia and back
and that the steamer which made it in the
ouickes, time, and therefore with the great
est economy in fuel lost FIVE thousand dollars
by the trip, although she had full freight
both ways, and full complement OF pa
senpers both outward and homcward After
these repeated trials and repeated faiuresto
establish profitable steam communication
between these two points, the project has
been almost entirely abandoned, and clipper
ships substituted.
Gov. GRIMES, of Iowa, has issued proc
lama,ion declaring "the Capital OF the State
of Iowa TO be established under the Constr
tuition and Laws Of the State, at Dcs MONIES
in the county OF Polk and the University
of The State to be established at Iowa City
in johnson county.
FORBES, at Boston, is constructing sinai
steamer, about ninety feet long, and to draw
only two feet of water, to he used by Capt.
PAGE in continuing and completing the sur
vey OF the Parana river in South America
for which Congress made an appropriation
of S2j 900 at its last session. The steamer
will bc constructed in three sections, 80 as
TO be carried out on the deck Of a sailing
vessel. She is expected to be ready for
shipment in the middle of November.
A new law Of Mississippi agains, passing
any bank bills of less denomination than s.,
will 60 into operation on the LIST o! Novein-
Der next. After that date it will he an
indictable offence to pass smaller notes than
81 within the State of Mississippi.
From perusal Of our southern exchang-
es we find that the South is beginning to
feel the effects of the financial depression.
The pressure upon cotton, tobacco, and ne
grocs, is great. The price Of negroes in
Virginia have fallen thirty-three per cent,
and no sales at that and the Washington
Republican says that prices of negroes in
that city have fallen % par cent, and adds:
"The South will feel this crisis later, but
not less severely than the Northern States y
Alta recent billiard match played at San
Francisco, between two experts, named
BRowN and ALEXANDER, the former made
run of l,5it, on q full sized carron table
with but three balls instead Of the usual
complement Of four
One hundred Alpaca Sheep, from Guaya-
quill. arrived at Panama short time since
destined for the United States. 1t is believed
they will thrive well in Vermont, and other
mountainous districts Of our country. The
experiment of introducing them is an in
teresting one, and we hope will prove sue
cessful.
Mr.. HARRISON of Rchland, Iowa, has in
his garden what he calls an "'ver-beariDg
strawberry" lie found it growing wild in
Highland county, Ohio, and it possesses the
distinction Of blossoming AMI bearing fruit
through the whole season.
One Of the partners in prominent Fhila-
olelphia firm tina, lately suspended, kept two
carriages, five light riding wagons, eonr fast
horses. two dogs, two coachmea, and 1--we
servant girls. II il no wonder such men
fail
large numbers Of men are existing into
Uncle Sans service, in she eastern towns,
who doubtless consider the eleven dollars
per month pay and found a. better than
living on h-pe, or work without pay, or no
work anil no pay. There are plenty OF able
toliel. single men Of a better class than
those who generally join the army. who will
b. Glad TO enlis, now. a. an alternative to
becgary ~ starvation next winter.
Monarque. the French horse that won the
Goodwoci cup in Esgland, was badly beaten
a, ChmtilIy, Franc, by the English bor-
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