The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-10


yeav a citizen Of the United States, and five
yeas citizen Of Kansas. The Ohio States.
man calls this Know Nothing feature,
literally, as well as politically"
There were twenty-five persons known TO
be lost by the collision Of the steamers Ap-
al0usas ard Galveston, among whom are
Gen HAxILrox, Of Is. e.. and A. j. V0oR.
HIS, Of n. j.
VIZ. JOKES was tried two weeks ago in
Washington county, Penna., for the murder
Of SAMUEL ID. WHITE, which occurred about
one year since, and the jury brought in
verdict Of guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree. HENRY FIpg, his accomplicc in the
murder, is already under sentence Of death
for murder committed at McKeesport
Allegheny county, Pa.
New patches Of altered notes. upon the
State Bank OF Ohio. Of the denomination Of
twenty dollars, are now being circulated
The note is raised by new and ingenius
process, from the genuine twos," and is
worry difficult to detect. The alteration may
be detected by the vignctte on the lower
right end, representing canal boating scene,
which ia not on the genuine 20s, and also
the likness Of WEB$rxR on the upper left
end corner. Those unacquainted with the
face 81 the genuine 20s, should be careful
in taking them.
Thero was severe storm on the Ohio
river, on the 18th, which did great deal Of
damage The river was at food heights,
and the fall run OF coal boats from Pitts
burgh was taking place at the time, and o
large number Of them had reached Cairo,
when the storm ragged violently. Sixteen
boats containing 100 men and 300 900
bushels OF coal, were lost in the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, near Cairo The crews
Of the boats were mostly from Pittsburgh
and Louisville. Other boats we're lost low.
or down on the Mississippi.
The steamboat Rainbow was burned on
the morning Of the 2lst ten miles above
Napoleon, so to 20 lives lost--ofliccrs all
lost-boat cargo, books and papers all lost
No other particulars.
The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania has
confirmed the action OF the Criminal Court
Of Pittsburgh. in the case of CmARLorrH
JoSEs, HKSRY FIFE. and MoSRox STEW ART.
the Mckeesport murderers. who have been
sentenced to be hung.
Gov. WALKER arrived, on Saturday even
ing, Mt 81. Louis, en- route for Washington.
Nothing new in relation 10 Kansas affairs
had transpired.
Mrs. ALEXANDER GRANT has recovered
81 l,200 damages against the Great West
ern Railway Company, for the killing Of her
husband at the Des .Iardins catastrophe.
The officers Of the steamships Galveston
and Opelogsas. at New Orleans, have been
arrested, rs being in completely with Gene.
raj WMEsa to help him to get clear OF the
United States au,hori,e>.
Mr. MURRAY adyertiscs with the heading
"lndia" two volumes Of the Duke or WEI.
ItscroS's unpublished papers, edited BY
the present Duke the work having been
done by Mr.. MONTGOMERY MARTIN. A
year ago, it would not have been thus prom
nen,ly announced. that the papers related to
India, The Duke, not India. would have
been the word to catch the public eve.
A British clergyman in Il recent discourse
mentioned a. illustrative OF the extern, Of the
bersayemcnts caused by the Indian mntinv.
that gentleman OF his acquaintance had
lost twenty-five RELATIVES in India within six
weeks, and that gu, Of thirteen of family
party, which met las, year al II. Andrew ;
only one Is now living twelve having zone
to India and fallen victims to the mutinv.
some idea nigh, bc formed of the .izc of
the mammoth British vessel, the Grea,
Eastern, from the fact tina, her painted sur.
face inside and ont. measures about 100.
GOO square yards or more than twenty.lour
acres.
The L. ;. Sloop Of War Saratoga
arrived in Hampton Roads from AspinNa
on the I'D. The powha,,an went into
commission on the same day
The papers are noticing hank note
which Was made payable IN place no, NJ
markablc for the temperate salubrty Of its
climate. We presume the parties who is
suei the note made il payable a, the place
where they expected 10 b. when i, fell due.
The receipts in the United States Treasury