The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-28

Tux members Of Congress elect from
South Carolina are Us follows:
LIST, John Mcqueen I'd, w. Parcher
Miles; 3D.. Lawrence NJ. keitt 4th. Mil
ledge l.. Bonham 9th, John ID. Ashmorc;
9th, William w. Boyce all Democrats,
TINS arrival Of the General Rusk ut New
Orleans, on the l4th, brings later Mexican
dates, aud confirms the battle between Vi
pAuRHl and MERAMoS. The former was DO
icaied badly. They fought four days near
Ohulasco, Vidaurri reiterated to Monterey.
preparing TO attack MERAMoN,
! VIZ have the following dispatch from
Cincinnati, in reference 10 the balloon race
! CiscissAri, Oct. Is Tho balloon race came
on NJ o'clock this 7. NJ, between Goddard
aud Steiner. They intend remaining up three
days. Mr. Bclman, Of the tsassfts, proceeded
them In u small balloon,
Tho balloons passed -four mlles wcst Of Leba.
non nj sunset Steiner was about two n lice
| ahead, going In u northefly direction, They
passed Middletown NJ o'clock, going north.
Only one balloon seen nj Dayton--passed about
ten miles south west Of the city, now quito low
In the horizon.
Hon. i, J.. CL,NaMAN, Professor LIZ
CoNrE. Of tho South Carolina College, and
Professor BUCKLEY, Of New York. have 70.
Gently taken baronetrical measurements Of
various mountain peaks in Haywood and
jackson counties, North Carolina, and the
result OF their calculation is, that peak Of
the Smoky Mountain, In jackson county,
near the Tennessee line il some twenty-five
feet higher than the pinnacle Of the Black
Mountain. Mount Mitchell. II will be ro-
collected, IN GIL feet above the sen. Quite
u number of peaks, II ia stated, have been
nsccrta'Ded 10 bo higher than Mouat Wash.
ington, for long time supposed to BIO the
highest mountain cast Of the Mississippi.
Mn MonAx. the $4,000 year Prc.i
dent OF the New York and Erie Railroad. Ia
out In "card' jus,ifying himself agnins,
a'isiom to the enorm'ty Of u bankrupt
comps0 paying such salary. lie says
the oilicc with the salary WAS thrice refused,
and was ut last accepted only ut the urgen.
ey OF the parties most interested This
being the case. he stands cxoncrated from
censurc. A bargain il u bargain, and once
made. should be uncomplainingy fulfilled.
Tux ATLANTIC Tsi.koKArm.--Thste ever
lasting Ds SAurY announces 10 the follow.
Ing despatch tho failure Of the preconccrted
Signals arranged In Europe, to connect !"
Ta,s,ry BAY, Oct. IN.
1o Fds' C@Tsf, for he directors. ". "!
regret that the preconoerted signals ar.
ranged by MI, Thompson have failed 10 elicit
any Improvement In the reception Of signals
here. ] do not know ifaDy improvement has
taken place ~ Valentia ! commence repeat.
ing the same system on Wednesday next.
tsigned) DE sAUTS.
Tns election IN Kansas for members Of
the Territorial Legislature resulted In tho
returning Of an overwhelming majority of
Free State men. II " supposed that the
Legislature will no sooner assemble than IL
will provide for M election Of delegates, aud
the assembling Of convention 10 form n
naw constitution. II In intended 10 put
this work through" "a, ~ rapid rate that
X ansas may apply for admission before the
fourth OF March next.
TUE New York Times Washington cor.
respondent says the State Department have
received no communication from the SOce.
~ Islands on the subject of annexation
The paper presented by Count sAarioEs
asked the withdrawal from those Islands Of
two Americans, who were meIdling with
their political affairs. The American Con.
sui refused 10 forward this paper, and hence
IL was sent through the French officials.
We are told OF u law suit recently tried
in Franklin county. W, which IL quite
equal 10 any published instance Of foolish
litigation. Here IL the case A aud Is,
two ncigbbors. pasiured each eight calves
on the land 81 third person. On rcmov.
ing the calves, al the end 0t the SEASON, A
thinking tha, Is. who first took his calves
from the pasture, bad Intentionally or by mis-.
take got one Of As calves instead u bis
own went and made swap Of the animals
wherupon Is sued him Tor the cali which.
IN point Of fact WAS worth two or three
shlpgs more than the other The case
b1gap, Of cour@. before a Justice OF the
peace, but got into The county court by mp
peal and after the usual delays, came 10
trial at the last term. Our informant \ W.
there were four lawyers on sidc--a score
81 witDcsss eager, certain and contradictory,
and after three days spent in the trial, the
jury, ts'aDding six and six" were dis.
charged M unable 10 agree OF course
there will be- two OF three trials more before
the casc ia ended. Think OF the valuable
time Of more than hundred people wasted
in this silly litigation all for two fools and
"A calf
A CONFECTIONERY referring TO the use Of
the term IN divide" occurring In tbe discus.
sions relating To the proposed international
Railroad Ia the Pacific. desires 10 give the
following explanation Of il in its true West
ern sense lie says that. west Of the Nil
ssdppi. and Themes to the foot of,be Rocky
Mountains, the river vall' ys and water shed
sy-'ems are no, separated IRON each other.
as al the East, by mountains, or ranges Of
hills Of decided altitude, bu, by lofty, roll.
ing table lands, covered with grass AMI dot
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