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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12

PLAIN honesty is the very best kind Of
politeness, and temperance the very best
physician.
TRuExAs Smith claims, in o letter TO the
n. Y. Tribune, that DR.. Warts, recently
deceased at Hartford, Connecticut. was the
first inventor Of anaesthetics.
LADY HAvELoCK, widow oil the East In
dia General, and for many years resident
Of Bonn, Germany, has just returned to
England.
SENATOR HAMkoND, Of s. C., was com.
plimented by public dinner at Charleston,
last Thursday. Twelve or fifteen hundred
persons were present.
A SHOEMAKER, intending TO be absent q
few days, lampblacked q single with the
following, without date, and nailed it up 8
his door "Will be home in ten days from
the time you see this single"
The man who has never tried the com.
partnership Of little child has carelessly
passed by one Of the greatest pleasures OF
life, and as one passes a rare flower without
plucking or knowing its value.
jerome! ~ screamed Mrs. Butterfeld the
other day, to her biggest boy; what are
you THROWN to those pigeons 7" "Gold
beads, mother, and the fools are eatln' EN- ;
/ spect they think it's corn"
Ir has been remarked that ladies have
generally great fear Of lightning, and this
has been specifically ascrbed to their nat
ural timidity; but the truth is, it arises from
their consciousness OF being attractive.
In speaking of fashionable card writer
signing his name, Mrs. Darlington recently
remarked: lie consigned his autocrat to
the missile with wonderful etlulgence. Isaac
my son, hand me fam"
We may seek costly furniture for our
homes, fanciful ornaments for our mantel'
pieces, and rich carpets for our floors but,
after the absolute necessities Tor home,
books are at once the cheapest, and certain
ly the most useful and abiding embe ish.
ments
QUEEN VICTORIA is going to Prussia,
whence disagrecable rumors about misun
derstandings in the Royal family frequently
arrive to disturb the temper OF the Court.
Her visit is intended TO arrange all these
personal difficulties.
CONVICTED AND SENrENCED.--The Com.
missioner of Pensions has information Of the
conviction of Jas. T. Buchanan, in Arkan-
sas, under the charge Of frauds in the prose
cution Of boundary land claims. He has
been sentenced to seven years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
The community will be taken somewhat
by surprise to learn that the Rev. |. ).
kALLocn has accepted call from the Ire
mont Temple Baptist church in Boston
and will enter upon his pastoral duties on
the first Sabbath in September. A meet
ing Of the church was held last evening for
the purpose of taking some action with ref
erence to pastor The members were re.
quested to express their preference by ballot
Eighty.three votes were thrown, and Mr.
KArLocH had seventy.six Of the number
lie was Immediately informed Of the result
made his appearance at the meeting, and
accepted the call as above stated.
OCR TRADE WITH CUBA.-The following
speaks for itself:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12

ton on tho Governor, and there Wa no man
In the State who would more gladly reoeivs
an opinion from the highest Judicial tribunal
In tho State Of Minnesota.
Mr.. RElNER retorted sharply, and 10
hected on the coudact Of the Senator from
Ramsey, charging him with desire 70 pro-
tect the railroad companies, even atthe
expense Of the State.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN replied At some
length, after which, tho question REQUIRED on
the passage Of the resolution
YsAs-Rauai. Bsulv. Cave. Cha,.. Cool
Day, Dunweil. Hall, Jones, NJ kune. Ncrslsud.
Northrup, Ridpa'h, skinner, Thomas, Van II.
ten--i8.
NArs-folsom, Hodges. Hudson, Mixer,
Phelps. Rcincr, watson-.T.
So the resolution was adopted.
Majority and minority reports were sub.
United on the bill amending the act iucor.
porating the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley
Railroad Company, and after discssing sew.
eral points Of order raised, tho Senate adopt.
I'll the majority report, and the amendments
proposed IN the HOUSE were concurrcd In.
HILLS INTRODUCED.
by Mr., VAN ETTEN.
THIRD READING.
The following bills were read third time
and passed
A bill authorizing the city Of 81. Paul to
slsuc bonds for the construction Of tho
Franklin street Twer.
A hill authorizing the county Of Brown
TO collect toll n, the big Cottonwood Bridge.
A bill amending tho act appropriating
money for cr,ain purposes.
A bill providing for tho election aud du.
tics ot Treasurer Of State.
A bill providing for the election Of Gov.
ernor and prescribing his duties.
A bill TO organize md discipline the mi
l,m.
A bill regulating tho filing Of chattcl
mortgages, Referred 10 select commit.
tee.
A bill establishing uniformity of official
seals.
A bill regulating the traffic In logs and
lumber.
The Senate adjourned until 3 o'clock
+.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12

Total sales of domestic produce 1879, $50
The above summary leaves balance
against the United States in the yearly
trade with the Island of 1856 ,6s3,5l9.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
THE OUTR4GE AT THE BALTIMORE POST.
I. OFFIOE Id. ...... ..j,

The parties to the outrage upon workman at the
Baltimore post Office of which have already given an
account have been tried before the United States district
court found guilty and duly sentenced Being upon the
property of the United States it held TO be within
the Jurisdiction of the United States courts The Jury
were absent only ten minutes The sentence Of the court
III as follows; '' y. .'N"' atrss@
"You have been indicted by the grand jury Of this
court for an assault with intent to murder Bernard Brady
within the post Office In this city you have been ably
defended by your COUNSEL and the jury after full and
impartial examination of the evidence have found you
guilty and it now becomes my duty to impose upon
you that punishment which the laws of the United States
prescribe for such offence You have been indicted
and convicted under the third section of the act Of Con
press Of lsa, nhich provides that, if any offence shall
be committed on the site Of any nefnl building belong
ing to the United States, the site whereof Is ceded to
the, the punishment Of which offence is not specially
provided o by any law Of The United States such offence
shall receive the punishment the laws of the
State in which the public building situated provide Tor
like offence when committed within the body of any
county of such State. No previous law of the United
States having especially provided for the punishment OF
this offence it must be punished in the manner
that similar offence is punished by the laws of this
State BY the act of Maryland Of 1903, chap 1873, 1t s
provided that every person duly convicted Of the crime
of assault Nth intent 10 murder shall be sentenced to
undergo confinement in the peDitentiayy for term not
less than two than ten years. The period Of
confinement within those limits in the discretion of the
court. 't Itsts l s lT ,fsq
In exercising that discretion am warranted in regard
ing the political excitement under which you evidently
acted and which induces me to impose upon you light
or punishment than should do under other circumstan
ces for men will commit acts Of violence when state
of excitement and awessness prevails which they would
dream of at any other time, and which, il done In
peaceful state of society, would evidence that deep
Lightly OF heart which demands the everest punishment
known to the law But still the majesty of the law must
BIO maintained and the public justice indicated and
citizens must be protected in their persons and property
You assaulted ina most brlta Inanner man who had
him cruelty and wthout.the slightest Justification andI
hope you now the enormty Of the act you commit
ted sentence George Slime dds Rudy, George Fowler
William Wilkinson, and William McIGlderry TO confne-
ept in the Maryland penitenary for the period Of two
years and lhogas Hogg TO years imprisonment in
tho Baltimore jail. !" f'f't' td
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
ARMEAL or raE Foaarn ogERLANp N4n.
[From the 81. I.ouIs I,Omocra,, OF. d


The overland mall which left San Francisco on n.
9th ult, arrived in this city saturday night In o
yersation with Mr. w, III. Hilton, passenger by tbi.
mail, we learn particulars which may not be min
teresting TO our readers
Through California and Arkansas the arrangements s
complete and the stage gdes the country as swI
as In all probability it will But on the plains M
arrangements are yet incomplete The company how
ever are rapidly hllng up every deficiency In the way AZ
men and mules. Mr. Hilton thinks that the trim will h.
made inside OF twenty days with great ease when one
the company gets everything fairly under way He c
sides the route decidedly favorable and in all respect,
safe and pleasant
Some of the stations sixty-fve miles apart I'M,
most Of them from eight TO ten miles On the pan
the coras are either OF logs stone and occupied som
by dozen men. and by more than four or 6va
The stage detained fourteen hours by sand storm
in the California Desert and two days by reason of bgb
water In the Kern river at the point OF crossing which
the erryh Hat was out of repair which ws supplied NJ
speedily possible
The company making preparations to bridge the
various streams that the road and have already en-
gagged large number Of men for instant work Adobes
or Mexican brick being used In the CONSTRUCTION ~
sttion-houscs along the route and in many places WORK
men are engaged in making roads Mr.. Hilton was pp,
yed with cantcen las also the other passengenl
filled with water from the want Of which lie was tha
preserved The mails from St Louis bound westward
were far enough advanced to justify belief that thew
would reach San Francisco in due tim,
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN TEXAS.
Correspondence Of tho Galveston News,


WACO, (iexas) Oct. l3.--I have only this moment
had the perusal of highly interesting letter FROM Cha
Barnard OF the Brazos agency giving brief account
OF another brilliant victory gained over the wild Ca
manches and Kickapoos combined. Major Van Dorm 3
second cavalry and Ross with the reserve Indians
opposed the wild tribes Ia this combat
Ochilas a ah-wah-canos chief who was In the fight
brings the intelligence by express TO the agency and
gives in substance about follows Of the engagement
The second cavalry, under Van Dorm and the reserve
Indians under L. s. Ross, Capt s. p. Ross son J came
upon the Camanches Wichita village about thirty
five miles from Fort Arbuckle The allies charged the
Camanches in ravinc; the reserve Indians fighting
with their accustomed bravery succeeded In cutting OF
about one hundred and sixty head OF animals which
they saved and the second cavalry driving the Caanches
before them in most desperate hand to-hand engage
ment. s.asfa fs3
In this charge Lieut. Van Camp was killed Instantly
Major Van Dorm was badly wounded and SO was Junior
Capt L. Ross, of the corps and about twelve
or thirteen of the I'd cavalry wounded Our loss no.
we're, but ample satisfaction is had III the killed of the
enemy Some forty -four scalps taken that they cot
Several Canache prisoners taken and the one hun
dred and sixty head of Cainache horses secured Our
wounded have been taken into Fort Arbuckle for medical
aid II is supposed that Van Dorns expedition will now
dsband and return to their quarters the commander
hors de combat a1l y
T ST. should have stated that three soldiers were
killed In the charge.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28

PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi has been in
the city for several days His colleague in the Senate
Hon. A. G. Brown, is also here at the present time
Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner Of Virginia. is among the VS.
tiers to Washington at the present time
Hon Robert Dale Owen late United States minister to
Naples, has arrived in England, and paying visit to
his father Robert Owen, who confined to his bedby
Illness ,.Hs ta.g#
The Portland Argus regrets to the suspension
OF Hon. Daniel H. Somes member elect to Congress from
that district with reported liabilities the amount OIL
100000. The suspension involves in its consequences
a large number Of workmen many Of whom are females
The following the officers Of Grand.I.odgo Of Ms
sons In Kansas r. r. Rees Grand Master Jacob saqp
Deputy Grand Maste. 9. Hotnsby, Grand Senior Wsf
den; John w. Smith, Grand Junior Warden Charles
Mundee Grand Secretary Christian Beck, Grand Treas
urer n
Captain J d. Simms, United States army, Is at tho
National Hotel
Hon. VIM Bgler Of Pennsylvania is at present ia th'
city.
Hon. j Miller, Of Ohio, and Com Mayo, United stqls
navy, are at the Kirkwood House / tH'
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
PAY or DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.

The Attorney General has, at the request of the secre
tary of the Interior, given opinion in reference to the
pay allowed by law to district attorneys 1t is held that
the act of February g. 1853 admit Of but one con-
strucon The services Of district attorney In le ex-
animation of persons charged with crime, to be paid
by the day and not to receive compensation for each
separate No matter how many cases he may ex-
anime p ono day, his pay must be but five dollars for
the days service ~ .>t4
In many cases persons changed With crime arrested
n localities where there neither udgs nor United
states commissioner and where the examination must be
had before other magistrate The law can scarcely
intend in the opinion of the Attorney General that the
district sttorney shall make such examination without
being paid tir construction of the fee-bl entities
him to his per diem, wiaapt regard to the particular title
by which the Judicial officer before whom the examina-
ton is had may be known called II hs be Of compe-
tent authority.
The principles apply in the perdn allowance to
marshas. .,l e...a + ..5gt. .......s.. .... ....t
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
Markets.

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.--Cotton is quiet--sales of 1000
bales Flour is rm--sales of IT, 500 bbls State 81 20
a 81 IS; Ohio, So rs Sc 35 southern, SIS So 35.
Wheat is quiet-saes of $4,000 bushels southern red,
81 o. Corn is highersales Of 36, 900 bushels mixed,
&C SO cents Beef is steady at $ll Sl2. Pork dull
mess, SIT prime S14 Is ASIA So Lard is quiet at o.
l02 cents. Whiskey has declined 4c 2lt % cents
Sugar is steady and the market is generally unchanged at
IT cents. Spirits Of turpentine firm at 81 so cents
Rosin is dull and quotations nominal at 81 623
81 70. Rice is quiet at 81 cents b. =. sg.t.4la.
BALTIMORE, oct. 27.--Flour is very dull--Howard
street and Ohio SIS ia SIS rs City Mills ST. rs S.
Wheat steady-red 81 Is 81 % white, ST IS 81 40
Corn is duh and hoayy-old white 40 Is cents Whs-
key is quiet at 222 cents Provisions quiet.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
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NEWSPAPER Llv7ELLIGENCE.

The Richmond Enquirer of the 9th inst comes to US
in new suit of type and considerably enlarged II has
entered also upon the 29h year Of its existence daily
Journal This Improvement in its appearance speaks
prosperity which we hope may be uninterrupted here
after
The death of Consans Freeman Daniels late editor Of
the New London Conn., Chronicle occurred on the goth
inst He was in the seventeen year of his age and
menced his editorial career In 1926 in Cheraw c.
the editor Of the Spectator In 1888 he moved to New York
and became an assistant upon the Courier and Enquirer
e. b Moore, esq, publisher of the Montgomery PENN
Watchman, has sold his establishment to Dr. E L.
Acker of the Norrstown Register and the two papers
have been united. ava sE#gtg
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
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NEW T,ELEGRAPIYICt ARRANGEMENT

The North American Telegraphic Association, com
posed of number of leading companies, now owning
or working the main telegraph lines from Newfoundland
to New Orleans and from Quebec to the western border
OF Missouri closed threedays session in New York
Saturday. Ms aa-saz.as "a 5qaa.t q ID ss.s4t .af
The association organized by the appointment OF
Peter Cooper president, Charles s. Mann of Utica as
vice president and A. Lovctt esq., Of New York. as Sec
rotary. sGaE .at ~
A large delegation from several of the companies in
terested was present, and the practical busnessike
ncr In which the matters for ayisement disposed OF
gives promise that the business teegraphing has fallen
into hands competent to systematic and make it all it
should be-
Among the most important objects of consideration we
learn was the early construction of reliable line to Cali
fornia and Oregon committee was appointed to take
this matter in hand and adopt prompt and efficient
urcs for the construction Of the important work
"A long desired reform was adopted in the uniform
manner OF counting the words constituting message
Another subject better union for the Improvement
and protecting of teegaphic interests aiming at in
creased facilities with ultimate reduction of tolls
Another feature of the objects Of the association was
the connection of the various lines with the view of en-
forcing more prompt correction of errors and more
strict and satisfactory of sending dispatches
These and many other kindred subjects tending to syste
Matte this important business occpied the
of the association, and if carried in good faith will
greatly improve this branch of the public convenience in
the communication of its vast wants. both of social and
commercial character. t4
The association is composed Of the New York London
and Newfoundland Telegraph Company, the American
Company, the New York and Buffalo Company. the
Western Union, the Atlantic and Ohio, the Illinois Mis-
souri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, the New Orleans and Ohio
Company, and the Montreal Company, having an ag-
grogate capital invested of between FIVE and six millions
Of dollars and operating between thirty and forty thou
sand miles Of wire. gE Ts I,
1t is also said that arrangements In progress IL not
already consummated, by which the House Printing
Telegraph line between New York and Washington is TO
be consolidated with the lines Of the American eeqanb
Company, thus placing the latter company in immediate
communication with Philadelphia Baltimore and Wash
ington, and removing the last obstacle in the way of
speedy extension of the Printing Telegraph lines along
the aeaboard to New Orleans sel
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
IRON The New York Herald.l


Der. 26.-The excitement and buoyancy on the stool,
exchange continue, and the aggregate of todays trans
actions though considerably under that of yesterday is
nevertheless very large. a ~
At the first board the market opened ut slight de-
cline attributed to the Persas advces but soon recov-
ered the closing sales generally showing an advance in
price on those Of yesterday New York Central opened
vt 81 and rose to S7@ Michigan Southern guaranteed
opened at 55t and rose to SD Readng advanced per
cent ; Erie II Michigan Southern, ; Panama. ] ;
Galena and Chicago, ! Cleveland and Toledo Chi
cago and Rock Island and Milwaukee and Mississippi
T. In railroad bonds there general Improvement
Erie fourth mortgage advanced TO 60 do 1875 bonds to
49, do. 1871 bonds to 37i, and the 1862 bonds to 81
Michigan Central first mortgage SIS rose TO 9s1 Illinois
Central constructions to 81 do free lands to 9O5 Mil
YaAhie and Mississippi second mortgage los to TAI
Harlem second mortgage TO s9 and Michigan Southern
second mortgage to TO- The business In State stocks was
confined chiefly to Mssours Tennessee and California
at about the aamo prices Ms yesterday.
The market continued TO gain strength between boards
and opened ut the afternoon session with further nd
yance New York Central rose to S7a Reading to 81
at which price 600 shares changed hands Erie to 1871
With small sales Illinois Central TO 80 Cialena and
Chicago to 81 Milwaukee and Mississippi To IL Mis-
souri, 6s to 90a Michigan Central s,s to 90; and La
Crosse and Milwaukee land grants TO 80 the end of
the session some disposition to sell was manifested and
the market closed rather weak Mt the following prices
California Is 93b; Missouri G's, 905 Canton ,2Il
keE York Central, s7s Erie, 1911 Hudson, 34s |;
leading, b8f MohgaH Central, 90 4icb,gaa South.
ern zoo do guaranteed, 500; Panama, lash, Illinois
Central S9b Gaena, s3E; Cleveland and Toledo 36l
and Chicago and Rock Island, G9E
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
MR.. BRECRLYRIDGES LETTER ON ILLINOIS
. POLITICS.
VERSAILLES, Kentucky, Oct. 4. 1855

VERSAILLES, Kentucky, Oct. 4, 1858.
DEAR SIR: received this morning your letter of the
28th and 18th ult, written chairman of the demo
cratic State committee of Illinois, also from Mr. "
Hickox, who informs me that he is member OF the
same committee. My absence from home win account
for the delay Of this answer.
In these letters 1t is said that am reported to have
expressed desire that Mr. Douglas shall defeat Mr. Lin
coin in their contest for seat In the Senate of the
United States and willingness to visit Illinois and make
public speeches in aid Of such result aud if these reports
true am invited to deliver addresses at certain points
in the State. E'N5 >t@# ..r'" ' ''t
The rumor of my readiness to visit Illinois and address
the people In the present is without foundation
did not propose to leave Kentucky for the purpose of
mingng IN the political discussions in other States The
two three speeches which delivered recently in this
State rested peculiar grounds which need not
discuss. at ..nuE ~ B1 base .l a#. aa4.. '"
The other rumor to which you refer Ia true. have
Often In conversation expressed the wish that Mr. Doug
las may succeed his republican competitor But 1t
is due to canor to say that this preference is not founded
his at the late session of Congress and would
not exist if Isupposed it would be construed as an en-
dosement of the attitude which he then chose to
towards his party, ~ Of a the positions he has taken in
the present canvass It Il not Hecesary to enlarge
these things will only add that my preference rests
mainly these considerations that the Kansas ques-
ton is practically endedthat Mr.. Douglas, In recent
speeches. has explicitly declared his adherence to the
regular democratic party organization he to
be the candidate of the Illinois democracy and the most
formidable opponent in that State of the republican party
and that ON more than occasion during his public
life he has defended the Union Of the States and the rights
Of the States with fidelity courage aa great ability,
rhaye not desire5 TO say anything upon this or ar
other subject aiot which difference may be supposed
to exist in political family but did not feel at lib
erty TO decline an answer to the courteous letter Of your
committee. n
With cordial wishes for the harmony Of the Illinois
democracy and the hope that your great and growing
State which has yet given sectional vote may
continue true TO constitutional Union am very re-
specifically, your obedient servant
aa' tfT ul JOHN c. BRECKENRIDGE.
Hon JOHN MooRE. Ghaiippan Of the Committee y