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

ALI leesu having correspondence WIN
California. should Be aware that IT Is now
requisite in writing to that State, to specify
upon each letter by what mail the writer
wishes it to be conveyed. When this is not
DONE letts, win be cent by the way OF Pa
mama. . re other routes noticed by our
postmaster are the "Overland Mail and
the Tehuantepec."
A CrxcrxsArr paper notices the last soil
tary banquet Of last mans club IN
that city. III the cholera season Of 1882
seven ssstlemen agreed to meet annually
and dire once together as long as they lived,
q bottle Of wine to be sealed and drunk in
memorium BY the last survivor. The first
reunion VS. held on the 9th of October
1892, and on the 9th Of October, 1858, DIR.
VA,rrxn, sole survivor Of the seven, drank
from the bottle and pledged the six dead
friends, whose empty chairs and empty plates
were bis only society at the last melancholy
feast.
THs United States Economist says tina,
tie official returns Of the Treasury De.
partment show q very rapid augmentation
Of Che trade with Great Britain in the last
fifteen years. but always with large bal
ance due the United States. For the fiscal
year ending Juns, 1857, the balance in our
favor is set dova at s54,743,69l. This
year the balanse 9las be much larger.
WnILAn k1aao1soS, of Sacramento,
California, who was shot in duel by Gho.
PEN JOHNSTON, at Angel Island, on the 2lst
Of August last, died on Sept IA, at 10 min
utes before o'clock Z. NJ. AS will be re-
collected, he was shot 10 the right thigh,
having the femur or thigh bone shattered by
the ball Of JoHxsroS's pistol.
GKRRrr SMITH, the independent abolition
candidate for Governor of New York, in
late circular to his friends, says:
IL wish it were in my power to report the
probability Of the success Of your candidate.
But II ia not Mr., Morgan will probably draw
enough votes from me to defeat me. The sham
candidate for temperance and freedom will in
this wise prevent the success Of the real candi
date. In other words, 80 many votes will be
thrown away upon Edwin ID. Morgan as TO
leave little chence for the election Of Gerrit
Smith. | say b'ro,rn ardy; Tor surely no per-
son who knows what is passing in our State can
believe that Mr. Morgan is to be elected. or to
f10me any where near being elected
Mr.. MORGAN is the regular Republican
candidate.
MRS. +. G. Z. JuDsoS. wife OF the noto.
rious Ned BuDtline," described in the
journals OF Buffalo a. writer OF great
ability and woman Of marvellous lowell.
ness" was found one day last week lying
dangerously i'll in wretched howell in that
city, nearly destitute and alone.
!. Gov. DENVER arrived at St Louis on
Saturday evening, from Kansas. The Ms
sour Republican says he does not contem
plate returning to the Territory again, and
that the Territorial Secretary will perform
the duties Of Governor, until the Presiden,
fills the vacancy.
s THE bullion in the Bank Of France now
stands at about Sl20,000,00)-a far higher
+. sum than was ever before held by that es-
Enlistment, and more than $4,000 900 in
excess Of the largest total ever collected in
the Bank Of England At the commence
nent Of the present year the Bank OF France
bed less than $50 100000, and the influx in
nine months has therefore been $4,000 600.
At the Bank of England the total at the
beginning Of the year was sj2 500. 900, and
it is now more than S95000000. The
highest sum it ever possessed was Sill
100000 in July, 1852. At present every
thing seems TO indicate that next year, if not
earlier, this point will be exceeded.
Mr.. GoUGH is again lecturiug in London
AID TO immense crowds He is one OF the
INST remarkable speakers Of the age, and is,
perhaps, without an equal as an eSpounder
OF tn, doctrines Of temperance. His reap
pearaice in the United States, would doubt
less Civ, new impulse TO the canse.
The | (ndon correspondent Of the New
York H:'Sl I'd says:
T" RuUors are In common crculstion-though
rnmor has long since been found guilty Of 'ly.
ing,'--toucainq the brutality Of the Prince Of
Prussia's sou 10 his wife, our favorite Princess
Royal. Tie good and loyal citizens Of Dover
assert that they have some four or FIVE times
seen Primo Albert tincog) cross over for a
flying visit 10 the Prussian capital, so great and
so Just arr the compiiBts 81 his daughter. 1t
Is seven asserted that, after her confinement, the
Queen intends 10 have her home. and 10 let her
live on hn 5000 q year allowed by Parlis-
ment
Thar TRrsevering female traveller, Madame
Ida Pieiftr, has arrived at Vienna, but ex-
hausted ty her Madagascar escapade and
multitudipus adventures. She is reported
10 be In state OF health 90 delicate tina,
rest is Indispensable. She therefore goes