The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-06

TuERE have have been heavy freshets in
Alabama. causing much injury TO the cot.
ton plants
Warren Nichols, 70 rmcry station agent
at DE Kalb, on tho Galcna and Chicago
Railroad, has been arrested ut Hannibal,
Mo-. for embezzling the funds Of the railroad
AMI those Of the American Express Com.
pany.
Ir Is stated in an Athens Journal that .
manuscript copy. on parchment Of the dos
pcls in Greek, and bearing tho date 4sO, has
recently been found In tho garret Of u house
in that city. Il Is said to be in good pre-
servation, and has been deposited in the pub
lie library Of Athens.
TnuRlow WEED AaAIs AN EDiron.--ln
consequence Of prolonged indisposition. Mr..
Samuel Wilkinson has retired from the
Albany Evening journal, having sold out
his interest to Mr.. Thurlow Wecl, who will
now resume the position Of chief editor Of
that paper.
The sale Of Mount Vernon 10 the ladies
Mount Vernon Association" has been made,
aud 81 4. 900 Of the purchase money paid In
cash. Mr.. Washington retains possession
untla payment Of $4,000 Ia made, which
will, probably, take place In few months
OSroSAGoS. rnx NKw SrArE.--Two
names have been suggestod for tho new
State, to be erected from parts OF Michigan
and Northern Wsconsin-Supcrior and On
tonagon The latter is the more popular,
and has the advantage Of being aboriginal.
Superior Is u name that might he applied to
a colony in New South Wales, us well as a
new American State. Ontonagon Is an In
dim word, and is pronounced as Il written
On-,on-aw gon.
Tuk MISSISSIPPI FLooD.---DGpatches
from Memphis state that the whole country
below there ia again OVERLOOKED by tho wa.
ters Of the Mississippi, and that tho utmost
distress prevails. The crcvassc near Baton
Rouge was nearly clo-ed on the 10th. Over
1000 acres Of plantations had been sub
merged by IT,. The river was over the lcvee
in many places between Bayou Sara and
New Orleans, and opposite the city the ere
vase was working ruin TO the country.
A DrsrArcn from Toronto, Canada, say
that great alarm is felt In consequence Of
the extraordinary number of fires In that
city during tho last fortnight Scarcely a
night passed without one or more Of q de-
struciive character. Thy arc supposed to
be the work oi al organized band Of incen-
diaries. An extensive patrol is being or.
gained, aud large reward offered In tho
hope Of arresting them.
Tmy VoluxrxERs.--A despatch from
Washington states that both the new regi-
ments Of volunteers will be mounted, and
probably rficmcn. They cannot be called
out, nor can other operations Of importance
be pushed forward until the passage Of the
deficiency Appropriation bill, upon which
depends tbe operations In Utah, and for
warling Of tbs trains and supplies for the
army.
CosoRxssiosAL GRAsr.--Congre@ has
granted 10, and for the solo use Of. the Mil
waukc and Mississippi Railroad Company
q small island in the Mississippi river, lying
opposite the town Of Prairie du Chen, and
also opposite the western terminus Of the
Milwaukee 4 Mississippi X. r., containing
thirty.dve acres. II is proposed by the com
pany to build depot on this island, and to
construct bridge thence 10 the main shore.
Ia their memorial TO Congress, the Company
represen. that they have constructed rail-
road from Milwaukee, ou Lake Michigan, 10
the Mississippi river, without the benefit ofs
land gran, or other aid from the Government.
Tue election Of Directors Of the Michi.
gan Southern and Northern Indiana X. Il.
Co., took place a, Toledo, the 2sth. About
G,OOO shares Of stock were voted on. The
following persons received about $4,000
votes and were chosen. viz: X. s. BURsow,
HisAx SisLEY, EDwrs g. LIrcnyIxiD, Jomx
S. PmourY, NxLsos BGARDsLkr, RAxson
GAnDsys. JonS q. WWGHr, VIZ. Woi-
oorr, VIZ. II. WELLER, CLARKsos N. Por.
TER, EzEKIKL MORRISON, j. II. RAxson and
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