The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
llelas ol News

MRs GtrnRre. an old lady residing in
New Concord, Muskingum county. Ohio,
died few days since from eating the leaves
OF tho common garden rhubarb or pic plant
WILLIAM NJ. CONSUL, ha, been con.
victci at Cincinnati. In the United States
District Court. of harborng tngitivcs slaves.
The eStrene penalty for the offence is siS
months Imprisonment aud fine of 81 900.
Tus new capitol of Nebraska Territory
is 20 be called Ncapols. II is TO be loca.
ted in some central situation. Three hun,
dre,l and twenty acres OF land will he select.
aud laid out into city lots, which will be
at auction TO defray the expenses Of building
the capitol.
Tns New York Courier aud Enquirer
ucrrily remarks -" We ought to be very
happy nation, for il reports arc true both OF
it, wars are At an end Seminole and
the Mormon. BILLY Bowlogs surrendors,
and brigham Young takes To his heels
]. II. IIollIrra, a wealthy and ontcrpri.
sing Licking county, Ohio, farmer, has
started with II company oI thirteen young
men, for the purpose otdriying ten thousand
sheep from Missouri TO California Tic ex-
poets to be year on the road with the
Hoeks. and hc pays the boy ~ per moath,
and the aggregate expenses OF the journey,
rur MctropoIton hank, New York, has
again backed down in i,s contest with the
brokers. II has agreed now to take uncur.
rent money from country banks. although
they may no, think proper to keep an ac'
count at tho bank aud II also offers to city
banks to receive uncurrcni money from them
on the same terms as the Albany Clearing
House.
Ar the public sitting Of the Biographical
Society Of Paris, on the 2Gth ultlmo, the
great animal prize Tor tho most important
geographical discovery IN 1855 was awarded
10 the American navigator Df. kAsR the
reporter paid warm tribute 10 the memo
IS Of the deceased navigator, Among the
golden medals distributed at the recent an
nual public meeting Of the lmpirial and
Central Agricultural Society Of France, for
publications Of peculiar value was one 10
br. ASA Frcu, Of fitch'- Point, New
York.
Tur Now-Oflenu Dcifa has received u
private letter from Monterey. Mexico, which
states that General iienniDgscD Ind arrived
10 that city and was received with distin.
gaished honors by Governor \ idaurrl and
General Gallindo, who Immediately called
upon him TO confer on the Objects Of bis
mission, and afterwards addressed bin u
complimentary letter.
JuE quantity Of lumber manufactured
and run out Of the Wisconsin river the pas,
three years has averaged about I20 900
900 fei, "rbc hard ,imca,' caused I,ss
than hall The usual amount of " logging" 10
be done the pnst winter, and there Is not
how says the Wnnsau Cent,di Wisconsin
"A supply Of logs for 10000, 900 feet, which
is lil that can hc manufactured this summer,
This IL going to b. small business, compare
lively. and with some oi the loser midi CON.
panies il viii operate very uoiayorably.
1Hzag Ia heing reused, in all parts Of
reonsin. jecp and significant feeling on
the removal oi the capitol from Madison.
On Thursday last the jane.yIle Gaseate IN
speaking on this subject held these emphatic
words Ne are u0m N, disfndiy dnd
empfDandiy, fU e0,opat NJ The e1phof,
and W. boiieye We can pledge full and
clear delegation from Rock county to that
measure at the next sassi1u ot the legisla.
,urc, instead oi united vote against II"
ThE rush of brca,l.tuas toward, the tide.
waisf, compared with last year, is very
strong, The receipts Of liDaf ani wheat a,
boi'iIo Ossego ani OsJcnsburg, y. y,
this year, are 1lJ,l15 barrels ~ excess ot
the sanc time last year This Ia all excess
o' Hour exceeding the entire exports of that
article rom New York this year nearly
100000 barrels, Al Chicago, whence such
large snppIies have been drawn this sca.on,
compared with the last, the stock OF whea,
GU the 9TH insi. was nearly double wba, il
wa on the Jth OF May, 1851.
Gs0m,g CHgisTY, the celebrated negro !
miain !, !, is said, left suddenly for Cal,ior. |
bia. u "a rumorcd that George hss gone !
ehtrtiy through the whole oi his property |
--thfOwlng II broadcast, Mr. Henry W Dpd |
with whom he was associated in BUSINESS,
has made a competency. On their depart
ure 1eorge came the pf>sam on several
ahscilDhatc officials vino were inqniriDg
a'tft him, 10 company with his vile and
family.
Tux Virginia aDi Teanessee R,iiroad IL
20t mile. in icug'h, AMI j, eoat over s. 600. !
900. Ia l-5o the taxable value Of The 1
land ~ tbe COUNTIES through which il pass
-, a. taken ffom ,he ceDsu. was s2- ,yi2.
Ci7-aD1 ~ 1850, tbs State ass~sinent
mak's il Sj39l1.220 or an incfea-s IN
~ y,afs oi -23 ,3GJ J5s This sudden IN
creA@r i alone the result of an internal i'm.
prpr'rnent which has cost only s. 900. 900. !
AvARlcg IL Il b.set,iuy sin with many
men iDi'ed, where will yoa find the man