The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-30

MEMBER OF the college OF surgeons IN
London, and which shows, from scientific
elimination, that the poisonous gases
evolved from oil graveyards are 50 deadly MS
10 be, TO y certain degree, the caas, OF fresh
deaths.
W. Il. 0dpsS, Esq, OF Chicago, has con,
tributed from his private fortune no hess
than uIten hundred thousand dollars TO.
wards the completion OF the st. Paul Fond
du Lac and Chicago Railroad. Of which he
is the President. 1t has been owing cn,irc-
ly TO his immense sacrifices that the road has
been pushed forward in the face OF the iinan-
cial pressure. Chicago owes heavy debt
of gratitude to WM Is. OdpES.
A rEw days since three young ladies be.
longing 10 the city of Roxbury were 50
anxious TO change their names that they
insisted upon heing married while too i'll 10
move from their beds. Their prayers were
complied with, and the happy bridcgrooms
found Themselves husbands and fathers. all
within the short space of twenty four hours,
This is an age of progress in more respects
than one.
A SINGULAR proof Of Spanish indifference
to the monuments Of ancient ar, has been
given reccn,ly. The famous bridge of Al.
cantara, which spanncd the Tagus. with the
triumphal arch of lrajan, has been demol,
ished for the sake of the stones OF which
they were composed. The bridge was GO
feet long ah ~ feet wide. The arch upon
the bridge was 40 feet in height. II was
one of the noblest of Roman relies in Eu.
rope and it is really inconccivable how
any people, not actually barbarous, could
consent to destroy SO precious n memorial
OF bygone centuries.
DRtD Scorr has been summoned to u
higher tribunal than the Supreme Court.
This important plank in the Abolition plat
form, died at st. Louis on Friday night
last
YELLOW FKvER ia prevailing extensively
nj the South. IN Charleston. = C., during
the week ending the 10Th, there were 2l3
deaths. In Mobile the disease has been de
clared epidemic. In New Orleans. the
deaths range from 20 to 100 per day
Tue temporary builiipgs erected by the
Health Commissioners. outside of the quar-
antlnc, on Staten Island, \. Y, for the &c
commodaion of sick islanders from the in.
iected district, were burned on the nigh, Of
the 18Th.
Tue Democrats Of Chicago have nom.
mated for the Legislature, j. A. IIuck, y.
:. HAYS, +. e. SnrEsAs, and AARON ia.
yEs. This IL strong ticket, and may sue
coed even in Chicago.
TuE Mrchdnts' Mogos.nc says that there
are in operation l07 80 miles Of Geographic
lines, Of which America has nearly as much
az the rest of the whole world combined,
viz: A 900 milcs. II IN estimated that
4 100000 messages pass over the American
lines annually, yielding, probably, n net
revenue OF &C. ,OOOOOO There are $50 miles
Of sub marine telegraph cable now IN usc,
exclusive Of the Atlantic cable.
AccoRDiso 10 the Courier de Chd,iro,
the lessces Of dancing schools in Belgium
complain bitterly Of the falling oil in their
receipts, occasiopcd by the extra space now
occupied by crinolincs. An instrument call
ed the "Crinolimeter" has consequently been
adopted by some Of them, and persons whose
crioolines surpass a fixed development are
charged an extra fee.
rHg Investigator tells a good story Of
the great " revival" in Wisconsin. Among
thu converts was one Whose previous pro
f,ssion had been three card monte Times
being somewhat hard, he found little prof,
in bis legitimate practice" and because
" converted" a. the elders say. One night
at he suggestion Of an cider, BE- rose 10 edify
the congregation with his experience, and
thus delivered" himself
ladies and gen ,lcmen i mean brothers
and sisters the Lord has blessed me very
much never felt ~ happy iefore in all
my life, Embarrassed ] say ] never fit 80
happy before in all my life, tvery much EN-.
barrassedj II any one thinks ] ever did,
they can gs, lively bet cat d me -
Tug YELIOw fgvsa.--A New Orleans
corrspnden, says that the health Of that
city continues 10 grow worse, and against
all known laws Of the yellow fever II Is W.
ectiDg its victims from amongst the ma
tive and 10 the manner born Creoles, who
have never ab.en'ed Themselves from the
city during tbeir lives, are no, exempt, and
Nth them 10 have the fever IL 70 die. Doc.
tors differ a. 10 the character and the mode
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