The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-20
Jsesus of News.

Congress from Maine, uitu " uis Tcsiuehcc
in KenDebunk, Ne, on the lst, at the age
Of 80 years.
Ggs. Dcrr GRgEs in reininiscencc OF
a column and quarter 10 the States, asserts
thai Senator NisIAs EDWARDS, of Illinois,
was the originator Of the Missouri Compro-
mic.
A SMALL. child was almost totally eaten
by two hogs, in the public road, i've miles
from Cleveland, recently while the mother
was lying near by in a beastly state OF in.
t0xcation.
IIos. j. w. Denver, who was appointed
Secretary Of Kansas, to succeed stanton,
aud has since been acting Governor, has
been appointed Governor, and Mr.. Walsh,
Of Miss., Secretary Of that Territory.
IN nineteen days alter signing the Gov.
crnment contract for oil the horses that the
government wants during the year 1893,
Messrs. l.. =. SAs0ER, JoHs Fink, THos.
DYER, and j. w. SrsGLgroS--all Illinois
ans--bought and paid for seventeen hundred
horses without one cent OF Government
funds, and had them all collected and deiy-
cred ut Fort IsayeDwortb.
Tmg whisky war at Maquoketta, Iowa,
has become serious and the whisky party,
indignant at the summary suppression OF the
traffic by the temperance men, threaten TO
burn the city The Germans have released
several Of their countrymen from Jail where
they were held for selling liquor illegally,
and the Mayor has enrolled special police
force Of 200 policemen.
A rnorTisG match for 80 900, mile heats,
best three in five, in harness, came oil on
Monday afternoon, the 3D. inst, on the
Union Course, Long Island between n. &.
Whiskey and g. &. Ilaphazard, both Of
Philadelphia. Whiskey won the match.
Four heats were trot,cd, Haphazard win
ming tho frs. heat and Whiskey the three
following.
TIE Ievia,han, il Is stated, will not be
able to get 10 zen short OF an additional ex.
penditure of 2sG0,O00, which sum, added
10 tho present liabilities Of tho company,
amounts to 81 ,05G,4l0, to meet which the
directors propose 10 issue debenture prefer.
cnoe shares 10 that sum. The total cost Of
the ship will be- Sl,022, $40, or at the rate
OF $40 per ton, taking the ship at the
builders measurement, - 600 tons.
A IIuaE lIorm.--A new family hotel ut
darlington, il projected by Mr.. CoRcoRAs
and other wealthy citizens, 10 be erected on
the corner Of Pennsylvania Ayenue and La
fyettc Square, opposite the Presidents
House. The land will cost 81 10000, and
the house and furniture about 100000
more. Mr. STErsos, Of the Astor House,
il is said. will take II lease OF this house
when completed.
GES. JIM. LANE was unsuccessful IN the
late convention at Topeka, Kansas. II was
his wish that the convention should name
candidates for Senators in Congress. and
that such nomination should be deemed
binding on the Legislature. This Robinson
opposed. and after prolonged and heated
debate. the Senatorial question was left un-
touched, Lane thought himself strong
enough in the convention TO carry this point
and thus secure strong claim for the place,
but there seems TO be much distrust of Lane,
even among the radical men.
A SAILOR died recently. in Texas, and on
his death bed confessed that he was one of
the crew who murdered Mrs. ALsroN. Of
South Carolina, forty years ago. Mrs.
AIsroN WAS the daughter Of AAEoN BuRH.
She sailed from Charleston for New York
in brig, and on the trip the crew mutinied
and murdered all the officers and passengers
aud Mrs AIsrox being the last one 10 walk
the plank The sailor remembered her look
of despair and died in the greatest agony of
mind
lr has not yet been determined what wca.
pons the new regiments shall be armed with
The most effective would Of course bo brech
loading guns. But II there ~ no apprcpra.
ton fer that object. the regular United
States muskets will be used. Colonel Coir
is pcrsistcutly engaged in pressing on the
War department the sale OF his pistols at a
large price. As his patent has expired, it
is understood another mandatory has offer
cd to supply the Government with the
same pistols for about half the price asked
10y CoLr.
Tus annual report Of the City Comptrol
/ Ter vi New York SHOWS that the rccripts
into the city treasury for the support Of gov
I 'iuiH'Ht' WV uu'iik H' l",t s'hA' "hf
Sl6.2j6,s3s; expenditures, Sl6,2sO.53S.
| az these sixteen mi'hoas, the amount ex.
| pended Tor the city government proper was
but four millions and half nearly twelve
millions having been cNpcndcd on trust and
special accounts. The city deb amounts to
! lG.is3,l6s, OF which Sl0,630.53s is un-
provided for.
Nh. purux weuvt,pp n widow r,s,1
ing 10 Chester, New York, was arrested on
the 9th, charged with poisoning several pr
sons in tina, village On the same night she
committed suicide in jail Before the sui
eide she confessed that she had administered
poison at different times 10 Mrs FIxipss
who died about two weeks sinc very sud
denly. She also confessed tina, she had al
ministered poison to Mr.. J. b. furusI. a
merchant, who has recovered and is doing
! well Mrs Ft-rurl and Mrs MSss,,h