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

all the sherfs in the State will resign US
soon as they find il out tor how can sher-
III take precaution against the flying into
fragments ot any person, much lrss n juror
Consider the nice points Of law that would
b. Involved in sui, brought, against the
sheriff Tor suffering such an awful calamity
10 transpirc. and Imagine il you can how
much such a suit would cost in the end, and
when i, would end The field OF conjecture
Is rs extensive rs that OF space, the fcnNs
around which the comet in all his travels
has never yet reached.
The sheriff. you will perceive, must keep
every person together and not speak to
them Them what-them persons No,
because the word every is in the singular
number The context does not warrant the
idea tina, the sheriff is 10 keep more than
one person together ldt f'n'e) and what,
in the name Of Lndley Murray does the
word them meapY find no fault with
/ that part Of the oath which says the sheriff
shall give them mo drink except water"
| because that was intended 10 save an cN-
pense TO the sheriff which the county would
not reimburse aud moreover, il was ex-
pccted, undoubtedly, by the trainers" Of
the oath, that every juror would have u pint
Aask Of whisky in his pocket. and therefore
anything to he furnished by the sheriff ex
capt water, would be supcriluous, and that
nearly so.
II we cad ON We shall find tina, the sheriff
Is not TO speak 10 them. Il. C., every peron)
Except 10 ask them if they have agreed on
their verdict or are discharged by the
court" Now this is to the ,flec, that they
tie, every person. had verdict before
they retired, that the Justice was aware of
the fact, AMI they had not retired 10 dclibcr-
ate as TO wat verdict should be- rendered
Then ngai, how are the jurors TO know
that they ARE discharged 10y the court ~
1t strikes ne that they should usk the sheriff
instead OF the sheriff asking them e. G.
every person that quest on
Some may say that this is just such an
/ injunction az some Justices Of the Peace
would put upon sheriff, but object TO II
I on the ground that II IN too intricate, too
noctlcrous for some justices to understand.
Please chargc the codliicrs on this point.
/ The MAKING Of syrup from Chinese su
| gar-cane has been carried on in this town
this season, by Rev. B Wharton. lie plan.
! ted only one third OF an acre aud the yield
/ was at the rate OF Que gallon Of most excel.
lent syrup from five and half of juice.
The juice was obtained by means Of two up.
! right woodcn rollers OF his own make work.
ed by one horsc--rathcr rude, 10 bo sure
but then !, was only an experiment. from
which be learned that Que acre Of cane
would yield two hundred gallons Of first
| quality syrup, and, with perfect machinery.
more. lcare you 10 indulge IN reflections
as TO the extent this branch Of agricultural
/ industry may he carried 10 in future md |
/ would suggest that you call on Nil who have
raised caue 10 the State for facts concerning
/ the culture, yield per acre aud manufacture
OF the article, 10 be published in the Pioneer
and Democrat for the OBLIGATION Of the
| world.
There was not much spirit shown in this
town OF Wabashaw at the recent election,
and the vote was therefore smnIl. The
highest number Of votes cast by the Demo
crats was for A. Wheeler for Coroner, IA;
and the lowest, for John H. Downer, for
Representative, lOl. The highest on the
Republican ticket wos W. j. Arnold, Rep.
rescntative elect, lag and the lowest for
w. w. McDougalI, Auditor elect, 1873.
All Of these four candidates ARE residents Of
this town. Last year the vote for Cover.
nor at this same poll stood Slbley, 1872 ;
Ramsey, ia. So you see. the enemy has
shot ahead and VIZ have dropped astcrp.
The Wabasbaw Journal ceased TO exist
on Wednesday last. The press and 'ypc
have passed into other hands, and are Tor
sale
Please inform w. y. Combs 4 Brother
that three new lawyers will visit their store
sooD, 10 purchase books for professional pur-
poses.
The weather here ia NO mild and bcauti.
iul that no parlor fires are necessary. That's
all. TAxAgAok.