The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-05

Ahs isrpuoHcduS VI TIC tHlCdSO kili,j
district, have re-nominated Hon. j. +.
FAKsswogrH, a. q candidate for Congress.
In consequence Of some recent publica-
tons in newspapers, Surveyor Of the Port,
Hart, and the late general appraiser, Mr..
Dn.LAYE, had an ARRAY in Nassau street,
New York, on the 18th. Mr.. HART spat
in Mr.. DmLAYE's face, whereupon DILLAYE
said he was armed, and called HART a id
scoundrel, and attempted to draw weapon.
Hart then struck him on the head with a
cane, and soon aiterward gave himself up 10
the police.
The President, before leaving Washing.
ton TOR Bedford Springs, appointed JoHs
NUGESr, editor OF the San Francisco Herald
who Is now in Washington, Agent, to pro-
coed to Frazer River TO make proper rep
resentatlons to citizens Of the U. s., with
the view OF preventing collisions or out.
breaks in that quarter. Our Government
is satisfied, from official aud other sources,
that a liberal policy will be pursued towards
them by the British authorities.
In the Clark county TO- Court of Com.
mon Pleas, Mr.. ALVIN f. PATTON has
brought suit against Mrs JANE II. RAN
BARD formerly BALDwIS,) and her husband,
for S25, 900 damages for breach of promise.
What adds to the poignancy OF Mr.. PAT
TONS disappointment is the fact that the
lady is worth 100000.
The Black Republican press OF Illinois
are using the columns OF the Washington
Union pretty extensively for the purpose of
defeating the Democracy in that State
" Mailbag WENTWORTH, Of the Chicago
Democrat, copies the long leaders of the
Union entire, and endorses them.
A RETURN of the total number of emf.
grants from the United Kingdom to Ameri.
ca during the past three years has been
printed. In 1852 it was l2l sol, Of whom
23,95S sailed in British ships. In 1856 it
was l29,l93, of whom 81 ,l99 sale in Brit.
ish ships. In 1857 it was lac, 648, of whom
10000 sailed in British ships. The proper.
ton taken by foreign vessels therefore is
steadily decreasing
Mn. COLLINS has been asking the General
Government to allow him to make Portland
terminus of his steamship line instead OF
New York. The Secretary of the Navy
has refused. as the law requires that the
mails be carried in the steamships from New
York to Liverpool.
A KEEPER Of house Of nfamy, in New
York, in which the girls were kept az prison
ers, was sentenced to two months imprison.
ment. Two of the victims Of this mans
cupidity received q sentence OF six months,
as Migrants. The newspapers OF New York
all laud the Court which could be found in
dependent enough to give the influential
rascal (he had made 100000 by his beast
ly business) even two months term. We
suppose the business of the establishment
will go on as usual while its proprietor is
rusticating at Blackwell's Island. That is
the usual course.
A REPORTER at Toledo, charged with the
duty of reporting the Fourth of July ora
ton, got the whole OF the Declaration writ
ten down instead, before he discovered his
mistake.
PARsoS BaowSLow, of Tennessee. is to
hold discussion on the slavery question in
Philadelphia, commencing on the 9TH OF
September next His antagonist is Rev.
A. PRySg, editor Of the Ohio Reformer.
lr is asserted that there is not county
in the Union that produces from her own
soil more wealth than Washington county
Pa 10 ordinary years it sells s250,0o0 OF
wool, 100000 wheat and flour. 100000
coal, S35O.0OO cattle. sheep and hogs, max
ing total of 81 100000.
Tux report that Prof. MORSE has received
the first instalment Of the sum of $4,000
voted him by the Continental Government,
is contradicted by authority. The Professor
has had no intimaton, as yet, Of the pay.
ment OF il,