The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-07
TnlRrnrN fires in New York city last
week caused an aggregate loss OF $4,000.


/ ENaliSn papers say that strong Efforts
are making for the pardon of the delinquent
bankers, Sir JonS DsAS PAU and SRA
HAN. They have already passed through
the fearful ordeal Of three years incarcera.
ton as common ielous
/ ASTRONOMICAL novelties abound just now.
BESIDES the three comets, two OF them tclc-
scope, now flashing through the sky. il IL
stated that daylight view may be had,
with good pair Of eyes, Of the planet Venus,
the evening star, now at the height Of her
brilliancy. Her position is southcrly abou,
10 dcgs. from the sun, and US many from the
horizon II, rough calculation.
A CLERGYMAN who WAS consoling young
widow on the death Of her husband, spoke
inn very serious tone, remarking that he
was zone Of the few. Such jewel of
Chrlstian--you canno, find his equal, you
know" To which the sobbug fair one re-.
piled. with an anos, broken heart. but |
will
In Baltimore few days since, II police
man attempted TO arrest u rowdy when the
latter fired revolver the ball of which en-.
tered back OF the poor polccmans lcil ear
passed entirely through the neck and came
ou' n, the right cnr, having severed the spi.
J nu al mi .ny hal ua 4
Very naturally, he tell dead.
Ar the close of the reign Of NAPOLEON
J. the total number Of members of the
Legion of Honor was 5000. Great proprcss
hns been made since then There arc now
272 900 members. Their name Is, indeed,
" legion"
Ar iysnder, Onondaga county. n. Y.
on Sunday, JouS q. Fonnrs tied Jug OF
whlskcy about his neck and attempted TO
swim the river. The Jug proved too heavy
for him. and be- was found at the bottom
next morning
| WV. Z. tLsnk was executed In Danyillc
Pa, ut noon on Friday for the murder Of
his wife by poison. lie made speech of
nearly an hours length, firmly asserting his
innocence. and cndcavoring To implcatc
other parties. while avowing his readiness TO
/ die.
1nr third mate Of the whaling brig Law
I ROM m Inrtuun.s. n.,...l A...,s. ....
found murdered at New London. Conn, on
Friday morning. lie left his boarding
house soon after four o'clock A. NJ, and wns
found dead In the street. with u small dagger
Ia his breast. The cause Of the murder il
not known. The person who found the
body saw two men and woman leave the
spot snspic'ously as he approached The
murdered man was paid Oh on 1hurday
A GENTLEMAN who has been travelling
through some portions OF Kentucky informs
tho llopkiDsviilc Mercury that the mortality
among the hogs ia astonishing. Ia some
places the Head are pied up by hundreds
the air Ia black with crows ravens, AMI
bnzzards and the stencil is empowering
Tux number Of emigranis arrived at the
port Of New York for the week ending
Sept. ~, was 1888, making total, since
the commencement Of the year, Of C0.lG5.
The arrivals for the corresponding period in
1857, numbered 49, j5.
MoLigHE, the dramatist, gave early proof
Of h9 initiative powers by mimcing the
priest ut mass, for which be received severe
ehastI@ment One day he said TO u girl
who came to his fathers workshop. Can
you tell me, LIzsr'r, why they arr SO fu.
riously crraRcd with me when | mimic the
pri1tf" Certainly | can. said the dam
ssl. Your mimicry is too much like him
lie died on the stage, iD scene IN which he
wss required 10 ieign death when the cur.
tain fell be was found 10 be really dead.
Tng PowgR ~ ELoquyscg 1T IN stated
that the Rev. George 1rask, Of Fitchburg.
lectured ~ powerfully In Webster. u few
?
several Of his audience went home and burn.
sd their cigars--smoked EN-.
JrDgg Bowiis. Minister to Paraguay,
is 10 sail from New York, 10 the Sabine. on
Monday.
Mn. 7. y. snArysEs makes bis appear
ance in the 81. Louis papers TO prove that
he gave CYHCs w. FIELD the frst idea Of
the Atlantic Telegraph lie reviews his
connection with the various Geographic tn
tcrpriss Tor the past ten year,, and particu-
larry refers to his connection with the New.
/ iouDdland line " substsntiate his claim 10
originality. The article ia written in
snAyysgRs usual style. and concludes with
the stereotypcd doubt Of the Ocean Gable.