The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1858-12-30
NEW SERIES-NO. l65.


1'ns will Of Tnos. H. BksroN has not
thus far been put into executors hands be
cause none Of them have been found willing
TO undertake tho task OF its administration.
anl had therefore had either formally r..
nounced or failed to give bonds within the
proper time, Tho matter was brought into
court, and Judge PuRcKiL allowed Mr..
MoSrooAsay BLAIR to qualify as executor.
lie gave bonds in the sum Of $4,000
Tux great Pennsylvania bank case,
which has been for many weeks on trial in
Philadelphia. terminated on last Saturday.
AiLIboSr and NswAIi, II will he remcm-
bcred, were the persons against whom the
prosecutions were aimed They were charg-
cd with conspiracy but the verdict Of the
court was not guilty.
Tux Georgia Legislature has formed a
new count, aud called it Brooks, in honor
OF the late Hon 'Rrsros :. Books, Of
South Carolina, with county seat called
Qnilman. IN honor OF Gen. Jous A. QuIr-
MAN.
1ns opposition In Virginia are busily en-.
cupicd IN running down candidate to pit
| HEb'Nt wv SSNH' VbhN NfhNIh
Bmrs. RIves, BALLARD PREsrcs. Sun.
MKns, aud lis, Of others have been set upon.
but, ns yet. no one has yielded. The proba.
bili,les nrc that Mr.. lkrcuER will walk over
the course without h competitor.
VIZ annex comparative statement OF
the imports OF foreign dry goods and gene.
ral merchandise ut the port Of New York.
since January |, 1858
iHjG. 1851. ls5s
t2oi, ,o63 $40 .....t2it. .lsl, ,saa .tity, ,sai. .sos
Tux Albany alias says that man in
New York. representing 10 his wife that he
had Nh opportunity 10 marry widow
worth $500 900, asked her 10 perform Ger
tain acts 10 that he might have cause for
divorce. aud furthermore actually asked her
/ to pay the expenses ol the divorce suit
Refusing TO comply with these very reason
able requests, he abandoned her. aud Tor
this olience he is now before the court.
1ms following extract from an article in
! the London N,pphg Gdss ts proves that
our marine progress is engaging the jealous
observation Of our English cotemp0rn.
fi,~ -
"As matter Of fact We may state that. be
tween the years Isb5 aud Is5G, the number Of
ships built In the United states exceed those
built IN The United Kingdom by GOj, represent
ing Itp 100 II tonnage mn excess which would
M doubt have been continued but for the com
incfeial disturbance ~ 1851 This fact 10 some
what signiichpt when We reflect that II Illus
usics the activity oi our greatest rival on the
sea. n rival who excludes ns psismpt0rily Hos
a most important branch of his carrying
trade
Hos DAsIpi. T. SickLEs has declined 10
fight duel with j. &. 1uckge, bro'her OF
the Secretary of State, Of New York. DAN.
holds himself nmcnablc 10 GiDgoS. the Sec
rctary. with whom be has recently had q
bitter personal controversy.
Tur Icgislature Of Georgia has put
stop To the lottery business. A law was
pnssed enaciing that from aud after the first
day Of June, 1860, all laws and parts OF laws
authorizing lotteries 10 the State Of Georgia,
aud the vending Of lottery tickets shall be
repealed.
A NAuosAL Convention Of gamblers IL
10 b. held In Chicago. The Dmouai Of
that city says that the city has been Fast
filing up with delegates from different
States, sent 10 attend ihis convention. Ala
bama, Rhode Island and Minnesota, were
the only States remaining unrcprsscntel on
"Wednesday last, and delegates from those
were on their way 10 the great meeting. Al
though this IL u gathering Of E" hard cases
morally, the Demo,rat describes the appear.
ancc of the delegates IA highly respectable:
a finer looking ~t Of men We have never
seen than they are. taken upon the average"