The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-23


the following ticket:
For Governor ..........E. d. MoRGAS.
For Lieutenant Governor. .RoBKRr CAMPBELL.
For Canal Commissioner o.. HIRAM GARDSEk.
For State Prison Inspector - EvERxsr.
The American ticket nominated is Is fol-
lows:
For Governor LORENZO BuRRows.
For Lieutenant Governor. N. 8. BENTON.
For Canal Commissioner. J. Il. TnoarsoE.
For State Prison Inspector w. A. RUSSELL.
The Convention, after mutual congratu-
lations, then adjourned.
Gov. RICHARDSON resignation OF the Of
fee Of Governor of Nebraska Territory will
not take effect until the frst Of January
next. As this will be month after the
meeting Of the Senate, it is presumed that
no appointment win be made Of his success.
sor before that time.
Tar Illinois State Senate consists Of %
members, and the House Of SO. OF the Sen
ate l3 members hold over, and IL remain to
be elected. In order to give the Republi-
cans majority Of the Senate, they must
elect eight of the IL to be chosen, as large
majority Of the Senators holding over are
Douglas men. The election Of Of the IL,
as Republicans. ia utterly impossible; in
deed, it is conceded that Judge Douglas will
have the Senate certainly, and mayhave the
Lower House.
Has the Gable parted? In traversing that
wide reach OF two thousand miles, how ma
ny profound valley is that slender cord
suspended across, like the land wire between
its posts? How many rocky summit may
il not rest upon, swinging and wearing in
currents and waves, In respect to which,
after all assertions and pretended soundings
of investigators we really kaotV nothing
How many thousands Of submarine casual.
ties may it not be exposed TO, OF which we
have no idea or possibility Of information
II must be owned that strong probability
of accident to the wire does exist, Strong
enough, indeed, to prepare the public mind
for the melancholy disappointment, which
its rupture must, II 1t occur, bring home to
the universal sense The denouement will
be awaited with painful anxiety.-tN Y,
Times.
THE Missouri Republican has come out
plainly and unequivocally in favor Of sena-
tor DOUGLASS and his reelection to the L.
| s, Senate
!. OK the 8th inst, there we're 7,745 guests
stopping 1t the principal hotels in New
IA i.is.. On the same day it was calcu.
: rvAdls there were 10000 stopping at
4 noon uses and 1900 at private board.
for pssg,dging houses, making total Of
BOO persons.
oms 1--we to see ladies 10 the market
ia asc There is many fine woman that
+ goes with q NICE plump pair OF calves to
| the market every morning Louisville
Journal.
A correspondent Of the New York Times,
writing from Washington, says:
Th4'fles here show that they have been hay
| ing rpicy times In some OF the North western
| lkn1 ofices-say at Hudson and Superior in
1 Wisconsin The developments are rich. Com
biaIIts were made against each other by the
| Register and Receiver at Superior some time
aimee. Before that, however, the Register at
| Hudson, DR.. P. Rush Spencer, had been re.
| moved, and by the influence Of Senators Bright
| and Fitch. 1.-TWO Of the rankest land spectators
| In the country Mr.. John o. Henning, former
| incumbent. had been re.instated. Thereupon
/. DR.. abencer showed up Mr.. john o. Hsnning,
| and demonstrated 10 the General Land Once
| that ne said Henning had been guilty OF abun.
| dart mapractices in office, and was 1T sub.
| isctfor the political guillotine. But his Mr..
| Hennjnr had done some fayors in has Iins for
| BriGht and his friends, and their influence was
| sumelent TO hush up the charges against Hen
ming, and the first thing we hear Ia, that Mr..
IssDcan, the Receiver at superior, has been re-
moved, and that DR.. Spencer has been appoint
ed in his place. There il no doubt that Dean
eught to go-but 1t Is equally clear that Hen
ming ought not TO stay. The violations Of law
that were committed during Henning's admin
istration Of the Office At Hudson, are known TO
! the Department, and deserve rsbuke. Whether
or not they will get 1t remains to be seen.
y A Methodist Camp Meeting commenced
~ yesterday, the 18th, at the camp ground
near Hastings.
Az attempt was made the other night TO
rob the dry goods store Of Mr. Cook, in
McGregor, Iowa. The robbers, four in
amber, two Of them well known, succeeded
ID getting from $4,000 to $4,000 worth Of
goods out Of the store in the street, when
they were discovered. The goods were re-
covered. The burglars were fred upon,
but escaped.
| TIE s. Louis Democrat, Of the 10th,
learns that Father DE- sxEr, Of that city,
has received despatch from Washington,
requesting him to join Gen. HARyKY a,
New York, as Chaplain to the army in
Oregon, and after approving Of the selec.
ton, says IT was be who first preached the
doctrine Of Christianity to the Northern
Ultamoutane Indians, and be il, consequent.
ly regarded with especial reverence by those
4 tribes who dwell In the countrv which IA