The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-11

ren-sn infant, one Ave years old, and an.
other three, In IN apartment. The two old.
est were found sutiocated on her return,
having set FIRE to the bedding while play
ing with matches.
HxxxY Hazard and JonS CLIFFORD
have been convicted Of prize fighting In
Hudson county, N. II. The wife Of one Of
the parties procured the arrest Of the men
while they were at tho " scratch"
Tue New York sporting men have
"reunion" on the taps 10 honor Of AARON
JOINS, the English prize fighter, and engi.
neer Of HERMAN, In the recent bout with
MoRRIssEv.
MRs. JuLiA STEVENS drew $4,000 from
the bank Of America, New York, day or
two since. and lost II before she stepped In
to her carriage to drive TO the Girard
House.
Ar a late meeting Of the Boston Natural
History Society, letter WIS read from Dr.
Isaac HAYES, to the President, announcing
his intention Of making another attempt "a
reach the North Pole Of the earth, and ask.
ing the influence Of the Society In behalf Of
the object.
We learn from the Cincinnati papers that
there are now In the Jail, awaiting trial, six
different parties, guilty Of murders, occur.
ring within few days This is bad show
but to the credit Of the city, be It said, they
do not turn murdcrcrs loose on the commu
nifty TO commit further outragcs,
TAx frigate Sabine, the largest sailing
vessel 10 the world. has just gone 10 sce M
tho flag ship Of thc,i'razilian station, aud
contrary 10 all precedent, without q mid
shipman. 1t is the first time tina, one Of our
national vessels has put 70 seA without =
supply Of young gentlemen intended for
Commodore, etc, in future.
AnAs resides in Sharpstown, Maryland,
who, though thirty.eight years old, is but
thirty inches high. lie Is tailor by trade,
IL named r. +. Nichols, and was married on
tho 18th ult, TO q lady five feet high aud
weighing one hundred and fourteen pounds.
lie Ia said TO bc good workman, and a
6rstrate" fellow.
Dunno an alteration, Saturday evening,
near Erie, Pa. between Geo. Riddell. Ger.
man, and Joseph Bothncli. an Italian, the
former deliberately shot the latter, killing him
instantly. Rddell In arrested and 10 now In
jail. The coroner's jury returned verdict
Of willful murder.
Recent adviccs from Paris state that tho
Emperor NAPOLEON has requested Mr.. Mon
ruY 10 give = specimen Of his bindfoId
playing at the Tuillcries. before the ladies
Of the Imperial Court, and has also consent
cd TO be beaten at chess by the young Am.
erican at the odds n rock. There is now
reason to believe that before leaving Paris.
MoRrnv will have chance 10 contend with
Herr Vos DER LAsA. the great chess anal
yst and player. who has recently left Rio
Jaasiro, where be has acted ~ Ambassador
from one Of the German Courts for some
years past. Mr.. MonVnr 10 expected home
before the Gloss Of the year, and the New
York Chess Club, II IL said, will give him q
public reception.
H. l.. lIouanroS, late cashier of the Bank
OF Etch6eld, Conn. has been arrested for
embczzling $4,000 Of the funds Of that In
sttution.
Tmx Cincinnati Enquirer mys there IL
no more certain mode Of curing q neighb0r-
hood Of abolitionism than by inaictiDg on
them q colony Of free Negroes" There are
% 600 in Ohio.
JAWS GREENE. Of Charlottesville, Indi.
ana, q deaf man, was run over while walk.
ing on the track Of the New Albany and
Salem railroad near Lafayette, on Wedncs
day last, and injured 50 severely, that he
died in about six hours.
PnIsEAs T. BAnsun lectured in Man
chester, England, on the 9Th ult,. taking for
his subject, 1.-The shortest and sur,st way
Of making a fortune" lie was listened 70
by fifteen hundred persons, aud the new
speculation paid well.
Mr. BEssErr ALDRID0g, ~ years u
age who died recently at Petersburg. Va.
had sometime previous prepared for the
event, by having his grave dug and lined TO
the top with granite---,he old man having
the singular fancy tina, the devil couldn't
scratch through such spid walls.
DK. EDwAsD PURCELL, one Of the editors
Of the Cathoiie Telegraph, who was named
co a1ju,or Bishop Of the Roman Catholic