The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1858-08-05
All sorts Of Items.

Mr. SPuRGEoss decision to come to this
country depends upon his failure to get
money enough to build new chapel. He
threatens his admirers, by way Of motive
to more liberal contributions, that if he does
not raise money for q new tabernacle be
will go to America or Australia, by which
we understand he means emigration, and not
q mere visit.
The Kansas Herald, (proslavery) says
that ex-Gov. STANTON is a candidate for the
United States Senate from that territory
when it becomes State.
The New York Times states that in the
Supreme, Superior and Common Pleas
Courts Of that city, there are at this moment
upon the law and equity calendars untried
and undisposed of about 6,000 cases, involv-
ing at least s5O,OO0,OOO, and very many Of
these causes are over three years old.
The Kansas Herald says that General
CALHOUN has issued certificates of election
to all those elected under the Lecompton
Constitution. The Free State members
from Ieavenworth county receive certificates
which gives that party majority in both
branches Of the Legislature. The returns
for State officers will be made to the Leg
islature, in whose hands the whole SUBJ
ject rests.
THE friends Of Lady b. LyTroS, who has
lately been placed in unatic asylum near
London, are about to take steps to endeavor
to establish her sanity by an appeal to the
legal tribunals Of the country.
The Continental Powers of Europe are
about to adopt measures to check the large
emigration of Europeans to America.
The Opposition in Massachusetts, have
called Convention for the nomination Of
State Officers, to be held at Worcester on
the 9th of September, just one week later
than the Democratic Convention. Cover
nor BANKS will, of course, be re-nominated.
The Puget Sound Democrat, of late
date says that in consequence Of the strin-
gent negro law Of California, large numbers
of free negroes are arriving that place in
every steamer from that State, with view
to permanent settlement. A large number
are putting themselves on Vancouvers Is
land, where they meet with favorable re-
ception from the authorities. Among them
is the negro ARcHy, the famous "DRED
SCorr"
The London commercial correspondent
of the Liverpool Mercury, writing on the
23d ult., says: THE scheme for raising
the additional sum of E22O,OOO for the fin
ishing of the Leviathan is said to have fail
cd, and it is supposed that some other plan
will have to be tried
The whole loss by the food at Cairo, it
is said, will be inside of 100000. The
Illinois Central Railroad can make all re-
pairs for 81 900 The loss to the citizens
in furniture, building. and stock will not
exceed $4,000 The water rose above low
water mark forty.seven feet. which is two
feet higher than ever before known by those
who have lived in the vicinity since 1873.
THERE will be total eclipse of the sun
on the 9th Of September next, visible in the
United States only at the extreme Southern
points and best to be witnessed in South
America, where it will be central English
astronomers have had facilities offered them
by their government to proceed thither,
while our government has hitherto made no
movement in the matter.
JosEpH r. CHANDLER, who has been for
some years past connected with The editorial
management of the Cathode Herald, annOun-
ces his withdrawal from the paper. lie will
shortly depar, on the mission to which he
has besn appointed by President Buchanan.
FRANK LESLIE has been sued for libelling
the stumptal cows. Alderman REED, Of
New York, sued him because he published
picture in last weeks number Of his paper,
caricaturiug the " Swill Mix Committee,
of which REED was one.
The Evening Post says: We understand
that Mr. WV. ALLEN BUTLER, author OF the
famously popular poem Of Nothing TO
Wear has a new poem in the press OF D.
ArrLEros & Co. to be published on the lst
day OF August next. 1t consists OF about
1000 lines. and will make volume OF -
pages. The subjec, has not trarspired. bat
watever it b. it will be waited Tor by the
public with impatienoe.
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