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

ON the lith, NlWeeh ~. JESSlS,s W sE,
editor OF the Enquirer, and the Hon. SEER
EARD CLEMENS, Member Of Congress from
the Wheeling district. Mr.. CLEMENS was
wounded in the thigh. The cause OF the
difficulty was the Enquirer, comments on
Mr. CLEMENS in connection with the guber.
Material question. Mr.. G. was the chal.
lenger.
+ o. the 10th, the greonauts, Messrs. Ban.
MISTER and THURsTos, made balloon as.
ceasion from Adrian, Mich, landing at
Knights Station, Is miles IRON Toledo, o.
by some mistake 10 alighting, the balloon
reascended, carrying Mr.. TnussTos, be sus
tanning himself by the rigging. On the
18th, Mr.. THuRsroS was observed hanging
On to the balloon, high up, 10 the direction
OF MaldOn, g. W.
THE first overland CalfornIs msjl, via
Jefferson City and Springfield, MOI Fl.
Smith, Arkansas and Preston Texas, took
its departure from the st. Loub post pfiice
on the 10th. 1t goes by the 4 kriGc Rail.
road to Upton, No. thence in coaches and
spring wagons to San FrancSco. Fare
from st. Louis to San Francisco, 5000
VIZ have conarmatory news as to the
Kansas gold mines. Miners without tools,
and no other appurtenances tn tin pans,
were getting from SO to IS per by. Query.
Will the Kansas mines turn out any better
than the Iumbro diggings!
A DESPATCH from from Fort Ieaven.
worth gives the following interesting items
Of army news:
! Colonel Bees battalion Of Utah Volunteers,
/ under Lieut. nm, arrived at the FORT to-day,
! where they will be paid of and mustered out Of
! service,
/ Colonel Cook. Lieutenants Bufsrd and Pc.
! gran, Of the second dragons, Captains Cove
and Donivsnt, OF the 10th infantry. arrived this
evening from Utah.
The 9Th infantry would leave Fort Bridger
! about the 2tth Of August. b
Colonel Candy, with two compalies Of the ID
dragons, two companies Of the 10th infantry
and one company Of the 7th infantry, were daily
expected at Fort Rridger, to relieve the 9Th.
We have dates from Utah to the first OF
August. The Mormons continued 10 arrive
in the city from the south, and we're enter.
ing upon their usual avOcations. BRIGHAM
foCSG keeps hrlself concealed, and lives
in constant danger aud fear Of biz own peo-
pie, who are greatly incensd aYthc unveil.
ing of his numerous frauds.
TIERS are indications of new war be-
tween US aud Mexico. Our Minister to that
country has been ordered to demand his
passports and return home and the Mexican
correspondent of the ". \, Herald says h
was further ordered to hold himAeli 10 read.
ness to leave the Republic by the Goth Of
August. 1t is said he was also instrucH,l
to inform the Mexican government, in d.
sing his relations, that the United STATES
bad fully decided upon calling Mexico toan
account for the long catalogue Of outrafes
upon American citizens and the American
flag, and to insist that those outragcs or the
like should not be repeated in the future.
lr is understood that General DsSyERha
resigned the Govcrnorship of Kansas, 10
take place in the course OF a few weeks Ii
is probable that he will resume his former
position ~ Commissioner OF Indian AiEirs.
WV. II. AsroR called on the Receiver,
the other day, and after paying about
$4,000 on personal estate, rendered his
check for 900 900, the amount of tax on his
real estate. That is what il costs to be very
rich.
TREATY WITH tRINA.- Oar government
have received information that Mr.. REED.
our Minister 10 China. has made a liberal
treaty with the Chinese government, similar
to that made by France and England. We
arc 10 have Il minister at rekin.
oN Front street, rincinnati, fire broke
out on the Eth. which destroyed five build
lngs, occupied respectively by J. \. CasSo.
WORTH & Co, Commission House, BRiGas
! MrRRIY, Paint Depot, and W. Il. FsE &
Co. Oil Works. Some three or four other
houses besides these were damaged. but not
10 any great extent The loss will reach
$4,000.
\ LIQUos lSsrEToR.-Thc Legislature
of Georgia has passed. law authorjsing the
appointment IT liquor INSPECTOR. Whose
duty it shall be To examine and thoroughly
test the poisonous ingredients contained In
liquors. and should they find any strychnine
or other poisonous drug il any liquor, the
person selling the same is ordered to take il
out Of the State, and il he sells any drug.
gid liquor. knowing it 10 b. such, or after
its inspection, he is TO pay fine Of 800 for
the first offence, $500 for the second otfence,
500 for the third offence, and $1,000 for the