The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-29

All Sorts Of Items.
DE QUINCY somewhere tells an anecdote
OF q man, who, on being threatened with as.
sanlt by eighteen tailors, cried out. "Come
on both Of you"
BY the recent FIRE at Ieaveuworth, Kan
sas, property TO the amount Of 81 10000 was
destroyed, mostly in the business portion OF
the city. Insurance, $4,000.
TIE Prairie du Chen Leader iutimates
that Gen. II. L. DoUsxAx may receive the
Democratic nomination this fall for Con-
gress, In that district
The Washington Un,on says that Gov.
DENVER has no intention OF rsigniDg bis
Office. II il also intimated that his conduct
has been entirely satisfactory to the Admin
istratiOn.
TuE total shipments of grain to Chicago
this season, amount TO l0,l97 ,sl8 bushels,
which is an excess Of 100000 more than
the entire shipments up to the same time
last year.
Gen. JoHS A. QurrMAs, one Of the
purest patriots and bravest soldiers in the
Union, died at bis residence near Natchez,
on the 10Th, Of the disease contracted at the
National Hotel, last fall
The Steamers Arctic and Great West
were destroyed by fire at the Marine Rail
way, two miles below Pittsburgh on the 9Th.
The Arctic was valued ut $4,000 and the
Great West at $4,000 The former was
insured at $4,000. The latter was also
| insured.
A STATEMENT having been made that
WASHINGTON lRvIsG, and not JONI How
ARD PAYNE, was the author Of Home,
Sweet Home" Mr.. IRVING has written
letter disclaiming the authorship to the
honor Of which he thinks Mr.. PAYNE un.
doubleday entitled.
JAMES, the novelist, has been appointed
Consul to Odessa by the British Govern
ment, with good salary. He has been for
some time British Consul at Richmond,
Va, where he appears to have made many
warm friends, who regret his departure from
among them. The large salary Of the Office
rendered to him, will probably influence him
in its acceptance.
Tue Southern press is very indignant
that, after having ieted and toasted and fiat.
tered and toasted DIR. CHARLES Mckay,
! who visited tAia GENTRY few moths age.
he should have published description of
the slave pens in his letters to the illustrated
Nsws, in style not complimentary to the
peculiar institution.
An attempt TO enforce the Sunday
law, 30 called, in San Francisco, has been
resisted by the German residents of that
city The same thing has occurred recently
in several other cities of the United States.
There is an ordinance in this city on the
subject, but no one in authority has attempt
ed to enforce il yet. We notice that the
constitutionality Of the Sunday law is to be
tested in an agreed case in San Francisco
HARMONY among the Masonic fraternity
10 Canada has ut length been restored II
has been decided unanimously that, in future,
only one Grand Lodge shall be recognized.
An election OF officers for Grand Lodge
Of Upper Canada took place on Thursday
in Toronto. Among the speakers at the
meeting held on Wednesday was Sir ALLAN
MCNAB.
A LADIES national equestrian convention
is to he held on the 9Th Of September, at
the Union Race Course, Long Island.
Among the inducements "to enter the lists
on the occasion is the offer Of three prizes
to be awarded to the best female riders.
The lady adjudged the most skillful in ieats
Of mendge will receive fine piano forte,
valued at not less than $500. To the sec.
ond best competitor will be presented
massive silver pitcher and goblet of the val
ne OF $500. The third best will be awarded
an enameed gold watch valued at $500.
THE ST. Louis Democrat shows how the
increase of free emigration carries with it
the natural elimination Of slavery. by citing
the three following counties in Missouri:
Counties Wkass ssSs. WAIT, Sisrs,
Gasconsde. lSs6 lOt 6s5l ~
81. Francois t2s, li2l 5O3s 72s
Cole .-....... jT7i 1887 92l0 sos
The Democrat also points to St Louis,
St. Charles, Usage. Harrison, Crawford,
and twenty other counties in which slavery
is fast disappearing. 1t is curious fact
these counties are mostly in the middle and
Southern section of the State.
A NV York poet, in touching on the
conversion Of AwvvI GARDNER, goes il thus:
We sing and shout our grateful thanks.
That Awful Gardner joined our ranks
That, ~ the lamp holds on, to burn,
There may be chance for Patrick Hearne
Aud a. his mercy's all enduring.