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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

An EXTRAORDINARY SroRy.--Mr. Chas.
Rcade, the popular author, sends commu-
nication TO the London Times, in which he
gives the story OF young man who has just
ESCAPED from u private mad house, where
he has been confined through the machine.
tons Of his relations. Mr.. Readc has in.
vestigated the case, ind pronounced the
subject perfectly sane. II appears that the
alleged mailman was the son Of II merchant
who died, leaving behind Il very handsome
property. Shortly before his death. he made
WILL leaving his son certain personalities,
the interest Of $500, and, should he live
TO he twenty four, the principal OF ditto
and the rcvcrsion. after his mothers death,
OF another considerable sum.
Early last year the young man began to
inquire why the principal due him was not
paid. His uncle told him there were no
assets to his fathers credit. and never had
been On this. he admits he wrote abomi.
nably passionate letters and demanded 10
sac the books, This was refused him, but
balance sheet WAS seu, To him, which was
no evidence To his mind, and did not bear
the test OF addition, being $4,000 out, on
the evidence Of It's own figures,
To ~, rid Of the troublesome matter, the
uncle had the young man seized and incar.
ccra,cd in private mad house. The latter
alleges that the keeper of the house declared
tina, he should never get out. 81 that the in.
tcn,iou Of the uncle evidently was TO i'm
prison him for life. lie. however. managed
TO escape Mr.. licade went to Doctors,
Commons, found the will aud also found
that the "maniac's" tale was true The
uncle had been playing desperate game
hut MIR Rendc was determined TO prove
beyond doubt the sanity Of his protegc
and therefore took him before Dn Dickson
and Rutlolgc, who examined him carefully,
and pronounced him perfectly sane. The
exposure Of this atrocious vlllalny has pro.
duccd much comment IN London. aud will
doubtless lead TO the most rigid nycaiiga.
ton,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

most important suit IL now pending he
fore the United States Circuit Court, IN
Chicago, Hon. John Mclean presiding.
The parties are Bates, Of Detroit, against
the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and
the result involves the title 10 oil the depot
grounds and the immense freight and pas.
sengcrs depot and grain warehouses, worth
not less than two millions Of dollars The
claim Of Bates is founded upon title Oh
tanned Of X Inzie to the land, on which the
company have built their dcpots, which land
was, by the action Of the lake. inundated IN
Consequences oi the United States boycrn'
men, building II pier into the lake for harbor
purposes.
The Government, after having sold il to
X Dze and received pay therefor. sold il
again to the Central Company, at Si5 900.
The Company claims that X lnzic's entry Of
the land, ut the Palestine office, in s3l. was
void, beacanse Congress had passed law
before the entry was made, removing the
place OF selling 10 another district and that
although II patent subsequently issued to
kinzle and the irreguarity was provided for
by the special act Of Congress, still the
original entry being pom, that the act can
not be legalized On the contrary, il is con
tended by Bates tina, the entry Of the land
at Palestine was legal, although irregular,
aud that an act Of Congress was competent
to cure the irregularty. lie also held fur
thcr, that even il the act Of the entry was
void the government being sovereign, had
the right and the mower 10 egaljzn that void
act, and d ip under officers. and thus make
the original entry legal one TO all intcpts
and purposes. The trial attracts a large
number OF our prominent citizens, and The
court room IL filled
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

i, :. Tumsr, formerly u Clergyman, VIVA
executed ON Friday week, in kanawba
county, Va, for the murder ol ha wife. On
the galows be made a speech, attributing
the commission Of the crime TO his intern
perancc. The KnDawha Star says:
After speaking, be requested that de
ru.aIem, my Happy Home" might be
sung lie said that many present had sung
il with him on more happy occasions. lie
started the tune himself While singing, h.
called his aged father on The platform, threw
himself upon his neck, interrupted hin singing
only long enough TO say farewell - aud then
continued 10 take the lead Ills mother
with his little daughter came forward at his
request and b. shook hands with her, and
took his little one IN his arms. kissed II. and
NIL without seeming 10 he interrupted. 30
slso with brother. They all lelt the ground
before be- Tell, lcalso while singing. shook
hands with some twenty 9th n. Among
them tw0 Of the brothers II his murdered
wife. lie had u sin,lc on his face most OF
the time There were but u few dry eyes
on the RaGund during the pcoDe. When the
singing ceased, he .urnnd about and said
Sheriff, ] am ready To dc and soon after
the rope was cut. and the unfortunate man
launched into eternity.
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Reiur. Of u D,ssiagui-h.d Fugiti,e

Frpn ne lsasoa Zines, III
Last night tall man, With rather a stDop
ing gait, and ab0nt sixty years Of age en.
tered a public newsreom a. the Westend
OF the metropolis He Wa dressed from
~Aesd 70 foot in a suit Of Shepherd plaid
and carried a ANAL carpet bag From long
erposgre 10 Wind and weather bis leatures
were vel brouzed and his appaua5ce which
IN sach place was rather cakgiate1 10
attract notice suggested the notion II a
Highland sh7epiarmer. To every rsr.on
in the room. save ooe perhaps, he va an
utter stranger, and yet he has a reputation
which Of its kind may be said 10 have ben
AZ one time, u not now, wofi-xlie For
iull three months Of the present. year Li. FL
pIOits and those Of biz conie5-ra.ss were a
theme OF c'1rersstl0n through0u, all IN
rope, and hi- pre-ence Was 40 mu IL de-
mand 10 tbs metropolis tia, the q1yern-n.
ofsred reward u GOO fOr b.. captnrc.
and the Witchefs. W.iiianlson- aud r., a.
with the RS, 81 thr de'ec,!va b.re. "a tn
eont.nrat, aSd 10 AmeFica, wtre Gpya hi-
trail nigh, and day. lie coBriysi, boz.
ever. 10 bafte al attempts a; apprehension
and now-tbe storm over. the prosecution
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A D0UBLK Ban lssinED Uros--A bet.
ter from Hamburg, published in the Utica

A DOUBLs BsD INSISTED Uros A bet.
ter from Hamburg, published IN the Utica
ObWrper, relates the following anecdo,c
From Paris we went 10 AK Ia CbapelIe,
AMI then 10 Cologne and Bonn From
Bonn, half hours ride by railroad enabled
us t. whit Brnhl, Prnssian Palace. the
grounds nbou, which arc very handsome.
although the palace itself Is. when compared
with The English and French, rather plain.
The Attendant who showed IA the palace
pointed out 10 ~ n lnrgc double bed. wide
enough for three 81 four, which bh1 been
made for Victoria aud Prince Albert. on
the occasion Of the QaecB's visit, some ten
years ago, 10 Prussia. The Prusslap style
II single beds two IN tho same room but
Victoria would not submit 10 be nncons0rt.
cd. and d,Inabded her accustomed accom-.
modaiions Another double bed n now
shown at Bribl, which the Prince 81 Prus
alta. who has just married Victorias daugh
ter, ordered iM their accommodation nj
Cologne which II an hour ~ two by
railroad from BrUh- bu, which proved u
b. too short Tor his princcly accowm datiop
20 ,ha, M express train had 10 be despatch
al 10 Bruhl, to bring them the Nict0rin
couch
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

Orn Canadian Deigabors arr abou, 70 10
augura,e a grand Provincial Exhibition in
the Crystal Palace erected at Toronto.
The building measures 25G feet in length,
IA in width, api with the galleries gives
floor space under cover u $4,000 superficial
ieci. Aiter all room necessary for thu ex-
hbitiOn Of articles "a used, there will be
sufficient accommodations for upwards OF
5000 visitors The walls are constructed
IN great measure Of ob.corod glass si'ni-
lar 10 that used in the Dublin Exhibition
Palace.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14
..tDH with Their Heads"

The Official gulllo,iue is busy, and bcYls
Of post masters are falling into the basket
by scores. /, is rumored that the following
decapitations have been made, and the sue.
cessors named AZ follows
Naper, pot master at Naperyillc, Du
Page CO., removed, AMI X idicr appointed
McElhcnny, post master at Bloomington
removed and -. ID. Van Druver appointed
smead post master at Peoria, removed and
Raney appointed. We hear. also that
Messrs. O-nan Of Ottawa ianphere Of
GaIesburg, Keys, Of Springfield, and lar
ly, Of joliet have also been removed
We hope this prescription will bc c0ntin
tnued ; W. hope every official in the STATE
who ba. the mauho,I to avow hi. Tainci.
pies fr'e from dic,a,ion. will I've removed
We d'Sir' tiIls, not secs,uae we would have
our ifieEds prescribed but because il will
secure thousaDbs Of votes for the man
against whom all this persecution " direct
81. The sI|c'al offence appears 10 u. that
-0ue u thee gentlemen have dared 10 .sy
that II Kansas has inhabitants enough FIR
slave state sbr has enough Tor a ift,
state .-IGitnn frTllY
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Col JON" ". Fo ney's Aidrss.

d.. $3.50. 49,. =. IN ,osa =,
Th"-ApstrhiA' sept ~ ie's,--in Z"
morrow f~~ VIII appear an addnss oil
some e'sh' columns OF Mr. forneys' IN vin
d'ca','h OF the principle OF popular sove
e'gh'!' ana IN reply 70 Tue assaults OF the
i"co'np'oh organs. iie intended 70 deliver
the address AZ Paone meeting ou' Inc
inu''pn'i'! U, us 'u'''s nave rendered IL
,,npossio@, ne commences ny reviewing
the part ne took al iarry'own, anu the
CAUSES whlch iiiiuctu MN 10 make the
slSech nc 0ed them "e 'hen aiodes 10 tho
S'a.e"ien' VI tic mon ueh!'hg the CONVEX
sa'on NC Is sa'o 10 hase h"u WIN tho res
uehi' lie says -" MOI ohiv d'd The con
Versa'ioh take place, ou' many things that
"ete Siiu were omit'cn III the iarrytown
speech Among o.her 'h'hgs ,he iteS'den,
says IL you aiher an ionglS' VIII
uhi'e III support o' my Kansas policy, the
people =" hAhs.s VIII VOC 'or II AZ the
ei'e''oh on 'he -is' OF perihoef KNOW
'ha' you nave the s'rohg sac OF lhis qu,~
,ioh, ana 'hat you can carry OH the people
Out appeal TO you 10 stand WITH me, be
cause IL ! don adhere To my policy Ala
DANA georgia ana MiSsisslppi WIZ prooa'
oiy s'reae from 'he on'oh, a rev days
a,'er 'H.s interview 'r'end rom southern
Nsw ioTh 'is't,u me ofheyl at fh'ia-
oe'Ph,a' saying 'ha' 'he ! rs'''cn, h"d dc
s'l'" nun 10 ASSURE me '''a' 'he if'~'deh.
intended 20 MAKE h's Kansas p"ley a test
upon 'ne party ahd 'ha' no ihal would br
'o'c'"'oi ~ 'hc ADMINISTRATION VINO "iu NOT
aPP,o'c ana support IT,
"esaro'ng .he oh'o" assertions ina, his
f"rh'y statement OF 'he cabinet meeting
Is iaIse' MI forhey says lhat the report oi
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

Tny New Orleans Dsiiq, Of tho lt,h
.ays There mus, thu, far have becn a,
isas, tn thousand yrsops attacked by yel.
Iow fever. Of which number over sven
lhou.aid have pAsssd safely through the
prooss u accllma,iDn. while more than two
thousand have dssonded into the tomb"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

MlpsIGur PARADE Nv INK Sons or
MAlrA.--'rhc Cincinnati Commueai gives
graphic description of n midnight parade
of some five hundred oi the Sons Of Malta
IN that city, on Wednesday night, The Va.
ro'a branches of the order were in full cos
tune bearing plumcs, helmets, swords and
other insignia We quote
The solcmnity Of midnight the awe Of
darkness and profound stiffness the reti.
cencc Of the seemingly animated human au
donations whose facial features were closely
imprisoned by impnetrabe black cowls
the slow. measured, stately tread Of the
men the mourniu swell Of the dirge by
which they marched the gbostly uniforms
aud frightiul masks the profound mystery
which developed them IA with n veil Of i'm
pcrvinblc darkness the associations con
nected with them, all conspirtsi 10 constitute
the parade equally interesting aud cxirsor-
binary. II seemed 10 some M Il the demons
Of the ancient lnquistioD had revisited
earthly scenes 10 fright the soul into pi0us
confessions oI nnacted quit. 10 iacetious
minds IL presented features provocative Of
bolstcrous mirthinlDss.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

WAsnsGros, Sept. 23.-liy private al
vices from Constantinoplc, Of the 29,h ut.
VIC learn that Mohamned I'asha. who was
sent on u mission to tins country las, winter
to examine our public and private dock.
yards with a view ~ the construction OF a
Tcr"w linc-oi battle ship for the Sultan, had
returned aud made his report. lie express
Is himself in the warmest and most grateful
trms Of the government and people Of the
United States. lie seems 10 have been de
lighted with his treatment here. OF the
Navy Department, Of Mr. Touccy, and the
assistant Of the Secretary, he speaks in terms
Of warm praise. As TO the disappointment,
abou, the vessel, none IL expressed
The Capudnn I'ashn Just now removed
has requested the Porte TO write a JartIcu
lai letter Of thanks 10 the American gov.
ernmcnt for all IL kindness to Mohammed
Pasha, aud the of'rs Of assistance which il
made 10 him respecting the object Of his
mission. Neither before his departure nor
since his return have they expressed the OK.
pectatl0D that the American government
was 10 have made contract for "a lor
the sultan The Turkish government u
in extreme poverty, aud cannot pay ia way
The Capudan Pasha has been removed, aud
~ have all the 5u''aDs sDns IN law Econ
omy ~ The order Of the day
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

Tag Gren Bay WIS., Advoat, gay. that
the only sDn u the latr trv. H. WILLIAM.
and d cGurA the next heir Ia the throne Of
France, Ia non engaged az pho, on one Of
The Lake WBDet,ago steamers. lie Ia u
Zoe boxing young man, bears a striking rc-
s"nb'aDcc 10 h.s father. but u TOO modest
% urge hi. claims
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

agans, him abandoned and the reward
withdrawn-the fugitive from justice returns
To bis native country free man, and, one
would hope. sadder and wiser one.
by this time the reader will have anticl.
pated the de,0uemenf Of our story, and will
be saying TO himself, Ii must be Allsop.
Exactly so. "The man with the carpet.
bag" is no other than the veritable Thomas
Allsop lie il was. as we all rec0llect, who
one day in December last wrote and dis
patched little miSsive from GiDgers Hotel,
Westminster, TO Mr.. Taylor, in Blrming-
/ ham, ordering the manufacture OF certain
small articles, which were subsequently used
with such disastrous effects on the memora-
bic night OF the l4th January, in the Rue
Lepelletier. He il was also who began the
new year of 1867 by indicting another epls.
tie, new matters of history to his quandom
friend, DR.. Bernard, applying sundry com
plimentary epitbets TO the Emperor OF the
French; who again, in the autumn OF last
year, raised "a, 800 by mortgage upon his
property in Surrey, which, in considerable
part, furnished the sinews of war to Orsini
and his conkdera,es and who furnished the
passport given 10 himself in loil by Lord
Palmers,on, to Orsini, by which he was ena-
bled to travel from this country 10 Brussels,
and thence TO Paris, on the murderous
enterprise which inflicted death on several
innocent persons, cruel injuries on many
more, aud the forfeiture Of his own troubled
existence by AL ignominous death.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Allsop has
1 been in London for week or two though
he has escaped observation until now by all
save his immediate relatives and few others,
II is said that on quitting this country he
went first TO the United States and after re-
naming there some time proceeded to Mex
leo, and thence again to California. From
/ California, as soon ~ he found il vas safe
/ for him to do 50, he returned direct to Eng.
land. Mr.. Allsop was al one time II mem
Der OF the Stock Exchange, and resided at
Nutfeld House, near Regate. his own prop,
erty. He formerly lived at Redhill in the
/ vicinity of Lincoln. In lSi1, when Feargus
O'Connor propounded his small allotment
scheme, he adopted the views of the Chart
ist leader in that respect. aud joined in sub
uniting the project 10 Il practical trial on
/ the estate at Redhll, but II failed "a it did
everywhere else II il understood that Mr..
Alsop censures the negligence of DIR. Der
nard in not destroying the famous letter
which he addressed 10 him on the FIRST Of
January, 1857, and which, it will be rrmem
| bcred, was used as evidence against both
parties on the trial of DR.. Bernard at the
/ Old Bailey.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

PnIysrg adyices say that the spanish
Government has ordered new reinforce
nept Of 5000 troops and oil the large YES
rels Of war unemployed 10 proceed to Cubs
Immediately.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

TBg New Ofieaae P,laq.H, .ays that the
sugar cans pr~pect 0. LosisianA are re.
markedly faa. The ~ crop u erP'ci'i
~ come 10 by the middle ~ the month.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

BLAsk NgEsE N ruE flLII.--1hc last
thing We should have fancio'l, is t0 have
beard within the pulpit echoes Of the form
and fashion, II LoDgieIIows -" lIiawa,ba "
10 the fore part Of the season, down nj
then not crowded. Iiamsgate, an acute dis
sntIng preacher, 10 attract N mum rpns
CATERING. advcrtised his fixed intention
twice ID. y. On the next Sunday. prmons
twain ~ deliver, 10 ina estc blank 7erse ut
tired. And be- did !, they who listened
hal weary weary ea.oB pason very
weary, had they, li.t'ning TO the man
who did il man obcr, obese his wit TOO
10 describe We will not venture, how the
pump went onward working, at each lifting
81 the handle. dribbling forth ip stiutod
maeure. Very painful twas TO hear 1t,
very Ilcasan' 20 th speaker LIVE was the
all graceful snblect quite unioYe'y WAS The
treatment. But iva. with moral pointed
moral pointed rry sharply sharply point
Cd % the pocket aud Il showed how II
our bosoms glowed but with The love BE-
painted. w. should prove i, by a lib'ral
coming dosn al the cpliection.-- Lorpion
fitsnsDm
a rgLI,p. passenger who had I" lad HIM
- Z out IL one ~ ~" vide uBOccBpleJ ss'ais
vi the trie Railroad cars There arr good
many Of TIA, KIND about tbese days had
fallen hzIep, AMI sbsozed fW two boufs
4 length however. whcn the engineer sud
1aly threw rrgn, ~ the iron hore at a
station, the sleeper slowly aroused bim~li
.tr ;eiSl back AM with df0sy hall
gran, yaEpei nai.i bis bead @sned coming
u a, The same inDmet, he caught sight d
ha-krt hanging oyrr tte travelling bag
rafx over BIZ bead. ard sDfnsihIny coming
o. from pn,l@r the top I'D. VIVA VIA -
NhAt b. than " be exclaimed. with unmis
na.bie terror, mJtioning crslily toward III
bs-kst with be hand IL pups, sad 4
MAJ IN al ~iJnuibg sss,s a ba ,ket o
pay" "Dh ! wss afrom p,ry r1at q
Va the reply q The terrified pas-snger, se
cDmpnled by a i0ngdraSn sigh d relief
1Hgsg are toau now navigating tb
Ene cana Of zreaur tonnage than u
a. With which CarxsCs discovered A me'
jos
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jcy ~ Rgo Ifor MgrhL The mo, won.
derfu! fact connected with ice making y the
ro'narEabl" experiment by Which water Wa
iJDu IN a cap.uie d platinum a. a white
heat Til. sDnderlp! achiegcmeLt proceeds
nfon 'he th"nry that water r,ii not ,ouch q
brdy Of meta ha1i beyond n or,An do.
groe 4 mot important tart II - Tor a..
cOuE-cDa! WITH steam producing, that II all
's-amc N ssch case a spberioelAl sbap
and thai a clear space will b. preserved b.
tween 4, and tie gIoeing meta owing, o.
doaot, 10 The reyals.ye dI~ct d great hss'
~ a. cases sha;eyer, prOt.a.s0f fAEADAY
h4s carrsd tbs uHgei even a sap further,
snd actually fruzen bal ~ mercury IN ,be
mdt Of gIdxiDg furnace by The iodieiOu.
simiii0rs II carpDGle ACID aOi ether ~ o.
70 give greater yigOr 10 ibe eYap1fsung
prOo1s -gch are The achievement. a md
ern chemlcai .cIencr
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1Hssy are bpao now navigating The
Ene cana Of zreatr tonnage than the
Il. p with Which CpLrxscs discovered Ams,.
Jos
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-26

The Republican watchfres burn brightly through
out the Empire State, and hilltop gives cheering
token to hilltop of the victory at hand. PENN
sYLvANIA has spoken to US in trumpet-tones, and
their music has penetrated the deepest glens and
darkest recesses Of our giant commonwealth
Union is everywhere the watchword, and conf
dence fires the eye and quickens the step of our
fellow.workers. They feel that the ball rolled to
us from distant Kansas and Iowa, through lndi-
ana and Ohio, till it burst upon and scattered tho
LecOmptOn cOnspirators in Pennsylvania, Is not
destined TO be stopped at the hank nj tn" h"i
an dIe, but Is sure to sweepwith increased momen-
tum over New.Jersey and New-York. Hence we
are animated in our struggle by the assurance of
success, while the Lecomptonites are chilled by
the prospect of defeat. Hence every days work
adds at least One Thousand to our majority on the
State Ticket.
This week, Republican meetings will be held in
probably every County and City, and nperhaps one
third of tine tow nshps of State. That they will
generally be large and enthusiastic, We cannot
doubt But, friends do not rely on enthusiasm,
but devote your time AMI energies mainly to
ORGANIZATION. We do not need converts. though
those are most acceptable and welcome, while we
do need Organization. Especially in Counties
like Queens, Suffolk, Putnam and Sullivan there
is great danger that the polls will close with the
Republican vote one-ffth minus. Three-fourths
of the State will certainly do well; but the other
fourth is still torpid and unready. single town.
ship uncanyassed may defeat Member of Con-
gress, and thereby throw the House into the Le-
comptonites' hands hundred towns torpid and
sluggish may peril the State Ticket Reader :
will you take care that no such township is found
in your County
Moments precious; day lost can never be
recalled We only need a full vote to ensure Il
rebuke to Buchanan and his advisers which they
will feel to the last hour of their lives. Republi-
cans only arouse the sluggish and secure organi.
cation where il is deficient, and your cause will
goriousy triumph! Let not your supineness dun
by defeat the glory of your brethrens victories