The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-26

os The occasion II the eleetioa o. u. y.
Senator by tie Legislature 81 Oregon, last
naonth, fry yotes we're caai IN he joint
convention Of the two houses. Gen. Lasg
rcceiy,i - 0f thoe votes, When be was
elae's sr.,d gsl.azos 3xlfu -, two special
clUrioas being held for the two terms.
Lass ani S4Tn are, therefore. tho United
5iass senators from Oregon, and II Is said
that she viii maintain the char .cter ~ u
State. although not ye. admitted by Con-
gress.
aRussIsa CHuscnN.~ A MAJ s,ting
1pon slle ycraudah Of nm 10 country ian.
hailssl lore OF the oldest inbs iitants aid
inquired tho denomination Of ,is' church GA
the opposite side Of the Rad. The reply
was, wal, she was Baptist nat'rsIIy, hut
they don't run her low" ". y. Eeo,ng
Poa
Mason MoCuLI0UoH, ole 81 the Utah
Peace Commissioners, on bis return through
! Cincinnasi, called upon the editor Of the
Tia rfie aud stated 70 him that he the Ma
| ior) has no confidence 10 th pefp'tniiy Of
I The peace made With tn Norfuons, 0ntas
the Government keeps at Salt Lake strong
military force Of aboot 1000 meu. He
! thinks the Mormon popalaton Is about 90
/ 600 in nomlef. and TINT they could bring
! into the foId about 900 Fighting men, 700
| II whom ARE excellent itoHfs and efficient
| ,noan,alnoegs The Major deelAres thai
| BnrnAn foUsd aud his followers have 40
| loyr for cur insttutioEs aud can oaly he
kept IN obedience to the laws by force.
/ MAyog T,gmAYs, Of New York. on the
| i1th sent the following message to the
| Lord Mayor Of London
! At congratulate your Lordabip on tho sue
| nessiiJ aging II the Atlantic Gable. uniting thu
! continents II Europe aud America and the
cltiss of London and New York. Tbc work OF
| 6real HFitaIn ssd the United Stsiea ths tei
I nlath Of science agd energy over space, thga
nniuoe mote closely he band or peace and
/ aufaiaersisl prosperity Introducing an ara IN
N. worlds hl$fefv pfeeaant with results De
| yood The conception u tbs iieite man. To
/ God be ali tbs praise.
thignodl y Y. fikaANh,
| aayof II sew York City
1ng Methooiss Episcopal Church. South,
the put year, expended soyenty'bve thou.
sand dollars ou missions to slaves.
ilx.a Dtsrscu, distinguished Professor
Of the University Of Berlin. quoted by the
/ Philadelphia t.iisin, has lately addressed
Il papos to tl.e Academy Of Science OF that
city, in regard 10 the worlds population
aDd IL Ia generally ngreed that il Ia the most
carefully prepared and most reliable work
that Inns yet appeared on this interesting
subject. After some detailed estimates ID
regard TO the tive great divisions Of the
world, he arrives at the conclusion that Ia
present population is about ttreftv hundred
pd sghty.tAyss millions
Fnxg Low institutions, /, is said arr
rapidly increasing in the city of New Norh
A, present there are two on Thift~nth
street, one on Stnyysant, four on Broadway
one very large one on Second avenue twu
on Third avenue. three on Fihh avenue one
y. I'm, ~ en-. .n,,er,l.,,n ., Ia.
-. ,..,,, -, III, g, 49,,
-. g.. a,s ..t,,.., -,
/ ,leuee~- besides u number Of smaller one,
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