The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-06-10

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and fifty thousand dollars to his credit in
State street. II is deposited in three Of tn
! best banks.
MRs. STEVENSON, widow OF the late Col
ANDREW STEVENSON, Of Virginia, formerly
Minister to England, is about issuing
book, giving an account of her exper fence
at the Court Of St. james.
A BEAUTIFUL and accomplished young
lady, says the Syracuse Journal, passed
full hour in her fathers garden, yesterday
morning, on fower-bed with rake. Syr-
acuse is an awful place
Ir is understood that the locating com
mittee OF the Wisconsin Agricultural So
ciety have decided to hold the next annual
fair at Madison. 1t will begin on the 4th
and extend to the Sth Of Oct.
RICHARD GRANT WHrs, the literary edi.
tor of the New York Courier y Enquire,
is about to bring out a new edition Of Shak-
speare. The Tribune states the edition is
now in press and will soon be submitted to
the public.
The Secretary Of War, on the recon-
incubation Of the Commander H. Chief OF
the Army, has ordered the establishment Of
school for artillery practice at Fort Mon
roe The discipline and instruction, as laid
down in the order is to be very thorough.
VIZ see a complaint in some quarters that
the wheat, from its rapid growth is in dan
ger Of running all in straw. The Louis.
Vile Journal says this is bad for the farmers,
though gratifying, no doubt, to the julep
suckers.
Mr.. PAuLsEN. Of Chicago, has concluded
a chess tournament at Davenport He
played ten games at once, being blindfolded
He was successful in winning eight games
out OF the ten. The Davenport papers re.
port that he intends to 90 and reside in that
city.
THE Steamer j. W. NoacRoss passed
through the Erie Cana from Syracuse to
Rome on Saturday last. Her average
speed was six miles an hour-though she
could and did make eight miles The Nor.
CROSS is - feet long, II feet inches wide,
and has twelve horse engine. So says the
Albany Statesman.
The British loss in storming Lucknow
was 20 officers, and LOO men killed and
wounded-tha: Of the Sepoys is computed
to have exceeded 1000 killed. The Sepoys
can more easily lose ten thousand men than
the British one thousand The war il not
yet ended.
TIE Republican Mayor was recently
elected in Providence Rhode Island, by
1922 majority. Last year his majority
was ,023. The Post (Democrat) con
soles itself with the reflection that il u cor
responding gain takes place annually, Prov
idence will be redeemed in one thousand and
twenty-five years.
GovRRNon King has ordered special
term of the Monroe county Oyer and Ter
miner, 20 be held at Rochester, on the 2lst
! Of June, for the trial Of Mrs. SARAH LIT
TIES, for the murder of her husband. Fri
day the 18th, three days previously, il the
| time fixed for the execution OF her brother
/ Ira.
We learn from the Dubuque Herad that
! a specimen Of the precious metal, found in
! the vicinity OF Fort Dodge, is on exhibition
in that city. The gold il found among
harp. black sand and exists in small, irreg.
ular particles. from the size Of a grain OF
rice down to the finest dust. the grains Of
which are nearly imperceptble to the naked
eye.
J. q. A. KING is at present Acting Gov.
ernor Of Kentucky. Gov. MoREHEAD is IN
the South, where he will remain for some
time the Lieutenant Governor is dead, and
Mr.. KIS9 becomes Governor by virtue Of
bis being President Of the Senate.
Born Houses Of the Legislature of Wiz
cousin have passed bill tor the establish
ment Of capital punishment fr the crime Of
murder in the first degree A strong reac-
ton appears to have taken place in the
minds OF the people Of the State in relation
TO this subject. This last action Of the
Legislature "a understood TO be IN conform
ity with general expression oi the popular
will
EBESEzER FRAScIs THAYER. OF Boston,
only son OF the late Ohm Eliot Thayer, and
grandson Of Ebenezer Francis. who has been
passing iew months in Europe, had reached
Avignon on his way from Pari. TO Italy,
and there died Of apcplexy after Few a0er1
lines on the lst day Of May. He was
twenty years of age. Had be lived he
would have Inherited the largest estate Of
any young man in the New E.agland States
A CAxADt,y MswBRG EXPELLED FROM
PAgLIAxExr. In the lower house Of the Ca.
madam Parliament on the 9Th, Mr.. John
OFarrell. member rom the county OF 10TH
mere, was expelled from bis seat His Of
fence was the violent seizure Of the poll book