The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-04

ARRIVAL or TIE PERSIA AND VI

Nxw YoRk. Oct. 25.-The royal mail
steamer Persia. from Liverpool. atar.x.
on the 10th. and the Vigo. nom same port
on the 18th, arrived this morning.
A prospectus had been issued for tho for
nation OF company Tor the Galway line
with capital Of c56O,OOO in flO shares.
Lieut. lligginson. a shareholder in the
Atlantic Telegraph Company. had applied
in the Guildhall Police Court for u sum
mons against the company for its failure
To register its list Of shareholders, but Il was
not granted.
The race for the Cesarcwitch Handicap
was won by Rocket by u bend. The Amer
lean mare friorcss and the Brewer running
dead heat for second place. The fact that
friorcss had Tor the second time run dead
heat for this race, though this time for the
second place only. WIS tho most remarkable
incidcn, connected with tho Cesarcwitch.
The officers and crew of tho i'll fated
Austria had published letter claiming that
they did all that was possible for them to
do under tho circumstances. and that the
captain did the same.
fnANcE--'the mediation Of friendly
power has been accepted by France aud
Portugal. II was suggested that the l'or-
tugucse government should order tho
Charles Georges 10 be given up on condition
that the French ships Of war should pre-.
viouly withdraw from the 'l'agus and return
TO France ~ as not 10 lei II appear that the
surrender was made under the menace Of
their guns The Duke dc Malakoif was
married 10 Madame Panicga, In tho lmps-
rial chapel 81 ~. Cloud. ON the 9Th.
TuRkry The Turks in Gambia had again
made such display that il was feared the
massacre Of the Christians was intended
great excitement prevailed. Two addition.
al ba,ialions Of troops were 10 h sent TO
the Island. Reports ARE received that the
Porte has refused to ccdo the Island oi pe.
ram TO England.
lSpiA.--lhc bombay mail of the oath Of
September had arrived u, Suez. The dis.
armed troops ut Mooltain mu,,neerod on the
Plat of August, and their almost total "a.
termination was the consequence. The hu-
gi,lvc rebels from Powell were defeated
with great slaughter on the 9th Of Septem.
Der. The enlssnr,s OF Ncna Sahib had
been captured nj Gwalor cndoavoring TO
corrupt the native troops, who informed the
officers. The culpriis were executed Tho
Gwalor fugi,iver, after occupying the town
md scizlng large amount oi treasure and
forty guns, were again defeated on the 18th
of September, and Dispersed 10 all directions.
the british capturing 30 guns. A private
dispatch says that renewed alarm hal arisen
AT Calcutta AZ that the troops were kept
under arms. 1000 Insurgents were said 10
be IN the Province OF Calcutta. but were
avoiding engagements. This story IL pro-
nounccd hoax.
CAUSE.-THE Hong Kong mail Of Aug.
2Ath had arrived in Engand. Admiral
Seymour had arrived at japan. but Lord
EIgn had proceeded TO Jcldo with the
steam yacht which he made present To tho
Emperor. II was rumored AT Canton that
one oi the commissioners who met the Am.
bassailors IN the north, and who bears the
character Tor concilintion, had been appoint.
cd Niceroy 10 Canton.
A nugget of gold, weighing 2.I00 ounces,
was being exhibited ut Melbourne.
The electric telegraph was In operation
between Melbourne and Adelaide
The specie IN the Bank OF England had
decreased 1924 Atlantic Telegraph
shares G3i0a37O.