The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-30
All Sorts OF ltsuas,

REuBXS Posr, an aged Presbyterian cler-
gyman of Charleston, 5. G., died on the 2itb
of yellow fever.
ls letter from Capt. CuAScy, OF the L..
S. steamer niagara, received by the Secre-
tary of the Navy, he speaks of the captured
Africans as being in an unhealthy condition
generally. Twenty-eight OF them were sui.
tcring by diarrh ui, and nearly one,hird
OF them with op,halmia. Two died within
day after being received on board his
vessel.
CHARLES DELANo, has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of the
Springfield, Massachusetts,, District, in place
Of DR.. CuArrEE, the present representative.
AT sullivan, Illinois, on the 10th, inst,
the Aboli,ionists, under the lead Of ABE
LINCOLN, attempted to break up a Demo
cratic meeting, while Senator DouGLAs was
speaking. A general fight ensued, which
was only quclled by Mr.. DorcLAs leaving
the stage, aud personally interfering as a
peacemaker LINCoLSs conduct was most
reprehensibIe.
The corner stone Of an lnebriate's Asy-
lum was laid at Binghampten, n. Y. on
the oath Among the distinguished per.
sonages present were Hon. EDWARD EVE
RIFT, Hon. Il. y. BUTLER, Hon. GEo Fol-
SON. DR.. j. w. FRANCIS, DR.. BELLOWS, and
a large number of the Trustees.
Ar prize fight in New Ilav'n, on the
I'D, Gro. MERCER, an Englishmeu and
cutter by trade, was killed by WV. Ious-
TON, another Englisbman. There was but
one witness present. They fought five
rounds. On the first two llousros FELL and
on the other three MERCER fell, and did
not rise from the last. His brain was con.
gcsted. llousroS has been arrested.
THR steamship Cahawba, with Havana
dates, arrived at New York on the 23d.
An English steamer had brought TO liza.
vana eco Coolies. A cargo OF Africans
had been landed at Cardenas.
Tnn Wyandotte Kansas Gazette, of
the 10th, says, that $4,000 in gold dust
has arrived from Pixies Peak One man
brought $4,000 the result Of lew weeas
work.
A dispatch 10 the Boston Post from Hal.
lowell, Maine says that BRADnuRY, the
Democratic candidate, has certainly been
elected To Congress in that district, by 81
majority, over Fo.rER, Black Republican.
There is great rejoicing among the Democ.
racy there over this result.
Ir IL stated that actual statistics show that
during the last fifty years the number Of
members Of the Evangelical Churches in the
United States. has increased from four hun
dred thousand to three millions and half,
being an increase Of eightfold while our
population has increased four.fold"
IT is stated that the first trip across the
Tebuantepec route will be made on the first
Of November next The steamer Quaker
City will leave New York on the 9th Of
October for New Orleans, from which port
she will sail for the Gulf end Of the route on
the 2eth Of that month. The coaches for
the route have all been purchased, and are
about To be forwarded and the small river
steamer for service between the Gulf and
the head Of navigation On the new line has
b@n launched and will be rapidly completed.
The land carriage will then be reduced TO
l2s miles.
TUE Boronsntung Of Berlin announces
that the Russian government has op-ned ne
goiia,ions with the Transatlantic Telegraph
Company for laying telegraph across the
Behring Straits.
Ma. PRYoR Of the Richmond South, VA.
summoned before cour, Of justices To give
evidence in reference 10 the Wise and Glenn.
ems duel. Bat six hours Close examination
failed TO extract anything from him.
THE n. o. Delta, Of the li,h, says -
"Ih,rc must thus far have been a. least teD
thousand persons attacked by yellow fever,
Of which number over seven thousand have
pass',i safely through the process Of accli.
nation, while more than two thousand
have desceDdsd into the silent tomb
or the particulars u the recent du'l a,
Richmond, Va, between Messrs WISE and
CLEMENS, We have the following They
fought with pistols at ten PAGES. and er.
changed four shots. the last OF which took
effect, CLEMENS having had biz thigh bro
ken. WEE received 90 wound. Al the
close Of each shot, every eHor, va. mad to
adjust the matter, bat without eject. the