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


yrsln the ses York Herald. Oct. q
IIcensn was walking about Buffalo on
Thursday afternoon, seemingly not much
hurt. lie has large sore on his leg, it bav.
ing been go bad lately that he was unable
TO take any exercise for nine days previous
TO the fight lie said, in Boomers Hotel
on Thursday afternoon. that he had chal-
lcnged Morrissey again TO fight him, the
stakes 10 be $4,000 and that il Morris.
@y would not accept the banter be (IIee-
nan) would whip him every time he met him
for all time 10 come
Morrisseys bead is dreadiuly swollen, his
left eye entirely closed. his right eye some
wha, damaged but his nose is not broken
IA was at first supposed.
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From washtAkton.

Special D,spa'ch 90 the v. Y Times
W ,suINGroN. Oct. 22.--lt is understood
here that Sir VIM. Gore Ousley viii leave
Tor Central America To morrow. The ,rea-
ties be- is instructed to negotiate. drafts of
Which have already been prepared. will be-
entirely satisfactory 10 our Government. Ii
was desired that our treaty should be first
concluded aud ratified. in order that the
English treaty might b. made 10 harmonic
with ii. bat as delay with Us was inevitable,
it was thought b,st for SIR " iiliam 10 pro
ct,i with hts mission. and So urc by ncgOt-
alton that Ster,otyp,d article IN recent trra.
tles-"All other privileges granted 10 the
most favored nations. THIS would secure
perfect equality. and any want of harmony
can be afterwards corrected.
Collector Sehtl has ~eiztd large lot OF
French China, IN consequence Of IT, juclu'
ding u numtsr OF little China images, pro.
nounccd indecent by the Collector An
appeal was taken 10 Secretary Cobb who
sustaius the decision Of Mr.. ~cheli
The dispatch announcing that NicePrs-
dent BrccNjurdgc had written a letter urg-
irg Douglas rr-c.ccJi0n, has caused great
excitement here.
New York aud Illinois politicians OF
weight have demonstrated Nth Mr. Buchan-
an IN person agains, his prescription OF TIN
pougias Democrats since Tire c!cc'ion> Thc
President Ia yl>Jb'y shaken. The thrtceu
ILLINOIS pNtma,,ors dismissed on Monday
last wrrc insignlhcauts. none Of them rCccIy
ing over four hundred dollars per year
Their casts werc drtt.minoi before the ei,c
tons Forty poSlmas'crs in all have been
dismissed 10 Illinois NenleiI has bctn al.
ways much oppOS.d 10 tn var on Douglas
and the anon DOW holds its tire
The southern pressurN az alnst Secretary
Cobb ~ strong He is held responsible for
the divisions IN Illinois AMI Indiana.
The Hon. j. clancy JONES arrived here
this evening. lie was received By his poli,
ical friends AMI made svcych. The a.
semblage vas also addrssed by Ex-Gover.
nors Laae and Stevens and by Ms~srs- Rat
ctie and Bsrret. The fr,siitnt saese.
qaen,ly was strcnadc.
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was decided that the fight should take place,
with others scattered here and there in the
"dim and shadOwy distance" along the
coast presented but sorry show for ac-
c0nmoda,ions for the vast throng who were
in atte dance, owing 10 !" difficulty Of &C
cess."
The crowd. having all arrived some hours
before the time fixed upon for the fight,
distributed themselves around at various
points Of interest" and engaged in discus
sion upon the claims OF the rival candidates
for the championship, QUOT pitching, brandy
drinking, rough and tumble scufIling, and
such other amnsements as are popular
among the patrons Of such an entertain
ment as they were assembled to witness
The display Of short hair, fancy crops"
" Dead Rabbit cuts" fancy attire, gal
lus" swags, and the like, was such, proba-
bly,, az had never before been made IN this
country. All the most prominent and noted
lights Of the ring were on hand, and every
great luminary was surrounded by his group
Of satellites. After the liquor had been dis
pensed considerably, betting became quite
free and loud talk abundant There was
inevitably some preliminary mussing.'
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-04

Hon. +. Z. STANTON, Secretary of Kan
sas under Gov. WALKER, in late speech at
Lawrence made the following statement
He (Mr. Stanton,) came to Kansas in
81, believing it TO be the intention of Mr.
buchanan to deal fairly with the people
Had not this been his opinion, be would
never have accepted the position of Secreta-
ry. nor Walker that OF Governor of the
Territory. Justice demanded the admission
that be still believed the intentions Of the
Administration 10 have been good. Its
present line OF policy was an after thought.
Until the month Of September he and Gov.
Walker were sustained throughout by the
Administration. lie would mention one
circumstance, which was not generally
known, as showing this conclusiyely.
On the lst of September, Zen. Whitfield
and DR.. Tebbs, Of Kansas, who were then
IL Washington, signed letter expressly
stating that the course Of Gov. Walker and
Secretary stanton was acceptable to the
people OF Kansas, iDasmuch as an undoubt.
ed majority were in favor OF Free State"
1hD letter uas uraten at Tie special request
If M. buchanan, who was anxious to shield
himself from the assaults then being made
upon him by the South. Through Mr. Blu
chanans agency the letter was sent to the
Un,on Office and was actually in type, &C.
companied by editorial comments endorsing
the character Of DR.. Tebbs as gentleman
of unlmpeachable veracity,' whCs it was
seen in proof by a Southern member of the
Cabinet, who ordered its suppression. From
that day 10 mS the course of the Admins.
tration towards Kansas had been most
INSCRIPTIONS and shameful one"
Ok Friday last, we asked which of the
four Southern members of the Cabinet
it was who became the censor Of the Wen.
dellLincoln organ, and accepted the respon
sibllity Of all the terrible disasters which
have befallen the Democratic party from the
misdlrection of that paper. We were
anxious to know which Southern mem.
Der was it who sought such distinction.
We now learn, on excellent authority, that
it was onr able Secretary of the Treasury,
Hon. Howell Cobb Washington States.
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FROM the N T. Times
As November approaches, the interest
attached to the Illinois contest deepcns.
Yesterday letter was received at Spring
field, from Vice President Breckenridge,
urging the election of Douglas. Thus the
split in the Democratic party developed by
the Illinois war, has reached the Admins.
traton itself AT has separated the Pres.
dent and Vice President. While Buchanan
pursues Douglas with unrelentng hostility,
Breckinridge calls upon the Democrats OF
Illinois 10 sustain him. RumOr had for
some weeks attributed to him sentiments
friendly to the Iittle,Gant but report 50 i'm
probable was generally discredited 1t could
not be- regarded us likely that he would take
sides openly with the rebellious Senator in
his bitter war against the President. Such,
however, is the case and it is one Of the
most remarkable phenomena of the day.
The letter is so timed as to tell most Sc
verely against the Administration. Its APP
pearance is on the heels OF the Pennsylvania
election. Really, the Vice President is cru
el The sympathy and popularity which
attend the Douglas movement at the South
may well astound the President. /, is in.
deed IA state OF things calculated to puzzle
superficial observers. But those who scru-
TIME the actions Of southern politicians can
not fail to detect disposition to desert
northern public men who by ultra support
OF southern measures sacrifice their influence
in their own section of the Union. 1t has
become manifest that such is Mr.. Buchan.
ans predicameni. This was evident enough
before The late election it is quite unde-
niaole since On the other hand, Douglas
has not only retained his power in the Free
States, but greatly Increased it by his course
last W inter. southern men look upon the
Illinois fight with calculating eyes. The
Presiden, regards Douglas as dangerous
and detestcd enemy, personal as well as po-
itical. In this animosity no Southern man,
not even the Vice President, sympathises.
II might indeed have been supposed that
regard for appearances would have kept him
from pebble declaration in favor OF Doug
las. But it seems not.
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Theatrical Excitement Ia L0ui.viilc.

J0HS SAVAGE, OF Washington, recently
wrote tragedy entitled Sybil," for Miss
AvoNA JONES, the plot of which was the
assassination of Col. SHARPE, in 1925, by
j. .. BEArcHANP, of Kentucky. The young
tragedienue essayed to play it in Louisville,
and created an excitement, OF which cor
respondent Of the Washington Un,on gives
the following account
The surviving relatives o. Col. Sharpe
demanded that the play should be suppress
ed. Melinda Jones in her way, plead her
daughters right TO play drama based on
any historical event. and she was as good as
her word. On Saturday night such pack
ed house was never seen, and there must
have been some apprehension behind the
scenes, for the stage manager looked as
though his last hour had come, and the poor
fellow who personated Col Sharpe
seemed weak 10 the knees with fear. Miss
Avonia performed her part faultlessly, as if
unconscious that there was a single specta-
tor The play is replete with dramatic ef.
feet, and was well acted. yet there was a
dead silence until Sybil presented pistol
al " Col. Sharpe" her seducer, when there
arose yell of = kill him - shoot him !"
and from thenccforth there was no sympathy
for Sharpe
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\ New York correspondent of the C4,n-
iran RCg"tp rvmarks;
am edited weekly 10 rtmarking the
scrtpulousncss with which sunle nf the cx-
tvusiye and fashionable establishments On
broadway, kept by Jews are closrd GA Sat
urlay the sacrifice involved being the
more noteworthy from the reputation OF
these remarkable people for money getting
However ,hc poorer and less educated Dor
ton Of the racc ayenge This enthusiastically
enforced rticcuec 10y keeping open their
PLACES of business on Sunday. "a "a walk
through Chatham street on that day Will
prove. There are IN New York how scy-
eutccn .ynagogu,s, among which the Sps.d.
pa i,plui Gates OF Prayer Baai jc,fura
l,ous OF jcshura) aoi The Temple. are the
finest Specimens OF architecture
The number OF jews in New York i
probably mot far lrom twenty thousand Oi
states. Pennsylvania ranges next. south
Carolina and Ohio follow. The number IN
the world IL yariouslv estimated at iron,
four % SIX millions. According "a the low
or estimate two millions arr npportioncd a.
Europe (of which Russia aud Poland have
six hundred thonandl Asia eight hundrt,l
thousand; Africa, SlN hundrd thousand. ANA
America one hundred thousand. or thr
practical Wisdom OF the custom prcvalcn,
among even The most opulcnt Jews. and
which they observe in common with many
European monafchs, Of educating their chill
dren TO some regular trade or profession
without regard to their immediate or pr,
sumptive pecunlary circumstances, have IL
mind an illustrative instance. During IN,
commercial revulsion Of 1896 an eminent
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In,eigi.ms"t Of toa"g Lady into a
Hons. 81 III Fame,

The New York correspondent OF the Bos'
ton Atlas and Bee narrates the following
singular case of the iuyeigIemcnt Of young
lady into IA house OF III hma
The young lady, most respectfully con
ncctcd, was on the street u pleasant after
noon, unattended upon shopping expedi-
ton, when she was accosted by well
dressed lady, who stated she hal been seized
by sud len illness, aud begged TO be assisted
Ia her home, which was but IA short distance
Her mir and manner we're apparently 50
sincere, that, not doubling but she was rem
dcring the woman u kindness, the young
lady at once acccdcd to her request. and
accompanied her TO house in the vicinity
OF Mercer street No sooner, however, had
she entered the door, than she was seizcd by
two men. gagged, her wrists bound. and
taken mp threc flights of stairs into room
apparently well furnished. Here sho was
kept cosc prisoner until about o'clock
in the afternoon Of the next day, or little
more thnn twenty four hours. Without
going into the details Of this Imprisonment
suffice II 10 say that every device OF force
and persuasion was put in rcquisition to in.
ducc her to accedc to the wishes Of the
Williams who made her prisoner, but without
success. Force was made use OF to make
her drink, but she stouily resisted, inilc,ing
some severe wounds with her teeth upon her
inhuman advcrsarlts. Oilers of money were
at various times made. which she indignant.
ly spurnei.
During ali this time she watched for nm
opportunity to escape. None, however
presented it@li until late in the afternoon
OF the next day, when she was Tor u few mo
mrnts Jeff alone, though, IA was supposed by
her keepers. securely fastened. Reduced to
desperation, she actually guawci in two thu
cord which bound her wrists, S'i1cd her
bonnet, and finding the door OF the room
uutastcned. rushed out ol the house and
made the bsst of her way. more dead than
alive. 20 her own home, On her way She
met one of the williams by whom she had
been imprisoned, but IN tho open street he
dare moi moltst her. Her friends, alarmed
ut her absence. received her ioyluy, and 10
them she related her thrilling adventure. at
the same tine stating she haa tasted no hood
during the past twenty four hours. On al
muistcring some uourIshmcpt to her she IN
short time became dGituus, and IN that
condition re- enacted her own part in the
drama III which she had so recently bccu an
actor. and oat OF which her virtue had come
ra,hclysa
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founded on bis course at the late session Of
Congress, and would not exist if supposed
il would be constructed as an endorsement
Of the attitude which be then chose to as
sumo towards the party, or Of all the posi-
tions be has taken in the present canvass.
1t is not necessary TO enlarge on these things.
| will only add, that my preference rests
mainly on these considerations that the
Kansas question is practically ended-that
Mr.. Douglas, in recent speeches, has explic-
lily declared his adherence to the regular
Democratic party organization - that be
seems to be the candidate of the Illinois De
mocracy, and the most formidable opponent
in that State Of the Republican party, and
that on more than one occasion during his
public life he has defended the Union Of the
States and the rights of the States with
fidelity, courage and great ability.
| have not desired to say anything upon
this or any other subject about which diff
ference may be supposed to exist in our p0-
Utica! family, but ! did not feel at liberty to
decline an answer to the courteous letter OF
your committee.
With cordial wishes for the harmony Of
the Illinois Democracy, and the hope that
your great and growing State, which has
never yet given sectional vote. may con-
tinue true to our constitutional Union.
| am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JoHN G. BREcKiNRIDGE.
iIoy. JONI MOORE, Chairman Of the Com
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The daughter OF Boston merchant, who
applied herself night aud day to study, to
obtain q medal at the late school exhib.
tions, and succeeded, has been ever since in
state bordering on insanity, in consequence
Of everlasting the brain, and there is little
prospect OF her recovery. II her brain
could have been maintained in separate
establishment, and worked upon independ-
ent volition, probably such disaster would
never have occurred. But a. these things
are constituted, it will not do to forget the
connection which exists between mind and
body, faculties and muscles, brain and
nerves. The system which is deprived Of
needed physical recreation, must break down.
1t is the height of folly to suppose that we
can ignore the demands Of nature In any
respect, without paying the penalty. 1t is
curious u ste the connection between men.
tai and physical faculties.
The idea that man can only get the
dyspepsia from high seasoned proyender put
upon the stomach, is absurd. He is just as
likely 10 secure that luxury by stulng his
head with Greek aud Latin, algebra and
geometry, in undue proportions, aud a, i'm.
proper hours. The sbaky, rattling, disor.
dered, jaundiced, bilious and bloodIess sys
TENS that go fitting like SO many ghosts
upon every thoroughare. are standing com
mcn'aries upon ialSe ideas Of the day in this
respect. 1t is popularity Of this age, that
two-tbirds Of its living skeletons are epit.
ONES Of theoretical knowledge upon almost
every subject under the sun. This is not
invariably the case but it is the general
rule. The exceptions prove that person
can be something more than Ounce, with
out being less than q man or woman and
that with proper management, it is possible
to secure the most valuable mental acquisi-
tions without sacrificing in their pursuit
physical capacities, and becoming an espe-
cial candidate for mad house or con.
sumption hospital.-Iroy Times.
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The following incident IN District
School, described by Mr.. WILLIAM Prr
PALMER. Of New York, President Of the
Manhattan Insurance Company, in al ad-
dress before The Literary Society in
Stockbridgc, Mass, his native home, will
take many whose heads are now streaked
with silvny hairs, journey back 10 boy
hood aud early life:
A District school, not far away,
Mid Berkshire hills. one Winters day
Was hnmming with Ia wohtsd noise
or three. score mingled girls aud boys
some few upon their tasks intent,
hut more on futtiye mischief bent
The while the Master downward look
Was fastened On copy book
When suddenly, behind HIS back,
Rose sharp and clear rousing SNACK
"A twere a battery Of bliss
Let IN in one tremendous kiss
{" What's that r the startled Master cries
That thr, little imp replies
wath william Whlith, II you please
Z" saw him kth Thuthannah Penthe''
with ffown TO make u statue thrill,
The Master thundered " Hther, Will y
Like wretch o ertakeD In his track,
With stolen chattels on his back,
VIII hung his head In fear and shame,
And TO the awful presence came
a great green, bashfu simpeton,
The butt u all good naturcd fun
with smile suppressed, and birch appraised,
The threatsner faltered I'm amazed
That you, my biggest papil. should
lie guilty Of an act 40 rude
BEFORE the whole SGT school TO boot
What evil genius put you tot
" Twas she, herself, sir, sObbed the lad,
did mt mean 10 DO so bad
hut when Susannah shook her curlz,
And whispered was 'frad OF girls,
And dursn't kiss u babys doll
could Mt stand IL air, at all T.
Hut up and kissed her ON the spot
known hoo hoo---I ought To not,
Hut. somehow from her looks boo hoo,
thought she kind o wished mo 10 =
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From. Washington.
,iittee.

WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-- New Orleans
Of Nidaurri's defeat by Mirmanon. The
former was not on the field when the battle
commenced, and his army appear to have
been attacked when least apprehensive and
prepared for it.
A rumOr at Brownvile was that the de-
ieated army had lost 500 men killed and that
200 OF them were taken prisoners, with their
artillery and provisions. An express from
Monterey, however, says their loss was not
great, and that only portion OF the artil-
Iery was captured by Mirmanon's forces,
and that the Liberal party made their re-
treat from the field in good order. An Off
cial paper received at Monterey says that
Nidaurri has already sent orders to the COM
mander at Tampco for another park Of
artillery, where there is plenty TO be had,
which will be soon in the field, together with
many forces concentrating about Vidaurri
to renew the attack. Col. Garari was to
leave Tampico on the 9TH for the Interior
with 800 infantry and three pieces of artil-
lery.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 25.-The State De-
partment have received nothing officially.
concerning Walkers movement. The or.
ders. however, heretofore issued to the feder
al officers for the prevention Of the violation
OF the neutrality laws remain in iull force.
Hon. j. Clancy Jones leaves for Austria
in November. Byl his retiracy from Con-
grcss, MIR. Phillips, from Missouri, Free
Trade Democrat, is the first on the list of
the committee on Ways and Means, and il
parliamentary usage is followed, he will be
its chairman next session.
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breach Of Pron,..---A Singular Case.

The City Court OF Brooklyn, y. T., has
just decided, on appeal OF the defendant in
the general term, that a man may be sued
Tor breach Of promise of marriage made
when be bad wife. The verdict for the
lads was $4,000. Judge CULVER delivered
the opinion OF the Court. He said
This is a good cause Of action, and the
plaintiff may recover either upon the deceit
and damage or upon the contract to marry,
which implied and involved a promise and
agreement. that the defendant was compe-
tent legally TO marry. 1t Is said that the
performance of the agreement was impossi-
be and Illegal. But this was unknown TO
the plaintiff, and her agreement was not il.
legal. II was TO marry the defendant, il be
va. and believing him Ia be unmarried. Ii
caCnot he possible that she may not recover
the damages which she has sustained in oun..
sequence Of having iuuocentiy made thiseu-
gagtment, and remained unmarried to per.
form H. The parties are not in pariIsi,cfo,
ant the defendant must restore 10 the plain.
IN what she has los, By his deceit, ard his
promise 10 do what be Cannot legally per
iOrn,
" hat he agreed TO do was not an act H.
legal in Itself Ii il had been, no motion
could have BEEN maintained upon the prom
sc. Bat he promised TO DO an act which Il
was unlawful for him 10 conmmmate With
the plaintiff. only becau.e he was legally
disqualified from doing il and this was gn.
known In the plaintiff.
The plaintiff only bscare aware of the
treachery OF Der Iover few days before
the marriage was to have bern coosum-
mated.
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and wealthy Hebrew banking and broker
age house ia Wall street WAS Frustrated,
with hundreds Of Others. One member Of
the house, who had been bred TO the pro-
fession Of medicine, according To usage, but
with no anticipation Of engaging in its
practice, was by this reverse OF fortune
thrown upon this reserve. lie Immediately
established himself ~ Il physician, and Is to
this day popular and successful practition-
or among his nation.