The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-06
lite ms or News.

LAWRENCE Cook. a boy about Is years
old, died at the New York Hospital on
Tuesday, from the effects Of q wound in the
thigh, received while engaged in a fight with
a lad named MICHAEL HAsr, on the night Of
the l.th ult.
Ar the late term Of The Court of Common
Pleas in Hancock county, Ohio. Miss CAru-
ERNIE Bra&Err recovered verdict Of 81 :.
600 against wealthy bachelor named
IsArAu w. WEST damages for breach Of
marriage promise.
Ar New York, on Monday, in the case Of
JAcoB II. Morr, implicated in the Union
Bank defalcation, Judge DAWES denied mo-
tons to discharge the defendant or to re-
duce the amount Of bail. which is now fixed
at Sal 900.
A RECENT article in the London Times
reveals the important fact that the Govern
mcnt Of England has il in contemplation 10
seek for military recruits for India among
the fugitive slaves which are now in Canada.
This is turning philanthropy to good ac
count.
VIZ see il stated that the wife Of General
hoSAGAs, late President Of Venezuela, ha
500 900 year pin money. 1t is also AS
serted that the Monagas family have, during
a few years, RENTED five millions Of dollars
to Europe for safe investment, aud as pro-
vision against revolutionary contingencies.
Is a communication to the President Of
the Senate, the Secretary Of the Navy says
that the old line-of battle ship Franklin is
now on the stocks at Kittery, Name, and
will shortly be converted into screw steam
er, with full steam power The Secretary
thinks that when these alterations are fin
ishcd the Franklin will prove a very valua
BILE addition to the service. This vessel has
not been in commission since le2l (, when she
was the flag ship Of the Pacific squadron,
.nder Commodore STEWART.
The appointment Of the Duchess Of Man
chester by Queen VICTORIA, to the situation
Of mistress Of the robes" has caused q
great agitation among the aristocratlc petit
coats OF England. Two dachesses have al
ready resigned their Official position at court
in consequence, and the London Adrert,ser
says that other similar designations will fol-
low, in consequence of the extreme unpopu-
larity Of the appointment in question among
the female aristocracy of England.
The King of Prussia has become stark
mad. He occasionally believes that he is o
private soldier, who has just received his
commission Of ensign, but since lost the
parchment, and therefore he anxiously seeks
it in all the hidden corners of the palace and
hooks Of the garden. He dislikes to be
watched by his aid-de-camp whom he be-
leves to be commanding officer.
The Louisville Democrat says that if L.
compton were submitted to the people of
that city, it would fare worse than it would
in Kansas. The Democrat says 1--WE don't
believe it could muster five hundred votes
out of seven or eight thousand"
Rev. S. d. BALDwIx, a Methodist Minis
ter. in a recent work, brings forward the
original idea that the descendants of HAN
and SHEM enjoy no promise Of persuasion
or conversion Of faith and confession as
races" and that d" Millennial glory does not
anticipate their full regeneration This
idea has in it the seed Of new argument in
support of slavery.
THs Emperor is called usurper No
such thing is the case. As old WALTER
SAVAGE LASpoR said in his recent letter, he
is the most legitimate sovereign in Europe,
for not one Of them ever had such popular
invitation 10 the throne al he had The
Queen Of England and Spain. and the En-
peror OF Russ ia are far more usurpers than
Lorrs NAroLEoS.
In the Wisconsin Assembly, few days
ago, bill providing for change in the
constitution. to increase the Governors sal
airy, was referred to select committee, with
Instructions to report in favor OF further
amendment, allowing the State to contract a
deb, Of s5O0,0O0. or obtain loan OF that
amount to complete the public huiIdngs
and for other necessary uses.
A yEw CONSTITUTION Yos NEW YogK -
Before the legislature Of New York ad-
journed last Monday, law was passed for
submitting to the people q, the mex, general
election, the question Of calling a convention
to revise and amend the constitution of the
State. The question will accordingly De