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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
A Notorious Burglar Arrested and
Drowned.

From the Rochester Union-November
A notorious burglar, named Rockwell,
drowned himself on Saturday evening while
in charge of detectives Lowell and James,
of Syracuse, under the following circum-
stances
These officers were bringing him from
Hudson, where they had arrested him, to
Albany, in the New York Express train of
Saturday evening. As they were crossing
the river at Albany. one of the officers
named stood by Rockwel's side, the prisoner
being handcuffed. Our informant, who was
conversing with the officer, remarked Rock
wells advancing a step or two, and in a
moment more he darted forward to the bow
of the boat and plunged into the river. The
boat was stopped, and search was made for
the villain, dead or alive, but it was made
in vain.
A suspicious looking skiff was observed
on the Greenbush side; but even though
accomplices were advised of his attempted
escape, and were ready to aid him, it is
hardly possible that he, handcuffed as he
was, could ever rise to the surface alive.
He had said he would not be taken to
prison alive, and he has doubtless kept his
word.
Rockwell was desperate character, whose
history is we'll known to the police of the
country. He was once sentenced to ten
years in the Indiana State Prison, but he
escaped after about three years.
1t seems that he was living in Hudson
with his family, although he was arrested
while walking the streets, evidently not
dreaming that he was known.
Among the plumber found secreted under
the floor of his house are thirty pieces of
black silk, some seventy pounds of silver
ware of various kinds, and jewelry in large
quantities. The value of the plumber found
is estimated at from three to five thousand
dollars.
Rockwell was related by marriage to
Card and Clark, the burglars who are some
what famous in their profession" and who
doubtless form part of an extensive and
dangerous confederacy.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
Local Affairs.
A HITCH seems to have taken place in th

A HITCH seems to have taken place in the
arrangements for the marriage of our sub
terranean contemporaries. Rumor places
the onus Of the difficulty upon the interest
ing bride Ito beg, Miss Nancy Newson. It
is said that after going below and purchas-
ing all her wedding gear, she would not sign
the contract without conditions which some
what dampened the ardor of the male party
to the contemplated union. 1t is also said
that she objects strongly to changing her
name-and strangest of all, that she propo.
ses to e wear the breeches'' after the union,
and throw off those spiritualistic, bloomer
unmentionables she has worn so long-and
so short too-and insists that the Doctor
shall assume them. The Pandars have been
busy going between the tow contracting par
ties, but rumor assures US that the lady is
infexible in her determination of bringing
the Doctor to terms. 1t is also whispered
that she has had doubts of the Doctors
being in good condition-has been informed
that he crapulates has absolutely in
sisted upon his undergoing a stetheoscopic
examination and joining the Daughters of
Temperance, and eschewing tobacco, before
she will consent to allow the " two hearts to
beat as one" We anxiously await further
developments.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
AnecdOte of Gov. Seward,

The New York Herald London CORES
pondent relates the following anecdote re.
specting Gov. Stewards presentation to
Queen VICTORIA:
Before closing must relate an anecdote
which Gov. Seward tells himself with much
gusto. When the messenger reached him
announcing that Her Majesty had fixed an
hour for his audience, the Governor was at
the Derby races with Lord Napier, and
other distinguished members of the nobility.
Her Majesty had fixed the audience for
that very day, and the Governors court
dress had not yet been ordered. What was
to be done ? Lord Napier was consulted. In
few moments Lord N. and Gov. S. were
flying towards London as fast as whip and
wheels could carry them. The city gained,
they soon reached the shop of Prince
Albert's tailor. A court suit was ordered
to be made in two hours time. The tailor
demurred- that he could do wonders,
but that was impossible. But, happy man
that he is, he was never without an expedi-
ent. The Governor was required to strip
off his black pants, and with one dash of the
shears off came the legs of the pants at the
knees. There stood the Senator in his
drawers, coat and hat. Whisk went the
tailors The gold knee buckles, diamond
clasps and rosettes were soon adjusted !; the
long drawers and boots gave place to silk
stockings and pumps ornamented with ele-
giant buckles similar to those at the knees.
Next went on an exquisite cambria shirt,
with ruffled bosom and wristbands, clasped
gold buttons, set in diamonds. The hair.
dresser, with his tongs, was meanwhile at
work, the cooked hat was jauntily put in
place, the straight sword was buckled to his
side, and our good friend, to all appearances,
was the elegant courtier, fit to embellish the
drawing room of any court. The hour of
audience arrived, and the splendid equipage
Of the Governor rolled into the court yard
of st. James. The Queen was in waiting,
and the distinguished visitor was received
by her Majesty in the most gracious manner,
who .condescended to compliment Gov.
Seward on his eloquent efforts in behalf of
freedom in the American Senate chamber.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
The Slave States will be entitled to votes
in the Electoral College as follows:
Discovery Of a Metal Superior to Gold.

We extracted, few days ago, from a
Paris letter, an account of an imposition
practiced on Mont de Pete, and now add
further particulars
The affair of the ingots of silver whereby
the Mont de Piete had been defrauded is
taking an entirely different aspect to that
which it presented at first. The "culprit :"
disclaims all guilt-declares that be never
presented the substance as silver, and offers
to detach from the ingots metal of far
more value than either silver or gold, and
which will amply compensate the amount of
the sums lent upon the ingots But he in
sists upon the operation being performed by
himself without witnesses, as he frankly
owns that he would rather work out his
sentence at the galleys than yield his secret
to any one. The lawyers are puzzled. An
examination into the antecedents of the &C.
cused displays most favorable result, He
has lived in the greatest solitude alone with
his sister, intrusted with great portion of
his secret, in an isolated house at the Petit
Montrouge. A realization of the alchemists
of old seized upon the imagination Of the
officers, when they entered the laboratory
where the inventor of this new element Of
wealth and power was at work. The at
mosphere kept for months together, day and
night, at the same suffocating degree of
temperature, the darkened windows, and the
silent labor of the two individuals who oc-
cupied the dwelling, the heaps of peecious
looking metal lying about in all directions,
called to mind the legends of Paraceisus
and Guiliaume de Postel. The question is
so dubious-the point of law so delicate
that commission consisting of number of
the first chemical authorities of the country
amonght whom are Depretz, Dore, and 9TH
ers, have been appointed to examine into
the matter. If the inventor of the new
metal is to be believed, he has in reality
discovered the secret of which the alchemists
of the olden time were always in such fierce
and hot pursuit-the generative powers of
the mineral reign {; and the search after this
great discovery having led him to that of
numerous secrets connected with the laws
of nature, be has become possessed of the
most marvellous secrets, which, applied to
| industry and art, will advance both by
many centuries at one single bound. One
fact, however, remains as yet mystery. Is
the man savant or a lunatic? The ex-
animation and analyzation of his discovery
can alone determine the decision, and is
waited for with great anxiety.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
Breach of Promise The Gay Deceiver
Assessed $2,666.

From the Dayton (Ohio) Journal, Oct. "a.
During the whole of last week the Su-
preme Court was engaged in the trial of a
case for breach of promise which excited
great interest here, as well as among the
citizens of Washington township, where the
parties reside. Rebecca Thomas, the fair
plaintiff, is young lady of twenty three,
we'll formed, and rather above the medium
feminine size, with dark hair and eyes, and
rather pretty face. The defendant, j. S.
White, is well-to.do farmer, aged about
thirty.two, and "fair to middling" in appear
ance. The amount of damage claimed was
$4,000.
1t seems that after long courtship, rum
ming through period of six or eight years,
the defendant, White, conducted the fair
Rebecca to an orchard, and there during an
afternoon in August, in the year 1857,
while seated on a log under the spreading
boughs of an apple tree, the momentous
question was put to the expectant maiden,
and she gave timid but emphatic {" yes u
to the tender and loving inquiry.
Time wore on, the ardOr Of the gentle
mans passion seemed in no wise cooled by
tie promise of the gentle Rebecca to unite
her fortune with his own. He visited her,
escorted her to parties, balls and camp
meetings, as be had been doing for six
years before. The fact that they were en-
gagged or the next thing to it, was the sub
ject of conversation among all their friends
and acquaintenances-they were recognized
as entitled to the designation of " lovers"
at all events in the circle in which they
moved. White was recognized in the fami-
ly of the lady as her afianced. Went to
see her on Sunday nights, took tea, courted
her sometimes as late as 3 o'clock the next
morning, slept the remainder of the night
with her brother, and then staid to break
fast. The lady had even gone so far as to
make the usual preparations for her nuptials,
and had refused to allow young man to
pay his attentions, because she was engage
ed. In the midst of all these expectations
and attentions, Mr.. White, in the spring of
1865, married another lady! This was
the case which the counsel for the plaintiff
claimed they had made out against the de-
fendant.
On the other hand, White denied the pop
ping of the question on the log under the
outrageous apple tree, declaring that be
was only telling the lady amusing anecdotes
in the pleasant locality. Attempts we're
also made by the defence to impeach the
character Of the young lady, but this, as we
understand, they signally failed in doing.
The jury, after being out for five hours,
returned verdict of $2,666 for the plain
tiff A motion for new trial made.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
Thrilling Incident on the Pennsylvania
Railroad,

Our readers will doubtless recollect read
ing a thrilling incident, published by us
some time since, of an engineer, upon some
Western railroad having crawled down on
the COW. catcher of the engine, and saving a
child that was playing upon the road, from
destruction, by throwing it off the track.
The Holidaysburg Register is informed
that an almost precisely similar incident
occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad on
Friday last. AS one of the freight trains
East, rounded sharp curve, near Barree
Siding, the engineer saw small child sitting
in the middle of the track, playing, uncon-
scious of its danger. He instantly whistled
down breaks, and reversed his engine, but
the weight of the train, and the high speed
at which it was running, rendered it impos-
sible to stop before reaching the child,
which must inevitably have been crushed to
death. In this emergency, when most men
would have stood paralyzed with horror,
the conductor of the train, Daniel Mccoy,
with bravery and steadiness of nerve that
has few parallels, ran to the front of the
engine, crawled down on the cow catcher,
and holding himself with one hand, learned
as far forward as possible, and as he ap-
preached the child, with sweeping blow
of the other he threw it off the track. 1t
was the work of an instant, and required a
steady hand and cool head to accomplish it,
but he was equal to the emergency.
The train was Immediately stopped, and
on going back the child was found lying at
the foot of small embankment, some twen-
ty or thirty feet from the track of the road,
alive and kicking, but somewhat stunned and
bruised. The child belonged to farmer
named Neff residing Immediately along the
road. AS may well be supposed, the parents
were profuse in their expressions Of gratitude
to the noble hearted conductor, but for him
their child would have been carried home a
shapeless mass of flesh and bones. All hon
or to Conductor McCoy-compared with
whose disinterested act OF heroism, the
boosted feats of warriors sink into insignif-
cance.-P ihsburg Post.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

DRY GooDs FOR COUNTRY DEALERs.-The
scarcity of money in the interior and the in
creased facilities of transportation from St..
Paul have had the effect to change the manner
of laying in stocks of dry goods, groceries, etc.,
for the interior towns. 1t has been customary
for business men to procure six months stock
at one time. and generally going east for the
goods. Now their supplies are made up month
ly, and more satisfactorily by purchasing in
this city. With this increased demand, our
merchants have more than kept pace, in the
increase of their stock, and the reduction of
prices. Of the Dry Goods Houses in the City,
that of Messrs. Cathcart& Co., on Third street,
is the most extensive, and better supplied with
the goods required by Country Merchants:
Their winter stock is very complete, and the
number of their customers is daily increasing.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

A JAvAN CRIMINAL VERSUS ROYAL
TIGER.-A Javan criminal was condemned
by the Sultan to fight large royal tiger,
whose ferocity was raised to the highest
point by want of food and artificial irrita-
ton. The only weapon allowed to the hu-
man combatant was dagger with the
point broken off. After wrapping cloth
round his left fist and arm, the man entered
the arena with an air of undaunted GOODNESS,
and fixed a steady, menacing gaze upon the
brute. The tiger sprung ferociously upon
boldness and rapidity, thrust his left fist
into the gaping jaws, and at the same mo-
ment, with his keen though pointless dag
ger, ripped up the beast to the very heart.
In less than a minute the tiger Law dead
at his conqueror's feet. The criminal was
not only forgiven but ennobled by his SOW.
ereign.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

clear, loud and varied bird songs issued
from the thick foliage of a green tree just
outside of the window. For an hour or
more a volume of bird-song of unequalled
brilliancy continued to issue from the tree
in strange contrast with the darkness, the
heavy moaning and surging of the wind
storm without, and the sad thoughts of the
anxious watchers within. The sick man
revived and the song ceased. Although
the circumstances was singularly strange
and impressive, it would be elected but lit
tie notice had not the same thing occurred
on the following night, beginning as before,
just as fearful apprehensions were felt by
the friends that the messenger of death was
near the languishing companion. More
clear and varied, and voluable, harmonious,
in sweet accents came the warbler's song
from the tree and for three hours, and until
the spirit had fled, amid the storm and sur
rounding darkness of the night, it continued
to beguile the anxious watchers and the fast
sinking man with music as sweet as though
angel voice had hymned it The spirit of
George Nittengale no longer animated his
mortal body, and the bird-song no longer
issued from the tree.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

DAKOTA TERR1ToRY.-We learn that
Sam. J. Albright, Esq, formerly of this
city, has been elected Governor, in place Of
Mr.. McMasters, deceased. The election was
held while Mr.. Albright was absent on a
visit to this city, and he was somewhat
surprised and taken aback at the distin-
guished honor conferred upon him. We
have no doubt of Sans magnifying his
office on all proper occasions, and shall look
with some degree of interest for his annual
message.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
The Hermitage.
From the Nashville Banner.

From the Nashville Banner
We made a pilgramage to this hallowed
spot few evenings since, and spent an hour
or so rambling through the gravelled walks
and fOwery avenues in the vicinity of the
tomb of the immortal hero, Jackson. We
coul not but think of the neglect that has
been so long manifested by our people in
the improvement and fitting up of these
grounds, now the property of the State, and
of the preservation from the hand of the des-
olator of spot so dear to every Tenneseean.
1t is notenough that the sleeping place of
Jackson should merely be the property of
Tennessee. The grounds should be properly
laid out, and decorated with shrubbery, and
a keeper appointed to receive visitors and
guard and protect the monument and the
floral adorDments which surround it from
the rude hand ofdesecration. Undoubtedly
the Hermitage is one of the great objects
of interest to the traveller. visitor to our
city.
1t is a delightful drive of twelve miles
from the city over the Lebanon Turnpike
We approach the sacred spot with the rev.
erence due the immortal dead.
The farm, the grounds, and all are in a
perfect state of preservation. In the garden
the old hero reposes. Beneath a modest
temple all that is mortal of the great Jack
son lies buried. There, beside the wife he
cherished with more than manly affection,
because, whereas he was all sternness and
iron will elsewhere, he was but yielding
fondness to his Rachel, he is buried.
We could but stand mute observers of the
scenes and places where the hero of New
Orleans had walked and talked. A flower
we plucked, the fragrance Of which will sur
vive even partyism.
The Hermitage estate is now owned by
the State of Tennessee, and it is proposed
to establish an agricultural college there.
A better tribute could not be paid to the
chieftain of New Orleans. From the farms
and firesides of Tennessee and Kentucky he
drew the riflemen who shot down Packer.
ham at New Orleans.
We notice that a resolution offered by
Mr.. Stokes, of Wilson, has been adopted by
our State Senate, appointing the Commit.
tee of Ways and Means to enquire into and
examine the matter in relation to the Her
mitage, and report to the Legislature. We
are truly glad to learn this resolution has
been adopted in the Senate, and trust it
NAV meet with similar favor in the lower
house. We sincerely trust, also, that some
plan may be devised for the regeneration
and fitting up of these grounds, and we shall
await the report of the committee with no
small degree of interest.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

BoSTON, Nov. l2-9 P. M. The Su
preme Court to-day decided adversely or
the writ of habeas corpus for the liberation
of Burnham, the ex-liquor agent, and be
was re-commit ted to Jail.
Francis jackson Merriam, of Boston, who
was reported to have been with Brown in the
Harpers Ferry Instruction, and subse.
quently to have died of his wounds in Phil
adelphia, is at present in Canada.
New YORK, Nov. l2-9 P. M. The
ship Queen of the Pacific, hence July 18th
for San Francisco, struck a reef 100 miles
north os Pernambuco, Sept. 10th, and soor
began to fill. The vessel and cargo were
heavily insured in Wall street, New York
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COURT, FIFTH JU-


DICIAL DISTRICT.
In the matter of the application of Denns W. c. Dun
well be discharged from his debts as an nsolvent
debtor.
10 the creditors of Dennis W. c. Dunwel, resident of
the County of Dakota, in the State of Minnesota
You will please take notice that the ninth day
of November A. D. 1852 upon reading and filing the pc
tition schedule and affidavit of Denis w. c. Du wel
discharge from his debts insolvent debtor pur-
sant to the provisions of chapter eighty the
vised Statutes of Minnesota entitled OF the Relief of
Insolyent Debtors" order made by the Hon.
Thomas Wilson, the thea acting Judge of the District
Court for the Fifth Judicial District for Dacoa county,
in Minnesota, requiring all the creditors of the said
Denis w. c. Dunwe ell to show cause if any they may
have before the Hon. n NJ. Donaldson, Judge of the
said District Court for the said Fifth Judicial District for
the county of Dacoa and State of Minnesota at his cham
bers in the town of Owaonna in Steele county, In Min
nesota, on the twentieth day of February, A ~ 1860
at the hour of nine O'clock A. NJ. of said day why an
assignment of the said nsolvents estate should not be
made, and he be discharged from his debts pursuant
to the statute in such made and provided and that
notice of the contents of said order be published
each week for ten successive weeks previous to said
day of hearing in the following newspapers to wit In
the Hastings Independent newspaper printed and
published in Dakota county in the Weekly Pioneer and
Democrat newspaper printed and published in the
ment of the State Minnesota and in the State Jour-
nal a newspaper printed and published in the city of
lansing, the seat of government of the State of
Michigan. a,o
Attorneys for Petitioner.
Dated St. Paul, November II, 1859. novlS-wlOw
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A DIsoRGANIzED PARTY.-The Roches.
ter IN. W Union, an old established Dem
ocratic paper, says:
Cincinnati must be little more barren of
Buchanan men than even Rochester. For,
here we have taDo, but one of these goes
for Cobb and the other goes with Fernando
Wood for Wise, Until Saturday we had
three; but on that day one of them 'shunted'
by announcing himself for Seward through
the Republican organ-through which his
late yoke-fellow, the postmaster, is accus
toned to address the people.
So the (present and late) Buchanan party
of this city is evenly divided between Sew
ard, Wise and Cobb!
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

OVERLAND TO LA CRossE.-The Eastern
mail will be taken by Messrs. Burbank &
Co., this morning, for the first time this
season. They have stocked the whole route
with very fine horses and good coaches, and
will run with more regularity than the boats
have done. The terrors inspired by the
overland route to Dubuque, in the old prairie
schooners of "M. 0. Walker" have been
almost entirely dissipated since. the railroad
was opened to La Crosse, and the Messrs.
Burbank have put on their line. In pleas
ant weather, the journey is made in twenty
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

eight hours, and is not subject of dread to
anybody who has made it in Burbank's
line. 1t is but faw years since we thought
that if person had come from the railroad
terminus in Illinois to St. Paul, without
broken bones or being frost-bitten, that he
was peculiarly favored. In fact, the journey
was looked upon with almost as much dread
as we should now feel at the prospect of
Butter6eld's overland stage to the Pacific,
through the savage Camanche territory and
the waterless desert.