The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-16


All Sorts Of ltems
Jous MITCHELL, wife murderer, was
hung at Hamilton, g. W., on the 7th, not
Friday, but Tuesday. On the same day,
and at the same time, two negroes named
MooEK and OWEN, were hung at Brantiord,
g. W. They don't hang on Friday in
Canada.
A difficulty occurred on the 7tb, 10 New
York, on the American built Russian frigate
q" General Admiral" which became 50
threatening that the aid Of the Police was
invoked, and upwards Of 20 Of the refrac.
tory sailors put in irons.
TUE Milwaukee Light Guards, Capt.
SrAaxwKArnKR, which visited this city last
summer, left Milwaukee, on the 9Th, on Q
visit TO New York. They numbered "A
muskets, and were in good condition"
BY fire at Salem, Massachusetts,, on the
9Th, the Mansion House and stables were
burned to the ground, as well as large
number Of small buildings, containing about
20 stores. The loss Is estimated at from
100000 to Sl50,O00. A hostler named
HArcn was burned 10 death.
TnK Peoples State Convention Of Penn
sylvania, met at Harrisburg, Pa, on the
9Th. They have no Republican party in
Pennsylvania. The opposition 60 BY the
name OF the Peoples Party" A Surveyor
General and State Auditor are the only
officers to be nominated.
A psspArcu from Leavenworth, dated
june 7th, says Of the election Of delegates to
the Kansas Constitutional Convention -
There was heated contest to. day for
members to the constitutional Convention.
The people have ignored all past issues and
placed themselves upon Free State basis.
Definite returns from the territory cannot be
had for two or three days
A DESPATCH from New Yokr says a
proposition has been made by certain par
ties TO lease the Erie Il. X. on the following
| terms
To pay the bondholders 1000, 900 for the
/ present year, 81. 100000 for the next year,
s3 900 900 TOT the third year, and 81 SOC, cooper
/ annum for tho remainder OF the term The lat
/ ter sum would DO sufficient to pay the interest
/ on tho sn,irs debt. and dividend on the stock.
| The parties offer TO give security to keep the
| road In repair, g. be subject once year TO the
! investigation Of q COMMITTEE under the instruc.
ton OF the creditors Of the Company.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN, 10 brief address
to the students OF the University Of North
Carolina, used the following language:
The great curse Of our country, which has
involved 80 many In crime, ia drunkenness. II
! Ia moro dreadful than the pestilence, than the
yellow foyer, than the plague, than all the ca
lamities that visit man. In II, we bring on our
selves q greater calamity then Heaven has
! brought upon US In any form or shape OF mise
ny. wish, with ell my heart, to repeat what
has been best said, what that speaker said, and
TO ask Of you all to take care OF that fatal vice,
which degrades man TO the level OF tho brute,
and brings him into Disgrace In the eyes Of the
whole world. tApplause.l
TuE President has issued his proclamation
for the sale Of the following amount OF Pub
lie Lands at the perio Is designated;
Acres
A, For, Dodge, on ?eth Sept. next, e. $50, 23l
At Fort Dodge, on 10th Oct, next. :. .53t, so.
Az sioux City, on Sd October next, .ssl, t6t
THs steamship Edinburgh, from New
York for Liverpool, put in at ST. Johns
N. f.. on the eth. ut PM, disabled, hav
ing been struck by an iceberg on the 9Th. a
IL AN From that time until the steamer
reached ST. Johns, the passengers and crew
were busy q, the pumps.
MRs. SorHRoxIA RASpLx. married no
man, eloped from small town in Michigan
recently, with young man named VILLA,
WiourxAS. They stopped at village pea
Chatham, &. W.. where the young man VA
taken with brain fever and died. The No
man. possessing herself OF what money tn
young man had left. (which amounted Il
some few hundred dollsrs,) returned to be-
fcrrer husband, and was forgiven by him
He proposes to open grocery store will
the money secured by his vile :
Tux correspondent Of the London Tune,
ssys that the Captain Of Yankee vessel, q
Marseiiies Is reported to have refused al
oder to carry French army supplies to &c
noa The reasons he assigned ior refasius
wer tina, he was no, satisfied in his 90,
mind that the var Vas HONEST conducive Il
ircciom, and likely to benefit humanity he
therefore dill no, ssl justified In lending hi
all to its promotion,