The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-04


Ex-Gov. JAMES G. JONES, of Tennessee,
died in Memphis, on the 29th of October,
after a lingering illness. e .,. .f
A SPECIAL dispatch to the St. Louis
Republican, from Atchison, Oct. 18th,
states that a party of seventeen emigrants
from Buchanan, Iowa, were attacked by
Indians near Kinney's Cutoff. Mr.. KLINE,
Mr.. M1TrMoRE, wife and six children, were
killed. M1rr1MoRE's two Oldest sons, and
the remainder of the party, escaped, and
aresnow at Camp Floyd, in destitute con.
dition.
THE Office of the Newport kentucky
Free Press, paper Of Republican proclivi-
ties, was mobbed on the night of the 18th
of October, and the forms scattered in
the street. This fact shows the state of
excitement into which the Harper's Ferry
insurrection has thrown the South.
JOHN TYLER, a fugitive slave, who
escaped from Campbell county, Virginia,
was brought before Commissioner New
HALL, of Cincinnati, on the 18th October,
remanded to the owners, and taken to
Covington, Kentucky.
A DISPATCH from New Orleans, of the
29th October, states that the private letters
received by the Picayune, from Mexico,
confirm the cold.blooded murder of Mr..
CHASE, the American Consul, by General
MARQUES.
A FIRE broke out in Chambers street,
Boston, on the morning Of the 29th of Octo.
Der, which destroyed six buildings, though
of no great value.
A DISPATCH from Ypsilanti, Michigan, of
the 29th October, states that the State
Normal School building, with its two
libraries, furniture, labratory, &C., was
consumed by fire on the night of the 2Sth.
Loss, 1925 900, insurance, $4,000.
BONNER does his newspaper business con-
viently. He publishes three hundred thou
sand New York Ledgers on Monday, and
the issue is bought on Tuesday by one firm,
who pay him about $4,000 a week.
IT is stated in New London, Connecticut,
that the barque Laurens, seized last year at
that place on suspicion of being a SLAYER,
and afterwards released, has landed cargo
of about six hundred slaves on the island of
Cuba.
AN exchange, speaking of United States
Senators from California, says that Governor
LATHAM can serve his time out as Governor
and then come into the Senate as the sue
cessor of Cain. We presume he meant to
say Gacin, but in view of the manner in
which BRoDER1cK was disposed of, it can
scarcely be called a mistake.
THE proposed amendment of the State
Constitution of Ohio, providing for annual
instead of biennial sessions of the Legisla-
ture, which was voted upon at the late cleo.
ton, is probably rejected by large ma
jority.
On Saturday, October %, drover re-
turning from New York had his pocket
picked on tie Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati Railroad of 81 900 in 500 bank
notes. On the Thursday previous, pas.
seDger on the Erie Railroad was relieved of
bis pocket book containing $l,70O. In
neither case was the thief discovered.
The Racine (Wisconsin) Journal records
the death of boy about IL years of age,
soa of Mr.. Downs, of the town of Caledonia
in that county, of hydrophobia. He was
bitten on the hand few weeks ago, the
wound of which healed and the boy was
apparently we'll, but the fell disease APP
peared, and speedily resulted in death.
Mr.. HENRY CONNOLLY, son of PATRICK
CONNOLLY, of Detroit, and Mr.. GIDEON R.
HITCHCOCK, son in law of the latter, were
drowned by the capsizing of their boat on
Lake Superior on the 9th.
GAN Overland Journey" from New York
to San Francisco, in the summer of 1859,
by HORACE GREELEY, is about to be issued.
1t will be an interesting book.
The name of the Railroad from Milwau.
kee to La Crosse has been changed from
ala Crosse and Milwaukee" to milwaukee
and Minnesota" The cars of the road now
bear the latter endorsement.
The shipment of wheat from Milwaukee
on the 28th of October was l25, 1000 bushels
the largest amount ever shipped from that
port in single day.
The late JAMES BROWN, of Iberville, La,
who died few days ago, at the age of 81,
left an estate which is variously estimated at
from $3.50, 900 to 81 600 OOO. all accnmnla.