The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

Republicans to concede that the Democratic
State ticket will succeed, but faint hope
is expressed by such persons that the Re.
publicans will carry the Legislature. To
admit the success of the Democratic State
ticket is to concede Democratic Legisla-
ture, as it is impossible for the one to pre-
vail without the other, provided the De-
mocracy have unity and harmony in every
legislative and senatorial district.
The Sunday car question has taken
new direction in Pittsburgh. Heretofore
it has been a car question, pure and simple
it is now becoming mixed up with private
carriages, and no less than thirteen affidavits
were made on Sunday at the Mayors
office, in Pittsburgh, against different citi-
zens, charging them with breach of the
Sunday law, in causing their carriages to be
driven through the streets. Among those
complained of the name of the Chief Justice
of the State appears. DR.. LYMAN, pastor
OF Trinity Church, was also summoned be-
fore the Mayor, charged with having his
carriage on the streets on Sunday.
A NEW salt mine has been discovered at
Central city, Marion county, southern Hi
nois, while men were boring for coal. A
shaft was sunk to the depth of ITO feet,
when, not finding coal in working qualities,
q boring was carried down 100 feet farther,
which penetrated the salt bearing strata,
the salt water rising to the top of the Dor
ing, and flowing out at the rate of from 500
to 1000 gallons per hour, as near as could be
estimated.
The Socialists of New York carry their
idea of e quality to singular extreme. At
a meeting which they lately held they
refused to elect a President, because they
would thus recognize, at least for an hour,
the superiority of one man over another.
II was with some difficulty that they sue.
ceeded in choosing a Secretary.
A JEWISH Zouave wrote letter during
the Italian war, to friend in France, in
which the following anecdote is related d"
must tell you curious story. was going
to throw myself upon the enemy, when sud-
denly the Austrian uttered the exclamation
'Shema Yisrael.' At this ejaculation 1
stopped short, and could not help throwing
myself into his arms. was glad had not
killed him. gave him his choice, either to
withdraw, and thus to run new risk, or to
surrender himself as prisoner. He surren
dered. Truly, if anybody had told me such
thing should not have believed it, and
yet it is the trnth."
The Chicago Democrat says that in that
city tobacco to the amount of nearly 81 900
per day is smoked up, chewed Or snuAed.
Ten BROCK, the American sportsman, IS
decidedly taking down the English Jockeys
He has made bet Of 100000 that his
horse Umpire willdefeat Sir JOSEF h Hawley's
Loiterer in the Derby races of 1860. Hawley
is the most successful turtle in England,
having carried off the Derby both last year
and this. The extent of the wager, and tie
character of the horses, will make this the
most exciting race for many years.
The directors of the New York Central
railroad have prohibited the sale of any
articles except newspapers and railway
guides upon the trains of their line.
THERE are now four steam fire engines in
Boston, and a fifth is soon to be added.
The expense of maintaining the five will be
less than for fifteen hand machines, while
the capacity for work is much greater.
A YEAR since, LEROY TAYLOR, of Cass
county, Illinois, eloped with his sisteriolaw,
the wife of VIM A. HIGGINS, of Richmond,
Indiana, and now, the deserted mates, having
severally got their divorce, have consoled
themselves by marrying each other.
THEY have sharp justices and sharper laws
in New Jersey. The Newark Mercury
says two farmers, man and his wife, were
passing an orchard in the outskirts of the
city, when the woman expressed desire to
have an apple The man, accordingly, clam
bered over the fence, and picking up an apple
gave it to the woman, who, after biting it,
and not liking the taste, threw it away.
The proprietor of the orchard, noticing the
act, had the man arrested for stealing, and
the woman for receiving stolen goods. Both
we're sent to Jail.
Mr.. Boris refuses to run for the White
House. He says in a late "card"-"The
President of the United States is distinc-
tion (exalted as it is) that my pride and
sense of propriety would not allow me to
run AFTER"
In Weaverville, California, tax collector
called upon Chinaman for his taxes. Not
havirg the "spelter" about him, the Celestial
was shot dead by the collector, who said he
couldn't. be bothered running after them
Johns so all the time"
A SHIP of the line, steel-plated, to be
called the Magenta, and the rgest vessel
in the French navy, had been commenced at
Brest.