The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-21
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ford, Connecticut, the Democrats carried the
city ticket BY lo4 majority on the test vote /;
also. two majority in the City Council,
which gives them the city government.
The Republicans had il last year. No
Mayor was chosen this year.
A NAN named MAssHALL PorrxR was
arrested at st. stephen, New brunswick,
on the 10th. He 10 charged with causing
the death Of his mother, two brothers and
nephew, at Lee, Maine and robbing them
OF $50. lie left Immediately after the az
fair, changed his clothes at Carroll and sue
ceeded in reaching New Brunswick before
he was arrested. His clothes we're bloody,
aud the money earned by his two brothers
during the winter, was found 10 his pos
session.
SoxE years since a terrible fight took
place down South, between two men strip.
ped, armed with knives, and then put into
q dark room by themselves, 10 settle per.
soDal ieud. One OF them was killed. The
survivor, the sheriff Of Baton Rouge, Lou.
isana, was killed by the recent explosion Of
the steamer Princess.
The Port Gibson Miss Rereilie notices
the death Of widow Christopher Holly, .
free lady of color, and says: "She died
owning thousand acres of coed land and
thirty negroes. Her husband lived near
town very many years, and was esteemed .
gentleman. Holly and bis wife we're a.
black as any Of their slaves, and always con.
Quoted themselves WE'LL
The N. Y. 7r,bune's Washington CORES.
pondsnt says that rumors Of the i'll health of
Gen. CAss are unfosnded "The old man is
by no means the invalid that some would
endeavor to make him out to be. lie 10
quite well enough to enter the list at
Charleston ip competition with Mr.. Bucu-
ASAS for the next Presidential nomination"
THE Utah Legislature has prepared me-
MORALS TO Congress asking for admission Of
Utah into the Union as State, under the
name OF Deseret. A Constitutional Con
venton met at Salt Lake City on the 18th
Of March, 1856, and formed State Con-
stitution. II is under this constitution that
they desire admission. We have no idea
that the request will be granted at present.
CnHF JuyrIcE WHIros, of Wisconsin,
died at GAINESVILLE, on the 18th. This ere
ates a vacancy on the Supreme Bench Of
that State
, RECENTLY We have stated that Waller
HARrER, All unassumng citizen Of Detroit,
had donated noble estate for the founda-
ton ola lIospital in that city. Since then,
another humble citizen, Mrs. MARTIN, keep.
er for number Of years OF huckstress' stall
in the market, resident of twenty. two
! years, having emigrated, US did Mr.. HARPER,
from Philadelphia. has donated property in
ard OF the Harper Hospital, worth $4,000
or $4,000, including beautiful site for the
Hospital.
"RIcHARD GRANT WHITE" writes "SruY.
vssAyr" To the Boston Traveller {" is busy
at his residence in Brooklyn, correcting
! proofs OF the coming volume Of Shakespeare.
DONALD q. MITCHELL, the Marvellous, may
be seen any day at the Aston Library work
ing at his History Of Venice" General
GSoRdx 7. Norris is about leaving for
Europe, A. understand. Washington Irv.
ing has completed his fifth volume Of the
Life of Washington. Partly from indispo
sition, and partly from the time necessarily
occupied on this. his magnun, opus, he has
confined himself to his residence 1t sunny
side for some months.
A DISPATCH from Washington to the
Baltimore Sun says that Of the eleven United
States vessels ordered to he fitted out i'm
mediately at the different navy yards, four
are destined tor the African squadron, four
for the Pacific squadron, and three for the
India station. None are nominally for the
Gulf They may, however, be available for
the latter service if affairs in Central America
should require it.
THs N. Y. Tribune is trying to get up q
panic in regard to the establishment, Of the
institution Of Slavery in New Mexico. II,
ought to be ashamed to talk about Free and
Slave States, after the disgraceful cOndue,
of bis party in reference to Oregon. The
y. \. ErpTcs coutradicts its assertions
We venture 10 sssert tha, the Tis6ss.s knous
better than this. We have the best authority
from those Who have visited the Territory and
resided here, for saying that lev or no slaves
/ reside ~ the Territory.
Slaves have gone there with Army officers and
government agents. but not 20 remain In lSSo,
there we're, out Of apopuiatcn Of sl.Stf inhab
I ttan,s, exclusive oflsiiAns but y nee cOlorsd
] ~ rnalas and three fRmala. Tha ,ar,