The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-28
Tele grnphfc and Other News Items.

The Rev. w. SHEETS, OF Madison, lndl-
ana, has been expelled from the University
by the S. E. Indiana Conference. His of.
fence was bastardy, of which he had been
convicted in the Madison Circuit Court. A
little proof sheet was furnished at the trial
LAST Sunday week, at Lynchburg, Va, a
crowd of thousand negroes assembled to
take leave of the negroes belonging to the
estate of the late Mr.. F. B. SHAcKELFoRD,
of Amherst county, who, in accordance with
the will of the deceased, were about to de.
part for free State. The whole number
set free was forty-four-meD, women and
children. Of these, thirty-seven left, the
balance preferring to remain in servitude in
Old Virginia.
The merchants of New York, doing bust
ness at Valparaiso, have got a $4,000 din
ner service at TIFFANY's, to be presented to
the governor of the province.
ALLEN EVANS, who was one of Browns
party at Harper's Ferry, and was killed, is
said to have been a member of BEEcHER's
church, in Brooklyn. He was one of the
representatives of the Plymouth Church in
the Sharp's rifle affair.
A STREET PREACHER was hOrsewhipped
egged and tomatoed on Friday last, by
few of the citizens of Undertook, N. Y,
whom he was rail- ng against for some fan.
cied injury.
The San Frascisco Herald of the 26th
says number of gentlemen desire to erect
monument to Senator BRoDERIcK, and
were to hold meeting to consider it.
Col. THOMAS HENRY, formerly of the
United States army, but more recently of
Walkers Nlcaraguan army, challenged Col.
FRANK ANDERSON, at New Orleans, last
week. The latter refused to fight on the
ground that he had never injured Colonel
HENRY.
GEORGE WALTON, of Georgia, who was
signer of the Declaration of Independence,
and Senator in 1896, and ARM1srEAD It.
MASON, of Virginia, who was one of the
parties in the celebrated MASON and McCAR
THY duel in 1917, both met their deaths in
the same manner as Senator BRoDERICK.
THOMAS BARLOW died suddenly in Wash
ington, Pa. on the I'd inst. He was Secre-
tary of the United States Legation to Rus
STA in 1911, and was at wilma, where the
great Napoleon held his court during his
invasion of that country, and remained
there until the French commenced their dis
astrous retreat.
THERE is in the family of Mr. JOHN N.
NoLLE, Brandywine street, Spring Garden,
Philadelphia, gentleman cat of enormous
size-a perfect curiosity. He weighs thirty
one pounds and measures thirty seven inches
from the tip of the nose to the end of the
tail, and twenty eight inches around the
girtn. We doubt whether the whole
world and the rest of mankind" can beat
this feline specimen.
The Crockett (Texas) Printer states that
man named REED, in Leon county, lately
murdered his brother. The father and
mother of the two young men had separated
and the sons took sides. The murderer said
his brother should not appear in Court
against his father; that he would kill him
first. He was seen to take his gun and 20
in the direction of the field where his broth.
er was pulling corn, and WIS seen after the
gun was fired, hastily leaving the field. This,
with the threat, fixes the guilt upon him.
A VERDICT Of $3.50 has just been recov-
cred against wealthy farmer living in the
south part of Cayuga county, New York,
for assault and battery with intent to com
NIT rape. The plaintiff is very respect.
able young lady, lS years of age, and the
defendant is warmed with the blood of IS
winters!
Hon. F. S. LYON is being talked of in
Mobile as candidate for the U. S. Senate,
in the place of Hon. BENZ. FITZPATRICK
whose term expires with the present Con-
gress.