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

ment on any terms by the Episcopal Con.
vention at Richmond, has decided to appeal
to the civil law for redress. Acting under
the advice of distinguished member of
Congress and prominent lawyer, he has
resolved to bring legal action to recover
damages which he has sustained through the
deprivation Of his office, and its immunities,
privileges and perquisites. The trial will
doubtless prove nearly as interesting as that
which resulted in his being silenced"
THE New York Herald states that Ma
dame LOLA MoNTEz recently arrived in that
city from Europe, and is living very quietly
in lodgings up town, under the name of
| Mrs. HEAD. Madame la Comtesse has
joined the "New Connection Methodists,"
understood to be the straightest of dissent
ers and it is stated that she has come here
to disseminate what Mr.. CHADBAND would
call the " blessed teruth," according to the
"New Connection :" view of the article.
A LARGE number of clergymen, who
attended the late Episcopal convention, paid
their respects to the President at Washing
ton on the Goth. The events at Harpers
Ferry afforded in part the subject for con-
versation, and the visitors had an opportu-
nifty of examining pixies brought to the
President by District Attorney GUILD.
PHILIP BoLEY fell dead at the polls in
Lancaster City, Pa, on Tuesday, the 25th
inst.
FROM Paraguay we learn that the English
Consul at that place had demanded his
passports from the Government, and had ar
rived at Buenos Ayres on the 18th of
August, on board the steamer Salto do
Guayra. He lett Paraguay on the l1th Of
August, in consequence of a misunderstaDd-
ing with President LOPEZ, on account of the
arrest of person named CANCER, British
subject, on suspicion of his being the spy of
a conspiracy against the President of the
Republic. The English Consul left Her
Majesty's subject under the protection of
the French Minister.
CAPT. MEIGs, of the Corps of Engineers,
has been relieved from the superintendent
of the Capitol and Postoffice extentions, and
Capt. FRANKLIN, of the Corps of Topo::
graphical Engineers, assigned to the charge
of those works. He has recently served as
Secretary of the Lighthouse Board, and is
considered an able officer.
The Democratic State Convention he Id
at Lawrence, Kansas, on the 25th instant
nominated SAMUEL MEDARY, for Governor,
JOHN L. SLOUGH for Lieutenant Governor,
JOHN a. HALDEMAN, for member to Con-
gress, and WILLIAMS, the present Associate
Judge, for Chief Justice.
The bridge on the Lexington and Louis
vile railroad, over Elkhorn river, was de-
stroyed by fire on the evening of the 25th
Loss about $4,000.
The Indemnity Insurance G ompany, o
Albany, New York, has been dissolved by
order of the Supreme Court, and receiver
appointed.
A FORGERY was committedon the Corn
Exchange Bank, New York city, on the
afternoon of the Goth inst. The criminal
had not been arrested
The United States District Court of
South Carolina, has made an order for the
restitution of the vessel Hitch Brothers, to
the claimants thereof The Court said
that the cargo crew and destination are
the circumstances chiefly relied upon to
prove alleged violation of the laws prohib.
iting the African slave trade. 1t may be
that these are sufficient to excite suspicion,
but do not produce conviction of guilty
purpose. They do not leave reasonable
doubt as to the object which mus precede
and support decree of condemnation and
forfeiture.
The All England Eleven have forwarded
their uttanaatum to the base ball players of
New York. For five hundred dollars each,
beside their expenses from Rochester to
Montreal, they would consent to play. This
proposition the representatives of the base
ball clubs rejected.
In Baltimore. on the Nth inst, Mrs
WILLIAM d. MCCoRD and Mrs. GEORGE
w. EAvERsoN, whose husbands are partners
in business under the firm of EAvERsoN &
MCCoRD, died within few hours of each
other. Both were young. The funerals
took place at the same honr on Sunday.
A HYENA which was exhibited at War;
saw, Poland, lately managed to escape, and
killed about twenty persons. 1t was not
ntil it had held entire supremacy of the
surrounding country for six days that the
animal was fnally overcome by the poor
rustics.
THE large hotel stand, owned by DR.. E.
w LAKE, and occupied by Mr.. E. B. DYE,
and long known as the fremont House, in
Iowa City, was entirely destroyed by fire,
last week. Origin of the fire, accidental
The fremont was one of the oldest build
ings in the city, the main building brick
and the extension wood. Furniture mostly
saved in an injured condition. Theloss was
about $4,000.
A PRIVATE letter from Gen. DoGoLLADo,
received at Washington, states that he has
appointeda Governor of New Leon, in place
of VIDAUR1, ard that he is satisfied with the
condition of things in Northern Mexico. 1t
is not true that San Luis is in possession of
the church party.