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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

Prom the Bosioa Journal, Ass. n
About halt past Eve O'Clock this morning,
the Massachusetts, State Reform School
building, for boys, ct WestboFo, was discov.
cred to be on fire. The flames were found
to proceed from the new wing, built Of brick,
which is reported to have been ret on FIRE
by one Of the juvenile inmates, who was sub
sequently arrested asd placed in irons. The
institution was situated about two and Q
bali miles from the centre Of the town Of
Westboro, and consequently remote from the
public means for extinguishing the fire. II
was, however, provided with steam iorce-
pump, communicating with large tank in
the upper part Of the building, from which
water was conducted in pipes TO every part
of the building. These facilities were imme-
diately brought to bear upon the flames, and
messengers were dispatched to the neighbor-
ing towns for assistance. Engineers were,
promptly on hand from Nortbboro', Nd.
boro' and other places, but so rapid wss fhe
progress Of the devourng element that 6
half past six o'clock the wing in whiehithe
fire originated had fallen 10, and The main
building was in flames and would proaebly
be consumed.
There was only one fire in the building.
and that was furnace 10 the kitchen, "a
for generating steam with which to DO I'll
the cooking and washing. We undert6a
that repeated attempts have been made BY
the boys within the last six months to burn.'
the Institution. y
We learn that the fire was set by b0L
who took the straw from his bed and PLACID
it In the ventilator in the upper story Of the
southsrly wing Of the building When dis
covered the fire had made such Roadway as
nearly to have smothered the young incendi-
ary, who failed to make his escape from the
room.
There were about FIVE hundred and sixty
boys in the institution, not one Of whom at
the last accounts, had escaped, having. oil
been taken and confined in a barn. IT DO
lice officers are 70 be sent from 1hiaSI8 to
do guard duty over the boys until ~ can
be moved to plaee of security. . W ~
Gov. Banks and Attorney General Phil
lips went to Westboro' on the ! 1atrsia.fO
consult with the officers of the institute I'm
regard to the best manner of keepin0 and
caring for the boys.
The building was originally designed Tor
300 pupils. 1t consisted of centre sndtwo
wings, lG0 feet front and rear and efs2oO
feet in depth on each side. The bidding
cost. when finished and furnished. So5 SIG.
1t has since been much enlarged a. impro-
we'd. The cost of the entire institutJ6u 10 the
State up to last year was, for buildings and
lands, 100000. ss
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

tingency in that respect, they ak instruc.
tions for their government 10 case q due
south line from Big Stone Lake should pass
west of the northWsst corner Of the State of
Iowa. Accordingly, additional, instructions
have been communicated BY the Acting
Commissioner.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

CHGxRA lSFASrUn,--The Boston,' Aisdi-
cal osd Surgical Journal states that shis
dirsse is unusually severe this season. At
9 meeting OF phys ieians in this city las, Mon
day several cases we're reported in which
the suddenness Of attack and the rapidiiy Of
the coars OF disease were remarkable Ihe
disease Is very prevalent and very fatal in
Providence. Great pains should b. taken
to prevent children from being exposed to
cold and damp vitboai sufficient clothing.
especially toward night. The absurd Gus
tom Of drssing lite girls in hoops, no
dOabt renders many children liAb,s 10 the
danger Of ehoGra infAntam. b. imposing
the lover sztrcaities. Tseoty-ose chi.
drcn dei asst week Of this dis.se. This
j. about double the PAINTER q, Tho tns OF
year.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

A TIMELY SUGGssrtoS.-A Southern
journalist, who was once employed 10 the
arduous duties OF taking the census, TO AVOID
many Of the Inconvenience attending upon
that duty, makes the following timely sug-
gestlons for 1860:
Now, what We suggest il, that each
farmer this fall. a. he gathers his crops.
shall keep something ike an accurate ac-
count OF the quantity and value Of the same :
and, II he will take the trouble TO make ont
a s,atemen, OF the names aud ag,s Of hi.
family the numbrr Of acres Of ADD cleared
and ,lmbered the number and ages Of his
servants, the number and value Of his
horsss and mules; the number OF bales Of
cotton, barrels OF corn. bashsls Of wheat
oats rye, barley, potatoes, &C, and the
value Of each, and l,avc il in some place
wh,re any member Of the family who NAV
he a, home when the pcpu,y Marshal shall
call. can readily ct hold Of il, /, viii save
time 10 al eoncerncd, aHd very greatly as
ss' o. make tbs ccnsus returns perfect.
compete ani satisfactory
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

TINS Rrssi,> fRlG,rs GENERAL ApurR,
AL-N-A private bt,er 10 the Boston Trans
u,ptirom -, re,crsburgh, dated july ~
makes the following reference 10 the fine
ir'ga'c built in New York Il went Ia
trous,aA this aiicrnooa 10 see the new iri.
gate. She arrived on Friday in seven DAYS
from Chcrhcurg and is said 10 have done
admirably inevcry respect snce leaving New
York We could scc her Isl mas,s loom.
IN up above those OF the line of battle ships
around her. llkeyisn,s among pigmics She
is certainly crsMable specimen Of Amer.
can SKILL. aud capt. Coms,ock tells me she Is
highly praised by oil who have syn her
The Grand Duke Constantine. who is chrl
Of the navy. and hluialf the "Gencral Ad-
mipl." Is delighted with his namesake. and
proposes TO take her to Sngland this hall
The Emperor visited her today. and SEEMED
much pleased with what be aw. lie kissd
Capt. Shestakon. who came ~, in her. ami
promoted him 10 the post d aidccamp
S,out Captain Comstock stood Working Oh.
sstouisbol at the Russian iorm Of ssu,siiou
and wondering If his turn was comSg next.
Hut hts Imperial Majesty did no, mole, hun.
| noticed the Russian carpenter al work
building chapel on the gun deck ana On
Sundays hcncfor,h there Will be serucc
there. sccoriiny 10 the elaborate iormaliiss
Of the ,'rek Russian Church
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

SENATOR DoucLAs ON THE rkyxfrsApE.
Mr.. John l.. PeytOn, OF hutOn, Va,
has communicated to the Ri mond Enqu,-
rer letter from Hon. 8. Douglas, ex-
pressing dissent from Gen0Sl Cas- natural.
izaton notions, and also &tipeA Tain con.
stitutonal grounds upo6 W&ch ~ writer
deems the renewal OF the Attn slave
trade inadmissable. The letter i1 sestiop
is copied into this days 7umes~k
Mr.. Douglas regards the Z Ne trade as
virtually prohibissd by the Fed4al Cousti-
tuition. The first clause in the nth section
Of the first article, be insists Isl Substantial
disalIowance Of the traffic. - Dough in,
form iorbldding Congress to sh0isb be
slave trade prior to the year NQ6, he 4 be
the provision was compromise necessary
to the preservation of the Union He stands
firmly by the compromise, withoutwhich he
AYERS the constitution could not bave b, 20
made, and declares himself irrecoaihhly
opposed to the revival Of the African SLAVE
trade, in any form and under any -oircum-
stances"
Mr.. Douglas avowaiof hostility is open
and frank but nothings jess could be ex-
pected from any northesn man, whatever his
position or partN DeeilectiOHs Whether
he has given the lest reason for the faith
that is in him, is question not worth dis
cussion. lie has spoken out strongly and
manfully the determined conviction of all
respectable men at the nortb, cAnd, as we be.
iieve, of a majority Of the. most honorable
men at the Sdath. In the exercise Of its
constitutional right. Congress long since
abolished the slave trade, and branded il ~
a felony.-N. Y, Tunes.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

HE FRLINd IN lrALy-The Paris cor.
respondent of the London Morning Ndy
says "IM news received from Italy by
private le,tr are not of the best. From
Genoa a yong officer writes home that the
French soIdNrs are subject to every kind OF
tannt aud malt IN the STREETS. and in the
print shops. be portraits OF the Emperor
which had hcome 50 popular. have also
disappeared Il give place To the Likeness OF
Orsinl which lis become even more popu.
lar still As Il kHsuth, klapka. Telcki,
and their band d tire-eatlng insurrcc,onists
they came Ike shadows and have so depart
~l They jtd bt know what To do with
the Hungarian lcgion assembled at Aqui.
~ NJ fictri, the old Rrfcct of police was
dispatched by the Emperor on mission of
enlightenment 10 hrln,' to tell them imme
dh,ely what 10 do,vIz, 10 dsband the L..
glon ins,antly-anN II was llSbaudoi. and
instantly \ thre, which causes great
emotion at Turn, is,hat made by Cayour
10 explain Ia the chmbers the motive #
hts resignation, and h reveal all tina, has
taken place between himself and the tmpcr
ar during the last year In Paris. however.
the threat has caused a. emotion whatever
We know very well ,ht the corporal will
not dare TO dlsobey the orders already issued
10y the Gcncral-to keep peace himself and
suffer no other man To slsak either
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

WASING rr TIA WRoNu LANDLORD.
gay bind, who Dor, about him >undry arti
cles which seemed 10 poiot hun gu, as a
country editor. on yISti 10 the city IN
search of the elephant, the other evening at
avcvy late hour. knocked al the door o, a
respectable dwelling house on South Clark
STREET The family v,r just retiring To
bed, and the master q the house hastily
opcucd the door 10 secwhat un,imely visit
OF sough, admi,,ancc. The stranger bol,ci
IN as soon rs the door w,s osncd. and stated
tina, he wanted TO ses some Of toe girls 1,
Some questions quickly and Indignantly
asked anal answered disclosed the fact that
the rural gentleman wasin sar h Il house
Of I'll tam. aud made sight m STAKE. lie
was c'.ar,d 10y the ind snaet house kerr.
who marched him cl to thu police station.
wher BE- WAS sarcled His pockets con
'a'n,d number OF extracts from newsta.
rers, pair ot sciSsos, railroad pass, some
bills tor advertising, and still NOR N char.
ac,er, "uary nd lie was detained ull
morning, ani then siNrrci 10 depart. hay.
ing sen tar nor OF city life than b. wsLei
to-Cacncu Nuorrg.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26
Gossip ahsut the Interview Of the Em
p~sOss.


4 correspondent OF the Trieste Zuiung
gives some interesting information relative
TO the negotiations at Villafranca. Up to
the moment Of the signature Of the arms
tice by Marshal Naillent and Baron Won
Hess, Il had never been the question OF
peace, but almost Immediately afterwards
the Emperor Napoleon made direct propo.
sltions, in writing, to the Austrian monarch,
and requested him to send person who Gu.
joyed his confidence 10 Nalcggio. Ills Ma
jesty's choice Tell on Prince Alexander ol
llesse, who brought about the meeting DO.
tween the Emprors Alexander and Francis
Joseph, at Weimar, about l3 or | | mouths
ago, and 50 distinguish himself at Monte.
bcllo. Magenta aud Sollerino, that he got
the Cross Of Maria Theresa. The Prince.
who was already acquainted with the En-
peror Napoleon, was extremely well received
10y His Majesty, who candidly told him that
he "ardeDtIy wished for peace. In the
course of conversation the French monarch
expressed desire to have an interview with
his Imperial adversary. whose personal &C
qualntancc he was very DESTROYS to make, as
he felt assured that be should have little dit
iiculty in coming to an understanding with
hm.' Al first, the Emperor FRANCIS Joseph
declined the proposed interview. on the plea
tina, it would be- painful TO his feeling should
he he Obliged TO meet a an enemy a mon-
arch whose acquaintance he had Just made
which would or,ainly be the case il more
favorable conditions were not offered by
France The negotiations were continued
tie Emperor Of the French displaying from
beginning TO eud an extraordinary "pliabil-
,y' Ga the 10th the FRINGE OF llcs>c IT
c,ivej from the Emperor at the French
hong letter ut is sand To have covered two
sh'cts IT papcr) IN which the military and
political reasons Why the Emperor of Aus.
irIa ought to coUcluic pace We're given with
equal torcc and lucdity After having com.
municat,d some curious information relative
To the policy of the neutral powers, the I'm.
lrror declared tina, II his propositions were
refused d" he would wage war ct lite and
death. and would not hesitate 10 have ~.
cuur~c 10 any means which would enable
hun Ia obtain bis ends At the same time
Ills Majesty again cNprSS,d wish to treat
IN pcrsun with h. Imperial adversary. lhc
impression produced by the letter IN qu,S-
tion which u sand 60 bar date July Ia.
) \ NJ .-wAs such that the Emperor Fmu-
els Joseph at enc agreed 10 the proposed
Satcrvcw.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29
A SAD INSTANCE OF sUIOIDE,

The most melancholy case of self destruction we
have yet read of is related by the True Delta Of
the 23d inst Sylvester Rupert had lost his little
girl, Lizzie, to whom he was devotedly attached,
and experiencing soen after decline in business,
which increased the weight of pecuniary burdens,
he determined to put an end to his existence. He
had been accustomed to go almost daily to the
tomb of his child, and there yield the tribute Of
fruitless lamentation. On the evening when he
committed the dreadful deed he told his wife il
he failed to obtain work she would never see him
again. He did not return, and the instinct Of the
devoted woman told her that if anywhere, he would
be found at the grave Of their child She directed
her footsteps thither, and found him dead by the
coffin of his idolized daughter. at
The True Delta says:
The examination of the place by Coroner
Daunoy and Deputy Coroner Weysham,
yesterday, exhibited the preparations Rupert
made for his death, and the ingenious care
he had taken to prevent his fate from be-
coming known. The door was fastened or.
dinarily by screws at each corner He took
those out and hlled the aperture with clay
so that it would not be seen, unless by close
inspection, that the screws had been removed
He then fastened, on the centre of the inner
side of this door, the handle of trunk
Having pushed his chi!ds coffin to the side
of the vault, placed his hat on it, rolled his
scat around brick Which he placed to lay
his head on near the opening, he crept into
tue narrow room of death. He then pulled
the door to, and contrived to faston it with
in by running small iron rod through The
handle l have mentioned, long enough t.
extend few inches beyond either side o
the door, and then fastened the rod and the
handle by piece of wire, by which the dool
was kept in the position in which he place.
it. He then drank the contents of larg,
vial of laudanum, and slept the sleep tina
knows no waking.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29
THE GoyERNoRsHIP.
JACKSON, Jan. 18th, 1859.

JACKSON, Jan. l7th, 1850.
EDITORS OF THE SOUTHERN Sun "A re-
cent number of your paper contains a com,
muuiration which originally appeared in the
mississippi Democrat, " and which has been
copied or mentioned, by other Journals, sug-
costing me as a suitable person to receive
the nomination for Governor at the approach>
ing Democratic State Convention.
Without pausing to ascertain if this sug-
gestion is approved by public sentiment, to
prevent misapprehension of my intention, l
will reply with entire frankness at once
Whilst | lam profoundly grateful to those who
have thought me worthy of the distinction, it
behooves me to say that am not an aspirant
for the nomination, and for reasons not nee
essary to mention, but which are Of sufficient
weight to determine my conduct, cannot,
under any circumstances, consent for my
name to be placed before the Convention.
The Office of Chief Magistrate of a great
Commonwealth like Mississippi confers upon
its occupant an eminence which might wei
crafty the ambition of the wisest and best
Of her sons !, and at time like that upon
which the next term will fall, responsibilities
growing out Of the probable success of the
Black Republican organizationas the coming
Presidential election, may have to be met, at
the contemplation of which the stoutest heart
will instinctively recoil. But, do not en-,
terrain doubt that the Convention in its
wisdom, will select from among those wbc
have been designated, one worthy to wear the
honors of the station, and who will possess the
sagacity to apprehend, and the frmness to
discharge, all the obligations, however solemn
and momentous, it may impose
/ am very respectfully, etc.
i. BARKSDALE.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29
GOVERNOR McwILLIE.

Our jealous and patriotic Governor, whom no
man can know and fail to love, seems to be held
by certain journalists in this State as sort of
reserve for editorial matter. When they have
exhausted mind and initiative powers to fill six
by ten inch Sheet and sterile invention fails to
afford new ideas and new subjects, they invariably
resume the old TRADE of abuse. We must do
them the justice to say that they are nexhaustible
in phillipics, and their Invention never fails when
vituperation is afoot. We did think that when the
Vicksburg Wings laborious researches into prison
records resulted only in the unexpected develop
mSnt that the Governors pardous were fewer
than were those of his predecessors, that the
welkin would cease to ring with the " deep-mouth-
ed bayings" of the pack Vain expectation
"The cry was up" and though the game was I'M
discovered, the moon was there to bark at. How
ever, it affords them amusement, we suppose, and
we know it does not disturb the equanimit5 of the
Executive
Men who cannot see the zeal of Gov. Melville
for the public welfare-who cannot appreciate the
ability and industry which he devotes to the good
Of Mississippi and the conscientious discharge of
his official duties, will fail to do him damage by
their unexplained and inexplicable complaints.
Their abuse can only rebound to the advantage of
its object
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29

The True Southron, of the 2ea inst, by way of
explaining previous publication of an astounding
number of cOnvicts sent to the Penitentiary from
that city, says:
We published few days since a complete list
Of the convicts at the late term of Court, in
Guiding all sent to the Pententiary, and lest the
idea might go abroad from the heightened roll,
that we are shocking bad" people, we deem it
proper to say that not one of the number of 'Del-
egates to Jackson was citizen of Vicksburg, as
far as we can learn. The same was true, we
understand, of the ''baker's dozen" convicted at
the previous term. Situated as we are, on the
great natural highway-"the Father of Waters"
we are constantly exposed to the influx of these
gentry and it is highly creditable to our officers
that they are almost invariably arrested when
they do come, and are made to suffer the penalties
due their crimes.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29

DR.. M. G. RUSSELL, OF JAoKsoN-Th
card of this eminent surgeon and skillful
physician appears in to'day's paper, and to it
we invite the attention Of our readers. We
are glad to learn that he has abandoned his
intention of removing to new Orleans, for
we want all such high.toned gentlemen, and
well read physicians as he is, foreman among
us. As skillful, successful and scientific
physician, he has few equals and no superi,
ors. A graduate oftwo Of the most celebra-
ted medical colleges in the world, possessing
much experience as practitioner, and hay
ing sound discriminating judgment, he can
not but ascend to the topmost round in the
ladder of fame, and establish name that bis
contemporaries will not willingly let die
VickSburg Sun.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29
ADMINISTRATIONS SALE.

PURSUANT to Decree of the Honorable Pro-
[ bate Court Of Yazoo County, State Of Missis-
sippi, made at the December Term. 1858, thereof,
l will, as Administrator Of Efie Berry. deceased,
expose to sale at public auction, in front of the
Court House door of said county, on Monday, the
9TH day Of February, 1859, within the hours
prescribed by law, upon eycditof twelve months
from the day Of SALE the following described land,
situate lying and being IN the county and State
aforesaid tO-wit: The North East quarter Of ser
ton twenty-five, the South west quarter of North,
east quarter, the North west quarter and the
South east quaiter of section twenty six, Town
ship ten, Range two west. Bond with approved
security will be required of the purchasers.
J. II. BUNCH, Admir-.
GIDRs & WILKINSON, Solicitors.
January /, 1859. (l8-5t
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29

WELL SAID."-In a recent lecture by
Ralph Waldo Emerson, he spoke of the rep,
rehensible practice now SO much in vogue in
Legislative bodies, of "pairing off, and pre-
scented the following striking illustration
Suppose each Of the 300 Spartans at
had deemed his duty to .hii
country done by pairing off with like mum
Der of Persians, what would have become Of
the glorious defense, and the opportunity
which it gave for Greece to prepare for a
vigorous and successful resistance to the
millions under Xerxes." s8e ie V.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29

ries Of the institution. It is necessary to lower
the value of labor sufficiently to keep Virginia and
Missouri slaves at home. The inter State slave
trade Of this character is much more threatening
and dangerous than the African slave trade.
FOrall these reasons, it is right and expedient
to resume the traffic. but far more important
reason is the point Of honor that we should permit
the existence Of nolaw upon our statute books
which involves disgrace to the South. Let us put
down the exorbitant price of negroes, and put
down the abolitiOnists. The revival ofth African
slave trade will be the death knell of Northern
fanaticsm, but the heraldlc peal of Southern pro-
gress and Southern grandeur. af
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29

GRAND LODGE ELEoTIoN.-The Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, on
Wednesday night last, elected officers for The
ensuing twelve months, as follows, to-wit:
w. P. MelIin, Of Natchez, M. w. G. N.
David Mitchell, of RichlaDd, d. G. M,
] L Alcorn, of Coahoma, G. s. W., X.
]. T. Cameron, of Canton, CD. w. n
Rev. w. Ii, Anderson of jackson, G, G.
B. s. Tappan, of Vicksburg, G, 7,
+ R. w. T. Daniel, Of Jackson, G. $.
/ D. II. Miles, ofSatartia, G. SD,
! VIM. Allies, Of Rankin, G.,J,,D. E
A. Robbins, of Jackson, G. $. and 7.
IN, aqe. Mississippian.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of Mississippi, I Probate Court
Yazoo County. ! December Term, 1888.
To Richard P. Ross, and all others in any manner
interested in..the final settlement of James NJ
Griffin, as Guar dian for the minor heirs os
Elizabeth Ross, deceased:
W0U are hereby cited to be and appear before
l. the Probate Court of said county and State
at Term thereof to be holden in the Cont
House of said county, in Yazoo City, on tho
fourth Monday in February next, then and the,e
to show cause if ANY you have OF caa why the
final settlement aforesaid should not be allowed
and decree rendered theYeoH..
By order of Court
J. M. H0LLINGSWORTH, Clerk.
JONES & BowMAx, Solicitors.
Yazoo City, January 1859. (1S-5t.