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

SIX different bids were opened on the LIST
instant at the Postof1ice Department, for
carrying the mail between Portland and
New Orleans. The Postmaster General
firmly adheres to his determination to make
but one contract, holding the party who
may secure it responsible for the perform.
ance of the entire service.
A LARGE quantity of ammunition has
been sent from Washington to Harper's
Ferry, to replace that recently distributed
among the soldiers.
MINISTER MCLANE will leave New York
on the 5th instant, in the Government
steamer Brooklyn, direct for Vera Cruz, to
conclude the treaty negotiations opened by
him with President JUAREz, some time ago.
The Columbus Sun contains a report OF
a fire at Mariana, Florida, on the 2Sth
October, by which a large portion of the
business part of the town was destroyed.
LETTERS from Mexico, received by the
steamship Tennessee at New Orleans, state
that the bark Laure, taken for SLAYER on
the coast of Africa under Mexican coors,
by an English cruiser, was brought into
Vera Cruz On the 18th ult.
New Orleans seems to be in a state of
worse anarchy than Baltimore. A dis
patch from that city, of Oct. lst, states that
avigilance committee is in process of forma-
ton to superintend the election which takes
place in that city on the 18th instant. 1t is
also stated that deputation of " Plug
Uglies" have been imported there from
Baltimore for the same purpose.
The Yellow Fever is raging at New Or
leans, and twenty-five deaths had occurred
at the Charity Hospital.
DATES from Havana to the Goth October,
bring news Of the landing Of two cargoes of
slaves, numbering 1900, near that city
during the preceding week.
The Democrats have sixty-six majority
in the State Senate of Georgia, and seventy
four in the House. On joint ballot one
hundred and forty. A United States Seua-
tor is be elected in place of IvERsoN. We
hope better Democrat will be chosen in
his place.
IT is aScertained, from a reliable source,
that such arrangements are in progress to
admit of little, if any doubt, of the early
reopening of the Tehuantepec route.
The State Department has received from
Consul Black an authentic account of the
circumstances attending the murder of Or.
MAND CHASE. in Mexico, by orders of the
Church party.
The body of JOHN GORDON, aged 60
years, was found in the canal near Mont
vile, N. Y, on Thursday. The body bears
evidence of having been very badly beaten,
and the throat is cut and mangled in hor-
AcKERs has been arrested on charge of com
hitting the act, and the suspicion is very
strongly against him.,
The Hamilton Union, printed few miles
from the residence of GERR1T SMITH, says
"On the reception of the news from Har-
per'S Ferry, report saws that this gentleman
conferred with Hon. TIMOTHY JENKINS
about what he had better do, who advised
him to leave the country. Rumor says
GERRIT is about to start for Canada"
ROBERT BIRMINGHAM, pressman at the
Bible House, in Astor Place, n. Y, was
coming down a fight Of stairs few days
ago, when his foot caught, and he fell head
foremost to the bottom, sustaining frac-
ture of the skull which produced death.