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

Telegraphic and other News Items.
The North Britain, which sailed from
Liverpool on the 5th instant, brings impor-
tant intelligence, telegraphic abstract of
which is printed under the "Late News"
head 1t would seem that the Conference
at Zurich has failed to settle the Italian
question, and that another appeal to arms is
imminent. France, Austria and Sardinia
are all preparing for war, and Italy is in a
ferment. Our Minister at the Court of
France, Mr.. J. Y. Mason, of Virginia, is
dead.
A LADY of New York is preparing for a
great fair, to take place next winter. per-
feet treasure of a book, to contain the auto
graphs of the most distinguished persons in
the world. She has received many of price
less value from Europe. The volume will
be sent to Paris, for binding in the most
superb style, and will be sold by rafting.
Rev. DIR. THOMPSON, of Buffalo; DR..
BErHUNE, of Brooklyn, and several other
gentlemen of the "black CLOTH started a
few days since upon a fishing excursion
not for men, but the fnDy tribe. The lakes
north of Ontario will be the scene of their
sport.
AN exchange states that four members of
the Vermont legislature soon to meet, three
Representatives and one Senator, married
sisters, the daughters of DAVID COBB,
Windham. The present Secretary of State
also married one of the family. Those girls
must be "the sound corn" and no mistake
AT the Iowa county Fair, at Dodgeville,
last week, a revolving swing broke and three
persons, man and two young women were
precipitated to the ground. The man and
one of the women are in fair way to recov-
er, but the other died few days after the
accident.
On Monday, of last week, Miss ANN
CARROLL, a young girl residing in the fami-
ly of Mr.. ANTHONY DAVIS, of Sawkill Falls,
Ulster county, New York, attempted to
cross the stream above the falls, on small
bridge, but the water being very high and
the current strong, she was taken off her feet
and carried over the falls. She was seen to
90 over, but could not be saved. Her body
was recovered a few hours after, about two
miles below the falls.
AN old English clock, sold month ago
by an auctioneer in Fulton street, Brooklyn
New York, among the effects of deceased
gentleman named BENTHAM, was bought by
second hand dealer in Myrtle avenue for
fifty cents. He cleaned and furnished the
antique carved case, and sold it readily for
$40 to an old gentleman residing in Fulton
avenue. The latter, a day or two since,
removed cracked mirror behind the pen
dulum, where, to his establishment, he found
a roll of English Bank notes, amounting to
$4,000, which it was supposed MIR. BEN
THAN, who was a very singular person,
placed there.
In the way of sporting news it is stated
that Mr.. PHELAN has renewed his challenge
to ROBERTS, the English billiard champion,
for an International match, to be played at
New York, for $4,000 or $4,000 side.
KEENAN,, the Benecia Boy" is to take the
place of AARON JONES, who has conceded
his right for the fight with the English
champion, SAVERS. 1t is supposed that the
match will take place next May.
JOSEPH DEAN, of Salisbury, n. H., aged
70 years, while picking apple, on the 3Oth
ult., fell from tree into which he had
climbed, and died in a few hours after from
the injuries received.
The submarine telegraph cable for the
crossing of the Connecticut river at Lyme,
N. H., was landed from propeller at the
ferry, on Saturday, and was successfully
submerged on Monday. 1t is two thousand
feet long, about an inch and half in diane
ter, and weighs two tons. 1t is a portion of
the cable manufactured for the " shore end !"
of the Atlantic cable laid last year.
BONNER, of the Led ger, drives a fast team
-" Lady Woodruff" and Lantern -
with whom he showed the other day fast
road time, half mile in one minute and
fourteen seconds.
Mr.. BLANCHARD, formerly we'll known in
this country as pantomimist in connection
with Mr.. CoNEY and his famous performing
dogs died in London, of cancer on the tongue
on September 20.
THERE is new discovery in France, by
which daylight can be corked and bottled
1t consists in the invention of an artificial
light, so wonderfully luminous and so steady
as to completely supply the effect OF the
most brilliant noontide sun in all photo
graphic operations. The light being con-
tanned in portable apparatus, portraits can
he taken in private residences, even in the
darkest room, wholly independent of the
state of the atmosphere.
Iowa ELEcr1oN.-By Geographic de
spatch dated Chicago, Oct. II, we have re-
turns from forty-seven counties in Iowa,
which give majorities for Kirkwood, Re-