The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14
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Tue Hudson Bay Company, in the North
West, are good subjects for Lady Sunder-
lands attention and Exeter Hall prayers.
The Company poison the Irdisns with poor
rum. AT late meeting in Montreal Capt
KENNEDY said L" he had seen it stated in
the Canadian newspapers that it was neces-
sary to keep the Indians as they were in Or
der to get the valuable furs, and there were
many who thought thus. Even admitting
that the Gospel must be excluded and liquor
admitted in order to obtain the furs, what is
this but making the skins ofbeasts of more &C
coupt than the lives-nay, the immortal souls
of our fellow men? What thick darkness must
envelope the minds of those who permit
themselves to make comparison between
peltries and souls, and prefer the former
Mr.. 7. F. WALTON, who was carried eff
to California by the gold fever, returned to
Cincinnati a few weeks since, where he
found his wife, who, during his absence had
been divorced from him, had married again
and become a widow, courted her and they
were remarked, she being influenced by real
love, and not at all by the snug fortune
which he had secured in the mines.
The English papers state that the nurse
of an opulent family in London, who REQ.
dered her account annually for little nursery
etceteras, among other things put down the
modest sum of $3.50 for brandy to sponge
the children with
A CORRESPONDENT of the Liverpool Albion
SAYS that Sir CREswELL CREswELL, Judge
of the Divorce Court in London, who is, a
bachelor, is positively growing young with
the pleasure he receives by uncoupling ILL
mated pairs, at the rate of thirteen brace
per hour when he is in good divorcipg order
IT is proposed in some quarters, in view
of the result of the success of the California
election, to see if GREELEY cannot be hired
by the Democrats, for $1,000 check or So
to canvass every State for the Democratic
party. He simply passed through Kansas,
and the Republicans there came very near
getting badly whipped. He staid six weeks
in California, and the Democrats achieved a
glorious victory.
The Episcopal Convention organized at
Richmond, Va, Oct. S, after sermon by
Bishop OrEY, of Tennessee. DR.. CREreH,
TON, of New York, was chosen President Of
the House of Clerical and Lay Delegates,
and DR.. HOWE. Secretary. The House Of
Bishops also assembled the same day.
Bishop MEADE presided by right of senior
ity, and DR.. BALCH, of Maryland, was
elected Secretary.
ADv1cEs from Havana to the 3Oth ult.
state that a number of persons had been
tried for the crime of advocating an annex.
alton of the island to the United States"
and three of them were sentenced to eight
years confinement in prison. 1t was said
that Gen. CONCHA would retire from Office
in November, and that Gen. SERANo would
succeed him.
The Kennebec Journal says that few
years since the wife of the then American
Minister to England received from friend
in New England box of autumnal leaves,
selected for their beauty and their variety
of tints. The lady wore them as ornaments,
and they attracted much attention and were
greatly admired by the English people.
Since then these leaves have been in de-
mand there, and every autumn packages of
them are sent over in the steamers.
The condition of the canvass in Ohio, at
this time, says the Columbus Statesman, of
late date, is most gratifying to the De-
mocracy of the State. The Republican