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

dwelling-houses, located on South Bridge
Street, in Newark, N. j., were destroyed
by free on Thursday. Loss over 100000 /;
insured $4,000.
The widow and family of the late Minis
ter to France, arrived at New York on the
steamer Arago, on the LIST inst.
INTELLIGENT gentlemen, lately arrived
at Washington from the Pacific coast, say
that the people there will be surprised at
the visit of Gen. SCOTT to San Juan, as
only in the Atlantic States has that island
been magnifed to the Importance of con-
tinent. They add that the Island is not
worth quarreling about, and that its value
has been surprisingly over estimated.
R. I'll. CHAMP, very wealthy farmer of
Bourbon county, Kentucky, who was re-
Gently sentenced to the penitentiary for Is
years for rape, escaped from Jail in Lexing-
ton, on the night of the goth Oct. Great
efforts are being made to recover him. An
other criminal escaped with him.
A FIRE occurred in Boston on the 3Oth
October, by which an extensive sugar house,
six stories high, occupied by SETH ADAMS,
was destroyed. The loss on the stock is
$4,000, and on the building and machinery
$4,000. There was nearly 100000 insur-
ance on the stock, and on the building
$4,000. Very little of the stock was
saved, not over 1000 barrels of sugar being
taken out.
The last overland mail from California
brings the news that The shock of an earth
quake was felt in San Francisco on the 9Th
October.
A DISPATCH from New Orleans, of Both
October, states that portion of three
squares in the Third Municipality had been
destroyed by fire, by which "a families were
rendered houseess. The loss is estimated at
100000.
The funeral of Mr.. Mason, late U. S.
Minister to France, took place at Richmond
Va, on the 30th October. The funeral
procession was very imposing, there being a
large military turnout, and an immense con
course of citizens. His remains were buried
in Hollywood Cemetery, near the tomb Of
President Monroe.
A DISPATCH from Halifax, of Oct. 31st
states that the steamer Golden Gate, from
Boston, is reported lost. The crew were
all drowned, except three, who have arrived
at that port.
RELIABLE advices state that the govern
ment of Nicaragua has every disposition to
make with US satisfactory transit arrange
ments, and the only obstacle to this is the
BELLY contract, which, however, has al
ready failed in some particulars.
A LATE dispatch from Washington states
that no action has been taken by the gov
eminent regarding the aiders and abettors
of the Harper's Ferry conspirators already
captured. Should sufficient evidence against
them be obtained, it is supposed the requisi-
ton for their surrenderwill be made by Gov.
WISE, as in the case of Cook and HAzLEr
A DISPATCH from Boston, Oct. 81, states
that the schooner Emerald, of Truro, Capt
PAINE, foandered on Saturday evening, of
North Chatham Light House. All the
crew, save one, were drowned.
SENATOR HALE, of New Hampshire, pub
fishes card in the Chicago Press and Tri
6une, of the 3Oth Of October, in which he
says that he never had any knowledge from
any source that an insnrrection or an out
break was contemplated by JOHN BRwN, Oh
any one else, in Virginia, or elsewhere.
A Miss GODDARD, daughter of one of the
best citizens of st. Louis, has eloped. She
was engaged to a young man, who was
found out by the father to be profession
al gambler, and he forbade the marriage
wereupon she eloped with the gambler, and
was traced to Cincinnati, but there the trail
was lost.
A MAN by the name of KRE1DEB, of Ian
caster county, Pennsylvania, was lately
prosecuted by the father of young woman
whom he had seduced, to obtain compensa-
tion for loss of her services. The jury rem
dered verdict for $4,000.
DR.. JOHN Fl. T1BBErrs, of Lowell, Mas
sachusetts, confined in the Jail of that city
on charge of having procured an abortion.
committed suicide on Monday night by
hanging himself with his cravat to the bars
OF his cell.
The Pope has appointed the Very Rev.
erend Father LYNCH, G. NJ, Superior of
the Seminary of our Lady of Angels, Sus-
pension Bridge, New York, Coadjutor
Bishop of Toronto.
Mr.. Ten BROCK won a race at New
market, on the 18th ult., with his two year
old Pomona. 1t was sweepstakes of ten
sovereigns each, seven horses running.
ATTY GEN'L BLACK has requested the