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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14
PEMBINA MOUNTAIN.

Thirty miles west from the Rolette Settle
ment at the junction of the Pembina and
Red Rivers, is the Mission and village of
Saint Joseph. The chapel is situated at the
base of the Pembina Mountain, and is sur
rounded by 300 tenements, mostly occupied
by natives of mixed French and Indian
blood A steam saw mill, and the regular
ity of streets, in addition to the tasteful
arrangements of the Church and Convent,
attest the influence of Pere BELcoURT,
whom all recognize as the founder and bene-
factor of st. Joseph-upon-Pembina.
Let no one suppose that "The Mountain"
is sky-piercing and isolated peak. 1t is
visible for miles before reaching Pembina-
by the trail parallel to the west bank Of the
Red Rver-an azure rampant, not greatly
elevated above the Dakotah plain and,
when visited, is found to be an abrupt as.
cent to table of land, two hundred feet
above the alluvial valley of the Red River
and its western tributaries. Further in
quiry has satisfied me that this Coteau du
Pembina, $50 it might be more accurately
designated) is similar formation, of
course more boldly defined, to the upands
further south, which defect the course of the
Sheyenne, and are drained by the sources
of Elm, Goose, Turtle, Salt and Park
rivers. At St. Joseph this Blue Ridge is
distinguished as Pembina Mountain, and
bends more to the northwest, until its out
line is again lost in the elevated plateauX,
which, occasionally rising into bold and
wooded eminences, like Turtle and Cypress
Mountains, extends to the Rocky Noun
tains, sending their waters from opposite
TANKS into the Missouri and Saskatchewan
rivers. "The Mountain, when grouped
with its geographical relations, becomes an
interesting obect-losiDg something of in
diTduality perhaps, but gaining in import
ance as prominent section of natural
boundary between the basins of Lake. Win
nipeg and the Gulf of Mexico.
1t was beautiful July day" warmth
without heat, and GOODNESS without cold -
which was selected for an excursion to the
prOmOntOry nearest to the village of ST..
Joseph. Oar party were Enthusiastically
armed-W. with note book, M. with a
portfolio for sketcbing, DR.. A. with herba.
rum, and your servant with telescope
but as CHARLES BOTTINEAU assented to an
invitation to luide us to the best point of
view, he suspended revolver in his sash
and insisted that no one should be unprovi-
ded with weapon. This was admitted to
be prudent precaution, when, afterwards,
BoTrINEAU pointed from the summit to half
a dozen localities in as many different direc-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

SLAVERY WANING IN MIssoURI.-The st.
Louis Democrat, rabid Black Republican
sheet, says that more than four hundred
slaves leave Missouri every week, nearly all
of whom go to the South, and it proceeds
to argue from this that the State will soon
be entirely rid of slavery. Thus it is. Slave
labor cannot compete with free labor in
Missouri, and it goes where it will be more
profitable. The same law that makes
Kansas free State is operating to make
Missouri free State, as it is sure to be in
the course of time. The only trouble to be
apprehended is that the abolitionists will
retard the process by some insane attempt
to hasten it. All that is required is to let
it alone and it will work out its own saliva
ton. The laws of climate, soil and pro-
duction will eventually make Missouri
free State, but no political party can or viii
do it,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

The st. Louis Fair closed on the Sd, to
the entire satifaction of all. The display of
animals was never perhaps equalled in this
country. The array of machines, agricul-
tural implements, and specimens of handi-
craft generally, was unusually comprehensive
and varied. The display of fruits and
flowers was creditable to the Horticultural
progress of the West The attendance on
grounds during the entire seven days of the
Fair, was unprecedented. The receipts
amount to $4,000.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

The Rev. A. Wright, pastor of Meth
odist church in Cleveland, Ohio, has been
expelled FROM his Conference by vote of
"a to 40. his offences being romantic walks
by moonlight with young sisters in the
Church, kisses to the same that were too
warm for kisses of charity, and, worse than
all, hint given to chidless married lady of
his congregation that it was 90 not too late
yet to have boy" The affectionate pastor
is so years old, aud has a wife, he appeals
to the General Conference, declares the
kissing perfectly harmless, and says the hint
to the married sister was physiological
merely"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

sufficient, since that time the expenses have
been beyond the amount put into the hands
of the committee. They recommend an in.
crease in the contributions corresponding
with the growth of the missionary work. It
was recommended that hereafter the annual
session of the Board commence on the first
Tuesday in October
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

Gov MORGAN, of New York, has ap-
pointel Thursday, Nov. Oath, as day of
Thanksgiving
, 1859-11-02
PfpnpccttYe Hire Of PrtceH.

-
The Toronto GZo5e in few comments on the
rise in the price Of wheat in that MARKET has the
following, which foreshadows general advance
in all merchautable commodities, or what is
equivalent thereto,-a dsc1ire in the Salue Of
gold:
"Go1d is accumulating in immense quantities
iu the emporium Of the world, 1t is no longer
drawn ott' for war purposes, for loans, tor The
commercial enterprises 10 which the tronb'es OF
1867 have given serious check. Large 4uanti-
ties 90 into the bank, witch increases its dis
counts to merchants. Finding mems within
easy reach, they proceed to invest. and the most
tempting opportunities being offered By the ar
tictcs OF food, which arc sure Of sale. they bug.
and prices 70 up. As food rises all other arti-
cles risc in proportion. aud new standard Is
created, Anna: :ently, this process is III aug
ms pta,ioa Of the value Of goods, but in reality
it is reduction in money.
"Should war not break out-shoutd there &C
no great Government leans to relleEe tue pletn-
ota-an era Of speculation must rery soon COM
u.cnce, Which would make aud mar the fortunes
at thousands. The London 1'iM<s. in late
number, ptolesscd some anxiety 10 discover ~
! what direction The money would How, but did
not hazard u conjecture on the subject. Articles
| Of food, however, in seasons of monetary abun-
dance, grow high in price. whether u Is sanos,
railways, manufactures OF mines, which are the
peculiar faucy Of the moment
Apart. however, from these speculative
movements, steady decline in the ralne Of
money is undoubtedly in progress, evidenced bJ
the rise in the price Of esery.hin. which is
bought and sold. This il l. tnct which our farm
ers, IS well Is others, will do well to tcar in
| mind. 1t is no advantage to them, in the loug
run, il they get Ten shillipga busbel for their
wheat, If land, labor, implements, and otaer
things cost twice as much as they dld when
grain stood at five s!i!lings tashel. If they
owe debts, incurred when money WAS high, II is
IN advantage to pay it when it is low, and the
debtor will be gleit1y benefited by tie change
now going on. The farmer. however, must moi
imagine, because he is getting SIX and ocyen
| pence half penny per hushel, that he eau aifort
10 spend on his i:uni1v or invest txice Us luncE
Us be did when three and four was considered .
| good price
"If the theory which We hare stated be cor
rect, ind of shut We arprehend there can be nj
doubt, there will he during the next ten year
an apparent imitation in the price Of lands
houses. provisions and wages, which will oul1
be, however, reduction ia the value Of gold
the consequence Of its extraordinary prodtc
ton in Australia, California, British Columbia
Fixes Peak, and elsewhere. Commonwealth
and Individuals, who hare borrowed for lon
periods, will benefit. leaders will lose, but 1h
cond'.ion Of lhs grca. HESS will bc unatfscte
by the change"
, 1859-11-02

A correspondent ot the Coxri4r k'nquirtxhas-
been making ejoufnsy froui sacramento to San
Francisco: On the route he passed over s1Arge
body os nncu1!iyated land, Of which lie says >.
The greater part Of the track traversed By the
road over which passed to day, is covered by
the claim Of Gen. Suit X, under two grants from
tbs Mexican Government, containing together
81 4auarc Spanlah leagues, or 9a3.23 square
.niles EnG1ikh.' The Supreme Court have cou
tirmed his title to eleven leagues, equal 10 SAL
square miles, or 81, ,0e4 ncres-and rejected the
claim TO tile twenty.two square leagues ad1i.
tiona1: Dut"tt has not yet- been determined
where, within the area Of The 50 Leagues, the II
leagues shall be located Consequently no cer-
.taintr of title exists to any part Of this enor-
,mous extent Of country, embracing pyer 1900
acres. ! his lamensahlc i3ct psecludes improve
''1ncnt npoa The land, preventing settlement and
cultivation. And such. it Is asserted, ia the
condition qf half or1nore Of tho tant OF, Califor~
nia- It is the,great drawback to. Ae property
Of the State.
! Vast Is Gen. Suffers posaess;ous hate hesu.-
! he is believed to have lost tAe whole Of them,
owing Ia his ignorance Of. business, pnd To thv
pay niept of excessive rates Of interest: a mer-
chant OF Na5y1riI cited a. case i'm which Tue
careless old pioneer had gwen note of I, 1910,
with interest At ten per cent. 4 month, to be
compounded at the end Of eaeh month. At
these liberal and Reasonable terms ths noto was
not long in HaachinE .4e' 4nln ,hf 5000, for
which amount the creditor took iud. nent, aud
le7ied upon his eststa- THIS Is perhaps IN ex-
trr,ne cese, but SOLITARY ers. Fire per cent. a
month now Is not M uncommon rato ler moneJ,
and IL not deemed doxtor1lonate. -
, 1859-11-02

Mr.. F1SSsr IN ED1SBrza.- -I'itsiie1t Finney,
Of 0berlin, is now in Scotland. The foreign
correspondent Of the Kew York Md<ptadtns
says Of his doinss in Edinburg:
Mr. Finne{ is applying the re>,eaerating aud
sanctifying- WORT to the intelligence and the
conscience, nj = keries If meetings in Brighton
Street Chapel TbcSa meetings hare teen ex-
ceedinElr we'll attended, and hare excited 4
great interest among tha people. Nr. Finueys
I'D 1restes IS 1et hsss been mo1 calculated to
tohae4he cole;aas .professor Of religion to Re-
newed conseeration to God, and to establish aad
eonirm those who haFe 1rue. reace;; than to
awaken t{e thonGht1ess and uucfn1e1istl Not
fessed thar fofner indifference, aud begun
new lie, but 4 grrxt number Of. Athesto care.
less persons hara been led to led themselves
up 70 God. a small meeting has been held ,oa
heessobath evenings sumo tine past, in =
hall IN the .Adsucates & Close, Hi2h street The
fesulss have been TerY satisfactory. Every
evening a few: parsons hare wai.e4 Tor conTer-
sation shout shc things Of eternity. The three
last Saobaihs the Average number has been nine
or tep, and, with few exceptions, they hare
gone away rejoicing, The urarermeeting at :
o'clock IN Dr1ste-place Hall, coudst:ea By Mra.
Ffnner aud other iadtes, il well attended, The
Hal, which holds nearly two huad:e I'd, il d1led,
i! cuuposed Of Indies from al thu 3ih.rent de-:
nominations Of The caty,
, 1859-11-02

.Doup1I -NAxEa--Of two hundred and ,fortr
thrse hsys uidlle names, nd Thirty -sr7ea have
but one Christian name Eleven Of tho students
hare four initial letters to their, HANGS. OF ,l,e
four hundred md thirty-onc students ia Haf-,
Yard University. three hundred and fifty -font
have double. names; nine Of these hare four IN
itials, and one las 1se lntisl leuers 10 his namc
iSeven,y.scyea Atndea,s hare only, one Christian
psme. The proportions arc ',re1y nearly ihe
same In both these institutions, and very little
iron The average Of tie latz Of American pa.
reotaSe IN the public schools of Dostnn, FIRE out
F, df s!X Of nhcm haye doutle names.
, 1859-11-02
~ReDtrinf5, st.
FTHE GREATEST WONDER or
/ THE NINETEENTH CLyIChi.
Prof. Woods Hair Restorative

s,r.,hr St. Lcu!.. NJ. e:ate-at: Fv:o~ r. ;a...
ti,sr to pr. Woss e r- c.tl. fun ,t..: s4: :
ii. t. Ii tu'c sucn rsalvn~: n,s h.- i. -: -,
e'..lns eu !tAh!., %:ure" II t"';a."s -" -.
n truth til Ur. neets ta. H-:... ,-.. >:t
.e:y tr'ln lie trA:
a':c3to.' ri W n'a'h- sl.: tv "a .,y!, -.
+:itrt. .: }us h-: 1s,'ur4t1ve wn 'i1 q"
.rr. br"t4li; i",'t white: LAY rh-.S'.s..-o:
.uA9c:.t. se.'e tI!e nt'ts ..4t. pr~ ',4: s",.
Proving wA;. h-I vi us. la4"si. r."': - .."...
:l4ye sn-" procured s.l: rLs4r rf I;4.,-
v lie lais la ,n~;i; ua.p. eus. i~,t.i ~ Ii
t.:t. a.'l NV n.is ss r:''d - '7' '''E' at'
:t.tye ..1iA, aA to~ Aa's ..A" I'D: k'.4!
a.s ~ l.ty.t~" y-e,. .,,,":.is' ~f.t ~-an":,-
.llsen:eTy. hsstre, maj ID vi .-.;,s
prs d.+<toha will MT nave ece!,i:l 10 e.t'r"l:
,rr tie lat ptie~n yea . .s7t .n-.;a
as Ii, a.I ID. lulI t.''sH.. .''': han
nj III. lan,rAy }uu:. !. .:>S .''>p.
EAl11.o4x J-a. =. -.
Woons HAIR HE-4uR-Ar.vE.
r:o .,.r W"~'-rea..s7: t'av'"z I'D 'a' IL s"i;E.t
to .n te seAt p.'.l'' Il my mir s'.' '.r r''' - IT.
yr.i,w f.s.-, u Aew ''f:~:~t lit is,3. tu-:i -
X ,d Il ;"r gs.,rs: - art
won't. -. e.:'rs>" ny III +;: +" ~ l., IT,
al.. ted s:ua ! at.S4sufs- I4A'-.-l S'.la*"*'
Ts uu.:t.sGn.,, I:r~ J. X. "ta.. :.-r ": ~ -
:e:. II, isis sea1'--a' y. s': L!".ts>. - -.
Professor vi .s-p,ar ,.: E,.;s:'a.s Hsss s a.; il. f.:
TT :s:.ls. ta ;:*. t IT, ; ; II !
.vH-tHt .." '.: r. :::": ~. "'.'a 1,ss -
.!slet fra e.: & i"" i: s.; H. ~ Ina, n: n: IT,
.,taer a:"trr ~n ;r, * Es: the ..c :n.a, IT. Il
I 1Ss1 W.x: 't: 10, " .:,r. ~ :.i..xS. T.: ;;sr r..
Y.F .+ ts.s X. n:4s ;4iu: ts::si'!at n, a"
tk, 43A Il F.ft,H fss4t.~ $Au !.
, 1859-11-02

Dsa Bari. !. vel known Tree negro WHO tax
long rrsded iu this place. fell into The hands Of
sorne thieves down M CaklnE'lts. few da.s
sints. joAt - the cars were starting, ls Jumped
upon the platform, followed By two rough, bru-.
to dag him ofi. he cried that: -4he; ~ss no
slase," when crowd Of passengers rushed up
aod demanded tic authority Of ahosc who weEc
Attempting u takehim. They Ind none, bat still
a4tsnpted 70 drag him OF &r. SHeeney and
Ar: a C. Dickson, Of his place. we're on board
und gare the kidnprpcrs to understand thai flcy
were of their hsat.- Aftaz considerable rough
,a1S. the there's found they could not take him,
and g4re up the attempt. Dan arrived hcme
sats]y.-s1aeksoarIk Journal, S0tA.
, 1859-11-02
MODERN ssDEI0CHiCT" EXEECISEn.


Correspondence os tic Pres and Tsibuzs.1
OTTAWA, October =. 1852
MEssRs. .EuIrons: hare just returned from a
meeting Of the Democracy" Of Ottawa, held
pursuant to the annexed call and editorial re-
,a.rks from the Frs 7iradtr:
Democratic Meeting.
The Democratic cizen% u the city uf Otawa nnd r!cl
ly hereby Esqueatcdt EJECT at tie Court uoule S.
,t,y evening" Ucs q lse fer the purpose Of expressing
aeif sarprobaIon Of It's vlat1u Of TIC Law. ~ tynced
ia hi. city On Thursday Il lis. week.
c7 order o!tte Executive Committee 0f the City Of Otc<
va. loc.2l ALBERT +. DOW. fza;ruvsa.
DENocRAr1c AfEg11yG-The assertion having
been made ia two or three reckless newspapers
that Democrats had assisted in the unlawful
proceedings OF Thursday Of lust week, to rindi-
cnte themselves from SO fu'se and injurious
charge, the city democratic committee hare
been urged by the body Of the purity to call
meeting to take suitable action on the subject.
The can is glxen ahoTe-
Gen. Fry was made Chairman, and one Avery
called on to state The object Of the meeting. Lie
sald i: was TO express the sentiments Of the De
mocracy in tic late rescue case, which he then
closed with denouacing. coggswell followed in
the same strain, winding ur with windy per-
sonal and political attack upon ne-lucius De-
fano, whom be styled milk and ~Ater demo-
csat, because he was understood TO have e1-
pressed some sympathy for the poor ano hunted
slare, Jim, (,sho came into this town aud was
dragged through the streets, with Lis arms tied
behind him with rope, ono cnd Of which WIS
held By one Of half dozen rutlians armed with
howis and revolver), also because Delano had
in private denounced the kidnapping aud sale to
, 1859-11-02

Monday eay.: -. :. =:
Join z: Fadden, who lately came 10 this city,
from Chicago, ,ai'e1 spending an ualpek{ night 4
II fourth strset a%bling den, where the 'tigef,
nbout O'clock Saturday morning, and proceed
I'd to lis lodgings, ut the house Of q friend on
l'ine street. While passing. on that street, the
alley running: bet9 zen Fourth and Ttith St t1cet,
he. was attacked b5 maa whose contour zesem-
b1ed that of a person whom. he had seen .. The
revolver and splendiI" watch, IN the xcuue,
his s,eyes were blinded, and The robber escaped.
, 1859-11-02

The Company Dfr5drd-- 0siU Aaif.n-Dozsn
t.ofuE TNromsh.
, 1859-11-02
Drp Goo0s.
C1oaks, Raglans, Bournons, &C.

-- -
WE ARE: NOW, ,NANuFAc.uHcsa i
20 10 a K ., |
AND LADIES' FALL AND WINTER
OUTSIDE GARMENTS,
OF sxsry nads IN the vezy best
- uaanas: fFun, r. la,ess P.1's ssytea. al Of
EXTREMELY Low PRICES
Mich L., than en A bought eewserx IN .hs a!ty. Ws
AAse nuw In atosa ourinpo:tatio1s ot
ELEGANT PARIS. CL0AkS,
c1oaks Of Every Description,
MADE FOR SET EeEK AT AYp rRsHS poSJeS FIRST
asin: determined to uaks cloat.a preu,pens featu1e
sa s5 u efEf
ut pr1ccs thai ca1nts bs competed ~'1h.
Cloaxs and Garments Made to Order.
". n. ROSS 4 CO.,
Is; ls3...........-.IAkss sses... .......ls l69
TRIA1MIN Gs, CORSETS,
ur1nRo1DuR1zs,
HOSIERY, GLOVES, SKIRTS,
UNDER GARMENTS.
Cash .Eobbiss and Retail
u. GRAVES,
, 1859-11-02
Or PIKE,S pEiK CORRESPONDENCE.

f,unrsa&iom to EFah<s Protfsfoma{ GorsrH-
f.tsmt-- <5Foss Bffetfon Frauns-.t'of. Jack-
Ermdsrs1a at H.ork.-I'rosprefs and Re-
svnrces Of fHe Ztonmfru.
, 1859-11-02

Sanfor4's Family tatllartIc Fill,

SaHAViu EiWilt s1lAII1tt il1es
.nv:es ~rLo 54,I
PURE viuETAE'.:: EAr;:r:>, .,.i ~ mp
hE-t IN ANY tLiIA1&.
FILL : s"str ~ - = "aH t-ssnt lr:ous' RI tG'
,.",.s.E1ua e., u-A !, A. ~. F,:a.r t.:.l,,.;
.4.:Iry ull1. ;.4.l &w- f'. With
yrl-,. = It,'2 .-Le !t,'.
Tf!t r"H+tar: ."t..' -'"E - r,.,'n:'.! :; "" 4
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l.r.!.A> 'a.lees: E.et i!: kH ~r IN nll fast
II IN ~lsh'h, sr ...,'":: !.-.r ar.:' src Is =
it I'M. II 's.l .''' = = >'s - t~r.as n-nt-
r .e y ''l IL >!tt;!'"-. Pa, i. i1t lsci Nj! L"'r-
s"as-e Ut Ftvvr. l.. ~ r. 1c'r-;'nk sea.t.. RI
''t ."s: n. r. !. ls-,:.ts-. li,MA~.r wrtkt i,
tie HEAL all 1a:a, A.,'"rv il,rl~ Wnns n Gu I7
s-l Is. kGtR.: ::r.: Fi!F u! He istctA a1i
.- To win, :'sl. Is ru:rcr.,us
i-ua "a ri. a:'.f.i.st~: u. i'",.. " ..
Price Threc Dimes.
Tie Lvtr LII: ,"r"s ard f4,.i.y tassasrc rt!:s
.tl hy :t-.saa!;, ;.:A .u.1 auls.a.e ~ ~
:. 7. IL. $,Sr,En. ". D.,
u: "a: Aa::.:4e'a'ts~rd rssrrA."s. ~. Eteat.~ar Ny
j q III y E). &, 4 i; Il ,
l3.2 E..=.4e,
Near. cor. CLARK Street,
H.. .l~u .:I ,.a:y ...s .ale = .4vss of
, 1859-11-02

[Wc are permitted to publish the following
letter from, ". IT. Thompson, Of this city, who
went ou. in June last, with Col. Noblcs' Explor-
iny Expcdition.l
, 1859-11-02

n .scd to have cpue to Kansas there was no
mail communication between that territory and
tie ..t1.uticc seaboaId. You see we must reject
"Col. Forbes" in the character of au Italian
minute man or Col, Fotbes'' The Kansas de-
,ivtrrr md if we take him III The latter figure
~ ,n,,.t -sn,aista him a. tbe enrrf,, nroriacr
fofihe inttrestinr 1afni]y IN l,a1is. cmust
M. he;s il,.fh..e:a rol :r6a1-stsr an MD car.
n.. =. a.::...,.i .:.z. -, :. ~. ::
Nsr.is: - a. to,d tbnt: III: d. ~, Forhcs,
;s canf;5tn;;,, i,;cnd ~ Min; ,n;, Gar;,,.i1;
.st ,,,a ,a-ors r. r,s.aan, 49, ho,h. :a.,;...,.
ri.,h.c ,bc| 1.,;evn. u.;,;n; 49,, csr;n.,d;
w;nj5 1,es,os ,,c;r corf;3cncs ~ M VIII co,,d
hc .u;,tv If III. uncron,,,.d ,n.nnn.s, If ~.
tror;n~ n 1iii'orcs c5G.r s. ;;1::E:;. yrt,<.-
~ ~ =. ,xors.,a m - y. .d.,n,,as ~ .,.~n.
ri Far if nc u,1mit 1ha, .hcra ia any "co1
Fo11e. .H.s.,.reI nesh mid bIood !. Col. Fo,f..~
~. mrs, n1e<u;taa11 ,bat hr c;,7;e,, Ii. n,ner.
1,,,,Au. n.nna,. nh .so,a ,hen f,r 81 .ao.,
t,r-.nrr 1c"cd rorhc,,,, ,,;d mt ~, nj,
th;. e,.,n.+ h,noc,, ~ f.;,,, Wv d.,: &; n.
an,,,;sh a,,d ss,,in, h;m.s,f r;cb, hcfors IN.
I;,>.rn1 n,-+x ofr3;oas; md .Is1ica, , rur,bcr-
,nnrs IA ~. Co} FG,i,cs;'' norai d;ss.4t..
, 1859-11-02

NfsloV. f<:.ts CouEtJ. !, Ucs. =.
~ tie E Liter rte y. \. Herd:
i wish to say one word to you in relation TO
The rcceut outbreak at uarper's Ferry. You
hare commented larSely<npon il in your salua-
lie paper. and want 10 ask you, in The nau,e ef
tae Old Domiuiod, 10 trop, aud le. it drop. Ne
ate heartily assumed Of the whole aaair, aad
people Of Virginia Lad the power, consistent
witt law. they would let Old Brown 60 free it
lie would promise net to say anything about 1t.
SO won: you please, Mr. Editor, not to say any
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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-07

GRoss CARELESS y NEss.-0n Saturday morning,
when the alarm Of fire started, some of the up
town fire companies on coming down. took to the
side walk as a running place. Company No.
while coming down Ontario street, notwithstand-
ing the fact of its being market time, and the side
walks consequently crowded and filed with pas
sers took their line of march at full speed down the
side walk, in doing which lady, Mrs. Hamilton,
who was standing or walking on the walk by the
Burnet House, was struck by the brakes, knocked
down and her limbs struck By the wheels in pass
ing, injuriDg her considerably. The engine then
being stopped the two "iongue men" were arrested
and taken to the station house, for running on the
side walk contrary TO law. Such conduct on the
part of any fire company, at such a time, under
such circumstances, is unwarrantabie and inexcus-
able. An Engine Fire Company has no right to
run upon the sidewalk at any time Late at night,
when but few pedestrians are out, and those few
can easily step side, it may perhaps be excus-
able if to gain time, the walk is used as a street.
but in the day time, when large numbers of people
are constantly passing and Tepassing, and upon
thronged Streets and worst of all else, upon Onta
rio street when packed from the square 10 Pitts
burgh street with buyers and sellers, and when
the planked street was even better than the walk;
at such time, for Company TO pull their heavy
machine at full speed down the sidewalk, is deserv
ing of the severest censure to say the least There
has been altogether too much of this thing done in
this city and it should be at once arrested.