The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

The last mail from Santa Fe, with dates
to the 18th Of October, arrived at Indepen-
dence, No., on the 9th inst. The conductors
met with no molestation from the Indians,
and think that they win not be troubled
hereafter.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Utica Herald,
writing on the Sd instant, records the death
of a son of Mr.. MURRAY, who resides near
Manchester, in the town Of Kirkland, by
being paved to death by horse. The lad
was tending vicious horse, when the ami
NAL threw him upon the stable floor, and
literally paved his head to pieces with his
fore feet.
The President has COMMITTED the sentence
of Capt. HOLMES. of Maine, who was con-
yicted some time since of the murder of a
sailor upon the high seas, and sentenced to
be hung.
A DAUGHTER of Mr.. JOHNSON, of Oxford,
Ohio, aged some thirteen years, was seriously
if not fatally injured from the explosion Of a
fluid lamp, a few evenings ago, which caused
her clothes to take fire, burning her breast
and arms in a shocking manner. One of
the tubes of the lamp was without wick,
at the time of lighting it /; and the heat
from the burning wick is supposed to have
communicated and caused ignition and ex-
plosion through the wickless tube.
One morning last week, Immediately after
the converting of the court at Xenia, Ohio
two gentlemen, members of the bar, j. A.
WINANs and j. A. Low, opposed as counsel
in a case pending before the court, became
somewhat personal towards each other, and
assuming the attitude OF bullies in the prize
ring, came to blows. After passing one or
two scientific touches Ia MoRR1ssEY and
HERMAN, in which one Of the parties received
few scratches about the proboscis which
drew the claret, the Sheriff separated the
combatants, the honor of both being salts
fed. The Judge, however, was not satisfied
that bis court should be made the arena of
such exhibitions, and fined each $lO0. ~
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune says that President
BUCHANAN processes to favor the nominal
ton of Southern candidate at Charleston,
and seemingly indicates Mr.. FITZPATRICK.
A GERMAN is in Jail in New York for
holding his wife and pouring kettle Of
boiling water over her head and neck, as a
punishment for her interference during the
severe parental correction of their child.
The Middletown (Newfoundlani) Press
states that one of party hunting birds in
that town last week, accidentally shot on
of his associates, not knowing that any one
was within range of his gun until he fired.
The charge took effect in the head, and
brought him to the ground, although not
seriously hurting him. ,.
NEAR Poughkeepsie, New York, one day
last week, the barn of Gen. L. L. DAVIS was
destroyed by fire. Itcontained 400 bushels
Of rye, $50 bushels of corn in the ear, thirty
bushels of wheat, and seven or eight tons OF
hay, with a number of farming implements.
Loss 81 200. No insurance.
ANOTHER weak shepard appears in the
person of Rev. Mr.. MINER, of Killingly,
Connecticut, who was attacked and nearly
killed by OrHNIEL RUSSELL, a returned Cal
ifornian, who charged MINER with too great
intimacy with Mrs. RUSSELL. MINER has
confessed his and the lady's guilt, and has
left for parts unknown, leaving a wife three
or four children and disconsolate coDgre-
cation in Chestnut Hill Village.
The disappointment concerning the Great
Eastern's visit has been a serious injury to
/. Portland, says the argus. Much has been
expended in various ways in anticipation OF
her presence and the crowd it would draw,
which win be partial or total loss. 1t has
also had the effect to delay and embarrass
business transactions.
TIMOTHY CosNuLLY,a young man, who
was the Republican candidate for Assembly
in the Second district of New York city,
walked into the Fourth Precinct station.
house, and remarked to the sergeant in charge
/" am lunatic, and want to be locked up
have done all in my power to serve my
friends, but they call me fanatic, which
don't want to be, and SO / have turned &
lunatic--a lunatic, sir y He was put int
cell, but after much solicitation was al
lowed his liberty, and next evening was ii
the city hospital, where he was under treat
ment for deiri.fm trenaens.
A DISPATCH from Trenton, of the 9th
states that CHARLES S. ALDEN. Opposition
is probably elected Governor of New Jerse
by 1000 majority. The Legislature wi
stand as follows: Senate, IL Democrats,
Republicans, | American; House, 20 Den
ocrats, 28 Republicans, and Americans