The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-04
All Sorts Of Items.

alumni Of the Cambridge Divinity School,
have refused TO pass resolution of condo
lence for Rev. THEODORE Parker, who is q
graduate Of the school, now absent for the
benefit Of his health in Europe. This is
testimony Of repugnance to his rationalistic
theology.
CHARLES BALLARD Of Worcester, has in.
vented machine for turning hay. II will
work on ground too rough for moving
machine, turn hay from the swath, or any
other way, is drawn by one horse, needs
only boy to drive to do the labor of six
or eight men, weighs 300 pounds, and
costs $40.
SENATOR WADE, of Ohio, has written a
letter to the Land Reform Committee in
New York, in favor Of giving the public
lands in limited quantities to actual settlers.
lie thanks God that be has never voted for
any Of the railroad grants, except the Ia.
cic railroad, and believes that the game
Of the land monopolists il nearly played
| out.
JonS CoBB,a young man Of Is, was hung
at Atlanta, Georgia lately, for shooting
wealthy lber'ine, who had seduced his sis-
ter. CoBB was convicted and sentenced
last year, but the feeling in his behalf was
so strong that Gov. ELLIS was induced to
reprieve him for twelve months.
WHITTIER has written for the Iadepen.
dent beautiful and touching In Memor,am
upon JOSEPH SrrRGg the lately deceased
English reiormer.
The Sheboygan Journal sets once more
on its travels the assertion that HENRY
WARD BEEcHER once exclaimed in the pull
pit II is id hot" Mr.. BEEcHER says
this is not 80, and adds that he would make
formal denial Of it, but if he did, those
who assert it would Immediately make aili-
davit OF its truth and thus confirm them.
selves in lie, which at first they embraced
by mere accident or thoughtlessness He
thinks he had better rest under the imputa-
ton than to provoke them to peril their
souls beyond redemption.
Tue Rockford Ne,rs says, boy named
HARRIS, sixteen or seventeen years old,
hired horse in that town the other day to
go six niles, but drove the poor beast sew.
enty miles. and until it actually fell dead
from exhaustion. The young barbarian
was afterwards lynched by half dozen
young fellows, who logged him so severely
that his life is 10 danger
Mons. BLoSDrN has decided to cross the
Genesee River, at Rochester, early in Au-
gust, and on q new rope, procured expressly
for the purpose. lie has consented to walk
the rope at Niagara again, for the last time,
on the Sd OF August.
The Purdy Crenn.) Wing Banner says :
During the session Of the Circuit Court,
Judge WALKER fined certain pious ndi-
vidual, once in good standing, $50 for kiss.
ing respectable lady against her wish and
consent"
The Warrenton Flag says that duel
was fought at Rectortown Station. Virginia,
an the Manassas Gap Road, on Tuesday
last, between two young gentleman OF Fau-
quier county, Mr.. kNcHrIoE, and Mr..
WEAVER. They fought at ten PAGES After
the first fire, Mr.. WEAyERs pistol failing to
go OF, and neither party being injured,
friends interiered and separated the COM
bataIts.
FRox the New Orleans Picayme We learn
that on the 10th instant, melancholy acct
dent occurred near Brandon, Miss. \ Mrs.
Jackson had occasion to go during the night
to the window OF the room in which. With
her husband, she had been sleeping. While
engaged in arranging the blind or shutter
the husband awoke and seized his gun. sup
posing that some ielOnious intruder vas in
the room. Mrs. JACKSON advanced toward
the bed although hsr husband called out TO
Der 70 stop or he should FIRE. and ha actu.
ally discharged his muskc; at her. aud she
at once fell dead. lie then turned 10 the
place where he supposed his wife was lying
beside him. 10 tell her that he had killed
some one, when. not finding Der, the truth
flashed upon him tia, be bad shot his own
with
4 HoosIER GisL has be,n rvc,ntly
discovered in kDoX County Indisns who
is under twenty, weighs lilo pounds aud
followed and KEEP, up With cradle oue dsy
nea,ly binding one hundred AMI sixty dos
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