The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-08
Telegraphic News.

station. Two passenger trains met on the
curve, where the grade was heavy, and
rushing into each other, both engines and
four cars became a total wreck. One man
was killed and several wounded.
A. w. Hicks. the pirate, was sentenced
at New York to be hung on Bedloe Island
the 18th of June.
A DESPATCH from Key West, on the 18th
ult., states that the captain of the SLAYER
Wildfre was released from Imprisonment
on his own recognizance.
THE French bark captured as SLAYER by
the U. S. steamer Crusader has arrived at
New York
The Union Convention in Missouri was
failure. The executive committee ap.
pointed last spring met in private room at
Jefferson City and nominated ROBERT WILL
SON for Governor, and ROBERT HOLMES for
Lieut.. Governor, and full State ticket.
A SMALL meeting of Republicans was
held at Louisville, Kentucky, to ratify the
Chicago nominations. A committee was
appointed to invite CAssIUs M. CLAY to
come and deliver an address.
HE Boston Traveller states that the
private library of THEODORE Parker has
been bequeathed to the city of Boston. 1t
consists of some 10000 volumes, many of
them selected by Mr.. PARKER himself, while
in Europe.
The Sixth Congressional District Re-
publican Convention of Indiana met at In.
dianapolis June L, and nominated ALBERT
G. PORTER for reelection to Congress by
reclamation.
In the case of WESLEY B. FISHER, who
murdered his wife two years ago in Ottawa,
Illinois, and was convicted and under sem
tence to be hung, the Supreme Court grant
ed new trial on the ground of informali-
ties in the proceedings before the court
below.
JUDGE DANIELS, of the United States
Supreme Court died at Richmond May
31st.
The Mexican treaty has been rejected by
the Senate. This result has produced much
disappointment as we'll as surprise, as the
indications during the few weeks past were
favorable to its ratification.
A TREASURY draft was issued last Thurs
day, in favor of the State of Missouri, for
$308, 900, being the amount of the two per
cent. funds. The amount is $388,OOO.
w. F. FREEMAN & Sons dyewood works
at Newton, Mass, were destroyed by fire
on Thursday last, together with the val
liable machinery and large stock of log
wood. Loss $4,000.
In the United States circuit court at
Pittsburgh, Judge McCandless delivered an
elaborate opinion in the case of DAVID POL
LOCK, a citizen of Ohio, against the county
of Lawrence, directing an attachment to be
issued against the county commissioners for
refusing to pay the execution upon judg-
ment obtained for the interest of railroad
bonds AS this is the first proceeding OF
this kind in the United States circuit court,
it excites much interest.
G. B. DEWEY, of Kanevile, was killed at
Princeton, ILL.,, Both ult., by attempting to
cross between freight cars while in motion.
To To- n G., IL.
The Coroner's inquest at South Wey-
mouth, closed Saturday. The fact that
BETSY F. TERRELL died by poison, was es-
tablshed, but no direct evidence implicated
GEO. G. HENEY. The circumstances, how
ever, were deemed sufficient to demand his
committal to await the action of the Grand
Jury.
WIN. DUNN, reporter employed on the
Philadelphia Ledger, died Saturday MORN
ing from injuries received by falling out of
window during the night.
TIE steamship Austin arrived at
New Orleans from Brazos, on the 29th ult.,
WALL C9,OVO III opCCiO. A SouuuClo Will
100000 dollars had left Zacteas for Tam
pioca, to be shipped thence to New Orleans
and England.
KING and WooD, the New York prize
fighters, were arrested Saturday morning,
near Willet's Point, while making prepara>
lions for match. Some of the bruisers
showed fight, and were badly beaten by the
police.
The New York Herald has special ad.
vices from Palermo, Italy, to the 10th of
May, and Rome to the 18th. The Palermo
despatch reports an engagement near that
city between GARIBALDI and the royalists.
The latter were repulsed. The other des-
patch says that GAR1BALDI was completely
beaten, leaving large number killed and
wounded.
S. CHENEY & Co., of Norfolk, Virginia,
failed for 100000 on the LIST inst.
The steamer Adriatic took out from New
York, on Saturday, nearly 400 cabin pas
M oso 0nO croo;o on1 No.. O.1o.,,