The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-17

News and Miscellaneous Items.
A BILL has passed the Legislature of
Kentucky, appropriating $4,000 per an
mum to the Kentucky State Agricultural
Society.
LAWRENCE DAVENPORT, a soldier OF the
war of 1872, and a regular old-fashioned
jackson Democrat, who cast his first vote for
THOMAS JEFFERSON, died lately at New
Rochelle, N. Y.
The Salt Lake Valley Tan says, Of over
two hundred murders committed in that
territory within the past three years, not a
single offender has been convicted or pun.
ished.
The Rev. II. Il. LEWIS, late of La Grange,
and the reputed author of the Harp Of
Thousand Strings, Sperits O. just Men
Made Perfec'," is at present running on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad as Cons
ductor In filling this position, the Rev.
gentleman is but acting in accordance with
the advice of his physician, who recommend
ed running on railroad constantly as
conductor" as cure for bronchitis.
Gov. LOWE has brought suit, in the name
of the State of Iowa, against the State OF
Pennsylvania, for charging tonnage duty on
the freight that passes over the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad.
JOHN and ROBERT BRoDER1cK, of New
York, have claimed the estate of the late
California Senator. They are his second
cousins. and nearest of kindred.
THAcKARAY's CornhM Magazine is con-
sidered to be failure. Although, of course
many first copies have been sold, yet it is
not of the type to please the million, or even
enchant few.
The Springfield Republican says the fol-
lowing notice is posted at Railway station:
"Travelers should be careful to deliver their
baggage to proper persons, as gentleman
a few days since entrusted bis wife to
stranger, and had not heard of her SINCE"
A NEW born child of an Irish woman in
Poughkeepsie was put up stove pipe, and
its body was there found roasted and in
shocking condition.
IT is stated that in addition to the $94,-
600 which the State of Maine have been de-
frauded fly its late Treasurer, ELDER PECK
the sum of $4,000 has been found to be
owed by him outside of his liabilities to the
State, besides what may not yet be matured.
This carries the amount up to $l64,00O.
A scHooLMAsrER at Boardman, Ohio, has
been put under bonds for beating young
lady of eighteen with an OK goad until her
back was black and blue. The girl was
good looking, and had resisted the teachers
advances to courtship.
In Davenport, Del, on Friday of week
before last, the house OF Mr.. LUTHER BRIGGS
was consumed by fire, and five of his chill
dren persisted in the fames--the Oldest aged
II and the youngest three years.
In Brooklyn, on Thursday, a boiler in the
distillery of FURMAN & POLLY exploded,
killing GEORGE BELL and SHANNON, and
injuring several others. ~-~-
THE London Times in a leader on the
Italian question, says: at is now an
nounced almost in official language that
England and France have fully agreed to
recognise and protect the Central Italian
States !" and it rejoices at the liberal course
pursued by Napoleon.
THE Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times says that Gov. DENNIsON,
of Ohio, refuses to surrender JOHN Brown,
Jr., who has been demanded as witness be-
fore the Senate Harper's Ferry committee.
In Kingston, 9. W., a few days ego, the
large frame building known as the "old Oar.
ley property" was burned to the ground, and
a Mrs MURPHY and her three children per-
ished in the flames.
THE New Haven Journal of the 1st inst.
SAYS the illness of CHARLES A. INGERsoLL, of
the United States District Court, has taken
more unfavorable turn within day or
two, and that his recovery is hardly hoped
for by his family and friends.
II NJ p L 0 Y M r n T +.