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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
International Statistical Congress.

Judge Longstreet, the only American del
egate to the Statistical Congress which as
sembled recently in London, withdrew i'm
medately after the insult offered by Lord
Brougham to our Minister, Mr.. Dallas. In
a card in the London Cronacle, he says:
1t was not his Lordships remarks so
much as the reception they met with by all
my associates of the Congress, that deter
mined me to leave it. The signs were in
fallible that in that body could not be re-
ceived as an equal, either in country or in
character, while the negro was received with
open arms. They understood his lordship
as did. All the papers understood him
the same way, and some of them glory in
the exposure of the American Minister,
and promise themselves a rich treat when
the President shall discover in what con-
tempt his Minister is held here. All this
remains precisely as it did before the lord
ships explanation. OF course, therefore, l
cannot return to them. They would receive
me courteously, no doubt-possibly now
with plaudits; but why? Not from any
personal respect to me or my country, but
to avoid schism in the society-to preserve
its popularity. l am only three years re-
moved from an Englishman, 1 date from the
birth OF my government, and l have too
much English spirit in me to thrust myself
into any company upon charity. Had the
delegates received bis lordship's remarks
with silent smile, ill timed as they were,
and DR.. Delany's response in the same way,
never should have left the Congress. But
the plaudits came like tempest of hail up
on my half English spirit.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
Mrs. Douglas at Newport.

The Boston Journals correspondent, Bur.
leigh, writes as follows of Mrs. Douglas at
Newport:
Mrs. Douglas was dressed in the Die Yer
Ion style-a jaunty school straw hat,
shaped like an inverted milk pan, with a
small vail hanging on the edge, gave her a
youthful and school girl apprenticeship
dark merino habit, half fitting and half
loose, cross between riding habit and a
loose morning gown--and her whole ap-
pearance was that of a young Miss who had
thrown her books aside for August, and had
taken a run with her mother to spend a
month at Newport, rather than be heir
expectant of the lady OF the White House.
Ali the way from Providence to Newport
she entertained her friends with the Incl
dents of her journey since she left Washing
ton, some of which were cOmical enough.
How at Concord men and women were found
peaking through the blind, when she sup
posed herself all alone. How some ardent
young men insisted on seeing MIR. Douglas
wife. and got hold of a tat old motherly lady
by mistake, and made her such compliment
tary addresses. How she was told that if
Mr.. Douglas carried Rhode Island she must
love clans, and how hard she tried to say
they were good, and found them so detesta-
ble-and other matters. How she would
run up to the upper story and hear the
addresses, and look on the crowd that her
husband was addressing, and listen at the
same time to speeches made about herself,
and not intended for her own ears-all re-
lated with infinite relish and good humor,
and with almost childish glee.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
NEW YORK, August 10.

NEW YORK, August 10.
A serious insurrection of the negroes at
Sombrero, Guano Island, has caused no lit
tie excitement among the merchants and
seafaring people interested in the Guano
business.
Both in Baltimore and Petersburg, Va,
the excitement had obtained such pitch
that Captain Dell, of the Baltimore bark
Warren, and Captain Burr, of the schooner
Emma Tuttle, had to interfere, and imDrison
some of the insurrectionists.
The negroes on the island are hired at
the rate of $l2 per month to dig and load
vessels with guano, and number 200. The
foreman desiring to make visit home, made
over his office to man named Snow, first
mate of the schooner Eastern Star. Snow
being man of energy and determination,
exercised rigid discipline over the negroes.
Not liking this, they formed a plan to
murder him, on the Oath of July, as Snow
was STOPPING on the ground, one of the ne
groes, who had been specially chosen for
the purpose, hurled tremendous lump of
guano at his head, crushing in his skull and
leaving him nearly lifeless. Considerable
commotion followed upon this among the
whites, and the negro who committed the
atrocious deed was Immediately arrested and
placed on the bark Warren OF Baltimore
to be taken to the United States for trial.
The arrest created the widest excitement
among the negroes, who arose en- naasse, and
took possession of the island. The whites
employers-who numbered only twelve, were
compelled to submit to the revolt through
fear of the two hundred savage negroes
The negroes threatened to sink the bark
Warren and the schooner Emma Tuttle,
unless their comrade, the murderer, was
given up.
Fifty Irish hands were expected shortly
from Richmond, fully armed, when the ne
groes would be put down. Snow was not
dead on the 18th of July, but it was impos-
sible for him to recover. The negroes hao
refused all offers to return to work. They
held possession of the island and were doing
just as they pleased. Nobody dared to say
anything to them, and they declared thai
they would never yield till their comradt
was given up to them by the captain of the
bark Warren. The schooner Emma Tuttlt
has arrived at Petersburg, Va, from which
we gather these particulars.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
Life Prisoners in the Penitentiary.
From tt Columbus, (Ohio) Journal.

From tt Columbus, (Ohio) Journal
Through the kindness of Mr.. Goss, the
present Clerk of the Penitentiary, we are
enabled to furnish the number of life prison
ers in the States Prison, and the counties
from which they were sent. We omit pub
fishing the names of the convicts for the
reason that we do not wish to ipjure the
feelings of their surviving relatives, or open
afresh the wounds of sorrow which time may
have partially healed.
There are now living in the prison 81 con-
victs who are serving out lifetime sentences:
Of the above six are negroes and mulattoes,
and 20 foreigners. One of the number has
been confined "a years, one II, two ID, one
II, three 10, one 7, six 6, five 5, eleven 4,
five 3, nine 2, and ten less than l year.
Of the above number ten are hOpelessly
insane, and others verging upon insanity,
and we think four insane prisoners have died
within two years. From this fact it appears
that life imprisonment has an inevitable ten
dency to insanity, if the prisoner had mind
enough to be crushed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
Phenomena of the Late Ec,;nse

Mr.. LEOPOLD MARCH, writing from San.
tandar, July Is, to the London News. pves
the following highly interesting account of
certain phenomena observed during the late
eclipse:
The totality began at Oh. 58n. 24s., and
lasted until 3h. I'm. AS. At 3h. most of
the thermometers laid upon the grass had
fallen from II deg. I'm. to Ga deg 5m., and
there was perceptible chill in the air, in
creased, perhaps, by the wind having veered
almost due north at Oh. ON. During the
totality the following phenomena were also
observed At the moment in which dark
ness began to descend rapidly, CONSERVATION
seemed to seize nature-pigeons flew about
In clusters, confused and scared-poultry
sought their roosts-my dog whined at my
feet-small birds f1uttered aud twittered ex-
citedly, as if hawk was in view-a cow
moaned loudly, and the dew gathered like
sweat on the flowers as they dropped and
closed their petals. But the most impress
sive moment was yet to come-as darkness
descended, and the winds and the deep grew
hushed, man and beast were struck dumb
with awe. Such might we'll seem the last
day-as indeed it did to many-but the
prophets of science had foretold the event,
and deprived it of the terror of surprise.
Nevertheless, during those sinister, CHASTITY,
and absorbing three minutes, enlightened
spirits Frustrated themselves before the pow
er of God, and the skeptic whom the radi-
ance of the sun could not convince, nor the
regularity of the seasons convert, was forced
at that supreme moment to own the infu-
ence of the First Great Cause.
During the totality the bits of blue sky
in the northwest and eastern horizons as
sumed the same appearance as they do at
dawn on a cloudy morning, with the excep-
ton that he former was the brighter.
The flowers closed as follows
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

The youngest flowers felt the influence of
the eclipse the soonest, the old ones, the
everlastings especially, yielding slowly and
stubbornly.
Owing to the cloudy state Of the weather,
only Venus and two other stars were seen
for moment.
OF three thermometers laid on pieces OF
copper, blende, and calamine ore the former
preserved the highest temperature.
The return of light was hailed with a
murmur of satisfaction by the spectators
Jew, including the savans eXcepted-the
cocks crowed in the neighboring farm yards,
and nature all at once became cheerful and
resonant. During the totality bats were
seen flying about. At 4h. 3Om the heat of
the suns rays was intense, as if they has,
tened back to earth with redoubled ardor.
An astronomer, (Mr. Geo. Packe,) whose
attention was chiefly directed to the disk of
the sun during its eclipse, writes as follows
to the London Times from Terragona in
Spain:
The instant the sun was shut out most
beautiful bright white corona appeared
round the moons circumference, which pre-
sented an orb of jet black, and almost i'm
mediately rose-colOred excrescences seemed
to shoot out like small pyramids of fire from
the rim of the sun. These were not con-
slant, but seemed to keep changing but
this, probably, was the effect OF the moons
disk passing over them. Two on the suns
vertex were visible all the time, but one on
the eastern limb soon disappeared, and was
succeeded by one on the northwest limb of
the sun, the most conspicuous of them all.
The color of the sky was a very deep blue,
but not black, as it was clearly relieved
against the moons disk and at least three
or four stars were visible to the naked eye
Jupiter and Venus, the two nearest to the
sun, shining almost as brightly as on sum-
mer night. Our position was very near the
central line, and we could distinctly mark
this heavy black pail as it passed over US
from the northwest to the southwest but
its course was very rapid, and it seemed to
sweep past US like the legendary chase of
the wild huntsman. For three minutes it
certainly was very dark-much too dark to
read, though l could just distinguish the
figures on my watch but the moment the
least limb of the san reappeared it was as
tonishing how instantly the light returned,
and | can now well understand how compa-
lively small is the diminution of light during
partial eclipse, even when the sun is al
most completely hidden. 1t was altogether
most wonderful sight, and we'll worth the
labor OF the ascent, and even the very rough
quarters l have been obliged to put up with
during the last week. | understand, also,
that Mr.. Leverrier made most salts
factory observation from the high ground
above Tarragona, but l cannot help think
ing that the contrast of the intensity of the
light, and other phenomena, must have been
more striking from such a height as the
summit of MoncayO.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

BooTHs CAsE.--An exchange furnishes
the following condensed history of the cele-
brated Booth case, which is rendered of still
greater interest by the late rescue of the
criminal:
In March 1854, a negro, named Joshua
Glover, was arrested in Racine county, by
the Marshal of this district, on a warrant
issued under the Fugitive slave law by
Judge Miller, of the United States Court.
The negro was brought into town early in
the morning and lodged in Jail. During the
day, Booth wenth through the principal
streets on horse back, crying out, "Freemen,
to the rescue" &c. He also caused hand
bills to be distributed through the city, and
placards to be posted in conspicuous places,
stating the fact that Glover was arrested,
and urging freedom loving people to proceed
without delay to the Jail. In the course of
the afternoon, large number of people,
both white and black, had assembled, and
while laboring under great excitement
produced mainly by Booth--a large mum.
Der proceeded, with axes and heavy batter.
ing-rams, to break open the Jail. The negro
was taken out, and disappearing in car.
riage which was in waiting.
The United States authorities, of course,
commenced criminal proceedings against
Booth, while the owner of the slave OBJ.
tanned judgment against him for its Value
Booth was tried and convicted, and sen>
fenced to be imprisoned for one month, and
to pay fine of 81 1000 and the costs. He
was subsequently, discharged, on writ of
habeas corpus, by our State Supreme court,
and its decision was in turn reversed by the
Supreme court of the United States. I'm.
der this last decision he was again arrested on
the first of March last, and this time inn
prisoned in the upper story of the, United
States Custom House where it would be
difficult for mob to reach him. Several
applications have been made to the State
Supreme court for another writ of habeas
corpus, but Without success, Judge Paine
refusing to act because he was counsel for
Booth at the trial Of the original case, and
Judges Cole and Dixon disagreeing, the for
mer being in favor of granting the writ, and
the latter against it.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

The reason of Mr.. Beach's withdrawal
from the New York Sun newspaper, or per-
haps the principal reason, was, that he might
devote himself more exclusively to the per-
fectipg of new power press he has invent
ed, and which he has been at work at for
some time past. He claims that when once
fairly and smoothly in operation it will
work one hundred thousand impressions per
hour.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

The Topeka Kansas Record of the 4th
instant reports terrible Indian fight 300
miles above Fort Riley, between Delaware
and Pottawattome Indians, and some 300
of the latter were killed. The fight was
witnessed by couple of pioneers, who
were at the time hunting buffalo, and was
described by them as being fearful scene.
The combatants numbered some thousands,
were all mounted, and kept constantly cir
cling, lying down in their saddles, and
firing over their horses necks as they ap-
preached the enemy. The fight lasted two
hours,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
1T is reported, under date of Denver Cit,

IT is reported, under date of Denver City,
August 9TH, that the United States troops
from Forts Kearney and Riley, had terri
BILE battle with the Kiowas, near Bent's
Fort, about the oath of July. They de-
manded of the Indians, those who commit
ted late outrages, and on their refusal to
give them up, attacked them. Five Kio-
was were killed and thirteen taken prison
ers. The latter were left at the Fort, and
troops proceeded down the Arkansas; but
Bent, fearing an attack, sent messenger to
recall the troops. The Indians attacked
and scalped the messenger, leaving him tor
dead, but he managed to return to the Fort,
and will probably recover. Bent, having
but small supply of provisions, and tear
ing trouble, released the prisoners.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

The ceremony of receiving the Prince of
Wales at Fredericton, NIB, over, writes
the correspondent of the New York Times,
the crowd dispersed, and, the heat parching
their tongues, they took to liquor, insomuch
that towards dusk the whole town was
tipsy, and volunteers in uniform, Indian
men and women in their outlandish dresses,
bushwackers in their frieze coats, negroes in
their gaudy habilaments, and plenty of
other sorts of people too, might be seen in
condition anything but creditable to
themselves, the province, or the nineteenth
century.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
Interesting Discovery.

TORONTO, August l3.
While workmen were excavating near the
old tort in this place, they discovered the
remains OF fifteen bodies of British and
American soldiers, who fell in the war of
1872. Several buttons, bayonets and epau-
lettes were also found One button has the
initials of Pennsylvania Rangers on it an.
other is marked gu. So; another. "Sth
British Grenadiers." A few American
coins were also found.
From the position of the bodies, it is ev-
ident that they were buried in the trench
near where they fell. General Pike and
two hundred Americans, and a number of
British, were killed near this spot in 1913,
by the explosion of powder magazine.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

A FRENcHMAN, who had travelled a good
deal in the United States, being asked bow
he liked the country, answered 20, 1 like
zee contree yer mooch mails it cez yer
fonny. In my contree zere is vuu religion
and great many soup; mails in zis contree
zere is onlee yum soup and yer many relig-
ion C'est drOlo p
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24

ACCORDING to statistical tables, there are
at present in Europe 1910 actors, 81 500
actresses, 1773 managers of theatres; and
the number of persons attached in one way
or another to dramatic establishments
amounts to 82,2O6.
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ARRIVALS At THE HOTELS.

NATIONAL HOTEL.-G Baker, -; Msjor
Dodge, Dc w WorthingtOn, Md b Williams,
Y; A Nj Eastman. NH; w Dudley and ly, Mas;
Fea;ing and ly, III; Biddle, Pa; r Orr
NY; Hon T. Baker, Ore; X Davis, Tex; A
Bailey, Mich; DR. Rads, Arlington, Cal; b F
Harding, Ore; Be Rowland, Pa; White and
ly, Miss Wilder, NJ CLARK, Ny; 6 w Knox, Pa:
Hon Marshall, Ky; Com II Goodwin and ly, ]
ID Williams, w Stewart, o Ellsworth, g e
White, w Isham, b Shultas, T Miner, d Fran
" Redwood, ny; PritseId inj GU Palmer Amer
-; Bean, W Bowling, Bowling, J ]
Criswell, Nd; McCully, Va; H l. Emery and
son, w Thompson, NY NJ Barman, Nd; r
Hogg, Mr.. ..-.
WIZARDS HoTEL-R Grady, NY; w
van wyck, SC; J A Godfrey, NY; w Ash
mad, p NJ d Collins, Cal; Hoyt, NY;C c
Chafee, Mass; Hon Nj Leach, NC; Han M
Jacobs, Tenn; Painter, Pa, III Spencer, Md;
molly; Cal; B Fnsbie, do; ] o Baker, Pa; H
Drayton, do p Jackson, NY; 6 w Heaiey,
Bombay, Holmes, C s Hope; Smith, Pa;
w Turner, Va; Cursed, Pa; r Clay, Us
Minister Persia; Mrs Clay, -; Miss Crawford
Master Clay, do; o Gresham and lady. MOI W
J Hartley, Pas } "A Warrington, Va; Hon r
Thrie, do. --a-.. - p -.--F
BROWNS HOTEL Cassard, NJ Bramop
and fam, NY; A Brown, NJ Z Brown, Stone
-; Mrs Hutchinson, Pa; w TYLER C. Helen. 4
Z; McCloskey, NY; v Fl Frittle. va; Hon l. q
Lanai L mar, Mis-; 7 K Briggs, Pa; F Pierce: Hon !
Rice, Pa p Martin, J A Hawloy, Md; McDeed
DC; strongfenow, Va; A Buckmaster, III
Siford and ly, H johnson, Lane and Iy
" Lane, N.Y. johnson, Md. -s'.
NORWOOD HOUSE.-w Fitzhugh, Va: 8
Samuel, Ga; ID Williams, Kan; d Slaughter
Va Bross, NY; W Sehon, Tenn; Hon !
Campbell, Lstt, A II Jones, Cal; w Whitforc
and ly, NC. -.
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Constipation or Costiyenes,.

No one of the "many Ills flesh is heir TO" is 80
Prevalent, SO little understood, and 20 much neg
lected as COstiveness. Ofen originating in care
lessness. or sedentary habits; it is regarded as q
anxiety, while IN reality il is the precursor and
companion of many of the most fatal and danger
bring the sufferer to an untimely grave. Among the
lighter evils Of which Cost yeness is the usual at
tsndant are Headache, Collie, Rhe umatlsm, Foul
Breath Piles, and others of Ike natn re- lille Ion
traln offrightful diseases such Fevers,
Pe4y, Epilepsy, Paralysis, Hysteria, Hypoohon-
aass, NJ elanohoy and insanity, first indicate their
presence IN the system by this alarming symptom.
Not unfrequeptly the diseases named orIEinats In
ConstlPanon, but take on an independent exist
enos less the cause eradicated an early
From all these considerations II follows that the
disorder should receive immediate attention when
ever II occurs, And no person should neg loot to gel
q box of ,Cephaic Pills on the FIRST appearance Of
the complaint, as their timely use will sxpsl tht
lnsiduous spproaohes OF disease and destroy thiI
dangerous foe to human life.
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0HEADAGHE Is the fsvorits sign by which
nature makes known any deviation whatever from
the natural state Of the brain. and viewed thi.
to give notce Of disease which might Otherwise
escape attention, nil too late to be Temedied; and
Its dications should never be neslected Head
sches may be classified under two names, viz :
Symptomatio and ldioPathic. SymPtomatio Head
ache is exoeedinyly common and 10 the precursor
OF great variety Of diseases, among which are
Apoplexy, Govt. Rhsgmatism and all f-brile
ease of the stomach constituting sick headache, OF
hepatlo disease constituting BILLIONS ksnddeks, OF
worms patton and other disorders of the low
els ai well as renal and uterine afectons Diseases
ofthe heart are worry frequently attended with Head
aches; Anemia Ard plethora are also affections
which FREQ uentiy occasion headache. Idiopathic
Headac ne is also very common, being usually dis
times coming on suddenly in . stste Of apparently
sound health and prostrstins at once the menta
and physical energies, and IN other instances n
oomss on slowly. he-alded by depression of spirits
or aoerbity oftemPer., In most instances the pair
is IN front of the head over one or both 81 ant
someti ICES provoking vomiting, under this cIasI
may also be named NeuYalgtd.
For the treatment of either class of ead1ohe the
Cephalic Pills have been found Q sure and saf,
remedy, renewing the most acute pains in few
minutes, and By Its subtle power eradIcating tn,
disease Of which headache Is the unerring index
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