The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-27
The News.

of IA to Y has concurred in the Senate
amendment to the military academy bill, by
which the President is authorized to call
into service in Texas aregiment of mounted
volunteers.
SENATOR SEWARD was to have left Wash
ington on Monday, on trip north.
A MAJORITY of the committee on election
of the House of Representatives, have re-
ported in favor of Mr.. Howard and against
Mr.. COOPER, the sitting member, in the
Michigan contested case. Messrs. GAR
TRELL, STEVENSON and BoYcE unite in the
minority report.
A TORNADO passed over Carlinville, ILL.,,
on the 10th inst, unroofng and blowing
down houses, barnes trees and fences. The
roof of the Lutheran church was blown some
distance; the walls were much injured. The
roof of dwelling was carried nearly mile
and half through the air. Children were
picked up by the wind and carried consid-
cradle distances. Stock was killed in every
direction. A man named LOVE was killed
by lightning. Many persons were wounded,
and the destruction of property is very
great.
A ST.. LOUIS dispatch to the Cincinnati
Commercial says: "Public attention is con-
centrated considerably to-day upon the trial
of Mrs. GEO. W. ONDERDoNK for adultery.
Her accuser is D. W. PRICE, merchant
from Denver city, whom she has caused to be
arrested on charge of attempt to commit a
rape. The case will probably be as notori-
Gus as the famous CARsTANG breach of
promise case. The parties are respectfully
connected.
The Memphis Enquirer of the 18th re-
ports Lewisburg, Comsay county, Arkan-
sas, entirely destroyed by fire several days
since. No particulars.
The Lawrenceburg bank of Tennessee has
suspended. The cashier says it will be all
right in few days.
The Republican State Convention of
New York, to elect delegates to Chicago
passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Republican Electors of
the State of New York, represented in this
Convention, present the name of William h.
Seward to the Chicago Convention for the office
ofPr. sident, not only r obedience to univer.
sal and unbrokenpublic sentiment, but because
they regard him as eminently the representa-
tive of the principles upon which the Republi.
can Party is based, and to whose hands all the
great interests of the nation may be safely com.
mtted.
The trial of young BRowNLow, son of
the famous or notorious Parson BRowNLow,
for the murder of q fellow student, JAMES
w. REESE, in Emory and Henry College,
has resulted in his acquittal. The verdict
was hailed with great applause by the aud
tory in the Court room.
The U. S. steamer Roanoke will land the
Japanese embassy at the city of New York,
in accordance with the original order of the
Secretary of the Navy. They would have
been brought directly to Washington, as
recommended by Consul. General HARRIS,
but for the unprecedented difficulty of plotting
the vessel through the channel of the Poto-
mac.
IT is telegraphed from Washington, that
the Republican Senators have had confer
ence to take into consideration the subject
of the Nicaragua treaty, which, it will be
recollected, was rejected and afterwards re-.
considered. 1t is understood that their OBJ
ject is to modify the Objectionable clauses,
so that the President cannot use the United
States forces for the protection of the prop
erty and persons of Americans in that
country, without the consent or authorization
of Congress. Some Of them are DESTROYS
of applying similar principle in the Next
can treaty. Without the Republican votes
these treaties cannot be ratified therefore
the Democrats are not disposed to press
them without afording the Republicans full
time to make their suggestions.
The Missouri and Western Telegraph
Company was organized at St. Louis on the
18th. This company owns the exclusive
right to use the MORSE, House and HUGHES
telegraph patent in southern Missouri, Kan.
sas and large portion of Nebraska. 1t is
their design to push forward their northern
and southern extensions as rapidly as posi-
bic, and will be prepared to connect with a
northern or southern line to California, or
both, if two are built.
The Republican State Convention of
New York has elected the following dele
gates at large to the Chicago convention :
WIN. NJ. EvARrs, PRESTON KING, JOHN L.
SCHOOLGIRL and HENRY r. SMDEN.
TIE London Watchman announces that
the income Of the (Epglisb) Wesleyan Mis-
sionary Society for 1859, including lega-
cy-the net income of which was $4,000
was sl4O 900, or about 100000, an in.
crease Of upwards of $4,000 upon the pre-.
vious year.
The New York National Union Conven-
tion met at Troy, N. Y, on the 18th inst
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