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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12
Cold Bl0oded Murder by a Wife.

From the Providence Post.
A most horrible murder was committed
in the town of BurrilIville, about one mile
west of Glendale, on Saturday forenoon.
The murderer was woman, about 40 years
old, named Lydia A. Photteplace, who
killed her husband, Ziva Photteplace, by
nearly severing his head from his body by
a single blow with an axe, while he laid on
the floor in state of intoxication. Another
blow was afterward given upon the collar
bone. but the first was sufficient to prove
fatal. A son of the parties, lad about IA
years Of age, named Harris, was present
when the deed was committed, and he i'm.
mediately went to the residence of Mr..
James j. Colby, about two miles distant,
where his sister lived, and gave informa--
ton.
In the meantime Mrs. Photteplace drew
the dead body of her husband out into the
yard, and washed up the blood stains from
the floor. 1t was some two hours after the
deed was committed before any one arrived
at the scene Of the tragedy. The woman
remained at home, and was apparently quite
unconcerned, acknowledging the deed at
once, and giving as reason the fact that
her husband was in the habit of ill treating
her, and that be had that morning threat.
ened to kill her. She did not appear to re-
alize the enormity of the crime or its conse.
quences, expostulating somewhat at being
taken from home by Deputy Sheriff Stecre,
who arrested her, saying there was "no
need of it." An inquest was held by Mr..
Colby, who is Justice of the Peace, and
a verdict of murder was rendered, where.
upon warrant was made upon his COM
plant, upon which the woman was arraigned
when she pleaded guilty, and was thereupon
sent to the county Jail to await the action
of the Grand Jury, which commences its
sittings on Tuesday.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12

vious to the investigation sufficient evidence
Yves elected from private sources to impress
the then acting United States Marshal with
the necessity of Diminishing the two Offend
ing individuals, and they were informed that
their services were no longer required as
Assistant United States Marshals.
On the day of the legal investigation,
which took place on the 9Th of May, Mr..
Dwight made an affidavit to the effect that
he had sent Rynders and Mum to capture
the Storm King, and that they reported to
him that she was not to be found.
Other evidence was taken tending to i'm
plicate them, and the action of the Acting
Marshal in discharging the two men was
endorsed.
The Storm King cleared May Sd from
the city for Rio Zaitre and market. She
was commanded by Capt Lockhart. She
is a vessel of 229 tons, was built in Talbot
county, Maryland, in 1853, and is supposed
to be owned in Greenport, Long Island
She was thoroughly overhauled and re6tted
in April, 1860.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12
Fifteen Hundred Slaves on Board

From the New Ylrk Herald, Sept. ~
A despatch has been received from Nor
folk, bearing date September &c, stating
that brig, name unknown, but supposed
to be the brig Storm King, had arrived at
that port in charge Of Lieut.. A. K. Hughes,
United States Navy, thirty one days from
MOnrovia. She was captured by the
steamer San Jacinto, on the 9Th of August,
about two hundred miles off the Congo
river. She had GIG negroes on board, who
were landed at Monrovia.
The same despatch states that the prize
ship Erie was captured by the United States
steamer MohicaD, on the 9Th of August,
and had arrived at Monrovia with over 800
negroes on board. She was in charge of
Lieut.. Donegan of the United States navy.
The following are the facts connected
with these vessels, as far as can be CLEANED
from our marine lists and shipping register:
The Erie is ship of 476 tons, was built
at Warren, R. l., in l849, and is supposed
10 be owned in New York. She cleared
from Havana some time during the month
of April last for the river Congo. At the
time she was commanded by Captain Kund.
son.
The Storm King, provided that is the
pane of the other captured vessel, is the
brig that our readers will recollect caused
such sensation here iu the early part OF
last May, in consequence of escaping from
the charge of two of our Deputy Marshals,
or, as was alleged at the time, bribing the
Marshal to report that he could not find
her, after they had been sent to search for
her and stop her. On the I'd of May Dep
uty Marsbals Theodore Rynders and Henry
Mum were sent to overtake and capture
the brig Storm King, which had cleared
from this port under circumstances which
led to the belief that she was about to pro-
coed on slave voyage.
The Marshals went in search of proper
person to sign the document to enable them
to seize or detain the vessel. Not finding
the party they were in search of, they pro.
cured the steam tug Relief and proceeded
down the bay, when they found the Storm
King at the Narrows, going to sea. The
Marshals boarded the brig, and slight al
tercation took place between the captain of
the brig and the United States officers. At
last matters cooled down, and, very singr-
arly, the vessel was allowed to depart, and,
more singular still, the Marshals returned
and reported at headquarters to Mr.. Dwight,
the Assistant United States District Attor
ney, that the supposed SLAYER could not be
found. 5a1 .a3 --. e.,
The matter was judicially investigated as
to why the vessel was permitted to proceed
on her supposed unlawful voyage. Pre-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12
Douglas and LincOln.-An Elegant
Contrast.

Hon. David L. Seymour, of New York,
who was a member of Congress with both
Mr.. Douglas and Mr.. Lincoln, in speech
delivered at Rochester, made the following
elegant comparison between them. he
said:
The contest was between Douglas and
Lincoln. Which should we choose He
was not here to attack an opposing candi-
date, but supposed that man ought to
have some standing as statesman to DUAL.
ify him to take the helm of State. The
opinions and actions of our Government
were closely watched abroad. Our relations
with the world were such that it had he.
come the fixed opionion of the masses of our
country that no man was fit for the Presi.
dency unless he is man of tried experience
and able craftsmanship. Mr.. Lincoln served
one term in Congress, but in no manner or
measure there distinguished himself. For
anything in bis favor we search the Con-
gressional records in vain.
"On the other hand, the Democratic
party. feeling the weight of the responsible,
lty resting upon it, and with a readiness to
meet it-have given a candidate, whose
name no American can speak but with pride
Stephen A. Douglas! Loud and long
applause.
Twenty years ago elected to the Supreme
Bench in Illinois; seventeen years ago a
member of Congress, he went into the House
to meet Droomgole, Wise, IDgersoll, Win
throp, Barnard, and host Of other able
men-a galaxy of statesmen of all parties.
Not month elapsed before the Young rep.
resentative of the West made his maiden
speech. The speaker heard it. 1t took the
House by surprise, and at once placed the
man in the first rank of able debaters. That
speech was on resolution to refund to Gen.
jackson fine imposed upon him for taking
measures to defend New Orleans against the
British in 1915. 1t drew from the shades
of the Hermitage-from the dying hero a
response of thanas to the young Democrat
of thu West, who had come up to vindicate
his honor and restore to him bis due. From
that day Douglas continued to advance, and
bis progression has continued till now he
stands like the sun at midday, in full orb,
admitted to hold the position that be is en-
titled to. His efforts to sustain our country
and party in the Mexican War need not be
recounted, or the part he took in the Senate
debate on the compromise measures of 1850,
or the support be gave the Kansas and Ne.
braska bill in 1854, nor to his later defense
of Popular Sovereignty under adverse cir
cumstances. They are written in the great
history of the country, to be read forever.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12
The Future of the North. West,
From the La Crosse Democrat.

From the La Crosse Democrat.
Gov. Seward made good speech for the
North West, at St. Paul. If he had left
out the " inevitable nigger," it would have
been worthy his fame. But that, with the
Governor, would have been like leaving out
Hamlet in the play of Hamlet. Mr.. Sew
ard is at once prophet and philosopher.
He sees farther and deeper than any of his
tribe. He comes west. lie rides across
lakes. He visits the great Father of Rivers.
He goes up to La Crosse. He is delighted
and astonished. He goes up to St. Paul.
He becomes at once converted and chris
tian. His eyes are opened, he takes in at a
glance the past and present of our country.
He surveys the future in the logic OF
events" Standing on the steps of the cap
itoI of Minnesota, with his imagination
stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific
from the Gulf to the far off straits of the
north, he exclaims, The ultimate and last
seat of power on this continent will be found
within a radius not far from this very spot
where | stand, at the head of navigation on
the Mississippi
These are great words, Mr.. Seward the
greatest and truest you have ever uttered.
You have foretold what half century will
fully verify. The great centre of power and
wealth and dominion on the American con.
tinent, will "of certainty" be located in
the Mississippi valley at the sources of the
Mississippi and the St. Lawrence. 1t is
evidently impressed upon the mind of Gov.
Seward, that the region of st. Paul, extend
ing to st. Anthony and Minneapolis, is des-
tined to be the chief seat of this great COM
mercial empire.
This is venturing far, when st. Louis and
Chicago are so far ahead and claim so much.
We are not troubled about the precise spot
that shall mark this great commercial cen.
tire. The railroads that shall connect the
Mississippi with Lake Superior on the
northeast, and the British and Russion DOS
sessions on the northwest, will fix this con-
trolling centre. These railroads, as at pres
ent projected, seem to point to st. Paul.
In any event, there will be other great
centres on the Upper Mississippi besides St.
Paul. We believe La Crosse will be the
second. Winona may be the third. If we
live twenty years-yes, fifteen years-we
expect to see 100000 within ten miles oil
st. Paul. We shall see also, not less than
$4,000 enrolled in the census record of La
Crosse in 1875. We will give Winona
10000 at venture, if she behaves well!
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12

Mr.. McTayish, the grandson of "Charles Car.
roll of Carrollton," who lives near Baltimore,
and owns over sixty slaves, is for Lincoln.
Buffalo Express.
So do YANcEY and all the other South
ern shareholders who desire to ''precipitate
the Cotton States into q revolution" 20
"for LINCOLN" indirectly.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12

A"other Speech from Alexander H.
Stephen3---ElOquent PerOratfOn and
Tribute to Douglas.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03


u The New Albany Tribune of a day
or two ago, says: "Benj. T Harrison, Esq,
aud Hon Richard W. Thompson, address
ed large crowd of their fellow citizens at
the Lower Market House on Saturday eve
ming. Mr. Harrison made speech of con-
siderable length; taking the grounds that
the Republican party was following in the
footsteps of the old Revolutionary patriots.
etc.
Mr. Thompson made but short speech !;
still it was long enough TO show. to all
reasonable men, that Democracy was not
only the sectional party now, but the first
inventor of sectional parties. He declared
himself 10 favor of Bell, but said Mr. Lin
coln was a good man, and if elected would.
he believed make an excellent President,
and do very much towards quelling the
sectional strife now going on. lie was Tor
Henry s. Lane. because he preferred him
to Mr.. Heudricks, and believed him to be
a good aud conservative man. Had not
time to give all his reasons for supporting
Mr.. Lane, but promised to return in about
two weeks, when he could have more time
to tell us all about it"
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03
800 TPubIished by Reqnest.l
P.B0NE AND sINEW :"
sY wYKKrs Dx woRDr

Home from bis morning review rode a lord,
Owner OF tensnted acres by score;
Pompous his srse stood siil AZ his word,
Aud a iIvered servant rushed from the doors.
There stood Sandy with stout brawny faee,
Beard un shsyen and look. unshorn; 2
Never stood he like beggsr from grace. ss
Never ioaked he line man fsrlorn.
Bowing . as peasant, gosd-hunored was peer,
But liseried servant was scornfuily grand
md lord 10 the laborsr straitly drew near
With an English heart and an Engllshmsn'.
hand.
ai .asaasi s1f4 1aaL aas 9Gar 1lef
''four honor I'D bow TO me, passing my door.
Oh, never the like did lord ere the day,
And 1t stirred up the blood o. me, tho be poor
SO rput tn my hat and came over the way.
"Your honor has heard OF the crying for bread,
Starvation Is stalking from Rydalto to Morns,
The tlxer isgrinding US lew in his tread.
And corn isthe cry, sir, the poor must have
corn. sf. ha
Life, .ir, is the same with the peasant and lord,
And lore 10 the hove. Is as strong asin hall,
And death to us both is terrible word
Whose tears burn the no test,s over the paIls
The soul o. me burns, the iood o. me boils,
And sections may hurry us of to the graves
For. what are these groanings, these night and
day tolls ?
Starvation, taxation, through liveried 81 aves.
Sunday eve last as we came from the kirk,
Men swore for their rights in the mine and
the mart.
That one OF these nights there'd be terrible work
And blows shoulI be struck at noblity,s heart.
"Heaven pardon my oath, with its horrible
g thrill, aiA - paf ~"
To giveto your honor my blood and my breath;
SO all the long night, sir, I've worked at the
mill, -.e-ss s-s------
Butyet at my home there's starvation and
death" z.ssatl N ass
"No, Sandy, stays not by your hearth,
And the taxer shall turn from t, eur door on
his heel: a
Look down at Jour gate, is not that Miller
Marthr nra1-s 81
lie told me your triumphs, he takes you the
meal. elIa0-1 al u laa .atH
.sAnd now. sir, THAT msnial who struts at my
door, a.t e-frr f...a..
This hour ceases robbing my tenants at will;
True blood, sir, is blood, in the rich the poor,
And Sandy, you're master, henceiorth, of the
mill rre r.s- - f.i. f.s
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03
THIRD DAY.

Thursday morning opened with rain.
which commenced about o'clock and con-
tiuued with more or less vehemence, &C
companied by heavy thunder and vivid
lightning, until near 8 o'clock. But even
before this hour the movements towards
the Fair Grounds commenced. Wagons
loaded with whole families were to be seen
passing through the stres,s, The day
continued dull and cloudy, with an occa-
sional sligh. fall Of ram.
We deferred our visit to the Fair
Grounds until about l2 NJ, when hailing
one of the multitudinous vehicles which
had their signs out For the Fair Grounds. -
we paid our dime and accompanied by q
Hibernian friend. we took our way to the
North, the tedium of the journey being re-
lieved by an amusing desc ription Of Don
neybrook Fair, with an account of its frol-
les, its fights, and it's fun, by our Hiberni-
an friend aforesaid.
We arrived on the ground in time for q
good dinner, which we obtained at the
well ordered aud we'll patronized restau.
rant of our clever friend W. w. Sibley
who fed an immense multitude in a mos
satisfactory manner.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03
ILLEGAL Voting.

The editor of the Express says that he
has 10 "sesire to deter any one from the
exercise of the elective franchise. We
presume that if he had, he could not do it.
No Democrat can be deferred from voting
by any threats that may be made by Mr..
Hudson, or any of his associates. The
right of franchise is dearly bought right;
and all who can, ought TO enjoy It free and
untrammeIed. The Democratic party ex-
pect TO poll every legal vote in 1t, end none
others. This the Democracy are determ;n-
ed to do at all hazards. We ask nothing
but fairness and Justice. aud will submit
To nothing less. Sr far as The Democracy
are concerned, they will perpetraie no
wrsng, nor will they PERMIT any, IL they
know it, to be practiced by the RePuoli
can party. This Mr. Hudson aud his
Wide-Al1ake brethren may rely on.
Journal.
We transfer the above article, entire, from
the Journal, because it is the first one, for
many weeks, that we have seen in that
sheet, which foreshadows anything that is
right. Mr. Cookery has no reason, how
ever, to infer that we or the Republicans,
have the least thought Of preventing any
man from voting, who is legal and quail
fled voter. We never made any threat TO
deter any one from the exercise of the cleo
tive franchise Who had right to exercise
il. But we did say, and we hope Mr.
Cookerly and his Democratic friends will
recollect il, that the Republicans Of the
city of Terre-Hsute. and Of the county of
yigo, will not stand idly by on The day OF
the election and see illegal votes put into
the balIot-box. We know this will very
materially interfere with the arrangements
of Democratic leaders and destroy the
hopes Of Democratic candidates, but they
may Just as we'll make up their minds to
il. for unless il is done by the poIcer Of physi
eel force, there toII be no illegal Uofing IN hi:
county al the merit election And he who at
tempts to vote, when he has 10. the right
may expect to meet the penalty prescri
bed by the outraged Law. The Republi-
cans will be wide awake on that occasion,
Colonel, and if large Plumbers Of your
friends get into difficulty. IL will be beaus'
they do not pay sufficient respect to th'
law.
The Republican party. will not, undel
any state Of circumstances, knowingly per
nit one Of its meubers to vote. unless, bJ
the laws Of the country he is entitled to-
can the Democratic party say as much
We ask the Democracy Of the city o
Terre Hsute, to arrest every Republican
who dsres to vote, or attempt TO vote hot
he has no right TO, aud We pledge them
any Of their imported friends approach tb
ballot box, and offers to vote. he will Inn
medistely find himself in the mesbes Q
the Law. American Liberties are not wortl
a bagbee, IL the ballot-box is suffered 10 b
controlled TO advance the interests Of am
bitious aspirants. Whenever q is not tn
fafr and full expression Of the people
wish. then our elections are sheer hun
bugs ridiculous farce.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03
One OF the Results ofthc rusion Ma
MIA.


The Abead Zeitung of yesterday evening
speaking OF the disgust occasioned among
the German Democrats by the fusion
schemes of their leaders, says-"As
Scroggs. Dodge srd thousands of other
Americans will vote for Lincoln, not be
cause he is an 'American,' but in order 10
express their disapprobaiIon of the unscru
pulous sale of their party by its leaders,
80 thousands of German Democrats will
7ote for him, and for similar reasons. The
other day Democratic Lincoln CLUB was
formed ia one of the upper wards ofthis
city, consisting of forty German citzeus,
who formally declared their intention of
voting for old Abe, instead of going il
blind for the confusion ticket. We might
mention other similar cases. Scarcely a
single German Republican ward meeting
is held at which anumber of Democrats do
not have themselves enrolled in the list of
Z Republican voters In 1856, barely one
half or two films of the naturaliz.d Ger
mans cast tdelr votes for Fremont; but in
1860 from two thirds to three fourths-in
number from eight TO nine thousand-of
the German voters of the city of New York
[ will cast their suffrages for Lincoln. Ere
monts entire vote in the city was less than
/ eighteen thousand LincoIn's will not be
less than thirty FIVE thousand IN. Y
Z Post
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03


IL The editor of the Owen county Jour.
nal. who is an independent in politics
neither Democrat nor Republican-who
has no preiudices for or against either of
the candidates for Congress, 10 review
ofthe debate between Messrs Nelson and
Voorhees,. at Spencer, uses the following
language:
"From whas we heard ofthe discussion,
aided by our knowledge Of both men we
feel W arranted in saying that this district
can boast stronger aud better matched
team than any other district in the State.
During the heat here. they poured broad
side after bsoadside Of hot shot into each
ether, and it was nip" and "tuck" be-
tween them, each party claiming It's stand
ard d-bearer to be the victor. AS an impair
tisl witness. occupying favorable point,
we must say that We believe tuck" got
"nip"-i. e., that Col Nelson more clearly
and fully defined the position of his party
on the territorial, the homestead, aud ''pe-
cular institution" questions, the prinel-
pal points at issue ia the present campaign,
\ than did Mr. v, and produced high au.
thority to sustain that position. So vel
matched are the candidates, and so forci-
/ bic were their arguments, that we presume
no new converts were made on eithe
side
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03
Orastes A. Brovnson

speech on the 18th inst at Muscle Mills. in
Sullivan county Missouri, in which he said ;
"The Democrats were fooling the people
had done it for years, had fooled him in
years gone, but could do it no more"
We think great many good people are
beginning to find out that the Democracy
are fOoling the people, have been doing
so for years, but have about conclud ed
thew can do so no more
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03

Joe Reevy's Davy Crockett, /
W, B. ogle's bl N, Black Cloud, ....2
J-P. Custer'sr z. Grey EagIs,.....3
Time-3:I4, $40.
First Heat. The horses got off together.
Grey Eagle next the pole. Black Cloud
(under the saddle) in the middle. Davy
next the ropes. Grey Eagle and Black
Cloud both broke just after stsrliog, when
Davy Crocket took the lead and brave.y
maintained it during the entire heat, CON-
ing in handsomely ahead. Grey Eagle
broke SO badly that be was retired from
the contest at the end of the first heat.
Davy Crockett aud Black Cloud on the
second heat got off together. the Cloud
sooo taking the lead which she maintained
until on the east side of the track when
Davy drew up gently. and the two ran
neck and neck for some distance when the
mare hopping off her feet. Davy shot for
ward, opening near rod of daylight be-
tween them, The mare however soon came
down to her work and again drew up
alongside of Davy, a I'D the contest became
exceedingly exciting and interesting, be-
ing closely contested until entering the
home stretch when Davy again opened
daylight between them, and the mare again
breaking up the second heat and the ribbon
was gracefully won by Davy.
The crowd on the ground yesterday was
much larger than on Wednesday, and the
interest seemed to be on thsincrease.
This being the last will be the great day
of the Fair. Besides the award of premi.
ums there will be several interesting con.
tests on the race track, and an exhibition
of the premium stock.
We cannot close this notice long as it is,
without bearing our mo st cordial testimony
to the manner in which the officers have
conducted the Fair, succeeding notwith-
standing the unfavorable wealth er in rend-
ering the exhibition not only pleasant, but !
unusually interesting. They all work with |
energy and zeal, and it would be perhaps,
invidioue to particularise, yet we must
express our admiration of the mastery |
manner in which Mr.. ]. D. Bell discharges
his duties as General Superintendent, rem
dering the most entire satisfaction to ALL
The other officers are also equally efficient
in the discharge of their duties.