The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-09
The News.

A:H The News. d
The Ieavenworth Times has information
from Southern Kansas that sixty dragons,
under Capt. Sturgis, accompanied by Indian
Agent Cowan, had been driving the settlers
from what is known as the Cherokee neutral
lands. The Times correspondent states that
seventy-four houses had been burned, and
the occupants turned out. Much excite
ment prevailed in Southern Kansas, and it
is thought that the statements are greatly
exaggerated.
Such distress prevails in Kansas, that
committee has been appointed at a public
meeting held in Leavenworth, to solicit inn
mediate aid from the East committee
was also appointed to act in concert with
other counties in the matter. A call has
been issued for conference at Lawrence on
the 18th of November.
BROADER GEN. CLARKE, Commander of
the Department of California, died 10 San
Francisco on the 18th ult.
The Albany atlas aud Argus says John
Bateman, resident of Chatham Centre,
returned home October 25th, after living for
twenty-three years convicts life in Van
Dieman's Land, whittier be had been sent
for participating in the Canadian rebellion
of 1887. Bateman is now sixty-one years
of age.
j. G. ADAMS, the Grizzly Bear Tanner
more Familiarity known as "Old Adams
died at Neponset Village, Massachusetts,
on the 26th ult. He has long been suffer-
ing from injuries received years ago in a
fight with formidable grizzly bear in Cal.
ifornia.
ANDREW B. HUTCHINSON, a son Of Jesse
Hutchinson, of Milford, New Hampshire,
and one of the well-known Hutchinson
family, died at the Lunatic Hospital at
South Boston, of chronic insanity, few
days since. He was ffty-two years of age.
AT San Francisco, Rosalie Durand,
while singing the "Last Rose Of Summer"
was Kissed off the stage by some Italians in
the gallery. Upon being recalled, she was
again Kissed, and, hiding her face in her
handkerchief, burst into tears. This was
too much for the Americans, who vacated
the parquette, and soon swept the gallery
of the critical Italians, tumbling them down
the stairs with great violence.
HE Louisville Journal of the Both, says
remarkably shrewd and we'll informed poll.
tician, recently from Washington, states
that some principal Breckenridge leaders
from the South, including Wigfall, of
Texas, and Judge Meek, of Alabama,
agreed last Thursday upon plan of action,
in case of Lincoln's election, viz: South
Carolina, within thirty days after election,
would declare herself independent, and send
messenger to Washington asking recog-
milton if recognized, othf Southern States
would follow suit, and after a sufficient num-
Der of States is recognized, Southern Com
federacy would be formed.
Notwithstanding the urgent applications
for the postponement of the Kansas land.
sales, the Secretary of the Interior has not
regarded it as proper, under the existing
laws, to submit the recommendation to the
President with that view, as in the case of
those soon to be offered in Minnesota. The
relief suggested by the Secretary is, that if
the lands of pre-emptors shall not be sold
they will have the benefit of the twelve.
month credit allowance by law for paying
for the lands, which thus become subject to
private entry.
SENATOR LATHAM and family, of Califor>
MIA, who left San Francisco in a wagon
bound to New Orleans, travels by what is
known as the Southern route to Ell Paso
and San Antonio, Texas, and as be has
been out now nearly four weeks, we NAV
soon hear of their arrival in Texas. It
will be something to tell of, even in this fast
age-a Senator of the United States max.
ing the trip overland all the way from Cali
fornia in his own wagon.
The President has made decision in the
case of General Harvey, which will be pro-
mulgated through the War Department.
Though he is regarded as having violated
the orders of Lieutenant General Scott he
is, in consideration of his DISTINGUISHED
military services, merely slightly officially
censured. Gen. Harvey has been here
several weeks awaiting the Executive de.
termination.
The New Orleans Picayuns states that
the emigration of free colored people from
Louisiana to Hayti, since the establishment
of President Geffard's government, has as.
sumed such an Importance that steamer
has been placed for the first time, in the
line between New Orleans and Hayti. She
will sail for Haytian ports on the first of
November, and continue making regular