The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-13

A LATE Washington letter in the Charles
ton Mercury, says !" In the hall of the
House, Senator SUMNER, of Massachusetts,,
occasionally appears. He seems not to have
suffered materially from the harsh treatment
to which his medical advisers thought
proper to subject him. 1t is understood
that the well known Senator expects soon to
occupy the attention of the Senate, when
be will produce studied effort to which all
preceding efforts will but weakly compare"
The property of the American Express
Company was sold in New York on the
Both ult. for 100000. 1t was purchased
by AARON FREEMAN, of Schenectady, for
the new American Express Company, who
will continue the express business ever the
name heretofore occupied by the old COM
pany, commencing on the I'd of January,
The Davenport Qowa), Gazette records
personal controversy between Hon. Tom
MARSHALL and a Mr.. N, of that place,
which ended in demand for satisfaction
challenge, sword canes, several blows, some
hard words, flourish or two of pistols, and
general satisfaction.
THEODORE PARKER writes long letter
from Rome in respect to JOHN BROWN, in
which he fully approves his raid upon Vir-
ginia, and justifes insurrection and the STIR
ring up of insurrection by white men.
A RErURNER from Carson Valley reports
to the San Andreas Independent that two
miners from Walkers river, just before
crossing the spur of mountain that forms
the southwestern boundary of Carson Val
ley, discovered a cannon. small United
States howitzer. Its presence in that
secluded quarter can only be accounted tor
upon the presumption that it is the gun
mentioned in Lieutenant FREMoNTs Nara
tive, as having been abandoned by him in
that neighbourhood, January, 1843, when
he was preparing for the passage of the
Sierra Nevada.
Mr.. IRVING had four brothers. WILLIAM
IRVING, the eldest, was a merchant. He
was member of Congress from 1913 to
1919. He married sister of the Hon. J.
4. PAULDING, and assisted in the construc-
ton of " Krickerbocker's History of New
York" He was physician, and died in
1888. EBENEzER IRVING is still living. He
has made his home at Sunnyside. He is
the father of Rev. L. IRVING, formerly pro
fessor in Geneva College, and in the New
York Free Academy. JOHN T. IRVING was
Presiding Judge of the New York Common
Pleas, from 1917 until his death in 1888.
He was also contributor to the Morning
Chronicle. His son, member of the New
York bar, is the author of several popular
works.
THE fame of JOHN S. RARY has travelled
to Egypt, and fired the zeal and ambition of
the equestrian lords of the desert. The
Viceroy has sent Mr.. RARY an offer of
twenty-five blooded horses, as good as can
be bought in Egypt and Arabia, if he will
go to Cairo and give instruction in his art
to him, his ministers and army officers.
GEN. LAMAR, late minister to Central
Ameri:a, died at his house in Texas, De-
cember 49,
The Captain Of the yacht Wanderer,
with four of the crew, have arrived at New
York from Teneriffe. In bis protest to the
American Consul at Tenerife, be swears be
sailed from Savannah for Smyrna with
crew of thirteen men and two female pas
sengers that his cargo consisted of silks,
and $1,000 dollars, and that his vessel was
practically run away with by his mate.
The New York Legislature met on the
second inst. The Assembly organized by
electing Mr.. L1TTLEJoHN Speaker. The
Governors message is document Of con-
siderable length, and refers almost entirely
to matters of local interest.
B. D. PECK, the State Treasurer of
Maine, is defaulter. The Governor has
notified the banks having deposits of State
money, to pay no checks drawn by him.
The State is secured by his bondmen, and
be has made over his property as security.
BY fire in tenant house, 2O3 Division
street, New York, on the Sd inst, six per-
sons, all Jews, were burned to death.
A BILL is now before the Virginia
Legislature for the repeal of the anti-dueling
laws, by which all persons engaged in q
duel, even to the sending or receiving a
challenge, both principals and seconds, are
rendered incapable of holding or being
elected to any post Of profit, trust or emolu.
ments, civil or military, executive or judicial,
under the government of Virginia.
A MONUMENT to j. FENIMoRE COOPER is
to be erectedat Cooperstown, at cost Of
$1,000. 1t will be placed in Lakewood
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