The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-11-30
The News.

"A DHorAIoh Hom w asDlDgtOn says tnaL
the President will send to Congress bis an.
nual message, on the third day of the ses-
sion. Copies will be sent to publishers in
advance, as far north as Boston, and South
to Richmond.
That illustrious statesman, Senator Zach
ary Chandler, of Michigan, it is announced
by telegraph, will not enter the Lincoln
Cabinet.
A DESPATCH from Washington to the
New York papers, states that Secretary
Thompson, of the Interior Department, had
full and free conference with Ex-Gov.
Corwin, as to measures to be taken by the
outgoing and incoming administrations, to
avert the impending danger to the Union.
The great Southern Commercial Conven-
tion, which adjourned at Vicksburg, Miss,
on the 18th Of May, 1859, to meet in At
lanta, Ca, on Monday, November IL, has
finally given up the ghost. Not delegate
was in attendance at Atlanta on the 18th.
AN agent of Edwin Forrest served pa
pers on Mr.. Eddy and the proprietors of
the Gayety Theatre, at Albany, on the l7th,
forbidding them to produce Jack Uade I"
Notwithstanding this the piece was per,
formed to an immense audience.
The grand jury of the U. S. District
Court at Chicago, on Monday last, brought
in bills of indictment against nine of the
rescuers of fugitive slave in that city, on
the week previous. The namas of these
Chicago Nulli6ers are as follows
Calvin DeWolf, Republican Justice of the
Peace.
George Anderson, Republican Deputy Sheriff.
Isaiah H. Williams, Republican Lieutenant of
Police.
Holland H. Harris, Republican City Police.
man.
Edward Longley, Republican City Policeman.
Chancellor L. jerks, Republican practitioner
of law.
Dantel Webster, negro.
Benjamin Mercer, negro.
Henry Lsbes (probably Isbell,) negro.
A WASHINGTON correspondent says {:
The progress made in the census justifes
the expectation that the Secretary OF the
Interior will be enabled, at very early day
in the coming session, to present an approx
innate statement sof the population of the
United States and Territories, and indicate
what will be the apportionment for the
Thirty-eighth Congress. As it is, the
country will be informed during the census
year of many of the most important results
connected with the eighth enumeration--a
consummation never before attained.
COLONEL MICHAEL CoRcoRAN, of the six
ty'ninth New York Irish regiment, has
been arrested for disObedience of the orders
Of General Sandford, in refusing to parade
with his regiment on the occasion of the
reception of the Prince of Wales. The
ground taken by the Colonel was that the
General had no authority to order the pa
rade, two parades by division having already
been made, but it is claimed that the law
clearly gives the General discretionary pow
er in this respect.
The majority for Bell in Virginia is set
down at ,700--certain. Good.
HE Postmaster General has ordered the
printing of envelopes embossed with the
one cent stamp, from a newly executed die,
representing the head of Franklin, to be
used for circulars and drop letters. The
letter envelopes will also be prepared with
a one cent stamp, in juxtaposition with the
three cent stamps.
A LEvEE was given to Gov. Banks and
lady by the citizens of Boston on the night
of the 10th.
The steamer Pacific, from Louisville Ito
New Orleans, was burned at Uniontown
on the 18th. Capt. Lamb lost; the re-
mainder of the officers, crew and passengers
saved.
The trial of R. S. Richardson and Sarah
Ann Heally, for poisoning Stephen Heally,
husband of the latter, closed at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, on the 10th. Mrs. ueally
was acquitted. Richardson was convicted
of manslaughter in the second degree, and
was sentenced to thirty years Imprisonment
in the State Prison.
Gov. MOORE will convene the Louisiana
Legislature on the 10th of December.
The ship John R. Wood, with 900 bales
of cotton, and the bark Evadne, with 5000
barrels of lime, were burned at New Orleans
on the 18th. The formers loss will be from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The following table presents the compa-
rative progress of New York and Philadel-
phia, in population, since 100.
New York. Philadelphia.
1890, 33,l3l 42520
1900. 6O489 & 7O,287
1910. 96373 96,387
1920. .l23,7O6 1885
1880. .2O2,5S9 167,325
1910. .3l2852 258, ,O37
1850. .515, 1894 4O8, ,762
1860. 1921, lib 568, ,034
The official vote of Illinois is as follows !:
Lincoln, 17O,545; Douglas, l6O,549 Bell,