The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-20
All Sorts of Items.

AT Dickinson, New York, on the 9th,
HENRY MEACHAM shot his wife, in the pre-
sence of her father and mother, and after
wards cut her throat, and shot himself
through the head Both are dead. A case
of domestic trouble and infdelity on the
part of the wife.
The Alexandria Sentinel says: "a
gentleman, whose word is proof, informs US
that Mr.. JOHN A. WASHINGTON has in his
possession letter from responsible parties
who made bona fde offer of $25O,OOO for
the Mount Vernon property sold by him to
the ladies of the Mount Vernon Association
for $2OO,0OO."
Ten BROCK, with the aid of his Jockey,
GEORGE FoRDHAM, has not done bad bust
ness on the other side of the pond, during
1859. His number of winning amounts :"
during the year, being III, and two dead
heats, and the value of the stakes must ex-
coed G25,OOO. Mr.. Ten BROCK is now en-
route for Marseilles, whittier he had pre-
viously dispatched his carriage and horses,
and whence he will drive along the Medi-
terranean coasts of France, to the States of
King VICroR EMMANUEL.
The New York Herald publishes card
from Archbishop HUGHES, recognizing the
Metropolitan Record of that city as the
official medium of communication between
him and the clergy and laity of his diocese.
This proceeding on the part of an ecclesias-
tic of the Archbishop's rank is rather an I'M
usual one. Hitherto it has been supposed
that the Freeman's Journal was the organ
of His Grace.
A WASHINGTON dispatch announces that
Senator MASON appeared in his seat on
Wednesday, clad in Virginia homespun,
while Southern member of the other House
sportea suit of direct Importation"
MO. WALKER has drawn off from all
his stage lines in Minnesota, says the La
Crosse Union, and turned his horses out
to grass" Mr.. WALKER has for many
years been the "stage king" of the North
west.
The early part of this week the annual
sale of pews in HENRY WARD BEEcHER's
Church, in Brooklyn, took place, and the
highest premium paid for pew was $l6O,
and the lowest % cents. The assessed value
of the pews was set down at $l2,05O, being
the same as last year. 10 this was added
for premiums upon pews the sum of $l6,-
69O25, the assessed value Of the chairs
1868, with premiums thereon $2l.65, thus
resulting In the net sum of 1928, 429.50, being
about 40 per cent. increase upon the amount
realized last year. There are 20 chairs not
yet sold, the assessed value of which amounts
to $157.
The New Haven Register says 1--WE
understand that the valuable library of the
late DR.. PERc1vAL, of this city, has been
shipped to Messrs. LEONARD & Go. of Bos-
ton, by whom it will be disposed of, for
account of the mortgages, at public auc-
ton. 1. contains upwards of 10000 vol
umes, and is variously appraised at from
$4,000 to 100000.
A PETITION is now circulating for sigma
lures in New York, to present to the L.
gislature, to allow Southern men the right
to bring their servants North, and to con-
tinue to legally hold them, for period of
nine months, while temporarily here. The
New York Tribune alludes to it sneeringly,
forgetting that SEWARD, the great light of
the party, was formerly in favor of such a
law. There was, prior to 1888, such law
in the State of New York, and SEwARD's
letter in its favor are among his printed
works. The Tribune thinks it is in the
main good letter, full Of humane and gen.
erous sentiments, though it expresses some
views which the writer has since seen occa-
sion to modify"