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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21
HOmicidal Mania.

The London Times, of the 18th ult., hasa
leader on the Youngman murders at Wal
worth, the purpose Of the article being to
denounce the new doctrine of homicidal
monomania." On the morning of the 30th
of July, William Godfrey Youngman,
tailor, rs years of age, killed Mary Willis
Streeter, young woman to whom he was
engaged to be married, his mother and his
brothers, Thomas and Charles. In his ig.
norance of the law, be had effected an in
surance for Gl00 on the life of Miss Streeter,
supposing that in the event of her death the
insurance would come to him, not knowing
that he had no insurable interest in her life.
On the 10th ult., he was put on trial for the
murder OF the girl, in the Central Criminal
Court, London, and in the afternoon, after
the jury had been out ten minutes, they re.
turned verdict of guilty. He bad in
duced the young woman to come to the
house in which bis parents lived, the day
before the murder. ..a
He arose early in the morning, and call
ing to the girl, be stabbed her as she came
out of the room. He then went to the bed
where his brothers were sleeping, and killed
the youngest. With the eldest he had
struggle on the landing. He next killed his
mother. The attention of the people in the
story below was attracted by the falling of
something heavy above, and one of the
tenants went up stairs, where be met the
prisoner in his undress, and saw the evidence
Of slaughter around. His hands, feet and
shirt were covered with blood. He said,
My mother has done all this--she mur-
dered my two brothers and my sweetheart,
and I, in self defence, believe l have MUIR
dered her," 1t was proved that the prison
er's maternal grandmother died lanatic
about fifteen years ago. The only defence
set up for the prisoner was that his state
ment that his mother killed the girl and her
two sons, might be true, as she might have
acted under the influence of homicidal mon
omania. 1t is against this kind Of evidence
that the Times points its thunders. When
called upon to receive bis sentence, after the
verdict was rendered, the prisoner said, /" l
am not guilty" The other indictments will
not be tried, as this most enormous savage
has but one lie to forfeit aj jraA ,ol'al
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Night Travelling ON a Railroad.

Mr.. Willis, in The Home Journal, philos.
ophically narrates nights experience and
observations on sleeping Car on Western
railroad, as follows:
As this sleeping car has no curtains and
accommodates both gentlemen and ladies, as
do the other cars, the going to bed, and the
getting up in the morning, constitute en-
barrassing portions of its dormitory expe-
rience. A very stylish family on their way
North, who came on board from the juno
tion with the Southern Railway at the
Koskaskia River, occupied the pew and
hammock Immediately forward OF our own,
and their embarrassments we're probably as
instructive as any that could be selected for
description. The arrangements for the
night were already made when they entered
"a fashionable young mamma with three
spoiled children, and the grandmamma, a
bell sin FOSSIL" of perhaps forty years of age,
accompanied by the colored nurse--and this
one pew with its hammock were all that
remained unoccupied. The tired children
were easily disposed oil, and so were the
bonnets tor the nape of the neck, and the
several instalments of false hair; and then
the sleepy negress collapsed into the corner
Of the car like carpet-bag-but, how the
"missuses were to attain and maintain
their respective ,horizontals, with hooped
skirts, was the difficulty! And that this
article Of femme ,hip-ocracy should not be
worn as part of a travelling costume, is the
Improvement of my present discourse.
Anything more needlessly inconveninent
than that mammals tumbliDg over into the
pew among her children, and trying to lie
down in her umbrella-on-edge instead of q
night-gown, could not easily be cOntrived.
One other utilitarian suggestion: Ladders
should be provided in these sleeping. cars, as
an article of indispensable furniture. The
still handsome grandmama of our Southern
party was to sleep alone in the hammock
Overhead-and how was she to get there
An active boy, in his most willing pair OF
weekday pantaloons, would have considered
it quite climb-for it was six or seven
feet from the floor. and nothing to step upon
but the backs of the seats-and, crinoline
to the contrary, Notwithstanding, the ascent
was made-how land how the descent was
made in the morning) Of course forbore
to see. We we're to reach Cincinnati for
rather late breakfast. and of course there
were several unwashed hours in our sleeping
car, the beds being remetamorphosed into
seats, and the prone passengers restored to
their uprlghtness soon after sunrise. Re-
ally, one gets startling appreciation in this
way OF the value Ito ladies especially of
combs and looking glasses, towels and water!
To see the dear angels get up from nights
sleep and sit up "unmioistered to in the
betraying daylight, hour after hour. is a
lamentable diaillusionizing of ones ideal!
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PAST MEMORIES.
BYJ. G.. wHITTIER.

How thrills once m ore the lengthening chain
Of memory at the thought of thee
Old hopes, which long in dust have lain,
Old dreams come thrOnging back again,
And boyhood lives in me;
l feel its glow upon my cheek,
Its fullness of the heart is mine,
As when l learned to hear thee speak,
Or raised my doubtful eye to thine.
hear again thy low replies, r
feel thy arm within my own,
And timidly again up.rise
The fringed lids of the hazel eyes,
With soft, brown tresses Overblown.
All memories of sweet summer ewes,
Of m0Onlit waves and willOwy way,
OF stars, and flowers, and dewy leaves,
And smiles and tones more dear than they
Ere this thy quiet eye hath smiled,
My picture of thy youth to see,
When half woman, half a child,
Thy very artlessness beguiled,
And fOlly's self seemed wise in me.
too can smile, when o er that hour
The lights of memory backward stream,
Yet feel the while that manhood's power
Is vainer than my boyhOod's dream.
Years have passed on, and left their trace
OF graver care and deeper thought,
And unto me the calm, cold face
VI manklnd-and to thee, the grace
Of wOmans pensive beauty brought.
On life's rough blast, for blame or praise,
The school.boy's name has widely flown!
Thine, in the green and quiet ways
OF unobtrusive goodness known.
And wider yet, in thought and deed,
Our still diverging paths incline;
Thine the Genevan sternest creed
While answers to my spirits need,
The Yorkshire peasants simplest line;
For thee, the priestly rites and prayer,
And holy day, and solemn psalm;
For me, the silent reverence where
My brethren gather, slow and calm.
Yet hath thy spirit left on me
An impress Time has worn not out,
And something of myself in thee,
shadow from the past, see
Lingering cen yet thy way about;
Not wholly can the heart unlearn
That lesson of its better hours,
Nor yet has Times dull footstep worn,
To common dust that path of flowers. ;
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The steamer Arago sunk at Goose Island,
near Cairo, on Saturday morning last. She
was bound for Vicksbufg, and had vaIu-
able cargo, which is considerably damaged.
The boat will probably be got of. No lives
l0st. -.
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FRANK HUGHEs, of New Haven, only
twelve years Of age, has been sent to the
poor house, on application Of his father, for
being common drunkard.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21
NEW HAMPsHIRE.--The following is the
population Of New Hampshire by counties,
according to the census of 1860: ..-.,s

~ .aI.ro4 n ~. 326, I75 1904
The gain in the State, for ten years, is but
S,2l1-much less, Of course, than the ma
tural increase. New Hampshire ID a good
State to emigrate from.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

JAS. E. THAYER, a we'll known cotton
broker, hung himself in his store, in Boston,
Monday afternoon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-13

~, o,r..r S,vn The companies which have are
srau and should be hled up Immediately.
y seut to arrive the objects Of this man, oor!i
1he most probable account Ia ihat he intended u lay
.,, the foner san further up, and then join the Cen
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE sEsAn
Senator Mason chairman Of the Commitise on Foreign
Arars erdeayored 10 get executive session to-day for
the purpose Of confirming Mr. Faulkner, who has been
unaninously reported back from his committee.
The Senate has confirmed the following nominations
J. T. Russell, Of Virginia, Indian Agent for New Mexico;
u =, s,ns, Of Massachusetts,, Consul at cape io""'
=. NJ nue. .--.-~- GA~~-~' ~ n-.-~~' y Ncscr.
W. W Chapman, gu. .....
Heg1'er OF Land Offices, and W. ]. Martini Receiver OF
upho money! at Roseourg Oregon; and Hamilton Copper
" ''''S., United States Attorney for Oregon.
GENERAL PIERCE AND PRESIDENCY.
There large number Of leading politicians from
New England here secretly working for the nomina-
ton Of General Pierce the Charleston Convention Some
OF Herces Cabinet also cooperating In this movement
gentleman lately from California bet today one hun
dred dollars to five cents that Pierce would not be no
mated at Charleston.
CONTINENTS Mr. SEWARD.
The Pennsylvania republican delegation, under the leat
Of Senator Cameron, waited upon senator Seward th
evening, and severally paid their respects to him.
THE POSITION JUDGE DOUGLAS.
Mr. Douglas speech 10 day, denying that the action o
the Supreme Court in the bred Scott decision
thereby assuming the ground taken BY the republicans
considered equivalent to his defeat at Charleston.
! MISCELLANEOUS AYFAIRs
| Thurlow Weed arrived here this morning.
Commodore Vanderbilt is reported 10 be in the city
Mr. Parrot, Delegate from Kansas, dsclaims having
Of democratic votes from Leavenworh county
to aid his election the United States Senate, although
should he be the republican nominee, there is NO doub
that democrats VIII vote for him in the Legislature.
| .E NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
The President attended the United States Agricultural
Society this morning receive his diploma honora
ry member. The President Of the sociey in delivering
II, said q strange coincidence that every President
Of the United States had either been called from the
plough like Nncinnatus else retired 70 at the cxp
| ration OF his term Of Office.
Mr. Buchanan, in reply spoke Of his taste for agricu
turaI pursuits though he had but little opportunity
dulge in them He paid high tribute To the patriotic
worth Of the ers Of the SOIL and anticipated his return
to wheaand In less than eighteen months TO enjoy the
independence and quiet OF rural life. His speech was
| frequently interrupted by applause
The Agricultural Convention has appointed committed
TO procure the report Of the famous Advisory Board
convened here last year whewash the seed distribute,
OF the Patent ONCE but which denounced the whole
Germ The report has been suppressed, but viii up
| pear
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House OF Represented ves.

House OF Represents tves.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1880
AZ The attendance Of members was aim, there was Z
call Of the House.
Mr.. SHERMAN EXPLAINS HIS POSITION
Mr. SLvsNAS, rep.) Of Ohio, took the floor on ouoe.
ton OF nc. -eond explanation. The moment he did 20
there was . 7sh Of members BE sad-Mr Clerk, de-
to call The 1tcntou Of the gentleman from abau,a
(Nr. Houson) 70 erain remarks which appear tn his
Speech ss reported IN de Gots send up the paper to
The desk and request the Clerk 'ossd ,te lines marked
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lxAvrwos1n, x. T., Jan. IL, 1850.
Tne PFes Peak express arrived here this afternoon ID
seven days from Denver CITY, bringing four passengers
Business was rather dun 1t Denver City.
Many miners we're returning to the mining camps "a
consequence Of the mild weather. 10 resume operations
Several and extensive quarts discoveries had been
ade and large quantities being taken out ready for
crushing. great deficiency in proper machinery ex.
perienced The pyrie Of iron, which s found 10 treat
extent accompanying the quartz leads had been subjected
proportion Of gold.
The general health was good.
The Salt Lake mail with 10 December O. has Ala
arrived, but brings NO news OF interest
Gov Beel came passenger from Denver City, He n
en- route to Washington with memorial 10 Conprcss for
provisional government for jefferson Territory
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: = 1~HheaOm Oh S18vefy IN Nohr0ak3s
ST. Lows, Jan IL, 1850
The bill abolshpg slavery In Nebraska psssed the Ter
Sovernor BACK would veto il. The bill providpx for
scnstutouM Convention passed the House on the sama
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time and that Mr. Clark might not be afraid to eave the
matter with him. He then went on with his remarls.
end IN conclusion referred Mr. Haskin 70 Mr. Clark for
reply 70 the interrogatory.
Mr.. HARMS, Of Nd. resumed the floor.
Mr. HAsaN asked him 70 yield for moment for per.
M. BURNETT, (dem.) Of KY, Objected. he was per.
fecty willing that all the members OF the committee might
floor. =
Mr. HAsKN disregarding the objection, ana no one e,se
regarding IT. sad1he gentleman from Mississippi (Mr
McRae) has refused to question which put for
tne purpose OF knowing whether my colleague mr. Clark
the proposition before this constituted Sabbath Com.
mee Of Conference 70 vote down the proposition OF the
gentleman from Pennsy lvania mr. Hckman), TO correct
the journal wanted 70 know whether that has been ap
M MchAE {interrupting)-The gentleman put q Ques.
ton 70 me which be had right put who his colleague
was here to answer for himself.
Mr. HAsux-ne gentleman refused 10 answer. -
Mr. McRAr-i have not refused referred the gen.
tleman to bis colleague.
N H.ss,s lpe;sing apsri and greatly excited
this floor that was none Of my business desire now
to make an explanation personal 70 myself and personal
70 that colleague ehowingto the House and the country
fore the House. Excited calls 70 "ordern from the
democratic benches) desire TO make personal expa-
patton for the purpose Of satisfying the House
make himself heard over the din and uproar that eprng
up. Members from both sides rathered rcrrdS
many bawlng out At the top Of their voices,
rg their persuasive arts TO suppress violence The cr
wtn hry closed lrs and pale face, hammered the tabe
most numerically with bis gavc bot the only ecct was
to increase the upInar 1872 "
When Mr.. Eaeksns words became audr,,c thov nm
sared 10 RON IN this way For the purpose o. satisfying
the house that my colleague. WHO c'.is 10 be an anti
ieccmrton Democrat has on this ana other questions
acted wifh-- t4
The ecnoluson Of the eeutenoa vas drowned IN cata
'act OF rolce; ssorfh order hut no order came out
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cOmpnC3teC QueSu0nS
upon the resolution Of the gentleman from Missouri when
oil the time this side Of the House ready and anxious to
Mr. CLARK, {dem) Of Mo-, stated his reasons for pro.
posing bis resolution In the book endorsed BY the gen
mulgased throughout the country that there should be
NO association between the non Shareholders and the
sysnnds,s that there should BE- Kind Of intercourse
giousiy. Now, represent constituency which Is
for the most part slaveholding constituency and
republican side, well upon ali other sides Of the
House, whether, amer the nomination a gent nan for
seen that the republicans we're sbOs % carry 1ec.son,
whether, Say Southern man representing slave.
holding consitnency ought 70 have "a. still IN seat
submit could not do having the peace and quiet and
the welfare Of the country and Of my constituents at
of the republicans without resolution could have
done so but found could not and what was TO do in
us,ss 70 ysss sna my constituent a y; for
constitution Isurey could not the party claiming 70
be the dominant party put their into the Chair TO
peace and lives Of my constituents, whom /
was charged to represent and bound TO pro-
tect. cay ] was bound 10 take prompt meana
TO repe this action The resoluon perhaps Is moi 40 oor
teous 40 II might be bad more time 10 draw up The
resolution merely states that any gentleman who recon-
and taeenable was net fit 10 be Speaker OF the House.
Sir, stand still by that declaration. No man can say
.ns o +. calling n s the ability
merely Gays that no who allied himself 70 political
party who took upon himself the responsibility Of
dorsing the sentiments contained In Helpers book ct
10 preside over the deliberations OF this any other
tona Legislative body. In my remarks putting forth
this resolution disclaimed anything personai--i dis
claimed making personal attack upon any man. Just
cd'um has fallen ppoD those who signed the book and this
resolution will bring about ahcahy sentiment throughout
the country. Now, Goes, the gentleman expect me 10
withdraw the resolution at this timer II be does, say
viii not inow declare, once for all, that never viii
withdraw IL. The question is TO be met, and must be
met, and vote taken upon the resolution AS he.
fore, depourte no man but any who may consider
hmseh referred to, be thinks proper nc c>n rise bis
place and excupate pimseE rom the oiu Of ste charge
Smyrna times., 1860-08-16
The Moqui. "A New Race.

frof Newberry, in his paper read before the
Scientific. Congress gives vivid description If
the geological features of the great plateau
sweeping east and west from the Rocky Noun
'ains' Illustrated by the celored drawings. His
Wen Drowned, fiercely bearded face gave eyi.
dence OF the effects of the sun and the wind ON
the vast treeless plains that skirt the Colorado.
lie incidentally gave most interesting de.
scriP'lon OF that strange people the Mooui.
whose cities he had seen in New Mexico. and
nut a small remnant of whom now exist. They
belong to hitherto unknown race. Prof
Ne~6erry thinks they may be remains of the
Affects who ruled that region on its discovery
by the Spanards. From the characteristic.
however, OF the melancholy remnant who now
exist, 1t seems more probable that thew are IN
be referred to the Toecs, who were dispersed
by the Affects.
Mr.. Newberry described them as a race an.
parently entirely distinct from any other Indi.
ans on this Continent. They are smaller, have
distinct conformation Of skull and face and
are peaceful sgriculturists. They weave
cloth, work with implements of stone, and build
towns OF stone and mortar on the mountain ta-
BILE lands which rise 800 or 1000 feet above the
lowiand pateGux They build walls around
their towns, and their only means of ingress
and egress is by ladders which they draw no
after them when they enter the town. There
are seven OF these small towns still inhabited
by this fast-fading race. But their ruins ex-
tend over the whole valley of the San Juan
| apparently ruins of race once numbering mil.
lions of men-and many of them 0he towus>
500 or 1000 years old. Z
Smyrna times., 1860-08-16

OF The visit of the Great Eastern, says the
Baltimore Patriot. has brought prominently to
the surface, one of our weakest points of ma
tionai character. and that is our love of eating
and drinking. People could not visit ihe mou-
ster, while lying at the wharf in New York,
without wanting to eat and drink, and because
the Directors did not turn the ship into hotel
and distribute viands and drinks gratis. they
have been heartily abused. And so of the
trip to Cape May and ofthe visit to Annapolis
Roads. five can't move without something
to eat and drink, it is time that everybody should
turn himself into o walking restaurant. Is
Smyrna times., 1860-08-16

CT In Texas a white man, named w. H.
Crawford, supposed 10 have been an abolition
list. was found. Rear Fort Worth. hung dead TO
a tree. In Grimes co., two white preachers of
the gospel were also hung for the same offence.
About eighty negroes, supposed TO be concern
ed in the revolt, were put in Jail. In Dallas,
on the 24th, three negro men were hung for
being concerned in the intended instruction.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-16

or The Prince of Wales win be . very
sgreeabIe member Of bis mothers family If he
hkes home with him all the gifts which he
has received ia The Canadas. He has already
acquired large Newfoundland dog Of rather
dubious amiabilisy, canoe, pair Of paddles
and spear. Add to these the alarming con-
sideFstion that biz Royal Highness " smokes, .
the calumet" and ii will be seen that for
The peace Of Wiudsor il ia extremely desirable
HE own private establishment should be got
ready for bin before he returns. squaw, a
iomahawk and buffalo bull are the least re-
Variable additions which may still be expect.
ID VI his Highness' household ornaments.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-16
CHOICE POETRY.
The Rain Concert.


Millions OF tiny drops f
Are falling all around %
They're dancing on the house tops.
.aa They're hiding in the ground. sa.
They are fairy like musicians,
With anything for keys.
Beating tune upon the windows.
Keeping time upon the trees.
A lighs and airy,trebls
They play upon the stream.
ss'sa7 And the melody enehants US
Like The music Of dream. s
A deeper bass is sounding.
,1.li When they re dropping into caves, {
- L With tenor from the zephyis, ,.te,g 81,
80 - And am alto from tho waves.
o. It's a stream of music, efss,f- Z s
feag And Robin don't intrude, :" ss
If, when the rain is weary,
He drops an interludc. jIi.it
II seems as iflhe warbiing
q, oflhe birds in all the bowers Il .a1.
Had been gathered into rain dIeps :,
$50 And was coming down in showers.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-16

and sugar, they said no, il was only rubbish,
and SO 1t must be burned. And all the children
In the house came and stood round, for it was
such fine fun TO see paper burned, it famed up
so high in the air at first, and afterward, one
could see In the ashes so many red sparks,
which ran about hther and thither: One after
the other went out SO fast--that they called
'seeiDg the children come out of school," and
the last spark was the schoolmaster. Often
they thought that the latter had gone, but in
the very same minute would come out another
spark. " 'as.9 @ oa@a 80 i1e 9a4 sai
81 There goes the schoolmaster," they cried.
All, that was grand fun. They would have
liked we'll to know who it was really went
there. We knew il; but they didn't. All the
old paper, the who'd bundle. was laid upon the
fire. and il burned up fast enough. 1ta-
/" Ugh 7" it said, and blazed up in clear
flame. Ugh! that burning wasn't very pleas.
When, however, the whole was in flames, it
streamed higher up in the air than the fax had
ever been able TO lift its little blue flowers, and
shone as the white linen had never shone. All
tho written letters upon it were fora moment
bright red, and then all the words and all the
thoughts vanished in the flames. gE5 IT.
Nov | shall go directly up to the sum- il
cried from the flames. And il was as if thou
sands of voices repeated the cry, and the flames
rushed up through the chimney high into the
air. And finer than the flames, Invisible to
mortal eyes, Huttered about tiny little beings.
even as many as there had been flowers upon
the flax. They were lighter even than the
flames from which they had sprung into exs-
tence; and when the latter disappeared, and
only Tho black ashes of the paper remained
they ran over them like little red sparks. /" The
children came oot of school, and the school
master was the last of ALL" That was good
sport, and the children sang over the dead ash
es: ,s,4f.n RI teass e ,z,.,.-.s.<-
/ e Schnipp, schnapp, schnune, IS