The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-27
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ANOTHER melancholy case of scandal has
just transpired in Chicago. A respectable
lumber merchant seduced young German
girl who lived in his family and sent her to
o distant town to have an abortion procured.
She died from the effects of the treatment, a
hasty burial was attempted and defeated by
sections persistency, the police int rfered
and the whole affair is now made public in
the Chic ago papers. The victims name
was KATE WILMARTH she was eighteen
years of age and dressmaker. The sedu.
Ger is in the Pixies Peak gold mines.
A WASHINGTON correspondent of the New
Orleans Picayune says that the President of
the United States, in the course of CONVEX.
sasion with him a few days ago, expressed
an intention of writing some "reminiscences
of his own life in Congress and abroad.
Mr.. BUCHANAN, says the writer, is DESTROYS
OF leaving some notes of the prominent pub
lie men with whom, at different periods of
his life, be has been associated.
About $50 sporting Yankees arrived in
London on Monday night. The visitors
consisted principally of the hackers and
friends of Heenan, the American pugilist,
who is engaged to "do battle" with Sayers
the English champion, on the 18th proximo,
and included, amongst other lighting celeb
rifles" Morrissey, the conqueror of Heenan
in a prize fight liz America, on the only oc-
casion OF which the latter has commended in
the prize riDg.-London Times, 10Th.
MUCH excitement was occasioned at New
Orleans on the 5th inst, by the failure of
one of the largest cotton brokers, Mr.. w. E.
STARKE, whose cash liabilities are variously
stated at from $35O,OOO to 100000.
AT the poor house in Geneva, ILL.,, last
week, an old and infrm pauper who had
been assigned shabby clubhouse as his abode
for several years, was found with one foot
literally eaten to the bone by rats. He was
removed to the large building, and his leg
amputated below the knee but his recov-
cry is doubtful. A few moments after his
removal more than dozen large rats, invit-
ed to the feast, were seen scampering about
the vacant bed.
The sum required for the new Arctic
expedition having been already raised, DR..
HAYES is now in position to start in the
month of June next on his search for the
open Polar sea.
AMONG the llegitimate births in Massas
chusetts in 1855, there was one case worthy
of special notice, in consequence of the ex-
IRENE youth of the mother. ELIZABETH D.
was born of native parents in the almshouse
at Taunton, May 5, l847, and at the same
place she became the mother of healthy
boy on the first of February, 1858, being
only ten years, eight months and seven days
old. This appears to be rare case in this
climate, but it is well attested by the physi-
clan of the almshouse at Taunton, who Off
ciated personally, both at the birth Of the
young mother and at that of the child. This
boy weighed eight pounds at birth, and at
the age of eighteen months weighed thirty
seven and half pounds, and was in the
enjoyment of robust health. VII
The Dismal Swamp is on fire. At
st. Johns, Michigan, on the 18th, fire
destroyed several jewelry and dry goods
stores, and the Republican printing Office.
Loss, estimated at $4,000. A fire at West
Troy, N. Y, on the 14th, destroyed several
small factories and eleven dwellings loss,
$4,000. Eastman's block, Vincennes, la,
was burned down on the 18th; loss,
$4,000. M
The debate on the slavery question,
which for several days has occupied the
New York Methodist Episcopal Conference,
was brought TO close on Monday night
last. The resolutions which call upon the
General Conference to 80 change the rule of
discipline that all slaveholding shall be cause
for accommodation, were negatived BY
the decisive vote of 1913 to AZ. A7ga1
"MR. JONES, why do you wear that bad
hat?" because, my dear sir, Mrs. Jones
vows she will not 60 out of the house until
get q new one." --.'-a ~ N. .
A MERCHANT in Burlington, having sunk
his shop floor couple Of feet, announces
that, in consequence of recent improvements,
goods will be sold considerably lower than
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