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 a young German
girl who lived in his family and sent her to
a distant town to have an abortion procured.
She died from the effects of the treatment, a
hasty burial was attempted and defeated by
a 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
Or leans Plcay,ne says that the President of
the United States, in the course of a CONVEX
sasion with him few days ago, expressed
an intention of writing some "reminiscences
of his own lie 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, he 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 pugiist,
who is engaged to "do battle" with Sayers
the English champion, on the 10th proximo,
and included, amongst other Fighting celeb
rites" Morrissey, the conqueror of Heenan
in a prize fight liz America, on the only oc-
casion OF which the latter has contended in
the prize riDg.-London Times, 29th.
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 variousy
stated at from $35O,O00 to 100000.
AT the poor house in Geneva, Ill.,, last
week, an old and in6rm 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 illegitimate 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 a rare case in this
l. = =, 81 bx,t no y,b1,cs
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.
THE Dismal Swamp is on fire. At
st. Johns, Michigan, on the 18th, a 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 l4th, destroyed several
small factories and eleven dwellings; loss,
100000. Eastman's block, Vincennes, Ia,
was burned down on the 18th; loss,
, $4,000.
The debate on the slavery question,
which for several days has occupied the
New York Methodist Episcopal Conference,
was brought 10 close on Monday night
last. The resolutions which call upon the
General Conference to so change the rule oil
discipline that all slaveholding shall be cause
for accommodation, were negatived by
the decisive vote of 1913 to 43.
"MR. JONES, why do you wear that bad
hat?" because, my dear sir, Mrs. Jones
vows she will not 60 out of the house unit
/ get new one."
A MERCHANT in Burlington, having sunk
his shop floor a couple of feet, announces
that, in consequence of recent improvements
goods will be sold considerably lower thar
formerly.