The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-10-26
The News.

PRESCOTT SMITH, master of transportation
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, while
getting off the Cincinnati express train at
Baltimore, on the l4th inst, lost a portion
Of his foot, and only escaped violent death
by presence of mind. He is now doing
we'll and expected to recover.
The engine house of the Pittsburgh and
Cleveland Railroad, located at Manchest ter,
near Pittsburgh, was destroyed by fire on
the l4th. Eight locomotives were burned.
Loss very heavy. Supposed to be the work
of an incendiary.
The interior of the edifce occupied by
the Kentucky School of Medicine, corner of
Fifth and Green streets, Jonesville, was
burned on the 18th. Loss $4,000. Mu-
scum and Cabinet saved.
LATE arrivals from the Isthmus state that
peace and order had been restored at Pana.
ma and its vicinity. This was brought
about by the landing, at the suggestion of
the authorities, OF forces from the Ameri-
can and British vessels of war. These
troops remained in occupation at the 18TH
mus at last accounts, but it was probable
they would soon be withdrawn.
The revolution in Costa Rica has been
unsuccessful. The Government forces had
attacked and defeated those of ex president
Mora. Gen. Mora, Gen. Canas, and others,
were shot by the victors.
IT has been mentioned that party styling
themselves Regulators" had taken the
lives of several citizens, in Calhoun county,
Florida, by shooting. The following order
of the q. S. Judge to the U. S. Marshal,
serves to explain the nature of the difficulty:
CALHOUN Co., October l, 1860.
This county has been declared to be in
state of insurrectionary war by the Hon. j. S.
Finley, Judge of the Western Judiciary Circuit
Of the State of Florida.
1t is believed that persons from other States
are engaged in the commission of open hostili
ties against the good citizens of this State, and
III VlOlaIlOu OF TIE laws VI Lne united states.
As Deputy Marshal, you are hereby required to
be at my Office, in Calhoun county, that you
may without delay, receive and execute such
process as it may become necessary for me to
issue, MCQUEEN MCINTOSH,
q. S. Judge, Nor. Dist Florida.
The Land Office has ordered the rules for
surveying in California to be applied to the
public lands in Arizona, by which all the
mineral lands will be omitted from the pub.
bile survey. This ruling prevents the loca-
tion of mines by private parties, and leaves
them open to be worked by any one, as they
are in California. There is no positive law
for this, but it is consistent with the previ-
ous policy of our government.
AT Van Buren, Arkansas, on the 18th,
three men named Rufus and Jackson Gov
iDgton, brothers, and son of the latter,
were killed by two brothers named Silas and
Ben Edwards. Several others were badly
cut and injured on both sides. An old feud
existed between the parties, but the led
wardses, who have been the terror of that
part of the State, were the aggre sors.
While trying to make their escape they were
overtaken by the constable and his posse
and lodged in the Jail. 1t is thought they
will be lynched.
HENRY LOWE, the alleged forger of over
100000 notes of the Colonial Bank of
Barbados, West India, a few years since,
was arrested in New York, on the 18th.
Mrs. HURTING, the New York murderess,
has been granted new trial by the Court
of Appeals
The Spanish have commenced the i'm.
portation of Africans into Cuba, by steam
slavers. The slave steamer City of Norfolk,
recently landed 800 negroes. Two hundred
were subsequently secured by the Spanish
authorities. The American portion of the
crew of the SLAYER have been arrested, and
sent to Key West for trial.
The Vermont Legislature organized on
the 18th, the House electing A. P. Hunton,
of Bethel, Speaker, and Chas. G. Cum
ming, of Brattleboro, Clerk. The Senate
chose Mr.. Gleason, Of Montpelier, Secretary.
The Governor was inaugurated and deliver
ed his message the same day. 1t mainly
related to local subjects. The educational,
agricultural and financial condition of the
State is represented to be fiourishing. The
Governor intimated that he would not be a
candidate for reelection.
The steamer Daniel Drew, on the 18th,
ran from New York to Albany, in six and
half hours the greatest time on record.
ELoQUENCE AND TRUTH.-Alexander H
Stephens, who has we'll earned the name of
the Patriot of The South, in recent speech,
said q" Stephen A. Douglas stands to-day
like Saul among the Prophets, a head and