The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-27
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made conservative speech. Hefovored the
Cincinnati platform and invoked theexercise
OF spirit favorable to the best interests of
the national Democracy.
The Florida. Democratic State convention
to select delegates to Charleston, met at Tai
lahassse, on the 9th. The convention endorsed
the resolutions prepared by the Senatorial
caucus.
WE have news of several Obstructive fires.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, on the 18th inst,
lire occurred destroying nine stores on Canal
street, and number of buildings on Kent
street; loss, about $4,000, partial insur>
ance. A fire occurred at Sandoval, ILL.,,
last week, which destroyed a number of rail-
road buildings. On the 10th the business part
OF Woodstock, N. B., was entirely DESTROYED
by fire. Over one hundred buildings were
burned. The loss is estimated at over $780,
600, and the insurance at about $4,000. A
wooden mandatory, on Williams wharf,
Newport, R. l., was burned on the 18th.
Loss, 100000.
HE Court CT Appeals of Maryland has
decided in favor of the constitutionality of
the Metropolitan Police bill, passed at
recent session of the Legislature This law
takes from tie city authorities of Baltimore
the control of the police of that city, and
places it, as in New York, in a Board of
Commissioners.
The Office of the City Collector Of Taxes,
at Chicago, was broken open on the night of
the 10th, and $4,000 in currency, and ST.
600 in currency and tire asury warrants, were
stolen. No clue has yet been obtained of
the thief.
The roundhouse and machine shops of the
Illinois Central Railrord, at Chicago, were
totally destroyed by fire on the 18th. -Four
locomotives, and large number of lathes,
FORCES, patterns, and machinery.were also de.
stroyed. The fire is supposed to have been
kindled from sparks from the copper room.
Loss, 5O,OOO-covered by insurance in
the Liverpool e. London Company.
THE Republican State Convention of
New York, to elect delegates to Chicago,
met at Syracuse, on the 18th. A dispatch
says that E. w. LEvENwoRTH will probably
be President of the permanent organization.
The temporary chairman in his remarks re.
ferred to WIN. H. SEWARD and JOHN G.
FREMONT, and was enthusiastically cheered.
DAVID A. BROWN, who has recently re.
turned from Utah, delivered lecture in
Washington, on the 14th, in which he
refuted the statement of Mr. HOOPER, the
delegate from that Territory, that the
Mormons have no coinage of their own, and
exhibited some of their money which the
authorities have forced into circulation, to
show that it was 80 per cent. below the
standard
IT is said that the administration adheres
to its possession of San Juan island, and
that in response to the proposition of the
British government, the latter has by this
time been so informed.
REV. Mr.. STOCKTON, chaplain of the
United States House of Representatives,
delivered strong sermon against duelling
last Sunday. He was very pointed in his
remarks. President BUCHANAN, Speaker
PENNINGTON, and many prominent public
men were in attendance.
The New York Heralds Washington
correspondence says that the Overland Com
pany is now under the control of WELLS
FARGO & Co., of New York. BUTTERF1ELD
has been deposed from the presidency, and
replaced by WM. K. D1NsMoRE, of Adams
Express Company. Mr.. GARDENER has also
resigned the superintendent of the route,
and Col. ALvoRD, of Indiana, has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
Hon. WIN. A. PRESTON, U. S. Ambassa-
dor to Spain, returned on the 18th. 1t is
said that he has negotiated treaty with the
Queens government, whereby all the ques-
tions hitherto in issue between the two ma
tons are adjusted, and most amiable rela-
tions re-established. What about Cuba?
The postage between the United States
and the Grand Duchy of Luxumberg by the
Bremen mails, has been reduced from % to
10 cents; prepayment optional, so that the
uniform rate of the latter amount is now
chargeable on all letters conveyed by the
Bremen mail between US and the States
belonging to the German and Austrian DOS
| tai union.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of Tuesday saws /:
ave have some additional returns, official,
this morning, of the vote for Chief Justice.
They do not certainly settle the question,
but render it probable that Chief Justice
DIXON is elected by some 500 majority"
REPORT says that Adams Express mes-
senger on the train from Boston to New
York, was robbed on the night of the 10th.
The safe is said to have been thrown from