The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-08
All Sorts OF Items.

The Diamond Wedding" is still on the
tapis in New York. An execution was
issued against WASHINGTON A. BARTLETT
for 1874 on grocer's bill, including wines
delivered at the Brevoort House for the dia-
mond wedding. The return was made of
emo goods"
Tom HYER was the leader of great
LINCOLN procession in Chicago. The party
generally placed Higher Laws above those
of the land, when most conducive to their
political views.
In ALEXANDER HAM1LroN's first poetical
speech occur these eloquent words /" The
secret rights of man are not to be ru m
mayed for among old parchments or musty
records; they are written as with a sunbeam
in the whole volume of human nature, by
the hand of Divinity itself, and can never
be erased or obscured by mortal power"
MARY j. SNYDER, who was married to
SIMEON REMER at a Sunday school pic mic
at Railway, New Jersey, some two years
since, was lately divorced from her
husband, by Chancellor GREEN, of New
Jersey. Both were under age at the time
the ceremony was performed. The mar
riage caused the most lively excitement at
the time. 1t was entirely in jest, and when
REMER proposed to hold the maiden to her
hasty bargain, her parents became justly
indignant, and took immediate steps for the
dissolution of the marriage tie. Owing to
delays in the courts, this has not been &C
complished until now.
A TERRIBLE riot occurred amongst the
fremen of Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday
last, in which nearly all the fire companies
participated. Pistols were fired, bricks
thrown, and one of the most terrible fights
ever witnessed in Memphis took place.
Between thirty and forty shots were fired,
but, strange to say, only one man was seri.
ously injured. He was laborer, ard did
not belong to either company. Two or
three Others were wounded, one man in the
face, another in the leg, and one in the hand.
A member of No. 3 was struck in the
breast by spent ball, which only pene~
trated the skin. The same person was
slightly wounded in the arm by a pistol
ball. The number of battered countenances
and broken heads was immense.
In st. Louis all stocks of merchandise
valued at over $3.50 are taxed. The
amount of a merchants stock is set down
as he gives it, under oath, and undervalu-
ing is dangerous. A merchant who was
burned out some time ago, sued the insu-
rance companies for the value of his stock,
which he placed at $4,000, but the insur-
ance companies proved by the ward colec-
tor that the same merchant had, under
oath, valued his stock at only $4,000, o
short time previous to the fire, and this
proof went severely against the loser. The
list just perfected embraces about 24O firms,
the heaviest stock being that of LYON,
SHORE & Co., $236,OOO. There are only
eight Others who 60 over 100000.
FREDERICK W. LORD, a Republican DELI
egate from Suffolk County, New York, to
the Chicago Convention, died from an attack
of apoplexy in New York city, Thursday
morning last. He was attacked on the 18th
inst, at Albany, while on his way to this
city, and was obliged to remain in the for
mer city till Thursday, when his friends
placed him on board the Isaac Newton,
and brought him to New York. There he
was transferred to the steamer Massachu-
sets, but died shortly after being placed on
board. Deceased was SO years OF age, and
resided at Greenport, L. I.
MEssRs. TIFFANY & Co., of New York !,
have just finished splendid gold headed
Malacca cane to the order of NEIL BRYANT
and MICHAEL PHELAN, as a present to
MACDONALD, the trainer and second of
HEENAN in his late fight. On the top of
the cane head is the following inscription
PRESENTED TO
JOHN MACDONALD
By NEIL BRYANT AND MICHAEL PHELAN,
In testimony of their appreciation of his efforts
as trainer and seconder of John G. Heenan, the
American Champion, and his contest with
Thomas Sayers for the championship of the
world April II, 1860.
"a faithful friend, and an honest man."
e The head is surrounded at the upper edge
by wreath of laurel, and at the lower edge
by a wreath of oak. Beneath the wreaths
is representation of the prize ring and
stakes, and on the four sides or compart.
ments, divided by the stakes, are as many
sporting emblems, the first representing a
second on one knee ready to receive his
principal; the second the emblems of hunt
ing the third the emblems of fishing, and
the fourth the emblems of racing. The
cane is to be sent to England by the next
steamer. -r
YELLOW fever has already appeared at
New Orleans. The fact is said to be con-
cealed for fear of injury to the business of
the city, but the people are already leaving
the city for some healthy localities. We