The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-28
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Our News Summary.
The roof of the Chicago Times biuld

The roof of the Chicago Times biuld-
ing was broken in last Friday morning, by
the weight of snow upon it. 1t fell with a
tremendous crash into the news.room, de.
moishing the floor and precipitating cases,
racks, tables, "turtles," imposing stones,
presses and types into the job.room below.
In consequence Of this accident the Times
was not issued on Saturday.
"A correspondent writing from the
scene of bombardment near Island No. 10,
indicates that Commodore Foote is beset
by enemies. and that he has been made the
victim of some most contemplate machina.
tions, from which, however, be is sure to
rise. The writer says:
He is fighting the battle at fearful odds
The gunboats are too unwieldy and unman.
ageable to fight down stream in the mad cur
rent, which sweeps round the point with ire
sistible fury. Should one of them become
crippled, no power could save her from falling
into the hands of the rebels or being entirely
destroyed by their floating battery. Still the
flag officer il hopeful. Undaunted by the diff
mean, despicable lack of sympathy with his
plans upon the part of certain army officers
and others high in power, thus thwarting him
in his endeavOrs to expedite matters to sue.
cessful issue. He will yet cut the Gordian
knot by splendid victory and clear the river
to Memphis and thence sweep triumphantly to
the Balize.
"A peculiar epidemic is prevailing
among the children at Dubuque seven
cases out of nine proved fatal within forty
eight hours. The attack has begun 10 eve.
ry case with chill, followed by pain in
the extremities of the back, bowels and
head.
Byron Potter, an employee of the
Galena and Chicago road in responsible
capacity, died at Cottage Hill, on Friday
morning, aged 80 years. Mr.. Potter was
one OF the last survivors of DR.. Kane's
Arctic Expedition He was a seaman on
the Rescue, and sharer in the eventful
trials which she and her crew encountered.
Francis Gillbraith, brakeman on the
Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, was kill
ed at Charleston, Michigan, on Monday
| last.
The Chicago Times of Friday says
that the mercantile community there were
somewhat startled, on Thursday, by the an
nouncement that the agents of the three
Eastern lines bad, by common consent,
made heavy reduction in the tariff on flour
and fourth class freight-the decrease
amounting to 80 cents Fer barrel on the
former, and Is cents per hundred on the
latter to New York, Boston and Philadel-
| phia.
The Canadian Parliament opened at
Quebec on Thursday, the goth instant, and
with every prospect of a bitter fight be-
tween the sins" and the "outs" of the Gov
eminent. Mr., Turcotte was the Ministerial
candidate for Speaker, and Mr.. Drummond
the candidate of the Opposition. The re-
suit was 10 the hands of a dozen doubtful"
members, but the Ministry probably bought
them in, as there were several fat Offices
hawking ebout in Quebec, the disposal OF
which would not be known until after
Speaker was chosen.
Hubbard G. Abbott, Supervisor of
Prophetstown, Whiteside county, l linois,
| was found in the woods a few days since,
some FIVE miles from bis residence, in a
state of iDsensibility, and died in about an
hour after being brought to bis home. 1t
appears that in the act of telling tree, he
was struck on the head by the limb Of
tree near by, which was torn away by
vine being attached to it from the falling
tree He leaves a wife and four children
to mourn his loss.
--Ex- Governor Morehead of Kentucky
has been released by order of the Secretary
Of War, upon the conditions of the parole
which he was requested to take at the time
of bis discharge from Fort Warren.
Six respectable citizens of Auburn
Illinois, have been arrested by order of Gen.
I1dl0Ck auu Stut lutU ClOSc CUuuut mSut Ill
the Alton Penitentiary. Their offence was
aiding and abetting the escape of rebel
prisoner.
The Navy Department has ordered of
the builders of the Monitor, Messrs Bush
nell & Co, six more iron-clad vessels, SINH .
lar in construction, but more form ida bic.
They are to be 204 or 205 instead ITO feet
long, and to carry two l6-inch in stead Of
IL irch Dahlgren guns. The pilot house
is to be mounted on the top of the turret
and to be candle snuffer shaped. The mail
protection of both will probably a good
deal thicker than the Monitors. In some
respects these new vessels will differ from
the Monitor 1t is intended that they shall
| be able to run ten knots an hour, and shall
be thoroughly sea going. The proposals
under the Navy Department advertisement