The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-12-26

NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.


The subscriptions in New York fol
the relief of the English workmen have
reached nearly one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars.
Ben EgglestOn, sixty-five years OF
age, and justice of the peace, was fined
one hundred dollars and severely rebuked
in Covington, Kentucky, for kissing Miss
Fenten against her will.
The Barnstable (Mass.) Patriot says
that the war has proved pecuniary bless
in to the Cape. Every branch of business
has been prosperous the past season.
about a million of dollars having circulated
among them.
"A little daughter of Royal p Brown
of Islesboro', Mass, was murdered on the
18th ult., it is feared from the evidence,
by her mother. The little girl was four
years old, and was killed apparently by the
single blow of an axe.
Secretary Wells was hung in effigy by
the people of New London, Ct., on occount
of the recommendation contained in his
late report, that Philadelphia is the most
suitable place for the new Naval Depot.
In Portland, Me-, few days since, a
man named Llewellyn Sawyer, who is con-
nected with man named Higgins in pass
| ing worthless bank bills, and who has
| eluded the officials Of Massachusetts, and
| Maine tor some time, was arrested and held
for trial
In New London, Conn, on Thursday
morning, a man by the name of Farrell,
after making fire, went up stairs to tell
his wife that everything was in readiness
for cooking the Thanksgiving goose He
found his wife sitting up in bed dead.
An army contractor who has been do
ing quite an extensive business at Law
renee, Mass, in employing girls to make
| shirts, drawers, &c, at sixty cents per
week, left that city quite suddenly on Sun
day, with bag and baggage, and in debt to
many of his employees. His name is said
to be Littlefield
The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield (Mass Republican writes that
if the Republican leaders have spark of
wisdom and foresight, they will refuse to
| justify the loose system which Mr. Stanton
has inaugurated. The people will not sus-
tain them if they do, and they will soon be
without majorities in Congress and the
State Legislatures.
George Blackman, eighteen years of
age, employed in the Phoenix Company's
glass store, Water street, Boston, fell
through a scuttle distance of three sto-
ries Tuesday noon, striking upon his head.
and was very badly injured. His skull
was fractured, and it is thought he cannot
recover.
On Monday evening last, brakeman,
named John L. Lee, fell from train on
the Niagara Falls road, between that place
and Rochester. and was instantly killed,
the entire train passing over him. Mr.
Lee was a middle-aged man and bache-
lor. He resided with his mother in West
Brighton, near Rochester.
In the Superior court at Norwich,
Connecticut, Wednesday, Judge Himan
expressed himself on the divorce question
He thought people were too easily I'M
hitched in that State, and if young people
would rush into the yoke with only slight
acquaintance with each ether, they ought
to bear the consequences, or at least wait
until they have regular, old-fashioned
ground of divorce.
Last week a labOring man of Charles
ton, Massachusetts,, named John Penney
about fifty years old, while attempting to
lead a pair Of horses attached to sleigh
in stable Of the Middlesex Company, on
Bunker Hill street, was struck in the bow
els by the pole, crushed against the build
ING, and fatally injured. He died in about
an hour. He leaves q large family.
Rev. Abraham Rice. Jewish Rabbi
in Baltimore, died short time since. On
his death bed lie requested that he might
be buried without coffin or siroud, but
that he be laid in the grave and the earth
packed close about his body, which was
done. He had ministered at the Lloyd
street synagogue in that city for twenty
three years, and was much beloved by his
congregation, who attended his funeral en-
''osse, forming cortege Of one hundred
and twenty-three carriages.
A curious fact came out lately before
the Court of Exchequer, in England The
proprietor OF a theater at HoXton quar-
relied with Mr. Wilde, lessee of I.eotard
the ''trapezist, as to commission due to
him, when it was shown in evidence that
Mr.. Wild paid Leotard e200 & week for
his services at the Alhambra, and go q
night for his performance anywhere else.
In other words, French acrobat receives