The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-08

-Radetsky has been found guilty IN
Brooklyn of the murder of the diamond
Jew. He fell upon the floor, in parox-
ysm of grief, crying occasionally, "Oh,
Lord can stand this?" "Oh, my heart
is broke" and such expressions.
The election of Aldermen in the Sec
ond Ward of Hartford-a tie having occur
red at the regular election-resulted in the
success of the Democratic candidate by
fifty majority.
E. H. Howard, a clerk at Earls
Hotel, New York city, has absconded
with 1900, belonging to guests of the
house and deposited in the safe. The po-
lice are on his track.
The New York merchants who have
gone to Europe to purchase the steamers
now building on the Clyde and the Mersey
for the emperor of China" are the
Messrs. Aspinwall and Forbes.
Hon. George G. Sherman, President
of the WATERFOWL On. W Bank and Loan
Company, died on the 23d inst. DIR. VIM.
Darlington for thirty years President Of
the Bank of Chester county, Pa, died on
Thursday last.
"A St. Louis doctor attended sick
contraband not long since, on the written
promise or certificate of the patient, that
he (the DOCTOR should have his body if he
died The darkie died soon afterwards,
when he was Immediately hacked to pieces
by the learned physician agreeable to con-
tract.
According to the report Of the City
Auditor, the amount to be provided by
taxation in Boston the present year, to
pay the expenses of the city Gin addition
to an income of 1926, OOO), will be three
million and forty-six thousand dollars
One of the principal items is State tax
of 100000. Police expenses are esti-
mated at S249,OOO; schools, 1921, 900;
public institutions, S17O,O0O; paving, &C.,
100000; fire department, $S7, 205; light
ing of streets, 100000; city debt, $780,
600, &C., &c.
There was novel divorce case be-
fore the Supreme Court at Worcester,
Mass, last week The case was that of
Pat Gray VS.. Bridget Gray. The parties
were married little over a year since,
the wife being but seventeen, but she says
she had utterly refused to cohabit with
Gray, and never meant to marry him,
although she went through with the cere-
mony of marriage. She says she did not
understand the ceremony or its meaning,
or she would not have gone through with
it. The Judge declared the marriage null
and void.
The force which Governor johnson
has received authority to raise in Tennes-
see is to consist of ten regiments and one
battalion (six companies) of infantry, ten
regiments and one squadron Of cavalry,
and a battery of artillery-in all about
$4,000 men. These troops are to be en-
listed for three years or the war, and it is
expected they will be ready for service
by the close of summer.
AT a meeting of the Plymouth Church
Brooklyn, (H. W. Beecher's) the following
resolution has been adopted unanimously
Resolced, That our Pastor be granted leave of
absence tor four months from LIST ofJune, or at
oh aorlia rinA hncf cI1Ith lie
nience. for the purpose of making a visit to
Europe; that his salary be continued, and his
necessary expenses and the supply Of the Pull
pit during his absence, be paid by the Society.
The new Militia Bill, designed to pro-
pitate the British Government, has been
laid before the Provincial Legislature of
Canada. In the opinion of maay, the fate
of this measure will decide whether Cana
da shall gradually establish a British
American nationality, with the highest
development of constitutional government,
or sink into a mere dependency. Accord
ing to the Montreal Herald. ''the ministe-
rial scheme falls altogether short Of the
requirements of the situation
The legislative sanction to the CONSOLE
dation of the Western and Worcester (Bos-
ton and Albany Railroads, was refused by
a large majority in the House on Saturday.
This defeats that purpose for this year, at
least and carries with it, of course, the de.
feat of any application of the Western road
for leave to make new route for itself
from Worcester to Boston. -SprinQ11eld
Republican.
The Internal Revenue Commissioner
has decided that all persons acting as attor-
neys in the collection of claims against the
government, must take ont license as claim
agents. A license as lawyer will not
cover that practice.
The land blockade was recently run
by Cornell Bradley, from Richmond, who
made purchases to the amount of about
$4,000 in New York, and returned to
Richmond. Bradley formerly belonged to
Patterson, N. j., and has been engaged in
making percussion caps and manufactur-
ing cloth at Richmond.