The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-27
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TERMS.
WEEKLY PIONEER.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Minnesota State Sabbath School Associa-
ton will hold its sixth annual session at the
Congregational Church in the city of Minne-
apolis commencing Tuesday evening, June 21st,
at AZ o'clock All Sabbath Schools in the
State, evangelical in their character, and all
unions or associations are requested to appoint
delegates to attend the Convention, and all
Sabbath School officers and teachers, and all
friends of the Sabbath School cause are
cordially invited to be present and to par
ticipate in the deliberations of the association.
Eminent Sabbath School men from other States
are expected to be present, and the occasion
will without doubt be one of extraordinary
interest 1t is in contemplation to have, at
some time during the session of the conven-
ton, a grand Christian Commission meeting.
The st. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
will carry persons to and from the convention
at half fare. The Packet Companies will
charge two.thirds the usual fare.
The Christian people of Minneapolis have
made arrangements to entertain the delegates
at their houses during the session. On arriv-
ing at Minneapolis delegates will report them
selves before the hour of meeting at Cushman's
Bookstore, after that at the Congregational
Church, where committee will be in atten-
dance to direct them to their places of enter
tainment.
We would earnestly enjoin upon the County
Secretaries, who have not reported, to make
their report at once as no time can be spared.
The Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Bible
Society will be held at the same place at ~
p. NJ, June Dist.
The newspapers throughout the State will
confer favor upon the cause by inserting this
notice 4. EGGLESTON,
7. D. SIMONTON.
W. s. POTTS.
D. w. INGERSOLL
d. d. MERRILL,
Elk. Com. Mimi s. s. Ass.
SINGULAR CHARGE OF ADULTERY.-In
1851, in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, one John w. Scales,
butcher, was arrested and lodged in Jail on a
charge of larceny, the larceny alleged consist
ing in an unlawful appropriation of certain
pigs. Shortly after his release from Jail on this
charge fearing another arrest for some Offense
not known, Scales left GAINESVILLE early enc
morning and made his way to Cincinnati He
left in GAINESVILLE his wife, Catherine, and chill
dren, without provision for their support The
wife heard from him, by letter, once after he
left her, and that about month after he had
run away. Some two years or more after hav-
ing had an offer of marriage again, she sought
divorce on the ground of desertion, but sus-
pended proceedings, by advice of her lawyer,
on learning that Scales was dead, and so in
formed her intended new husband. short
time after. in the spring of 1855, she was mar
ried to her present husband, Mr.. VIM. 8. Jones,
with whom she has lived since that time-the
last three or four years in st. Paul. Her hus-
band has held a respectable position in
society, and her department has been
such as to commend her to those with whom
she became acquainted Recently, her former
husband, Scales, made his appearance in this
city, had interviews with Mr. Jones and with
Mrs. Jones, and finally made complaint of adul-
terry against Jones, before Justice McElrath of
the Police Court. An examination was had on
the complaint, yesterday, before Justice Nc
Elrath, and the complaint was dismissed and
Jones discharged from arrest. On announce
ment of the decision, there was word or two
of emphatic approval from one or two of the
persons present who had listened to the evil
dence in the case, while the looks of all showed
their sympathy with the defendant
Mrs. Jones was present during the examina-
ton, sitting by the side of Mr. Jones, and at its
close walked away with him. She is about So
years old.
Mr.. Scales. the complaining witness, fell
asleep during the argument of the lawyers and
so remained at the close of the Justices de-
cisicn. His appearance would be apt to make
nm immersion against him with a iurv.