The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27


sentenced to be hanged.
Mrs. Barney Williams was robbed last
Monday week at the Continental Hotel, in
Philadelphia, of about one thousand five hun
dred dollars worth of jewelry. which she some
times used upon the stage. The articles con.
sisted Of her splendid gold encased jewelled
watch, together with earrings, breastpins, etc.
The thief overlooked tin box containing dia-
monds.
The Nebraska Territorial election for Trea-
surer, Auditor, Legislature and county officers
occurred on the 10th. The vote of Nebraska
City was 57S Democratic and 2e2 Republican !;
the county (Otoe) voted ia to 422:
I'm the United States District Court, sitting
at Topeka, Kansas, Erastus Tiff was, last week,
convicted of doing brokers' business without
license, and fined. Theprinciple involved in
this decision was that when man buys and
sells any kind of scrip, or buys county scrip
and pays taxes for others with it. that he is q
broker and must pay fifty dollars for license.
New counterfeit ten dollar greenback legal
tender notes have just been put in circulation
In the East. In order that our business men
may be put upon their guard, in reference to
the new bogus issue, we append brief des-
cription of its main characteristics: 1.-THE
notes are dated Washington, March 10th, 1862,
letter C. The red seal is badly executed, a. is
also the border Of the note, which is made up
of repethons of the letter < irregularly put
together. The general appearance of the bill
is bad"
Rev. Dr.. Nathan B. Croker, since 1858 the
Oldest Presbyter Of tho Protestant Episcopal
Church Of the United States, and for more than
sixty years rector of st. Johns Church, New
York, died on Friday, at Providence, aged
eighty years. His funeral was solemnized on
Monday.
The Nississipn Legislature has chosen
Provisional Governor Sharkey q United States
Senator to ill the unexpired term Of Jeff.
Davis. The other vacancy has not a yet been
filled. A majority Of the Legislature ID stated
to be In favor Of the admission Of negro teeti-
mony. M
-fhe Legislature of California, elected Sep
teuber 9Th, is composed of thirty. three Repub.
lieans to seven Democrats in the Senate, and
afty-nine Republicans to tventy-one Demo-
crats in the House-or sikJ.four majority on
joint ballot.
-Four lines Of railroad TO connect Pit Hole
with the outside world are projected, and win
be In operation early next year. The first, to
Oleopolis, viii bs opened In few weeks, and
connect Pit Hole With navigable water On the
Allegheny. The second runs to Titusvile.
Tho third Is Gen. Burnside's road to Reno.
The fourth 10 to be branch Of the Pittsburg
and Erie. In addition to these four lines of
railway several plank roads are projected or
building.
For tho vacancy in Congress for the 10th
New York district, caused by the death of
Hon. Orlando Kellogg there are two Repuh.
ican candidates In nomination VIZ: Judge
Orange Ferris, of Warren county, and Robert
9. Hale, Of Essex.
The Heralds Richmond correspondent
says: General Grant has refused the appliea-
ton made BY Henry A. Wise, who declines
taking the oath, for the restoration of lands
formerly owned by him"
The Times Washington special says the
register has been compiled in the War Depart
ment, and is now in the hands of the printer,
which gives the name and rank of every volun-
teer who has served since the commencement
of the late war. The registrar contains also
such other information concerning each officer
as can be of any interest to him or his
friends.
The Pope has again pronounced an allo
cution. which is making some stir in Europe.
This time he warns the faithful against Free
Aasons, reminding them that several of his
predecessors have prescribed and reproved that
sect entrance into which, they declared should
entail accommodation, which the Pope alone
could remove. The Pope denounces the Free |
Masons as instigatory of revolutions, and calls |
on the secular governments to suppress them. |
The Steele of Paris, calculates that there are |
in Europe more than 2,O00, 900 Catholic Free |
Masons. The Pope condemns all other socie- !
ties of a similar secret character.
Harry Kelley, the champion oarsman of
England, has accepted the challenge of Ham,
i'll, of Pittsburgh, the American champion, for |
a race to be pulled over the champion course |
from Putney to Mortlake, on the Thames,
next spring. for $500 a side, the American
champion being allowed ESQ for expenses.
An order was issued some time ago for |
the disposal of all government property on
JohnsonA Island. but at the request of Gen.
Grant, the order was countermanded, and the |
Island and the property belonging to the gov
eminent upon it, win remain - it now stands
until the approaching session of Congress.
What disposition win be made Of It then re- |
mains to be seen.
John Mitchell Is shortly to be released.
The Veteran Reserve Corps is to be mus
tered out December LIST.