The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-06

| WlnneSn0lk-fs M. Johnson
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| . LATE NEWS ITEMS.
| Col. Inslee, of st. Joseph, writes o letter
confirming the report that G. j. Barker, of the
9Th Michigan Cavalry, was burnt by Indians,
near Fort Laramie. They tied him to wag-
on, piled bacon around him, and then set it
on hre. He also says Gen Connor killed
twenty-seVen Indians in recent skirmish with
them on Powder river.
| In pardoning distinguished Southerner,
the other day, (says the Posts specially, the
PRESIDENT told himto go home and urge the
election of men to Congress to take the oath
prescribed by law. 1t was no use. the Presi.
dent said, to send men to Congress vino would
not take that oath.
| The Skowhegan Hotel, in Skowhegau.
Maine, was totally destroyed by fire al an ear
| ly hour on Monday morning, with the greater
portion of the furniture and the effects of its in
mates. Loss from $12, 900 to $15, 600, which
| is partially insuaed. 20
Father McKenna pastor of the Church of
L
returned from visit to Europe, preached q
sermon on Sunday, and took occasion to con-
denim the Fenian movement in the stron gest
terms. He states it was creating great trou-
bic in Ireland. Some young men have been
transported in consequence, and he earnestly
| nothing to do with the movement e
The Territorial election in idaho occurred
on Monday, August 14th, and resulted in favor
of the Democratic party, who will have ma
| jority in the new legislature. Ada county, in
GLIDING Boise City (the Territorial capitaD gave
200 Democratic msjority-511 to $40. Idaho
! City went heavily the same way. 'a
Bears are very numerous in parts of Aroos-
took county, Maine. The woods near the set
Elements are swarming with them, and the
grain crops are suffering from their depreda-
| tions. Whole fields Of oats are trodden down
and stripped of them as if an invading army
had passed through. The raspberry crop was
short this season, and it is supposed that has
driven these animals into the clearings for
| food. '' a1I.fl@ e" -..+.
| The pirate Semmes is described by for
| eign letter writer as a cheap, my-looking
mau of about ffty.fve years, the only express
sive feature about him being his nose, which
must have cost great deal of money to bring
| to its present bright ruby color He neither
courted nor aviojed observation, was travelling
| alone, and had little conversation with any
| one. ts .-..Ees ras tf..f .--r.. f.
Archibald Carr, an old and respect ed citi-
zen of St. Louis, who has held various offices
OF public trust in that city, died on Saturday
last. Ht
-Gerritt Smith has written a letter upon re.
construction to William Lloyd Garrison and
Wendell Phillips. He thinks the nation lis per-
ishing because it will not let the negro vote.
He predicts q acar of races unless this is done.
"A correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger
| states that Rev. DIR. Newman, of the Northern
terview with President johnson with refer
ence to securing, if possible, one Of the Metho.
| dist Churches of New Orleans, for the use of
those who have attended upon his preaching
during the past two years in that CITY," The
| Doctor is represented as urging upon the Presi:
| dent the argument that at is no more than
| right that one of the three Methodist Episcopal
churches of that city should be set apart for,
and "that the edifice shall be known as the
| property of the Northern Church. But to this
Mr.. johnson decidedly objected. he consider
cd the churches the rightfal property of the
trustees, and IL the Methodists of the North
were ANXIOUS for our church at the South
the best way for them was TO come together
| The Boston Commercial Bullets. reports the
Gales of wool as very heavy. The sales of one
house alone for the week, foot up some elk
hundred thousand pounds; of another 65, 900
pounds; of another AGO, 900; of another 2s7.-
600 pounds, and several others of 100000
pounds each, footing up grand aggregate OF
about 2 O00. 600 pounds; all domestic staples
and almost the entire amount was taken for
actual consumption.
Thomas e. Boardman, for many years
cashier of the East Haddam (Conn. Bank, was
instantly killed recently. As the steamer City
of Hartford was being made fast to the wharf
at East Haddam, there was great strain on
the hawser, and the cleat on the wharf dew no.
striking him on the head and breast. he was
Just cautioning others 10 stand aside ont OF
danger. He was sixty-ffve years old and q res
pected citizen.
The NeU Ira, published at Fort Smith.
Ark, says: Quite number Of the Eieh.
teenth Iowa boys, lately mustered out. re-
turned hither few days ago. and report more
coming. This lie precisely what Arkansas
needs-a healthy influx Of enterprising, ener-
getic men from abroad to assist in building the
desolate places In our land. ALI of the West.
ern and several of the Southern States are max
Ing every effort to attract immigration to their
respective States, and Arkansas. with resources
and inducements equal to those of any other
State, ought to, and win have her share of it"
AT political meeting, held in Dinwiddie
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