The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-28

.-Amherst College, Mass, at its Commence
zn.rt ,..t week. conferred the honorary de
gree of Doctor of Divinity upon Rev. q. N
Humphrey, Pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, Chicago. srh
-During the sixteen days ending June 80
2.247 emigrants passed Fort Laramie, bound
West, with nearly Is, 900 head Of cattle. Near
" as large number passed during the four
teen days ending June IA, and during the
month of May over 5000 teams and 40 ,00(
head of stock passed for the West
The Wheat harvest in Wisconsin is pro
crossing fayorably and the yield promises to be
IN excellent one. I'D =,
The total receipts Of the Milwaukee Sol.
diers' Fair were 1926, 900. =. Nv -.
The miners strike in the Lake Superior
regions is not yet qpelled, but no open out.
break has yet occurred. The presence OF the
United States steamer Michigan and Of a body
of Chicago troops at Marquette will prevent
anything Of the kind. $500
The largest income returned by any in
diyidu.l in the 22d Congressional District Of
Pennsylvania, is made by William Reed, OF
Pittsburg, amounting to $24O,0 GOO. MI. Feed
was the fortunate possessor of one half of the
celebrated Reed well, on Cherry Run.
"A servant girl al Independence, No., IA
tally poisoned little child in her charge, by
administering dose of opium. She effectually
ouieted the unfortunate little creature.
The officers of the steamer Magenta, who,
II viii, be remembered, were arrested not long
since by Gen. Pope st Louis, charged with i'll.
treatment of soldiers on their boat, have been
unconditionalIy released.
Ambrose Jeffers asshoemaker OF Xenia,
H., was knocked down and robbed Of $3.50,
while standing in front of hotel in st. Louis,
between eight and nine O'Clock in the eve
ming.
in 1860 the average population OF Calves
ton and suburbs was about eleven thousand
The population within the corporate limits al
that time was about eight thousand. At one
time during the war the population was re-
duced to two thousand five hundred. 1t is
now about six thousand.
"A span of bay mares wero sold Dy The
pound in DuIsIU SI.65 per pound. They
brought $4,000.
"A national temperance convention will
meet at Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, the first
day of August Some of the most influential
advocates of the cause are leaders in the move
ment.
Curtis Wicks, a gambler, at Madison, Wis,
shot Capt. Henry Curran, of the 9TH Wiscon-
sin, on the afternoon of Monday, indicting a
serious, but probably not fatal, wound. s..
"A young man named William Hawkins
was instantly killed in St. Louis on Saturday
evening. by being run over By freight train
on the Pacific Railroad. IA. - g..
C. B. Lamar, before the war, one of the
wealthiest citizens of Savannah, has been re-
leased from the Old Capitol Prison and ordered
to report to the Secretary of War.
Gen. Sully's Indian expedition il now con-
centrated at Fort sully. Several of the Sioux
are anxious to make q treaty Of peace ,}n3
President johnson has written letter to
Gov. Brownlow,s giving at o greater length
than in his telegram of the 18th, his views
upon the necessity and propriety Of maintain
ing the State government and the laws of Ten
nessee He had received such Information
from West Tennessee as caused him fully to
indorse the arrest of Emerson Etheridge.