The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-03-20

ade to brigade all the way to St. Helena;
and at this hour-would you believe it?-
In that England so renowned for its gener-
osty and brilliant shoeblacking. they have
come actually to say that Napoleon is dead |!
and even here there are people weak enough
to give faith to such an indecency. He
dead! Never' He knows better; he is in
capable of it; he feigns to be dead-that's
all. But he is digging, digging, digging,
and one fine morning he will jump out Of
his hole, with his little three e-cornered hat,
his hands behind his back, and three mill
ions Of Niggers for the good of his country |!
There, you have got the history of Napo-
leon!
GOLD SToRIEs.-A letter from Panama
in the Newark Advertiser furnishes several
interesting items. There are many excel
lent Hotels at Panama, the price for board
being $I4 per week. Beef one shilling per
pound, and yams dollar apiece. Butter
81 so per 10. Gambling and licentiousness
prevail. Many young men are there who
Oh their arrival had abundant funds to carry
them to California, and they are now desti-
tute. 1 he barque ST. Mary's arrived on
the 2lst ult., direct from San Francisco, with
about one hundred homeward bound gold
uuItcTS-dil VI VuOuI uou uOuO PIctty WCl.
The writer went on board and gives this
sketch of some of the lucky ones:
"One man, about forty years of age, said
to me, T was called at home one of the heal
thiest, strongest men in my part of the State,
Che was from Pennsylvania and l have
spent seven months in California, and have
got about $4,000 with me in this barque.
But look at me, and see if look like the
same man have described myself to have
been when left home; ] am almost dead
man, although can blame no one but my
SELF Another, an lrishman, said, 81 have
twenty odd thousand dollars, and ! shall go
right back to the ould country and buy the
old farm that was born on, and hope that
shall live to get there A young man, a
physician of Philadelphia, told me 'I will
speak plain to you; | have been a: the dig
gings little over six months, and have
enough in this barque to render me indepen-
dent, and was not poor when left Phila-
delphia; but what ruins many is the fact
that they dig day and night; by sunlight and
moonlight II the men would only work
by day and rest at night there would not be
one-tenth part so many broken down con-
stitutions.' This young man had nearly
$40 900 in dust with him.
This is evidently the bright side of the
picture.
The Englshman's Last and Fast Friend.
His Wife may leave him, his family dis
own him, his children run away from him,
his best friends avoid and desert him, but
the tax gatherer follows him to the grave.
1t must be most flattering to an English
mans pride, that, poor as he may be, he
has always one Acquaintance that will call
without ceremony and share his last penny
loaf. Solitude and selfshness cannot exist
IN England. The Englishman's existence
is partnership drawn up for life between
the government and himself. In short, ev-
cry Englishman may be said to possess two
shadows-his own genuine true born shad-
ow, and the government presentation shad-
ow; but there is this difference between the
two, that whereas his own shadow merely
walks after him, the government shadow
walks into him, if it is not paid the moment
it runs after him.-Punch.
Important to the Ladies.--Ladies should
be particular to have their shoes half size
smaller than their feet, and he also very
careful, in case any questions are raised as
to their being too tight, to say "Oh dear
no! they're much too large!" for it IS a
most remarkable fact that no lady was ever
| huOWI CT " "CuI a ShoCs L AV SOIC-
of the ladies' should be made as thin as pos
sible, for it stands to reason they last much
longer, from the obvious cause that, as a la
dy is sure to catch cold with them, she will
not be able to wear them so long as she is
confined to her bed, or in doors.
Lucky Gold Digger.-A correspondent
of the Northern Journal writing from Pleas
ant Valley, California, in November, state.
that one man, in the vicinity Of Webber'.
Creek, took from the mines $l7, 200 in ths
short space of IA days.
Fire and Death.-On Tuesday, 5th inst.
dwelling house at St. Stephen, N. B., oc
cupied by three or four families was entirely
consumed by fire; and sad to relate, an ole
lady named McGeorge was burnt to death
The fire originated in her apartment, from
what cause is not known.
.4drice to Parents.-sAn anxious father
writes thus: "What am to do with my
boy? He is one of the d-l's unaccounta
bles. Steals his mothers sweetmeats; wor
ries cats, dogs and girls; fights all the small
boys; plays truant four days out of FIVE
and threatens to set the house on fire, if
do not quit thrashing him." My very dea1
and affectionate sir, the only remedy tha
we wot Of in such a distressing case, is t
have him run over by an omnibus, or blowI
up with gun powder. He will Immediate
ly become fine, intelligent, interesting an,
amiable boy; and should he not survive tn
operation, you will have the satisfaction o
learning from all the papers that condol
with you, that loss was deeply lamente'
by large circle of loving and mournin:
friends and acquaintances.-Knick rbocker
"A Natural Birth Regtster.-When ma
tive of Java has child born, he immediate
ly plants tree, which, adding every year
circle of wood to its trunk, indicates the ag
of the tree, and therefore that Of the child
The consequence is, the child regards tn
tree with reverence and affection as long a
he lives.
Papers from the city of Mexico say, tina
Of 1000 aiventurers from Sonora, who, du
ring the past year had emigrated to Califor
mia, the half had returned to their home
with 81 ,OOO, 900, principally in gold.
Hon. VIM. M. Gwn, Senator elect fror
California, was formerly U. S. Marshal fo
Mississippi. afterwards, for several years,
member of Congress from that State, an
, more recently superintendent of the Ne,
Orleans Custom House, to which positio
,, he was appointed by MIR. Walker, late SET
, retary Of the Treasury.
D Steam Boilers s.-Notice has been give
3 in the New York Legislature Of bill ft
! the protection of the public against the e,
e Dlosion of steam boilers The bill is doub