The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-11-27

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resident Of Santiago dc Chill, in South America,
in private letter, gives US a very amusing ac-
count OF the phases Of life in that distant CLINE.
The Shaking quakers n,nst have originated there
Just about the hour that an earthquake had made
It's debut
"Ihe only amusements have here are
earthquakes and revolutions. We expect "a few
more in about three weeks from this time. The
revolutions are no great shakes'-the fighting
being only so SD. But the earthquakes are some
vegetables and no mistake. Ii is a common
thing here, during their occurrence, to have the
plugs shaken cut of ones teeth; and sometimes,
as the natives regiously affirm the entire tooth
II thrown out by the roots.
1.-The ordinary mode OF churnng butter in this
country is to put the milk in a skin--usuaIIy
dogs skin--iie it on a donkey, mount a boy on
him with rowels to his spurs, about the length OF
the animals ears, and then run him four mile
heats. But in these earthquake times they hang
mp the dogs skin and the spurs. and leave il to
the quakes to make the butter Gomez
FIsHER, Of the Washiuton Soathern Press,
has~'t a word to say about the result Of the late
efe,siOn in South Carolina. lie scolded uemen-
dossy when Georgia went against secession, he
rapted and rayed feTcely when Alabama went
against Il, he wrought himself up to perfect pa
rexysm Of passion when Mississippi went against
ii--bat now, when South Carolina, his whole
stay AID dependence. has gone against it, he has
moi a word to say. The public have been look
ing 10 him for terrific explosion, but he don't
explode at all.
The case is very similar tn that Of an old fel-
low once heard Of, who very remarkable
for the fury with which he cursed and swore
whenever an unpleasant incident, even Of the
most trif:ng character, occurred to him. Cpon
one cceAsi n a real calamity befel him, his horse
fro, nd Aas 40
and all lis contents into a thousand fragments
Ills neighhors, seeing The catastrophe, rushed anx-
iousIy around him, al! expecting to hear speci-
men Of the most awful cursing that ever burst
from human lips. But the old fellow, after si-
lenily gazing for few moments ut the wreck Of
his property, merely remarked, '''tis no use to
swear, words can't do justice TO the occasion, ~
and turned away from the scene Of destruction.
--(LouisvilIe Jour.
Do5bs says that beauties genearally die old
maids. They set such value on themselves,
that they dom, find purchaser till the market is
closed. Out Of dozen beaufies who have come
ont within the past eighteen years, eleven he says
still occupy single bedsteads. They spend their
days in working green dogs on yallcr wool
who their evenings are devoted to low spirits and
Tuppcr's Philosophy.
q JUICE DoveLAss-The Washington cor
respondent Of the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce
says: "Mr. Douglass is now here, and is fitting
mp ashouse which has purchased for the residence
or his mother-in-iaw and family. The Judge was
well received by the Maryland public at the Agri.
cultural Fair. the other day. and his address tool,
remarkably well. Tie seems 10 have laid his
popularity ON a broad and deep basis-so much
90, that, as every one notices, the men who hur-
rah 5or him, are the people who vote lf he gets
TIE voters, he will easily and. Of necessity, ge,
the Politicians"
iHA NDsoMxLY DoNE.--It will be remember
I'd that our delegation to Burlington gave hand
Rosne entertainment the Die Vernon, TO the
aitizens of Burlington and the delegates from
other points. The expense Of the affair was
some S250. which the delegates from this city
. sxPectsd tn apporfion among themselves. But
an calling for tho bills yesterday, they were In
6nnsd that the whole amount had been paid by
voluntary subscription amongs, the citizens
Thisis what may be Justly styled doing the thing
hsndsomsly,' and though bu, a small circuu,.
sssnce in Itself, indicates the interest which j.
felt here In the improvement Of the Rapids
d. Louis intelIigencer.
Rock IsLANpCoAL.-Thi newly found bed
of coal is getting quite noted on the Mississippi
risss above ST. Louis. The supply is neAhausti.
be and the quality excellent for fuel. New veins
ARE ivund every oay ana Is impossible To
sink well near the bluff, withou, passing through
q stratum Of rich bitun,iscus coal.
Ope Of the principal dealers in that place has
shipped and sold 10 steamboats,. during the past
season, over one hundred thousand bushels. The
mice at the bans j. four cents bushel; when
delivered at private dwelling, picked COAL is
,sarh eight cents
When the Rock Island and Chicago railroad 10
completed, j, will be brought to this city at but
little cost,