The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-03-06
IxsREss,oss6r Lospos Misery AND


don is beyond any public knowledge q
published account. Il. Sympathy seems
to. BE extiact. In 1act, the natureAol
things has so long sanctioned the justice
Iof-esery one treadiagx hard as possibls
on those below, that it has become the
nature Of the people--itis deemed self
respect to disrespect and disregard any
whose position is below your own. The
lord frowns on the commoner-he frowns
on his butler-the butler frowns or the
lcook-the cook frowns on his assistant
tho assistant tyranizes over the scull-
iion---thc scullion vents himself upon the
ibeggar. This is the scale Of domestic
rrelations and sympathy Of conditions
throughout England. BY it the mislor-
tunes or misery of each class are borne
by i.seli--taoso above will not sympa:
ithize--those below are not allowed to-
There is peculiar expression of care
and caution on every countenance, from
the child Of twelve years up-as well
the millionaire as the poor. Everything
is dear in London. Economy is prac-
ticcd to degree and in matters neve,
ldreamed Of in our country. All their
fire-places arc small, and SO constructed
that only certain quantity Of coal car
be used at a time.
The servants Of private families and
boarding-houses are allowed a certain
sum per week for their board, soap,
/ lights, sc. The servants in public
places pay for their places, and after the
bill is settled comes the to us unknown
"for servants, sir" This, although
nominally a gratuity, has by practice
become quite imperative.
GEN. JACKSON AND THE KNocKEIs.-
J One of the spiritual knockers down east
il seems, has been in communication
with the spirit Of Gen. Jackson. The
querist wished to know what the oIt
General had first at heart. The reply
was, The Union! BY the Eternal
don't sphi it"'
A MONUMENT To Gen. JACKSON
The people Of Louisiana are taking
measures for the erection of a magnifi
cent monument t. Gen. Jackson, in tht
Place D'Armes, at New Orleans.
will be one of the most imposing monu
uments i'll the Union.
A letter written from Rome to one O
our friends in this city, dated Dec. %
1850, says:
"Mr. Cass has had an interview will
: the Cardinals on the subject Of the little
American chapel, which has resulted il
its being permitted to go on without mo-
HESITATION.
The names of the American Catholic.
who applied to the Roman Government
for the closing Of the chapel in which
their fellow-citizens meet to worship
ought to be published nevertheless
IN. Y. Eve. Pest.
The U. S. Senate has passed reso
luton authorizing the destruction of tn,
dead letters for California at San Fran
cisco. Now they have TO be returned
to Washington.
The Green Bay Advocate states tina
most probably the Michigan, Rochester
and St. Louis, together with one o
Wards boats on the Chicago route
will run from there during the ensuing
season.
Lola Monies is occupying very hum
BILE apartments, and her society is prin
cipaliy courted by EngIishmen. He
promised Memoirs" give no sign of ap
pearing.
The Wiliamsburgh ferry boat Onei
; da, was destroyed by FIRE on the I'd O
February. Loss, $4,000. Insurance
} $4,000. The engine was badly in
jurcd.
Active preparations are making lo
rebuilding the ST. Charles Hotel, a
New Orleans. 100000 has ALREADY
been subscribed toward the project.
The Artesian well at Charleston, S
; c., has attained depth of $50 feet
One Of tho papers says the last 10 fee
perforated was through a stratum of ar
gilaceous slate, intermixed with graft;
hOuders, one of which arrested larthe
proceedings.
Gen. Cass was, on the first day Of tn,
: session Of the Michigan Legislature, e
lected U. S. Senator from that State 70
six years from the 9TH Of March next
A BEER DELUGE.-A vat containin!
S., 500 worth o. porter, burst the othe
day in Bremish's Brewery, in Cork
ireland, and washed away some build
ings.
t A SINGULAR EscArE-A Miss Quinn
, in New York, fell from the top of
| three story house the other day, alight
: ing on coal-box which stood on tn
, sidewalk. Strange to say, she was onl
slightly bruised, and the next day wa
, about her work as usual.
Hoe isi TO be Done?-An Irishman
who was very near sighted, about t
) fight duel, insisted that he shoul
stand six PAGES nearer to his antagoni:
than the other did to him, and that the
were both to fire at the same time ::
This beats Sheridan's telling fat ma
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