The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-05-13

LOUIS NAPoLEoN's Tastes. - How be
initiates his great uncle The observing
Paris correspondent of ,he National Inteili-
gencer, thus sketches the imitatiyeness Of
the present ruler of France:
The works which have been gong on for
some months pas, for the Improvement and
decoration OF the TuilIeries are nearly
completed. The aim throughout has been
10 restore the palace to It's condition when
occupied by 'my uncle" The prince is
resolved to have every thing about him i'm
peria. he must loli on the imperial board.
ca, from imperial plates, lie served by i'm
periai servants. tread an imperial carpet,
and sleep on an imperial couch. II is hs
weakness. He likes TO be environed hv i'm
perIal upholstery. He would fam see his
princeiy teetures-aias, sadly unlike the
Emperor s-reiiected in an imperial mirror
All this, fortunately, Is easy to accomplish.
Sofas, tables, aud mirrors, OF any shape,
can be had for the ordering; and eI en- This.
10 a nation which thinks so much OF types,
and is so devoted TO shadows, is something.
But the ambition Of the imperial nephew,
10 do him Justice, scars higher than all this.
lie would really be every inch an emperor.
Ana, 50 far As the word signifies monopoly
and concentration of power, be Is nov. The
outward form AMI name of the thing will
come IN time: aud from present appearau-
ces The I! me Is not far OIL
BAD Money Thompson's Reporter ad-
yiess the public 20 refuse all notes CORES.
pondins with the following description, no
matter Of what denomination they NAV be,
or What Bank they may purport to lie is-
sued by:
5's, centre vignette 3 females, agricu!tu-
raj implements, sheaf Of grain, ship Oh
stocks, &c, with a round die containing
Inquire . on each side of vignette--on upper
right corner the letter \ with portrait Of
Lafayette in The centre. and FIVE on the
lower corner on left end upper corner, the
word FIVE and the letter Y on the lower
corner, with Franklin between, anchor, &c.
between the signatures engraving well
done.
These notes originally belonged to the old
Citizens Bank OF Maine; but The have been
altered TO a great unany banks, and " III be
continued to he altered 10 others, and we
therefore, wish our subscribers TO remen-
Der their description. They are well en-
graved, and generally neatly altered, aud
are therefore the more dangerous TO those
not acquainted with them.
An CxoR1oUs MoNsrrR.-While living in
h'a'n hNet iiafbor. Jamaica, two shaF IS were
frequently seen Paving about the ship AT ZENITH
the female was killed aud the DISSOLUTION of tie
male was excessive. What ne did without her
refnains secret; bat what he did with her was
clear enough; for scarce was the breath out of
has Eurydices body, when he stuc.. his teeth in
her. ana began 10 eat her up with all possible ex
petition. Evea the sailors felt their sensibil,,v
excited by so peculiar mark or pos,hunus At.
fachrent, and to enable him to perform this mel!
ancholy duty the more easily, they offered to be
has carvers, lowered their boat. and proceeded 10
chop his better half IN pieces with their hatclIe,s
While the widower opened bis Jaws as wide as
possible, and galped down pounds upon pounds Of
the dear departed, as fast as they where thrown
TO him, with the greatest delight and all the avid
lty imaginable. make no doubt that All IN.
while he eating, he was thoroughly persuaJ-
ed that every morsel that went into his stomach
would make its way to his hear, directly. s.Sbe
was perfectly consistent he said to himself
"She was excellent through life. and really she -
extremely good now she's dead Wilson.
Indian depredatons in Texas are reported TO
DO Of the most alarming character, and the
Texas papers urge that unles government speed
lily interfere TO check them, irreparabe damage
TO life and property must cnsue.
1t is easier 10 suppress the first desire than 10
satisfy all that follow IL,