The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-03

EXTEAvAGANCF.--Ihe cxiravagance that the
City, and The rcol OF the city going 10,
cccds ANYTHING IL our previous history. Costly
houses ot $1,000 and : 100 ,9oo, with frni,mc.
mirrors, carreing, pictures, escocs, cct., 10 h.
are growing qune Common--and there are tinNcrs
soiroes, ictes dresses. &c, of equal sIlendor.--
Ihou,and dollar dresses not uncommon, and din
ncr parties spoken Of at which ladies appear in
cioahs embroidered with loalls. At ball gwen last
week, person wore $50 900 worth of diamonds
ard emeraids If this is ''repubican simplicity
ohat in the nanc OF tishioa, are coming to-
Y. Y. Pathfinder.
The PRFslDENCY.-1hcf fact that the Vice !'res-
dent elects health bad that he has thought i
o>pcdient to visit Cuba, and The warning given the
President elect. by the late accident, of she slender
thread by which lie Is held, prompts the inquiry as
% wha; Is the Ccursc marked ont for ~ country 20
pursue, /! vacancy bv death to ~ both
offices. The question may to- answered in the follow
ing from the New York Tribune.
'Thc Constitution provides further than this;
that on the death of the President the Vice lrcs-
dcnt shall all his place. 1t provides further, how
ever that the death Of both, tongrc~s slal, ap-
point Of its officers TO discharge the functions Of
the Pre'idcnt. Acting unier this power, Congress
did. ii 1892 that in the Of the Geniso Of
both Prtsii,n and Vice pscsilcn,,a ne" election tor
these officers should be held in the fo'iowin, Ncocm-
be-, and that the President and Vice Fre.idcnt then
elected should hold their offices snr our years from,
the 4th oi March next ensuing. II further provided
tha, in the interim between the death If one Ptcs-
dent and the election Of another, the pre>dc1 oi the
Senate pro is5nD,rt shall Pres sdrnt, and N
case of a vacancy in that Office that the functions Of
the Chief Magistrate shall dSvoi,c upor tic Speaker
ol ti.c iiou-e, Beyond ta,s, prov sion is nadc."
PLAsTERiNG MACHENf.--A machine f,r lic pur-
pose OF superscdug manual labor Ia the operation Of
p!a>t.;In walls, has bocn invented hy Isaac lusscy,
of Harvcvsui gh, Ohio, who has taken measures 10
secure patent. 1t consists of a move;he fame up
rnlrs, tl2 can e al n-ed 10 suIt any height, and
anl oi a smaller frame iii ling within it. The latter
To support 4 mortar box containing the trowci,
which is iaised aod lowered by means Of Il drum and
endless chain. When IN OIcration the trowel ,s Sup
rhed with mortar hy means o rod and follower,
which are worked b; lever, the quantity .,cng reg
uiacd sGut OH required, oy sldc hat covers
the opening in the box. For rlastcring ceilings IL is
oily necessary to raise the tar box the top of
the hame; and for side walls ii Is adjusted accord.
agly, by tuning :, 10 proper position for the last
named operation the box is shifted II, the sliding
FAM, vhich l. moved back and forth Tor that pur
pose ty means Of the alroady mentioned i,'ycr--
'.hcre are also ol,s AID re'Icys attached to
the machine or facilitating the operations of parts,
which inc,1od IN the invention, and form part
of ii.
PKorITING By ExPEkIENcF.--A gentleman
called Office the other day, who said he ought
he could afford to subscribe Coz paper, it had
been lie ncans Of saYirg l. ia hundred aai it:y
dollars few da,s pre-, ous. lie e&Fk,ncd, that he
was iust the point ot selling his wheat i par
ticaiAT ofer when he happened 10 take M a number
Of our paper, that informed him of rise in the att
cl,, that in the quantity he !aI for sale, made The
above difference.
TRADE OF BUFFALo The Buffalo Express
gives gratifying account df the trade Of Blfan. j.
saws not,y ling rival routes have competed with
Buffalo Tor its trade, the imports ot the past year
have Increased larCel, over any former year, and
many o! the articles have ncary doubled IN qUantiy
The aggregate valuation OF imports are $40, ,265 992.
The same paper says, the produce dealers and lpr
,r,:ing rnerc hants connected with the commerce OF
the port have Accumulated within the last in
actual pso.i,s more lbau miloa and hall Of dol
!,rs,
SUIr BUILDING Is RCrFALO.-Fhcrc n.Ne
steamers four prDrclicrs and three sail vessels the
stocks ut the different boat wards in this city, TO be
ready on the opening Of navigation. The entire cost
of these vessels III exceed twelve hundred thousa nd
dollars This amount exceeds hy far the business Of
/ any year ever known to boat buil:crs IN Buislo.--
The magnifcencc Of some of the sielm,rs will Gar
ou.strip ANYTHING present on the lakes-Buf!. Re-
NIySrsorA PACKFr LtNv.--Nc are glad to
learn that arrangement: have been made hy he en-
,erprisna propricors OF the Minnesota Packet Co.,
10 establish Uaiiy inc Of boats between this rlarc
and ST. Paul, to commence with the opening Of nav-
CATION. What this company have done heretofore,
We pre,;Ime in the way Of supplying the puLlic
vs,nis in their way will bc taken good guarantee
of ,nc utue-
/ G.LRSA PRICEs.--Po,k, S5 so S5 Is; lard
u I2sc. hams 10 n lie; butter, from y 20 29c.
7 III, u;pk kct.