The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-27

Journal, describes as follows the magnitude and
splcndor Of the New Orleans grcggeries and the ha
Its Of their patlons:
"The Hotel ST. Louis, (the principal one after
the burning down Of the -. Charles, Dis an immense
structure on the scale Of tbs hstor House Of New
ofk, but built around lofty rothnda, that once
We believe, the C,ty Exchange. The towering
dome Of this imposing architectural center reaches to
the ROOT, and surrounded with corr,doss AID gal.
ery; aud the Hotel ian excellent and 9hiy luxuri-
Gus onc.) seera qnc secondary TO it, niagni-
cent use 'barroon,' IL is paved with uial,le,
marble counter eAi. nds around lai its circular
area and vast is the inter ior, that the half moon
Of busy balkeepers from the o. posite gallery,
a. taeJ stand ard man lat. behind their twinklng
wilderness Ct decantes, leohiug saa lukp p-aron,a
pc formed by d~ars, the murmur of the gdi Ig ice,
and the arona OF the fragrant mint dctraying their
occn alton, bot THEN features quite .ingah.
able IN the distance.
New Orleans is stud led al over vi ith these TEN.
pies Of drink-none quite architectural, i'm, o. g
the St. Louis dome but all SUM us;,siy splendid
ana costly Jae walls are hung with costly painf-
in-s, and all that ans ana velvet can do f,t c.rn-
soit, and gliding and mahogony fr - nlor j. law
ishy done. Ct the a;Eount Il re,iaentaicu of these
resorts, idea may be 10 med by " hat a enG
mentioned TO the history Of ole Of them wh.cb
he had chanced 10 learn il thc way fhs pr, frssion
This one {fhe Gem.') cleared ITS r-at Of !, Gt'3,
paid i3r its decorations, and frnitme aud uuaie
lrotit bes ids oi so 900 l. the f wear OF its
operation. The avera receipts OF of the FASH
ionabe drinking saoJn= may be sei down al $500 4
day. A gentleman eyi elt,es, tor ,hc inevitable
drinks with aiends aGd aCIiaiuauces, avelage ON
two to three dollars pes di"u. sum, urch df
To tie SOUP etc. is furnished gratis at noou, TO at
tract Gust getting than the woi III
of his money, who lunch,s and d. nhs or sixrence:
but the proprietor finding his profit 'n the fcw who
eat, IN tafSou with tn many Who Jinh, that
hour, and u the policy q AZ, h.us which will adj. to
~, ,,,f h, L., "A. a
yasry of these drinking laces make yoar, increase
Of ma3m6cencc Ia thai, tNurlcs and Appointments,
which to ronse that the Ais shall be tribu.
srs and the city be larsey udtbted to them ior its
S, lcnCor."
4 HIGHLY CoLoRED PIcTURE.-The follow
ug, from the Richmond Enquirer, probably avn
from the imas natioo, sill give readers an idea
If what is in store FOR the President elect:
lie (Gen. Pierce mist EXPECT to b. pursued flom.
New Hampshire 10 Virginia ly ack Of o.iicc-se,h-
ers hungry than tAs g.aYc, ierce les ,cf.
ible as hell They VII how on him like the fam
lShing wolves Of the Canadian SHOWS after wounded
elk. lie viii grt resi- by day, AID no >ieep bv
night. Iach town and village will ,einfoe. The
pack-Everv city viii take up the ho,tid crY. aad
before he reaches Richmond the usin conveying
them Wi, reach twenty miles the lea; calculation
Their ycng- viii dtdten lie3yc-i:iise the d adj
split hinge rocks wide orcn--ard convert or qui.t
cautious cairuia,ion, tbeIe aie TOW the STATE OF
Virginia 20o,COo hur@N laftnts. We wo,d rot
be Ear beyond the ma say, lii, hf,, tfhee
seekers here fur cve,y Face IN the gift o the Federal
Government Ahead thc mali bags burst pen with
the leiteis oi solicit ton. Every member ci Con
ess. every 81 ctor, every member # the Legislature
f Virginia. every man who has agcd to roke
MS head NJ from the leyel sea oi privae1 b.scged
and togmen;ed, either his own influence o. n
VI tic letters to somebody else, 10 get their hep 10
get every body they ssw, oiice-onIy an Of
ice' ], Mr.. Pic,ce rash enough to cu,er ,he.. ia-
uagerics
TIE Cars lcf, this morning for Tew Yo,A.-
Ie,e aic Il few ni'es from sUn-dovn, and vet
within thin ~ hours lde II the emporium Al, he
world is ribualy 10 Io'edo--and Toledo is
t, bu,ary TO the Ics IT the world. And We, rs a
rornnonI lace, every day transaction after all We
ali knew 1T wou'a be heie aud made fuss sbou, IT,
Twelve years ago, had any told IL We should
have hal a 10 oad connection " til the Missi.sirp
on sid, ami tn Atlantic on the other ven with
III the limits oi 'iGina.N III, t'me, should hava
inside ed him ;ttcr Tor A., hun than ar, o,ler
place. But til, AL Dad j. hr-iho cars will ailive
and daralt da,.y--tiia lasseng"s wi! Come and e.
and really the center Of I'll. world VI hat
difference nw, tn score If CONVENIENCE q .es IL
make, whether We r,sid, East ~ Wcsf-maat.s &
"a tew hoars' .ir iailread any way A snis
matter But en- ugh The even, is day
sa"cth il this age of 1nde realze the change
F-I'Fo'eda Blade, Dec. 20.
A SiSouL,n ACcIprHT.-Yet,e,dav morning.
a nasie, mechanic named Nhthcy, on the vermon;
aud Mas,ae huset,s Raihoad, was ,jing n a Iocc-
motive 70 l.nder dss taaoe to the cattle tain which
was un;lie - proceed tt the lack of motive rover
uhen ,hr ne came IL C Vision with the tair.--
NJ. Wnitpe, jnnI,d f. ON the Locomotive ard br he
his -g shot OF, in., below the knee. singular
feature oi this aecldei, was. that the beg boken
ma lie # ro.k VI Whiinc, havi.g Previously i,s.
his ks by ;.rcrden'I Boston T'avclier.
Advice, for,n the Sandwich Islands TO the 10Th
November.
Thee wefc l16 VI lie sli,s p, Hcrolu'u One
arrived "n the 4h, hava, on lo.rid -four Ja9ane.s
sailors Who had been riek,d,p at sea. The whaling
business had Teen quite successful, than iur
many previous years.
LENGTH AND pRTAprH.--'.My dear come in
and so bed, said III. sit, ii j. II, e Il in
who had inst yctuiuod fun .he Fat. in decidedly
show come yon SOP state. .'You inu>, lc dread6l
III eA su,c, with ,ou' tong wak Il six miles"
"Anah, eet AWAY lt ,our nou-crse," said Pat;
at wasn't tn !n-'h o the way, at ALL tbatfligued
,ne, 'twa, the b.cad'h oi i'.'' g.
WISCONSIN APrLr.-Mr EImore recently laid
upon oar r.',e a n pl aIsod uron the farm ol Mr..
Smith Mors, in the Of Ve,n p, in this county
.nca-ur ing fim inches from SIDE 10 side This
we b,evc, nss never h '',e been beaten in Wscon.
sin. For a youog STATE, It VIII do.-Waukcsha
Dem, 2-lh ut.
WINTER r AVE- IL ne I hICSLO laieis state
that hc suspension e navigation has mad, b,u little
difference III the amount .f avel through that ci,v
If any. Thcil hotels crowded, and all continued
hustle AMI animation The railroads in daily ore,a-
tion, have caused tins rrsult. and introduced new
eaa o( trade and business into that city, at season
when heretofore, the con.eaicd waters OF the moth
had placed upon ,avel and commerce its periodical
quletus.
From the city Marshal of Lowell. Mass, we learn
that the amount of Drunkenness for the three monbs
ending October o. which the fl 81 three nonihs
that the liquor law ha, been in opr, alton, is 81
per ,ss than du ing the time las, year;
and the criminal business Of the Lowell Police Court
has been reduced % rer cent. including the liquor
search warrants; and ieduotiog there you win find Il
reduced 3S per cent. Last year there 200
places where intoxicating liquors were sod oi eniy,
and there are places where they sold pub
hcly. That they sold in private and obscure
MANNER there is donbt, and uil continue to be
I'll the pscson, law amended in many respects, aud
simplihed ia its operation.
81 really can't sing, bclev. me, sir" the re.
ply Of young lady 10 the repeated requests of an
empty fr
al am ,a,he, inclined TO believe, madam" reioin-