The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-24
Latest News.


The steamer Baltic arrived at New York on Sum
day evening the 9Th nst with Liverpool dates TO the
18th ut Her commercial advices are un6vorable.
Liverpool grain market fiat, with decline Of Sd in
-four, two pence in wheat, and dropping
market in Indian corn.
The political news is important, indicating gath
ering storm Upon the continent. Austria appears
be in deep trouble. The Milan affair." although APP
pareny suppressed, continues to her much un-
easiness. Shooting and hanging still going on
within the closed gates of the city. Troops are
still arriving 10 the disafccted who may yet
entertain a hope Of successful resistance. The poor
city Of falls under the ban Of the Emperor and
has been condemned 10 pay fine Of 10000 fiorins
per week. The Swiss too, are suspected persons,
and FIVE thousand of them had been ordered To leave
Lonbardy within twenty -four hours. Mazzin and
Sat were lowering upon the frontiers, but had man.
aged 10 keep out Of the claws Of the Austrian bea.
ges Hungary also evinces impotence under her
Austrian m.sters. The whole country is said to be
unsettled, and extensive conspiraces had been dis
covered. Meanwhile, the Emperor had well ugh
lost his life Vicnna, at the hands Of Hungarian,
who rushed upon him with poigniard, but failed to
make the blow fatal Thus Oh every hand is ,etr'bu-
ton struggling ovcrake the guilty Ii viii come
beyond the power Of resisting, Of these days.
Kumors prevail OF a contemplated alliance between
Eng land and France. The northern nations
rying OFT too many ambitious projects to please the
former-and the alliance is to prove a counterpoise.
Cabinet appointments, reported on Saturday, were
unanimously confirmed ia the Senate Yesterday. Mr..
C has called for the documents in regard 10 the
CLAYTON Bui,er treaty, and may infer that it is
his intention TO defend himself from the charges Of
bang'ing and inefficient diplomacy brought against
miny laurels in that field.
| The steamer Columbus, of the Vanderbilt line,
Lately put into Acapulco in a distressed condition.
She sprung leak IN the Gulf of Tehuantepec, and
IT was only by almost superhunan exc,tions that the
passengers kept her atloat. They were without food
a number Of days, aud forty Of them died. There is
some hope that the report is exaggerated.
! FEMALE PHYsIcIANs.-The Boston Journal
strongly advocates the Introduction Of females into
the ranks Of the medical profession. We consider
| the needle mach more appropriate weapon in the
hands OF woman than the scaipe or bstoury.-[Ex.
DO You. Just suppose yourself a forlorn sick
bachelor, N the upper story OF noisy boarding
house, where inmates don't care pinch Of snuff
whether you conclude to die or get well. Suppose
you've watched that spider in the corner weave his
web, till you are quite qualified to make one yourself;
suppose that you have counted for the thousanth
time, all the shepherdesses distorted little dogs and
crooked trees, on the papered wall OF your room
Snawrd your finger nails TO the quick, and
t"itched your moustache till every hair stands up on
Its own individual responsibility. Then--suppose as
you are just at the last gasp, the door opens, gently
anu admits not great pair of creakng boots con-
tanning an oracu!ar, solemn NJ. d., grim enough TO
iiishten You into the church yard) but smiling,
rosy-cheehed, bright-eyed, nice little doctress,
yet!
! Wei, she pushes back her curls, throws of her
shawl Venus! what figure. pulls off her gloves,
and takes your hand in those little fingers. Hgly
motterf how yoalr pulse racesi She looks at you so
compassionatey from those soft blue eyes; lays her
hand on y"ar forehead, and then questions YOU de-
mnre'y about your "symptoms" "a too Of ,nt,ch she
sees without any of your helpD Then she writes
prescription with those dainty little fingers and tells
You 10 keep r9y composed and quiet, Gus, as if YOU
eouid) smooths The iumbed qut--arranges your pill
liow-shades the siarng sunlight from your aching
eyes, with an instructive know ledge of your uspoken
wants; and says with the smile in the world
that she II 'eail again in the morning. and so-the
told Of her dress luters through the door, and then
you crawl out of the bed the best way you CALI
clutch a looking 81 lass to what the probabilities
are that you have made a favorable impression! in
M'rdly resolving, (as you place yourself between the
b'nkets) not to get quite well as long as she will
come to see YOU. Wel the upshot of it is, YOU have
dehShiu lingering attack Of heart complaint.
For Myself, prefer prescriptions in a ,aasc,sine
hand! shan't submit my pulse to anything that uears
a oonna! FANNY FERN.