The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-04
Ises sss Of News.


N. +. Willis excuses himself from occurring
on the ground that his otherwise debated
consmptiye symptoms have lct him with little
o. no voice, and jast now" he says, - recent
bernorrhssge has reduced him 70 Whisper"
George Peabody, Esq, Of London, has bccn
elected an honorary member Of the Mercantile
Literary Association Of Eoston.
There was thirteen ncha Of snow at Onton-
agon on the Both ut.
When the judges Of the election were count.
ing out the ballots Of tbs Hsgerstown Mary
IaDd) box, they discovered love letter among
them, which somc devoted swain had deposited
instead Of his ticket. A there WAS no such
candidate before the people as the one whose
name WINS attached to the letter, the vote was
Of coure lost.
The sale Of bred" has been immense In
England. Messrs. samson. Low, Son < Co.,
announce that II has already reached loo. 900
copies that they have an edition Of 10000 10
preparation, with m unsbated demand. Mrs
Stowe receives u copyright on these sales
though very moderate one Tor y successful
book In LONDON amounting thus far TO about
El 200.
| The Noaiietu de Ia Floiis announces that
the Russian Government Ia about to havo .
scientific voyage executed around the world, the
direction Of which has been conhded TO one OF
the most distinguished officers Of the Russian
navy. This will b. the 30th voyage around
the world that the Russians have made sincs
1909
A servant Of Mr.. Robert Hammer, while
ploughing on the farm Of that gentleman, 10
Albcmarlc county. Va, recently turned up u
gold ring, on which was engraved the name Of
the owner. Itebccca Harper, and the date TAG
lilo years ago.
The question whether Baptists shall be ad.
nitted To the approaching meeting of the Eva0-
gelicnl alliance, IL regarded with great interest
IN Germany m "a sort Of tsst question respect
ing religions freedom. This controversy Ia
warmly wnged, aud among the new and import
ant adhcrenis TO this side Of liberty. are Doctor
Icbepkel, Of Heidelberg. and the celebrated
Brnntnacher, court preacher. The X ing ia
said to still favor the liberation Of the Baptists
expedition 10 Nicaragua ia organizing in
Philadelphia. The object IL said to bs indust.
rial and pacific,
The book Of Mormon has been translated
into the Hawaiian tongue, and u large edition
printed
Mrs Elizabeth J. flames. well known as II
writer Of both prose and poetry. died Mt Chan
nabon, Illinois, few days ago.
Rev. WIN. H. Walker, cor nineteen years u
Methodist preacher Oi considerable note in Ten
pc-~ee, recently united with the Baptists.
Tho illness Of John q. SAKE. the poet, 10 OF
such na,ure TINT his recovery IL looked upon
as doubtful by many Of bis friends.
Mr.. Stuart, the owner 81 the Charter Oak
tree. Hartford. c.. has taken measures to
have the trunk converted into articles which
will last Tor years IN commemOration Of the
noble tree. whiIe be still hOp-, almost, against
hope that therc is sufficient vitality In the root
10 scnd forth thrifty shoots.
A. Dudley Mann, late Afe'r',nt Secretary
Of state. has issued propose '.r new line Of
steamships from Chesapeak, nay 20 Milford
Haven. The latter port IL about one hundred
and twenty miles from Liverpool, and IL cele.
hraied ior il depth oI water and ts'secure 20
stIon. The distance between the two points.
be says. is $3.50 miles. Ito proposes TO COO
struct vessels Of enormous szc, and OF great
speed. to monopolizo the transportation Of
southern praluca. The shares ore IN be 500.
and bo man IL 10 bc allowed 10 take more than
one until every southern citizen L. supplied
with SHARE Tor his own Investment
The United States sloop OF war Portsmouth
made the passage from Norfolk, Va, TO Java
T.. l.. IN 95 days, beating some first elias clip
~r, For twenty our days after leaving the
Capc of Good Hope she averaged two hun,lrrsl
AMI twenty miles day.
! With the exception ol lew miles in Virgin
Ia, there is now u connected line Of railroad all
the way from Bangor. on the lcnoimcot, 10
Montgomery. on the Alabama ere long the
chain will bc extended To New Orleans. thence
to be- carried westward until II reaches the
Pacific.
The demand for DR.. kancs Arctic Explora.
ton, II IL stated. has bsn 80 great tina, the
publishers have been unable until the present
week To supply the booksellers. Twenty-Five
thousand subscribers have received IL. The
booksellers have been run down by demands for
II. lippincott X Co, Of Philadelphia, the
Ledger says. have or,icrd copies to the amount
oi $4,000 and Phillips, Sampson h Co. OF
Boston, to the amount Of $4,000
II turns out that another bet. not unlike
Major foore's was pending, and In consequence
OF the defeat Of Colonel Fremont, Il. |. Bach.
eller Representative olect from Sutton, is UNI
der obligations 10 draw q barrl Of bcans on
sled IRON Sutton to Worcester. and deliver
them to the winner Of the bet Boston .hias
Fanny Elsler is now in Paris and her hair.
u IA ss,a, IL slmast white sore NJ kpY old
companions at the Grand Opera there are
some yet - asked her II she could still dance.
The once charming Fanny replied. Ny friends.
| have golden castamts. bat ! do not dance
any mor -
The tord Mayor OF london. in person. aftcr
hearing complaint against young man for
cutting the ears Of kitten as puppies ears
srr cut. and iustitu,inc solemn q enquiry
into the transaction, fined the perptrs,or two
pounds sterling Think II tho Mayor OF New
York. or Boston. ~ Philadelphia, concerning
himself about the integrity Of IA kittcns crs
| Frpm the Nee ycrt Ledger
That lady writers should have bund favor