The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-06

The ssundinss Tor she Atlantic reie-
graph.
The following account, addressed to the edit.
or Of the Illustrated Lon.doa N.as, viii be read
with interest:
Not single rock has been met, 90, o
particle Of sand or gravel has been brought up,
bat 1t appears Us IL nature bad provided bed
soft ~ q SNOW bank 10 IRE Msury's own
words Tor the express purpose Of receiving 4
Geographic cable.
Lieut.. Berrymsn says tina, be Is satisfied that
the lead. with the sounding apparatus, has IRE
| quentIy buried itself ten or ffteen feet ia this
soft material, snd he doubts Not that the cable
will likewise sink and imbed Itself in similar
manner. The greatest depth attained has been
two thousand and seventy mthoms, tabout two
and third mixes but perhaps the most re.
markabie and at the same time the most salts.
factory result is the perfect confirmation which
these soundings give Of the opinion expressed
by Lieut.. Naary ss to the existence OF great
hat or level ut the bottom Of the ocean uu.
paraileled by Anything 90 the surface Of the
earth, and which he proposes TO name "The
Telegraph Plateau" For more than thirteen
hundred miles the bottom of the Atlantic, 10
the direct line Of our track, is found by these
soundings ~ present IN almost unbroken level
plain. Mature has thua placed no obstacle in
the way Of this great undertaking which may
not by cautious perseverance be- overcome nay,
rather III WE except tine enormous length OF
the cable which will he required, it would seem
that The line 20 be followed by the Atlantic
cable presents absolutely fewer engineering diff
fculties than the shorter route. Though more
complex, from the nature Of the bottom,) on
which the Mediterranean cable must be laid
TnE PorITIcAL SHowxgS AND rHrIR GuYAs
ricrrCs Judge moron, in recent address in
New York, illustrated the character Of the Kan
sas agitation and the profits the Black Repub
licans were deriving from the imposition, by ar
allnsion to the story Of the Guyasticatus, which
our readers have heard, perhaps before, bu,
whish viii bear repetition: ""''-'-- ~'
"WelI, will tell il to you, as illustrating how
great a hue and cry, ard what an alarm can bt
raised to sustain . false issue A number d
years ago, about the time was preparing my
self for the active duties OF lie, q couple ol
young bloods, about being emancpated from
college, found Themselves without funds to spend
the vacation, or, to use their precise language
with not BIZ OF dough Their parents were
well 70 do 10 the world, but so excessive had
been the extravaganza of the youths, ard SO
frequent their calls for money, that stop had
been put 10 further drafts on the parental crib
Laughter. They were TOO honest to steal
and too proud TO beg, so they hit upon the fol.
lowing expcdient 10 raise the wind At the
dead Of night they visited an adjoining town
where they were hot known, and the next morn
iag notified the people, by mammoth hand bills
that that evening would be exhibited, at de-
scribed place. the tremendous animal called the
"Guyasticutus," II was described complete
noDdcscript--iarger than the mAstodon, more
terrific than the Eyena, that it led alone On hu
man ilesh-in fact, perfect moasir,m hoyrsa.
dnm--jnst about such an animal as you might
imagine q cross to lie between grizzly bear
and streak Of creased lightning. Loud
laughter 10 speaking Of il, the bills ussd this
language:
when 1t drinks, MYERS into II dow.
When eats, the mountains let ming grow,
When 1t -nrctss, whiriwinls irorn it roll
| Aud when u waiks, II shakes the earth from
pole cole Laughter and Applause
Il was to be exhibited last night. "Admis
sion twenty-five cents, negroes and children hal
price" Well Of course there was great anxi
ETY. 10 sec this curious animal, and the town wa,
IN continued state oi excitement from one end
10 the other. As soon Us night Tell the people
commenced gathering. One Of the young met
put himself at the door 20 receive the money
aral the other was behind the scenes quoting the
animal Laughter The place of the exhi
bltlon rapidly filled, and just as soon as the last
J quarter was supposed 10 b. pocketed, tire
mcudons rafting OF chains was heard behind
the scenes groans and sbrieks succeeded, ant
there was t,Irible scratching upon the floor
and ABOUT the curtain, The people naturally
manifested some alarm. when the rat,line o
the chains became greater, the groans and
shrieks more terrific. the scratching more man
fest, when finally one OF the young men rushed
before the audience, bis hair dishcvecd, biz
clothes IN tattcrs, apparent blood streaming
from him. while HE face Indicated the most &c
ute agony and shouted TO the crowd: Fellow
citizens men. women, children aud niggers oil
this good town, tor God Almighty's sake save
yourselves quick, for the Guyashemns rs loose
ire Gugaaeu,uS !, ioose :" TUproarious laugh
ter,
They did save themselyes, and IN the confn
son aud fright the young men escaped with
their III gotten dough Laughter and ap
pausr
So tllow-ci.izens we have had the Guynsti
cn,us OF the Kansas question The clanking
Of chains, the groans and shrieks for freedom
the major intenton Of all which has been to
impose upon the peopi. by false ptetenses, AZ
III" Young men OF whom spoke in connection
with thu tiuyas,icu'us nnec,io,e, imposed upou
the credull,y Of those who listened TO them
Laughter and applause.
lioRRfBLs CsusiTy--CHiLp BURNT TO UnArH
A tragedy took place in thus village oa Tues
day. eAb,biting such revolving cruelty. as To b,
almost incredible. A little boy, Eve years o
age, belonging 20 Mrs Story, on Washburn
street Was roasted alive by f,nd, in human
shape. named Elizabeth Craig, u white woman