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Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
Bali Of the Pioneer Guards.

The military dress ball given by this worthy
young company at the Winslow House on Thurs
day evening, was-as every body knew it would
be-a brilliant affair. One hundred and twenty
two tickets were disposed Of, and it is estimated
that there were at least two hundred and fifty
persons in the ballroom. The hall, though the
best obtainable, quite too small for the occa-
sion, so that the fair dancers had to depend more
upon sharp elbows, than their accomplishments
for success. 1t was a magnificent ball
thought Among the dciples of Terpsichois,
there were gathered the youth and beauty, the
wealth and fashion of the city, and, but for the
enyirnments, we might easily have imagined our
self transported to the dazzling briiancy of some
of the balls ut old Tammany. There was every
thing that could add grace or charm. The
music was good, the society was excellent, the
supper was superb,--a collation. of every luxury
the most fastdious taste could desire, and a flat
tering comment upon the munifcence OF the host
and hostess of the Winsow; that's the way they al
ways get up things. And the daucing--delight-
full and refreshing; it was I" action, action, sub
lime, godlike action,"- ,"--that's what it was! The
members of the Guards looked very we'll in their
tasty uniform, and under the discipline of their
commander Capt. Jones, they cannot but make a
fine appearance on parade. May they enjoy
many more evenings, as well as their guests did
that of Thursday.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
The PrOse-song of the Bells.

The Winters come, its busy hum now fills the
joyous street, and from the sleigh the glad and
gay make youth and pleasure meet; and many q
shout of laughter out from cosy cutters ring -
from tinkling bells the music swels, and this is
the song they sing = .i.r.. .,.a .,... ..r..
ssThe even street is trodden hard, and the
sleighs all glide along, while bells upon the
bracing air give forth their cheerful song the
fastest crabs and slowest drabs are all awake for
fun; and O'er the snow if fast or slow, the ready
runners run; and parties of the beautiful, and
Parties of the gay, fash on a the :, eye like visions
and noise dash on with cutters feet, vexing the
straining flesh to be ahead upon the street; and
tender pairs try winter airs, = their cheeks with
health a-glow-.and laugh at chills and frosty ills
beneath the buffalo 1t ia a rousing season, and
the blood grove warm a-pace; We wish to join
the merry bout and try the striving race but one
thought now obtrudes itself with interference
rude-many there be who 60 to sleigh that full as
oft get slewed!'
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
Lose Of the Lyonnas.

The French Steamer, Lyonnas, with about
$lOO, 900 worth of specie and cargo, and $50 pas
sengers came in collision with an unknown vessel,
off Montauk Pt., on the night of the 2nd, and her
stern cut clear of. The Lyonnas remained with
her stern full of water, and her bow ont of water
All hands stayed by the wreck until the next day
when it was abandoned. The ship was provided
with boats, only one of which was q lifeboat.
That boat has been heard from.
On the morning of Monday, after it was resol-
we'd to abandon the wreck, raft was constructed,
and about 40 persons took refuge upon it. 1t is
the opinion of the End officer that this raft could
not have through lived the rough weather that sue
ceeded, and must have been broken to pieces and
all lost. -,rt .t. n- u. .,..~.arl i
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1856
The Pioneer on the Anxious Seat!

The Pioneers tympanum is tender, and the
s'shreks for Freedom which arise from the
Christian altars of the Free North, crate harshly
on its ears. 1t gets along very we'll with pum-
melting, but it can't stand praying. 1t hates
ministers with malicious hate-espeeially unless
they think bondage is a blessing. 1t breads the
Declaration of independence with an instin ctive
dread-espscially the ''gittering generalities''-
the 'Free and Equap' part. 1t cannot conceive
of an Anti-Slavery bible-"oh my, what sacriege"
and its fear of figures is not less sensitive. just
because we copied from an Eastern paper, the
result, as nearly ascertained, of the election
in Pennsylvania making Buchan ans maj jority
only 723 about half as many votes as there are
east in this city--the Pioneer gets wrathy, takes
off its coat, places itself in puglistic attitude,
then knocks our figures over and under, around
thro' and crosswise, adds up again with flourish
of satisfaction, and--arrives at the same result,
"123T' The vote which we gave Fremont in
Pennsylvania, 203, ,439, was the Union electoral
vote, but it is perfectly legitimate to place it in
the Fremont column, the electoral votes would
have been cast for him instead of Fillmore on
account of his having large majority over the
X. N. candidate.
The Pioneer further says that it has heard from
SO counties in H., which give Buchanan about
$4,000 plurality! We have received the returns
from 81 counties according to which the Pioneers
figures must be divided by three, and good
slice cut off from the quotient to approximate the
truth. The unsavory fact that the Republicans
in illinois have elected their entire State ticket
sticks in the throat of our cotemporary tight
as Macbeth's s'amen" - this is what causes
itching of its glands.
The Democrats have carried EGYPT" by
vote almost unanimous. Strange, sn't it?
About one in a thousand of them can read and
write Spelling books have gone out of fashion;
Arnold Douglas has been the only minister or
missionary among them for four years past; the
sun shines there only ten fifteen minutes in a
day, it is half encompassed by semi of
niggers, aad rather than instruct its barbarlans
to comprehend the sacredness of Franchise, we
should esteem it easy, to teach vegetarianism to
the canne-fed inhabitants of the Celestial empire,
or the validity of the ten commandments to the
beni GIFTED Hotten.ots Of Caffraria. The Pioneer
is welcome to such colabOrers-Mr. Buchanan is
welcome to such constituents. The Dutch have
taken Holland-let the victors crow!
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

Wewould invite the favorable attention of the
a recent accession to the energy of our North
Western capital. Mr.. j. is a young man of enter
prise and experience, and, having just completed
his large and elegant assortment of Ladder dress
goods and gentlemen's furnishing goods-pos-
sessing, in his new and commodious store, every
facility for gratifying all the wants of citi-
zens, and being, withal, bound to suit, we eordi-
ally bespeak for him bountiful patronage COM
mensurate with his means and endeavors. He is
from Pennsylvania, and there is nothing that
will make our cities rise, like putting the East
into them. Don't forget-Ihird st. End door
above Minnesota st. lL
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

CY- The Merchants Mag. publishes n long and
able article on the relative price of land in Lon
don, New York and Chicago. 1t considers real
estate now as having attained almost its highest
point in London, advancing but slowly; in New
York the price increases more rapidly; while
Chicago outstrips them both. The article ends
thus -
''The present prices, then, will compare as
follows:--
In London, from $50 to 800 per square foot,
or from two to four million dollars per acre!
In New York, from $50 to $S3 per square foot,
or from one and half to three aud a half mil
lions dollars per acre!
In Chicago, from Sc to $40 per square foot, or
from one quarter of a million to seven-eights of
million dollars per acre!
We leave the question, whether any of the land
is worth the price fixed upon it, and which is the
best investment at the figures for those interested
mad time to decide.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
Rail Road Meeting.

The Pioneer is very respectfully informed that
neither the Minnosotian nor the Times "were
furnished with full report of the rail road meet
ing, by the officers of the meeting" or anybody
else voluntarily, but that said report was OBTAIN
I'd by application of the editors, and that the
Pioneer had the same chance. The officers of the
meeting should have considered that the Pioneer
was surviving on partizan pap and that It'll sort
of government organism, and therefore entitled
by its dignity to the homage of christendom and
in consequence thereof, the officers aforesaid
ought to have run right down to the Pioneer Office
before its editors head got hot, and the news
got cold. We believe, verify, that reverence i:
almost entirely extinct in the American Repub
lie
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
TUESDAY, DEC. 8, 1866.
A Chance to &c. Rich:

A new map hangs before US, Of an &c addition
to Stillwater," by our energetic and wide-awake
citizen Col. McKenty. 1t joins the southern ex-
trsmity Of that thriving city, is beautifully loca-
ted on the western margin of lake st. Croix, and
is described possessing the most excellent nat
ural facilities. The streets are 60 feet wide, and
the lots, 500 in number, are 40 by 1875 feet. Per-
haps no place on the st. Croix river is growing
more rapidly, or has more solid foundation for
lasting prosperity than Saltwater, and in q
few years this Addition will become We will
not presume to penetrate the future. Suffice it
to say that mow, it offers rare opportunity for
the most profitable investment.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

Gy The organ of the Border Ruf6an Demo
Gratis in this city got too full yesterday, and run
over in lingo of "fgures," eloquence and ex-
clamation points, to prove that Mr.. James Bu-
chanan and his party are not in favor Of the i'm
mediate revival of the African slave-trade. Such
indefinite fustianing don't amount to shucks-his
acts will tell. If he is true to his constituents,
and become an exponent of the growing aggress-
ion which is inaaming the Democratic C.e. Pro-
Slavery mind, the slave-t trade WiH be reopned
during the next four years if he becomes trail
tor to his party, friend to human-rights, and
just that sort of President, which eyery-b body,
but the Pioneer, knows he will not be, the nation
will remain in temporary peace. That's how it
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
Destructive Fire.

The losses, as nearly as ascertained, at the fire
in jackson, Mich, on the l4th, are as follows
E. M. Pierce, $1,000; Rathburne, $1,000; Hib-
bards Express Office, $3.50; W. Combine, $500 !;
Beon Clarke, $1,000; Ketchum, $l,soO; NJ.
Rouse, ST. 200; E. H. Kingsley, $4,000; z. Nor
rison, 100000, Simpson & Porter, $500; Hol-
mes & Jenkins, $1,000; S. p. Greggs, 5000. In.
surance small.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
Indian Payments.

We are pleased to notice great change for
the better in the policy of our government in the
annual annuities TO the Indians. As we under.
stand the case, little it any money is hereafter to
be paid them; but the amount is expended for
them by government agents in purchase of useful
articles of household comfort and agricultural
utility. The steamer Illinois on recent trip was
loaded down entirely with these goods, which
are now stored and being distributed at different
points on the lake. We noticed fifty nine bur-
eaus, fit for tho bed rooms Of the Bigelow House,
or such as any American farmer would have in
his best room besides lots of tables, chairs.
mattresses, stoves. ploughs, rakes, iron pals,
and in fact almost every staple article used by a
country family, This, all must acknowledge is
an improvement over the old plan, where the In
dian merely scraped his gold into his blanket,
from the table in front Of the agent /" at paw.
ment," to hand it over to the trader /" at the
door before he left the room. The only effect OF
such procedure being to give the poor Indian
rather better credit with the whisky dealers than
he would otherwise have. las z.s.ll. -l
Again, we have known the agent to 90 no far
ther west ON Lake Superior than the Sault, and
call on all the Indians for hundreds of miles west
to meet him there, thus subjecting them to long
journeys and frequent disappointments for il
was not unusual for the agent to change sud-
denly the time of payment, and those who have
been weeks on their journey to meet him were
disappointed entirely or had to wait his arrival
for an indefinite time. 9At1'-
Now every Indian hamlet of any size on the
American shore of Lake Superior, has its goods
sent directly to It at Government expense, and
the agent spends weeks at this seasan Of t.,
year in seeing the articles sqgtably distributed
This is aommendable. and we may rejoice IL
thus seeing our red friends fairly delt by al.
though no one can conceal the fact that they arr
fast passing away, and that the time hastens OF
when Indian payments win but be mentioned OF
these shores. - 59IA2 s--A@ 20. 70 sie@.I
To whom the credit belongs Of efecting th,
desirable change above alluded to, we have moi
| been informed, but infer that it must have been
| owing to the representations of n. @. Gilbert
ESQ.,, our efficient Indian Agent, and Col. Man.
nypenny, the distinguished Commissioners of Ia
dian AAairs ct Washington OntonaQon MIA
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

GV The Keokuk Times says that Prof. Moore,
who has charge of the State Museum of Natural
History, passed through that city the 9th ult.,
on his way to South America, to make collections
in every department of natural science. He is a
gentleman of fine attainments in the line, having
travelled and studied with Audubon, Waterman,
and others, who have added 90 much to this de-
partment of knowledge, and We doubt not his
trip will he suocessful in the highest degree. He
goes out under the patronage of the above insti-
tuition, assisted by Hon. A. J. Sterhens, and 9TH
srs of Fort Des Moines. t'' .'i '' az T..
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

DANIEL WEBsrER.-The following anecdote of
Daniel Webster is from source on which may
be placed the most implicit reliance:
s'In calling up the memory of the great civilian,
(Judge StOry,) am reminded of an interesting
anecdote he related. 1t was in 1885. was at
tending the Circuit Court in Portland, and board
ed at the same hotel with Judge Story and some
of the bar. One day after dinner, as we sat list
ening to his rich conversation, some one spoke of
the Dartmouth College question, when Judge
Story described to us the first appearance Of the
power of MIR. Webster as evnced in that cele-
brated case. He spoke of him as stranger. but
little known at that time. The trial came on in
March, 1918. The court room was crowded.
Many distinguished spectators were present. The
case was of no common kind; it touched the
happiness, the preservation, the glory of our COM
mon country; for every college and seminary of
learning in the Union was interested in the re-
suit. Mr.. Webster felt the magnitude of his
cause, and the great responsibility resting upon
his shoulders. He rose up to address the court.
Every eye was fixed upon him-eyery ear was
open. lie began slowly and in a low voice. His
nerves were slightly tremulous, and the papers
shook in his hand. = His face looked troubled !;
the deep anxiety portrayed in his features excited
the sympathy and the kindest feelings of the
court for one who stood before them. modest,
unassuming man, stranger, and with an over
whemng brow and look of no common care.
But he went on, step by step, with arguments,
with authorities, with appeals to the supreme
tribunal before him; each step his voice rose in.
to energy and power; his face frightened up, his
eye kindlsd, and ere long, the attention became
so profound, and the interest of the whole assem-
bly, so great from the magnitude of the question
and the manner in which he presented it, that not
merely breathless silence prevailed, but even
tears started in many an eye, and some were seen
to fall from members of the bench. He won his
case. 1t was his debut, and from that moment
Daniel Webster stood invincble, and took q
stand in eloquenee which has been seldom sur
naSSed.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

TIMDITY.-Addison, the well-known editor of
the Spectator, was man of the greatest modesty
of his day. He was most excellent writer, but
strange as it may seem, no speaker. This is Of
very frequent occurrence. On the other hand, we
find men of great oratorical powers, but who are
averss to writing. And seldom do we find men
gifted, to any degree, with both powers. How
is this? 1t looks if Providence dispenses gifts
widely and variedly as possible. A sample Of
the former of these may be given in the case Of
the talented Joseph Addison above noted:. .
As Secretary Of State, of course his place in
the House Of Commons to defend the conduct CT
Government required no small powers Of yolu.
bility, and which, as writer, Addison was
thought to possess. But time tries everything.
He arose to make bis maiden speech. 2.
-" MI. Speaker, I conceive''-and there be
stuck! ~ DIE aV.ilsa ~ - 10,
s'Mr. Speaker, 1 conceive'- another halt. ..
ssMr. Speaker, conceive''--a dead halt. al,
|: Up starred a wag: 'sMr. Speaker, the gentle
man has conceived three times and has brought
forth nothingp' -egs - s-.I a. lea.
The House was in a roar; and poor Addison
dropped into his seat like hot potato. Thil
was his 6rst and hast speech IN that or any other
House, a. he never attempted the trial of bis elo-
quence again. sa
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06
A Regular Mail.

Aregular line of Stages will leave this city,
after this date, daily, for Dubuque via Cannon
Falls and Decorah, and triweekly via. Hast
ings and Red Wing, till the opening of naviga-
ton. A regular daily mail will also arrive here, +,
the first of which was due last evening. See
advertisement.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

A letter from one of the free State prisoners at
Lecompton says that Col. Titus, the Border Ruff
fan leader, who has charge of them, and who is
drumming up recruits for Walker, &c has offered
any one his liberty, and free passage, to join
Gen. Walker in Nicaragua - -9 ea' 70 25Ts.a
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

, "A MAMMOTH DocuMENr.-An address,
says the Boston Transcript, from the citizens
of Manchester, England, to the people of Ame-
rica. in favor Of peace, was placed int the Mer-
chants Exchange Reading Rooms, a few days
since. 1t has attached to it 81 ,041 names.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

0V The papers from below announce the
opening, in the spring, of new route to the
Eastern States. The Pittsburgh and Chicago R..
R. will be completed, SO that trains will run di-
rectly from one oity to the other without change
of cars or baggage. This gives immediate con-
nection with the excellent Penn. Central R. R.,
and makes the passage from Chicago to the East
several hours shorter.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

h. ~ On the evening of Nov. 14th., a terrible
FIRE broke out in jackson, Mich. burning build
ings, and destroying property to the amount Of
about S 900! Particulars tomorrow.
Arrival Of the Niagara - Three Days Later from
Europe.
... HALIFAX, Nov. 20.
The steamer Niagara, from Liverpool on the
evening of Nov. 9Th, arrived here at midnight.
Additional symptoms had manifested themselves
of close union between France, Russia and
Prussia.
1t would appear that France supports the un-
conditional admission of Russia and Prussia to
the second meeting of the European Conference,
while England is said to oppose the admission of
the former, and Austria the later.
Treaties of commerce between Russia and
France, and railway treaties between Russia and
Prussia were in preparation.
tors of the Bank of England held protracted
sitting, in the course of which they deliberately
considered the expediency of making further
change in the rates of discount, with a view to
arrest the continued outflow of gold to the con-
tinent, and the resolution not to make any change
for the present was arrived at by q majority Of
one.-The condition of the Bank of France had
shown no improvement. 2
Cape of Good Hope advices of October Sd say
that fears of Caffre war, are passing away.
SPAlN.-A plan of finance will be laid before
the Council Of Ministers without delay. Nothing
as yet is decided as to the creation Of minister
of Colonies. The Spanish ministers decries the
Anglo French alliance and recommends the al
lance of Spain with the Northern Powers. The
law of the press requiring heavy deposite of
surety money has been re-established. A meet
ing of political notables had been held in the
house Of Gen Prim to the purpose of re-organiz-
ing the progressive party.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

GY The wife Of merchant tailor of Cincin-
natl recently went to gambling house in which
her husband had lost $1,000, found him there
playing and set to work and demolished every
thing breakable she could put her hands on. The
husband took her home and promised to "sin no
n,oreO .--..l.t-.'.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

cRF Without decision Of character no man or
woman is ever worth button, nor ever can be.
Without it, a man becomes at once good natur-
ed nobody, the poverty-stricken possessor of but
one solitary principal-that of obliging every
body under the sun, merely for the asking.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

CO gentleman who lives in Mount Eden
precinct, Spencer county, Kentucky, who is one
hundred and four years of age, was so solicitous
to vote on Tuesday, that he rode on horseback
from his home to the precinct and back again, a
distance in all of fourteen miles.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

GY' horse, belonging to Dr.J. II. Stewart,
hitched to post near the Mansion House yester-
day, was struck by a fragment of rock thrown
from an adjoining blast, at which it backed of
the bluff, injuring itself severely, and breaking
the sleigh which was attached. A cheap guard
erected upon that bluff, would present many ac-
cidpnta
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

Coon SALARY.-R. H. Thompson, Health
Officer of New York, will receive for the three
summer months this year, directly and Indirect
ly, but more ''indirectly than directly" some
thing like 100000. &C. 12a ,24scset
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

B Elder Swan of New London, Conn.,, says,
"Franklin Pierce, S. A. Douglas and Co. might
be Put into Hydraulic Press and Democratic
blood enough could not be squeezed out of them
to dot an Is, osaeo 1854 .-:1-4 .ta.eg.o
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

- Bt&r Eighty-six Peruvian lambs have re-
Gently arrived in Havana, Cuba, having been
imported for the authorities Of the Island, by M.
Keon, & French naturalist. They are designed
for beasts Of burthen, as in their native coun-
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

GV' The Lawrence boys say that to make a
Border Rufian-90 lbs of devil; Is lbs of hair;
lbs OF dirt; so lbs of oaths; 2 kegs of whiskey;
Cincinnati Platform.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

CO We regret to learn that, as Mr.. N. E.
Ames, lawyer Of this city, was driving to the
bali on Thursday evening, his horses became in
tractable near the Fuller House, ran thro' the
street at a furious speed, and threw him from the
sleigh, breaking one of his arms.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-12-06

"A DIsTISCTIoN WITH DRFRRANCR.-The
South Carolinians have presented THEIR Brooks
with cane, as a suitable mark of affection;
New York has just presented her Brooks with a
walking-stick!