The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-02-19

b. reclaimed snd refpierua valuable, BY ap
an outlay u the prors,is Of tn salrs Of Ave
hundred thodaaid ARR. sIsnt in completing
fifty miis more ou the leyce an the banks oi
the Mississippi aud other rivers The truth
Il. sass tlse Drmoer@ the eastern part Of the
State of Arkansas. unie>. well cys.,l, IS
thre-furth- or Il ,alnei,--s
Whrn III. British ccri-us of 1851 was
taken England, scotland, Wal.-, aud the
Islands Il the l,ritish -s,,, had population
Of 2O9ly.53l ireland, 6,5lJ,,9i total
q ,I3j.325. The London Time. estimates
the total population Of the British Islands Oh
tn, At of January 1851. at 10000. 900.
The state of Illinois has pam in the last
four years four AMI half millions of her
debt -Four Year, ago she had not more
than four hundred mileS of railroad nov
she has about three thousand
The death II the Hon T. - BEooKs ere
ated great sensation IN South Carolina.
On the arrival of the news at Columbia the
Mayor orlered the town bel to be tollei,
and the ryercts~ at the South carolina
collcgc wrr Immediately suspended. At
Charleston, IL large Palmetto tree. standing
on oe II the -irsts, WAS drapd in mourn
ing. and the flags al the shipping in port
and on III" public bnildngs placed a, half
mast.
10 the Ohio legislature resolutions have
bsza ofy.'r.,i with vi,w Ia idiidciicy con
grcss in the passage of II law providing for
the buying up anil colonization, by tn" ftsi-
eral government. Of aIl the slaves in the dif-
icren, States. provided such States will 81
amend their constitutions a. to forever pro
hit slavery within their limits
ltappars tha, both Great Britain asl
the United States ar al war with China
The Chinese make no discrimination be.
tween the English AMI American heads, and
our navnl iar'y' wonl,l il were larger /.
now employed in r,~.nting the wanion afro
city of the tel,stials. Negotiation is 10 ls
resortsl to by England. and il that fail, she
will wayr great war against China Eng
land viii seize this opportunity, to SECURE
important COMMERCIAL privileges. and the
Unitei Slaies will. no ioabt follow her cx.
ample los.
A private et,er rceival in Boston dated
January u, give, the gratifying intelligence
that l'r ksss's health is improving Ills
panNts had reached Cuba by the Quaker
City, on the 18th inst. after a very rough
passnge Dr k,>E's mother was trratrl
with marked respect on the passage, and was
| received at Havana with much considerat ion
According 10 the fn=sgsf Zee UeaeDs. n
German paper Of - Louis, the population
Of TIM, city may be estimated, as To nation.
ality. as follows: Americans. 2sO0O, Ger.
mans. ~ 600; Irish. 10 ono; French, 1000
English and Scotch. 1000 Italians and
Spaniar,i. 5000, Bohemsus, 1000
The Chicago Prsv understand. that u
wellknown firm OF that rity hold themselves
in readiness To pa, ap a grain warchoas" ol
larger dimensions than any Of these prevnsis.
ly built, aii which with al of It's appuint
nents. would involve an outla, Of Sli0. 900
provided the PROJECT nov agitaioi of corl-
Meeting all Of the railroads in the city shall
H. carried out
4 bill has h,,-n introduced iu,o the New
York Legislature providing that the wife OF
any ulan who habi'ually spends his time and
money ut placr where intoxicating liquors
are sold ~ a beverage. thus bringing his
family 10 want aud jestitution shall h. en-
titled Ia her own earnings and these Il her
minor children, without mo,estation on ac-
count of her caprice. 'bbts. judgements, or
other liabilities of her husband
The kentucky Stock Importing Company
have recently brought over veritahle Arab
mar, which is now in New York. She ia
a long welLkni,. shapely creature. of grey-
ush color. about the astrage SIR, with very
large muscular thighs AMI marvellous elias
tiriiv IN every movement Tier Na,ne j. ~
,imstci at ten thousand dollars.
Al a rcrnt great sak al raoshor,ss in
lAnlun the hor<e Namcluke SOLD for four
,houasnd guinea, Bay Middleton, three
thousand 6,r hnnlrNi PIsnipo, i've thou
sand. AMI sis thcusaad i've hundr,, w,re
pail fs llihhie Noble
Au cifurt Is being maas' IN Scotland to
cr,st a uouamen; tc Sir William Wolhce.
the hero of Scotland independence on the
summit Il Abbey craig. mar the hattie
isl,ls of Rannskburn. Faisirk. AMI sterling
Brhlg, In rspur 10 this the 5~crnslan's
ot the ~cots IN 'hlcaer, havT called q msv't-
ing IN all IN N" crV'tion Il thu proposed
monument
C,MLyLE. Who has never allowci ons ol
his works 'o h. ster'"tyPN. in ioniou, hu'
haa ewry Form r~.' when Ev ~lition
was i~s,,ci thus enhancing ths c,~t II his
h-sks. AMI prrvcn,ins their fr,~ c,rrula,ion.
has at 'rng'h r>rlvei upon i>.ning cheap
s>littcn II his oomp'c,e works. in shilling
voluns. commencing With bis History ot
ihc Frnch Rvoiu'sn originally published
twenty vya% ssu
Gov. Nsw,LL. Of New jersey, walsol
trua, hIs r~sshpsy IN klkn,own, to Tr'oton'
q dis'snse OF twelve miles, "a attend hi. own