The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-30

Yea asf ssrasss tArs*sp'sassi
"snow IN summer, I" the wise preacher re.
marks somewhere. " 10 not ccmly;' and
,now gu the ffth II April Il very disagrsa-
be and unpleasant in this latitude. The
nilliner's shops we're just beginning 10 bad
AID blossom Us the rose, mud fancy silks Of
brilliant eo.ors we're soen 10 our streets. when
down came this white visitation from the
skies. 10 oft Ealing fakes. There was just
about enough II IL 10 lay the dust, by the
way We are having our ,treets ckssfsd ut
last This may scem incredible, but IL IA ney-
eribeless true. All the unfortunate foreigners
who sell penny cigars n the corners. or
walk abou, li,bei!si blind and starving"
haze bcen pressed iDio the sryic". url.
armed with ho-n. brooms and shoscls, John
chiuamaa and u host og brown fefaQces
from Italy. arc greveliny IN the mad heaps
together. None bu, naturally mudEs,ior IN
dividnals esn bo induced 10 20 into the his-
inee.
Lent CLOSES ihia week, and the fashionable
world are on The gu r,rs for something 10
compensate ior their long SEASON Of compare.
live abstinence rom secular enjoyments. ---
The iiaInu Orcra win lie rcsnmui ut
Ntsios. un,l,g rpoduet Of Max M,erIkKg
Madame Con, ms WnHoRsr, who has b.
cone general iayorite. will give two grand
concerts last uiph. the Regiment of Ma
tionai Guard, the crack regiment VI the city,
pnraded 10 Washington Park. "beior a
large ard fashionable cuncyarse, and bright
the moon .hous on l,ir women aBd brns.
men. The women were fair sur enough rs
10 the bravery Of the men. their endcavors
have gencraIly been limi,el 10 sticking II
customer with a heavy bill Of dry goods, or
TO cracking c. ampagnc bottles in the guard
romns, which are very convenient and el~
gantly furnished places Of resort. They can
charge Iuriously, ~ most 81 their customers
IN bnalness know to thrir cost; but ii you
wish 10 know how they would stand charge;
60 ask their iaiIors. The mpst popular
remedy with this class II military men. for
all ca,cs Of difficulty AMI danger - 10 " eat
stock and tayc
| i'aaines' of al kinds remains quiet. Moth
ing IA high IN the way Of provisions, except
pork hat all raw materials for clothing con
tlnue 10 tend upwards. The dry goods job
ber are AFRAID VI being stuck with l,.gr
stocks, and are working moA desperately
through wire drummers. who attack every
new arrival at the hotels like swarm ii
busy bros, AMI generally sucnssl IN sucking
the turiIercus duS, out of their victims. A
savage encuantcr !, chronicls,j between two
Drummer wbo were probably quarrling
about newly arrived lamb. whose ileece
both aer' hef' on CHI lining |, viii result
fatally
I Coroner fnNSgRy is still on trial aei " III
probably Aa'" hard time Of Il before h.
gets ,hrough l'por'sarc anS 'onsly looked
/ Ior here M 10 the eject II The lro<' In ihe
eatly part Of the w'rk opon the crops IVES,
ami south Thus far the accounts arc unia
,nrahlc. a,d /. kan,i that the damage mas
Nv VERY .cftn,t. Yesterday wns Jewish Pass
ovcr and in consequence vi Chatham street
I i,scrted and thrc was 10 demand for "ulc
c'o IN weather l. noe mid. n,oisi and
variable. tis the last arrival We learn thai
cotton hclIs u, nwn