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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
4 New Poem.
~ goligRT BROWNING.

We have seldom seen u more Characteristic
poem Of the author Of S0rdelo than the
following. One Of the French X ings in the
middle Of summer, while hunting a seizeI
with moral sickness. lie ia taken TO his
palace. when his doctor orders fire 10 he
hastily kindled 10 warm onc who i. already
stricken with the chill Of death. The a.i.ies
are very suggestive. He kindles The fire at
first with State papers and letters tss cacbet,
thus saving many, by destroying the eyi-
dcncc, who would otherwise been put 10
death, since they reflected upon the Kings
son anil successor. The iist ycTr Is the
picture, the second the doctors reflections,
AZ he stands looking, at the lying klng, now
inssnsiblc from the effects OF posos ndInin-
ister,d by the do'i0r at the ifstigntion 81
the Prince. The entrance Of Tire heir Is
most artisticaIly done. while the line, with
Just such son TO murder yon. reveals his
completely in the plot.-N !. Ner'.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
How the Price Of Bread 10 Mansg'd Ia
Paris.

Every bag Of wheat -four, Or meal, that
comes to the city, must be brought to the
Hall au Bic, or Grain Hall. This is All i'm
mense area, enclosed with o circular wall.
and covered with huge dome; 80 that it
presents q vast, unbroken hall, Of grand and
beautiful proportions, lighted from the top.
Various stalls, with desks. form the Offices
OF the clerks and employees. On the floor
Of this hall are piled up, cob house fashion,
the bags OF grain, presenting 10 thu visitors
a striking panorama Of solid plenty.
TIE city Of Paris is surrounded by wall.
not for defence, ~ II ia comparatively slight
bat simply for police revenue, and other mu-
nicipal purposes, one Of which il the rcgula-
ton Of the bread market Barriers, that is
gates, with police attendants and revenue
officers, form the only entrance 10 the city
except the river Seinne, which also has its
guards. Every bushel Of wheat or grain
brongh. TO the city for sale, must be regis
tered and stored nj the Grain Hall under
heavy penalties. This regulation is rigidly
enforced, which it IL easy to DO at the bar
riers, with 80 bulky an article especially. as
the bags must be OF uniform size.
From this register Of the supply, the gov
eminent OF the city koows, At any hour just
how many pounds or pccks of grain Of any
kind there are in Paris. From accurate
statistics required 10 be furnished they
know how much -four or meal is baked daily
ut each bakery, and how much bread Of all
kinds is consumed. They are therefore able
TO fix the weight ADD price Of leaves, each
shape and sizc Of which has its appropriate
names, according 10 the ratio between the
4snply ana he. l..ssss>,. sl,-ya,r &; and
just profit to the rcducers, traders and
bakers, no more, no less. The price thus
fairly graduated at short intervals, is fully
proclaimed to the public, the dealers, the
bakers and police
The police are authorized b drop in at
any time into any bakery or bread shop.
wherever bread is exposed for sale, and
weigh the loaves. There is also special
inspecting officer appointed for this express
purpose, His visits are not stated that h.
may not have things got ready for exhibi-
ton instead 81 inspection, according to the
English and American fashion Of doing such
things. II the inspector finds the weight
deficient. or The price OF kind Of particular
loaf too high for the grade, al the bread in
the shop is swept Off at once anil distributed
to the hospitals and other elcemosynary pro-
,ected against private cupidity Specializing
in the means Of existence.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

We had almost believed that the types
had annexed few Struggling ciphers 10 the
above figures, but on perusing the entire ar
ticlr which W. find 10 IA late number OF the
Cmt,ief ne, Fiat, fau. uuder the above
canton, We find il IL fixed Tact that there
"a such a costly beverage ia the world as
yino ut $4,000 00D n bottle anil, what IA
beiice. that there is more ol the same sort
l,U." The paid article discOursetli some
what in this wise: Among the rare Injuries
Of rirh Germany which graced the table of
',r ipg Of Nurtemburg on the Occason OF
the nesting Of his two imperial guests, one
might zee figuring conspicuously the cel'-
brntcd vine 0l kosrnwein. OF which the Tree
city 81 bremen is 81 justly proud. The
bnryomnr,crs alone OF this city are pr,ylleg.
81 10 appropriate few bottles for private
nae, or 10 present sovereign or reignng
urincc. The history cf this wine, which is
xorih to-day II q 900 francs-ihere u no
'(yp0i2yaphcd h..lakc here POSSESSES all
the nHfycllOu-noss ola legend. AMI ia briefly
as ioli0ws
The cellar Of bremen is the most ancient
Of all the cellars in Germany. IL IA situated
u"'rr 'he roe, nc 'he. 'he " us ap"tt
nhl'u' 'a''e' u'e roNe' rum "aS'e"o' !"
nf"'" representing ro'es' anu Srn"e 'n'
aou"E' pa1l"sc OF Nh orh"l" n una R""ie'
cohtA'ns .n' a"'"uS VINO VI ''oS'""e'"' ""
"site" thoie near'y TWO 'e"'ai' e. a"' "
nM'' ~ Io-' 'nero "rro P,"e'u ~ '"'s ',e,
var SIX N'gc ea@S ., ''h',''s'' w'',e' c". .,
'ohahtiSoerRsr' l'cn'oss" o''anhls~'R' tnc
ancient ahDcy now oe'onghB W 'ne ,"m'y
o' Mc''efhich' "." ''N SAM "",nocr Vi
case" haii''" '"chsih'sr' Inv ".".h'ng
p"r' OF the 'el'"r also; s'or' wines OF 'he
same description 10" 'ess c,s'Iy' "''hoogh
nor 20 on oy ~" years 'hey "''e con,
uInea IN t"e''e m'gc cas's earn "ne "
""''h pore ','o ''''ae VI "ne VI Wv ."o'''
Apostles. ana Tue wine OF 'uo'i'' dcsl''e ,ne
reproh"''on attached 10 ',s name " 10 'h's
Gay E,ore h'ghiy es,rhea 'h"t "i' o.''ers,
10 othcr paris ~ Tue celiar are 10 DC 'onn"
different vines "f later years hehe'er
o"','o o' Inc hooehwelh u taSeh OUT IL Is
replaced by the VINE OF the Twelve aposties
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
The tlaei.s,osa.

Bayari Taylor, ia l.is last letter from the
north Of Europe. thus describes this marvel
Of Biographies
On approaching the islands We Ind fair
view Of the last outpost Of the group--thc
solid barriers against which the utmost fury
OF the Atlantic dashcs in vain. This side Of
Nacr0e lay the large island Of Moskoe, b,e
tween which and large solitary rock in the
middle Of the strait dividing them is the 10
callty of the renowned Maclstrom now,
alas, almost as mythical IN the krnaken or
great sea suake Of tho Norwegian hords.--
II 10 pity that the geographical Illusions
Of our boyish DAYS cannot remain You
learn that the noisc Of Niagara eau DO heard
40 miles off, aud that "somc Indians, in
their canoes, have vcntured down II with
safety" We'll, one could give up the Indians
without much difficulty, hut Il 10 rather dis
couraging to step out Of the Falls depot for
tho first time and hear no sound except Cab
sir," Hotel. sir'" so Of the Maelstrom.
denoted on my school boy map by great
spiral twist which suggested to me tire
mcndous wi irl of the ocean currents, aids'l
by the Information vessels canno, approach
nearer thau seven miles. IN oih'l. mort
over. there picture Of u luckless bark, half
way down the vortex. hHd been warming
my imagination, ~ wo came mp the coast
with Canpbells sonorous lines
"Round tho shores where runic Odn
ilowls his war song TO the gale
ileuni the isles where loud lofoden
Whrls To- death the roaring whale
and, ss We looked over the smooth water
toward Moskcc. Eel, renewed dcsirc To
make MI excursion ,hither on our return
from the north. hut, according TO Captain
Rus. anil other modern authorities which |
consulted, the Maelstrom has lost oil its ter.
rors and attractions Under certain condi.
tions of wind and tide mn eddy is formed IN
the strait. II IA true. which may be- danger
Gus TO small boa,s, but the place Is by means
80 much dreaded as the Salten Fiord, where
the tide. rushing m il caught in such man
ncr ~ e. form II har, ~ N the Ray of Fun
dy. and Frequently proves destructive TO the
fishing craft. Il is the general opinion tha,
so,ne u the rocks which formerly made the
Maelstrom al terrible have ben worn away
or that some submarine CONFUSION has tab
en- placr. which has charr,Ni the action of
the waters; il IS Impossible TO accoun, for
the reputation Il once p,ss,-ssci
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

4 letter from Paris says that the rcver
end rcformer Father Lawrence. Of the do
crsc OF rarh,S. has issued circular annouuc-
ing the foundation ot new orlcr. The
nrmbcrs are 10 belong exclusively TO the
gcutlcr ballot creation. aud on admission are
to make oath that they VIII discard any
dress or fashion in any way clashlng with
molesty or the piety oi christian woman,
such. for instance, rs low dresses. honnet>
that only cover the back of the head, i'ounc,s,
crinolines, .Nc.' The members are 90 re
s,ric, their war,irobes 10 eight or ten drSsV>
n, most. They must hr attirI in black
while attending the service Of the Holy
Mother Church. and must also make the en-
gagrmcn. not 10 give any cast OF tnry 10
their maids. 81 ~ 10 give them taste for
DRESSING above their means, II practice which
leads Ia viccs OF the most varied descrip
ton Absolute scslision is not, however,
~ rieusu, the fair associates may occa
sioually 20 to ball. but clad in the simplest
at dresses The members Of the association
ar to wear its insignia. consisting at n msslal,
bearing the word simplicity and "m"ss-
~" anl suspsmhi round the neck by a
piece oi cotton ribbon. The reverend gct-
tleman promises further details At an early
day. in which h. intends giving regulations
touching the diunT. servants, carriages fur
utare, &C.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
THE KING IL COLD.

Rake the embers, blow tbs Goals,
kndlc at once q roaring fire
Here's some paper tls nothing Ill
Light IL Obey We saved thousand soptA)
Hun for isgots, yOu scurgy knaEes,
There are plenty out Ia the public square
You know they fry tbs hsreiics there.
tBnt God remembers their Ddueiess grave }
Fly. ny. or the King may dic
Ugh his royal feet are itke snow,
And the cold Is mounting np 70 hl. heart
that that was frozen long ago }
Esscsls. variets, do - you are told
The ling Il cold.
III. bed of state il a grand affair
With sheets oi satin aud pillows Of down,
And close be side IL stands the crown.
Hat that wont keep HIN lrgm .lN!nR thG.Le-
III. nands are wflnkcd. hrs haT - gray,
And his ancient blood is sluggish and thin,
when he was young II was hot with an,
But that IL over this many day
Under these sheets of satin aud lace
lie slept In the arm. Of his concuhnes,
Now they fosse with prince instead,
Drinking the maddcs'. mnrriest wines.
l,'s pleasant 10 hear such catches tfoled
Now tho klng In cold
What shalt do with his Majesty now
For thanks /, my potion, tho man Is dead;
Suppose holster him up 10 bed
And tx the crown again on lbs brow
That wonld Il. merry but then the prince
Would tumble IL down, know. IN u trice;
'Iwould puzzle tbs devil To- name u vico
Thai wouidiaakc his Excellent lighucss vince
Hank he's coming, know hiA step
He's stealing 80 ser " hs wishes are true
Sire, may your fathers end he yours!
tWith lust such u son to murder youD
Peace 10 tbs dead! let the bells lac tollcd.
The King IL cold
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

10 me.t the requirements Of her customers
on tbi. point bnt this year she has not
received one order. In dress making the
same stagnatim prevails. ladies that pay
no visits and receive no company do not
require new dresses, consequently dremsmakers
severely feel the pressure OF the times, The
eject upon dry goods stores is apparent 70
every one. " lie that runs may read
Reductions from twenty to forty. and even
fifty per cent. are advertised day after day
But perhaps the strongest proof of the uni
versai depression il to be- found in the fact
that more than one wholesale house has com
menced selling by retail for limited period
thus actually heading off their own Gus
TONERS N Y HerdM
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

special Dispatch to he n. Y. Times.
WASHINGTON. Ocr. Is,

Special Dispatch to he ~ Y. Times.
WASHINGTON, OCT. 10, 1857.
As foreshadowed by your correspondent
several days ago, Daniel b. Martin WAS yes
terlsy removed from the position Of engi-
neer-in-c chief Of the navy, and Samuel Arch
bold Of Maryland. appointed TO the vacancy.
a. The court martial ordered in the case Of
Colonel sumner has no connection what
ever with the Cheyenne expedition, nor did
the orders for il emanate from the depart
mcnt The charge upon which the Colonel
II 10 be tried partakes OF the character OF In
subOrdination, and arose out OF oircumstan-
ces transpiring at Fort Ieavenworth, prior
to his leaving that post. II seems that there
was some conflict between Col. Sumner and
another officer who was charged by General
smith with the fulfillmeut Of certain orders,
and the Colonies difficulty grew out Of this
affair II is u matter entirely within Ten.
Smiths control, and he has seen fit to order
An investigation. | do not think the matter
il looked upon as one Of grave Importance
here.
A gentleman residing here who is largely
interested in the expedition for raising the
Russian vessels sunk before Sebastopol, says
the statement that the enterprise is likely to
be failure il erroneous, and expresses the
opinion that the individual connected with it
who recently came through Paris, and told
the dismal story, desired to depreciatc the
stock with view Of buying il up cheapy.
One Of the statements certainly is false. for
instead Of the valuation Of property raised
depending entirely upon the caprice Of the
Russian COVE: nnent, it il to be estimated
by the chief engineer Of the American com
!. ,,,srz;;;; ts..i- Raisiza Admiral and an umpire
TO be chosen by these, il his services are
needed. Acc lunts ~ late as the 18th OF
August give. rs the result Of the first fort
nights operations, over $4,000 worth Of
anchors, chains, Ac, raised. At this time
the heavy machinery for raising the vessels
had not arrived.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

The following il told in recent LONDON
letter:
IL think that the most curious fact that
! have ever heard of the electric telegraph
was told me by the cashier of the Bank of
England. Once upon a time then, on
certain saturday night. the folks at the bank
could not make the balance come out correct
by just El0O. This is a very serious matter
IN that little establishment. do not mean
tho cash. but the mistake in arithmetic. for
IL requires world of scrutiny. An error
in balancing has been known, | am told. tn
keep "a delegation of clerks from each office
at work sometimes the whole night. A hue
and cry WAS of course made after this fl 90.
as If the old lady in 'rhreaineclle street
would b9 in the GG.sife tor want of IT,
Luckily on Sunday morning, u clerk lin the
middle Of a sermon, dare say. If the truth
were known felt suspicion of the truth
flash through his mind quicker than any
flash OF the telegraph itself lie told the
cblct cashier that perhaps the mistake might
have occurred in packing some boxes Of
specie for the West Indies, which had been
sent to Southampton for shipment The
suggestion was Immediately acted upon.
Here was race, lightning against steam
steam with eight and forty hours the start
Instantly the wires asked. Whether such
vessel had left the harbor'' Just weighed
anchor. was the reply, Stop her ;" fran,i-
cally shouted the telegraph, 1t was so
done. Ilave mp on deck certain boxes
marked 81 and 40 weigh them carefully.
They were weighed and octhe deln-
quentwas found heavier by just one packet
II hundred sovcrcgns than il ought to be.
let her GO said the mysterious telegraph.
The West India was debticd with just el00
more. ami the error was corrected without
over looking into the boxes or delaying the
voyage an hour Now that is what we call
doing business
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

The following rumor has reached the Sac
ramento Uaioa from Carson Valley on the
10th Of September. 1t is evidently un-
true, and the suggestion at the close is prob
ably correct
Within the last week or ten days there
has been great stir among the Mormons IN
this vicinity. Rumor has it that orders from
Salt AXE at the instance Of Brigham \ Dung,
have been received, for all in the approach
ing troubles OF Salt Lake. True it is that
the Latter Day Saints are almost unan-
lnously disposing of their property at sac
riiicc and will he ready 10 move in two wetk
1t is supposed tina, about four hundred men
with their families will arwer the call
Guns pistols and ammunition are selling at
u premium.
1t ia also reported here that Zen. Har-
ney. with 1000 troops, was met and driven
back by the Mormons with II loss OF 600
men. The news is said to have reached here
by special express direct from Salt Lake
within u day or two past.
immigration is coming thicker and faster;
trains are in sight from morning till night.
Mormon ranches are readily disposed OF to
immigrants and it is to be hoped that we
will rapidly increase in population by the
exchange.
by the last news from California. We had
a report that Brigham Young had been ia
ken prisoner on charge oftreason, and that
Col Harvey was on his way TO Washing
ton with the Governor in charge, and we
presume that the object ot the above rumor
is to affect that report. Col. Harvey was
not expected To- arrive at salt Lake before
the first OF November.
That the Mormous intended 10 show iigh,
| is p city clearly cyinced by tue tone OF then
/ leaders In addition to the violent and in
hamitory spccch,s OF Brigham himself, oI
which we have before given specimens, the
/ Bishops have calculated the Mormon mill
tary strength. and give the result ~ the
/ SAINTS for their ediicatlon. In the 'BowN
| ~" at Salt Lake CITY. on the 10Th OF July
Bishop Smoot. who had inst returned from
a visit to the frontier, spoke rs follows:
Several inquired of me how many men wC
| could raise, able to 20 into the field and tIf
/ good service told them that We were Il
weak and small people and that ! could mol
/ really give corlrct guess. Nv ell, could
Won raise So many - YES. so many
! "Yc-" Wei, how many 10 you suppose Al
u rough guess that You could raise. good ci
/ icient warriors =" | tod them that
/ thought ", oouhi rarc mn or Hrg thousand
/ more or leSs, but with me il was only a kind
! Of rough guess However, spoke candidly
: and believed all | said and they also he
lie,e il.
+ The Bishop aided!
The troops have some 100 h ayy freight
wagons. destined tor Great Salt Lake viii
,wo tons and Il IN each wagon. Thos'
teams move herr y,ry low aud itthcy reach
here before snow fails, -har b. a little dl'
appointed, and | blink very probable that
/ they will ned some fresh cattle and som'
Yankee drivers 20 40 ont and help them IN
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

In millinery there is nothing whatever
doing. From broadway To lileccker street,
from Bowrry 10 Eighth Avenue ITS the
same from the frs, class establishment that
numbered It's workers by scons 10 the an.
pretending store that counted thcm by units
It's The one story, no business. nothing doing
|, is no, that plain hats have now taken the
plAcc Of costly ops, for neither the dear nor
the cheap article is sold last seasons hats
are doing double duty, and some ladies arr
making up their own material AMI thus thc
enforced industry OF the lady prolougs the
sad and involuntary idlsness OF the work
girl. When merci ants are selling oil their
carriages their wives require no carriage
hats, and when fashionable HOUSES ar as
solitary ~ hcrmi,s ccll their Inmates may
vie with ascr,ics in their contcmp, for dress
and worldly vani,ics.
Such IL the condition Of Affairs in the
generality OF the up town establishments,
ECONOMY Is the orkr Of the day. No ~
captions. no dinner parties, no invitations,
no preparations for balls. No gay supper
par,Ies. and stranger than all, M weddings
We have bern told by u ally in hus'w ss 'or
wears in the city. tina, a, this ~asou she has
been invariably run down with orders mr
bridal bonncts tia, i was almost impossih',
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

ARv, AND POPULATION. The ARA Of the
State 81 Texas alone ia large enough, il il
were settled AZ ,hiekly rs Massachusetts,, to
hold nearly fifty millions Of persons, or abou,
double the prcscu, population " the United
states, Aud Il the time ever comes when
the population OF the presen, AREA OF The
United States and Territories, says the New
York Pos, shall average ss much 10 the
mile A. that Of Massachusetts,. We shall have
a population OF i6s,oo96so equal to mar
" cn,,half Of the rr~n, population Of the
globe. Or, five omi, the whole territory ot
New Mexico snd u part Of Utah rs un,n
hahi,aolc, We have s,iii population let' Of
400. O0O 900.
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studying isura" N"t".r.

The Buffalo Rrpui{.c tells story which
we don believe hut 1t is 50 COOL that il il
worth repeating simply a u joke
Rev Henry Ward BNchcr dry'sScd in
very common clothes, was studying human
nature ~ exhibited in the highways and 10y.
WAYS of New York In The course If hIs
phloscphic psrigrinat'ous h. wen, into u
mock auction shop tie stood awhile on IN,
tering, asd reflected. doubtless how any ouc
could hc 80 list 10 all sens Of truth and hon
csty as the auctionecr in question enieavor
my to palm Oh his worthless trash 10 the in
experienced in city ways n good and Nslu
able. and finally the auc,on~r called ont :
MIR Bcecher why don't YOU bid lie was
greatly astonishoi ~ we can well imagine,
a, filming himself known in this place. and,
a he had supposed, in his purr'sciy careless
drSs.
lie immediately lcit, AMI started for the
rrshlens,' Of one ofthe nemtsrs OF the church
in the neighborhood AMI requested him a.
an act of kndn,Ss. 10 20 down AMI inquire
Of that person who had sold himself 10 satan
tor the love OF gain, how It WAS that he
knew h,m in this disguise. The neighbor
kindly consented. and on entering thc "l,~
ter Funk shop he s.ilnSs'Ni the aaciiooser:
How is that you know tlenry Ward
Rsecher 81 well ~ 10 be able Ia recognize
him in his disguise -
How d. | Know him Why. I AGrs
hcr,, q prpmHas,,i a'cplb,1' a iss ooagr,gai'o"
ior ne lad huc ysirs, oad ot-n ne hf,i pee
from 'As tIoni
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

FIS,>cvs oF NtsSorar.--lt appears by
statistics published in the It, Louis Rep"b-
han. that the whole amount of State bonds
issued To this date for railroad purposes is
Sl5.,30.OOo The State revenue for the
year ending the LIST inst, amounts to S6o5-
49, ~. in addition to slecisl funds amount
ing 10 Sl.6.S62 9l--total, s1i2,ll5 IA
which will leave about s+i2,llS 10 be aT-
Piled to the payment OF interest oo State
bonds.