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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
camcr Wrecked os Lake Mschigan---
Twenty -onr Lives Loaf.

so,a, us ,'ac,so rrisunr ri saturday
Intelligence reached here Yesterday noon
by the mate Of the Schr Alwitle. who came
passenger on the propeller G. Mcars, that the
Canadian stern wheel steamer Raiuler was
wrecked eight miles north OF big ron, Sau.
bic, during the gale Of Monday night, and
were saved The Rainder was laden with
tallow from this city and whca, from ST.
Joseph for Montreal shipped by Mr.. La
Duo Of this city, She is reported TO have
made we'll down the lake when she cncoun.
tered the storm, and put back, either with
the intention of making some port, or not
being able 10 head the gale the sea washed
over her, eNtinguishng the fire, and the sail
made Was Immediately washed away. carry
ng the mast overheard Ia her then help
less condition. about O'clock MouJa night
she struck heavily on bold, rocky shore
and went 10 pieces in II few MINUTES. The
frat boat lowered was carried away empty,
and the second filled ard sank The two
men that were saved were washed ashore in
n sciisees, condition, aud the weather being
very stormy and cold their feet were badly
HpSth ph' tue! Hhhc tiicW WhN 'or tiSh'
miles this SIDE where lay the wrecked Schr.
Alwide, The Ranlcer was commanded
by Capt. Patterson. and owned by licnder-
son and liolcomhc of Montreal where she is
probably insured. She WAS old. and valued
only ut $40 900. Her cargo Of ,allow. &c,
is s,rcwn along the Michigan shore for miles.
\ portion may possibly be saved.
'tta Rainl.r wuu E,r,unrlv .nll.sl tha
Commerce. She was run into and sunk in
Lake Erie some cigh, years ago when trans
porting some companies of British troops.
A great many lives were los, in that catas,
trophe
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

Al the late election 10 Pennsylvania the
following amendments 10 the State consii,u-
ton four 10 numbr-wue voted upon and
adopted
"Ope limits the State in The amount ~
debt il may contract 10 s1JO,"0O, except to
rcIel invasion or 10 rcpsss domestic iDsur-
rection, nDd also prohibit. the lending Of the
credit 81 the Commonwealth 10 any mdi.
vidual or corporation and the Common
wealth from becoming a joint owner ~
stakeholder in any ssso'.iai,on ~ corpora
ton. The secopd amendment deprives the
legislature of the power 10 divide counties
without III. assen, Of the voters Of such
coon,ieS TIE third provides for the sppor
tionnrD, Of representatives ,hroughon, the
STATE, and the division Of the city of
Philadelphia into senatorial and rewesepta-
tive districts and the fourth gives power 10
the legislature 10 Alter. revoke, or nDrul any
charter II incorporation whenever il 10
Jecrrd injurious ~ the citizens"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
Early Marriage.

Among The ancicn, ,,ermans. than whom
a finer race never existed, it was death Tor Il
woman To marry before she Wa. twenty
years Old. Ia this country, very few ladies
are fit, either physically or mentally, to be
come mothers, before they reach the age Of
tweDty-one, twenty-five. or one or two years
older. The unsDund condition and constItu-
ton OF the parent il usually transmitted. with
increased intensity TO the offspring by
the laws of l.ycurgus, the mos, special At
ten,ion was paid to the physical education Of
women and 10 delicate or sickly women
were on any account, allowed to marry
DR.. johnson, in h. work on the Economy Of
Health, says that matrimony should not b.
contracted before the frat year Of the fourth
sp,cnnisi on the part OF the lady, nor be.
fore the last year OF the same 10 the ca-e oi
tie gentleman. In other words. the ieina!r
should H. at lcas, iwcnty-one ycars Of age
and the male twenty eight years. tn" doc
tor saws that there should be difference Of
se,en year, between the sayes. nj whatever
period Of llie 10, connection II contracted --
There Is a difference Of s'ycn years, not in the
actual duration ii life 10 the two seNe-, but
in the stamina 81 thr constitution, the -ym.
ms,ry Of the form, and the lineamebt' Of the
lace. IL respec, 10 early marriage, 80 far
as il CONCERNS The softer sex. for every year
at which marriage u entered upon ht'nfe TIE
eee OF twenty one, there will be, on an aver
age, thr.c YEAR Oi premature decay. more or
i.>s parent II the CORPORAL iabric
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
III. Iteyoitest selsOS .,


The European Times starts new idea.
II suggests that the revolted Scpoys should
I've made 10 labor for the rest of their lives,
in raising sugar and other tropical products.
The following is one Of TIA paragraphs
We are 40 stunted Of tropical produce in
this country that without remedy the
steam engine must be pm, on halftime, and
the means Of feeling our operative popIla
ton may pecessitaie what % great statcman
once described ~ the widest incentive t.
rr,olu,lon--"a rebellion of the stomach. -
IL seems IN I've an ordination Of Providence
tina, the seyer'~t Of bnman ills shall he Ac-
cornpabied with qualifying balm. Ard M
looked fpr aud horrible M this Indian bust
ners has b@'D--widc sprcad M the mourn.
ing IL which II has scattered throughout the
land there u some consolation in the re-
ficction that when the worst Is over our
power 10 the East will he fixed Qua more
AMI secure basis than ever, and that the
niiscreani who have disgrac.d The profession
81 arms by acts unworthy even oi sayags.
rM III made 10 contribute during he ysmau.
dey oi fbeir hGtDyGi hres tOUaTds he Po0,fs
N ibG' ,sidy Vtos k,nd,os. they have ~
iurnnd ~ he y'ydY demoHL
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
sIseaaiay. Memory.

A London writer gives the following H.
lg-,rstion o. Baron MAcAuLAY'- tenacious
memory and happy turn for apt quotation
A, breakfast recently gwen a. tie
hoas. Of distinguished auth0ress. lord
Carlisle aud Nr Macaalsy we're pr-sB;--
Tie conversation happened to turn on To"
catastrophe Which occurred ZONE month.
ago IN Nottingham Court road. by the fall.
.ng down of tnrve hoa..s. which buried the
inmates IN the rpID-. The lady. who 10 her
youth pro.e.s.-l D'-i,m. ba, Who IN her 80
iliiy ha- deg,teraisl INTO sort Of Atheist.
ioDk occasion TO ;sls % most relr'-beB.bs.
strain with re!rrencr 70 thu particular event.
10 the great discomfort Il no, disziisi 81 he
historian. tie endured the inhiciios lor a
While bot a; lat. turning 10 Lord Carlisle.
with ladieroasly pieo1e etpre-s.On o:
cOuuisnsnos. ~ repsaisl ,iss tns--
''H,r. taihog hoass. thu, der o. yosi lead,
And here female A,h,i-, iaiE. trg dad
Its li'r~ AZ" II Johnsyn. PEN o., La
don
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

The following sensible and much ns.-,IeI
paragraph Is from BackwoOIs Magazine
A child d thrc. years Of age, with
book IN iis rfsn, hands. IL a fearful sight
I, Is too often the death warrant. which tie
CONDEMNED stupIdy books ai-fs'al, yet be-
yoni IL comprehension. What should q
enid tire years old he taught: Strong
mats for weak digcs,iOns make not bodily
strength LIT there lie nursery tales and
nursery RHYMES tod them would say 10
every parent. especially every mother, sing
20 your Children, TIL them pleasant stories;
and II in the country. be no, 10, careful
iest they gr, little dit upon Their hands
and clothes earth !. very much akin 20 us
all add IN children. 0ut-of door play soils
them not insardly.
Their j. 10 il kiod 81 c0nsangriini,y
tsstwce all creatures by il We touch nJon
'he common SYMPATHY u Our first substance
and begct a Kindness for our poo. relations,
ihe bruica 1t children have "A fres. open
air sport, and fear not though they make
acfluain'snqs with the pigs, the cows. and
Ch.csers-they may form worse friendship
Nth The wiser looking one encourage a
ldhIHiaI'l! WIN az WHO Dfe 10 court ilAW
---.lunb animals love children and Children
love ta.~n. There Is language among
them pl,ich the worlds language otli'ers,es
10 ,..- ciiers Il u Of more Importance tia,
yoa -bosii ma~e Jour ehibrea loving. than
thai 80. .Lor'd make them wise 'ha' b.,
oh vic AhDve sH thing. make them
iogity taep vi tb'y be- gentle apd oi--
dieh, asI tea $50. Iareu,s j yDt H..
come cd a'ai PIT usse s.ll H. bei,ef than
'rie'sis--,hsy si, aevef aeg'ect yO1. Chi.
drsn broacA. up lovingly a. your kn,~s
vil never shut 'heJr door mon yoI ard
post where they you'd nave ron 90 90
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

Mrs. y. YorSo, o; Lowell. u strong.
minded woman. recently paid her tax under
a heavy protest. She maintains that 10 tax
damsel and then not allow her 10 vote, rs
not altogether the thing. The whole pro
gramme Of disabilities" ARE reciied. New.
erths'''ss, the obdurate collectors took her
moo~y.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

Tgs THWsAyb MrxgRs WASTED We
h0Ir Il will b. borne 10 mind 10 these hard
sim,s. that the Gaiena LEAD Mines are
among the richest and mos, productive
rnines N the s0rld--thsi ihe quantity Vi
lead ofe !. ineshsusiabie, and only wants the
labor 70 bring II into sight that mineral
ia worth thirty dollar. pr thousand 10 sov.
ereigDs a. s.Op rs II is On top u the ground.
The Suspension u work on all the Railroads
in the o'aptry, and the general depr'ssion Of
all ,hs great industrial iutrss's, must throw
teos NJ 'honsaDd. 81 ineu out d employment,
W. say 10 them sll come TO our iesld mines
take your spa'i,z. picks and gsd.. and go
~ The "iiggings' Within fifteen miles ol
Ga.tna ten ntousapl i0'n can profitable
eup0y therneiT'z IN mining tai. coming
viDlir. The TrIcrs 81 liying will h. down
u The loves, po.n,, and Ininerr outfit for
the vlaier viii est bul tr,ile. 1T no man
compia.a ~ want u employment NJ long ne
ar hilb aa1 valley. abnabd IN lead ore, on
IL sni'inv the had ~ industry 10 Nv c's,-
vef;a! 80 god -- bgi,a9 ddrcd'J<S.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

The report published In the New York
Tribune, that scyeral companies Of Survey.
ors had been murdered by the Cheyenne aud
sioux Indians in the north western part Of
Nebraska, is au'hmitivsly contradicted by
j. &. srrcK, United States Surveyor, ia q
et,'r published in ~. Louis paper.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

II Is said that IN consequence Of the reform
brough, about by the Vigilance Commit
tee in San fraoci-co, that city has been
governed during the past year at nO expense
of abmt s2jp,G0O. against 81 200. 900 tho
previous year, six times M much ms II now
costs
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
Miss MADELINE Ssrn AGAIN -Tne H.

Miss MADELINE SsIrn AGAIN --Tne Be-
fast Mercury says
The public may I've prepared to hear an
astounding disclosure. in lev days, 10 con
ne,.,ion with the case Of Mss Malle.n.
Smith. We have t-sn informed by a meet
reliable authority that one of the srvan,s
in the house a, Bly,h~ood Square, in March
hast, had just dad rather suddenly, aud that
on her dea,h bed. seizsvi with r-rnorse, she
male confession of the important fact, tb.'
arsenic was miNul with the COLE. givea 20
rAngelier 90 the night Of bis last visit tn
Miss smith GA the trial II failed ~ he
proved that Angelier wa. At the hoase 4
his bero,hei % the aighi in question ., al
although the servant who has now made
this disclosure, was examined for the prose
cItlun a. h. trial
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-06-18
Piano ForteS.
HaZletOn s. Bros Piano FOrtcs.

F or Sale by A. & J. Dayton, woloottviue, Ct
WI HERE may be found fine assortment o
w Piano Fortcs from to Is, 6 81, and
IA octaves, manufactured Of the best aatcrials and
pronounced by the most distinguished Artists to be
unsurpassed in strength and purity of Tone Wilde
sold the most reasonable terms and warranted to
stand in any climate.
At the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace
New York, 1858, a Prize Medal awarded tc
Hazlct,n Brothers, for the superior quality Of the
Piano Fortes, which were tested in regard to Touch
Tone, Equality of Tone, and Durability of Tune
In all these points, the Pianos of Hazleton Brothers
placed in the highest grade, and Medal awarded
them by the following distinguished Artists William
Norris, Chairman OF Jury on Musical Instruments,
Julien, Il. S. Willis, Emelius Grac, Max MaretzeE
L. Eisteldt. Dwight, W. H. Fry, z. Meignen Jury on
Musical Instruments, George f. Bristow Secretary OF
Jury Musical Instruments
Also, Lghte, Newton and Bradhury's Piano Fortes
which received the first premium at the World Fair,
and the Fair of the American Institute at New York
1858. Also Piano Fortes selected from other Ioston
and New York manufacturers to order the .bove
are warranted to all who purchase
Melodeons as usual, with l, 2, and sett of
Reeds.
A. s. j. DAYTON.
Wolcottvile May 18TH 1856
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M. w. KING & SON,

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CHAIR MANUFACTUR
438 RROOhIE ST., ONE Door EAST OF BRoADwAY,
Nate 1853 Broadway
NEW YORK,
tEstablished A.D., 1887
HNvTTE an examination of their great variety and
ri superior assortment of CHAIRS, manufactured
at their own establishment, and under their imme-
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PIVOT REVOLVING CHAIRS,
SELF ACTING EXTENSION RECUMBENT CHAIRS
IMPROVED INVALID WHEEL CHAIRS,
MAJOR sEARLE'S TRAVELLING INVALID CHAIR
SPANISH SPRING AND SQUAD CHAIRS,
RHEUMATIC, SPINALs ASTHMATIC INVALID do
&C., &C., sc.
Embracing the most complete assortment and
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In point of ingenuity of design, elegance of finish
quality and richness of material flithtulness of exc
cution, durability and cheapness these Chairs are
unsurpassed. For them NJ. ". KING & Son, were
awarded the first and only Prize Medal and the
Faculty recommend them far preferable to beds OF
couches for patients afflicted with Spinal dsttmatic on
Bronchial affections
To either arm Of the chair may be attached
vencnt reading writing DESK, and any combina-
ton desired will be manufactured to order.
A Circular with explanatory cuts, will be sent by
mai! if requested and orders with remittances,
promptly forwarded to any part Of the world.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
FOR THE RAPID CURE OF

FOH THE RAPID CURE OF
T0UGHS, Colds, Hoarseness, Influenza, Bron-
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tive patients in advanced stages of the disease.
We need not speak to the public of its virtues
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the American States, its wonderful cures OF pulmona-
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effects; and fewer yet the communities anywhere
which have not among them some living trophy of
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also the pleasantest and safest remedy that can lie
employed for infants and young persons Parents
should have it in store against the nsidious enemy
that steals upon them unprepared. We have abund-
ant grounds to believe the CHERRY PICTORIAL saves
lives by the consumptonst prevents than those
it cures Keep it by you, and your colds while
they durable, nor neglect them until no human
skill master the memorable canker that fastened
on the vitas, eats your life away.
All know the dreadful fatality of lung disorders,
and as they know too the virtues of this remedy, we
ed not do more than assure them it is still made
the best it can be. We spare no cost, care, no
toll to produce it the most perfect possible and thus
afford those who rely it the best agent which cur
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Prepared by DIR. J. c. AVER, Practical and Ana
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Smith, Litchield c. Mcneil, Wolcct.ville F. Board
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and by merchants and druggists throughout the
country
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LUXURY AND ECONOMY!

KINGS NEW CHAIR LAS YOU LIKE IT.
An Arm Chair Reclining Chair Couch and Bed
stead, COMBINED IN oSE) is susceptible of twelve
different POSITIONS OF changes to meet the varied
requirements for comfort, convenience, luxury. and
economy lin space as well as pricc.> Whether in
sickness or health, this celebrated CHAIR LAS Yor
The price varies from Fifteen to Thirty Dollars, &C
cordng to finish.
TO Public Institutions, as well as to individuals
this CHAIR is very desirable article, and will be
supplied in any number on the most liberal terms.
Apply to- or address
NJ. w. KING & SON.
43s Broome St., One door E,st of Broadway, N Y,
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GrOceies. Provisions. sc.

III RRAH for CHARLES McNErL's! is the talk all
II Il over town. When you ask people where they
can find the best assortment of Groceries and
provisions a: the lowest prices, the is, at
CHARLES McNEILiS, No. West Street, where from
till night dispensed goods in abundance, to
the satisfaction of many customers, who take great
pleasure in recommending their friends to where
the finest and best goods sold at little the lowest
prices in town-where direct form head quarters he
is constantly receiving Teas, Coffee, Sugars Spices
Flour Salt &c. in fact all things necessary to refresh
the inner man. thus obviating the necessity of
spending time and travel for the wants of the culinary
department Of the house.
expect to show people that sell at the lowest
living prices ard flatter myself shall receive the
patronage of large share of the people of this town.
have constantly hand large assortment of
confectionery and fancy goods.
Attached to the same is Oyster Saloon fitted up
in good STYLE where all who want good stew can be
accommodated at short notice. and the tastes of the
greatest epcure may be satisfied.
The above is no dream but reality; if any one is
in doubt please call and satisfy yourself, for my
motto is to satisfy every one of tie genuneness of
every thing which offer to the public.
CHARLES MCNEIL.
Litch6eld, April, 1856.
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