The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12
Editorial Varieties.

1'um Royal message Of congratulation 10
the President our President was 10
have been the gospel salutatory Of peace
and good will TO all men, II Ia time
the telegraph brought peace. Heretofore
il has brought only pieces
TuxRE is fellow up street so sensitive
To insinuations that he considers the Bible
alluson 10 "BalAams Ass" personal re-
nec,ion, and Ia writing letter to defend
himself from the scurrious imputation Of .
minister who preached last Sunday from the
text, I" lie that hath ears 10 hear. let him
hear"
Tux cnterprising Daguerreans, Hri. 4
KELLY have placed gallery Of photo
graphs OF members Of the present IHgisla-
ture in the rooms of the Historical Society
at the Capitol.
Ir il understood that the Hall Of the
House Of Representatives, over the Socictys
present rooms, Inns been converted into q
museum Of natural curiositics, and that
nearly all the members have been secured
for the collection, and are now In the hands
Of experienced taxidcrmists, To be skinned
aud stuffed for permanent exhibition.
Tms stationery for which. or the suppo~'.
ton Of which oyer six thousand dollars was
voted out OF the state Treasury. Is also In
process Of collection from the rural districts,
AMI will be- placed in cabinet by itself, as
an illustration " our future MAcArLAy Of
the extraordinary huctuation ofpricos which
prevail in this latitude. Thus, il il found
that one member has written two letters
during the session. one on the back Of
printed Bill, and another on a hall sheet Of
post, al an aggregate COS, TO the State Of
sevcn,y.6ve dollars
Another member has been Ia the habit Of
teegraphing his ideas 10 his constituents on
the wrapper Of the newspapers. Of which
three have gone 70 bis district, at cost OF
s75. Not single sheet Of paper used In
the Hall OF the Lower liousc. II has been
definitely ascertained has cost less than one
dollar, and from that 10 flfty and scvcnty.fve
dollars per sheet. Iut It might do our rep
rosentativs injustice TO allow the impression
that Legislative IDEAS Of stationery are
limited to pens, ink and paper. 10 addition
TO the wet stationery, which has become nm
established perquisite Of the law making
Office, II 10 very well known that the Legis
lsture itself has been stationary. for the last
three montbs--and TO all appearance, In
tends 10 remain stationary.
II might be pu, upon financial grounds,
too, even more iorcible than were urged ia
favor Of the removal Of the Capital TO 81.
Anthony, that IL would be All the capital
they would be likely To have there and
any malgper who should thereafter sysert
that they had not penny In Winona, might
m efIectually silenced by being told they
had Penrtentiary.
JoHssos, who Is awaiting trial at Du'
buque for numbering his companion, Ost
land, Is suspected Of having murdered bis
wife at Tepcoota, Minnesota. An investi-
gation is In progress.
VIZ might ~ well admit first as last that
the whea, crop u this State has been
swobbed gu, by the rains Of the last thrce
weeks; but accounts from all parts Of the
State mpresn, all other crops To be 10
splendid condition. The crops Of oil kinds
Of grain. fruits, &c.,--which viii be very
thin In the Northwestern States, from the
bod weather Of the Spring months -prom-
Ire well in New England.
TIE stables Of HUI 4 CnKsxy, Man
chester, n. H.. were burned On the 9Th.
Twenty eight horses were burned 10 death.
The rolling mill Of Bsowx Bsos.. ct Water.
bury. Conn, wss DESTROYED The same day;