The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-26
All Sorts OF lteuas.

is their spawning season, and one caught
now destroys hundreds Of next years crop.
Moreover the fish do not now have their
usual delicate flavor.
AT Madison, Wis a few days ago, there
was swimming match for silver goblet,
the one swimming the greatest length Of
time to take the prize--no floating or swim.
ming on the back allowed. There were
eight competitors, three of whom swan for
5 hours and 81 minutes, and then, none Of
them maniiesting any inclination to give up,
agreed to come out Of the water together,
and draw lots for the prize.
IT il said that MArrEsoN, Of the Oneida
Congressional District, New York, is d
candidate for reelection. lie was the mau
who resigned his scat in the thirty fourth
Congress, to avoid expulsion, or, as it has
been said, committed suicide TO prevent be-
ing hung. His completely in the land spec
ulstions OF that Congress has forever dis
graccd him, aud it has been seriously pro-
posed to introduce . resolution to expel him
from the present Congress.
TnE Paris papers say that several rcgi.
ments of the Guard were exercised on Sat
urday morning, the 18th ult., in the Champ
de Mars. under the command of General
MELIsrr. During the manGuvrcs 200 OF
the I'd regiment Of Grcnadies were ordered
TO swim across the Seine, just below the
Point lena and to discharge their musksts
as they did so, at an enemy supposed to be
on the opposite bank This movement was
well executed and without any accident.
SAID HKBxR KMBALL, who is next IN
power to Brigham Young 81 love my
friends and don't like my enemies but ]
follow the Scripture rule and pray Tor them. Is
This was said in the presence Of DIR. Forney,
the new Superintendent Of Indian Affairs,
who complimented Heber upon his Chris
tian spirit telling him he was happy to hear
that he prayed for his enemies. Imagine
the horror Of the good Doctor big Mesii-
cine the Indians call him) when Heber add.
ed: "Ys, pray that they may all 60 TO
hell, The Bible says II a man smtes you
on one cheek, turn 20 him the other also.
Well, ! turn the other cheek, but il q man
smites that, let him look out for ID Of
lick himself.
A GIRL was arrested on Greenwich street,
New York. one evening last week, for pro
menadng with (rather unusual for the
streets) very scanty covering, consisting Of
a pair Of highhecIed boots. leghorn hat and
a skeleton shut
Within the past week the wife Of well.
known citizen Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has given
birth TO fire children, under the following
extraordinary circumstances She was
brought u labor at the apparently proper
time, aud was delivered Of two children.
Three days thereafter she was delivered Of
two more. and on the fourth day she had
the fifth child. What IL most extrnordina-
ry Of all in this wonderful development, the
physicians in consultation pronounced that
she had yet sixth OF which TO be relieved.
THE Boston Ledger gives some statistics
Of the wealth of actors. Forrest ard Bur
ton are the wcalthiest, both being set down
at about 100000 each Miss Charlotte
Cushman, 100000; Barney Williams,
$40, 900; Collins, the Irish actor, Miss J.
N Davenport and ChanIrau a3O 600 each
BourccauIt and 9. w. Clark, $4,000
each Neafe and Florence, about $4,000
each Eddy. Broughsm, Eliza Logan AMI
Matilda Heron, $4,000 each Maggie
Mitchell, about 81 900 Edwin Booth, g..
900 and A. II. Davenport, $4,000.
The Washington State, makes up the
following comparative statement Of the re-
turns from X ansas, 50 far as received
AGiissr TIE cossTfTrrIos.