The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-16

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Mrs. SlByL Lupplsoros. Mrs SARAH
BusuSsLi, and Mrs. SUSAN GRsxxsri., were
oil seventy years Of age the 26,h of March,
1883. They are three sisters, triplet born,
and were in July, visiting in llonesdale, Pa,
after separation of several years. They
were born in Goshen, li,ch6rld county, in
1883. Their parents were GIDEON llum-
BURT, and ANNA lluRLnuRr, whose maiden
name was BsAcu.
In Vermont, recently, young man fog
ged his brother severely for preventing his
father from hanging himself. On being remon-
sira,ed with for whipping his brother for
saving his fathers life he replied, Il wanted
him to know that IL was his business 10 id
father haze has oten pay"
TnE trial of AlLipoxR aud NKwnAil.
for cheating aud delrauding the Bank Of
Pennsylvania. commenced ut Philadelphia
on the Both.
PRorSssoR s. s. HALpkMAS. Of Delaware
College, another account says Of Columbia,
Pa has been awarded $3.50 by Sir WV.
TREvElyS, OF Ne scastle. on.Tync, England,
for an essay on reform Of English or,ho
graphy, for which he offered prize about d
year ago open to British and American com
petition. There were eighteen contestants,
four Of whom were awarded $50 each.
A NEW and strange disease has broken
out at Albany, N. Y, and vicinity, said to
battle the skill Of physicians. The patient
at first appears to be attacked with re-
we're cold, then the glandular system becomes
diseased gatherings or sores break gu, all
over the person, and frequently the disease
proves fatal. 1t attacks mostly persons be-
tween tie ages OF seven aud fifteen
STRANGE things sometimes happen at the
N. Y. maiintes, observes the Home Journal
and stranger results oft times follow. Hearts
arc lost and won. Matches are made and
engagements broken, and the ceremony OF
popping the question, even, is gone through
with for. accidentally, We overheard, at the
Mount Vernon matinee, a sentimental youth,
seated behind rs, whisper an oiFr Of MARI
age to the lady at bis side, which offer she
very properly refused. The time aud place,
perhaps, were well enough, but the right
man, we imagine, was not there"
TnE Princess MArunDg BoSApARrg has
just received from the Sultan most superb
prayer carpet, the value Of which is reported
to be between three aud four thousand
pounds. The phrases from the poets which
form the border, such as Rose Of the Gar.
deu,"" Bud OF Delights &c, are woven In
pearls and emeralds in the cloth Of gold Of
which the carpet is composed, while the sen
tence from the Koran which occupies the
center ia composed Of diamonds.
The Pope has thrown British and Roman
sportsmcn into despair by decrceing that
there shall be no more foxbunting IN Rome.
Mn. RAnEy, the borse.tamer, is now at
Stockholm lie has tanned several violent
horses there in the presence Of the Prince
Royal, and his Royal IIighncss presented
bin with gold medal Mr.. RanyY. II let.
ter states, is about TO proceed to st. Peters
burg.
FRAxoIs G. SExros, 40 officer In the navy
recently convicted Of rape on Miss q. WooD,
Of New York. has been sentenced TO eight
years hard labor in the State Pris0D, and
$1,000 tiDc. A motion for new trial was
denied.
TaE Providence Journal learns by pri.
va,e letter that there has been n serious
quarrel between CESAR AUGUSTUS Dopor,
our Minister at Madrid, and BucxrsonAx
Sarn, the accomplished Secretary Of the
American Legation.
Tug GraSd Jury at Columbia. s. e., have
refused 10 fDd bill Of indictment against
the crew Of the SLAYER Echo. The counsel of
the prisoners will probably move fr their
discharge, when the question Of the consti
,atiOpaIi,y Of the act. declaring the slave
trade piracy, will come up for argument
The u. =. Attorney will epdeavor 10 bold
the prisoners
Tnx telegraph ia completed from Milwsu-
kee 10 la Crosse, and the Office q, the latter
place is now OPEN and ready for business.
A CALvossiA correspondent Of The No
bile lAls.) ddvsr;,sr writes N follows:
IAN our advices from the Fast. Tor our
more immediate Vest indicate changes On
the Western Pacific, which will soon give
tie eoas. M importance 10 the commercial
world which was never dreamed VI until
within lew years The great stsppss Of
Siberia and the yVt AMOR country are al
little unkbown ss was the State twenty