The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-28
Foreign Items.

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The marriage contract between the Dake
of Malakoif and the bride elect is said, by
Paris letter.writers, to be master. piece OF
the calligraphic art 1, is engrossed on
veium; the arms OF His Grace and the
future Duchess figure on the binding. ard
the penman has given the whole OF his mind
to it," A large join.ure is settled on the
bride. The ceremony will take plrce in the
chapel of the Senate, or possibly in the
chapel Of the Tuilleries the Marshal being
the Emperor's pet, and the bride the En-,
press.
MARSHAL CANRoBERr il is said, is 10 fol-
low the example of Marshal Pelisser. and
get married Not to the daughter OF hi
dalgo, but TO the hercss of a very rich iron.
master in Champagne. The province of
Champagne, says matteroi.iact CORES
pendent, "besides its renowned wines, fur
nshes marriageable daughters of superior
quality" So Marshal Canrobert invests.
ACCORDING to some Of the British jour
mails, the condition of large portion OF the
English laborers is truly deplorable They
can with great difficulty earn the means of
subsistence, while their social comforts are
lew and far between. Various Efforts have
been made 10 produce change, but thus
Ear with little success. The Northern Time,
published at Liverpool, takes up the subject
in detail, and in the course of sympathetic
article, says:
We boast of our adherence Of negro slavery;
A
weep over the tales Of African suffering, but
we cannot afford passing thought for the mil.
lions Of white slaves who constitute the masses
OF our laboring population. What are these in
reality but mere animated machines, employed
only because IL has not been possible as yet 10
discover others to superscde them. As their
employment has been the result OF necessity,
aud not Of choice. the great object of the EN-.
ployer has been TO tax the physical endurance
of the employed TO its utmost limits, and re-
duce the rate Of remuneration 10 its lowest
minimum. Unfortunately, the fierce competi.
ton of trade, and the unusually overorowded
state Of the labor market, combined to render
this state of things apparently inevitable.
The DAILY ke,cs has hopeful editorial
on the Atlantic cable and thinks that il
may be yet rendered available. Ii says
that Prof. Thompson has nearly succeeded
in neutralzipg the effects of the earth cur
rent, which become perpexing when the
currents through the cable are so weak
Prof. Hughes has so modified his print
ing apparatus, that rnr'ent OF voltac
electricity generated by small iron wire,
being held in one hand moistened with wa,
ter, while copper wire of equal size is held
in the other, the two wires being united, is
of sufficient intensity to make his machine
print messages ntelligibly. So sensitive is
| the new instrument, that il will still print
correctly though current as weak as we
have described is diminished still more in
intensity by passing through the bodies OF
four individuals. With the combined i'm.
provements and Investigations of Professors
Thompson and Hughes, and Mr.. Henley,
we are not without hope that, as soon as
their instruments con be conveyed across
| the Atlantic, the electrical communication
| will be once more restored.
The specie in the Bank Of Austria amounts
TO Ell 100000, and the aggregate amounts
held in the banks Of England and France
and Austria, is G50,000,OO0.
! FRANCE. The chess contest between
Morpby and Harwtz was suddenly closed
on account of illness. The game stood
Morphy 8, Harwitz 2, and drawn l.
The Prelate who is placed at the head Of
/ the French Mission in China IL TO be made
a Cardinal
The Independent, Of Turin, says the visit
Of Prince Napoleon to Warsaw is a pre-
lude to an alliance between France, Russia
AMI Piedmont, hostile TO Austria.
The French Admiral commanding in the
Gulf Of Mexico had quilted Paris for his
post with energetic orders TO protect French
/ citizens.