The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-04

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thirty thousand copies, and the demand still
continues.
TnS London Times says that the average
duration Of ship of war; in sea-worthy
state, built OF British oak, is only thirteen
years Of active service. II takes seventy
acres of ground eighty years to produce the
timber.
A RECENT writer says that the injurious
effects Of COMPRISING the chest is shown by
the fact that man in nude state is capa.
bic of inspiring one hundred and ninety
inches OF cubic mir nj breath, but when
dressed only one hundred and thirty inches.
DR.. Isaac J. HAYES, President Of the
Boston Natural History Society, announces
his intention to make another attempt 10
reach the North Pole Of the earth, aud asks
the Society's influence in his behalf
Tux Louisville Courier statcs w u TACT.
tina, child of German parents, in that city,
has slep, unintaruptedly for week, and its
respiration and pulsation were unchanged,
both being natural.
An immense organ is now building nj
Boston, by Mcssrs. SIMMONS & Wilcox, for
81. Josephs Church, Albany. It the or
gan) is 10 be 80 beet wide, 30 feet high, and
- feet deep some Of the pipes being 81
feet in length.
A SUCCESSFUL attempt has at last been
made to obtain what has long been "A dcsld
eratum in photography, namely, the means Of
transferring u chalk drawing from paper to
stone, 50 as to yield any required number OF
impressions
DuniSe review Of troops Mt Havana.
recently. sven shots were fired at CoNcuA,
the Captain General of Cuba. The Inst
shot came 40 near the head Of the General
that he concluded TO retire from the field
Tur eight mu,inecrs Of the whnleship in.
nior will soon be tried in Boston, Mass. A
few days since, Rrrus Cno,rK, speaking Of
the alb gcd ringlcadcr. is reported TO have
said, What hands dripping with biood,
and no money He's lost man !"
WHILE Mcssrs. q. LEsLiE, aud BrsJAaIS
and NArnANiEL lIoorKR, were fishing,
about ten miles To the southwark Of Grand
Manau, they discovered deal whale float.
ing, which they towcd into Holmes Cove.
I.'Etang, and extracted one hundred barrels
Of oil from him The head and jaws were n
mas Of broken bones from appearances II
had been fighting.
Ar Evanston, Ill.,, the Northwestern
University" is located. The charter of this
institution contains IA clause prohibiting the
sale Of intoxicating liquors within circuit
of four miles from the University. A Ger.
man named HAM, openod II lager beer IA
loon within the limits whercnpon mob of
sixteen persons with blackened faces, broke
into his apartment tied him down, proceeded
% bis cellar and knocked ia the heads Of
some beer aud brandy casks, and destroyed
about $3.50 worth Of liquor. Three persons
were arrested and held to answer in $500
bonds each.
AMHERST College has just enjoyed one Of
those disturbances which are rendering col
lcgcs objects Of ridicule. The Sophomore
Glaze attempted to bury, with mock soem-
nifty, n couple Of syringcs which bad been
captured by them from the Junior class.
and which had bccn used by the Juniors for
the ANNOYANCE Of the Freshmen. This iri-
vial act the Juniors tried 10 interfere with,
AL quite a row ensued. The President
captured and kept one Of the syringes and
the students buried the Other with all the
hOnors
ESGrAND is again on the eve Of a strug-
ge in regard 10 the Sabbath question. \
number Of leading literary men, beaded by
Lord SrAsLgy, have pctition9i for the
opening Of MUSEUMS, picture gallerles, and
other places Of public instruction and amnse-
msnt The Crystal Palace Company have
also determined, by u large majority, 10
olen the palace and grounds Tor the pfopri-
ctors and their families on Sunday. The
Gaze is 10 be brought before the courts Of
law.
THg RiGuTs or NY,ho on RAuaoAbs
AsD srEAxBoArs. csss has just been
dscdI by the supreme Cour, Of Michigan
involving the rights 81 negroes 10 BIZ carrie1
on s,samb5a,s a negro brought sni, for
damage. because be was rciasei cabin
pa aye on lizard stramer. The Court H..
q ya tina, the plaintiff had right 10 b.
conveyed by The steama, bat that j, must
b. dous 10 compliance with such reasonable