The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-05

loud at Chicago. The Times complained
the other day that st. Louis was attracting
oil the trade OF the north west, and the Dem
ocrst makes the following frank cooSss-
sion:
Men who have money are afraid to invest
and persons out Of debt are determined TO
keep %.
Il Is very seldom now that you can find msn
Of good credit who will undertake any specula-
ton which requires the borrowing Of money.
On the other hand. men In Strengthened cireum'
stances never fosnd Il so hard to get money.
Men Who have . plenty Of property and owe
iittls money, are skinned harder than We ever
knew them to be before.
We zee it stated in the n. Y. Tribune
that the divorced wife OF THos. WAsHIS0>
Ton SIXTH, who shot RICHARD CARrER, in
Philadelphia, for seducing Mrs. SsrrH be-
fore her marriage, was married about three
months since to the editor OF q Susquehan-
na County Pa.) paper. Smith, it will be
recollected, was acquitted on the ground OF
insanity and given over to the custody Of
bis sister, who probably found no great dim.
Guilty taking care Of him.
LORD CAhPsELL's bill substituting the
verdict OF the majority for the unanimous
verdict Of juries in civil cases, has been
thrown out Of the House Of Lords. Only
seven votes were given for the measure.
A BALTIMORE paper says that three sets
OF harness, two carriages, and double and
single buggy are in preparation there for
LOUIS NAPOLEON.
A LETTER written by sister Of charity
Of the diocese Of Arras has been received in
Paris from Cayenne, telling horrible story
Of four convicts who had escaped to the
woods casting lots to decide which Of them
should be killed to feed the rest The fate
awarded to one Of the number was duly &C.
eomplished, ana be was eaten by bis CON-
rsdes.
On the day Of the execution Of the four
murderers at Baltimore, . person applied to
PETER CoRRk, one OF their number, for his
autograph. The doomed man, says the Bal.
timore Republican, considered the request
for short time but instead Of writing bis
autograph, a. desired. inscribed upon the
paper before him these words Pray for
me- His mind was fixed on his souls sal
walton.
A WAsHIsGros letter says the delegation
Of females who called upon Mr.. SICKLEs,
Sen, consisted only Of three ladies, tempo
rary denizens Of the National Hotel, one OF
them from Tampico, one from Phlsdelphis,
and one the principal Of female seminary
near Boston.
TIE British press is extremely fond Of
calling attention to the Congress Of the
United States, as afiording unusual speci.
mems OF parliamentary indecorum; but, &C.
cording to high English authority, they
have no occasion to look abroad tor worse
evils than mere bad manners. Bentley
Quarterly Review says " The demoralixs
ton Of the House Of Commons is complete
its moral code is lower than that OF any
other association Of gentlemen in the king
dom"
THE New York Alias, in mentioning the
verdict 10 favor Of Mr.. FORREST in the late
libel suit, says
The trial excited great deal OF interest, and
attracted large audience to the court room.
Mr.. Forests friends, who assert that he has
been unfairly treated BY juries, claim that the
verdict In this trial 10 the first substantial ben
eft the eminent tragedIsn has reapsd from the
great change Of public sentiment that has taken
place in his favor since the untayOrabls termi
nation Of his suit for divorce some years ago.
At a recent festivity 10 Paris LOUIS Ma.
roLsoS wore a sword whose scabbard and
Hit were covered with $4,000 worth Of
diamonds, while the Empress displayed
million Of dollars worth Of diamonds.
MONEY ia the root OF all evil. Neverthe
less. it is an eminestly esculent root, and
vote that We dig for it, o friends .-Jean
Paul Bedford
In reference to the reported cesson of the
Feejee Islands to Great Britain. Command.
er Boutwell,, OF the U. y. Navy, states that
the Chief Bau. who made the bargain, Is not
recognized at the islands Is the King Of the
Feejean Archipelago, and therefore has no
right to make the cession. He cannot sur.
render the group to any nation, without the
consent of all the Chief men Of oil the
islands.