The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-23

The solid men Of Boston are in the throes
Of q grave discussion as to the proper dis
posal to be made OF the bronze statue of
WEBSTER, BY Powers, which they have got.
They are as much puzzled to know what to
do with it as the man who drew the ele.
plant 10 lottery. The Boston Daily I'D.
rertrser says, in reference to recent meet.
ing on the subject:
Mr.. Everett spoke for more than an hour in
answer TO the objections which have been made
TO Mr.. Powers statue, and assigning the rea
sons why it should be set up in the State House
grounds, In conformity with the resolution Of
last winter. Professor FELTON, likewise spoke
on the same side. The vote being taken, the
resolution passed by a vote OF IA to .: showing
that less than one quarter were present. Mr.
Everett thereupon resigned his place upon the
Executive Committee, as did also Professor
FELTON, and Mr.. William Amory.
The sbOltionists of Boston desired that
the statute of WEBSTER should be placed
with its back 20 Massachusetts aud face to
the south. Their malevolence persecutes
even dead foe.
II is stated that THAcKERAY has re-
fused the offer Of $1,000 for q short tale for
the Illustrated Ners, and that he is to re-
ceiye FIVE times that amount for a new sc,
rial for SMITH, ELDER & Co. Whatever
may be the pay it will be cheap TO the
public.
Tns Niennese exhibition of pictures has
been open since the beginning of the month.
The only picture that strikes me for its
subject, says correspondent ofthe Literary
Ga-etfe, I" is one of an English family in the
Tyrol, the pater famlas studying MURRAY,
and pointing out to an astonished peasant
some account there of a beauty that the in
habitant has never discovered, while Others
of the family are sketching, under the cover
Of round hats
A CORRESPONDENT OF the London .hhend.
um, writing from Rome, says:
Miss Hosmer's knowing little Puck, perched
on Z mushr Dom. with q nettle in one hand and
lizard in the other, il almost too well known
TO need description. The Cenci mournful and
despairDg flung on couch in utter prostra'
ton the night before her execution. her rosary
trailing on the ground, scarcely held by the
lstess hand, is full of deep feeling. One won
ders to see such mature woIksir0m such young
hands.
BONNER has received the story from
Dickens which that popular author has
written for the Ledger. 1t is tale Illus
trative of case Of Life Insurance.
BAYARD TAYLOR says, IN one OF his latest
articles, giving very humorous account OF
his way Of life on his first visit to London
In word. my associations were not Of the
most respectable character-I was reluctantly
forced TO this conc usion. Bu, how could it be
helped When man has but three shiings a
day, he cannot keep four shilling society, with.
out cheating some body. lodged in vulgar
hole, 1t is true; but, then, paid my reckoning.
The Rev. HENRY WARD BEEcHER, in
his last :" Star Paper in the Independent,
gives very good recipe for early rising.
q much better one than that recommended
by JosKrH Mu.LLR--to take pint Of yeast
over night. 1--WE have found" says Mr..
BKEcHER, one plan Of waking to be very
effective. Let one preach rousing sermon
over night, become thoroughly excited, and
he will wake early enough the next morning.
We never mss Monday morning, whatever
may be the fate Of other days"
MR. Henry DKxrER, the well known
sculptor, has received an order from a num-
Der Of Mr.. BUcHAxAS's friends in Boston TO
make marble bust Of the President, and
has gone to Washington to execute the
commission. The same artist has a bust of
Hon. HENRY WILSON nearly completed at
Cambrllpp