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

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Emperor NAroLEos, and viii then concert
with Gen KLArKA and other eminent Hun.
garian Officers who are waiting to receive
him, measures Tor throwing o6 tie Austrian
yoke 10 their native cosntry, and for restor-
ing ito independence.
The Washington correspondence Of tine
Journal Of Commerce OF the 7th, has the iol-
lowing The President returned today from
bis trip TO North Carolina, 10 good health and
spirits. He looks we'll enough to commence,
instead Of finishing, career Of public ses.
vice. He gave the public to uDdestaod, in
late reply to On address upon reception
in North Carolina, that be eontemplstes
retirement TO private life, at the end Of bis
Presidential term. His intention in this
respect 10 now beyond question and, IN pri-
vate conversation, be declares 10 friends that
be counts, with satisfaction, the months O.
they elspse and bring him nearer TO the Ord
Of March, 1861. At the same time he ex.
presses much concern at the result Of the
next Presidential election, and his anxious
desire to zee the country safely through that
crisis.
There is no doubt that the French are
practically and personally gallant. This is
10 point =" A corporal jumped into hack.
ney coach on the Bouvelards. " Where to 7"
said the eoachman. To glory" was the
answer. The coachmsn scratched bis head
and looked puxsled. Ass that you are
said the son Of Mars, don't you know the
Lyons railway station ?" That is CALAMITY
Gallo.
JAMES MADISON JEFFERSON, . nephew Of
President JEFFERSON, died on the goth Of
May last, at his residence near Elkton,
Kentucky, in the 22d year Of bis age. lie
was one Of the most prominent young men
in Kentucky.
BisHoP kKMPER, Of Wisconsin, and
Bishop Delaney, Of Western New York,
were both formerly pastors Of St. Peters
Church, Philadelphia, of which the new
Bishop elect Of New Jersey. Rev. DR..
ODESHEIxER, is now the pastor.
ILLINOIS would make forty such States
as Rhode Island and Minnesota sixty
Missouri is larger than all New England /;
Ohio exceeds either Ireland, Scotland, or
Portugal, and equals Belgium and Switzer-
land together. Missouri is more than half
as large as Italy, and larger than Denmark,
Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland. Mis-
souri, and Illinois are larger than England,
Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
ArrRoros Of Douglas having spoken 10
his Illinois speech of ringers" Senator
Seward is reported TO have said that no
man can be elected President OF the United
States who spells negro with two gs." Wen
dell Phillips says this is the wittiest thing
Seward ever got Off Saturday Press.
Why Phillips should be so severe upon
his abolition friend, is not apparent If
Phillips is correct, the case shows very clear.
ly that great demagogue may be very
small wit. The best thing Seward ever
got ofr"--and the worst-was when he got
OF to Europe.
BisHor PuacM.l, Of Cincinnati, publish
es q letter calling attention the encyclcsl
letter Of the Pope, ordering prayers through
out the Catholic world to avert the scan.
dal Of three Catholic nations, armed with
oil the murderous appliances Of modern war
fare for mutual destruction" The Bishop
expresses the opinion that there will be q,
necessity for the fight of the Pope. OF
LOUIS NAPOLEON he says:
Awsre, a. we are, Of the sntecedsnts OF the
present Napoleon. and Of his uncle, We share
not the disQuetsds Of many Catholic minds.
that the present, apparent, dictator.of the des.
TIMES Of Europe entertains any ideas that are
| hostile to the integrity OF the States Of the
! Charch. He should, indeed, be demsated not
70 soc in history the point 1t which the down
fall Of the first Napoleon began, or fail TO per
eeive that . similar policy would be fatal to
himself.
ACCORDING to papers laid before Con-
greS in 1853 there were sent from the
United States to China, the previous year
l5s,4i5 pounds Of ginseng valued at el02,-
073. Ginseng is the root of . small plant
found in 1artary, China. and several parts
Of this country. but China is the only mar.
ket for il, 1t is sometimes exported in Q
crude and sometimes in cured or clarified
state. The Chinese use it o. medicin. and
regard it as panacea or cure for all the
ills ,ha, Chinese flesh is heir to. It is only
about forty years since its expectation from
this country frs, commenced, previous to
which time the main supply Was found in
Tar,ary and the demand being grea; the
price was exorbitant. Crude ginseng now
sells a, from 500 to SIS per picul.
Ms RoRxRrs, the great English Billiard
player, sent an agent over by the Asia, to
make match between PHELAS and himself.
The amount, il the match 10 made. will be
for 5000 or $1,000 side, and i, will
come of in New York next fall