The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-02
All Sorts OF Items.

Ex-PREs1DENT PIERCE and lady, arrived
at Boston, on the 9th ult., from Europe,
on the steamship America.
The steamer Moses Taylor arrived at
New York, on the 9th, bringing from As
pinwall So ,l26 900 in California gold.
Hon. REvERDY JOHNSON is about to visit
Paris, to have an eye (now blind) taken out.
Some years ago, while witnessing duel,
the ball from the pistol Of one of the par
ties struck tree and glancing into his eye,
destroyed its sight. The serious operation
of removing the whole ball Of the eye has
now become necessary, and surgeons here
advise to resort to Paris skill.
The Milwaukee Sentinel estimates the
wool crop of that State for 1859, at one
million of pounds. The average price is
estimated at from thirty-nine to forty-two
cents a pound. At forty-one cents the
amount would be $4,000. Much of the
wool was so badly put up that it broughtan
inferior price, solely from the neglect Of the
owners. Every farmer in the State could
keep flock of sheep and realize hand
some income from the lambs and wool annu-
ally, without restricting his other farming
operations. Farmers have been so much
given to wheat~growing that the production
of other articles has been comparatively
neglected.
MIRA. J. KNIGHT of Belmont, Wisconsin,
offers, in The Spirit of the Times, to bet
$500 that WAT JONES of Belmont, can
raise greater weight at arms length than
any other man in the United States, and
81 900 that JONES can throw down, outrun,
or outump any man in the world. The
money, Mr.. JONES says, is now ready.
CANADIAN newspapers continue to speak
with little reserve respecting the proposed
imposition upon the British colonies of the
costs of their military defence. After re-
ferring to the revolt of the thirteen Ameri-
can colonies and the causes of it, the Toronto
Colonists says: /" If the idea of seltdefence is
urged upon them, they will soon be looking
around for alliances that will be employed
as guarantees of good neighborhocd- and
the original allegiance will rapidly fade un-
der system of merely pecuniary calcula-
tions"
Count PULszKY, the London correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune, who IS an
intimate friend of KossUrH, writes that it is
untrue that the French Emperor betrayed
the distinguished Hungarian. NAPOLEON
agreed, in case the war should extend to
the Adriatic, that he would invade Hunga-
ry and excite an insurrection. Peace was
made before the war extended to the Adri.
attic.
A ROCHESTER journs states that BLoND1N
realized 81, 500 from his last exhibition at
Niagara, and that he has probably made
$4,000 this season in ropewalking over the
great river.
The womans rights convention had a
couple days session at Saratoga Springs
last week, and "resolved that women, like
men, have right to do anything and every
thing which is in itself morally right" Well,
asks the Springfield Republican, why do
they not 60 and do what is right, and
they've mind to, and stop talking about
it? ANTo1NErrE BROWN breaches, Miss
BLACKWELL doctors, Mrs. OAKsM1rH lee
lures, HARRIET HosMER makes statutes, and
ALICE CARY writes for the Ledger" and
nobody denies their right, for it is based on
their ability. Woman's rights are woman s
abilities and wishes-nothing more, moth
ing less.
A NEW tragedy has been produced in
New York for Miss HERON, the author of
which is Mrs. BArEMAN. The heroine of
the piece is young lady, who RECEIVERS from
a spinal disease with a great hunch ppop
her back, knowledge of which her cohsido
crate friends conceal from her for six years
The young lady was one of those remarka-
BILE young women who never consult their
looking glasses. The play is called "Ger-
aldine, or Loves Victory" Loves triumph
was short, for first performance damned
the play.
The upper class of East Indian ladies are
making violent resistance to the introduc-
ton Of English goscns among the lower
classes of female coolies, as the gown enables
the poor women to cover the breast, and
that is privilege hitherto belonging to
women of rank only. This has occasioned
so fierce jealousy of classes that the gov
eminent has been obliged to interfere, which
it has done by passing law permitting all
women to dress as they please.
SCENE IN NEWSPAPER OFFICE.-FOre.
man--Please Mr.. Editor, send me one or two
paragraphs to fill out column.
Editor-What shall it be-? Let me
See
Foreman--A murder, riot, rape, or any
thing horrible, will do.
Editor-Here, boy, bring me Baltimore
paper. (The Editor ships at random.)