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

s"SSSoosAASos
crease in the total valuation, over last
year, of 81 1893, 100, or 2 $4,000 per cent
The increase of real estate, 1854, 100, or
2 29-l00 per cent. of personal estate,
$3,779,OOO, or 373-1O0 per cent. The
increase in the number of polls is 1856 OF
2 26-l0O per cent.
AS an evidence of the appreciation of
Lake vessels for the sea going trade, we
notice that the Board of Underwriters of
Liverpool have reduced the rates Of insu-
rance on them 30 per cent, within the past
few weeks, or since the feet arrived out.
Mr.. WEBSTER would live long in story
for the simplicity of his style in composition
if for nothing else. 1t is related that when
his celebrated speech upon FooTEs resolution
was published, he sent copy of it to DAvY
CROCKETT Shortly afterwards DAvY cab.
ed upon him to make his acknowledgment
for the favor--remarking that it was the
only speech that he had ever been enabled
to read without the aid ola dictionary. Mr..
WEBSTER, it is said, frequently remarked,
that although, perhaps, compliment was
not intended, none was ever bestowed upon
him that he valued so highly.
The New York Demokrat, German Re
publican,) advocates again an organization
of the Germans, in view of the ensuing cleo
ton. 1t maintains that plan is on foot on
the part Of the Republicans to sacrifice the
rights of adopted citizens, and it is opposed
to fusion of the Republicans with the
Know Nothings. 1t refers to the " infa-
nous naturalization laws in Massachusetts.
The Democrat proposes that an independent
German "phalanx should be formed, in
order to support, and cause the election of,
such candidates as are considered suitable,
no matter by whom and by what political
party they have been nominated.
The Pixies Peakers have held conven-
tion and adopted constitution, which is
to be submitted to popular vote. If sus-
tanned, the vote is to be considered as favor
able to State Convention, and if not, to
Territorial one. The convention adopted
a memorial to Congress asking to be Or
gained as Territory to be called Jefferson.
THREE thousand sailing vessels and $50
steamers belong to the port of London,
giving employment to crews of $4,000 men
and boys. The customs from the enormous
amount of merchandise arriving there annu.
ally amount to from fifty to sixty millions
of dollars, or half the receipts from this de-
partment for the whole country.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says: "The
diminution of the Pennsylvania State debt
progresses quietly and steadily at the rate of
about 81 100000, per annum. The interest
is paid regularly, without borrowing or the
slightest financial difficulty; and We mention
the fact to remind our readers of the bene.
fetal effect of the sale of the Public Works
about which interested parties made such a
clamor. In getting rid of those Public
Works the Commonwealth threw off the
heaviest load it had ever been called on to
bear"
The number of inmates in the New York
Almshouse and Workhouse, is 1852. The
Committee on the Workhouse have reported
in favor of putting the women in that de-
partment to work for J. D. Phillips & Co.,
for ten cents per day for one month. and
twenty cents per day after that time, at cap
making, for eighteen months, and the report
has been adopted by the board of Ten Gov
errors.
The Buffalo Courier learns that the Dr.
rectors of the Suspension Bridge Company
had an injunction served upon M. BLoND1N,
which, if sustained and made perpetual,
will interfere with his future exhibitions.
The Paris correspondent of the N. Y.
Journal of Commerce, in his July letter con.
corning the fashions, says that "notwith-
standing the persistent caricaturing of GRIN
olihes by journalists, farce writer's and all
descriptions of penny liners, the skirts are
as voluminous as those worn year back
With summer attire the rOtundity is always
greater-thin materials, when made with
either double skirts or founces, give a larger
volume, and require more room to spread
out. If the gored dresses, of which we no.
tice few, become in vogue, then the gigan-
tic hoop must diminish these robes, made
in one piece, and quite narrow below the
waist, do not admit of fullness in the under
dress the hoop is only admissible below
the knee"
The New York Evening Post observes,
that few people have any idea of the extent
to which some of our book publishers in
New York are interested in the Russian
trade. Last week the Appletons filled an
order for three hundred dozen American
works, chiefly of American authors, for St.
Petersburgh.
The greatest time on record was made by
Flora Temple, the Queen Of the Trotting
Course, on Saturday afternoon, on the Long
Island track. The race was between Flora
and Princess, to sulkies, for purse Of 1884, 900
two miles and repeat. The first heat was
won by Flora in four minutes and fifty Sec
onds, seven seconds less than the fastest two