The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-27

Douglas hse"t" t"f" she senate,
The Washington correspondent Of the
Missouri Republican, gives a very elaborate
and graphic account OF the FIRST appearance
OF Senator DoroLAs in tho Senate chamber,
upon his recent return TO Washington. hes
cribing the attitudes OF the !Scnator, thu
writer says;
General Jones, Of Iowa, now entered the
chamber, bat appeared restless, IN II looking
for something or somebody Slidell. too.
entered on tho opposite, and cast furtivo
glance around 10 STE trho were present. The
journal had bsen read aud tbe current bssi-
ness commenced. Senators looked Al each
other, and then towards the main entrance
when, just at that moment, Senator Douglas.
Of Illinois. catered with = graceful, easy
tread, m il he wan entering his own private
parlor.
The galleries resounded with clApping and
Applause aud the Little CHM, WAS soon sur
roaaded with Senators shaking hands and
Offering congratulations dT~D first sp-
pIoaohc.i, followed in order by Brown.
Stuart, Hunter, Foot. Mallory, Shields,
Pugh, Davis, Of Mississippi, and many
others IL WAS proud moment for the
Senator, and gracefully did he receive the
ovation. Congratulations over. he WAS
seated by SeDstor Stuart and Hunter and
soon engaged IN earnest conversation. Gem
cral Jones, In the meantime, was busily en-
gagged IN arrnngi v the papers in bis desk
aud exhibiting the greatest indifference to
the scene transpiring near him. lie soou
rose 10 Offer resolution and some persons
thought his voice ifembled slightly, SldeIl
declined being spectator, and retired from
the Senate Chamber, and had moi returned
at the closing Of this letter.
Such was the return Of stephen s. Dou-
elas 10 the United States Senate, after one
Of the most rcmarkab" campaigns known TO
political history Iiis colleague. Judge
/ Irumbull, remained sealed at his desk. with
his ey,s bpit upon sopr loose manuscripts
tcfore him, apparently Ignorant Of the arr
val d Douglas, OF the applans in the gal
leries
Tug coLD DAr ~ I'osros -- Boston ear
boast Of even n colder day than New
/ York, il Il IL a matter 10 boast about.
Monday, IL the latter city, wa. cold enough
bat IN The former !, was we'll, II was aw
ial The Pot says
( II was terribly cold Th" mir at midnight
seemed tn thlcLcn aud grow Gimy with
frost. The breath grew white and almost
s,ti Dsriog tins day md evening people
harriet 40 and down the streets IA though
+ life drpended on the most rapid melton
which was not far from the truth. Horses
were driven al a rate which disiaiDed and
rod under iost the sven mile ordinance
( EVERYBODY, animal and human, giIts1 with
proIsiling powers. moved at an animated
rate Windows were encssed IN thick and
thlckeniDg frost IT was cold cold NJ
Greenland Greenland ~As 10 Boston
How cold, does the reader ak. At 6y'
Z. VI. reliable tbermGa.,ers on State stre'
indicated three bslo', FRO al nine O'Clock
II was eight below at midnight FOURTEEN
with = downward isadency We presume
that 10 more .1po.'d parts u the city 4
mus, have bsn several degrees colder. u
was .nIicientIy cold, however, for Stat
street
la many pAr,s Of the city. 70 dense VA
the coid, that gas lights were e1t'ogaished
AID IN othefs The flames we're exceeding
dali apj ligh,less. IN some 81 the stores OF
Court street. resor, VA had 70 candles
the gas having tallsi entirely. Ont OF TIL
city, northxard and eastward, the report
art f,s,rialiy cold At Passport. Malse
the u.rray sas at 80 l~Io~ at Franco
MA Moth, the coldrs' ioch'I,y this side y
the n,H,b pole ~ rt'snm, II was ten dc
g,1r til luwd down. We bar that muc
.aa,fifg wiil 'tsac
1, y prop1-si 10 g,ss ball :" Lord an
LADY, sarIsa N IS s.hip',sn b.lore lh'lr =,
tgrn hon,y f. ;. at.,rd TIA, 'bc ,nt~cri p',o
l..t b.. L,sn opened ny number Of Sens
tor Representative. and the first e,izn- {
Washington ~ho ~lI hob = 1s'ting II
comp lstiag thu afran g,anr,i. within = do
ortwo Tie grand j,', ~,il take place 4
wuI.Hbs Who's. new hall will xeeomms
date s.gh, ~ niue bupdfsi f"r.on'.