The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-23

ter auu 0oVuiu-"M appear IN the vicinity
of the eclipsed sun as kind of rhombodial
figure phenomenon of such extraordinary
rarity that many centuries will elapse be-
fore its repetition.
EVERY Englishman is born 10 debt and
starts in life with burden. The interest
upon the national debt is pound sterling
per annum for every person in the realm,
from the babe in the cradle, to the form bent
with age, at the brink of the grave.
The New York correspondent of the
Washington States, in speaking of the gen.
tlemen who were candidates for Mayor of
New York city at the late election, says
that HAvEMEYER is worth 100000, WOOD
$25O,00O and OPDyKE 100000.
The innocence of clergymen in these
wicked and degenerate days is truly refresh
ing. The st. Louis papers tell how one of
the cloth was feeced by villainoua pair Of
the sexes the other day. The woman pre-
tended to to be in distress, and the clergy
man accompanied her to her residence, where
she related pathetic story of griefs and
miseries. He pulled out his pocket book to
give her some money, when she snatched it
and scuf1le ensued. Her accomplice
rushed in and charged his reverence with
"destroying the peace of his Preside" and
rendering the world bleak blank before his
future life. The clergyman was glad to get
off with his life, and preferred losing the
money to appearing in court of justice
in an action for its return.
The Court of Queens Bench at Toronto,
pronounced on Friday, the sentence of i'm
prisonment for six months and fine of e200
upon GEORGE BYRON LYON FELLowEs, late
a member of the Provincial Parliament for
the county of Russell, for unlawfully OBJ
tanning seat in the Legislature at the gen.
eral election of 1857.
The WINAN's steamer, which has been so
long building, under the direction of her in
ventors made trial trip from Baltimore
on Friday afternoon and arrived safely at
Norfolk the next day. She was accompa-
MED by CLINTON and WALTER W1NANs,
sons of one Of the proprietors. The steamer
has been put in condition for sea service, and
it is the intention of the proprietors to imme-
diately make a series Of experimental trips
with her from Norfolk out to sea, superin-
tended by themselves in person.
The Sons of Malta in Hillsdale, Ohio,
numbering three hundred, have attempted
to gain little unenvable notoriety by
offering their services to Gov. WISE to assist
in checking any attempt which might be
made to rescue JOHN BROWN from execution.
Gov. WISE declined the tender of aid, re-
marking that all the assistance he asked
was that other States will prevent invasion
of Virginia from foreign SOIL"
Mr.. JOHN YOUNG BROWN, the Democratic
member of Congress from Elizabethtown
(Ky.) district has arrived in Washington,
but will not present himself, owing to the
fact that he has not attained the constitu.
tional age of twenty-five years. He will
reach that age in June next, when he will
qualify himself by taking the usual oath.
During his canvass, be took occasion, when
ever he addressed the people, to state that
he would not be able to take his seat, if
elected, until June.
No ex-President has ever lived in more
studied retirement than MARTIN VAN
buren,. He is seldom away from his house,
says the Albany Journal, and never seems
to cevet attentions of any kind. On the
9Th inst, he passed his 18th year. He is
said to be writing a memoir of his times.
1t will, if truthful, reveal a great many
curious chapters in the political history of
the country.
The grandson of TECUMsEH is now living
in Natchez, Miss. He is well educated
and accomplished gentleman, having trav-
eled over greater part of Europe. He is
physician, and is said by the Free Trader to
be an excellent one. In his pharmacopeia
is lot of medical herbs, the secret Of whose
curative powers he derived from his grand
mother, who was great "medicine" woman.
SOME surprise having been expressed that
the honor of burial in Westminster Abby
was not accorded to the body of BRUNEI as
we'll as to that of his contemporary, STE
PHENsoN, the Dublin Post states that the
honor costs four hundred and seventy
five pounds, which sum was trihe out of
the fortune of STEPHENSON, but could not
be spared out of the small Inheritance of
Mr.. BRuNEL's family.
WASHINGTON IRVING leaves large for
tune to be divided among his nephews and
nieces. The copyright Of the Life of
Washington" five volumes, is understood
to be the property Of his nephew, PIERRE
IRVING, of New York city. Mr.. IRVING,
although not penurious, looked out sharp
for his copyrights and investments, and