The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-02
Al sUSss 0G ltessas.

Mn. TuosAs BALL, the sculptor OF Bos.
ton, is to make an equestrian statue OF
WASHINGTON, of bronze, after model ex.
hibited in Boston. The statue Ia 10 be
placed in Boston Common. II IL TO cost
$4,000 the money Is to be raised by
lair in October. The same art ist Ia to make
u statue Of WEBSTER, In bronze. Tor the
New England Society OF New York.
MR. GEoRGx SUMNER, brother Of the
Senator, has been selected by the city au-
thortics Of boston to deliver the Grafton at
the forthcoming anniversary OF the Declare.
ton Of Independence. The Courier in al
luding TO the fact, says We believe il is
fifty. one years ago this year since Mr., Sus.
SkR y father, the late Sheriff SUMNER. de-
livcred Fourth Of July GRAFTON before the
Republican Association Of Boston,
TuE Rev. DR.. CUMMINGS. Of New York,
delivered an address in Boston, May 18th.
on the occasion Of laying the corner stone
Of the House Of the Angel Guardian,
(lioman Ca,holc) The Doctor stated that
this enterprise was In reality founded by
his Holiness the Pope, to whom he Or. g.
had personally represented the nature Of the
work. The Pope granted indulgences to
al who should become benetactors OF the
institution.
GLoRy to--tbe Doctors CHARLES Sun.
Men IL better. A letter from Rome in the
Boston 7,an'er'pt says the writer met the
Senator. April 2sth, and that :" he looks
decidedly better. and considers himself now
In fair way OF recovery. lie thinks the
trcatmen, he has received has been marvel
lous In Ia good effects, and Is quite satisfied
with having gone through with IT, Mr..
SUMNER may possibly meet bis friend KNIT
on the other side.
A NKw forty volume edition Of the Wa.
verley Novels, at 81 20 cents per volume. il
announced by Mcssrs. BLACK, OF Edinburgh.
II will contain the ninety-six steel engrav.
ings Of Scorra own edition, with twelve
hundred wood cuts, from the famous Alb.
botsford edition, printed in with tho type.
TnxRx are no less than 1900 lodges OF
Ffce MasoDs IN the United States, nearly
oil Of which are said 10 b. in AN unusually
Hourishing condition.
TBK Trustees Of the Peoples College In
New York State have resolved 20 establish
nineteen prolc-sorships In the institution,
making specialities Of agriculture, borticul
ture, agricultural chemistry, and other prac.
tical sciences
Tng editor ~ q denoinnati0nal paper
says "a man needs grace 10 edit reli.
gious paper properly ut any time. but espc
ciay when he has the rheumatism Some
religious papers are edited as II the man -
needed more brains than grace, and was
afflicted more with petty politics than rhou.
maiisn.
A GENTLEMAN who signs his names JAMES
MoGNsrs, u Lockport, New York, pro
nounccs the Pixies Peak gold mines, IN Il
letter TO the Missouri Democrat, the most
gigantic bnmbug ever pcrPc'rated upon the
American people. lie says that be visited
the mines in company with others ard
offered ten dollars for dirt that would pay one
cent pan and could not get il.
GKs. q. j. PnLow, whose son was los,
by the explosion Of the 81. Nlchola., has
recovered tweDty.tbree bodies from the Mrs
sissippi river between Sterling and Helena,
but that Of his son was not among them.
Tug women u BlissfeId, Michigan, have
organized Lodge Of the Z" Daughters Of
Malta, aud are holding their mysterious
meetings two OF three evenings in each week.
The men have thus far failed 10 ascertain
the object and manners Of the new society.
The regalia worn by the Daughters is
said 10 be similar 10 that Of the " Sons"
with "slight variation"
The following table shows the annual
expenditure. Il the War Department from
1880 10 lsC9 inclusive--the latter year
being the amount appropriated by Con.