The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1859-12-09


: The London Daily Nsws says that the
pressure in commercial circles at st. Peters
burg is SO very severe that the Minister of
Finance has permitted persons having to
pay duties at the Custom House to lodge
railway shares in lieu Of cash. Mercantile
stock and share property is described as
almost unstable. The rate Of discount
has risen to 8 l-2 per cent. The collapse
is attributed to the share mania which has
prevailed in Russia. during the last few
years, combined with widely remitted
paper system among manufacturers and
others.
INSTEAD of having bis Bible read to him,
in his last moments. Ex-senator Jones, of
Tennessee, would listen to nothing except
readings from the latest productions and
papers, from the pen of DOUGLAS. He died
in the fullest faith of the Gospel, according
to DOUGLAS.
The Evening Post says that Captain
FARNUM, who claims the distinction of hav-
ing commanded the yacht Wanderer in her
famous cruise for African negroes, has been
in New York recently, and will, it is under
stood, soon publish history of his voyage,
giving such facts relative to the business of
importing negroes as he may deem it expe-
dent to make known. Captain FARNUM
insists that the slave trade is an eminently
humane and civilizing operation, and highly
agreeable to the African.
DURING the present year nearly dozen
churches of different denominations have
been destroyed by fire within the limits of
the State Of Massachusetts,. Some of these
it is known, were set on fire by incendiaries.
The loss of so many buildings of the same
character, in one locality, in SO short time
is unparalleled.
Two married women met in the streets Of
Baltimore, Tuesday, and at once pitched
into each other. A fearful destruction of
bonnets and crinoline ensued, and finally one
OF the tigresses being knocked down, the
other seized flour barrel and broke it upon
her. Jealousy melted the combat.
A YOUNG opera chorister committed sui
eide at New Orleans, Nov. 18th, by taking
laudanum. She married early, but her
husband died two years since. She must
have married early, as she was aged only Is
at her death.
A DEALER in upholstery recently died in
Lyons, at the age of SO, who served on the
jury that tried CHARLOTTE CoRDAY for the
killing of MARAT, and who was for an ac-
quittal in the teeth OF the Reign of Terror.
A MAN named PAT. REERDoN drew the
fourth of $4,000 in the Shelby College
Lottery in Lexington, on Wednesday last.
He had previously drawn prizes of $40
and $75.
GEN. WARD B. BURNETT, the gold snuff
box man, and Surveyor General of Ne
braska, is charged with official corruption
of serious character, and being too fire.
quently drunk to be useful officer.
The other day the Mayor Of Fernandina,
Florida, dined on green peas. This same
Mayor has set his heart upon fresh tomatoes
at Christmas. 1t is growing country
vegetables all the year round.
A GAY winter, the gayeat ever enjoyed in
Washington, is expected to commence with
the approaching session. Most of the
members will bring their families with them.
ON trial at Milwaukee, one lawyer tes-
titled that the fees Of brother lawyer were
$19 900 last year.
WITHIN thirty-three days only twenty-five
stabbing and twenty shooting affrays have
occurred at New Orleans.
A WOMAN in Florida, named CRoss, lately
gave birth to an infant son, which weighed
only one pound. That Cross wasn't hard
to bear.
A NUMBER Of mules were bought in Me-
nard county, Illinois, last week for from 800
to $l30 head.
THOMAS G.. RUTHERFORD, late Superin-
tendent of the Western House of Refuge,
Pittsburg, Pa, having been convicted of
adultery, was on Saturday last sentenced at
Pittsburg, by Judge MeCLuRE, to pay
fine Of $133.S314, and the costs Of prosecu-
tion, aud to imprisonment for one year in
the county jail OF Allegheny county.
The Council of Trent has rather solemn
sound but they who we're gathered together
| to fix the faith of Christendom, could not
have been such dull dogs, such bad fellows,
after all. The Council ended with q great
mass, and q grander banquet, and ball,
which was opened by the Cardinal HER
! cuLEs Of Mantua, and at which kings and
cardinals and bishops danced gallantly with
the German, Italian and Spanish ladies who
had been invited. It would no doubt put