The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT
shot himself on Friday, while hunting, and
is not expected to live.


The taxable property of San Francisco,
California, amounts to 1913, ut ,O75, and the
tax amounts to $3.l6 on every 800 of valu.
alton.
HoRAr1o SHERWOOD, has matured and
modelled his design of statue Of the late
THOMAS H. BENTON, as he appeared before
the American Senate.
The arms recently furnished to the col
ored volunteer company of Chicago have
been taken away by the Adjutant General,
in consequence Of the Harper's Ferry affair.
AT the recent session of the Court of
Grayson county, Kentucky, RALPH E. Cox
and wife received the sum of $4,000 from
DR.. WILLIAM HALL as damages tor having
uttered malicious SANDER in reference to
Mrs. Q.
Mrs. LIE VERT, the authoress and belle of
Mobile, recently met with serious accident,
sprainipg her foot so badly that for about
six weeks she has been confined to her bed.
She is, however, rapidly recovering.
We see report that MARTIN VAN Blu.
rem is engaged in writing an important and
elaborate work which is to embrace a polit-
ical history of the country down to the close
of his administration.
EIGHT prisoners escaped from the Jail at
GAINESVILLE, Wis, recently. Five of them
were recaptured, and the other three are still
at large.
"Captain, what's the fare to st. Louis ?"
/" W hat part of the boat do you wish to 90
on-cabin or deck ?" "Hang your cabin ?"
said the gentleman from Indiana I live in
a cabin at hOme-give me the best you've
got"
THE entire armament of all the United
States national vessels amount to 1901 guns
divided thus: Liners, 872; frigates, 500;
sloops, 1885, steamers, 464; briggs, 16 and
all others % guns.
A NORTHWESTERN editor boasts of the
spaciousness at his columns. They are like
some of the spacious hoops we see occasion
ally-there's nothing of much consequence
in them.
Christmas and New Years will occur on
Sunday this season. The festivities incident
to the holidays will probably take place on
the day following.
The deaths in New York during the
year 1857 were 1888; in 1853. 23,964;
the death reports for eight months of this
year will show material decrease in the
mortality.
LADY MORGAN says in one of her works
that cone of the things worth visit to
Paris is the exquisite confectionery, so light
and so perfumed that it resembles CONCEALED
odors, or a erystalsatiom of the essence of
sveet foaUers.
THERE are four Shaker societies in Ohio.
numbering 1859; one in Connecticut num-
bering 200; two in Maine numbering $50;
two in New Hampshire, numbering 700:
four in Massachusetts, numbering 500; two
in Kentucky, numbering 900; three in New
York numbering l,O5O-making in all Is
societies.
JOHN BEArr1E, farmer living in the
vicinity of Dubuque, died on Tuesday night
last from the effects of being accidently run
over by his wagon, loaded with hay. A
farmer in Marshall county, Iowa, one day
last week was also killed by being accidently
run over by his wagon.
WHILE Mrs. H1sE, wife of JOSEPH H1sE,
of Salem, Ohio, was sitting by her table,
few evenings since, the top of her fluid lamp
became loosened, the fluid took fire, and soon
herself and little child were in flames. The
lady was badly burned, and the child died
from the effects of its burns shortly after.
Yet many people say there is no danger in
using camphene lamps.
A SMALL steamer has been built in Eng.
land of steel plates one-eighth of an inch in
thickness. She is 70 feet long, IL feet
broad, and 61s feet deep, and measures 20
tons. She has proved to be an admirable
sea boat.
A WEATHERGRAM.
The weather is cold,
But if truth may be told.
The ladies most CALAMITY bear it;
To stand in the street
Is indeed quite treat
They have "nothing to wear "-and they
wear it.
I. M. SINGER & Co., are putting up an
immense building in New York city for the
manufacture of their sewing machines. The
building will cost 100000. 1t will have
the capacity Of 5000 workmen, and with
even no more than $500 men, SINGER & Co.
will be able to manufacture Il, 900 machines
per annum.
NAOMI, the daughter of ENocH, was five
hundred and eighty years old when she was
married. Courage, ladies'!
ON the LIST inst, young man named D.
P. SHIELDS was shot, in Green street, st.
Louis, by WIN. EDWARDS. The latter is a
leading LAWYER of Keokuk, Iowa. The