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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
Hon. GrantIey Berkeley and his Buffalo
Hunt.

Correspondence of the St. Louis Republican.
WESTPORT, Mo-, Oct. 81.
Your readers will rembember that the
celebrated English Nimrod, Hon. Grantley
Berk!ey, set out from here on the 25th Of
September, Sunday for big buffalo hunt
on the great plains. He and bis party have
got back after a pleasant and successful
sport of little over one month. They
arrived in the " settlements " on the 29th
inst, and the party divided-the nobleman
and party of his suite going on to st.
Joseph, and the guide and generalissimo of
the excursion, John Cantrell, and the bal
ance of the party coming on to Westport.
l learn from one Of the company that the
hunt turned out very we'll, and to the per-
feet satisfaction of "My Lord" who thinks
himself amply repaid for all his troubles
and expenditures. They started out on the
Sante Fe route, until they heard of the In.
dian depredations, when, by advice of
Cantrell, they changed their course further
north. They proceeded to Fort Riley,
where they were Joined by two officers of
the army, and thus recruited, made for the
regions of Smokey Hill Fork, (some $50
miles from the Missouri river) where they
were gratifed with the sight of buffalo in
abundance. During the first days hunt our
high-born Englishmen made dead failure
he had the buck ague to an alarming
extent, and missed fire every time, but he
daily improved, and soon showed himself
good hunter and fair sportsman-for for
eigner.
They killed twenty>nine noble buffalo,
the skins and tongues of which will be car.
ried across the waters as trophies, and. a few
choice steaks carefully packed up to grace a
London Club dinner about Christmas time.
They also killed variety of smaller game,
at which "My Lord seemed more at home.
When it came to feathered game, birds on
the wing &C., he surpassed every one else.
His fondness for sport is only equalled by
his energy and endurance. Cantrell says
that the old Englishman can hunt on
foot or on horseback. without eating or
drinking.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.

ton of parliamentary human nature. But
without practice even these are useless, and
in Congress under the desk regime, practice
was impossible. The consequence has al
ways been, that when unlocked for incidents
break in upon the usual dull routine, and
political opponents are brought face to face,
and driven by passion or necessity into say.
ing their say on the spot, repelling or making
charge, or replying to an argument, we
are, in nine cases out of ten, treated to that
inevitable resort Of excited stupidity-a
torrent OF billingsgate. The members rise
one by one, laboring under emotions which,
perhaps, need the readiest wit and fe-cest
tongue to do them full justice, but which
were often forced to vent themselves in
few :" names" and, perhaps, a threat of per-
sonal chastisement. More than wo-thirds
of the disgraceful scenes which occur in
Congress every Winter, are due to the want
of facility on the part of the members in
dealing with an opponent offhand and
without preparation. When a mans tongue
is tied and he is greatly enraged, he gener-
ally resorts to epithets and blows.
The exciting nature of the topics which
now occupy large portion of the attention
of both branches of Congress, render it
doubly necessary that skill in intellectual
fence, in verbal controversy, should take the
place of dexterity with the pistol and blud-
geon. If the removal of the desks contrib
utes anything towards so desirable con-
summation, and we believe it will, the
change is certainly blessing.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25

From the New York Independent,
1t takes New York merchant to CIPHER
out the actual cash of an upright, downright
genuine nobleman. There are 80 many mean
men now a days that an extra crop of any
other sort is not looked for during the pres
ent generation. Now and then man of
the right stamp is discovered, but they are
like angels visits. Reader, of course we
do not mean you, but we wish to tell you of
certain neighbor of yours-even if you
should see your face in the glass don't be
frightened. The one we particularly refer
to is merchant, and be regularly comes to
the New York market.
He is man who always expects to pay
his debts at the rate Of 80 cents to the dol
lar-charging the merchant here one per
cent, for " exchange on New York.
He always expects the house be deals with
to furnish him with all the new packing
boxes be needs free of charge.
He always expects, as he is a "liberal
buyer" that either a coat, dress pattern,
pair of boots, ashat, Or pen-knife, will be
presented to him at least once year.
He always expects to be behind time in
the payment OF bis bills at least twenty or
thirty days, and then to be " offended" if in
terest is charged. 81.
He always expects to get his goods
little cheaper" than any other man, as he
has always been a "great friend to the
house." a. HI
He always thinks that the goods he wants
are very undesirable, are going out of fash.
ion, or are little damaged, and therefore
should be sold to him at something off,"
He always has faith in his own statement
but don't believe anything that is said to
him by anybody else, unless it is demon
strated.
He always finds his goods short " on his
arrival home, and makes claim on at least
every other bill purchased. Whether or not
be measures loose" counts carelessly, has
long yard stick, or big thumb, we cannot
say.
He always forgets the Injunction, "mind
your own business" and is forever meddling
with the affairs of others. .,s
He always is troubled at the prosperity of
those around him, and unless he can be Ga
little ahead of everybody he pines and frets
continually. -p oa,r7a s-
He always will take advantage of "pecu-
liar circumstances" to promote his own in
terests however damaging his course may be
to others. "A
He always thinks he is the chest man in
town." and therefore no other is entitled to
distinguished consideration"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
Comparative Speed of the Horse and
the Dog.

An extraordinary match has recently
been made in England between the Duke Of
Beaufort and the Earl OF Winchelsea, the
object OF which is the test and comparative
speed of the racehorse and the grey hound.
The match is to be for $4,000 side, half
forfeit and the Duke backs five couples of
hounds against three horses, to be selected
by the Earl, who are to carry 119 pounds
each. The race is to take place over the
full distance of the Beacon Coarse, at New
market, which is miles, l furlong and
l73 yards in length, and is to come off during
the Houghton Meeting, in the Fall of next
year. The hounds are to run trail on the
opposite side of the course to that on which
the horses do their work so as not to inter-
fere with each other. Trials of this sort
have been made before in England and have
nearly always resulted in favor of the hounds.
Stonehenge, in his work on the dog, men,
tions an instance in which there were as
many as sixty horses contending over the
above named Beacon Course, against pack
of hounds, but says that, Notwithstanding
their EXTREMIST efforts, dog named Blue
Cap, won in eight minutes and few sec.
onds; and only twelve of the horses were
with the dog at the finish. ...
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
Playing Richard Third to an Audience
of One.

Mr.. Foster, the manager of theatrical
company playing at Bucyrus, Ohio, was sit
ting in a hotel, when stranger, with bill
of the evening play in his hand, entered the
room, and approaching Mr.. Foster, asked
him if he was the manager of the theatre.
Being answered in the affirmative, he asked
Mr. Foster what would induce his company
to play Richard III. for him that afternoon,
as he was compelled to leave town and could
not be present in the evening. Mr.. Foster,
supposiDg that the stranger was testing, re.
piled twenty five dollars, and being asked
what he would add the Rough Diamond for,
replied ten dollars. The stranger forthwith
counted out the money, and the company,
on being consulted, agreed to grant the
strangers request. The stranger desired
that the play should begin not later than
two o'clock, and we now let the Bucyrus
Journal tell the rest " Two o'clock came,
and the solitary audience assembled. Choos-
ing an eligible position, and cooking his
feet upon the back of the seat in front of
him, waited patiently for the performance
to begin. The bell rang, up went the cur
tain, and the play commenced. Never did
actors do better. They all exerted them
selves to give their patron an entertainment
fully worth the price paid for it, aud they
succeeded. The stranger applauded vigor-
ousy at different points, and at the close of
the play. called Mr.. Fannin before the cur
tain, who responded in neat little speech.
A dance and song followed, after which the
farce of the Rough Diamond was played
The audience roared, laughed and applaud
&c, and at the close of the first piece called
out the leading actors"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
Congressional Debates.
From the New York Times.


Congress will find ITSELF next session, de-
prived of the desks whereon members were
in the habit of writing their correspondence
and composing various addresses and arti-
cles of consummate ability. The Nation
Will henceforward supply each of its Iegisla-
tors with seat and nothing more, and be
will have to rely upon the inspection of his
own legs, the contemplation OF the surround.
ing objects, or attention to the proceedings
of the House, to enable him to while the
dull hours away. He may listen to the
person speaking, or not, as he pleases, but
write he cannot. If this little change had
been effected at cost Of five thousand dol
lars-as we believe it might have been
instead of eighty thousand, we should like
it better; but whatever the expense in
money, it still has our most unqualified ap-
probation.
To the old desks we owe the all but total
loss in Congress of the manly art of deba-
ting. They deprived every speaker of
chance of being heard or replied to by those
around him. The audience was always
engaged in the transaction of its private
business, and the consumption of public
stationery so the orator not unnaturaliy
prepared speech for the millions out of
doors, diffuse, prosy, elaborate, admirably
adapted for the perusal of farmers in lonely
districts on winter nights, but, to anybody
who had to listen to it, torture intolerable.
As nobody did listen to such -discourses,
except on rare occasions, there was no in
humanity in delivering them. The orators
knew what they were about, and so did the
auditors, and both afforded each other un-
limited facilities for following their own
bent. The speech in Congress was mere
matter of form, and everybody knew it.
As the desks enabled the members to pass
the time without listening, they ceased to
exercise any supervision over the speech
makers; and as the speech makers knew
they would not be heard, be their oratory
ever so good, they ceased to take any pains
to be either captivating or convincing.
The result has been that, as we have said,
the art of debating has disappeared from
Washington. AS the speeches are general.
ly intended for circulation out of doors. to
be read and referred to, not to be heard, or
to take effect on the spot, there is no neces.
sity for saying so much in short time, for
saying it concisely or sharply, for making a
happy hit at an opponent or his arguments,
for overthrowing him with an illustration,
confounding him by quotation, or raising
laugh against him by telling humorous
anecdOte. p, ......,.,. ,.... H.. ,..'..
When speech is simply dull pamphlet
it is impossible to reply to it, except in
another dull pamphlet. This power of ready
reply is acquired, in large degree by prac-
tice. More than practice is of course re-
quired to make skillful parliamentary
debater. The highest excellence is neces.
sarily based on a large fund of general
knowledge, on varied reading, wide expert
ence, thorough familiarity with the subject
under consideration, and keen apprecia.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25


He always finds so many other mean men
in his vicinity, that he is forever discouraged
in his noble efforts to " elevate the standard
of mercantile char acter."
He always forgets to enclose a postage
stamp; when writing letter to friend ask.
ing information on matter of"grcat impor-
tance" to-himself
He always lodges when you kindly
aim at him truth for his special welfare,
knoaOing that said truth was intended espec.
tally to hit his neighbor.
lie is the very man, Mr.. -, (but we
won't mention bis name,) for whom we have
prepared this medicine, and he ,0on't take a
bit OF it, not he.
= Now what is do be done with this man
At present he is troublesome fellow. We
would like to reform him if possible. What
shall we do with him.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25

MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT-PowER
OF IMAGINATIoN.--In the course of highly
interesting lecture on the Power of Imagina-
ton, delivered in Manchester, England,
recently, the erudite DR.. Mobiles told the
following story, by way OF illustrating his
subject:
A. M. Courthouse served in Napoleons
army, and was present at many engage
ments during the early part of the present
century. In the battle of Wagram, 1900,
while in the front ranks, and in the act of
reloading his musket, he was, as be supposed,
deprived of both legs by a cannon ball.
He felt no piiD, but this he attributed to
the stunning effect of the shock on the brain
and nervous system, and be lay motionless
during the entire night among the wounded
and the dead, not daring to move muscle
lest the loss of blood should be fatally in
creased. At early dawn he was aroused by
one OF the medical staff, and an examination
proved that he was uninjured. The ball
had passed under his feet, and had plowed
hole in the earth at least foot in depth,
into which his sudden sinking produced the
impression that he had been deprived of
both his limbs.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
match is arranged as follows +:

match Is arranged as follows:
"Sayers is to fight Heenan for g2OO a
side, for the championship of England, and
the champions belt to fight in twenty
four feet roped ring, according to the rules
of the Puglistic Association. The fight
will take place in June next-the precise
date has not been fixed today, as we had
scarcely time-but articles will be signed
and the whole affair honorably ratified at
the next meeting at Bells Life Office, which
will be on Friday, Nov. 4. 1t would be all
done on Friday next, but as Newmarket
races commence on Monday next, and will
not be concluded till Saturday, it could not
be done, as shall not be in London and
as Friday is the only day that Mr.. Bowling
is at the office for ring matters, it must
remain till then as it is, although may con-
fidenty state that the match is made, and
the articles are only to be drawn up and
signed by me for Sayers, and by Mr.. Dow
ling for Heenan, and hope that nothing
will arise that may interfere with this match,
as it is looked forward to in England with
extraordinary excitement, for both men
being champions, and each having suffered
defeat, they both we'll know the sweets of
victory, and more so a victory like this. All
can say is the old wish, so often expressed
in this country on an occasion like the pres
ent, May both men be well on the day, and
may the best man win
"The battle money for Sayers' last fight
will be given to him on Friday, November
4, 1859, at Owen Swift's Horse Shoe,
Tichbourne street, Haymarket, London.
Savers has been in dry dock, at Newmarket
for the last fortnight, in consequence of the
effects of Brettle's spikes of his shoes, run.
ming in the champions legs while fighting
he is rapidly recovering, but remains at
Newmarket till the goth of October. l
have nothing further to write, as Tom
Savers is the only one in the pugilstic
world that now trouble myself about,
having him only to look after. l am in
treaty for public house for him, called the
Windsor Castle, and situate in Long Acre,
st. Martins lane; but now that this match
is made am afraid shall have to forego
it, as l think it may interfere with our ar
engagements.
when Mr.. Heenan comes to England
l shall be most happy to shake him by the
hand ; for, although l may meet him as an
antagonist, trust it will not be as an enc
my for, let him win or lose, be is sure to
be we'll treated here.
81. GIDEON"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
An Attempt to Enter a Money Vanlt
Through a Sewer.

An Attempt to Enter a Money Vanlt
Through a Sewer.
From the ST. Louis Republican
Our readers have already been notified O,
an attempt made to effect an entrance to
the money in the vault of the State Savings
Association through the Vine street sewer,
its discovery and subsequent abandonment.
About II o'clock night before last, Captain
Fealy, of the Night Police, and Officer
McMeans, in order to satisfy themselves as
to the rumor published in two or three of
the city papers, that the burglarious design
had been undertaken second time, went
into the sewer on voyage of exploration.
The sewer is stone abutment with brick
arch, in which man can walk without
much Inconvenience. There was not more
than two or three inches of water running
on the bottom of the drain, and the officers
did not experience any of that disagreeable
and pestiterous smell which is generally
supposed to be met in such places. Pro.
ceed'ng up the sewer, our explorers found
no reason to believe that anything had been
done there since the first discovery. The
burglars had erred greatly in their calcula-
lions, and had begun work twenty-five or
thirty feet too far west. There the stone
forming the southern wall of the sewer had
been removed sufficiently to allow the pas
sage OF mans body. The rogues (for no
one man could have accomplished what was
done) Seem to have found out that they had
made mistake in their measurements, and
therefore, from the point of the break in the
sewer, proceeded in an oblique direction
eastwardly. Il .-' A"-.
The clay here is quite hard, and the bur-
glars appear to have worked with chisel
of the breadth of mans hand, cutting an
excavation three and half feet wide, arched
overhead, and afording room enough for
man in sitting posture to work and turn
around with ease. This subterranean pas
sage was dug to the distance of about
twenty feet, leading to the foundation walls
of the Bank /; and then eastwardly alongside
three or four feet. A stone, ten to twelve
inches square, had been removed from this
wall, and this that we have recounted above
is probably all that had been done when tie
affair was discovered. A great deal of hard
work had been performed, probably more
than two or three men could have accom-
plished in as many weeks. But the bur.
glars had an immense deal before them.
Had they struck the right place at first, we
can hardly believe that six or eight months
constant labor would have been sufficient to
have comprised the end in view They
would have been obliged to bore through
twenty-five or twenty three feet Of strong
masonry, bound between every two or three
| layers of stone with heavy boiler iron. And
then the safe itself wonld have offered great
obstacles. The undertaking was certainly
] a bold and hazardous, if not an insane one.
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The subjoined letter, just received from
Sayers' hacker and earnest supporter in
London by the editor of the New York
Clipper, will show precisely the existing
state of affairs .lA '7'
"LoNDoN, Oct. Fl, 1859.
"DEAR SIR IL have much pleasure in
being able to write to you that the match
between the two champions, Heenan and
Sayers, has been this day just finished at the
office of Belts Life in London. AS l told
you in my last Of Sept. 20, that nothing
could be done with Heenan till Jones had
been disposed Of either by fight or forfeit,
I find to-day by letters from New York,
one being from Aaron Jones to Mr.. Dow
ling, editor of Bells Life, that Jones forfeits
the ESQ to Sayers, on condition that Sayers
fights Heenan. This has been done, and the
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25
Planting Potatoes in the Fail.

from tne OeneSee rarmcr
Mr.. E. G. BUNDY, of Oxford, Chenango
county, New York, writes that be plants
his potatoes in the fall and obtains larger
crops, and larger, earlier and better favored
potatoes than when planted in the spring
His method of planting is as follows
Select piece of dry ground, prepare it
as for spring planting in the fall when the
ground is in good order, taking care to
plant the potatoes little deeper than in
spring planting. Throw shovel of coarse
manure upon, or still better, into each hill !;
or better still, cover the ground with coat
of straw, where mice are not too plenty.
The straw helps to protect the potatoes
during winter and forms mulch in summer
and checks the growth of weeds so much
that the potatoes scarcely need hoeing or
blowing.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-25

Perhaps We have no better or more
pleasing indication of the reaction which is
sure, sooner or later, to follow extremes in
political action, than is furnished by the
result of the election in Massachusetts. 1t
is there that the most ultra sectional doc
trines have predominated, and the most
dangerous influences been promulgated, to
poison and disturb the other portions of the
country. 'sui s-
The vote of Massachusetts at the late
election proves that the people of that State
are beginning to pause in their career of
sectionalism, and to reflect upon the ten
denotes which their action has encouraged,
towards the destruction of our political
system. A comparison of the recent vote
with those of former years, will show the
reaction to which we have referred.
In 1856 the Presidential vote was as fol-
lows
Fremont, lOs,l9O; Buchanan 39,24O ;
Fillmore, 1926. ,..- ..,a
Last year, 1858, the vote on Governor
was, for Banks, 68,7O0; Beach, 3S,298 ;
Lawrence, Wing and American, l2,O48. :,
The Legislature then stood, Senate, Re-
publicans, 81; Democrats, 3 Americans
0. House of Representatives. Repub. 1917;
Dem. 20; Americans 10.
This year, according to the returns which
we print elsewhere, the vote on Governor is
for Banks, Rep, 5S,43l; Butler, DEM,
5,l93 Briggs, Wing, l4,300. This shows
falling off on the vote for Governor of
l1,l5S votes, with few towns to be heard
from, of which the Republicans lose 1O,269,
the Democrats lose 3,lO5, and the Wing or
American gain 2,2l6: Subtracting this
last number, which is as much opposed to
Republicanism as is the Democratic vote,
from the vote of Butler, and we have loss
on the conservative of the State of $50,
while the Republicans lose l0,269. In other
words, the Conservative strength is almost
fully maintained, while the Sectional party
loses nearly one-sixth of its strength. This
is significant result, and foreshadows the
reaction which must hereafter, in still
greater measure, follow the ultraism hither-
to so prevalent in the Bay State.
But there is further proof of this reaction
in the complexion of the Legislature. Often
there has scarcely been a Democrat, or GER
tainly not enough to call party in the
Legislature. The comparison with last year
in the two Houses, is as follows: