The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-07

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AMONG the importations by the Wander
bilt on her last trip, was the largest lot of
Spanish stock mules ever brought to this
country. There are eighteen jacks and
seven jennies-all very large and strong.
Some jacks stand fourteen and half hands
high, and are valued at q large price-one Of
them being held at $4,000. These tough
quadrupeds were bought in Spain by their
owners, DR.. Wilson and Mr.. Warren, and
were driven over the mountains through
France and Havre. Last year number of
mules were shipped direct from Oadiz to
New Orleans, but died on the passage.
AN anaconda, which escaped from q
showman's box in the Mansion House, Troy,
some weeks since, has been found in the
kitchen of that hotel in snug quarters be-
tween the cistern and heater, making himself
known to a frightened Cook by protruding
his head and running out his tongue at her.
TIE London Times says: "The new
acts tor taking the census in England and
Ireland next April have been issued. The
act for Scotland has not yet received the
Royal assent. There is nothing as to RE-
ligious professions in the English act, but
there is in the one relating to Ireland. The
census is to be laid before Parliament within
twelve months after next June.
IT is announced that the Minot's Ledge
light house will be complete and lighted up
in September by one of the first order Of
"Fresnel lights" The last stone of the
building was laid on the 29th of June, and,
when all is finished as designed, it will be
one of the grandest achievements in the
world, not even excepting the far-famed
Eddystone.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, JR., punched
a negro walters head at Niagara Falls a
few nights since for insolence. Several ne
groes subsequently attacked Mr.. Bennett,
but the accounts say he came off victorious.
He is apparently some on the shoulder.
The monks of Grand Chartreuse, France,
were recently horribly scandalized by the
fact of lady having, contrary to all regu-
lations, obtained admission to the monastery,
and passed the night therein. The fair in
truder, an inhabitant of Valence, dressed
herself in mems clothes, and passed in with
party Of gentlemen. In the morning she
recorded the triumph Of her curiosity by
carving her name and address in the door
of the cell in which she slept. The Duchess
de Berry was the heroine of o similar ad-
venture some years ago, but there has been
no instance of the kind since.
MR. S1DDoNs, the grandson of the great
Mrs: Siddons, has been giving series Of
readings at Newport.
Mr.. Frederick DECKER, of Ossian, Liv-
ingston county, New York, called at the
N. Y. Tribune Office on Wednesday last,
and paid his ponderous respects. Only 19
years of age, he is seven feet high, and
weighs three hundred pounds. He is lum-
herman, and earns bis bread by the sweat
of q massive brow.
COMFORTABLE excitement was caused at
Montgomery, Ala. on the 22d inst, by Ben
jamin @. Yancey, son of VIM. L. Yancey
striking j. j. Seibles, editor of the Confed-
Grafton, with cane. A scuff]e ensued, but
neither parties received. any serious damage
The difficulty was about politics.
Mr.. FORESTS temperance at Balti.
more, on Monday, after bis long retirement,
was greeted by large and enthusiastic au-
dience. His Hamlet" fully equalled his
former efforts.
EY-PosrhAsTER FOWLER must have had q
speedy recovery from that attack Of yellow
fever, if the correspondent Of the Charleston
Courier speaks truly. he says that let
ter has been received from Mr.. Fowler by
an intimate friend in that city, in which he
speaks gratefully of the friends who have
endeavored to lift the load which Expresses
him. He is satisfied that if the world knew
the whole story of bis transgressionsi it would
not judge him so harshly. he does not
despair of the day when he can fearlessly re.
turn to bis "own dear New York." and
again mingle with congenial friends at the
New York Hotel.
A PORTLAND paper says that Gen. Tom
Thumb is to take wife from that city, not
only one of Portland's fairest daughters, y
but the handsome and accomplished
daughter of one of our Oldest and most e.
teemed citizens" She is said to be every
pretty, below the ordinary hight, and heir
ess to quite large estate"
If anybody believes the story of the New
York Leader about the resuscitation OF
Hicks, they may consider themselves
hoaxed.
HALLS Journal of Health, which claims
to be good authority in medical science,
has taken stand against married people
sleeping together, but thinks they had bet.
ter sleep in adjoining rooms. 1t says
Kings and Queens do not sleep together,
and why should other people? To which
the Athens Post adds: "Think of the idea