The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-09

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furnishes the gratifying intelligence that an
"oficial" package from DR.. Hayes, COM
mander of the Arctic expedition, has been
received by one of the Royal Greenland
Company's vessels from Upernavik. This
assures the friends of the expedition Of the
prompt arrival of DR.. Hayes at the port
nearest the field of his labor. The next
European mail may bring letters from the
Arctic voyagers. DR.. Hayes promised his
friends that they should hear from him
about the first of November.
The sum realized by the sale of Burtons
library is $4,000. The repeater, owned by
Washington during his encampment at
Valley Forge, which had passed into the
hands of Mrs. Allston, Burr's daughter, and
from her family to that of Burton, was sold
for $62. The repeater, presented by Ma
poleon to Talma, the tragedian, which lad
cost Mr.. Burton 5000, was sold for $l55.
The N. Y. Times Of Oct. 20, says: "The
most interesting musical feature of the week,
perhaps, was the debut of Carlotta Patti,
the sister Of 'our Adelina.' A slight pbysi.
cal defect, which has prevented this, in
every sense, charming girl from appearing
on the stage, has thrown around her ten
der interest which has lent to her success an
additional delight. She is pronounced by
the most accomplished critics even superior
to her sister. Her style is as charming
for simplicity of expression as for its grace
full truth of intonation."
The most popular tune since the publica-
ton of "Old Folks at Home" in the United
States, is the plantation melody of ''Dixie's
Land" Throughout the Eastern States it
is creating a perfect furore. 1t is played
and sung everywhere by brass bands, string
bands, orchestras and seranaders-is whist
eled by ragged urchins in the streets, and
by calliopes on steamboats,, and forms one
of the chief attractions in the musical
soirees.
MRS. JOHN G. CALHOUN, relict of the
distinguished Senator from South Carolina,
has been for some time on visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Clemson, near Badensburg.
Mrs. Calhoun is now sixty.eight years of
age, with an eye scarcely dimmed by age
cheerful in conversation, and refers with
pleasure to her many valued associations
during former residences in Washington
and Georgetown. The lady of the departed
statesman does not choose to trouble herself
with politics, and within the past few weeks
she has wrought, and exhibits to her friends
large and splendid curtain of crotchet
work, done with her own hands, "and with
out the aid of glasses" adding that "this
was but the first of ten which she had un-
dertaken."
The stage travel which passes through
Little Rock, Arkansas, is immense. There
are three daily lines--one to and from
Memphis, one to and from Hot Springs,
and one to and from Washington, Arkan-
sas, and Gainesville, Texas, being the over
land route to California. Then there are
four tri-weekly lines; one to and from Ma
poleon, one to and from Fort Smith, one to
and from Helena, and one to and from Bates
vile, Arkansas. The overland mail company
line of stages is principally owned by
Messrs. Rapley, Hanger, Gains and Rec
side, and they have over $l50,OOO capital
invested in stock.
LATE statistics show that 100000 PEG.
pie are supported in England by cotton !;
that 100000 spiudles are employed in
the production of the yarn and that the
capital absorbed exceeds $750,0O0,O0O.
Four ffths of the cotton consumed in Eng.
-8OO,OO0,O0O pounds-is American.
The Church Journal says -" After long
delays, the choir of Trinity Church in New
York city at last appeared last Sunday
morning in surplices-the only proper habit
for choristers seated in the chancel. We
are thankful that the unecclesiastical and
unbeautiful sight of boyss jackets and
roundabouts in the chancel is done with. 1t
will not return"
A DESPATCH from Baltimore, dated DC.
tober 3lst, says Messrs. Josiah Lee & Co.,
have closed their banking house. They
have made an assignment. Messrs Apple
ton & Co., have also closed their doors.
There are rumors ofOther stock dealers sus.
pending.
A SINGULAR trembling of the earth is re-
ported to have been felt in various parts of
Western New York on Friday the 26th.
Especially at Oswego and Rochester was
the vibration sensibly observed. 1t was no
doubt slight shock of an earthquake. In
some places the shock was so severe that
people were frightened out of their houses.
The champion game of the billiard tour
nament in progress at New York for some
days past, was won on the 31st, by Dudley
Kavanaugh, of New York, beating his OPP
ponent Tiemann, of Cincinnati, 253 points