The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-03

to the Sac and Fox Indians for full Indian
war dress to be presented, through the
French Minister, to Louis Napoleon. The
tribe has most generously responded with a
splendid equipment, scaeping knife, toma-.
hawk, peace pipe, and various other articles
of savage warfare. No expense hes been
spared by way Of ornament and decoration
Hon. JOHN Y. Brown, the eloquent young
Democrat chosen to Congress from one of
the Kentucky districts, and who is waiting
Tor the arrival of constitutional age before
taking his seat, committed matrimony at
Elizabethtown, KY, on Thursday of last
week.
THERE is man in Maine, the owner of a
pretty piece of crinoline, who shows decided
pluck. He says that when the minister was
hugging and kissing his wife, he peeked
through the crack of the door and saw it all:
and as long as he has the spirit of a man
remaining, be says he will peek on such
occasions.
WE see it stated that the Grand Trunk
Railway Go. of Canada, are negotiating for
the purchase of the Royal Mail Line of
Lake Ontario steamers, and for some of the
American boats so as to secure the entire
control of the lake trade on the Canada
shore.
The Railway Companies are deriving a
very considerable revenue from the trans.
portation of cotton, an article that until
very recently has been transported by water
from the southern cities to the eastern
manufactures. 1t is now brought up the
Mississippi River in large quantities to St.
Louis, thence shipped by the Illinois Central
Michigan Central, Great Western, New
York Central, and Western of Massachu.
sets, to Boston and other markets. This
route is found to be equally cheap with the
water routes, and much more expeditions.
The shipments compose several car loads
daily.
The jubilee of the $50 years existence of
the Leipsic University was celebrated there
on the I'd of December, with all the solem-
mites usual on such occasions. The King
of Saxony, the heir to the throne, and Prince
GEORGE, were present. The King delivered
an address.
Gov. DENNIsoN, of Ohio, on the occasion
of his Inauguration, rode to the State House
in carriage drawn by four horses, and es-
corted by brigade Of militia. This aping
of royalty is very properly denounced by
some of the Ohio journals.
Hon. CLARK B. CoCHRANE, who has been
detained for some time at his residence in
Schenectady, by ill health, has been advised
to visit the Water Cure establishment at
Clifton Springs. The close application to
professional business necessary to enable
him to be absent at Washington, is assigned
as the cause of his illness, though no doubts
are entertained of his being able to resume
his Congressional labors.
The New York Commercial understands
that Lady Franklin will pay visit to New
York city within few weeks, and that she
will be the guest of leading citizen, dis
tinguished for his philanthropic exertions in
prosecuting the search of Sir John Franklin.
The late Judge BLACKBOARD of the Court
of Claims, according to the Indian Sentinel
leaves no family, and was incumbered with
property to the value of quarter of
million of dollars. He is said to have often
remarked that he did not know how to
spend money.
BARON RoTHsCH1LD is said to have pur-
chased from the Government the railroad
from Saint Petersburg to Moscow, which,
if true, will exert very great influence on
Russian finances, and relieve the now de.
pressed commerce and industry of the coun-
try.
The Cunard steamer Africa, says the
London Times, on her last passage brought
from New York, en- route for Italy, $4,000
ounces of silk worm collected in China,
whence they were shipped by steamer to
San Francisco. The affair has been pri.
vate mercantile speculation, and is said to
have been very profitable, the worms selling
in Italy for 20 f. per ounce.
INDIANA lost Judge of the Court of
Claims" in the death of Judge BLACKBOARD,
whose place, however, has just been filled by
the confirmation of the appointment of Hon.
JAS. HUGHES, also of Indiana, who was in
the last Congress. Judge HUGHES, a native
Of Hampstead, Md, is but thirty-six years
of age; he was educated at the University
of Indiana, and commenced the practice of
the law at Bloomington, Indiana, in 1912.
He served as Lieutenant of regular infantry
in the Mexican War, and at its close re-
sumed the practice of law. He was elected
Circuit Judge in 1852, and in 1853 resigned,
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