The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-30
All Sorts OF Items.

Ne,cs that some legal documents of unim-
peachable authenticity, relating to the fami-
ly and property of SHAKsPEARE, have been
brought to light. The precise nature and
interest Of these papers has not as yet been
divulged; all at present known is, that such
documents have been discovered during the
recent repairs of the Rolls Chapel, and that,
by direction of the Right Honorable the
Master of the Rolls, the duty of making
them public has been instrusted to Mr..
= STANTON, who is we'll known to be now
engaged on an edition of SHAKsPEARE's
works.
The Troy Times says that soon after ar.
irving in London, MoRRIssEY intends to
have set-to with SAVERS, in order to test
his science" He has purchased diamond
ring at cost of $275, and if SAVERS wins
the fight, promises to send it to friend in
that city, as an indication of the fact.
The death of LEWIS G. LEVIN is an
nounced He was at one time the leader of
the Native American party in Philadelphia,
but of late years lost all his popularity, and
has been regarded even by his best friends,
with pity and regret as man OF brilliant
gifts, misapp!ied and prostituted.
The College of Cardinals at Rome, in
formal congregation convoked by the Pope,
have unanimously decided that the preserva-
ton of his territorial sovereignty is too
closely connected with the general interests
of the Church to be considered simply as a
political question.
THE Pennsylvania Senate has passed the
Philadelphia Police bill, previously passed
by the House, taking from the Mayor the
appointment of the city police. Thus
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
New Orleans, have heen rescued from local
violence and placed under control of their
State Legislature.
The friends of Judge BATES have given
publicity to the statement that he had
emancipated his slaves. The st. Louis
Evening Post says: a." So far from this be.
ing the case, it is undeniable that they ran
away from him, and he used every means in
his power to recapture them"
The Hartford Courant states that the
manufacture of odometers, for measuring
the distance travelled by any vehicle, is
now carried on somewhat extensively in
that city. Livery stable keepers use them
considerably, and in many cases the indi.
viduals who go off for a drive of FIVE or ten
miles, and take twenty, are brought up
with round turn" by the continuance,
and often to their great establishment.
The strikers of Lynn, on the 10th inst,
made great turn out in procession, NUNS
bering over six thousand. The spectators
were double that number. Several hundred
banners were borne by the strikers, both
male and female, and the city was decorated
with flags and streamers. The procession
comprised, besides all the strikers of Lynn,
several military and fire companies, with
bands of music and delegations of ladies
from Swampscott, Marblehead, Danvers,
Sangus, Reading, Stoneham, Woburn, Bevs
erly, Salem, and other places.
A FIRE broke out at Rockford, Illinois,
on the 10th at midnight, on State street,
destroying Winnebago hall, and number
of buildings adjoining. The total loss is
estimated at 100000; insurance $l3, 900,
in the Home Etna, North American,
Western and Phoenix companies.
DURING the season of 1859, six thousand
nine hundred and six tons of copper were
shipped from the various mining districts of
the Lake Superior region. This total shows
an increase of one hundred and forty nine
tons over that of 1858.
The national committee of the Union
party have called their convention at Balti.
more on the ninth Of May, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for President and
Vice President. This is just week before
the Chicago convention, and is designed to
forestall its action. Without doubt the fossil
BATES will be nominated, and it is expected
the Republicans will ratify it at Chicago.
AN OD1oUs CoMPAR1soN.-A monthly
says: "Woman is link between earth and
heaven" Prentice says: $50 is a sausage
tossed in the air." l.4s
Mrs. DR.. LYDIA SAVER HAsBRoUcK's
Sybil for the last fortnight is out, :and con-
tains only two advertisements. Here is one
of them:
CONJUGAL PARTNER WANTED.-Keform
Ladies, under thirty, with dark eyes and plump
forms, please, address B. R., Coventry, r. l.
n. B.-Correspondence confidential. Good
references given. ....
If there are any reform ladies with
dark eyes and plump forms " in this vicin~
ity, they will please take notice.
1t is glorious sight to see two old PEG.
pie, who have weathered the storm and
basked in the sunshine of life together, 20
hand in hand, lovingly and truthf1lly, down