The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-06
NEW SERIES-NO. 337.
All Sorts OF Items.
From Momus.
THE LAST OF A DISH0NORED BILL.


l.. To Auburn return, 5ha' -I..t.t
Though using thy platform, ,y '.ye s
It's builder they spurn.
The GREAT RED River CARAvAN.-We
learn from the Fort Garry Nor -Wester,
that the main body of carts for st. Paul
left that Settlement on the 5th and 9Th
insts. There were upwards of three hun.
hundred. Most of those who are thus trip
ing it over the prairies had made their ar-
rangements before the Anson Northup came
in, or they would certainly have avalled
themselves of her. Besides, there was pro-
badly spice of distrust still lingering in
in regard to the navigation of the Red
River. This year will, doubtedless, prove
to all, that steamboating is more expedi,
tious and reliable means of communication
with the markets of the outer world than
voyaging to York Factory or caravanning
to st. Paul. We understand that the Car
avan may be expected to arrive in st. Paul
from the 10th to the 18th of July-at which
time lively trade may be expected.
HEENAN and SAVERS were busy at last
accounts picking up English shillings by
the hats-full. In Liverpool they spared,
and HEENAN played away with his left
hand, but many Of his blows were most
artisticaIly stopped by SAVERS, who, not
withstanding, got one or two for his mob"
HEENAN's height giving him decided ad-
vantage. SAVERS was apparently unable
to use his right arm freely. Again, Tom
planted several smart hits full on the Boys,
chest, sending him against the ropes once,
and in the next round the Boy made
clever feint, and got TONS head under his
arm. The men were warmly cheered as
they left the ring.
In one of the Ohio districts man taking
the census arrived at farm house, and in
the absence of the men proceeded to ask
questions of the ladies. " Ladies, how many
male cows have you?" "We have no male
cows" replied young lady-a sweet, ethe-
rial Great ure of some two hundred pounds
weight" but we have gentleman bull
calf" The census taker put it down.
A BILLIARD match for FIVE hundred dol.
lars came off in New York on Tuesday, be.
tween Mr.. JUDD HASTINGS and Young
gentleman from Venezuela, 1000 points to
be scored, four ball carom game. The New
Yorker was the victor by SO points, 1t
was equally contested, and some beautiful
playing. There were average runs of 20,
80 and 80. The contest lasted six and
half hours.
The London Spectator, one of the leading
weekIies of England, and generally regarded
as better informed on American affairs than
some of its contemporaries, says that the old
Wings have nominated Mr.. BELL-that
in hoc koI
Hammond for President and Mr.. Maine for
Vice President-and that the whole field
will be greatly modified before the election
comes off in June.
The death ofG. P. R. James, the English
novelist, is announ ced, and will fall quite
unexpectedly and sadly upon the ears of
thousands of his American readers. It has
happened to the lot of few authors to be so
much read, and at the same time so much
abused, as the owner of the fertile pen which
claims the long list of novels commencing
with Richeleu in 1929, and extending to
Lord Montagu's Page in 1858. This list
embraces a total Of l89 volumes. Mr..
james was born in London in 1900, and had
reached, therefore, his sixtieth year. From
1852 to '58 he was British Consul at Rich.
mond, Virginia, and since that time at
Venice.
MISS SwIssHELM says that she wore a
So so bonnet seven winters without altering.
The fact is, these plain old ladies' bonnets
do wear long while, for the gentlemen
never want to rumple them.-Prentice.
LIEUT.. HENRY A. WISE, the gallant
Harry Gringos,' is to 60 out in the Nj
agra with the Japanese. He ranks as Mas
ter of Ordnance, and is charged to present
valuable presents from the United States
Government to the Government of Japan.
He will also give the Tycoon and his officers
the latest mysteries in gunnery, and the
pleasant art Of killing on large scale with
neatness and dispatch. Lieut.. Wise is
son>in-law of Edward Everett, and came
near losing bis life at, the time Secretary
Upshur was killed on the Princeton.
THE Two-Shilling Candidate is now in
Illinois. Where he will next Take Up his
Quarters is unknown.-Vanity Fair. 21
Pixies PEAK GoLD.-A statement has
been received in st. Louis, showing that the
quantities of Pixies Peak gold dust for
warded to the Philadelphia Mint since Ju-
ly last, amounts in value to not less than
$6OO,OOO. This would probably average
six dollars to every emigrantin the diggings.