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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12

The CATHEDRAL IN THE CRY OF MEXICO
This Cathedral is probably the most ca
pacious edi6ce of worship in America. 1t
is 500 feet long, 42S feet wide, and capable
of holding 10000. The edi6ce is thus de-
scribed:
The building is not in conformity with
any order of architecture, although remark.
ably imposing. The walls are built of un-
hewn basalt, but the front is covered over
with the most laborlous carving, while mas
sive pillars rise up against the wall for the
support of its lofty towers. The interior is
gorgeous almost beyond description, though
the decorations are more remarkable for
c0stliness than taste. The choir is formed
of rare carved woods, and deliberately GOV.
cred with gided images; the high altar,
raised from the floor on an elevated platform,
exhibits profusion of candlesticks, crosses
and other ornaments, of solid gold or silver,
and is crowned by an image OF the Virgin,
decked in jewels estimated at the value of
more than $2,500,O00; and all other parts
o f the church are perfect wilderness of
columns, statues, shrines, founts, etc.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12

Belle Vernon, Ohio. Jan Is, 1861.
Henry G Spalding. ESQ
Please find enclosed twenty Eve cents. for which send
me another box of your Cephac Pills. They are truly
the best Ills I have ever tried.
Direct SLOWER, Pm,
rH-. Belle Vernon, Wyandot &c, o.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12
What 1t Costs to be Eighty-Nin,
~ Years Old. a. A4-A

What 1t Costs Go De E1g0tysNtn0
~ Haa Years Old. A. @l-4
A correspondent OF one of the western
papers, who has read Grant Thorburns
latest account of himself, wherein that oc-
togenarian expresses his delight at living to
the age of eighty-nine years, and enlarges
upon the comfort he derives from the
" Saving of stove wood" demonstrates
against such hilarious demonstrations. He
says: y..
In the first place, it is extremely ques-
tionable whether it is good thing to be
eighty-nine years of age under the most
favorable circumstances. At that period
of life you have outlived all the friends of
your youth and manhood, and are solitary
even among those you know perfectly well.
You belong to the past, and have nothing
to do with the present. 1t is very probable
that you make yourself disagreeable by de-
claring to the rising generations around you
the excellence of the good old times. You
are garrulous and obstinate, and your
opinions are tolerated rather than respected.
MIR. Thorburn says bis senses fail-other-
wise he is in good health, and saws stove
wood as comfortably as twenty years ago.
1t may be happiness to saw stove wood at
eighty-nine, but we cannot with our present
feelings regard it in that light, and if this
is held out as an incentive to long life, we
think one would be willing to go triae
earlier.
1t is small inducement to become eighty
nine years old, to learn that Mr.. Thorburn
has not had the rheumatism, the headache,
or the toothache, when we learn also that
an octogenarian has still twinges of that
disease which affiicts the young. To lose
the senses-not to see, hear or feel very
heavenly, is bad-but not to have outlived
the twinges alluded to, may well make one
pause and think twice before he lives to be
eighty-nine. -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12

New ENGLAND IN CLOVER UNDER THE
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS Eng.
land has eleven chairmen of Committees In
the Senate. Every New England Senator,
except one, is chairman of a Committee.
New England has the Vice President.
New England has Cabinet Minister. New
England has a minister to England. New
England has the Minister to Italy. New
England has the Minister to Austria. New
England has the Minister to Belgium. New
England has the Consul to London. New
England has smaller matters connected
with the National Government too numer-
GUS to mention. Not single appoint
ment has been made in or from the Border
Slave States acceptable to those States.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12
MRS. WINSLOW.I

An experienced Nurse and Female Physicisn presents
to the attention Of mothers her fFl'
SOOTHING SYRUP, FOR CHILDREN TEETHING,
which greatly facilitates the Of teethng by soft
ening the gums, reducing all Inflammation, viii allay all
pain and spasmedc action and is TO regulate the
Bowels. 81 ~ NJ
Depend upon it. mothers, It will give rest to your.
selves and relief and health 70 your infants. ,t
we have put up and sold this article for over ten
we have never been able TO Of any other medicine,
never has failed, in single Instance effect cure
when timely used. Never did we know instance Of
dssats action BY any one who used it. On the contrary
Of communication of its magical effects and medical
tues. We speak in this matter I" what we do know"
after ten years. experience and pledge reputation
Ior the 1unlmentOf what we here declare, In almost
every instance where the infant is suffering from pain
and exhaustion relief will be found in fifteen twenty
minutes after the Syrup Ia administered.
This valuable preparation Is the prescription of
the most experienced and skifu nurses in New Eng
land and has been used with success In
thousands of cases. ~
II not only relieves the child from PAIN but invgo.
rates the stomach and bowels cOrrects acidty, and
gives tone and energy to the whole system 1t will al
most instantly relieve gripping in the bowels ana wind
r0medied, end In death.
We believe it the best and surest emedy in the world
In all cases OF dysentery and diarrhGa in children.
whether arises from teething from any other
from any OF the complain do not let your
preudices the preudiees of ethe stand between
you and your suffering child and the relief that will be
sure yes absolutely sure-t0 follow the of this
accompany ach bottle.
None genuine unless the facsimile Of CURTIS 4
PERKINS, New York, is on the outside wrapper.
Sold BY Druggists Throughout the world;
Price only Twenty five Cents per Bottle.
oc9- d&wly
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12
nR. s. o. SONS
Sherry Wine Bitters.

The celebrated New England Remedy for habtual Con.
sipator, aundice, fever and ague, general debility.
and all diseases arising from disordered Stomach.
Liver or Bowels. iag046
They used and recommended by reading rPhysi.
clans Of the country and all who try them pronounce
them invaluable.
DR.. James L gLeepers. writes from Navarro, Stark
county, Ohio:
Thu Biters are highly praised by those suffering
rom indigestion, dyspepsia, and liver cemplaint."l
- Davis. Posma stsr At WnIiamsport Ohio. says ::
r:s s os
te. It relieved me, and can recommend it with great
they are he most valuable medicine offered. He has
al debility. -'"' --@ 80 -
Thomas Stanford. Esq, Blountsville, Henry county,
He redSossd Been s az
y u. s1 mes s Of tho
ana sm Ips S9ss was completely restored
Of bis letter he had been two years Me the BIZ.
ing as sIg
dts% dyspepsia. liver complaint, Honey affection
wv Hunt writes from DeIphos, Allen county, Ohio,
e section where fever and ague prevailsS that be most
s Sis Of Fever and Asus Dyspepsia and General De-
most respeotf9ly the sherry Wine Biiters
TO the notice OF Dyspeptc all who REQUIRE
a stimulating medicine aS
SUCH NEWS WE ARE RECEIVING DAILY
Full directions accompany each Bottle. .f. 3.
They are sold by Medicine Dealers generally.
Price 75c. per bottle.
JIM. HARRIS CO.,
..-..-t Cincinnati Ohio
Proprietors for the Southern and Yves ern States.
to whom address all orders.
For sale by
DAY jerks, st Paul
RICHARD COMBS Do
Henniup Co. st Anthony
l. Vawter, do
Chas Crawford, do
Greedy 4. Gray Minneapolis
VIM Leonard, dc
VIM II McCullom, Mendoza
w Whipple, Prescott. ec26-wlv
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12

Min nos0ta Once Seekers..A Gather.
ing 1T Senator Rice's..The Crowd
OF Applicants..sce 1t the Presi.
dents H0use..P0licy OF the Admin.
istration..AIasterly Inactivity.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12
The Pain Killer


Has been tested in every variety Of climate and by al.
most every nation knewn to Americans It is the al.
most constant companion and inestimable friend If the
missionary and the traveller, and land, and no
one sho Id travel on our lakes and rivers without it.
BE sure you call Tor and get the genuine Pain Killer,
as many worthless nostrums attempted be sold on
the great reputation of this valuable medicine,
~ Directions accompany each bottle. Aae
Sold by Dealers everywhere. Hzsa asf Is rf6
Price &c., &c., and 81 per bottle.
i'm. HARRIS {. co.,
eProprietors Tor the Western and Southern States.
t Cincinnati, o.
3a e Sold Wholesale and Retail By ~ 80 81
DAY jerks Saint Paul. a9le taS S1t4A tfs
RICH ARD r. COMBS, do. Il ~ fsN 81 3
n Henup Co, st Anthony
81 vawter, ,l25 do 1851 I3lss a3 fMruE.
Chas Crawford, do -
Greedy Gray, Minneapolis stsN stsie sfsSss
w II Leonard, < do a. ki n24 .1kss !
VIM McCul1om, Mendoza
WI Whipple. Prescott. Q r kkt@ oo2e-wls a
.asiblids iiams sssgea s5gs9 81
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12
THE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENTS OF
SPALDING'S
@ q % b q &c Pill s.
Will con vince all who suffer from
II E Il d n C. H E.,
THAT
SPEEDY AND SURE CURE
Is WITHIN THEIR REACH.

As these Testimonials unsolicited by Mr.. sPALD.
ING, they afford unquestionable proof of the
efficacy of this truly scientific discovery.
It ,oir Nashville, Conn.,, Feb. s. 1851.
Sir have tried your Cephalic Pills. and like them
80 well that want you to send me two dollars worth
Par of these for the neighbors to whom gave
few s.S oat S Of The Ff r nx boz got from you
}l- ''''' JAMES KENNEDY.
Haverford Pa, Feb. 6, 1861.
Sir wish you to send me more DO. of your oe-
phac Pills, have received great deal Of benefit from
'h'"' ~ '0q NARY fSs2;p ANN isSfio1kHousr.
9 Spruce Greek, Huntington Co., Pa.,l
January l8, 1861.
Sir You will please send me two boxes Of your Ce.
phalic Pills. Send them Immediately.
b Respectfully E SSo1rsR srMoNs
PSI have used one box of your Pills. and 6n1 Them
excellent ,-
Belle Vernon, Ohio, Jan U.s. 1861.
Henry spslding. ESQ
me % 9.y s1S
Direct sTOvER, pm,
rr.t. Belle Vernon, wyandot &c, o.
Beverly. Mass. Dec H. 1860.
wish some circulars or large show bills to bring
your Cephalic Pills more particularly before my
toners. you have anything OF the kind please send
to me.
One Of my customers who is subject to severe Sick
Headache usually lasting two days, cured OF an
attack in one hour by your Pills, which sent her.
Respectfully yours,
Reynoldsburg Franklin Co, Ohio.
January 8, 1861.
HENRY G. SPALDING, -
No 48 Cedar street, Y
Dear Sir: Inclo ed ind twenty five cents for which
send box of Cephaic FILLS. Send to address OF Rev VIM
Filler RsynOldsburg,s rankin County, Ohio.
Your Pills work like a charm-cure headache almost
instanter.
or Truly yours,
GA4. a $50 "a -.
t Ypsilanti, Mich, Jan H. 1861
Mr. SPALDING " -
Sir Not long since sent to for box of Cephalc
Pills Tor the cure of the headache cOstive.
and lived the same, and they had SO good an
effect that was induced to send for more. RI.
Please send by return mail Dir. ct to =
- A. 3. WHEELER,
" Ypsilanti, Mich.
H5r single bottle of tt 81 s = : ~ ' = : !.
SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUEi
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
The Gurney Divorce.

The case of Mrs Gurney, who eloped with
her foolman, has been before the divorce
court in London, and divorce has doubtless
been decreed, as the case. is too clear for any
defence. On the evening of the day on
which she eloped, she sent the following note
to her husband:
MY Poor HUsBAND-I have, indeea, eft
YOU al d our poor children, but you know my
heart has been long anothers, and therefore
could not be happy with you any more
Please send my luggage and Dick to PIG
Mar,lebone road, also the small books
brought from Cation, and my work. Your
miserable wife. MARY JARY GURNEY.
pray God TO forgive me and to preserve
YOU and the children
Upon this note the London Times makes
the following comment: "Now it is impos-
Sibe to conceive a few lines expressive of
more concentrated wretchedness and self-a-
bandonmcut than these. What did the abash-
ed woman think Of her poor husband when
she quilted his -oof confessed that she had
long been guilty, asked for her boxes, her lit
Tie dog and her work, and signed herself
.Nour miserable wife 1t was too late then
To repent. 10 rcnect upon tne past, 10 cast
glance upwards from the bottom of the gulf
OF shame But what. in days to come, will
be the DESTINY of this hapless creature, bound
by criminal ard adulterous ties to lacquey
whom she must scorn and loathe, and who
has made her womanhood grovel in the DUST
" hat will be to her the use of wealth, of pa
rci.;agr. OF social position Millions could
not redeem her lost name the penitence of
the longest lite could not restore her to the
honorable companionship of her sex; she
has sacrificed all for the sake of gross, dis
cased, reckless and unscrupulous passion :;
and what is she now, and forever, so long as
Ter existence in this world endures, but an
example. a warning and breathing symbol
OF humiliation -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01

once removed from the low arched heading.
it is a simple matter to cut down the nearly
perpendicular sides, curb them with beams
and boards, and to dig out and remove in
cars the sand between them. The wooden
arches are supported, as they are reached, by
shores from the grade below, and all danger
of 'caving' is thus effectually guarded against.
This work is mainly done by day. By night
the masons follow, and build within the bore
substantial arch of brick work. in horse
foot shape. This rests on the bottom OF
heavy blocks of stone, which in turn rest on
a foundation of concrete masonry. The arch
is two feet thick, formed of six courses Of
brick, laid in mortar, which is made with the
" eathersfeld black lime, which forms re-
markably hard and adhesive mortar. The
dimensions of the bore are l3! feet at the
bottom, l5 feet at the widest part, and is!
feet high. 1t will accommodate single track
only.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
Release Ofthc Negro Anderson in Canada

The account given by telegraph of the re-
lease of the negro Anderson in Canada was
;nintelligible and untrue, beyond the bare
fact o. the release. The decision of the
Queens Bench in England was not the basis
of action at all that decision not having been
officially communicated. Andersen was
brought before the common pleas court on
writ Of h0bcoS cor1us, and after full hear
my, was discharged Oh the ground that al
though the extratition treaty compelled the
surrender of person accused of murder, the
offence of Anderson was only manslaushter
by English law, and was murder only by
Missouri law and not by United States law.
This early decision removes the opportunity
for a controversy between the Canadian and
British courts. as the British writ of hdJeas
co,pUs had not been served previous to this
final action. 1t leaves besides no opportuni-
" to raise question with the United States
government in the premises, except to pro-
cure ncN Interpretation of the treaty. The
English aboll,ionists are likely to make
good thing out of it, as they make this
"h,art-rerding appeal in the London Times ::
"Ihe committee of the British and foreign
anli-sla,ery society, having obtained writ
Of 'Iabea> corpus for bringing John Ander-
son the fugitive slave, from Canada to this
country, beg to appeal to the friends of hu-
manity for contributions towards the expenses
incidental to his defence,in order to save him
from being given up to those who have de-
clared that, if surrendered, he will be roasted
to death by a slow fire. Donations will be
gratefully received" &C.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
Il Great Bore.

The Vermont and Canada railroad is being
constructed through sand bank at Burling-
ton An earth tunnel of 800 feet in length
is to be carried IS feet below the surface
The work is conducted by boring. With
long ausers, holes are bored horizontally in
TO the sand, into which wooden pickets, about
two inches thick by three inches wide, and
eight feet long, are driven, touching each
other and forming an arch of somewhat lar
ger diameter than the bore of the con:empla-
ted tunnel. From under this arch the earth
is excavated, leaving mi-cylindrical hole,
about teet high in the middle. This oven
like excavation, or heading is pushed for
ward, keeping about 80 feet in advance of
the main excavation below. AS the sand is
removed from under the pickets, wooden
arches, three feet apart, are sprung under to
support them, and as fast as necessary new
sets of pickets are driven under and in ad
vance of those already driven. The earth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
Infamous Bribery.

Corruption Of the raakest kind has shown
is head in the New York legislature, a mem
Der trling to peddle his vote for 800. not
wiihstand.ng the popular verdict against the
Ioing> Of last session. Jay Gibbons. demo
cratic a>>cmhiv-man from the lst district Of
Albany coulty, was arrested Monday morn
;r- on police warrant, charged with bribe
~ and corruption. in demanding money for
lis vote ou oil TO increase the salary of the
deputy district attorney of Albany county,
Gibbons offered to cast his vote in its favor
for 500, and intimatsd that he could defeat
the bill. and would Go so if he was not paid
the SIN mentioned The evidence of his
CRIME : indiSputable. lie waived All examil.
a'!on before the magistrate and was commit
ted. bg; subsequently was taken before the
county judge. ard allowed to give bail for
$l.oN0. The punishment o. this crime is Il
forfeiture of Office. disqualification for any iu-
,ure office in the state, 4 fine of any amount
no: exceeding $4,000, or imprisonment in the
STATE pI>on for any term not less than ten
Years. OF both fine and imprisonment, at the
discretion Of the court.
Corruption is also very common in the ju-
~ rooms at Albany. One John II. Ieh teS-
titled. II recent examination. that grand
iur>man named W. y. Russell told him from
DAY to day what indictments were being
found ard what the chances were, in return
tor which Ich sheIled out Slj or $50 to Rus
>,l. to "tlc.t the boys with. /ch was fear
tu! OF hcinS Indicted for forgery. and there
fore took this means of dodging the law
but on the last day of the grand jury's sess-
ION. Russell demanded so; Zeh refused to
he bled so deeply, and the whole rotten trans
action came out.
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own left, and holding it up with an iron
grasp, passed his right hand under, until his
pistol pressed against the others forehead,
when he fired. The other instantly relaxed
his hold, and with terrible cry, fell back a
corpse.
The detective. having accomplished the
purpose of his visit, did not delay his return
to Paris, but having explained the whole az
fair to the proper authorities of P, ne
departed.
And thus was the earth ridden of two as
great monsters in human form as ever lived.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
The Stuffed Cat.

An old chifomin' (or rag picker died in
Paris in state of ahject poverty. Ills only
relation was niece, who lived as a servant
with green-grocer. The girl always assist
ed her uncle as far as her means would per-
NIT. When she learned of his death, which
took place suddenly, she was on the point @.
marriage with a journeyman baker. to whom
She had long been attached The nuptial
day was fixed, but Suzette had not vet bought
hel wedding clothes. She fastened to tell
her lover that the wedding must be deferred :;
she wanted the price of her bridal fnerv to
lay her uncle decently in the grave. Her
mistress ridiculcd the idea, and exhorted her
to leave the old man to be buried by charity.
Suzette refused. The consequence was
quarrel, in which the young woman lost her
place and her lover, who sided with her mis-
tress. She FASTENED to the miserable garret
where her uncle had expired, and by the sac.
ritice not only Of the money for her wedding
attire, but nearly all the rest of her slender
wardrobe. she had the old man decen,ly in
TERED. Her pous task fulfilled, she sat a.
lone IN her uncle's room weeping bitterly,
when the master of her faithless lover, a
soo"-ioohilS young man, entered. 80, NV
Suzette, find you have lost your place" said
ne; 81 am come to offer you one for LIFE
Will you marry me ?"-"I, SIR" said Su-
zette: "you are joking. "-"No faith" said
he; 81 want wife, and I'm sure can't find
better. "-"But everybody will laugh at you
for marrying poor girl like me-" said Su
zette. "Oh, if that is your only objection,
SAID the young man, "we shall soon get owe,
1t; come, come along, my mother is prepared
to receive YOU" Suze,ts hesitated no lon
ger, but she wished to take with her mt.
morlal of her deceased uncle-it was a ca
he had had for many years. The old mar
was SO fond of the animal that he determined
that even death should not separate them
tor he had had her stuffed, and placed her O,
the tester of his bed. AS Suzette took dow,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
The Census of 1860.

APPORTIoNNESf OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Under the new appor,ionlnent the number of
members of Congress will be reduced from %. 10
present decade, before Minnesota. Oregon and
Kansas were admitted. The subjoined table
shows the population of each state and the num-
bers of members of Congress each is entitled to
now, and the number each will have under the
new apportionment Vermont, fortunately holds
her own for another ten years
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01

puss, she uttered an exclamation of surprise
at finding it SO heavy. The lover hastened
10 open the animal, when out fell shower
ofgold. There were a thousand lOuiS con-
cealed in the body of the cat; and this sum,
which the old miser had starved himself to
amass, became the reward of the worthy girl
and her disinterested lover.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01

was getting on, and observing number of
nails lying about, said to the carpenter en-
ployed on the work, Why don't you take care
ofthese nails? they'll certainly be lost, no,
replied the carpenter you'll find them in the
BILL
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
DOR 4 SHORT TINE ONLY.

H,ee ,o,r Looking Glass and Picture frames
Re-giided. os
Having secured the services OF trst-class
cider from BOSTON, for short time, am pre-
;,'sd 70 Re-gild defaced Picture and LOOKING e
G..>s Frames. and to do every oescrip''on u
A-rI>h and Oil Gliding. .cc1~o
.q21 Cherry Street, St. Johnsoury.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.

Mss Ca,harnc B. Kidder would like few ISn Pu,
D. in music. Terms $40 RErERESGEs CSonh Mnn
w. TLf.s ] W. Adams, B. F. Baker, b. % ,te -"
"e!' Boston. Mass. ''''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01
Agents for The CaIedOnian.

o. In any of the above. or in other towns pay
ments may be made. when more convenient, to
the Postmasters thereof; or the amount may be
sent directly to this office; but we must insist on
settlements every wear