The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-01


ceived, says: Poor Tommy is supposed
to have met an untimely end. The Japanese
say be died of delirium tremens IA new
American Introductory, but we all believe
his head has been cut off,"
HINTON Rowan HELPER, whose infamous
book has done more mischief than any other
publication, proposed to lecture at Dayton,
Ohio, on Monday last. He had an audience
of twenty-three persons, and be left town
forgetting to pay for the use of the hall, or
his printing bill. So says the Daily Dayton
Empire.
A Sow Sow GEsT.-
You've joked at poor Kansas
In rolllcksOme stanZas
Though all must acknowledge her need:
So, let's now join communion,
With prayers for "the Union!''
And may Kansas only-see seed.
IN. Y. Sunday Times.
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Bee, in allusion to the ceremony of
counting the Presidential votes, in conven-
tion of both Houses of Congress, writes as
follows:
Let US say word of Mr.. Breckenridge. To
say he is handsome man is repeating what
everybody has said but the affability and dig.
nifty with which he performed duty which
must have been difficult, could hardly fail to
leave highly favorable. impression on all OBJ
servers. He presides elegantly, and with
courtly grace rarely seen in the chair of the
Senate since that most lordly of all Vice Presi.
dents, Aaron Burr. We are happy to say that
in no other respect, SO far as history is record
ed, can Mr.. Breckenridge be compared with
Aaron Burr.
The Buffalo Courier, in reply to an init.
nation that Mrs. Capt Brennan was really
murdered, says: "The woman in question
is now living in Florence-or was six
weeks ago-with Wyman, the man who
accompanied her to Europe. She wrote to
parson liz Florida, from Europe, in De-
cember last, stating that she was married
to Wyman, and should never return to the
United States"
DR.. W1NDsH1P is having "harness"
made, and fitted to his shoulders and hips,
similar to the one used by the proprietor of
a gymnasium in Chicago at the late tourna-
ment, by which means he thinks be can
lift three thousand pounds But even this
be does not consider will be so extraordinary
feat of strength as raising with his hands,
unaided by straps, LOO pounds.
A NEW fashion in ladies' stockings has
come out in England. They are of woollen
or cotton, but are parti-colored, as red and
white, red and black, mauve and gray.
When harmonizing in color with the dress,
the effect is said to be very pretty.
The Cincinnati Enquirer states that
Major. Hayne, of the South Carolina army,
and brother to Col. Hayne, bearer of dis
patches to Washington from Gov. Pickens,
was in the former city and St. Louis last
week, where he purchased and shipped for
home $4,000 bbls. of pork, 1000 casks of
bacon, and several thousand bushels of
corn for the use of the South Carolina
army. These supplies were forwarded via
the Nashville and Chattanooga road.
The President has appointed the ten
cadets cat large" for 1861. These appoint
ments are usually given to the sons of
deceased and distinguished officers in the
army, but we notice in this list grandson
of Gen. Cass, and son of Prof. Mitchell of
Cincinnati
The Philadelphia Press says that the
Girard House, hotel which has been
credit to that city for several years, will be
closed on the first of March. The lessees
frankly confess that the falling off of travel,
during the last year, and other causes, made
the concern cease to be profitable.
GEN. ScoTr on the military profered by
our Legislature
Who comes here? A grenader.
What do you want? To volunteer.
We don't want you; get ye home;
When you're asked, It's time to come.
DR.. JOIN w. FRANCIS, one of the most
celebrated physicians in the United States,
died at bis residence in New York on Fri
day, February 9th, aged Y years. He
was the author of large number of medi-
cal works.
CLARK MILLS, the sculptor, by his recent
marriage secures fortune of 5000 900
Mrs. Mills is the widow of the late Mr.,
Howell, of Baltimore, who left fortune of
100000. chiefly acquired in the dry goods
business in New Orleans.
The amendment to the Appropriation
Bill for Custom House and Post Office
building at St. Paul, has been again lost, it
will be seen.