The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-12
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WEAK shepherds seem painfully plenty
this season. One 50 pleased the people of
Jefferson Co., N. Y, that they subscribed
$500 to make him their clergyman. This
the scamp took, got awful drunk, swore
round oaths in the streets, rode about town
with an immoral woman, borrowed $3.50,
and finally decamped.
AN ex-Empress died in Philadelphia last
week. We refer to Madame Huate de
Yturbide, widow of the former Emperor of
Mexico, whose decease took place on the
18th ultimo, at her lodgings on Broad
street. This estimable lady has resided in
Philadelphia since the execution OF her
husband by the Mexican government in
1924. A pension from the Mexican gov.
ernment enabled her to educate her family
literally. t
IT is unfortunate for the North that the
advocacy of sound economical principles
should be almost exclusively confined to
slave owners and their sympathizers, and
thai Mr.. Jefferson Davis should talk like a
statesman and man OF sense on a subject
on which Mr.. Lincoln discourseth like an
Essex squire of the Corn law and top boot
epoch.-L'uerpool, Eng, Mercury.
The New York Freeman's Journal is
informed that 10 a conversation recently
held between DR.. Cahill and a number of
prominent Catholics of New York city, he
stated to them that from the proceeds of
recent lectures, be had given to various
charitable institutions throughout the coun-
try the sum of$54,OOO.
AFTER the attack of the Charlestonians
on the Star of the West, brisk controversy
was carried on through the columns of the
local press concerning the person who was
entitled to the credit of firing the first shot
at that vessel. The end of the dispute was
the recognition of one st. Clair Morgan as
the man who did the deed. st. Clair Nor
gan wore his laurels proudly. but after en-
joying the praises of all Charleston for a
season, be betook himself to Florida. At
Pensacola, on the 2lst ult, be had deadly
quarrel with an officer of Captain O'Hara's
company, belonging to Bragg's army. A
challenge was given, duel was fought, and
Morgan fell dead at the first shot.
The New Orleans Picoyuae of the 23d
ult, says: "Among the arrivals in this city
yesterday by the steamship Cahawba, from
Havana, was Baron Rothschild, of the dis
tinguished family of that name in Paris,
who is guest of the st. Charles. Baron
Rothschild has been spending some weeks
in Havana, where he was the object of many
attentions on the part of the CAPTAIN Gene>
raj and other distinguished gentlemen of
that CITY,"
The Judges comprising the New York
Court of Appeals-the Court of last resort
in the State-are the Hons. George F.
Comstock (Chief Justice,) Samuel L. Sell
den, Hiram DEMO, Henry A. Davis, John
A. Lott, Amaziah B. james, Charles Ma
son and James G. Hoyt.
A PRIVATE letter from John Brougham
says that be is gradually working into the
affections of the benighted Britishers. He
makes his debut at the Princess on Easter
Monday, in new blood smelling concoc-
ton F" by Fletcher and himself, /" founded
slightly on LIE Chronique des Temps do
Charles Neuf,' with soupcoa of the opera
of the Huguenots.'
DURING the repeal agitation in Ireland
Mr.. Russell, the correspondent of the Lon
don Times, now in this country, was sent to
Kerry to report the Agitator's apeeches.
He informed Mr.. O'Connell of his mission
and solicited permission to occupy seat
and grant such facilities as would enable
him to give verbatim report. O'Connell
was all attention to the representative of
the Thunderer, but to the great horror of
Mr.. Russell, delivered his speech in the
Irish language, which the reporter, although
an Irishman, could not understand.
FROM OUR SOUTHERN GEOGRAPHY-S South
Carolina.-A vast empire, bounded on the
north by the Arctic Ocean, east by Fort
Sumpter, south by the Tortugas, and west
by the Pacific. The population is iIlimit-
able, the productions incalculabe, it's re.
sources inexhaustible. The people are
happy because the better half of themselves
are slaves. Its chivalry awes the world by
valiant deeds its navy de6es the battle and
the breeze-Tan,ty Far.
The Louisville Democrat says, T. jeff
Sherlock, ESQ.,, the present U. s. Surveyor
for the port of Cincinnati, has been tender.
ed the position of Consul from the " South
ern Confederacy," for the Northwestern
States" by JEFF. Davis-the Office to be
located in Cincinnati.
Tur Memnhis Avalanche says tbo< Of a