The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-08
All Sorts OF Itoms.

PARDON SHAW, of Lanesboro, N. T.,
heard screams, on Monday and Tuesday,
which be attributed to panther and on
Wednesday be armed and equipped himself
for grand hunt, being joined by his sons.
at the bottom Of a steep declivity they found
the body of woman with her dress torn,
her face gnawed, blood spots around, and
marks Of q severe death struggle. The
corpse was recognized as that of Matilda
Bedenaugh, OF Stepheustown, New York
a semi-pauper Of weak Intellect, some Is
years old. !
A GENTLEMAN from Oconto, Wisconsin
informs the Green Bay advocate, that on
Saturday last, Jan. 12tb) James Conoray
was stabbed by Asa Rice, better known as
"Sampson." Itappears that Rice and Con-
Gray had quarrel, when Rice, man of
great strength, weighing about two hundred
pounds, drew dirk knife, with a blade
about five inches long, and stabbed Como
ray. from the back, driving the knife into
the hilt. Conoray was picked up for dead,
but was still living when our informant left.
Rice was arrested, and is now 10 the Oconto
Jail.
AN 1rishman who had lain sick a long
time, was one day met by the parish priest,
when the following conversation took place:
swell, Patrick, l am glad you have re.
covered-but were you not afraid to meet
your God?" "Och no, your reverence, it
was the meetin' of tother chap was afraid
Nv" replied Pat.
A PARTY of negroes gave grand ball
near Albany last week. Six distinguished
colered gentlemen were driven thther by
white coachman. In spirit of courtesy
they invited him to enter the hall. He &C.
cepted the invitation, and was pleased
spectator, until the aroma arising from the
sable walters became somewhat pungent,
and as it grew more powerful he prepared
to leave. Just at that moment one of the
colored managers approached with much
politeness, and said the ladies desired the
coachman to leave the room. The manager
regretted to make the request, but the la
dies insisted, because, they said, be smelt too
much of the stable!
FISHER AMEs, an eminent philosophic
statesman of the early period of our history
once said that "a monarchy is merchant
man, which sails well, but will sometimes
strike on rock and 60 to the bottom;
whilst Republic is raft, which may new
er sink, but then your feet are always in .Oa-
ter"
A WIFE, whose husband recently started
to visit Washington, is represented to have
said: "Now, my dear, don't mix with the
public officers in Washington, especially
their wives! You know about Sickles."
In the Pennsylvania Legislature, Mr..
Armstrong despatch to the New York
Times reads,-a Republican, made an able
and eloquent speech in the House favoring
the Crittenden amendments. 1t produced
very powerful effect, and was the finest
effort made this session in either House.
Both Senator Bigler, Democrat, and Sena.
tor Cameron, Republican, are favoring this
mode of settlement. This seems to be the
mode of adjustment dividing the territory
that is to restore peace. Let the states
men at Washington but settle the details,
and how the people will rally to its support.
The st. Louis Bulletin thinks the drum
mer, aged lO2, who recently died in Gin
cinnati, must have made good deal of
noise in the. world.
THERE were one thousand and seventy
FIVE applicants for the twenty appointments
which have been made by Gov. Curtin, of
Pennsylvania.
GARIBALD1.-This bold sailor boy-the
Wallace of Italy-is residing at Caprera,
and is literally without money--for he new
er drew any pay during his campaign in
Sicily and Naples-and France, England,
and Italy are about getting up national
subscriptions to raise sufficient money to
insure him respectable income for the re-
mainder of his life. ~
A few nights since, at a ball in New
York, militia Colonel tweaked civilian;
a wealthy citizen, by the nose, for telling
him it was not antique to speak to a lady
to whom he had not been introduced. The
next day the civilian met the Colonel 1.-THE
street, and warmed him up with rattan!
The chap who writes Charleston letters
to the New York Tribune from the corner
of Nassau and Spruce streets, New York
City, makes some terrible blunders occa-
sionally. Thus be let his imagination loose
the other day in description of the balmy
spring atmosphere there at date when
| Charleston was suffering some of the most
disagreeabe weather known for years. A |