The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-09

~ aIisn& Foreign Items. .
A Garibaldian officer while in a cafe in
Turin saw three officers insaltingly throw
pictures of Garibald out of the window:
He challenged each OF them, fought two
with sabres, the third with pistols, and Sc.
yerely wounded all, escaping himself un-
hurt. '.'. ''"o' -" p" NJ.
The Queens birtbyday was celebrated at
the Crystal Palace by the eleventh ascent
OF Blondin. He went over the fountains
in full play, for which purpose rope of
two thousand feet in length has been
strained at considerably increased ele.
walton.
The Russian government has just sent to
the library of the Arsenal, at Paris, one of
it's six copies of the Collection of Official
documents relative to the Emancipation of
the Peasants" destined for the great libra
ries in Europe. This collection is In 20
vols, Alto. and 8vo., and include all the la.
bors of the Emancipation Commission and
the valution (cadait,e) of the landed property
of Russia. o.arfq ...
Madame George Sand writes as follows
to friend respecting the rumor current in
Paris that she had accepted 100000. sent
her by the Emperor, as compensation for
the prize which the academy declined to
award her /: "My FRIEND There is an on dit
which l authorize you to contradict. 1t is
quite true that gracious offers have been
made me; but have thought it my duty to
accept none of them, having neither desire
nor need of any recompense, or any distinc-
ton from any government whatsoever"
The Emperor Of Russia's position at pre-
sent does not appear to be very enviable.
1t seems that when the Emperor Aexan.
der entered the theatre at Moscow all the
company quilted it, as if they obeyed pre-
concerted signal. 1t is added that the
Emperor's aid-de>camp were insulted by
the crowd. But, what is still more serious,
the instruction among the peasants is ex-
tending every day, and is assuming alarm.
ing proportions. Hitherto the troops have
acted without hesitation against the insur-
gents, but fears as to their fidelity are now
beginning to be entertained. Ut
JAPANESE MARRIAGEs.-Av very singular
custom at the marriages of the Japanese is,
that teeth of the bride are made black by
some corrosive liquid. The teeth remain
black ever after, and serve to show that the
woman is married or a widow. Another
circumstance is, at the birth of every child
to plant tree in the garden or court yard,
which attains its full growth in as many
years as man requires to be mature for
the duties of marriage. When be marries
the tree is cut down, and the wood is made
into chests and boxes, to contain the clothes
and other things which are made for the
new married couple. The Japanese may
marry as often as they please marriages
i with sisters are prohibited, but they can
marry any other relative.--Iravets in
Japan. '''.' 7i'I re ..H f.i' Il 81. -H.
There is story (says the Illustrated
p London News) about the death of Abdul
Medjid's father, the formidable MahmOud,
which will bear telling-the more so as we
heard it from the lips of young Turk just
arrived in England, and that it has never,
to our knowledge, been in print. When
Mahmoud laid on his divan of death, be re-
membered that great review of the garri-
son at Constantinople was to take place I'M.
der his palace windows in three days time.
He desired that, at whatever moment he
might expire, his death should be kept Sc.
cret from the troops until the review was
over. Sultan Mahmoud died on the same
night bit three days after his dead body,
covered with his well known cloak, and
capped with bis we'll known fez, bearing
diamond aigrette, was prOpped up, an opera
glass in one OF his cold hands, at an open
window, beneath which the troops, de6lad,
shouting Long live the Sultan p
AN auction sale of valuable effects, form
erly the property OF Lord Byron, has been
made. Many of the lots realised only mod-
crate prices. The first printed copies of his
early poems, with autograph, after vgor-
GUS competition, brought only e6, Mr.. Webb
candlesticss, used by his ordship in college,
were bought in by the same gentleman at
e3 los. Lord Byrons punch bowl, brok.
en- but repaired, and not perhaps intrinsi-
cally worth Is, realised 93 IS. A marble
bust, life size, of Charles on marble half
column, chiseled with great delicacy, sold
at els to Mr.. Redfern, of Warwick ; and a
bust, in the same size and style, of William
ILL, at the same price, to Mr.. Woodgate
OF London. Musical instruments, and port
tolOs of music, the former embracing flutes,
guitars, harpsichords, musical boxes, and
harps and the latter, copies of the best
operas and standard classical music, brought
good prices. There were pipes of every
design and pattern in which cost became
paramount to utility, and in all cases the
articles put up were disposed of at fabulous
prices.
The remains of Mr. Scott, who was lost