The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

Foreign Gossip.
The French Imperial Prince is rising in
the army. He has been promoted to the
rank of corporal of eighth squad of the first
battalion of the first regiment of Grepadiers.
His duties are performed by deputy, but,
unluckily, his representative, Corporal Mu.
gartz, deserted few weeks since with the
regimental money, but has been caught and
sentenced to five years. Imprisonment at
hard labor.
On the 18th of May last, the weather at
Florence was very fine, and everything wore
the full garb OF summer.
Demure's paper is the name of new
preparation for burns, cuts, scratches, con-
tusions, efecting rapid cure without dress.
ing and without cicatrices.
Shillaber's London buryipg establishment
advertises its readiness to furnish funerals
at one charge to suit "any scale of pomp
or humility desired"
Twenty-four thousand eight hundred and
ninety-five slaves were successfully landed
in Cuba the past year. About thirty.six
hundred Only were captured.
Loud complaints are made as to the bad
quality of the food served to the British sol.
diers in camp, and the government has in
terposed to prevent further frauds of this
kind.
In the celebrated case of Quincy against
Quincy, final decree of divorce has been
granted. The lady is said to have discard.
ed her friend, Mr.. Taylor, and found ano.
Their favorite, to whom she has already
given very large sum of money.
The total number of vessels employed in
trade and commerce in Great Britain, ex-
elusive of river steamers, is 20,Ol9, of
4,25l;739 tons.
Playing cards are now manufactured out
OF india rubber, so that rubber of whist"
is correct phase.
The English people have characteristic
way OF making their subscriptions for hu.
name or useful purposes. If a person gives
he does it by making his pounds and shil-
or FL Is, and so on. Among thirty>one
subscribers to the funds of the Royal Dra-
matte College every one gave as many shil-
lings as pounds. How would it look
among US for Mr.. John Jones to subscribe
to New York charity fund thus 81 Ole,
SIS O5c?
The colony of Algeria is pronounced by
recent French writers to be failure. It
has neither business, enterprise nor credit.
The French settlers do not enjoy the privi-
leges they possess in their own country
no voice in the elections and no security in
their land titles. Corruption is at the bot.
tom of the administration of public affairs.
One hundred thousand Tartars have emf
grated to Turkey the last year, and are al
lowed to be exempt from taxation for ten
years.
Seventeen hundred Londoners and coun.
try folk recently made an excursion trip to
Paris. Many females were with them.
They saw all the sights, cheered the Empe-
ror, whom they met on his drives, and were
cordially received by "Monseur Crapeau"
and family.
"Flying Sheets" are numerous in Paris,
attacking the religious doctrines of Papacy
and its temporal ascendancy and power.
They are written in moderate language, but
are very bold in their conclusions.
The medical men of London have been
listening to an address by Doctor Forbes
fession was neglected by the Government,
and that its eminent men were entitled Occa-
sionally to "a star, a cross, or riband," or
something of equivalent distinction.
Mr.. Morris, an Inspector. of Schools, in
his report this year, aays that in not more
than twenty out of one hundred English
schools he had officially visited, had he
found first class able to read newspaper
at sight.
The Sultan is in very critical state of
health. He is but 81 years Of age, but has
utterly ruined his constitution by sensuality.
His physicians have sent to Paris to get
advice in bis case. "The sick man" cannot
last long.
Gold is said to have been found in large
quantities on the Tapgier river, thirty miles
East of Halifax. The diggers are getting
an ounce, and often an ounce and half,
per day.
The introduction into France, under its
commercial treaty with England, of certain
kinds of fax thread, has completely saved
the French market from the dreadful inva-
sion of English cottons.
A door lock has been invented which
rings bell and lights taper the moment
any one attempts to pick it. 1t is consid-
cred good safeguard against burglars
We expect that it will be so improved
such is the ingenuity of the day-that it
will also shoot the burglar and give a sig
nal to the police.