The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05
Foreign Gossip.

Buckley's New York Serenaders are per-
forming at Newcastle-upon-1y Eng
land) with much success.
There are 1884 beet root sugar mauufac-
tories in full activity in France. The amount
manufactured the last year was 97,900,000
kiios.
The question of the celibacy Of priests is
strongly debated in the French papers
which generally pronounce against it. It
is a matter Of discipline, not dogma, and
was not introduced into the Roman church
until the time OF Gregory VII. So says Nj.
Geroult, of the Opinion Nationole.
Twins a la Siam were born 10 Paris
few weeks since united at the abdomen.
One lived two hours and was baptized, the
other gave no signs OF life.
London contains to-day population
amounting to 100000; Paris, l,525 ,525;
ST. Petersburg, 494,656, Vienna, 476 ,222;
Berlin, 438,96l Naples, Alb $780, Madrid,
30l $50; Lisbon, 275 ,2S6; Brussels, $685.
481; Amsterdam, 248,756; Rome $780,,
395 Turin, 1868; Hamburg, III ,696
Copenhagen, 1868 Venice, 116,172;
Dresden, ll7,750; Munich, la, 1874; Stock
holm, l0l SOP.
The annual number of deaths in France
where the age of the deceased was one hun.
dred years and upwards, has been found to
be one hundred and forty-eight.
Count Cavour was known at one time to
Americans for hearty support OF a project
of "a line of steamers between this city and
Genoa. This idea was originated by the
house of Livingston, Wells & Co., foreign
express and banking house, having its prin>
cipIe officers in New York and Paris. The
house correspondent with Count Cavour,
obtained his support and a government
grant of five per cent. Oh the capital for
term of years. a large amount was SUBJ
scrbed in Piedmont, the plans OF the ma
chinery were in the heads OF the managers
of the Novelty works, ard everything look
ed promisingly, when the eXOrbitant de-
msnd of an agent abroad for large interest,
a perpetual agency and sole management
on the other side, besides an enormous sala-
ry, killed the project.
Houssaye says another good thing--it is
q lite applicable to ourselves -" The men
of the South always have the first word
the men of the North generally have the
last one"
Lord Pamerston's govt is getting to be
unmanageable and his constitution is giving
way under it.
1t has been officially announced in the
House of Commons that the discoveries of
gold at Tangier harbor, near Halifax, have
been verified by the personal observation of
Lord Mulgrave, who thinks the mines may
be made I" valuable by the application of
capital and SKILL"
Not many weeks ago pair of horses ran
away with the carriage Of French gentle.
man on the Champs Elysees in Paris, when
the crowd was numerous. The danger was
imminent to many persons, when, Ser
geant of Police, Diskoy, CALAMITY rushed
forward, seized the horses by the head and
stopped them in their fight. A lady pass
ing by in her carriage witnessed his courage,
and the next day he received gold watch
bearing the cipher of the donor, and it was
that of the Empress.
The surgeons of the various European arr
mics, the Russian particularly, have been
visiting Paris, to examine the sanitary con-
dition Of the French military posts and bar
racks.