The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-21
European News.
EVE AFTER THE FALL.

Hiram Powers is at work in Florence
on statue of ''Eve after the Fall" The
correspondent of the London Literary Ga
zette says OF this companion piece to Powers
first Eve:
She is, even in plaster. a most lovely
work of art. She looks upwards with a
most touching expr, ssion of undying end
ineffaceable regret, tempered with resigra
ton. 1t is most beautiful face and the
attitude of the figure is instinct with the
very poetry of motion. She is 10 the act
of walking and the artist has succeeded
in giving to every part OF the perfectly nude
figure SO complete an expression OF graceful
and majestic onward motion that one abso
lutely may gaze at it till one expects the
hindmost loot, which is in the act of quit
ting the earth, to complete the action.
The hsure fluids the support which the
nature oil the marble, it IS to be
renders necessary, 10 an ivysgrown trunk
OF tree, reaching to about the mid-thigh !;
and round this is twined the snake. One
does not we'll see why the reptile, which has
done its devils task, should still haunt the
presence of its victim, after her expulsion
from the terrestrial paradise. But | sup-
pose that artistic requirements Of" telling
the story" demand this.
TERRIBLE RUSSIAN.
General Platanof, an old school Russian
officer, is the man to whom much of the
rigor exercised by the Russian government
in Poland is owing. This Platapoff must
be terrible fellow. il these stories told
about him by the Warsaw correspondent Of
the London Star are true:
He it is that inspired the policy whose
pernicious consequences broke the hearts of
the honest men who were made the Cars
tools in putting it into execution. Prince
Gorlschakotf died cursirg PlataDof'; Gen.
eral GertzeDzweig, in the delirious lever
resulting from the mortal wound the unfor~
tuDate man Inflicted on himself, continually
spat in Platanof's face, and called him
merciless traitor, confounded scoundrel
Count Lambert, on bis death bed, said
PIatanoff Was lurking, lying, unpriucipled
ruffian, whose influence in Alexander H.
COUNCILS posterity would look on as the
result OF some dark mysterious secrer, as a
blot in his s0vereigns character, and the
baneful cause of much mischief and disbonor
Arcbdeacon Bralobrzewski pines in prison
for thwartipg Platanof's plans. Archbishop
FialOkowski died victim OF Platanoff's
prosecutions. Bishop Deckert, involved in
PlataDoff's meshes, did not survive the arch
bishop fortnight. General Suchozanet
found 1t impossible to serve the Gar in any
capacity that brought bin in contact with
PlataDof. Even the Marquis of Welopol.
ski, who was thought match for any man
10 self controlled sto cism as we'll as in legal
chicane, was obliged to admit that Re found
bis master. Plaianoff browbeat him, and
the Marquis withdrew. General Luders
and MN Hube and Dembowski are simply
puppets in Patano6's hands, Besides, some
persons say that General Luders realizes
the dishoDor brought 90 bis gray hairs {;
the fact, is that the whole army pities him.
COURT EPISODE.
A correspondent of the New York Eye
ming Post, writing from Paris, January 10,
says:
A grevious disappointment was endured
on last "Wednesday by many Americans
here, who were in confident expt citation of
being presented at court on that evening.
1t seems that our minister, Mr.. Dayton, had
given list OF our country men and coup-
trywomeD, eager to WITNESS the splendOrS OF
a court IT ceptlon, to M. Thouvenel, and it
was supposed that this vas all that was
necessary, and that no further questions
would be asked. But M. Thouvenel writes
to Mr. Dayton saying that it is necessary
to have the qaafdte. profession, rank, stand
ing or what not.) Ut these American gen
tIeman and ladies that this had been done
with respect to only two persons on the list,
Mr.. Angel, late ambassador to Sweden, and
Mr.. Leslie, consul to Lyons. Wbereupon
Mr.. Dayton writes to M. Thouvenel, say
iDg:" In America we RI quire 10 eu0ttie to
be specified" and refers M Tbouvenel to a
letter OF his (Mr. Dayton's) late predeces-
sOr on like occasion. 10 which M. Thou
venel makes no reply, and the matter drops.
and the crowd of expectant Americans are
forced to lay aside the expensive toilettes
provided with so much out sy OF time and
money Tor the occasion, aid stay quietly at
home, while the gilded carriages roll by to
the bIissIul b!aze OF the TnlIerles.
Bitter disappointment But 1 have
known of worse, where ladies and gentle
men have got themselves up regardless OF
expense, End sat 10 full dress, expecting
every moment their Invitation to court
ball, which never came. l don't pretend
here either to justify or blame M. Tnouven~
ell. But one thing is certain--Tbere is no
question but that the focks of Americans
who have crowded for admission to cODrt
receptions heretofore, ave been sometim, s
somewhat promiscuons, and rather too much
like hOcks. 10 The late MIR. Mason's time,
l have heard OF eighty beirg presented 10
an eveniug-half of them at time, while
the other half stood 10 an aDterOOm waiting
their turn. Eighty may be a large figure,
but give 1t as l heard it.
In bis last letter from London to the
Eue,i,,o Iour,1L Mr. iced savs 6 Onr