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NUPTIALS OF LILLIPUT,


From the New York Evening Post
The event which has elected so much
anticipatory gossip, and will be talked of
and quoted in newspapers all over the
world, actually took place to-day, at the
hour of noon, or soon enough thereafter
to satisfy all concerned, and Tom Thumb
and Lavinia Warren are now man and
wife.
THE SCENE IN THE CHURCH.
The invitations requested the invited to
attend in full dress; but the request was
but partially complied with. With the ex-
ceptiOn of friends of the little bride and
bridegroom and some others, who probably
wished they had followed the example of
the majority, there was little display in
dress. Ladies wore their bonnets, and
though there were many elegant street
toilets and walking dresses, the congre-
cation was scarcely more brilliant than
usually assemblies at Grace Church on
pleasant Sundays. The presence of num-
bers of children did not suggest that great
scarcity of tickets, and that omniverous
demand by the adult elite for cards of ad-
mission. Yet, Notwithstanding, there is
no doubt that the stories ahoat of large
sums having been offered for tickets are,
to great measure, true.
THE OBJECTIONS.
1t had been announced that Bishop Pot
ter would officiate, but that Right Rever-
end Prelate yesterday came to the conclu-
sion that the interests of christianity would
be better served by his abstaining from
active participation in the matter. He
was reluctant to share in the notoriety of
the great little wedding.
So also was Mr.. Brown, the sexton of
the church, who wishes to be distinctly
understood, that he had nothing to do with
the arrangements and management of the
new wedding as far as the interior of the
church was concerned.
We also learn that President and Mrs.
Lincoln, with various members of the
Cabinet, were unable to accept the invita-
tion rendered to them. 1t is said that i'm
portant business at Washington detained
them; for there are, after all, greater af-
fairs in the world than this dwarf wedding.
THE VISITORS.
Perhaps the most notable of the guests
was Gen. Burnside, who was dressed in
citizens clothes and occupied pew near
the chancel. "A number Of other notabili-
ties were present.
THE NCPTIAL DAIS.
To the diminutive Stratton- Warren bri-
dal pair the ordinary arrangements of the
chancel would have been far too Brobdig-
nagian. The chancel rail would have tow
cred above their heads and the chancel
steps would have proved heights, beyond
their powers to scale. Therefore a neat
platform was erected in front of the chan
eel, to the right of the pulpit, carpeted
like the aisles, six steps leading to it and
spanning the three ordinary steps which
suffice for ordinary-sized nortals. The
platform was prettily bordered with gilded
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-20

One OF the Texans who boarded the
Harriet Lane, Immediately on jumping
aboard grasped federal by the collar, ex-
claiming: Surrender, or l will blow your
brains out!" The other replied: 'sYou
had better look at me first!" Recognition
was instantaneous-they were brothers
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imagine with what alaerity I sprang to
the woman's assistance. I raised the
wrecked carriage, and there upon the
cold pavement lay-not bruised mass
of half breathing innocence, as had
expected, but at least taoeay pair Of
army pants 4 Fact, sir and no mistake.
This woman was too poor to live without
work, and too proud to let anybody know
it. She found employment at making
army pants tor the contractor, and to
hide the fact was in the habit of carry
ing her work to and from her house in a
baby carriage, so arranged with shawls,
pillows, wells, etc, as to make the illusion
perfect. Upon inquiry, sir, have found
that this thing is practiced to a great ex-
tent, and 1 am fully convinced that three
fourths of all these juvenile carriages
that one meets with contain army pants
or some similar humbug. And that's
what mean by sbogussbabies. :"
And jenkins turned upon his heels
and was of, with an expression of ex-
treme disgust. rufiing his usually com
placent countenance.- Chicago Journal
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was capable of performing this prodigy
of strength, when it is remembered that
he was at that time, although only 33 or
"a years of age, of the weight of at least
250 pounds. At his death he weighed
nearly 800 pounds. "
Nelson notwithstanding his stature, was
neither obese, nor was wanting in the
agility or grace ofan g elsgaate.'s It is
true that like Henry the Eight he broke
down three on four horses in a days ride ;
but after a gallop at Aeuleo, or to the fig
groyssof the Catraee, We frequently found
him aneeiegant and tasteful gentleman in
The salons where more than once, carried
away BY the spOntaneousness Of his dis
position, he was seen. to kneel before some
lovely Chilean, to whom the dashing sal
Ior swore love as inconstant as the bill
lows of his own element
That which made Nelson most popular
among us was that spirit of fun and good
humor so Characteristic of the Chilians,
and Of which the Americans of the North,
so different from the circumspect English,
are so willing to become pleasant abettOrs.
Many are the amusing jokes remembered
Of Nelson. Upon one occasion he re
moved the hat Of the servant in a pistol
gallery at VALPARAISO, by well directed
ball, paying him on thespotrfor the dam
age and the fright with a handfulo of coin,
for he was as accurate a shot as he was
finished gentleman During a shortres-
idence at Aculeo, he took part in the
rustic sports Of our country, it being his
favorite amusement to chase the herds
at the annual cattle hunt.
When at the close Of 1857, Lieutenant
Nelson returned home, he bore with him
many afeetionate souvenirs which he
loyalty requited, sending frequent letters
and gifts to his friends. One of the lat
ter possesses a beautiful rife, which. he
Sent him from Kentucky.
## . .
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Large Deposit Of Honey.


A SOMEWHAT singular discovery was
made in a house in St. Louis. The Ar.
gus gives the following account of the
story:
The inmates of one of our up town
mansion houses, a few days since were
surprised to find a large number Of bees
flying about in two of the upper rooms
As the little fellows continued to occupy
the places, a bee naturalist was sent fol
to investigate. On entering therooms he
exclaimed: You have honey somewhere
here" and proceeded to search for it
On removing the fire board, he discover
ed that one fue of the chimney was full
of honey comb, which was hanging down
into the fireplace, and the honey drop
ping from It; proceeding to the top Of
the house to sound the chimney, he found
it the same; one fue of the chimney was
full aud the bees were industriously at
work there also. These fues of the
chimney had never been used they were
plastered smoothe inside and were per
fectly dark stone having been placed on
the top of each hue.
The bees had descended the adjoining
fues and found small holes about teninch-
es from the top of the chimney, leading
into the closed fues, and through these
holes they had made their way in and out.
They have, as is supposed, occupied these
places for three years, having been kept
warm in the winter by the heat from the
adjoining fues. On removing the fire
board, the bees, seeing the great light
which had broken in upon them, descend
ed to the room and gathered on the win
dews, until they were covered to the
thickness of three inches. 1t is estima-
ted that there are in the two fues from
10000 to 10000 bees, and from 1900 to
5000 lbs. of honey.
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Caught q Tartar.

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Buffalo Express re-
lates at4incident that occurred in the cars be-
tween Buffalo and Washington a few days
since in which the conceit and pomposity
which is so common an accompaniment. to
newly donned shoulder straps received a rich
y merited rebuke. An old gentleman, en-
veloped in a liberal cloak sat in a seat, when
a red-faced young man entered and charged
the old gentleman with having taken his seat.
The latter quietly replied that he had occu-
pied the seat since the starting Of the train
from Baltimore, and should not give it up.
The young man commenced loudly and coarse
ly to abuse the older one,- and while doing 50,
threw back his over-coat so as to display a
Captains shoulderstraps, Thereupon the old
gentleman reused up and the following col
loqly ensued:
Old Gentleman" By what right do you
wear that insignia q pointing at the same
time to the revealed shoulder-straps ..
Fsrocious Aan--aBy the authority Of the
United States Government. l ana an officer
of the army, and have fought and shed my
blood for my country, while such rich old
codgers as you are lazing about at your ease
and taking up other peoples seats in Railroad
cars, while patriots, sir ike me, do the fight
ing"
Then came a change in the scene. The old
gentleman threw back his oyercoat, revealing
the stars of Major General of the United
States army, and saying to the Captain in
firm but dignifed tone, " I am General Couch,
sir, and I order you under arrest for ungentle-
manly and unoficer like conduct. You viii
proceed to Washington under ray escort"
The Captain attempted to apologize, but
was not allowed to do so, and afew days later
was seen on return tram, minus his straps.
Served him right.
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to the contrary, are considered as wishing to con
tinue their subscriptions to the paper,
:. If subscribers order the discontinuance OF
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
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), If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the Office to which they we're di-
rected, they are held responsible till they have set
tied the bill and ordered them discontinued.
+ II subscribers remove to other places with
sent to the former direction they are held respon-
sible
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the Office, or removing and leay-
Ing them Unealled for, is priHa Jacie evidence Of
Intentional fraud
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MARRIAGE UNDER WRIT OF HABEAs
CoRPUs-A young man, nineteen years
of age, named John Riley, who had fall
en- in love with beautiful young woman,
school-teacher of this city, named Mary
J. Winters, was recently enlisted in the
volunteer naval service by his parents,
who we're averse to his forming an alliance
with the lady in question, Jehn's parents
being wealthy and the lady depending
only upon her own energies for her sup
port.
Miss Winters, believing that her ahi-
aneed had been inveigled into the service
against his will, applied to Mr.. W. F.
Howe, of 1873 Leonard street, who sued
out a writ of Habeas corpus directed to the
commander of the North Carolina, and
had theyoung man brought before Judge
McCunn. Mr.. Howe moved that the
young man be discharged on the ground
that he was minor, and not voluntarily
enlisted. He stated he would like to have
the writ adjourned to give him time to
collect the evidence to. substantiate the
grounds Of his motion Meantime he
would ask the judge to solemnize a mar
riage between the said John Riley and
Miss Mary J. Winters, who was then pre-
sent. Mary at once stepped forward, and
John clasped her hand warmly Both
parties stated they were desirOus the cere-
mony should proceed, and they were
speedily made husband and wife. They
think they have about as good an under
of the practical workings of
writs of ha6eas corpus as any one in the
community-N Y. World, Feb. 23d.
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jenkins on Bogus Babies.

WE met jenkins this morning, in an
excited mood, and rubbing his hands ex-
citedly. He was vainly endeavoring to
extract smoke from a very short speci-
men Of the inevitable cheap cigar, which
was as innocent of fire asitwas Of Span
ish. Sir" said he, there are a great
many bogus babies in Chicago"
Bogus babies?"
As sure as I'm alive and the father
Of the genius genuine. There's nothing
bogus about the little Jenkinses, as You
would say if you could see them, but
that's more than can be said of many
heads Of families who sport Juveniles car
riageg- around the city on every sunshiny
day and on some days that are not sun
shiny. Yes, sir," " he continued, gleefully
" I've made an important discovery, a dis
covery which reveals the deception and
weakness of the human heart, and shows
how inconsistency false pride battles
with purses that won t jingle-an encoun-
ter in which the former invariably sue
cumbs after a brief season of uncertain
and undecisiye successes on. either side. "
Stopping to wind the loose wrapper Of
his cigar, we exclaimed In Heavens
name, what do you mean ?n
"Sooiety," heresumed, " "isrotten from
surface to core. We are taught to be-
Iieve according to the tenets of fashion
able life, that labor is degrading that to
be poor is to be despised. What wonder,
then, that in frantic struggles to conceal
both our poverty and the fact that we
labor, we should do many ridiculous
things, and resort to many disreputable
stratagems. Well, sir, coming down
Randolph-street, the other day, saw
well dressed woman drawing a baby car
riage along the sidewalk. A large shawl
covered the form of the little occupant
while a green vel, spread carefully over
the back of the carriage, concealed fea-
lures, no doubt, possessing all the infan-
tile Ioveliness Imaginable At-each rise
and fall in the very up and down stairs
sidewalk, the afectiOnate matron, young
though she was, would tenderly guide the
carriage over the rough places, as though
she wished to avoid waking the sleeping
cherub. I was so much pleased with
this display of tenderness that I kept
looking at it. In fact, I had seen that
identical carriage before. Latterly I
have wondered not a little at the rapid
Of baby carriages in the streets,
for you know, sir, that during the present |
Autumn, hundreds were to be met with !
on any afternoons walk. Well, just as I
was fairly wrapped up in admiration of !
the delicate and tender care of the mo
ther whom I had been observing, she |
arrived with the carriage at the three
step break in the sidewalk, near Metro
politan Hall. She turned the carriage
around and backed it slowly and careful
y down the first step, when to my hOr-
,or the pole slipped from her hands-the
carriage, with its blessed load, fell over
landing bottom upwards on
he stone pavement below. You may
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AN Algerian paper states that two or
three days ago, young shepherd, who
was keeping sheep at place called deb
bah, having fallen asleep was suddenly
awakened by some animal licking him in
the face, and on looking around he saw
two exceedingly young panthers-a male
and female-playing quite near him.
The young maD/managed to catch them
both. ~ -@.---E szr.-G -- .s.
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translation.
GENERAL WILLIAM NELSON.

u1ALhAAI " LILLIAN AEAacON=
vEeE ,fsEyyh9 iiEeliP thisfergetfqI bpi
novelty-loviDg capital Of Chill, can have
i',rgotten the bold and martial figure Of
young sailor, who was our guest during
he faBlAf1856mdB ,sadw6om
we all, more or less, have known either
n the aristoeratic saloons to which he
lad easy and brilliant access. or in the
&la@fgfhGf 6v5Ers55ls - RscEs a'fs Lf6o5
public promenades, where his magnificent
and almost colossal figure attracted the
gaze and admiration of the concourse.
This remarkable man, then holding the
Eank Of but a simple Lieutenant in the
navy, was Major-G General William Nelson,
who has just died in his own country, in
a manner as tragic as lamentable.
X x Nelson went at the close of 1854
to the Pacific station, where he was ap-
pointed commander Of the storeship Ere
donia, anchored in the Bay of Valparaiso,
as a depot of store for the American
Squadron.
To this circumstance do we owe the
residence among US, for nearly three
years, of Nelson, leaving at his depart
ure imperishable memories among his
friends. He was as jovial, as kind-as
frank in manner, as distinguished in
bearing, as cultivated q gentleman as he
was loyal and courteous oomrade. He
possessed, moreover, many social attrac-
tiOns, speaking perfectly five or six Ian
guages, delighting in the danee-Ceyen
rendefihs KiAselBahous ih the national
zqBsacueca) and was deemed a decided
amateur in music. One Of the writer's
who has described his tragic death, men
tions that shortly before the catastrophe,
he hummed with exquisite taste a favor
iteairfrom Hzh0pat6ns. 20 q His finer quail
tiles were hgweYeg, dimmed by on e1-
treme impetuosity Of temper, manifested
at times by strange acts, such as that
which, in an evil hour, cost him his life.
Many are the incidents, illustratiye of
thefbsEabtef.and tpiriftl Of. Nelson, treas
ured among the many friends he left at
Chill; but We cannot refrain from here
recording an incident which tested his
extraordipary presence Of mind, no less
fb5b bis barol1i aa55I, VA iefr ieef,ran35r.tb
During his residence in Valparaiso,
Nelson Wg FpsgtVRed5a taksspart in
the fox hunts, then greatly in fashion
among the. .English, Of this port Upon
onslof these occasions, the horse upon
which an estimable young ChiIian was
mounted, fell in. attempting to leap a
diiehgsrdshibg absAestH him the Body Of
his rider. 5ssm giIri Ilir ssdi ss7g q
All supposed him killed, and in order
to obtain the victim, or rather his re-
MANS itFqsPgPpPssl p gbOgttR hTFeT
Nelson objected, stating that the dying
throes of the animal might extinguish
the latent spark of FIRE remaining in his
rider, and proceeded at one to tie, with
stogt,eEaEat he.EOEer feuEIeguof the
horse. Then making a superhuman ef-
fort, he. .lifas th6sanimalz sufficiently to
allow the others to draw out the scarcely
living rider, who thus, miraouously esca-
ped. It will be conceived that Nelson
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StIEtt agttrr.
.9ITIl 2lhh5a s0UIIF14 F4 4tH1s. Il Z l8

,BLllEULEE sCULPTUREs.h fad
CHIsEL in hand stood a sculptor boy,
With marble block before him,
And his face lit up with a smile Of joy,
- lAsai angels ldfeain passed. 6'er him; s e
He curved the dream on a shapeIess stone,
With many a sharp incision;
With heavens own light the sculptor shone;
q He caught that ,angelyisioR. v0se q <
Sculptors of life are, as we stand,
With our souls Uncaryed before us,
Waiting the hour when at Gods command
Our life=dream shall pass, Ger US, ,-y =
6weAcarve It then, on the Yielding Stone,
With many sharp incisioH,
Its heavenly beauty shall he our own,
Our lives, that angel vision.
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URBKNAls UNION.


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9It g6rts Of 6oS6 8faoing.

sP9Fal "a william Nelson's 9 3 Life ip Chill =
THE following Is from an article con-
tributed by B. Vicunna Mackenna, to the
La RsE99 GAfili sPgR RlishslIIata ; Ell saRiisgo,
November 20. 1862:
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DE- GUR1BUs-The Epicurean produced a
bottle of fine catsup, and placed it on the ta-
BILE with a judicious shake, while y. hacked
vigorously at a very dry Bologna.
"There, said the former, that Sauce has
age
'aso has this saus age!" cried x .
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NO. 49.


4" FIeHFING A JEw''-A soldier in General
James D. Morgan's Brigade, now iitAis city,
who promises to give Us occasional Sketches
and incidents Of the Scamp and March,
writes the following amusing incident which
happened when tHat brigade was eneamped
before Pennington, near Corinth, Miss. .r,5
Stringent orders prohibiting officers Or SOL
diers from going beyond the camp or color
lines while in presence Of the enemy, were
issued and enforced. Sentiuels were alive to
theirduty, and none. but a General or Staff
officer were permitted to stray behind his
lines. In the rear Of our brigade camp was
tie headquarters of16en. P, who was not
only a true soldier but a gentleman of the
fiIst water. His orderly was an -Irishman, q
second edition of Mickey Tree" On the
extreme left of the brigade was the. camp Of
the 10Th Michigan, Col Lum, and immediate
ly on is left flank was a battery, through or
close in front of which none save. those on
GERS named above were permitted to pas.
Wishing to go To the picket lines, which was
IN oeaseless oOnmotion day and night Gen.
P. passed through the battery, bat Mike, his
orderly, tagging in the rear, was halted.9 With
that boldness and earoutery characteristic of
Generals orderlies, Mike not only abused but
threatened to wallop hen's delightso (as he
classically expressed it out ofthe faithful SEN
Try. Matters were approaching a climax when
Gen. P, hearing some tall swearing came
back and claimed his orderly Of the sentry,
whO,let him go with a rvoIleyo Of uni1tslligi=
gle Teutonic oaths. .is5H
g You must Mt quarrel with a.senriuel"
said the General, adnOnishing Mike as to the
danger Of such a practice. ?. f.. ,,-... !,
"Damn his sowl, said Mike, did n'the
know was a Generals Orderly" s'A1
/" No matter, you should MT fght with a
Jew" 7 2zt lads ,b2y9ii9d
He was a Jew, was as?" qaotk Nike,
twisting himself in his saddle h. have 8 look
back at.the sentry. ttfMusha, may bad IilslE
to him an his gjnsrations, wasn't It for en-
would MT our. Savior be liYin' an deinI weI
amongst US to-dayl"
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Matrimonial Infelioity.

AT Plymouth, Indiana, the marriage
relation" does not appear to be as firmly
established as it should be. Last week
they had three "infelicities in that town,
as follows: Mrs. Womerl loved not. wise
ly but too well, and leaving her husband 5
bed and board eloped with one ofIthe
numerous Smith family. Next day a
man named Miller surrendered to the
superior charms of a graceful, but not
over honest young lady, and with her
sped away" leaving. Mrs, Miller and
five little 3Iillers minus husband and pa
rent. This was too much for Mrs. Nil
Ter and determined not to be left to the
solitudes of grass widowhood, she yielded
to the Establishments of a gay cuss named
Wright, and with him fed to some hap
py land outside the limits of Hoosier.
The juvenile Millers are now clone or
phants.n Great alarm prevails among
the married folks Of Plymouth, and
Home Guards aIe now in great request
in that usually quiet yiIlage.-Albaay
Erening Journal.
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"HEAv. DEEs''zIs IN =TIIE 1l7TEW YoRK Posror-
FIcE.-We find the following in the last Uni
ted States KaI.
:; Some idea WI be given Of the immense
labor in the New York Postofice, when the
fact is mentioned that on Tuesday last, in ad-
ditiep to the usual work, there were received
by steamer from Newborn, N. G., $4,000 let
ters; Port Royal, 10000; and three mails
from New Orleans by different steamers,
bringing about 15,O 5,OO0-nalzing, IN an, nearly
100000 extra letters in one day. On the
following morning, by the arrival Of the sa&i
onia with the European mails, WersreceiEsd
over sc, 900 Letters" I'D -t sHf f-