The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-29
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lewis 4 Horton. OF Planticld, Conn. has
had 3 merry time of it for q few years past. 81
the beginning of the war he enlisted in the
nayy and was wrecked on the Bahamas. He
aitcrYarl undertook to take prize ship into
port. but was himself taken and confined in
the Libby. When he was exchanged he went
on board the ship that was to tow the Monitor
10 Charleston, and when that vessel went down
he. while attempting to rescue the crew, WAS
drifted oil into the gull add was not picked
up mill the next day. Afterward, while firing
L salute ct st. Domingo, both his arms were
blown Off by the explosion of :. gun; and,
last stage of all" was married at Newbury-
rcr; last week.
"A lady recently called upon professional!
gentleman to have q corn removed from toe.
Being somewhat modest and refined, she had
drawn silk stocking over her foot to conceal
it. having first cut hole in the garment large
enough for the protrusion Of the offending ex-
crescence The professor contemplated the
delicate arrangement for moment, aud then
deliberately drew from his pocket and pot on
his hands pair of white kid gloves before
proceeding with his surgical lahors:
Captain E. T. Sullivan, formerly confed-
crate officer, presented himself at the provost
marshal's office IN Washington recently, and
took the oath Of sllegance. He has wife
and child residing in Texas where he owns
forty.siy slaves md plantation OF six hundred
acres. He has been in nine battles; was
wounded md taken prisoner at Murfreesboro'.
He was exchanged and rejoined his regiment,
but learning thu. three of his brothers were IN
the Union army, he determined to leave the
confederate service aud finally effected his
purpose.
It appears that personalities have been
; pretty freely handled in the New Brunswick
Legislature. The other day one OF the men,
bers denounced another as Ignorant and I'M
pudent," and charged him with having. fed On
potatoes the most of his life." ne OF the To-
cal papers is very indignant 1T this deprecla-
ton of what it calls valuable eScnlent, and
SAYS the difficulty Of getting these nourishing
tuhers Is greater than the disgrace of eating
them.
1t its stated that Green, the murderer OF
Young Converse, at Maiden, will plead guilty ct
few DAYS. 1t Is probable, therefore, that the
Formally of trial will be dispensed with.
Green will throw himself upon the mercy OF
the Court, and thus hope to get some mitiga-
ton of the terrible penalty which casts It's
shadows over him.
The people of Washington have been in
formed that a COW Is roaming through one CT
IN no
The head of the animal has appeared at the
grating of the sewer which opened into gen.
tleman's backward whenever the slops from
the kitchen were thrown upon it, which she
eagerly devoured. All attempts to drive the
creature out have been unavailing.
Three negroes have been sentenced TO
death in New Orleans for having, on the Z6tn
January, murdered Mr.. P. Nef and son at
Point Coupee. The negroes, with Others, were
on marauding expedition at the time, ana sur'
rounded the house, and the victims OF the al
fair, going outside to attempt to drive the rob
bers OIL, were both MORALLY wounded.
Fourteenth street, Washington, is said to
contain, throughout its whole length, south OF
Wizards, not one house that is not house OF
i'll fame. A contract has just been made to
build house OF the same character which is to
| cost $4,000.
| The annual prize of the Munich Royal
Academy for the best sketch in clay-Penelope
presenting the Bow of Ulysses to the Suitors-'
has been awarded to Theo. Mills, son of Clark
| Mills, of Washington. Young Mills has been
a student in Munich for several years. He had
about thirty competitors. It was the highest
prize.