The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-12-19

New York SHAnow PoLIcE.-Did
your readers ever hear Of that depart
ment of our city police called the Shad-
ow system. ] suppose not, so I'll ex-
plain it. The Chief of Police has in en-
ploy number of trust worthy men, who
are acquainted with all rogues and pick
pockets and burglars in the country, Of
foreign as well as domestic growth.
Thor province is to watch every steam
boat and arrival, and in case any of
those gentry make their appearance they
are.to follow and dog thcm, wherever
they so, and to report progress two or
three times day to Mr.. Matsell. One
of tho most skilltul burglars in the Uni
ted States, who i'll his day has picked
any quantity of locks, but believe has
determined to sin no more in taat way.
arriYedhere a few daysago, from neigh
boring city, in company with his coun-
sol highly respectable and known
aiembes Of the bar. AS soon as they
were espied by the shadow, they were
tracked wherever they went, aud the
limb of the law being looked upon as
pat Of the burglar, was accordingly
watched as close as the other.
Soon after his arrival he got shaved;
the shadow followed him into the barber
shop. He went to sec u friend; the
! shadow waited outside. He went to q
restaurants dine, in company with some
friends; the shadow was at another TIA
BILE. lie walked about town for mile
Or So the shadow was behind him. He
wen; to the theatre; the shadow was in
the next seat 20 him. ic went to his
hotel and read the papers; the shadow
was Il. bis elbow reading too He re-
gistercd his name at the hotel; the shad-
ow looked over his shoulder. He went
TO bed; the shadow inquired tho number
Of his room.
In this way he was harrassod and dog
ged for three days, at the end of which
time he thought he would call on the
Chief Of Police in reference to the bu-
sincss Of his client, and 10. and behold
the shadow was there too. As soon rs
he made himself known, Of course the
shadow was Withdrawn, but Mr.. Mats
ell told him that he could tell him every
thing which he had done since he
came to the city-what he had eaten,
the description of wine he took at din
ner-where he visited-in fine eyery
thing connected with his movements
| from morning till night. The best Of
the joke is that Mr.. Matsol had issued
directions for his arrest the next day,
and he would have been brought pris-
onor TO his Office as sure as fate, if he
had not called there Correspondence Of
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
BAprIsr ANNIvERs ARIES IN DosTON.-
The meeting Of the Massachusetts, Bap-
fist Convention was held last week. 1t
appears from the Treasurer's report.
that the whole amount received by the
Board is $405l, Sl678 of which have
been paid to feeble churches of the State;
to the American Baptist Missionary I'm
ion 500; American Baptist Homo Mis-
sionary Society Sl35S; Education So
cicty Si7; to the support Of the Mis-
sionary S7I6.
CALiFoRSIA CosTuME.-This is de-
scribed in letter from San Francisco,
rs follows:
Il have gone through such a trans
mogri fcdt,on since left home, that you
would scarcely recognize me. My COM
plexion is the color of cinnamon, my
beard half a yard long, hair cut close,
a South Sea Island cap on my head, and
a Mexican blanket on my shoulders,
blue pants, s!askcd at the sides, with
red sash round my waist-and you have
picture of your friend in the full dress
of an American on Change in San
Francisco.
Nice looking man that-but then he 5
r.ch.
f. The Diplomatist.