The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-12-12

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- Horace Jeiiers, who resides in Pawtuck-
3, RI. met with a serious accident while
.t "a. c.siniag excursion, which il is feared +
~, 80 ,-a>. him his life. With another young
,4a,, ahuu. the same age, he had gone into i
he syn DDS in The town Of Smithfield, on
Fonreiay last IN search of game. In pass
mag s1Igh the woods they commenced +
a.llpg up chesnuts which were scattered I
.,.,,tt under the trees-Jeffers very careless
fl. Dragging The gun along after hii-hold-
ir.. ~ by the mnZzle, when the hammer
rauauC something, causing it To explode and
.'.-v.ns the whole charge into his arm shat
,s,ing 1t 81 horribly that be is not likely to
survive.
Figx-The brick steam mill at the cor
rerrf Main AMI Pleasant; street, owned aud
o.curied-hy MIR. Enoch Adams, was dis
e.vered 10 lie on fire on Friday evening
ASH. I ne fire was extinguished before u
l,ad done much damage. On examination,
4; was launj that a hole about a foot and
half VIDE and two or three feet Tong was
harmed trough the floor fthe 81 story from
which fire fell into the room below. The
sleepers were nearly or quite burned off,
!, sPeuss ianpossibie that the fire could have
Aeea accidental. The floor was double and
,ieht, AID the ceiling of the second story
-. thoroughly plastersd. The mill had
mo, been in operation for several days.
'rhe most reasonable supposition is, that
hole vas bored through the floor, co,nbusti-
Tie material dropped through il, and then
ser on fire.-l Pawtucket K. ~ Chron.
L.A@EsrABLE Su,cIDE OF WIFE
Case. VINO CAN GuEss "A respectable
suarried lady, residing in the Southwestern
partp Of the city, committed suicide at an
early hour on Tuesday morning, under cir
cu,asianccs of the most !amen,ablc charac-
GER She retired tn rest with her husband
The prev Gus night, ia her usual health and
suiri,s. some time after mihnight, they were
disturbed by young child in the room, and
is mother got up for the purpose of attend
ing 10 lis wants. The chill was quoted,
and The husband fell into sleep, from
which he was awakened some time alter
,~a-,i lsy a relative living in the house ,'whn
informed him that she heard noise in the
roais over that In which she hail been sleep
ing, and that she feared some one had OBJ
5lin1,l entrance into the honse. The hus-
hand turned to awake his wife, but was
alarmed at finding she was not in The room.
L iighI was then procured, anil on entering
the room in which the noise had been heard,
Gle unfoItunate lady was found on the floor
uearty felcss. A razor was lying by her,
with which she had cut terrible cash thro'
the Sssily part of her arm, just below the
elbaw, serering all the large blood vessels
ia TINT pattsDf the body. A physician was
ipstanily summoned, bur before his arrival
.hs hall ceascskto breathe. The melancholy
at is unaccountab!e tn any other sup
pnSitun han that the unfUrMnate lady was
suffering under some temporary alienation.
She vas. happy in all her domestic rela-
q 80, and surrounded iy friends by " hon,
sla was both loved and esteemed. Il Bait.
Amer.
STRIKING EXAMPLE OF FIDELITY IN A
NEeRo.-Our friend Mr.. Bonner of The firm OF
I5ouarr s Smith, related 10 yesterday, the his
tory Of negro, who has lately returned from
California, which forms one of the most interest
iug exaiapies Of fidelity and devotion Of servant
10 his muster, that has uadcr our no
lice. About two years ago gentleman from Mis-
ppi : mt to California, taking with him hiS
G,goEigc slave stout INN, by the name Of Wal
ter On arriving in California, the Mississippi
gentleman proceeded to the mines, where he was
soon alta cked by disease, which prevented his
pursuing MS labor. In the meantime, the negro,
W ,ltcr. aftended his masters sc'. bed, admins
ter ii faithfully to all his wants, and devoted ,rac-
tons Of tine TO working IN the mines, thus ac-
nGiTnG TIE uftdhs oi icCessiiicS
,oniiol.s C life FOR his maser Finally, the mas
Ter died ia a strange and dreary country, among
-ircless sckless, and indifferent men, who would
not tarn side without very large remuneration,
10 an the negro to commit the remains of his
ter 20 mother earth. By appropriatins, however
al. his accunula tions TO that cbJect he succeeded
iu gi&iHs ms master decent burial, and collect
iug al has property together, deposited it in some
ssts place. He then proceeded with his labor Of
sf17 I'D tfpra no
Rod Of y ri, devoted labor, succeeded in accu
nalaiing more than thousand dollars Of golt
dust. lie then proceeded TO the coast, took tht
steamer, arrived in the CITY few days ago, ant
presented himself TO Mr.. Bonner at his counting
room, with letter from his deceased master ant
bag Of gold dust. The letter informed MIR
Ronner Of the fidelity and devotion Of Waller t,
his poor master, begged that he would protect hi
interest. and see that be was duly crnaucipated
Mr. Bonner gave the faithful negro grasl
.of lle hand, and told him that he would carr,
ont his masters request, with the deepest inter
81 and seliciIude for the welfare and prosperlt,
II 50 faithful! ser,ant.-[N. .. Delta.
NOZZLE CoSDUcr OF Pooh WOMAN
o.. Tuesday, as Mr.. James Gileland, o
this town, was driving Oh the ,ow-paih some
two miles this side of Stone bridge, hi
nurse ieaped into the canal, taking hugg,
aud der To the bottom. MIR. Chilean.
was ias enes. in hy the apron on each sid'
OF hin, and nearly drowned before he eoul.
separate himself from the carriage. 10 thi
blight, having great coat on, hc must hav
been drowned, but for the noble daring o
an Irish woman, named Mrs. Kinney, VII
having seen the occurrence from her shaniy
.,ame e. he assistance Of MIR. Gilleland.-
She annoored raft, aud guiding it with
pole, seas soon ous in the middle OF the ca
nal, AID rescued him.--lSt. Cath. (Cana
ls) Jour.
The Milwaukee Seminal says: 1t Wi
bo happy time for Western travellers, when th
great tbosonghfare shall be completed to LAX
Erie. Tie first Of May next is the period hxe
far the discrimination so devodtiy wished for, an
the enerzy with which the Directors are pushn
the- WORK Of construction forward, warrants sh
belief shat the cars viii! be running from the Hue
river 20 the Lake on the day named.
AysN 5 Cherry PEcToRAL.-We woul
cal tAe aucn,ion Of ou7 readers 10 this exce!er