The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-10-10

THAI Fl.ke.--A despatchf 10 the MY.
fribune, states TINT, that rlsiior which We
published two weeks ago, about the frarnp-l
ling uader foot of lhe flag Of The Union, az
Charleston, s. CO sis all ahumbug."
L E,aLx RAE FaRLn.-.I'he. Boston Can
rier dominates Jenny Lind for President in
1852, and Peter L. Barnum for Vice presl-.
dent. K pIuribus Barnumr
lowA.-The whole vote Of the State of
Iowa, at the last election, on Governor, was
25,S1o. Hetnpstead's majority is 2,'S2.
Mrs. Mary Clark Gaines has applied to
the Legislature of Mississippi for pension,
~. consideration of The military sec VICES OF,
her husband WHAT painful instance of
the glorious uncertainty of The ava year
or two since, Mrs. e.. was beIeveti 10 be
the wealihiesl woman in America. t ? ils,8
| Prof james Hall. an eminent Geolo
| gist, and who has been for many wears coil-
nected with the N. Y. Geological survey,
is in town, st the United States. He is now
ou professional tour TO Minnesota, con-
necied with scientific explorations, to which
he is .ieyotedIy attached. II Milwaukee
Wisconsin,.
4 I re D6ssOSnaNh Or AslIShi9ANS Ut tuCU
recent State Convention Recommended their
fayorite, Gen. LEWIS CASS, for the
Presidency in 80. The Free Press SAYS
that many who we're Van Buren, men in
ls48, supported this resolution the most cor
lially. ~ ia s.lf bo31ey1g 5dt
Quick rRIp-The American Steamship
Pacific, recently made the journey acro>s the
Atlantic, from Liverpool to New York in
ten days and fire hours, from dock to dock
This is eleven and O quarter Aotrs quicker
than any American steamer, and eighteen
hours quicker than any British steamer ever
before made from Liverpool to New York
This settles the question Of the superiority
OF Collins line of American steamers over
that Of the Cunard line, as far as speed is
concerned; and il has long been known, that
tor Comfort of passengers, and cabin ar
! rangements, safety Of vessels, &c.. our A
merican steamers are far aheRd of any in
the world. We look upon the time as NOT
far distant, when the journey can he made
from ST. Paul to Liverpool, inside Of twelve
days. Ie2 e1a1f Z i}Hu "
We regret that it becomes our duty to
add TO the list Of deaths by cholera in this
town the name of Mr.. Thomas Riddle. He
died on Tuesday Of last week; aud in the
loss of Mr.. Riddle, Mineral Point has been
robbed of one of her best citizens. = Min.
! Pt. Trib. .l7' bean .7
Nor BAD.-We clip the following from
the southern Press:
"We do not see that Mr.. Clay, in the
northen tour, is kissing as heretofore, the
crowds of women that flock to see him.
We suppose he is sick Of om,ai busting"
| The peach trade of New York city for
twelve days,is estimated by the Herald at "a
million of baskets, or seventy five thousand
bushels. The present crop is supposed to
be the largest ever known. a. .
| LAMENrABLE.-The Turkish Anbassa-
dor had q great desire TO call on Jenny
Lind. hut the custom of his country pre-
cluded him from calling on any woman.
RAILRoaD SuRvEy.-The Chicago Jour
nal says, a corps of engineers left that city
on the 23d, to survey the located route Of
the Galena and Chicago Railroad from Bel
videre to Rock ford. .. ,.u.tIs.
NEWSPAPERS ON THE PAcIFIc.- There
are twenty-four newspapers published 10
the English language, and most of then,
Americans along the line of the Pacific
coast, IN the interior Of California and Or
egon, in Deseret and in the Pacific islands.
The n. Y. Tribune states that 2 200 ram
blers subsist in that city, upon the proceeds
of their profession.
Mr.. John Wise, the celebrated Rronaut,
assembled in his balloon, from Lancaster,
Pa, short time since, taking with him his
wife, little son and niece, and descended
safely, in thirty four minutes, at two miles
distance from the point of starting.
QUEER ExPREssloKs-but understands
6le.-We give some specimens of the poe
try of the African language. Among the
Mongoes, thunder is called 'the sky's gum
the morning, "the days child" and one
who is intoxicated, is said to be "taken CAP
tive by rum" A native of Africa, who bad
visited America some years ago, when ask
ell what ice was, said, "Him he water fast
asleep" and Of the rai-car, he said, 'Him
be one thunder mill.'' s'r ~ 81
1t is mournful and soul-sickening, in look
ing over the details Of the news brought
from California, to witness the number oil
deaths that have been and are continually
being recorded. Men, led thither in pur-
suit of sudden wealth, are cut off ia the
prime Of life, when every energy is strained
in pursuit of the one all-absorbing Object
gold! 1t is very doubtful whether all the
wealth that has been, or ever will be ex-
tracted from the soil of California will pay
fifty per cent on the life, labor, and capital
expended in its search. One half of the
capital, and one-fourth of the labor would
have secured good health and comfortable
home in Minnesota, to each one of those
who are now dying or have already been
buried on the plains Of California. We be.
seech Of those who ire still inclined to emf
CRATE ihither, to ponder we'll this truth be-
fore they have made up their minds to 60.
". Y. STATE FAIR.--The Fair at Alba.
ny last month was tremendous af:; fair. =
1t exceeded all former Jubilees ofthe Farm
ers and Mechanics Of the Empire State in
numbers and attraction. The Albany Jour
nal says last year the Society realized fol
tickets little over $1,000. This year The
receipts viii very near reach $la, 900. They
may exceed that sum. Over 10000 ticketi
have been sold; aud more than 90, zoo prob
ably 30,00O-have entered on meiuber',
J tickets; each ticket admitting on M aver
age eight persons, On Thursday there