The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-10-17


Chas. Cayileer, ESQ.,. of ST. Paul, has
been appointed Collector at Pembina A
more judicious appointment could not have
been made.
ARRIVAL ora CALIFORNIA STEAMER. -
The steamer Cherokee arrived at New
fork on the 9Th with the latest news from
the Pacific, and n large number of passen;
gers. She brings over 81 ,0O0, 0G0 in gold
All was tranquil at Sacramento City,
No further bloodshed--the killed on both
sides, during the late disturbance was only
two.
ACCIDENT Two LIVES Losr.--Ths
steamer Flnancier. while ascending the
Mississippi, near Buffalo, broke her main
connecting pipe, killing Mr.. VIM. kink,
son of the captain, and Mr.. Green, the Sd
engineer. Two other persons were slight
ly scalded-a cabin boy and the carpenter.
Cincinnati paper says thar a man who
from principles of economy, never took a
newspaper, was seen in that city recently,
enquring dis way to the poor house. No
wonder! AS we have no poor-house in
Minnesota, it would be well for those SINH
larly situated in Saint Paul, if any there he,
to leave on The first boat, or subscribe for
he Pioneer.
The Lynn News man saw q chap, the
other day, in an uncomfortable situation.-
He was much incensed at something which
appeared in the News, aud wanted to dis
continue the paper; but, as he did not hap
pen to take it, that excellent species Of re-
venge was out ofbis power.
There are sixteen steamers now plying
on the Sacramento river, with an aggregate
tonnage of two thousand TWO hundred and
sixty whine.
"Every hour that man is in debt is a
year spent in slavery" According to this
what an everlasting long life some people
must live! Melhuselah's wasn't circum-
stance.
CENSUS OF SYRACUSE, N. Y.-The pres
ent population of the City of Syracuse, ac-
cording to the census just taken, is %, 935.
The increase IN five years is said to he not
less than 10000.
JENNY LIND DRINKs.-Parker, at the
fremont, has introduced ''Jenny Lind cock
tails" and Gage, at the Revere, comes
forth with his ''Jenny Lind nectar" The
next, we suppose, will be Barnum smash
er "Wha,ever is, is right" Whatever
Barnum does is right He takes pure wat
err cold Bost. Times.
The Sioux women are certainly very in
dustrious aud do a great deal of hard labor.
| 1t would no doubt he novel sight to most
of the eastern people to see women pad
ding their log canoes across the MIssiSslp-
pr, heavy laden with wood, or fence posts,
\ norIsn, ~ sta
ing large posts up steep bluff for a num-
Der of rods, with q child year or two old
/ on their shoulders Ye, these things are of
daily occurrence at Saint Paul, Sunday not
accepted.
/ NIcIssITUDEs.-The editor of The New
Orleans Delta, who is a friend Of Senator
Foote, says:-''The General came to this
city some years ago, with the view of being
admitted to The bar. He was examined a.
bout The same time we were. He was re.
jected-we were admitted. He is now a
Senator, and we poor editor.
a lady took unlbrage at the use, by gen.
! ileman, OF very common word, of which
the primary and most obvious sense was
unexceptionaLie, while its most remote and
unusual Specification was indicate. 81
caiiy. 81 certainly did no, mean what you
rere thinking ofr'-a retort which was
as philosophical as it was just and severe.
A Coon IDEA.-We notice within the
past few days, thar those uncouth and irou-
!hesome stumps that were in Bench and
Third streets, have been pulled out This
WILL be good news TO the midnight train"
! VAT PAR.-Six shares in the Galena and
Chicago Union Railroad, belonging t. the
estate of the late DIR. A Colard, sold at
public auction yesterday at par, or 100 for
each are.-[Gal. ADV.
SOLDIERS VorING AT THE MIsNEsorA
ELEcTIoH.-A gentleman, in writing 10 US
from Fort Gaines, under date of 18th Sept.
says:-"Some little exciteh ent was got up
here yesterday. The troOpSsw ere marched
to our polls, unexpected by the citizens, and
claimed the right Of voting, and did vote.-
I The beauty Oft was, out of upwards Of 30
men, there were only about Is or IA who
were citizens, or who had been naturaiZed;
1t made no diiference-ihe foreigners voted
like the others. Such are the prime pies
here at present; call them " hat you please ~
-[Greeu Bay ADV.
FiNE.-A chime of eight bells. now sen,
TO the Fair of the American Institute, New
York, were Ginning "Old Hundred, "'' days
of Absence" "Yankee Doodle" sc. on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, at the
we'll known bell boundary of A. Me-
NELLY, West Troy, They made the air
vocal throughout the vicinity.
100000 have been appropriated by
Congress, for making an extension TO the
Capitol at Washington.
by Telegraph to the Gaena Gszette q Advertiser.I
:, Awful Disaster-.ExplosiOn of the Kate
Fleming--Killed,W Wounded, sc.