The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-16

great reliance in many Of the letters which
are written for the press from California
| and which present the prospects, there in
very bewitching colors. The following
extract from private letter, Of the 30th
December, written by gentleman who
was formerly resident of this city, shows
what he thinks Of the gold country :-(St.
Louis Repub.
"This town, San Francisco, is at pres
ent the witness, perhaps, of more misery
and actual pauperism, than has ever before
been known in this world, combined, as il
is, with So much wealth and so maRy
wealthy men. Ii is estimated, that in this
one city alone, there are fire thousand per-
soas who are OUT Of employment and en-
tireiy out of money, some of them only
having just come in from the Plains and
other routes, and necessarily expended all
they had in getting here; they, therefore,
canno, get supplies to take with them to the
mines, nor can they s."a e,nninvment
whereby they could procure the means Of
supporting themselves here. You would
hardly credit, that in the midst Of all this
suffering, there are hundreds of men who
have made from one hundred thousand TO n
million Of dollars, and in some cases, one
million and half, by speculating in lots
here, and yet there is no place Of refuge
erected for the destitute. You asked my
advice As regards coming out here. As
you value your happiness and health, stay
where you are. You have good business,
and strongly advise you to stick by it rs
long as i, sticks by you.
do not think it will be long ere am
once more, in ST. Louis, and if ever ge,
there again, should like TO see what kind
Of gold mine it would be that would cause
me to leave it,"
90 The suit for sander brought up by
the Rev. John c. Green against Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce, the mother, aud the father-n-
law of the late Mrs. Maffit, in which the
damages were laid at $4,000 has resulted
in verdict for the plaintiff Of Ia cents
damages, and the same amount of costs.
| The slauder complained of was spoken by
Mrs. Pierce, who stated that Green took
her daughter TO ,he Museum, soon after
her marriage, and when they left there
tried to induce her to accompany him 10 a
house of assignation.
SAD.--The Baltimore correspondent OF
the ~ Y. Herald says:-
| painful case of moral delinquency was
brought 70 light in this city on Tuesday
! night. A youg girl, abou, Is years old
the daughter of one Of our most wealthy
and respectable citizens, who had suddenly
and very uiysteriously disappeared from her
! fathers house, about two weeks since, was
| found in a house Of prostitution in the low
er part of the city. She had just returned
from boarding school. having completed
her education, ,and accidentally becoming ac-
quainted with II woman of depraved char
scter, WAS thus lured TO her ruin. The
house was forcibly entered by her father
accompanied by officer Logues, aud she wa,
taken to her once happy home.
W- Mr.. McLanahan, of Pennsylvania
remarked. in the popular branch Of con
gress, that
"Juias Iscariot sold his Lord and Mas
ter for thirty pieces Of silver. Conscience.
s,ung, he flung hack at the feet Of those
who had brihed him the glittering treasure
and hanged himself His bloaird and dis
emhoweled body fell disgusting spectarl,
to the earth, anil his guilty spirit went his.
sing 10 hell That American citizen wht
could hetray his country and barter ava,
The Union for mere pecuninry considera
tions deserves no better fate.h
The PRopIGAL REruRNEp.-A prodiga
son, belonging TO one of the first families il
Boston, having shipped ms a common sail
or and departed. as it was hoped forever
has recently returned with 500 600, niad
as a partner in house IN California, and j
again restored TO "s0cIeiy."
PRovIDExrIAL-A HARD HEAp.-Nat.
rolored boy, employed at the Louisville
journal office, accidentally fell from tn
upper story OF that conrern on the 9Th ult.
onto the roof Of small building below
The distance ia about twenty feet, and
was thought that the hoy was killed, bu
provideuially striking head foremost he es
capped uninJured.
Heavy DANCES FOR BRoKES LEG.-I
the Circuit Court, at New York, on Mon
day week, Francis Huber recovered a yer
dict of S., 900 against one Of the coDduc
tors Of the New Jersey Railroad, for dam
ages for injury in forcihiy expelling Hube
from The car, by which his leg was broken
U- The secret trial Of Capt. Hunter
before the Court of Inquiry at Annapolis,
still going on; Hunter was rash, but 4
gravely ny him for the offence of caprur
ing an enemy's city. withou; waiting Com
nodore Perry's presence, is lntle bette
than a farce. This is not the way to max
a gallaut navy.
MR. BExron AND Mr.. FooTE.-Mr. Ben
ton has written note to the L.. s. Di-tric
Attorney, requesting The arrest and indict
ment of Mr.. Foo,e, for drawing a pi-tt
upon him in the Senate Chamber. w
really wish the Senate, for its owa sake,
not for the sake Of the reputation of ou
country, had arrested both gentlemen q
The spot, for so di-gracefulIy violating tn
decorum Of that body. Gentlemen, VIII
cannot control their tesnpers, should renal
at home, and not humiliate a nation by
: display Of their personal infrmties. MI
, Benton was wrong in aspersing MIR. Ca
houn, while his dead body was yet unbt
ried, and his friends were weeping over b
, loss il was cruel. Ii was inhuman. Nj
, Foote was wrong to carry weapon ini
such a place, as il it were fit arena for
, fight. I, was vulgar. II was unman!y
As to the arrest Of Mr.. Foote, by the Di
, tric, Attorney. we suspect il will turn o,
. 10 be mere moonsbine.
New TowN.-The Green Bay Advoca
states that new town has been locate
! opposite tha, place. A warehouse has bee
erected, and wharf is in process Of col