The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-12-26

to Paris, Londonand Lyerpool. Forthe purpose
Of carrying this prof ect into execution, an homo
rary member has volunteered to give $4,000,
which will aid to great extent in defraying the
expenses. The company numbers one hundred
men, all Of whom will take passage IN one Of
Collins new steamers.
SERIOUS AccIDENT.--The Dixon mail coach
was upset on Monday evening last, within the
limits Of our village, while leaving for the west,
causing serious injury TO two OF the passengers.
VIM. Marks, of Shabbony's Grove, had bis arm
fractured below the elbow. and Maj. DeForest,
Of Iowa City, was SO badly bruised, that he was
unable to proceed on bis journey. The fault rests
between our Highway Commissioners and the
driver.-l Aurora Beacon, 2sth.
HoRRID MURDER.-The Mobile Adver-
tizer Of the 9th inst, states that the body
of white man was picked up by some fish
ermen, about two miles below tho city fion'-
ing in the bay. The deceased had every APP
pearance of genteel and respectable man,
about forty years of age. and had nothing
but his night clothes on. The body present
ed marks of violence. "A stab was under
tho left ear, also over the left eye and on
one of the cheeks, the right eye knocked
out and the whole surface Of the body Sc
verely bruised. The whole matter is in
volved in mystery, but that the man was
horribly murdered, there can be no doubt,
and to have been done, perhaps, in that
city, and the body thrown overheard, pre-
! sents case Of frIghtful enormity.
Prosperity OF AN EDIToR.-The pro-
, prietors of the Boston Times have just COM
, pleted new building at a cost OF about
sac, 900. They have removed their Office
into it, dressed themselves and their paper
in new suit, and given The members of the
Boston Press a splendid supper in celebra-
ton Of the event.
| BRANDY MAKING.-The manufacture oil
: brandy is now successfully carried Oh 10y
John A. Scott, Esq, of Washington county
| Miss. 1t is made from the Scuppernong
Q grape, and it is pronounced as good and
4 pure an article as the best French brandy.
GONG RATHER TOO FAsT--A grinJstone
weighing l,S0O pounds, lately split in q
, knife-grinding establishment Mt auckland
New York. One man was killed. So grea
was its velocity at the time, that piece
weighing 400 pounds was thrown across the
river.
PUTTING CLERGYMAN IN CLOVER
> The Calvary church, New York, in add
, ton to So, 900 salary has given DIR. Hawkes.
its Rector, $4,000, furnished parsonage
house, and insured his life to the amount o
n $4,000. This is probably the largest liv
n ing ever bestowed upon any clergyman il
the Union.
n The track of the Western and Atlantic
t Railroad, gave way on the evening of thu
+, Cd inst, Gas the ears were passing, throngl
0 the rottenness of the ties and sleepers. I'll,
= baggage car was smashed to pieces; tn
o leading passenger car stove in, and severa
l-s., s,,.,
o A GREAT Price FOR A HoRsE-The Fl,
d nous racer, the flying Dutchman, has bee
sold to four noblemen and gentlemen, by th
e Earl of Eglington, for $1,000, (S33,600.
/ He is not intended for the turf again, an
r win only be kept for breeding purposes.
!, ~ FRIGHTrUL DEATH OF A RoBBER.-O
- the night Of Tuesday, the 23d September
= a stability dressed and suspicious lookin
~ man was noticed by the stoker (ireinan
i lurking about the Derby railway stfltior
England. A few moments afterwards, h
i, was picked up dead and manglcd from til
: road, aud from the circumstances, there
- no doubt that he was engaged in stealth
- parcels from a luggage train, and had "a
/ ready taken off three, when the Londo
ID mail train coming up, he was knocke
1, down, and run over by the whole train.
The DEFY STREET MURDER.--The sor
|, of Mr.. Rosseau, who were so badly wount
J. ed by the assassin Carnal, are still lipgerin
y at the hospital, and the Drs. begin TO ente
Of tain some hopes of their recovery. earn,
lie is in the Tomhs, v,ss',o.ii The care Of DR.. c.
IN veil, and suffering much from the injuri,
received by jumping from the window. Il
n acknow ledged that he committed the mu
IN der, but says that the sons of MIR. Rossea
IT. attacked HIM first.-[N. Y. MIR. S,h ins
IN