The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-09-26

&c Great Por,laud-street, london, has adj
dressed a letter to the MERCHANTS and hank-
ers iof that Town, proposing the establish
ment of balloon railway across the great
.lesert of Africa, Heeuggests the establish
,nent of a terminus near Morocco, whence
he would lay 1000 or 1900 miles of single
rails into rhe tiescrf. hose rails are for
the guidance of balloons, which are to car
ry Is persons each. An, Immense and Z la
craiive trade with the interior, the Major
conceives, could be carried on 10y this means.
He offers to come To this town and exhibit
his models free Of expense, A balloon rail-
way from ST. Paul to Galena, would suit US
well, jn theawinter. BY the way, we should
like to know, if Minnesota is always to re-
main, the only part Of creation unvsited by
lightning upon telegraphic wires? ~ , sp'
. MIR. Lewis Lyman, of White River juno
ton, VI, has raised calf, a cross breed
between the Devonshire and the common
native stock, nine weeks old, weighing Sl4
pounds! II may not be aniss to mention
thai the father of this calf was the celebra-
ted parsonage who, during the past season.
threw the locomotive f'Gevernor Paine"
from the track, in which encounter he lost
his life. Nothing is said about the Calls
maternal relations.
The people Of Michigan are agitating the
question Of cutting off that portion of the
state lying north west Of the straits of Mack
inaw Tor the purpose Of forming new state,
TO be called Superior" Superior TO what!
certainly not to Minnesota. ie} 81
The Wing Convention has nominated
Martin p Sweet of Freeport, for Congress.
Thompson Campbell Of Galena, is the
Democratic nominee. f.t 20 i''n
military company, composed entirely
Of negroes, has been formed in New York
They are styled the Black Guards. -
F'' ra PORTLAND, Sept. 10, 1850.
Democracy once more triumphant In
Maine. We have handsomely elected FIVE
out of seven Representative to Send Con-
gress, and viii stand the same at present in
the next Congress, much to the astonsh-
ment Of the federal and abolition coalition,
Our present popular democratic Govern+
elected. e.ts. u.1t 31t a.tt l| /
MIssIsslPpr AND MILwAUxEE r. RoAp
"A letter from the commissioner Of the
general land office to Gen. Dodge of Wis
consin in reply to one fromthe latter wishing
to know the quantity of land that would be
granted to the State in the event of the pass
age of the bill by Congress, states that the
State would receive more land ny $4,000
acres, 10y terminating the road at the mouth
of the Wisconsin river, than it would by
terminating it at the southwest corner of the
state. 80 49, r." naH aH " rrI
It is said that Howard of the Irving
House pays $1,000 Cor the presence Of Jen-
ny Lind AZ a guest. -iii 500
Last night, about 10 O'Clock, fire broke
out in the Cabinet Shop of F. f. Bergman
& Co.--back of their ware room on Main
street--communcdting TO the dwelling OF
Mr.. Bergman and smoke-house adjoining
aud thence to the house occupied by the
family Of Mr.. Del!ingall, all Of which were
destroyed Galena Adv.
JEws.-Thrre are said to be-, in the whole
world, from five to seven millions of Jews.
This is serious detrinent 10 the pork
trade.
On Saturday morning LAST, a man by the
name of David Raynor, residing at Hunt
boat for the purpose of catching CLANS
On the afternoon, of the sr,ne day, the boat
was found on the beach near the entrance
of the harbor, where the tide bad recrdeti,
leaving it Highland day. The sail Of the
boat was still standing. and the body of the
deceased was found lying across the side
Of the boat near the stern, the principal
part of the body lying outside, while the
MI ba hon ~
have been seated on the stern of his boat
steering with an oar, and, while endeav oring
10 pull the bead of the boat around his oar
slipped over thoepin, andSf,siug his bal
ance was cast over the side, With his head
aud the upper part of The bcsl Immersed in
the water, while his feet, catching under an
boat, held the unfortunate man in this state
until his body was found on the Reach.
On Friday two men,s Benjamin Bowden
and Richard G.. Tucker, went out for Il fish
ing excursion. As they were returning a
squal came up, and Bow6en went forward
to lower the foresail AT the inouIent the boat
was strussyyith ltls sqaull, and fell over
board. HSRenipanion says he never rose
again.-[SSsm G~z.
mrs. JOhn y. SkGk was. kiiieh on the
18th inst, when hdeng in a Luggy from
Vincennes y Eawrenceyille, by the running
away of The hsrse attached TO the vehicle.
A daughter riding with her was seriously
injured. The buggy was dashed TO pieces.
The London Times says that no royal
parsonage, illustrious statesman, or foreign
potentate, was ever regarded by the people
of England, with more curiosity than Jenny
Lind! %'' @'f f'ti i''-
A letter from London, dated August l6, says:
ssJust as Jenny Lind is embarting for the West,
new star rises in the East. AT her Majesty's
Theatre, a Young Spanish artist, Madame tloren-
TIM, a native Of Seville, made her deba on Tues
day evening, in the opera Of Norma, Her voice
Is a high soprano, and is remarkably rich, cleai
and bell-like. The lady possesses fine figure,
beautiful face, bright eyes, and very expressive
features. Her dramatic action is good, aud she
promises to rank as one of the most popular vo-
calisis Of the day. She was received by a crowd.
cd house, with the greatest enthusiasm. The
regular season at her MaJesty's Theatre, will ter.
inmate Tomorrow evening" -a,. .If - .ag
About two hundred and twenty years divide the
age of Hamlet and King Lear from that of Jack
Sheppard and Jim Crow. These dramatic pieces
are unquestionaby the exponcnts of the dramatic
taste and production of their respective times. |,
cannot he denied that each iS fue tyna IF m,