The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-02-27

Hartford, in which the writer states that DR.
Parkman was followed by two men, mur
dered IN his own room, and then conveyed
TO the college. The letter was written in
disguised hand, and is on a par with the stu
pid hoax published in New Orleans.
U- A hog weighing two hundred and IF
ty pounds remained under hay rick sey
enty-four days without eating, drinking, o
enjoying glean of air or sunshine, ant
only weighing sixty pounds when released
AT first, it could not walk, but moved b,
short jumps like rabbit; but his appetite
is returning. This is the longest time fo,
an animal to remain without food, and vet
live, that we have heard Of
A thrilling piece of information was bro'
by the last steamer, which has not been no.
ticed by our contemporaries as such an i'm.
portant event deserves. The Prince oi
Wales has actually had a narrow escape
from being shot in the jacket or trowsers, or
perhaps worse!
The preliminaries of legislation, like
those of a duel, are more tedious and al
most as disgusting as the affair." itself.
&c Mrs. John Quincy Adams said some
years ago, that her husband, when Minister
at Berlin, was positively fond of wal,zing.
He did not look like i, in later tines.
Bogus Hungarians.-Th Simon pure
have been so well received, that several
have been "trying it on," i'll the way of
speculation.
The Persians have saying that "Ten
measures Of talk were sent down upon the
earth. and the women took nine.''
Those Persians are remarkably plain-spo-
ken people, sometimes.
The packet Time and Tide is making
her regular trips on the Illinois river.
The meanest man in the world lives in
West Troy. Sam Segue says there is one
disease which he will never have, and that's
an enlargement of the heart" In helping
hin, out of The river once, a nan tore the
collar Of his coat-the next day he sued him
for assault and battery.-.4tbany Dutchman.
1t is said that the survey of the Isthmus
of Panama, by Col. Hughes, cost $4,000,
though the strictest economy was practscd
A new invention, constructed in France,
enables the Lyons manufacturers to weave
velvet in widths of six to twenty -four feet
Hitherto velvet could only be produced in
very narrow widths.
W- The Shakers at Lebanon have been
so healthy that not one died last year. They
dance all disease out of the system, and are
moreover a steady, industrious, and temper
ate people, and have right by their habits
TO look for long life.
New post Offices have been established at
Fredonia, Washington county, Wis; Bluff,
Sauk county, Wis; and South English,
KsOkuk county, Iowa.
The Df tbo manu- b.. o.Jo.oJ -
portion Of the Home Squadron to cruise on
the coast OF South America in order to at
tend to our interests in that quarter.
The Monument Rssing.-Ths Governor
Of New York has been authorized by the
legislature, to procure a suitable block of
stone from the State quarries, for the Ma
tional Monument at Washington.
Explosions of religion make grea noise
and some smoke for a moment or two, but
they do not clear the moral atmosphere nor
add to the number of reliable saints.
% 1t is computed that SO 900 illesiti-
mate children are annually born in England
Ii says little for the morality Of that great
country.
"1he Trembling .aspen. .'-The poplar
or aspen, whose tremulous leaves vibrate to
ing to superstitious tradition in the High
lands Of Scotland, is the tree from which
the Sayiour's cross was made, and on this
account its leaves were smitten with per-
petual restlessness.
FoREIGN ITEMs.-Baron Haynau. the
Austrian butcher, is a natural son Of the
Duke Of Hesse, born in 1916. He has fire.
quently been supposed insane.-An indus
trial home for gentlewomen has been found
ed in London.--A steam packet commu-
nication with Austria is about to he estab-
hed.-A new method Of regaining the
hearing has been invented 10y DR.. Yearsley.
Cotton is passed down to the membrana
tympani, and the hearing returns.--.The
two grand daughters of the late Bishop of
Norwich have Joined the Romish Church.
Russia has launched seven new vessels
of war.-American ploughs and plough
irons are now exported to Epgland.--
Mrs. Mowat, has been performing the char
acter of Viola, in Twelfth Night, with very
in different parts Of England.
burns.--Mrs. Ellis is about publishing a
new monthly work, to he entitled the "Morn-
ing Call. "a life Of Lady Blessington
has appeared, written by her niece, Miss
Power.--'rhere are no less than three
hundred and fifty-two works having distinct
reference to the history and exploits of Ma
poleon.--Miss haywood the American
danseuse, is now figuring at Milan.
SENATORS FoorE AND SEwARp.-The
correspondents Of the public press at Wash
ington generally admit that Senator Foote'S
reply to MIR. Seward, on the 4th inst. has
seldom been equalled on the floor of the
Senate for point and ACKNOWLEDGMENT
writes to the Philadelphia Ledger, that dur
ing the reply, "Mr. Clay, at times, held his
handkerchief to his mouth; sardonc smiles
diffused themselves like wrinkles on Jove's
face, over the bronze face OF Mr.. ebster
and the magnifceD, Fillmore, who more
than fills the Vice Presidential chair, en-
deavored in vain to look as serious as a
head in a BARRIERS shop. Not Senator
left his place, not lady left the gallery, til!
the castigation was completed, and the vic
tim left bleeding in the arena OF the ampi.
theatre. Never was presumption more
thoroughly punished-never dogmatism
kicked back more effectually TO its obscure
hiding place. The bargain between the
Senator from New York and the editor oil
the Courier and Fnuurer was fully cxnnsed