The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-11-07
Detroit. Oct. IN.

Detroit, Oct. tn
Our frst physicians have examined the
bodies of the IL or Is persons who died so
suddenly AT Kalamazoo, and finding no pai-
son in the stolnachs, have arrived al iht
conclusion that their. disease was c,.olesa. :
Pittsburgh. Oct. II.
A severe storm occurred in Aileghany al
w e,lnesslay right. number Of houses
and churches were struck by lightning, an.)
several persous were injured; the rain wa3
very heavy.
Pittsburgh, Oct 81.
The steamer Federal Arch sunk acaY
Louisville, has been raised.
Charleston, Oct. lG.
The vote for Mr., Aiken for Congress,
gives seven hundred ami ninty-five maiori,
ty-he is probably elected-Col. Caresst
editor of the Mercury, has I,I79 malor;ls
for Srare Senator.
- Cincinnati, Oct. III.
A destructive fire, supposed to ke the
work Of an incendiary, occurred al the
smoke house Of Messrs. Miller, Brown s.
Hawkins Loss $4,000. Sf7}s
break has occurred in the Wabash Ca
nal; the river was never known TO lie SO low
as at present.
Extensive arrangements are msking f1r
pork parking The supply will fall largoly
behind that of last year.
PENNSYLVANIA ELEcrIoN.-The Penn
syivanian claims a Democratic majority IN
the State Senate, and regulates the r,a,ors
stated in some quarters of the defeat of the
Democratic, Senators from the Mercer ami
Clarion districts. The same paper claims
a Democratic majority of % in the House
of Representatives.
The whole State tickle. for Canal Conn
missioner, Auditor General aud Survivor
General, has been carried by the Den,ocrats
by large majority. /
Hart Fellows, Esq. cf RushvilIe, now in
California, has been appointed survey or Tor
the port Of San francisco.
Steubenriue, Oct. 81.
The cholera has broken out her; &c.
cases have occurred since Friday. !;
Richmond, Oct IL
Henry A. Wise, whilst engaged in Az anil
mated discussion yesterday in Virginia. re-'
ceived telesraphic dispatch announcins
the death of his wife on MONDAY night, All
Accomac; she was well when he left 10 at
tend the Convention. She was the daugh- !
ter OF the Hon. John Sargent, of Phla !:
Montpelier, Tt., Oct 10. !.
The Legislature Of this State have eleci
ed the Hon. Solomon Footc, Of Ru,la nd. 90.
United States Senator, in place of the Hon.
5. 5. Phelps, whose term expires on the 4lh
of March next. Mr.. Foote was one of those
persons defeated last winter for the Clerk /.
ship Of the House OF Representatives. Hei
is free soiler-Mr. Phelps is wing
Pittsburgh Oct. g. +,
The Coroner held an inquest last night
on the body Of young man named .Ione>,
aged 10; witnesses proved that his faiher
struck him repeatedly with poker, they
were both drunk at The time.
Pittsburgh, Oct. u.
A German named William Cunes, Killed
Conrad Schaefter. a tavern keeper, by stab
bling him in the breast with knife They
had quarrelled about family matters.
The News FROM CALIFossIA.-The
publication of the news from California,
brought lay the arriva! Of the Crescent Civ,
produced ON Friday no little sensation. The
dates are two weeks later than those pre-
viouSly received, and SO DAYS have inter-
vened since our adviccs left San F'raucI.eo,
being the shortest time yet made tetween
that city and this port.
1t is. asserted that the amount of gold in
the hands of the passengers, is nearly nil
lion of dollars, though only about lhi.iy-
two thousand dollars appears on the freight
list.
At Chagres il was healthy, and also IL
Cruces and Panama. The road 20 Cruces
is represented to he in excellent condition,
as well as the Gorgona road.--lN. y. lie
raid.
BUFFALO, Oct. IS
SEVERE GALE AND DisAsrER.-For sew
! L
freely. Yesterday morning il chouned a.
round TO the West and increased in forces
during the day. About noon our h.rl,or
came near being the scene of an unusual
disaster. The steamer Baltic, in raaking
the harbor struck on the bar at the mouth,
and swung around, lying abreast OF The
stream.
She was followed by the Brig S. c. Wal
bridge, with a cargo of wheat from Cb.ca-
60. She struck the stem of the Baltic, then
fell off to .leward of the Norih Pier, " here
she lay pounding on the bottom for seyeIa!
hours.
Next came the schooner Odd Fello,v IF
Oswego, loaded with beef; she sruck The
Baltic on the starboard bow, tearing away
her bulwarks aud guard. The Odd Fellesv
had her jib-boom, bowsprit, all her bul-
warks and several staunchous carried away.
and was leaking badly at that time Tie
Baltic to let her up forward. drove iato
the harbor 80 head of cattle, which she bad
on board, part Of which reached the shor,. IN
safety. Several swan into the Lake and
were drowned.
The N. Dimck with a cargo of wheat
from Chicago next came iii flying At dis
time hundreds of spectator crowded the
pier aud gret anxiety was fels for boIh the
Baltic and Dirnmick.
Southern News,