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

phael, have obviously no limits t. ihe;r
works, except the limits Of their Iifi,-iig.e.
and resemble a mirror carried throunh tho
street, ready to render all image OF every
created thing. -
The world globes itself in ,Iron of
dew. The microscope cannot fpd me
animalcule which is less perfect for being
little Eyes. ears, taste, smell, moiion. re-.
sistance, appetite, and organs Of production
that take hold on eternty--all find room 70
consist in this small creature. So 10 we
put our life into every act. Tn. trnc doe
trine If omnipresehce is, that God re-a,-
pears in all his parts in every moss ard cob
web. ast
MOST Singular AccfoEnT-.fn srDlo-
soon Of an empty tarrel-Onc Of the most
singular accidents Of which we have ever
heard, took place yesterday afternoon, on
Liberty street. I'm empty barrel, which
had been brought from New Castle, Law
renee county, stood on the pave ment IN front
Of Mr.. William Dyer's grocery and produce
store. Ii had contained a mixture or ,,tr-
pcniine and alchol, and the end which had
been pierced for the spigor stood upper
most. ~ .-f.f.
A small colored boy, abou, twelve years
OLD. named William. came sauntering along
with cigar in bis mouth, and as il was un-
Int, drew match across the head az the
barrel to light it, when an explosion as loutl
as that of cannon was heard, and the it,
tie fellow, was proslrated on the Pavement.
one portion of the head of the barrel having
struck him on the cheek, which il laid nueii
to the bone, while the other Part was thrown
over the warehouse Of the Mcssrs. Niicbil-
hp oil ho l
severely burned, beloved Justify. and was
carried Ivy Mr. Thomas Mum and an
other gentleman to Doctor Gazzan,'s offce,
where his wounds were dressed,
1t IS supposed that the heat Of The sun
had filled the barrel with gas. AMI rs he
lad drew the match across its head IL PASS
ell over the spigot hole, thus connmnica-
ting with the iuhamable air within. Forr.-
nately no other person was injured, though
many were rassing at the time lP;tts.
GaZ. sn
DREApFuL ACCIDENT IN PARIs-.4 keat.ts.
uitcoman burned 10 death.-A frichr fat and
fatal accident occurred on the 25,h Ssl,,s m
Der, at chauteau in ViIlelouet. near ,l,e
city of BioIs, in France. The account i
given IN the correspondence of the Courier
d IS Etais Unis, which we trln l,rr, NO hay
Ing seen the crcnm stance mentioned in any
foreign Journal. The victim of tie nccj-
dent was Madame Vmines. grantl-nierc of
NJ. GLizot- lady "a Years Of rye, anl said
To have been admired a. one of the hand
soonest and most accomplished won en- OF
France. Her husband M. Vaines, is an ais,-
ateur painter. and proprietor Of the chateau
where The dreadful occurrence took y,lacc
Madame Eaines had returned in the t>c-
ming from concert, which had tnkea place
ut a neighboring chateau, and was undress-
Ing herself before the fire, 5eirg alone, when
her silk dress caught FIRE, and soon he was
enveoped in flames. Losing her presence
of mind, instead of wrapping herse!r iii ihe
bedcloihes which were near her, bv :, hich
she might have saved her life undoubtedly.
she ran from the room, aud iherel, gave
new activity &c the flames. She rushed M
tn The parlor, where were her aunt. q c.,is-
in, and M. Ofsnbach, the violinisr. The
latter ran 10 chamber for some bed.cio,bes.
while the laslies made intellectual attco,,.,s
10 arrest the flames. Before NJ. Ofpni,arh
had returned with a coverlid, in " bjcb no.
elwrapred the sutierin. lady, the ire had
done It's fatal work. Madame Yaines was
so sireadfuliy burnt, that she died after four
or five days OF the most excruciatinr siif-
feiing. The ladies and M. Offenbaci also.
were badly burnt, in their endeac0rs 20 sars.
their unfortunate ffiend--ihe Ia;tei hayinn:
been injured in bis hands, thar il was
feared it might permanently affect his rare
talent as viUliDist.
HITCHINc THE CUssED THrNG.--Ine \.
Hampshire Register gives the following ccount
Of an incident occurring the New Havsa mad
Hartford Road. after il went into operatlof. .
The train stopped at b'eriden to wood url. and
-hdgeiy gentleman, who for the first time "a h1$
life was r,ad, and who held on 10 hiy seat
with both hands, from the moment the cars len
Hartford, looking as though he expected overvs
moment to be shook out of the window, sudden'S
stepped out on the PLATFORM and took rs pd ooi<
at the locomotive. Anything The matter" Ia
CURED wag, who had greatly enjoyed ihe eoaB-
tryman's perturbation. Anything The n,effr!I
should think there was something the matter, &c
you ever noticed it! Why, they ve siorped IL
the middle of the road, and hoiaf kiici * TIC
eusSea hing! 'Spose that il should STAR hey?
guess some of US would he 10 the kingdogl come
afore night!'' A roar Of laughter from the pas
scngers in no wise altered the mans view Of ;ae
superior safety Of his posiiion-''ia case fe cas-
SGD thing should sfaTI.'
TouGH.-s.you are rathe. crooked eharac-
te-, Mr.. Jones'
''Rather, sir; but not quite so crooked 1fee
once knew. twas the tallest butternut ever
saw. Standing close 80 it one day in a thu pdcr
storm, saw squirrel in one Of the top branches.
I he lightning s,ruckthe same brunch about three
feet above him---,he squirrel started--the light
hing had to follow the grain, and the squirrel wen,
straight down. 20 conieunded crooked was tl.t
tree, sir that the squirrel, by nay watch, goa ID,
the bottom precisely three inmates belize h,
lightning"
al hats a be-" exclaimed the landlord
"a lie: true, sir, as any story ever was. ! az
forwards saw that tree cut down, and II was SO 10
.ernal crooked that il was three weeks before IL
laid still; then IL was made into rails for isog
pasture. The hogs would crawl through twenty
times day. and so thunderias crooked we, ihen.
rails, tina, every time the hogs go, ov, the, forml
themselves in The pasture again.