The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-16
From the Springfield Journal.
FROM CALIFORNIA.

Mr.. B. A. Watson writes rs follows
from California, 10 Mr.. j. {. Pianck, of
this city. We regret 10 learn that Mr.
Henry Shepherd, late of this county, a
valuable man, died at SACRAMENTO City,
about the 4th Of February. This news
will carry sadness and sorrow to q once
happy hearth.
SACRAMENTO CRY, Upper CAi,foroia,}
Ma. J. c. PLANcx:
-" The government "a enlis,ng men
down at the Bay, | understood, TO go
through with sn exploring party TO the
States. They give them $40 per day.
Many Of our people will hardly ever
have money enough, at one time, 10 pay
their passage home--yet there is gold here,
IN vast abundance, in the mines in which
have worked; thefesfs gold upon every
square yard oC country for miles around
bu, it requires work work work! work
TO find it. il is very uncertain business, be-
cause men are not satisfied with three or
four dollars per day, which they can make
upon almost all the bars; but il costs
about half Of that for provisions.
After working awhile for thar, they spend
all they make in prospecting for better dig
sings and make money, and about two
thirds of those who are successful lose all
they make at the gaming table. Nearly
everybody gambles. have seen fortunes
won and lost in All hour. There is no con-
cealment Of the practice here. The Ia
hIes are in public places in the houses, and
the hnnses occupy the mos, conspicuous pla
ces IN the city.
sss Mr. j. Weber arrived here yester-
day from above. He says all of the COM
pany TO which be belongs are well and
have done tolerably well. Lewis John
son and himself, he says, heve made each
some eight hundred dollars. Messrs. Web
er and Biddie intend trading on the Trinity,
next summer.
MrRpER WILL Our.-A most horrible
affair occurred near Lansing, Michigan,
recently, the circumstances Of which tue
"Expounder" of iba, place relates as fol-
lows:-A man named Jenny, who resided
alone, having no family, died suddenly in
May last. There was strong reason to be-
iieve he WAS poisoned but suspicion rested
upon no one in particular. A few weeks
ago a revival of religion took place in the
neigbbOrhood. and a young man became
conscious-stricken and confessed the mur-
der. He also implicated his own father.
He says his father directed him to pur-
chase arsenic, and gave hlm the money
SpinniOgs went to Jenny's house, and while
the father kept watch outside the son went
IN and sprinkleC the arsenic on all the food
, he could find. Jenny took sick few days
after and died. The young man furthe,
stated that his father had previously pro
posed 10 him to murder MIR. Jenny in an.
other manner, bur, from the enormity o
: the proposed plan, he had refused. IL aIr
peared also that most bitter quarrel had
! for long time existed between the elder
Spinnings and Mr.. Jenny. The Spinnings
were committed to await the action Of The
county court in the present month.
TIE "CrsAN EXPEDITION. .n-Every few
days there is some disclosure Of the move
ments and desi gn of the people who are
understood to be engaged in the scheme of
making revolution in Cuba, and para
graphs are circulated IN the Iapers to the
effect that the Cuban invaders have issued
script which is for sale in the ma kets, thus
: conveying the Idea that men of substance
are embarked in this nefurious schene.-
All such iutmations are untrue, and origi-
nate IN design to gull the public. We
] happen to know little about this great
D project, and the men who are at The bottom
: Of II. 3bere never Was o more hold con-
, fempfibie swiDdie, and most of the movers
e are mere tricksters and gamblers, men " ho
$ have lived upon their wits for years, halt
the time nearly starved on account of the
snallnsss Of the capital. II is true that
script has been hawked about in several OF
the Atlantic cities; hut il is known TO have
= no value whatever, and money enough has
n", been raised upon il, to pay for washing
:. the dirty linen OF the two or three adyen-
'. inrerS at the seat Of government, who pro-
: itss To have the matter in charge. There
: is no organizrd plaufor neddlinC with Gu
ba.-A few diIapidated individual. are con.
n tinuHly making noise about the thing,
: bur il is nothing but desperate shift 10
= raise the wind Buffalo Express.
= GREAr NEWSPAPER PREss-Messrs
!, Hoe s. Co., are now huiiding for the n. Y.
Sun, Il press with eight small cylinders
whlrh will give off eight impressions at a
=, revolution and nj slow speed will pro
5 duce 90, 900 impressions in an hour. The
o mae hinery delivers the sheets, but it re-
: 9uires person at each cylinder to pu
i them IN.
e 90 The celebrated Tobacco importer
who creaied a sensation during lbe Mexi
ran war, is about to renew his claims, and
i will lay them before Congress in a few
:, French Minister, will present the whole
D subject over again to Mr.. Clayton, in few
e days.
r EXPEDITION TO the NORTH PoLE.-Tht
n offer made by Mr: Grinneli to fit out two
70 vessels to GO in search Of Sir John Frnnk
o lin, has, we learn frun the New York press
u been favorsbly received--and communica
a tioDs have been sent TO the Brooklyn Navy
r. Yard, Of the intention Of government tt
J. man these vessels, from the public service
l. About thirty thousand dollars have beer
is raised in The city of New York for the out
r. ht. An intense excitement, IL IS said, pre-
10 walls in New York city, and hundreds art
a anxious to be of the number who are Il
:. cover themselves with the honor that will
- attach to this noble enterprise.
III REPoRrLD CABINET ExpLosIoy--UxrRUE
The Baltimore Patriot, states, under dat
,. of Washington, April Ia:
"a There are many and various rumors a
~ to the change in the cabinet. can Sd
=. uron unQues,ionable authority, that be
~ yond rho rox;,o a,;on If Mr. Crav fnrh