The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-09-19

Ben. C.Easi,nan, Of Plaueville. was nom
mated for Congress, Ivy the Democrat
Congressional Convention at Mineral
Point, on the 4;b; ami The Hon. o. Coli, Of
Potosi, the present incumbent, was re-noirl-
mated, for the same office, by the Wing
Convention, at the same place or the sue
cee,ling day.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 9-M
Bishop Bascom, of the Msiho list Epis-
copaI Church, died in this city yesteday
tn 0rnng.
Mr.. Bayarl Taylor, Of the New York
Tribune, is the successful competitor for
the $500 prize song for Jenny Liud.
Albert H. Francis, a brakeman on the
Utica aud Syracuse Railroad, had both of
his legs and one arm cut off, by being run
over by the train at Syracuse, this morning
He lived about fifteen minutes after the sc
ii lent.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 29--No mail south or
Raleigh tonight.
The late storm did immense damage at
Halifax, N. G.. Buildings and fences were
blown down, and crops FRUSTRATED in every
direction. On Mr.. Croweli's farm several
houses were blown down, inluriny bun-
her of negroes-his cotton was torn ,ip BIZ
the roots. The railroad bridge over Quinn
key Greek, 20 feet high and $50 feet
long, was blown downby the violence Of
the gale.
On the morning Of Sept 9th, as the
freight train was coming over the N. Jersey
Central Road, near New Market, the grove
of the culvert was discovered To have set
tied considerably by the washing away Of
the dirt 10y the heavy rain storm on Mon
day night. However, the train got over
this IN safety, and an express train WAS i'm
mediatey despatched back TO inform the
conductor OF the passenger train (that was
some distance hehind) Of the unsafe conli-
Of this part of the road and it was fouud
that train loaded with peaches and other
freight had been precipitated down y cui-
vert near Wes,fi-I'i; crushing the cars und
locomotive, also killing almost Instantly the
brakeman, named Dutch Andrew, and
dreadfu'ly InjurDg three or four others,
whose names we could 10, learn.
The paper. are full Of the particulars Of
the damage done Ivy the late storm, extend
ing from the Lakes TO Pensacola, wreck
ing vessels, blowing down buildings Sc
here are also extended accounts Of the
Hood III Pennsylvania, which appears 10
have been the most destructive ever expert
enced there. A letter from Troy y. Y.
on the Sal inst. says:
During the whole Of the afternoon If yes
terday and last evening the rain came down
IN torrents. and until an early hour this
morning. IL seemed as if the fool gates Of
deluge had been opened. The damage
done is immense. The nail factory has suf-
Tered most severely. The upper dam on
fhn II, n
was the principal cause Of the damage at
the nail factory. The damage in Wm.ioly-
w orks was also very severe, and several
persons narrowly saved their lives The
dam just above Wins!ow's Works gave
way; and nearly its whole structure, huiit
In the most substantial manner, In, lIeen
completely broken down hy the huod IN
the vicinity of the dam on the north side
nearly everything was swept away horder-
ing OH the stream. The loss in Nu~low
& CoriIins'S lower factory will he very roti-
siderable. young lad. aged 10 ol II years
was sweep, OFT by the waters and ,lcowie.i.
Many others narrowly escaped with th,i.
lives.
An easterly storm commenced with ~
on Friday night last. Throughout most O:
The day on Saturday, the wind liew con-
rain: Ii appeared to have been general in
It's effects. Many trees in this place, a. well
Us IN the country, were prosiraied--ln
places obs,ructing the roads. Cotton J. ma
teriaiiy damaged. The gale comnraced
from the ta>i, then changed and soi,>ilca
when blowing from the west Il .has twist
ed the cotton, corn, AMI all other growth In
every direction. All the cotton open W..
totally destroyed, sDJ The stalk Of the cot
ton Invested of a considerable por,lou Of IT.
tfut.-t MiiledgevilIe (Ga.) Recor.. Aug.
p.
Geographic despatch reeeive,! in .hs
city yesterday, states that the Savannah
river had risen IS IL feet, at Augusta, up
to 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, and THAI
serious spprshensons were entertained Of
injury from an overflow by the planters on
either side.-(Savannah Georgian, AYg.
81.
On Saturday last we were visited by one
OF the heaviest storms of wind and ram we
remember TO have witnessed for dozen
years. Ii commenced about l2 O'Clock Oh
Friday night, AMI continued until near NE
ridian the next day, blowing perfect gale
and raining IN torrents. In our city many
shade trees aid much of the fencing wa~
has been everywhere prostraied in large
quantities, 80 much so indeed as to reuder
the highways in some piaces almost irnpass-
able. The g,eifes, injury, however, which
has been sustained, has been by the grut4-
ing crops. The cotton crop has suffered
Immensely.
On Tuesday Of week before last between
ii anil - O'Clock, rs the freight ard pass
enger train was coming over the n. Jersey
Central Railroad to Jersey city, i, was pre-
cipitatetl down bank, in consequence C
the culvert near Wes,fieid having given
way from the heavy rains. which thus uu-
derrnined the earth. The locomotive gnl
cars were smashed, and a brakeman, named
Andrew Dutch, was killed on the spot. a
number of others, whose names vs coIii
not learn, were severely injured. Nostot
the freight cars were loaded with peaches
the greater part Of which were destroyed.
The highes, speed of the Steanre- Allan
tic, which brought over Jenny Lind, Nas