The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-23

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Wayne started from St. Louis about
two week since and arrived at Fort
Smelling on the 9TH inst, from thence
she proceeded to the great falls with a
large party from St. Paul and Fort
Smelling, among whom was Gov. Ram
sey, of Minnesota. With very little
difficulty, and in much shorter time than
anticipated the boat succeeded in reach
ing the landing at the town of St. An
thony on the evening of the 9TH INST,
being the first Steamer which had ever
assembled to that point, her arrival as a
matter of course created considerable
excitement, and much JOY on the part of
the inhabitants, a large number of whom
spent the greater portion of the night in
dancing on board A meeting was call
ed and set of very complimentary re-
solutions were unanimously passed, and
in addition to which Capt. Rogers was
presented with the premium purse OF
$3.50, AT an early hour on the 9Th inst.
the Wayne showed out from the port of
St Anthony and at s o'clock OH the fol-
lowing morning she was Prairie La
Port, distance Of 322 miles on her way
to this city.
The Chemung river bridge, at Elmira,
New York, and store each side, were
consumed by fire on Thursday evening
week Loss about $50, OO0 1t was
thought to be the work of an incendiary,
as camphine was found poured upon the
bridge.
A MAN BURNED TO DEATH.-A man
called Gerard Hayden, of Rutersville,
Fayette Co, was burned to death by a
negro, on the night of Thursday 18th ult
From u letter received from James A.
Haynie, dated Rutersyille, April 10, it
appears that Hayden was engaged in
opening farm on the Navidad river
He had rented some land about three
miles from his new place, and feeling in
disposed, left two OF his negroes and a
German and went to his camp. They
soon followed him, and one of them,
called Bob, went into the camp, on pre-
tence of getting medicine for the Ger
man, leaving the other standing outside
Hayden gave him the medicine and got
into his bunk again, when he was knock
ed in the head with maui by the negro
who then dragged him to the fire and
tried to burn HIM up. After burning his
legs off above the knees, he put him
back in the camp (Which was of plank
and set fire to it, consuming his body
His bones were brought to Rutersyllle
on the Sunday following, and inferred
Both the negroes are In irons. A boy,
to whom it appears the negro had con
tossed the crime, disclosed tbe affair at
the examination. The negroes belong
to a Mr.. Goodwin, and were brought to
this country about four years ago by
Mr.. Hayden, from Mary land. Galres-
ton .News.
A gentleman, just down from Fort
Gaines, says that on his way down, he
met the Chippew chief, Hole-in-the-day
with the sea p of the young Sioux Indian
which that brave took last week in this
1t was too good to keep
entire, and so Hoie-in-the-day had d.
vided the scalp in quarters. He was in
fine feather; and was returning very
leisurely with his trophy; and at night
he and his followers had a scalp-dance
In his descent upon the Sioux, he was
IN more haste; having in the short space
Of "a hours, marched down 50 miles,
committed the murder, and started for
home again.
& CAPT. SMITH, Of the Nominee,
has requested us to notice that he has
effected an arrangemen whereby pas
sengers for ST. Louis and points below
Galena, can be transported through
without any detention at Galena, and at
the same cost as upon boats running di-
rect. The Danube, Capt Barger, one
of the finest and fastest boats on the up
per Mississippi, will leave Galena (for
St. LOUIS every Friday evening, on the
arrival of the Nominee. This arrange
;nent must be great accommodation to
all persons bound for points below Gale
ma, as much Inconvenience has been ex-
perienced by irregularity in the arrival
of st. Louis boats at this place. Pas
sengers then, by taking the Nominee on
Thursday from this place, will arrive in
Galena Friday evening, and St. Louis
on Monday morning. They have also
formed Il connection with the steamer
Bon .4ccord, boat favorably known in
the upper trade, which will leave St.
Louis every Friday, and arrive in Gale
ma every Monday morning, taking freight
and passengers through for Minnesota,
and re-shlPPing upon the Nominee at Ga
lena. This arrangement guarantees
freight and passengers through both from
this point and ST Louis.
We would notice by the way, that the
Nominee, on her last trip, made the run
down from this place to Dubuque in
p 10 hours, including l3 landings for
passengers, and A weddings, (44 cords.
g A fragrant attempt to commit
murder was made in Clay county, Mo,
On the LIST instant Mrs. Col. Allen was
aroused about three o'clock at night, by
what she supposed to be the bite Of
rat. She stepped into room where her
sons were sleeping, and said she was
leedir.p TO death She had received a