The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-01-30

against receiving gold coin without
close examination. The greatest pre-
caution, however, on the part of any one
not critically conversant with coin,
would not avail to prevent the reception
terday, which were sent to the South
Western Railroad Bank, where they
were detected These pieces arc of
1913, with the letter o. under the ca
gle, TO indicate the New Orleans mint
The only thing we can describe as diff
fering from genuine piece before US,
is that the Impressions Of the die are
little more clumsy, and the rim aud nil
ling moro raised. There is also tinge
Of copper color on the rim, when held
TO the light. The general simil;tude,
however, to the pure coin, and being of
the same weight, induces US TO believe
that many Of them are in circulation. -
charleston Courier.
a Russian ship Of war was overtaken
by violent storm on the coast Of KAN
schatka, stranded, and dashed to pieces
upon a reef A sailor attempted to
reach the shore upon fragment of the
wreck In little while he perceived
one Of the officers, NJ. Minkski, strus-
Cling with the waves, and offered him a
share Of his plank.
"No, my boy," he cried, sit is too
light for two Of US. God has given it
to you-keep it. and 60 and tell my wife
that die with her upon my mind
The sailor urged and the officer again
declined This noble contest lasted an
instant when, seeing his superior de-
tcrnsined to refuse this anchor Of safety,
the sailor pushed the plank with oil his
force towards hun, and sank iii the
waves. ...:-
The officer was preserved.
The total number Of steam vessels, Of
all classes and sizes, propelled by pad
dlc-whecls and screws, belonging to the
royal navy Of England, is l6i and the
tota: amount of horsepower of this for
midabie fleet of steamers is above Al,
800, Of which nearly 40, 500 is actually
fitted, or being fitted to the vessels. The
total cost Of the machinery alone is cs-
tunated at nearly three millions and a
half sterling.
a land slide, carrying away several
houses, has occurred at hatcher, under
the hill.
The Londonderry, (lrcland) Journal
tells the following marvelious story
The iron steamer Fenelia, on its
way down the Lough, was attacked by
large fish. which, seizsng the bow with
its jaws, dragged the steamer all the
ofthe teeth were plainly visible on the
bows of the steamer. The fish was
nbou; fourteen feet long, of black CO.
Tor, and is supposed to have been bask
ing shark. ".I
The Sullivan county. IN. Y. Wing
states that young printer, who learned
his trade at New Vernon, has lately re-
ccived information that he and four
brothers and sister are heirs to S1CO,-
0J0 left for them in England.
In the Jardu des Plantes at Paris, are
two animals altogether out Of the pale Of
geological classfication-a hermaphro-
dite ass and calf with two heads.
The Austrians say that thrashing wo-
men is perfectly allowable in war, for
Frederick the Great notoriously thrash
cd Maria Theresa.
Ca:icatures upon persons and occur
rences are appearing in New York city
after the Partisan style. The latest is a
cock fight, representing the quarrel be-
tween the two Art URions--each party
headed by its respective President.
The following account Of the exordium
OF a lawyers speech is recorded in one
o! Southcy's letters
This man, gentlemen Of the Jury
walks into court like moiioness statue.
with the cloak of Hypocrisy in his mouth,
md IS attempting to screw three large
oak trees out of my clients pocket"
The State of Maine paysto the various
clergymen employed IN the state, about
500, 900 per annum. There are also
6S44 teachers in the various schools in
the state. ind about $500, 600 are an
nuai.y raised for common school purpo-
a country girl writing home about the
polka. says the dancing is not much, but
the "hugging" is heavenly. 1e
The money sent by the Irish emf
grants 10 America to their starving re-
htises at home, equals, ii is said, the
whole OF tie Irish. poor-sa.es.s &c rs. q. -
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