The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-11
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parents reside in Ohio, after being in Saint Paul
several days. suddenly disappeared on Sunday
last; being for ths~last time, little after
noon, walking over thu edge Of precipitous bluff
on Bench Street, in front OF the Fremont House.
From marks and footprints seeA CD the other
side of the declivity, it is almost certain that he
fell into the river; but whether Intentionally or
not, is quite uncertain. He had been. much m
toxcated for several days. ,f
VI BALANCE IN HIS FAvoR.---As the DIR.
Franklin, No. 2, was coming into our port last
Friday evening, one Of the deck hands. an Irish
| man, whose Christian me is James, walked out
upon plank extending over the bow of the boat,
with the bovine, TO jump ashore and fasten,
another man balancing the other end of the plank.
The plank, however pitched into the river, with
James upon it. lie was found more than half
mile below town, having fetched up with his
plank at the bend Of the river, below the mouth
| Of Trout brook.
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CHURcH PRoPERrY FALLING IN SAINT
IPAuL.--Thursday last, of the centre beams
of the second story of the large brick Catholic
Seminary which is being built in Saint Paul,
bro for want of proper support in the centre,
and fell down with all the other beams Of the
second story, into the basement, knocking
holes in the unfinished walls. Mr. Charles Bo-
lille was starding upon the scaffoldng built up
on these beams, when they fell, bat received no
injury in falling. ,H'-ag la tiFe- ''f
A MAN DRowNEp.--Last Sunday morning
man was found dead in the boom below the Lower
Landing Saint Paul. coroner's inquest was
held. verdict-death by drowning. IT is be-
lieyel to be the body of james Searles, who was
just discharged from the army at Fort Ripley,
having about $500, il is said. He trusiy
man, and had been employed by Capt Dana,
comma nder of Fort Ripley, to carry the mail for
the garrison between the Fort and ST. Paul.
SHARP Practice IN THE AaMY.--Wc
have lately heard the particulars of case Of
stabbing and cutting which occurred at Fort Rip
ley about the first of July last, and which the
public have'a right TO be Informed Of. Mr. Fales,
private, asked his sergeant, M'In:yre, if there
would be any harm in his, Faies', dancing in his
quarters with his boots OFF, M'Intyre asked him
what he meant by such a question. Fales re-
{ peated the question, and M'Intyre ordered him to
90 to the guard-house. Fales hesitated and re-
e monstra,ed and asked for what he was to be sent
to the guard-house' A scufile cnsued; MIutyre
: was thrown down, and being under, drew small
, knife and stabbed Fales the back Of his Shout
der and ripped HIM open across the abdomen, just
, below the ribs. Fales was taken to the hospital
4 Of the garrison, and has been flut,erng between
life and death since. il is said that sergeant
M'intrye has not been punished, and it may be
he was jusiifable in his conduct; but not il we
d, have heard the truth about it, Fales was the son
of respectable family in Michigan. .
r MINNESOTA WHEAT AND OArs-Three
J, years ago, Mr.. Theodore Farber of Cottage
J, Grove, in Minnesota, raised 80 measured bushcl.
: of spring wheat upon acres Of ground; and Mr.
II VIM. Middleton, same season, rused 80 bushel:
Z upon acres. Who says canuot raise wbea
e III Minnesota? This very season, Mr.. P. +. Fur
i, Der raised % bushels per acre of good sprn.
Il wheat upon ground which had never been plowet
IT deeper than 8 inches, and had been sowed iii,
= 8 consecutive preceding years with oats--ever,
= bushel Of the wheat weighing over 50 pounds t.
the bush,l. Mr.. Samuel Middleton has raise,
!, this year 10 acres of oats, which will average
re throughout 20 bushels to the acre. Three acre
of them are barley oats. weighing AZ pounds pc
- bushaI, and yielding 20 bushels per acre by Hea
d sure For producing wheat, oats and potatoes
t. Minnesota may safely challenge the world. Ever
e word of this is true; but not newspaper in al
- New England or New York viii copy it, for lea
i Of turning the attention OF people there to tn
N free, fertile, healhlul Northwest
"OTHER FISH TO FRY. The Cussewag
IF Chronicle, (Alead,iie, Pa.) says:
20 "WI tie Minnesota Pioneer keep watch gu
ID for J. w. FRY, a Thief and Counterfeiter, VIII
n is fugitive from Justice from this and adoinin
Dt counties! We arc informed that he is about 10
> eating in your neghhorhood' s.
IT If we had a watch, we could hardly afford I
lie keep it out for thief Sc, the Democrat on.
J. A LIE EXPLODING A CRowD.--I.ast week
81 Wednesday, on the arrival of The Nominee at tt
:, Lower Landing, cry Of smallpox was raised i
e the boat, and never did the reading of the r il
J. act scatter mob more suddenly
m JAIL IN SAINT PAUL.--Again we urge upo
,r the notice Of the County Commissioners of Ram
~ sey county, The urgent necessity of their maxim
= immediate provision for erecting jail Grim
If stalks at large and criminals 60 unwhipt Of jus
4, tce, for want of a place of confinement TIL
IN Board ought 10 commence immediately and con
], tract with some energetic TO build Jail
:" it be only square bock-house, well ventilated
/, worth $50. 1t is worse than useless for law {
re merely stir up rogues. They must be skimme'
~ out and put by themselves. Wiii the Board &C
10 in this matter, before blind Anarchy and un
!" chained Crine, establish fully their dominion
"a Minnesota. fe 4f tiafs tei-r.-.. e
re SHOOTING ON SuNpAY.--There are sti