The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-18

81 he result Of the first election in Massaciu-
sets under The Secret ballot law would seen, 10
Indicate ii,at the Wings had excellent reason for
the fears they entertained Of that laws
Col. BENrov.--The Washington corte.pon-
dent OF the Courier and Inquirer writes as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Benton scis out for Missouri on Saturday.
His great work on his experience in the Senate
and The general politics OF the country, during the
last thirty years, is not so fur advanced ms was
supposed. From the materials which have !nte-
" come into his possession there can be no doabt
That the work viii become Of grea, and peculiar
interest. have heard, that in addition % the
documents and information which an industrious
compiler might have collected, Mr.. Benlon has
received 4 vast quantity Of private manuscrpt
paper, Gen. Jackson left, TO be used after his
death, in vndicatlon Of the acts Of his military
and civil life. Some very important original pr
pers, which shed great light upon the cause Of
Mr.. Calhoun's opposition 10 Gen. Jackson forms
par, Of this matter. odd Bullion will use il
Az welcome ammunition in the prosecu,ion of The
war which existed beiween him and Mr.. c, and
has net ceased with his DEATH
! THE THIEVES AT THE WeRI.p's Fan
The total number Of charges made at the police
station at the Prince Of Wales Gate, reiatias
to offences within the building is twenty five. Il
which n,ne were for picking pockets, 81, for al
tempts TO do SO and ten for petty iarcenes ri
stalls. This renarka be fact has been account
ed for by the Lord Chief Baron, who in speech
delivered at the anniversary dinner of the South
West Middlesex Agricultural Society, OF Tues
day, made the following statement They had
heard. his lordship said, that although between
| { 100000 and 7,000, 600 Of people had visited
the building, only twenty five offenders bad been
! al NV, hp
them tue reason. At the first opening there were
only three doors opened for entrance, and lbs
persons entering were supplied with cards which
directed them TO places reserved for their atcom-
mediation There were police officers skilled in
the knowledge Of the persons Of the tnosl re-
markable thieves in Europe, stationed al tn,
doors; and when the meA,bers of what was
called the swell mob presented themselves
they received cards which sent them aIi 10 "a PAR
icular box, where some thty-seyen member.
of the con-iraternity found themselves assrnl-
bed TO practice upon the pockets of orc oao,her
l-whereupon they came 10 The nnanimons ,eso-
luton that the police regulations were too perfect
fer them, and SO they had better go ho.nc at
once.
ScHooLs IN New MrxIco.-The 81. Louis
Republican, Of Nov. =, has the following inter
esting paragraph
, "Nc had the pleasure Of greeting to Rev.
Mr.. Reed OF the American Baptist miss D. ..r-
merry chaplain in The L. Suites army. DIR. trou,
anita Fe. Mr.. II has been engaged in ,ae cog.
Thy effort 10 establish schools IA the To-. t,rY.
such the Mexicans and Pueblo indiar> would
I be willing to support. Ills labors thus + have
been emmeniy successful, and he now sits TIC
, United States to procure means and teachers, u'
extend his schools into various parts Of tn t.rg-
tory. We trust his efforts will be seconded
throughout the states, for there is no portion II
Tie territory of the United States that moe eu.'-
neptiy needs the schooDaster than New NeAico.
Mr.. X. returns in the spring to Santa Fe
WIFE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED ~ Rta
NUsBANp.--'lhe Warsaw New Yorker gives
the particulars Of an accident, by which Mrs
True, Of Covngton, wife of WIN. True. VS.
killed by her own husband Mr.. Z was driving
a stake into the ground, and rnl was placed
for him to stand upon, with one end in Z nsr
and the other upon rhe sill of the bara Ono
end Of the rail was held by Mrs r. 10 sleadv 3
While Mr.. Il. was in the act Of striking upop mo
stake with an axe, his feet slipped and Tie fell 10
ward his wife, the axe striking upon her head
with such force as to cause immediate death
No one witnessed fhis unfortunate sccjdeuj ez-
cept the husband, who was thus made HI wiie's
execulioner. A CORNERS Jury RENDERED a yes-
dict in accordance with the above ststemeni.
MOBILE AND Ono RArLRoAD.,rJhr -.
Louis Republican learns that tbis-road is rolidtv
advancing The length from Mobile, nov I,.i-
niteiy settled, is two hundred and sixty
miles thirty three of which are nearly finished
including extensive depot grounds and wh16
rights a; Mobile suiiicen, for the whole roo when
completed TO the Ohio river, and two iracred
and thirty four niles more are now ren for
graduation, and will be placed under cont. 90
soon as sufficient means shall be subso Sod 90
complete the same
This road runs nearly due north from Mot b..
passing through part Of Alabama and Mlss'9-
sppi The entire width Of Tennessee, an When
finished will form direct and pnbroken chain 1'
railroad between the city of Mobile an laLa
Michigan.
You've PEEL.--The las, steamer lronr Li1-
erpool brings news Of the appointment OF rFe3ef-
lex Peel, the youngest son Of England's gca'cst
statesman, who deceased something moro ,h-n
wear ago, TO the post Of under Colonial -f.Te..-
ny. considerable portion Of the Londc, press
dsapproye Of the selection ia the most u1q 4,.tl-
ed manner.
ARBITRARY Acr.--A German pap g. :
that few days back, il printing -oiiice 30 b.
cana. Hamburger composition refused to So. a.
types Of a manuscript, because he found d atjer-
ly impossible to decypher. compile "as
made against him TO the military author les, by
whom he was forthwith arrested; and ~ = uT'
= months investigation, he was sent fol "a 's''@ d
cha ms TO the biock-house.
A new counterfeit ten dollar pc"e has
. made it's appearance in Cincinnati 3. IS
j well executed, and calculated to deCc'Fe.
f. Judge Cole, of the United Stalc' ns-
;. trict Court, died in Paris, Name, 20" u"
9TH instant