The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-09
Odds and Ends.

The zach. America which recently took he
prize at ii trial OF speed viii of John Bui! 5
fastest sailing crafts, has been sold 10 Col. DE
Biaauiere for SIS, 900. It's total cost in this
country was S2O, 900 The American Illustrated
News remarks, now that the English have bought
this craft, Bruher Jonathan wiil go work and
rig one out that will beat the America.
new bank is TO be established al one Of The
principal points Of The Illinois River. Ii will be
conducted upon "A system Of banking similar TO
that which now prevails ~ Chicago.
The healihiest county in the state Of Missouri
Is fancy, situated in the Ozark niounta ns--the
deaths in 1850 beng only one IN S6t. MISSISSIPPI
pl county, situated in the swamPs, s the sckliest
the deaths in the same year being one in %.
A tremendous disparity.
TRUE As BooK.--The only people that
hope is the poor, The rich live IN fear. Reduce
u 10 ena pair of breeches, and his views OF
futuriiy will be as buoyant d cork. Make him
4 milioni,e, and he viii worry from wears end
10 years end. Every gale Of wind not only sinks
his vessel but his spirits and the SINE conagra
tion that only breaks he nap Of the shirtiess
hafer, fills the mind of the rich with fear
and trembling for the stock he owns in some in
saFance company
ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMoRE.--Itw was ru-
mored yesterday in Baltimore, and generally
credited, that the Right Rev. Bishop Francis
Patrick Kenrick, of Philadelphia, has been ap-
pointed by the Pope to The vacancy in the arch
bishopric Of Baltimore. The Most Rev. p. Gull
lum, Primate of Ireland. it is said, is deputed by
the Pope to bring the paum and superin-
tend the ordInation.-lN. Y. Tribune.
The D1FFERENcE.-It was a saying of Pa
lev that he who is not fool half the time, IS a
a fool all the time. Robert Hall, who held
similar opinion, on beng approached by very
dull preacher with The exclamation: ''lIow can
man who breaches like YOU talk in 30 triflirg Il
u'anner:' replied, ''lhcre, brother, is the differ
ence between US, you tail; your nonsense in the
pulpit, talA Gisise out of It,.
Mr. Horns, who has recently opened The locks
in London, deemed hitherto, proof against all at
tempt>, is a Boston boy, who was brought up and
Engaged in glass fabrics, and has never wrough,
IN iron. lie is employed in the sale of American
locks, IN which he is interested, IN England. No
attempt has been made 10 gam the large reward
offered for opening the American lock. The
brother Of MIR. Hobbs is living here, carry
ing on the business of caryer.--lBos,ou Trans
crpt.
CArHARINE HAYES Whatever may be
the musical talents Of LA belle Katrina" even
glance ii her person, assures us that she is a
Wnu.an OF eNtrdCfuNiaft HguFe j.
FATHER above the medium, full and swell filled
up, IS the artists would say, 10 The lines Of hea u
~ fer hair IS esGberant, cur,ins, and of il rici
auburn color; in the sunlight I. would he 9 iden
she has Large, soft, cefulean eye, a good ma
torcd mouth, and a smile radiant sunshine
ia hrr conversation she betrays IA pleasant wit
cia,huad with The enthusiasm peculiar to he
-.,"sr,men. She is j',>l >nch woman mus
hs. -: 80 an Moore, when he p ined the I'll
daughters of TIM
f'-- md snug to wonian's ear
1i.s ,aa. t.: q ne.''
The poeu is of '.ihe swan represent be
ST.. "a cApse-,Ioa e sadness, sari of weepin
au,-.,tii",s -o.'i,. If she were listening to Tn
bru.;.n Va tnss of The iiaTpof ar; but "a moi
lively, jo,ous, >un,.y Gee, we have seldom seer
while her sI'lr.- to FLOW ard overflow in an
mated sympathy with ever, thing thar is brish
aud good, ard beauiful-with every thing that
around her. Take her, as Shakespeare wou
say, for all in all, she Is flush pattern Of woma,
hood--body, mind and soul. Her warm manne
will please the Americans; and uness the forei,
press overrate her vocal powers, she will make
sensation, aud meet with reception second on
Jenny Lnd.-[N. Y. Mirror.
EXPEDITION AGAINST NORTHERN MEX
co.-There is much talk in New Orleans, a
has been for several days, Of an expedition to
the contemplated movement Of the Northe
Mexican States declaration Of Independent,
Horace l.. Kinney, of Corpus Christi, aud Fort
Bsitton, are reported TO be at The head of
American expedition.
Many Of the Texan Rangers and parties
gagged IN the hate Cuban movement are enlist
in the cause. The alleged revolving States
Tamaulspss, Coahua, and New Leon
The movement Is designated as Buffalo Hu
The Mexican officers named are Carahajal
CagaIes, Of notorious memory.
= ~ A SPECIMEN Of PERsEvERANcE.-A [
low named Cummings stole a horse fir
Col. Shaw, Of Marqus,te county, Wise
sin. The Colonel swore be would ca
him, if he had to make life piigrimi
aver the world. He travelled 81 days
expended $29S, and caught the rascal
0ttowa. Ill. Horse thieves will be very
10 pass 10y Col. Shaw's pasture after Ii
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