The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-03
ST. PAUL MINNESOTA TERRITORY. THURSDAY. JULY g. 1857


ifornia, and they nre not. yet complete. II
is sufficient to say that in San Francisco, as
well as in Stockton, very few commercial
houses, belonging 10, Americans or foreign
els, have escaped.
Ii was at first reported that the fire I'M San
Francisco was cnused by the imprudence or
neglect OF the ship painters, in " hose ship
the fire began; bur these gentlemen, Messrs.
Baker apd Messerve, have publicly declar-
ed that there was no light in their store,
which could cause such an accident. Ev-
cry thing leads to the belief that in San
Francisco, as in Stockton, the disaster was
the work of an incendiary.
9a When the people, two months ago, wan-
ted to apply the Lynch Law, by hanging
the two criminals, STUART and Mildred, the
rascally Australians who were in the city,
EXPRESSED their determination 10 burn San
Francisco. They had a ship ready in port;
they were to transport, on board all they
could steal, and start after having ,dcsoin-
plished their diabolical project. This plan
was made known to the police. ni1s.l'1H liil
There is also report on another fact Of
equal importance, On the Saturday before
the fire an Individual went to n merchant in
the city and advised him, If he had any val
uable goods, 10 pack then, up and send them
out of San Francisco, because there would
be, during the night of the Sd of May,i a
grand eonfagration in coinnemoration of
the one which had occurred on the 4th iof
May, 1850. 1t was evidently the work of
the thieves and murderers who abound jim
= sdn,od taao.a 1a gti77a
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A PERILops ,PosITIoN.-Joseph Sefg-
fried, who has contracted TO plant the spire
of the Presbyterian Church on Main street,
assembled on Thursday afternoon, to within
some six feet of the top. by ingeniously at
tachlng block-and- tackle TO a hook, aad
fastening the lower end to large basket
He took passage for the upper region in that
frail bark, and reached an elevation of I52
feet from the ground Having been drawn
up as high as the apparatus would admit,
and wishing to fasten n wire to the topmost
spire, he climbed mp the rope and STOOL up
on the tack ~ block, holding with one hand
to some projecting piece Of lin, while he ar
ranged the wire with the other. While in
this perilous position, he felt himself grow
ing faint, aud his grasp relaxing. He i'm
nediatelyq slipped down into his basket,
where he lay, nearly exhausted, some ten
minutes, with his head projecting over one
side of the receptacle, anil bis feet over the
opposite. Had Mr.. S. fallen from the peak
OF the steeple, he never would have known
what hurt him. n.-lChilicothe (Ohio) Gaz.
. HUDSON RIVER RAILRoAp MOST DoSE.
On Monday morning next, the Hudson
River Railroad will he opened for travel
all the way 10 Albany. except the short dis
tance from Poughkeepsie aud Hudson, DO
miles, between which, connection will be
made by boats. In the course, of three
months, the whole line will be completed.
In. Y. Sun, June 81. f'''s "''''' p 81
20 $50 tyugut g's ghHr-roai Eus ,-iisd.
GOVERNOR, OF New HAMpsHIRE.--Ai-
luding, 10 the nomination of Hon. Luke
Woodbury. as the democratic candidate for
Governor of New Hampshire, the Concord
Patriot says:
"Jude Woodbury. is firm, radical, true
Democrat, an able, upright, intelligent and
whole-souled man, whose character ms Cit
izen and public officer is above reproach.
He will receive the hearty and united sup
port of every true Democrat i'm the State,
and we have no doubt he will be triumph
antly elected. Either of the other promi-
nent candidates for the nomination would
have been heartily supported by the De-
mocracy; but il Is no disparagement to them
to say that, under the circumstances we
think the Convention have done well in Sc
lectipg Juhgs Woodbury., and that in him
we have a candidate Of whom we NAV be
Justly proud; and that with HIM for stan
dard, bearer, the Democracy will go into the
contest with united zeal and the utmost con.
fitlelice Of success.
:. EARLY iTRAINING.--Gn the Philadelphia
Y. ). Court recently a small lad was called
TO the stand to testify in a certain case,
when he was thus interrogated by the coun-
Counsel-My lad, do you understand the
obligation of an oath -,
Boy-Yes sir, do.
ID Counset--What is that mitigation 1al
-, Boy-Io speak the truth aud keep moth
ing hid. .,... -....,,..... - .s.,.., =,
Counsel Where did you learn this, i my y
p Boy--From my mother, sir, replied the
jai, with look Of pride which showed how
MUCH he esteemed the early, moral prinei-
pies implanted in his breast, by her, to
""oh ""S CotIIHiitLth uss I'uSstCdi anu fOF-
al existence How truly il has been said,
""that bread cast upon the Waters, will re-
turn after mauy days n'
This answer caused thrill of ioy 10 al, :
innate the bosoms Of the auditory aud ev-
cry face was lighted upw with satisfaction -
Ihe lad was Instantly admitted to testify.
CounriYs roo SrRoSG. We have heard
Of story Of an old fnaidin Vermont, who
lately preferred a cofnplaint ID MI aAttor-
ney Sake, against an ardent bachelor Of six
ty, for ''courting her too strong =" The at
torney replied that it was difficult to reach
cases Of this sort, as 's'the mean tempera-
ture of courtships was not set down in the
books s"s,Why, this is just the case,'' said
the aggrieved spiuster, "its the mean tenn
perature Of his affection that ldon't 'likes'
'Ehe attorney promised to talk to the n,nn,
and the unhappy sufferer from strong cour-
sup i'''G i'e'''e"' so ols 90 I*R3d uonaisun
"A late eloperiert from Cincinna,ii ha,
caused a great excitementin that city. The
man, who ran. away, with the wife ofione of
his clerks, was a merchant. Of high stand
,ny coonoct.t \. itt, r,xo IF the ieud; "a, f;r,,s