The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-10

The steam ferry boat, St. Louis,
just as she had taken her passengers
aboard, and was starting for the Hi
nois side on Sunday morning, bursted
one of her boilers, killing all on board
except Mr.. Demetrius Ward, who was
acting as collector, and who happened
to be, at the time of the explosion, at
the stern ofthe boat.
Speaking Of raising corn in river bot
toms, correspondent of the Prairie
Farmer says: t...
First, plow the land about the first Of
June, plant Immediately, in one week
your corn will be up ready for the har-
row; in one week more it will be fit to
plow, and with but little more labor,
your corn can be laid by for the season
and in three months from the time your
corn was planted, it is fit to cut up at
the root; or if you choose to let i, stand
and dry, you may harvest l60 bushels
to the acre, and your land as clean as
garden. If you wish the proof, try ii
the writer Of this article has proved il
the past season. 49,. a
l will add that my land was not over
run with those pestiferous creeping vines
but the ground was entirely covered
with weeds nearly one foot high when
the land was plowed.l have found it
the cheapest and the best way that corn
ever WAS raised.
PooR Puss.-One Of the bright and
beautiful days oflast week, while some
fragments from the ice high up stream
from Charles River, were floating to-
wards the outlet, one particular cake OF
few feet square, between Cambridge
and Cragie's bridges, attracted particu-
lar notice from the fact that q cat was
seated upon the centre of it, and going
out rapidly with the tide. She was too
far off for the spectators to ascertain
whether she gave " q long melancholy
new" She sat erect with apparent
philosophical coolness, and appeared to
have made up her mind to stick to the
wreck. We have not learned the re-
suit Of the voyage. She will undoubt-
edly, receive the ready sympathy Of the
owners of favorite tabbies -[Cumbtidge
Chronicle.
MURDER IN WATERBURY.--A shock
ing affair came off in Waterbury, on
Saturdaycvening, by which Mr. Judson
Bronson, laboring man, was killed by
blow from club, in the hands Of one
VIM. Johnson. who was released from
the State Prison, by the last Legisla-
ture, where he had been confined for
three years for horse-stealing II is
id that he has been in the habit Of
hanging about Bronson's premises du-
ring his absence, and that on this occa-
sion he had beer ordered away by Bron-
sou, who followed him from tho house
to the street, enjoining upon him not to
be seen about there again; calling him
States Prison bird, &c. Two Of the
neighbors attracted by the noise Of high
words, were approaching the spot, when
johnson was seen to strike Bronson on
the head with club, which felIed him
to the ground. When they came up
they found him senscless, and his skull
badly fractured. Officer Bryan was
Immediately sent for, who arrested john
son, and kept him in custody until the
death Of Bronson, which took place on
Sunday night. On Monday he was ex-
amined, and committed to the Jail in this
city, to await his trial at the next term
ofthe Superior Court. Bronson was
man Of about 45 years Of age-Johnson
is about 26.-[New Haven Register.
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We understand that the Directors Of
the Chicago and Galena Railroad, and
the Directors Of the Central Rrilroad,
have agreed to unite the two roads at
Freeport--the former company to con-
struct the road from Chicago 10 that
point, and the latter from thence to
Dubuque -[Wcst. Dem.