The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-30

I Ihe Burlington Telegraph announces that ,he
Railroad eastward from burlington. has been ma,
under contract i2 miles beyond knoxville. or i,,,
most favorable terms to the company, and with
the best prospects of having the road cos,pl.,,,
IN two years. This Is good for Burliaeion
and we trust that The energy which has accon
p!ishSd so much for sister city, will s,in,plstr
those who have charge Of our alrpad enserrris,s
! to action.--l Dubuque Her. rs
The Pork MARKEr.--lt il probable gtop,
the present Indications. ihat the prices Of cork
viii rule very high during the present Minser
We see it stated that at ST. Louis, cuntras,s f,,c
been made at "a 80 net, a price unrsss, AZ t;..
opening of the market AT Bearlstowa and Pc
KIN, the two principal pork towns on the Hiaags.
the market will open at 81 20.
The pork dealers along the Illinois river esfi
mate the Number Of hogs. at from 10 TO IS Der
cent less than last year, but this deficit doe a.,
account for the prospective high prices that y 81;
probably obtain, and from which the Illinois !, er
farmers vii, reap 80 rich harvest; for We have
ntimalicn that the "hog CROP is short in al,
eI sections Of the couutry.- tGaI. jeff
SoUrH CARoLrNA.-Aiera all the brageseo-
clio, the clustering, the blowing; after al tie
throa, filling oahs of secession Of blood md v,.-
geance, that have been heard for the last IT, o cr
three years, II now appears that the Disunien'>is,
even IN ire. eating South Carolina, are la:gey IA
The minority. ! he late election is a decisive *
preston Of The wiH Of the people. II Is, Of course
averse TO all treason. The alority !or the non
party In Charleston, was ,462 votes!
Northern Abolitionists and Southern Secession-
lists viii be soon obliged TO stri hands and hant
up some other hobby, some other scheme Of Aga
ta'Ion. The principles Of each are at d discsaH.
+ Galcna jeff:
THE UNION TRIUMPH IN GEoesIA-We
have already recorded with heartfelt pleasure TIC
verdicts of Alabama and Mississippi, (cls iu.ed az
secession Sta,es,) against the dissolution Of ;he
Union We have now to add Georgia r. the
number Of The patriot States Of the South. Me
Donald, the disunionists candidate for Goveraas
is utterly defeated, and The Hon. Howell Cobb i
chosen by majority of over fourteen thou sd
Six Union have been elected to Cansress
and only two seces sionists, and in the Legislature
the Unionists " i'll be in majority Of three 10
II is a wholesale sweep. The reyoiutonists fac
lion may be said to he extingaished, in every
State except South Carolina, and even there, 4
recent accounts true, il is losing rather than
gaming strength.
The editor Of the San francisco Dispatch late-
ly visited what is called The Chinese portion If
that city, where he saw Chung Lungs WI sling
establishment. He says:
"The plan adopted is to wash the collar ana
wristbands once week, and the whole sl,irt ones
e fortnight, by this means much labor is saved,
and the time gained is p,ously devoted TO gsgib-
ling. The irerlng Is done by means Of an ins;ru-
ment much resembling warming pan, which Is
slid backwards and forwards over the pieces Of
apparel, md kept filled with coiIs. One cescnc-
ny which particularly struck Us, and which se
understand is a religious connected with tire
,.,f al. r -
having selected very fine pair Of stockings drew
them on his own legs, leaving his old ones 10 be
washed We were of course, much gratifcd BY
this exhibition Of DEVOTION
FAILED.--We learn that the agents here have
received official notification Of The fai.ure Of Tho
Columbus Insurance Company. Many OF the
citizens of Galena have unexpred policies, issued
by this company, that are now vaIueIess. --IGa-
ena jeff
Accounts bv the steamer America state tha,
great Excitement had been caused in Liyefpoci,
BY the arrest Of MIR. Whtlsey, editor Of ihe i.;y-
'rpooi Journal, by the County Judge, for fam
lied insult. The Judge ordered his inn ediatc
arrest without warrant. which, however, he
was subsequently compelled to issue. Mr.. Nai;l-
'ey was fined and seateRced to two consecutive
erns Of imprison .nent; The fines were wA by
subscription, and Mr. Whitlsey was released.
We understand that the heirs Of Dubuqnes and
heir assigns, are about convincing sui, il the
United States District Court Of the District OF
Iowa, against the occupants Of real estate IN tins
city. We presume that tho object Of this salt ~
10 force The Government Of the United States 10
make compromise for the benefit Of the plain
IFS. The first trial will come of in Jaauafy
next, when an array of legal ability will b. pre-
sented, such as Dubuque has never yet eHpe-
IL 10 u. e.. a.
matter how it ends Il Dubuque Herald.
REWARD OF MERIT--A poor orphan girl
entered printing office three years ago il Cia-
;innati, and was permitted TO learn the az. 2G
J pe-settIng. She worked two years at the basi-
less, during which time she earned, be, i'd hes
board, 5000; and awaiting herself of the IA s:ies
which the printing office afforded, acquired sood
education. She is an associate editress og q
popular paper, and is engaged to be married %
,ne Of the sular:est lawyers in Ohio.
GOLD IN THE ROCKY MouNrA1Ns-N-
Michael Singleton, who has come home the eycs-
and route from California, has shown us /. levy
pccinens of gold obrained by him in the Ied Of
small stream at the east side Of the Sou,h ass
n the Rocky Mountains. This gold is Of pale
Ieow color, anu from its crystalline aPpea rance.
!oes not exhibi: the evidence Of having been SUB
ornia does, MIR. Singleton is fully imprcsseG vih
he belief that the whole range of the ccky
Mountains contains auriferous beds located in ac-
orIance with The already known geologic loi-
nation of gold bearing countries Du. Hef.
New TELEGRAPHING APPARATUs.--A
Of the New Yorl Herald describes
new telegraphic apparatus just compiler in
Philadelphia. Its advantages said TO b. tiat
will operate during thunder storu,s; thai 'ne
Whole snachne adjusts itself at every le,,c, 'hlI
5 made; it will operate as fast any boz ean
there being but single stroke neces-
AIRY for Il letter; and further, that it rspear- n-
'eriect letters. The machine will be exhbhrd
n New York in few days.
History OF BOLOGNA SAUsAGEs.--A for
ign correspondent Of the National Intellisencer,
Who had visited Bologna, in Italy, says:
Bologna being chiefly known to snc ,foush
Is sausages, took some pains to post my Elf up
n the history Of sausages, as a branch Of tha
ne arts in this city; but all could find oa the
uhject was. that there existed in Bologna
pariicnief race Of dogs called Boognini. winch