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

Of the 18th of September. pays the foIlewin!
tribute to the enterprise Of the United States:
In an interval Of little more than half cen
fury, it appears that this extraordinary ptopit
have increased above 500 per cent in numbers
their national revenue has augmented nearly 7Ot
per cent while their pubic expenditure has in.
creased little more than 400 per cent. The pro-
disious extension of their commerce IL indicated
by an increase Of nearly 500 per cent. in then
imports and exports, and 600 per cent. in Their
shipping. The increased activity of their inter-
nal communications is expounded by the number
Of their post-ofices, which has been increased
more than hundred fold; the extent Of Their
post roads, which has been increased Sc fold; and
the cost OF their ost-otiice which has been aug
mented in u fold ratio. The augmentation Of
their machinery of public ins,ru cton is indicated
by the extent of their public libraries, which have
increased III p fold ratio, and by the creation
OF school libraries, amounting TO 2,010, 900 of
volumes They have completed system Of ca :
nal navigation, which. placed in continuous
line, would extend from London to Calcutta, and
system of railways which, continuously Extend
ed, would stretch from London TO Van Dieman's
Land, and have provided locomotive machinery
by which that distance would be travelled over in
three weeks, at the cost of one a half pence per
mile. They have creaied SYSTEM Of inland nayi-
CATION, the aggregate tonnage OF which is prcba-
bly, not inferior m amount to the collective inland
tonnage of all the other countries in the world,
and they possess many hundreds Of river steam
crs, which impair to the roads of wafer the mar
velous celebrity of roads of iron. They have. in
line, constructed lines of electric telegraph which
laid continuously, would extend over u space lon
ger by 5000 miles than the distance from the
north TO The south pole, and have provided appa-
ratus OF transmission by which message of 800
words dispatched under such circumstances from
the north 10 the south pole, might be delivered in
toFiftng, AT the south pole, in one minute and by
which, consequently, an answ err of equal length
might be sent back TO the north pole ia an equal
interval.
TERRIFIC, BUT NOT SERIOUS ACCIDENT
AT NIAGARA FALL.--On Monday afternoon.
two members of the press-Nlcssrs. j. II, S. Van
Viect, of the N. Y. Day Book, and s. L. Hans
com, late city editor ofthe Boston Commonwealth.
came near losing their lives whilst standing upon
the verge Of one of the highest precipces, short
distance below the Falls. Mr. II. stepped upon
a shelving point Of earth, which he nislook for
projecting stone, for the purpose of looking a, The
boiling waters below, when he suddenly felt the
earth giving way beneath him. Quite number
of small trees were rooted in the bank about 20
feet below the surface. Finding himself going,
and being remarkably strong in the arms and
hands, Mir. Hanscom succeeded in seiZinc the
largest tree at point about ten or fifteen feet
down, and about two hundred feet above the wa
ter Mr.. Van Vlect, also, with remarkable pres
ence of mind, seized ii rail from the fence near
by, and, 10y placing end in the crotch of a
tree, and the other upon the bank, succeeded, ut
the peril of his own life, in saving that of his
friend. Though this ended in few slight scratch
es and bruises TO MIR. H., it was certainly mos,
Wonderful no nd , horo;, o. l.:
-[Buiialo Express.
BRAHMIN CArrLE.-We yesterday saw at
Reynolds stable, on Second street, a pair of
Bri,hInin cattle, bull two years and half old,
add heller about twenty months old. They are
very singular animals in their appearance In
shape the female seems more like mule than
COW. The horns are not more than three inches
in length, and are very large where they ion the
head. The male has hump on his shoulders,
somew hat resembling the hump of camel.
These animals belong TO MIR. Fades, of Lexine-
ton, who is taking them 10 the Henry County
FAIR They were imported direct from their ma
tive country by DIR. Davis, of South Carolina, of
whom Mr. Fades purchased them, as he informs
us. for four thousand dollars. Mr.. L. says they
can travel at the tate Of seventy or eighty miles IA
day without fatigue. This quality would render
the OK particularly, valuable.
"O NON ducs uOl give III unusual
quantity of milk, but it IS said TO be very rich
Louisville journal.
USE OF MUsQUIroEs-In Co!ton's ssThree
Years in California, 1--WE find the following ANU
sing anecdote:
81 never knew mosquitoes turned 10 any good
account, save in California; and here, il seems,
they are sometimes ministers Of justice. rogue
hnn Of noiA -
mines, aud hid it. Neither threats or persuasion
could induce him TO tell the place Of its. conceal
ment. lie was at last sentenced 10 a hundred
!ashes, and then Informed tina, he would be let of
with thirty, pToyid u he would tell what he bad
done with the gold but he refused. The thirty
lashes were inflicted, but he was still as stubborn
AS mule. lie was then stripped naked and tied
TO tee. The mosquitoes, with their long bills,
went at him, and In less than three hours he was
covered with blood. Wrlhing and trembling
from head to foot with exquisite torture, he ex-
me-ua,ie me! will tell where
It is ''Tell FIRST" was the reply. So he told
where it might be found
1HE EFFECT OF WITNESSING AN ExECU-
rIoN.-A young boy in New York, who had
one of the late executions Of criminals
IN that city, conceived the idea of getting up such
another scene on his own hook, he persondting
lie criminal, exec utloner, SC, himself. lie ac- (
;ordingl procured Il rope, made moose in the ,
most approved fashion, fastened one end of the
'ope to beam in wood shed, and placed the
moose around HE neck; then kicking away the
wash tab on which he had stood, there he was the
very spectacle of hanging body. Fortunately !
or him, gentleman happened to see him before /
life was extinct, else he might have been Il VIC
I'M to his own temeriy
Proper remedies were soon applied to restore
ise and after having experienced all the horrible
sensations of death by hanging, he recovered
Such was the effect of being present at an execu-
ion, upon boy of nervous temperament.
THE VOICE OF New YoRK.-The Journal
If Commerce, Of Saturday, publishes list of
several thousand names, comprising large num-
'er OF the most respectable and influential ci,i-
.ens of New York, without respect to party, vino |
rave determined 10 endorse the Sth resolution |
passed at Castle Gardens, in October last, which
ustaIns the Compromise in all its parts, and dep
coates further agitation Of the Slavery Cues
ION IN Congress as to the Tn on. 1t also pledges
he slgners to support no candidate at any cleo |
ion for State offices or Congress, who is known !
. oppose the above in any respect
"A HEAVY JUDCMENT,-A youuu man nam.