The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-01

snoRr OF BIBIE.-A .aughable Incident is
related by the kaickerbocker. us follows:
"A reverend genilenian. while visiting q pa
rishioucr, had occasion in the course Ct CONVEX
satcli, 10 refer 10 The Billie, and asking for the
article, the master Of the house 10 ting IT,
and came back w.th only two leaves Ct the book
IN his hand. i DECLARE says be, ',hs is all
we've 20, in the hoase--l'd no idea we were so
near out.
The SoLEMSIrY or AN OATH.--One Of
those rather peculiar geniuses known upon the
Apaachicea rs timber ystters, went down to the
port Of that with Il very valuable raft Of
cedar md other hoice timber that lie desired TO
ship ''tor Cowes and markell some other
town Of equal Importance
Ono Of the requisites to make clearance was
TO take a certain oath before the Collector, for
which purpose he appeared before that dign,ary,
who made out the form Of an oath, which among
other things, stated--'you do soeinnly swear
that pant Of this timber now sought TO be
shipped by you, was cut uron any of the public
lands Of the United States, and
''Stop, stranger. What i-ihai yoa say' must
take nay solemn aliidavy 10 that"
"Yes.'
and thai | can't slip that raft of nine, if
dou't;''
Yes
sand does Other ielers, when they come down
here with RATS. take this oath -
Sometimes
''rou may g ahead, stfa gger-i can z lose that
tiuberit has g,i To be shipped, any way you
can TX it,
..Incle Sans iand," said he, rs he walked
of. after taking the onih''how in thunder do
know where his lines iuu. reckon that oath i.
nothing but form, 40 how. IN. \. Spirit Of the
Times. u ~rfr
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT AND MuRDER.-
The Fairmoun, (Va.) Banner states that on
Tuesday night ia-t, company of iaborers,
numbering some 30 or so, made an outrage
Gus assault upon >haniy on Piper's Sec
ton, about FIVE miles east Of that place on
the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. The inmates of the shaniy, consist
ing Of six or eight men. were al the time
asleep. But When first fred upon Ivy the as
sailnnfs, they aw oke and retreated 10 the
ltt, AMI prepared to defend lheuselvss.-
One of the as>aled party, named Andrew
Higens, was killed 10y shot through the
head; all Of the others were badly wound
e.I, some two or three mortalysit is thought.
The Sheriff AMI Con-tables Of the county
started in pursuit Of The criminals early on
"Wednesday morning, aud succeeded in ar
resting seven persons supposed To be impli-
~
TRAeEDY A man ami his wife living
near Weed~port, were overheard quarrel
iiag on Sunday evening of last week, by a
neighhor named Carragan, who entered the
house, and stepping between the combat
':ant-, separated them, upon which the par
ties turned on hi,i, and dealt him blows
with II cudgel, telling him 90 the floor, and
breaking Ia his skoi, Il o,n which he died in
shout five hours after. The parties were
indicted i,y the Grand Jury then in session.
The man had escaped.--ICayuga New Era.
singular wager has been laid ia Spain
between the Dude Of Osuna and the ceIe-
brafeJ banker Salamanca. Il is horse A.
ssainst railroad. The duke bets that hi.
ho,ses shall beat The locomotive on the Mad.
rii and Aranjuez Railroad, which is TWEEN
ty-scven mile, long. Several horses are to
he employed, and are to he stationed thus
A Jockey and horse at the TOLEDO gate OF
Madrid, Il, rile the first league and deliver
-a1aper to The second, Who is. To be in real.
siitssS with another horse To ride another
lea gac, aud SO on. 1t is said that the duke
raiculates that each lsagne nny be ,lstns. III
seven minutes, making forty nine minutes
sfnr The Whole di-tauce his horses will h;,ge
To run. The hish road on which the horse,
run is seven lcagaes in length. The wage,
Is tor million of reals, $la5, 600. <
Horrible Occurrences. regret to learr
4hst no<t tragical occurrence took place
ON Monday last. .sithin few miles 1t Pitts
s burg. A Young lady, " ose family is 81
she u;u:est responsibility. was chas,ising he,
iliss.,. braiiier sister, ~ hen her mother in
safscred tiT lis protection, UPON which, hor.
rifle 4, relate, the young girl strurk bel
with a peker. The iiow, or stab rather
toak effort in her abdomen, which il pene.
ss,raied, anil the nuiortunsie woman instant.
" fell tn the ground. Medical aid was al
once procured, hut she only lived Short
lime, after The fatal blaw.-( Pittsburg Gaz,
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