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The following may DC especially ocs's""'o".
Millwrights.
Moulder and Boiler Makers.
Artificers in Brass, Copper, and Tin.
Cutters, and Workers OF Steel in general
Carpenters.
Workers in Ivory Bone and Horn.
Civil Engine ers, Railway Councillors, and Con-
tractors for Ear,h-W ork, and Masonry Of every
description.
Architects and Bridge Builders
Builders, Master Mssous, aud Brickaycrs.
shin Binders, Masters of Vessels, ship Carpen-
ters. and Others connected with Building and
Docking Ships.
Block and Pump Makers.
Hemp Dressers and Rope Makers
Manufacturers of Linea and Cotton Fabrics
Manufacturers Of Spinning Machines, Rowing
Machines. Card Breakers and Finishers, Draw
;ng Frames Willows and Pckers, ETC.. connect
ed with Cotton, Flax, and Wool Machinery.
Ca,cndcrers, Bleachers, and Calico Printers.
Cloth FOLDERS, and Aleasurers, and persons inter
e.ted in Sewing Machinery.
Anchor and Chain Cable Manufacturers.
Cutting and Turning Tool Makers
Pin and Needle Makers.
Nail and Rivet Makers
Bolt and Screw Bolt Makers.
Nail Cutters.
Coiners. Is
Leather Drcssers and Curriers'.
Manufacturer of Great Guns and Small Arms.
Candle Makers.
Biscuit and Cracker Makers. n
Lace Makers.
Ribbon Viewers.
gions Custsrs and Marble Masons.
Dysrs, Cloth Washers, and 6coure>-
Cidsr IN Chtess Manufacturers.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-30

EDWARD slMMs
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

INTRoDUCTIoN or COAL INTO ENGLAND.
When this fuel was first Introduced into
use in England, the prejudice was Sc
strong that the Commons petitioned the
Grown to prohibit the 'noxious" fuel. A
royal proclamation having failed to aba,e
the growing nuisance, a commission was is
sued TO ascertain who burned coal within
the city and its neighhorhood, and to punish
them by fine for the first offence, and by de-
moIition of their furnaces if they persisted ir
transgression. A law was at length passed
making it a capital offence 10 burn coal with
in the city of London, and only permitting
it TO be used in the forges in the vicinity
Among the records in the tower, MIR. As,le
found a document importing that in the time
of Edward |, a man had been tried, convic
ted, and executed for the crime Of burning
coal in London. 1t took three centuries tG
efface this predjudice.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

WAXING UP.--Fhe Mayors of New Or.
leans, ST. Louis and the citizens Of these
cities are waking up TO the value of the
trade Of the Northwest. A correspondence
between the two gentlemen alluded to, is
published in the ST.. Louis papers relative to
calling convention preparatory to a thor
oush clearing out Of the channel Of the Mis-.
Mi.issippi. The Mayor of St. Louis SAYS:
"lf the Desmoines and Rock Island Rapids
are properly improved, much of the trade
that will otherwise inevitably find its way
10y the railroads from The Mississippi to the
to the Lakes, will continue to pass through
ST. Louis and New Orleans, enriching our
merchants and carriers as it flows into it's
natural channel on the bosom Of the Great
Father of Waters. But when once divert
ed in other directions, it will he difficult, it
not impossible ever TO reclaim it," The
Railroads projected in this section will he
forced to push on their enterprises, with all
speed and vigor, to he able to compete with
the West, who are al!-powerful when
reused to sense of danger.-(Galena Adj
vertser.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

REMARKABLE EscApE OF PRrsoNER.-
Edward Holt escaped from the Trenton,
N. j., Jail on Monday i'm remarkable man,
ner. The prisoner, the State Gazette says,
occupied one of the lower cells in the mid
die wing. He had taken up a par, Of the
floor of his cell, and dug down a perpen-
dcular depth of seven feet. The founda-
ton wall is about six feet below the sur
face. He burrowed under the wall and up
to the surface of the ground on the outside
This brought him into the yard of the pris-
on. Then, by means of a ladder made of
pieces Of rope and bedding, and the stats
from the bottom of his bunk, with hooks Oh
the end, made of nails, he scaled the out
side wall. He had to throw the ladder to
the top--the hooks caught in the coping !;
and, after reaching the top, he reversed his
ladder and let himself down on the outside
course Of stone is laid Immediately un-
der the floor of the cells. These were re-
moved, put on his bunk, and carefully COW
cred over with the bed.ling. The digging
was performed with a bed-screw, and thin
pieces of hoard were used forshoyelliug up
dirt. All the dirt thrown out on the cell
floor was put there on Sunday after six o.
clock in the evening-the hour at which tho
cells we've fastened for the night After he
got down some five feet, be made ladder
to get in and out Of the hole with the dirt
He carried the dirt in pail, to which he
had rope attached. After getting the pail
full, he came up with stones in his hand,
aud having deposited them very carefully
on the floor, pulled up the pail full of earth.
Every thing bad to be done with great eau
ton, as the least noise would reverberate
through the corridor and would he heard hy
the watchmar. Before he left, be compos
ed poetic effuson of four lines, and on
the wall he painted with charcoal and red
chalk variety of handsome figures; under
meath the principal one, which represented
a beautiful target, he drew, in letters
'Liberty's wanted by every body
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
The Orange Culture in Florida.

1t was with qualification that we saw it
announced that the Orange Trees Of FIori-
da were fast recovering from the deadly
blight which had afflicted them for the last
sixteen years. Should this announcement
prove true, it will br q source Of Immense
wealth.
Previous to 1885, when the orange groves
were killed by the unprecedented frost of
that year, not less than 10, 900, 900 of oranges
were shipped from the St. Johns river and
the port of St. Augustine, and sold at the
average price Of 81 per hundred. 1t was
n heavy blow to the citizens of Florida to
have the source of so much wealth cut off
in one night.
And this was the produce Of a compara-
lively small portion Of ground and trifling
labor. The average produce of all acre of
full grown orange trees was about 81 200
per annum, and one hand could tend two or
three acres with ease. Their culture is no
more difficult than any other fruit tree. -
| The principal mode Of producing them is
from the seed. They may he produced al
SO from the layer or cutting. There are
some groves on the ST. Johns river which
have been budde,l upon the native sour
orange, which is found in almost every
swamp aud hammock in the State.
With the very extensive means and facl-
tiles Of communication by means of steam
and railroad now existing, many, very many
years cannot elapse before the market can
be supplied fully with this luscious fruit.
Sincerely do we hope The announcement
alluded 10 may not be premature. 1t will
restore wealth to a large portion of the
State, and give to property the value oil
millions where it is scarcely worth thou
sands now.-[ Charleston Mercury.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

A Chinese funeral in California is de-
scribed in the San Francisco papers. MIR.
At-hang. respectable merchant from Can
ton, died from the effects Of a disease con-
rracted on his passage tn California. The
funeral procession Of his countrymen, at
tired in their native costume. was very
striking, and probably the largest ever wit
messed outside the Celestial Empire. On
arriving at the cemetery, they al! proceeded
to the different graves of their countrynen,
hurled there at various times. sprinkied
wine upon their tombs, and performed
variety of other ceremonies very singular
to us "outsiiers," after which the body was
consigned to the grave with much cere,no-
ny-hrowlng into the grave the white rib
and which they all wore upon their lef,
arm as ba'ise of mourning; burning can
dies, incense, rhes, and slips of gilt pa
per, at the foot o! the grave, with a saIaam
Cor each. They then made way for the
brother Of the deceased, who approached
The grave, much affected, and performed
nine geuuhuctions, kissing the ground and
sa'aamiug. After which they pTofusely dis
,ributed wine, cigars, and perforated Chi
nese coin among all present. They then
returned with the most perfect decorum to
their homes. The ~ hole scene appeared
to lie one Of JOY instead of mourning.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

A BRITIsH Op,Nrox.--The London Nor
ming Chronicle of the I2th ult says there
is for Spain one single way TO preserve
Cuba--not forever, but during all the time
that slavery will last in the United States.
II is, to pronounce the emancipation of the
negroes in that colony. This emancipation
is not easy Cuba has 436,o00 slaves, 205,-
600 free colored, and 500, 900 whites, with
out counting the army and the foreigners.
With such elements, although in state to
make sacrifice OF three or four hundred
hundred millions of francs, Spain could
only give freedom to slaves by relying upon
the free colored.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
PULPIT ADVERTISING EXTRAORDINARY

PULPIT ADVERTISING ExTRAoRDINARy.
One of the richest jokes of the times came
off Il few weeks since at n certain church
in Newburyport. A new pastor had just
been installrd--a stranger in those parts
and one Sunday, notice Of 40 ant-slavery
lecture was sent in for him TO read. This
announcement chanced to be written on the
hack Of a shop-bll, setting forth a long list
of boots, shoes and findings to be found at
Deacon IS store. The new preacher.
man happened to take the bill, printed side
up--not once dreaming Of the chirography
IN pencil on the reverse, he thought it a
queer way to advertise wares, but it must
be the custom in these parts, or II would
not he sent in,-perhaps the man is poor
ami needs little lift thus concluded the
parson, and forthwith he went into the de-
tails of the deacOn's stock and trade, with
an occasional remark, III an undertOne,
touching the analogy of some of the arti
cies to spiritual matters, thus: :-'Boots and
shoes of every varIety-also, findings of all
sorts, such as lasts and boot-trees, form.
screws and boot-forms, clamps, hammers
lap-stones, sewing and pesging avis, punch
es--l trust they are not made of brandy
Leeds thread, hastings, Innings aud binding
II hope his zeal in The church will he botf
lasting and binding weddings, galloons
ribbons, boot-cords, sole-leather-keep ;
lookout for the spiritual as well as the TEN
poral sotes of our flock, if you please, dea
con. n.-hlacking, bayberry tallow, beeswax
brogans-these cannot be for the southern
trade, ] rusi-morocco, goat skins-let'
keep the goats out of our fold, deacon
rolling. rubbing, splitting and crimping ma
chimes, &c., and-so-on-for sale at Deaco
Is store, cheap for cash--amen!"
fact-aitest:- CYMoS.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
Condensed History of Steam.

About $50 years B. c., Hero, Of Alexan-
dria, formed toy, which exhibited some
of the powers of steam, and was moved by
its power.
A. ID. $40, Anthemius, an architect, ar
ranged several caIdrons Of water, each COW
cred with the wide bottom of a ieathern
tube, which rose to a narrow top with pipes
extended to the rafters of the adjoining
building. A fire was kiuiled beneath the
caldron, and the house was shaken 10y the
effect of the steam ascending the tubes
This is the first notice of the power of
steam recorded.
In i543, June II, Clasco De Garoy tried
steamboat Of 209 tons with toierahle sue
cess at Barcelona, Spain. Ii consisted of a
caldron of boiling water and movable
wheel on each side Of the ship. twas laid
aside as impracticable. A present, howev-
er, was made to Garoy.
In 1850, the first railroad was constructed
at Newcastle on Tyne.
The first idea of a steam engine i'm Eng
land was in the Marquis of Worcester's
"History Of Inventions" A. ID. 1868.
In l71O, Newcomer made the first steam
engine in England.
In l7I8, patents were granted TO Savary
for the first application of the steam engine.
In l764, james Watt made the first per-
feet steam engine in England.
In 1886, Jonathan Hulls first set forth the
idea of steam navigation.
In 1878, Thomas Paine first proposed
this application in America.
In 1871, Marquis Jouffroy constructed
one OH the Saonc.
In 1885, two Americans published work
on it.
In 1899, William Tymngton made voy-
age in one on the Forth ami Clyde canal.
! In 1902, this experiment was repeated.
In l7s2, Ramsep propelled a boat by
steam at New York.
In 1897, John Fitch, of Philadelphia,
navigated boat by steam engine on the
Delaware.
In 1893, Robert Fulton first began to ap-
| ply his attention to steam.
! Ia 1893, Oliver Evans, a native Of Phil
adeIphia, constructed a locomotive steanl
engine to travel on a turnpike road.
The first steam vessel that ever crossed
the Atlantic was the Savannah, in the month
Of June. 1910, from Charleston to Liver
pool Hunts Mere. Mag.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
Music Teaching in st. Petersburgh.

Music reaching In Sts feteTsDuTgns
The following anecdote relates to the fa-
nous singer, Sontag, Countess Rossi,) and
her instruc,ress, Madame Czecca:
In the year 1910, Gen. Gedeonoff, on the
recommendation of Countess Rossi. sent
for Madame Czecca, who had formerly
given instruction in singing to that disIin-
gnished artist, and installed her chief of the
singing department of the great theatrical
school, at ST. Petersburgh, with salary of
1000 rub.es. For s.. Pe,ersburgh, this APP
peared very poor pay; hut it was the least
part of the value OF the appointment. All
the wealthy Russia aristOcracy desired to
have their daug hte's taught hy her who had
taught Sontag, aud her lessons were sought
at extravagant prices. Once she went to
the house of the Countess Scheremetiew
rather after the appointed time, and pleaded
10y way Of apology, thai owing to The very
bad weather, she had TO wait for a hackney
coach. Upon the day fixed for the next
lesson, an elegant carriage went to fetch
her, and when il had taken her home again,
the coachman begged to know where he
should put it up. Two lines from Countess
Schercmetiew begged her kind acceptance
of "this litte present" Who would not
give singing lessons in St. Pe:ersburgh?
But not every music mistress is as fortunate
as Madame Czecca. She was indebted for
her favorable reception to the gratitude Of
the amiable ambassadress, her former pupil,
who not only recommended her, but song
at public concert for her benefit "fhis
would have been nothing for Madenloiselle
Sontag; for the Countess Rossi, in the midst
Of the high Russian aristocracy. and Of their
naughty prejudices, it was an incredible
deal. The concert was the most brilliant
of the season, aud its net receipts were Ia
900 rubles."
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
SrSGul.aR AND F,TAr. AcCIpENT-

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENTAL
young man living in Suffield, whose name
we did not learn, went into a stream, on Sat
urday evening, in company with one or two
friends, to hathe. After "diving" sever
al times and remaining for some time un-
der water, he concluded to come out 'saiter
making one more dive" BY way of ad-
ding litle variety TO The operation he made
this last dive ,cith his hat on; and the result
was that as he plunged into the water, the
elasticity of the air contained in his hat was
such as to force his head suddenly and unex
pectedly on one side with such power as to
break his neck. lie lived long enough Ia
make a sign IN the water 10 his companions
who brought him out and conveyed him
home, where he died shortly aiter.-[ Hart
ford Times.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
Levi Woodbury..

The death of this dstins uished ,ndivid-
ual was announced by VIM. ID. Phillips,
Esq, in the District Court Of the county Of
Ramsey, on the 18th inst, in terms nearly
as follows:
"May it please the Court, deem it my
duty to call the attention of the Court to the
fact, that authentic intelligence has been re-
ceived Of the death of the Hon. Levi Wood
bury, one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the United States. He departed
this life on the 4th inst, at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire. 1t becomes us to pay
some respect TO the memory of one, who
has filed SO many high and responsible sta
,ions under our Government, and SO large a
share in public estimation. First Governor
Of his native State, then its Chief Justice,
he was in 1925 elected to the high position
of United States Senator, and ih that body
displayed SO much prudence and sagacity,
firnness and ability, that he was called in
1881, by that man among men, Andre W
Jackson, to the office of Secretary Of the
Navy. Transferred soon after to the Trea-
sury Department, he remained a Cabinet
officer until the year ls4l, and the whole
country attests the ability with which h.
the Cabinets Of jackson and Van Buren, .---
Called again by the Legislature of his ma
tive Safe, to the United StaIes Senate in
lS4l, in that body of which Clay, Web
ster, Calhoun, Benton, Wright and Buchan-
an were members, none stood higher than
Levi Woodbury., and his opinions, particu-
Iarly in relation to the financial affairs Of
'he nation, were received with the utmost
i Iofo I'm hn nf In ti..k
Story, President Polk appointed Levi
! Woodbury. TO fill The vacancy thus occa-
stoned on the bench of The Supreme Court
This position he filed until the time Of hi:
death--fled with entire satisfaction TO the
country, receiving the Communications OF the
abiest lawyers and most profound jurists IL
the land. 10 fill even With ordinary abIli
" place one occupied aud adorned by {
world wide, is no ordinary praise; bur Il
fill that station with learning and ability
little inferior, if not equal to, that displaye,
by Story himself, was the good fortune o
Levi w oodbury.
Permit me TO offer the following resolu
tions:--
Resolred, That this Court and Bar, hav,
learned with deep regret, Intelligence of tn,
death of the Hon. Levi Woodbury.. VIII,
died on the 4th inst, at his residence i,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Resoivea, That in the death Of this dis
tinguIshed man. the country has lost All abi
Statesman, and profound Jurist, and tn
Supreme Court one Of its brightest orna
ments.
Resolved, That out of respect to hi
memory this Court be now adjourned, ant
that these resolutions be entered on tn
minutes of the Court.
Whereupon it was ordered that the reso
iutions be so entered, and the Court ad
journed.-[St. Anthony Express.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL RAIL Road
The board Of Directors of that vast and i'm
por,ant work, the Illinois and Cen,ra. Rail
Road, which has been in session for the last
two weeks, has adjourned. By the line Of
location which will probably be adopted, the
length of the road, with the tive branches di-
verging at Lasalie TO Chicago aid Galena,
will he 6S2 miles. Its cost vii, not be less
than sac. 900 200. What an immense en-
terprise is this, and wha, a mountain ofdebt
such enterprises are in every direction en-
failing on the country The capitalists by
whom the construction Of this road has been
undertaken, it is said have determined to
take, on their own account, 50 5,0Oo,oOO of
the bonds to be issued toward the cost of
construction. II is not probable, therefore,
that any Of these securities will come upon
! Tue market for year or more.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

the following singular case:
About month ago. the daughter of a
citizen Of Napanech, Ulster county, fell in
to a deep sleep, al about midday. without
any previous monition, lasting an unusual
time, and since that time recurrent attacks
have followed at intervals, one of which
an apparently profound slunber, lasted
within few hours of six days! During
all this period of sleep, about wine glas.
of milk was all the nutriment which could
be administered. Every effort to arouse
her from these torpors fail, save with re-
markabIe exception. The voice Of for.
rncr pastor Of the church at Napanoch mp
pears to arouse consciousness, and with
some exertion on his part, the spell is brok
en- for time. The case seems TO battle al
medical aid thus far. The girl is about /:
years of age.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

Topography oF IowA.-The most ee-
waited point in Iowa, is the Coteau DIES Prai-
ries, near the northwest corner of the
State. IL is only 14l4 feet above tide we
ter. From this point the country declines
TO the S. w. to the Missouri, and to the 5.
E. to the Mississippi. The Missouri river
on an average has water level, a. a cor
responding parallel of latitude, of almost
double that of the Mississippi. This is Ca
vorabIe for railroad purposes, as vastly the
largest burdens Of freight will be eastward
which will he in the direction Of the ,iecli
nation of ths country.-t Dubuque Her.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
Mr.. WEBSTER AND The WHITE MoU F.

TAINs.-Mr. w ebster, on his White Noun
tain trip, stayed at Fahyan's over Sunday
and rode to village (Fryeburg) near that
place, TO attend church---where he kept has
first school, He went in his private car
riage, aud in most quiet way; hut his
coming was heraIded, and more than the
usual congregation attended the church on
the OCCASION 4 few men remain in town
who were fathers in Mr.. Webster's boy
hood, and some who remember him as the
"scbool master" of their youth. Here be
aided the Town Clerk in Keeping the Town
Record, and he had the satisfaction o!
showing his son these proofs of his early
aud humble oil.-[Detroit ADV.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

TERRIBLE DEATH.-On Friday night.
the 9Th inst, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, resid-
ing in the northern part Of Logan county,
fell into the fireplace, containing few
chunks and small stick or two of wood on
FIRE, and when discovered, her body was en-
tirely, with the exception Of small portion
of the spinal bones, one thigh and foot, and
portion of the other thigh and foot, con-
sumed. When first discovered, her form
was lying obiiquely on the hearth, and e.
mitting a light and brilliant blaze, very
much resembling that given by the burning
of an oily substance. Water was immedi-
ately thrown upon the fiery mass, which
seemed to have extinguished it for a mo
,nent, hut which Immediately ignifed again
and an additional application Of water was
required before the blaze was extinguished
The remains were then examined, when il
was found that the entire body and frame
with the exceptions before named, were en-.
tirely consumed, leaving only a substance
resembling Goals of burnt leather, perfectly
black and porous, with shining and glisI
enipg surface. As there was not sufficient
Goals on the fire to have consumed the body
| in one or two hours, it is supposed thai
rapid combustion was occasional by the
free use of ardent spirits, in which she in
duIged. RussellyiIle (ky.) Her.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02
CIEopArRA's "NEEDLE. ''-The London

CLEopArRA's "NEEDLE. London
papers are seriously discussing the pracli-
cability Of having this celebrated work Of
art conveyed from Baalbec to Britain. The
Job can be done with but little expense, it
is said. 1t is proposed that the obelisk be
raised few feet high, sufficient to erect un-
der it wooden platform, resting on rivit-
ed iron bottom Of boiler plate; this nigh,
then he continued up the sides and over the
top, thus enclosing the obeliek in an air.
tight case, in fact building an iron vessel
around it. This might then be launched
down an inclined plane INTO the sea, and a
steam tug would easily convey ii to Eng
land. This would be much cheaper thar
constructing a massive pier for the purpos'
of emlarkstion and the fitting UP vesse
for It's reception.