The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15
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Varieties.
From the st Louis Union, May 5.
Mr.. Abram Hendricks, much respected cili-
zen OF Madison, Ia, died there few days since
Of lockjaw.
Corcoran s. Riggs, the Government bankers at
Washington, have made more than ESQ, 900 out
Of the Mexican war.
A clerk in the Philadelphia Post Office was
detected on the 22d uIt with the mail received
that morning from Vicksburgh, secre,ed in the
breast pocket Of his great coat
The Earl of Harrington is dead, and has left
his large fortune to Miss Foote, the celebrated
actress.
The Minister Of the Republic Of Nicaragua de-
MES warmly that the people Of that country are
hostile to the United States.
Nearly two hundred men and women were ar
rested OH the 2Sd nit, at one fell swoop, by the
police Of Boston. ia The dance collars and dens
Of nquiy in Ann, Richmond, Cass, and Fleet
streets
A young man named Plastcrs was killed in
stanty ut Paducah, by placing his mouth at the
mnzz!e of loaded gun to blow into the barrel.
The Wabash and Erie Canal is now in opera
ton $40 miles, being the longest canal in the
United States.
The spiritual rappers at Albany have been
raising the ghost Of Dewitt Clinton.
Capt. Marcy received, a shart time since, from
the keecki Indians. at Camp Arbuckie, Arkansas,
boy. about five years old, thin and de.icately
formed. The Keechis said they had purchased
him from The Camanches.
The trial trip of the Ncw-York and Erie Rail-
road was performed in twenty hours-the disia nee
run being four hundred and fifty miles. Within
a single day the sources Of the rivers ST. Law
renee, the Delaware, the Susquehanna, and the
Mississippi were travlrsed. As the party caught
the frs. view of Lake Erie, three deaenng cheers
were given.
ABDUCTION OF A BoY.--A young lad be-
tween ten and eleven years old, named William
Bromwe Davis, has been taken from his home
in Cincinnati. Since his abduction numerous
anonymous letters have been received by his
parents, all going 10 confuse them in their search
for the missing lad.
The channel 10 the Milwaukee harbor is filled
with sand, so that boats of large draugh, find it
difficult 10 pass.
A railroad accident occurred lately at Geneva
N. y, by which several persons were killed
Public Indignation great that the engineer
was only saved from being mobbed by being
lodged in Jail.
anniversary dinner Of the St. Georges Society,
New-York, proposed 1.-THE health of ST. knick-
erbocker.''
The steamer Union made her last passage be-
tween New York and New Orleans, in six days
and eighteen hours. Distance, two thousand
miles.
A New BARNUM.-Ossian f. Dodge, who
gave $3.50 for Jenny Lind ticket, II NEW givn.
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LITERARY NovELTY.--A publishing house
in Philadelphia announces as forthcoming, work
with the following title ''The Prove rbialst and
Poet, spare moments with Soloiaon, Sha 8
pearc aud Tupper.'' CANCELS and ministers Of
grace, defend us!''
They are in faptures with Parodi at New Or
leans. She gave her first concert on the evening
of the 25th ult.
An OK weighing 1000 pounds is ,p be sent to
the Worlds Fair, from Cleveland, Chic. A mile
a day is the fastest the monster can walk.
The Madison Courier, Ind, says that forty
freight cars leave the river depot dali: for various
points on the railroad to Indiana polIs, and inter-
sec;ing roads.
Father Matthew was to reach Louisville last
Saturday.
Judge Black has resigned his position as Presi
dent Judge Of The Bedford Judicial District, Pa.
with n view to resume the practice OF his pro-
iession in Pittsburgh.
An association has been formed at Florida 70,
the purpose of improving the navigation of Sal
river. .- s..
A case of cholera occurred at tn. Cincinnati
Hospital last Tuesday morning.
man named Groatman met with horrit
death last week, in Cincinnati by failing into The
coswheel Of a white lead factory.
! SPEEDY JUsrIcE.-A thief, orc night las
week, entered the Barrett House, at Burlington
Iowa, and stole two watches. He was arrested
and committed TO jail the next day; On the morn
ing following had bill Of indie ment Eoun,
against him, and in the afternoon was tried, founs
guilty and sentenced for two years 10 the Penn
tertiary.
/ A. PrRcHAsE.-The Washington Tele
graph says that Senator Douglass has pur
chased the homestead of Col. Bnrche, ;
mile or SO South Of the Capitol, aud that h,
will improve and adorn il for The abidin:
place Of has family, As long as his public dm
ties shall require his presence at Washing
ton.
DEArH OF CoMMoDoRE BARRor.-The
Norfolk papers announce the death in tina
city, on the 2Ist, of Commodore James Bar
ron, senior officer of the United States navy
in the eighty third year OF his age. He en-
tered the service 9th Of March, 1898, an,
his commission bears date May 22I, 1899