The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-05

Let no beis 6 then be rated a a'st
As thing Of little worth; '...al - 49,.
Every soy. that Is created, ,a
Has It's part TO play on earth.
orsrrR TRApK.-Henry A. Wise, in late
speech IN the NTgiRia Convention, stated that
one frm in Baltimore had, in ten wears, anasscd
"a fortune OF s250,00O by simply Transporting
oysters to the Western States, aud that they had
paid the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in one
year $4,000 for carrying oysters alone.
EMIGRATION FROM IRELANDAThe latest
accounts from Ireland stats that thousands of EN-
,5rshls are enbarking for the United States
Nenagh paper states that the once populous
district of Fhurles, and various other parts of
liPperary, appear TO be almost totally deserted
lynIing the last week foar hundred emigraHts Jeff
Thurles and its vicinity, aud so great was the
pressure at The railway station tha, additional car
rages had to be pm, IL re9psition for their transit
TO dublin magistrate and land owner in the
county oil Mayo, speaks in terms of the utmost
alarm at The prospect Of the country being left
witiioat suteisa, hands to I'LL the ground.
From Westport and Casi!ellr shopkeepers,
iafmers, and able-Sodied laborers are flying as
ifom Plague; in many districts cultivation, as a
matter OF course, IS wholly neglected. and tie pop
uiai.aa seems to be limited 10 the inmates of the
warehouses;. rec -aa -s,t.5 ai4-a1 ..aal Pa safa
nTHt ATrrcA AND HoRNr11svrLLr RAIL
Road has had h> name changed to the Buffalo
and New York City Railroad. In is to ernss the
ieneses river less Than half nile below the VII
siage OF Portsge, a; right abg,es-ihere being
straight lines on both sides =. =
The river is to be passed hy massive Tres;la
Bridge, built upon piers Of cut stone, elevated
above high water mark. From The bed of the
river, which IS solid roct, the structure rises 239
feet to the rail. and is 10 be built as strongly as
voed and iron can make lit being estiu,afes.
that II will require nearly 2,O00, 900 Office, Of
timber TO complete it, The span Of the liver is
5pS feet, and the bridge is TO be extended con.
siderable distance on both Sides instead Of en-
banking n'lH p, a'7
The project of throwing over, at some, future
Day. asTubu'ar Bridge, like that over the Menai
sssshs, has been discussed. The whole work has
been sut5iet, and 2600 men are now at work upon
the different sections. The Bnffale people hope
to head OFT Dunkirk by the construction of tins
road. - of' 7fa tss - "os r ~ afi
CoMIcAL.-Dickens, in speaking Of friend
says he was so long IN the legs that be looked
h~e the afternoon shadow of somebody Else.
Advertising is The great lever Of The day. The
msn VINO don't avail himself of it is far behind
he ,ile-so fal, that he will never catch I'D with
~ shbors, Advertise, or stand back and
s,,s.c room for others--elear the Track .s,,. -
n MENAGERIEA T SEA.--A ship load of wild
isea-ts. intended for the great Museum Caravan
nyNessrs. Barnum, 4 Howes. reached New York
iiaui. india on Sunday. There were nine ele-
+. Einants. zebra, or Burmese bull, sixteen enor-
'ile.s serperts, inclusive of the two boa-eon-
s'iliots ~ aud 10 feet in length, a porcupine,
I aud su ianumerable company of monkeys on
/ board Among the wonders of the collection is
0an fi,nt elephant, about ainsnIon,hs old, weaned
ca the pa sssge from Ceylop IL measures tut 8
fert high, and is as tame and sportive as 4 kitten
nanves chieT OF Ceylon accompanies the exhi-
biion. and will be as much of q show as tine
sther portions of the odd importation. .'lrei&
A, WoNpERFUL PRoJEcT.-We have |. on
the authority Of Mr.. Mclaughlin, ressnily re-
tasrsd ffourabroad, that there is project on foot
a, Napss 10 ekripgush the fires of Veirpius 1t
j. understood that The hottotp OF the main OF grand
crater. n several thousand feet below the syel OF
ihe sea. The plan, therefore,. is to dig large
trench canai from the sea to the crater The ex-
pense Of which will not exceed two million. Of
collars, ssd thus extingaisiss the fires thai have
been burning f,r thousands Of years! 1t is said
shat the fine lands thus to be reclaimed, will NOR.
laae-les times pay the expense Of executing the
/ grand desiyn.2rLaf Cour. -,ia1
I: DANoERous FEAr.-On SUNDAY the Con-
tors on the Rehnsylyanla Railroad discovered
! when they arrived at Hatiisburg, tso Irishmen
asleep, seated on each Of The cross-pieees Of
The brake, on the trucks under the car, distance
uf only eight inches from the ground. rs1heysiBus,
have rode in this position lao miles, merely to
! elude payment Of "a each. They were seated
cIcs to the wheels that their backs rubbed the
grease and dust from the axles Of both the trucks
asst ~sre 80 covered with dast that it was Diff
| cni 10 determine AT a glance whether they were
black Or white Individuals. - z ~ ~ - FL
GkMEs OF cHANcE-VExArIoNs OF DE-
> FTAr-I have heard a story says tluzliit, Of two
!; persons playing at backgammon, one Of whom
J was 40 enrsged ut losing his match az particular
point Of The game. that be took the board and
.threw il Vut Of the Window. 1t fell upon the head
of one Of The passengers IN the street, who came
mp 10 demand instant satisfaction for the afIroni
and ialury he had sustained. The losing game
stsr osiy asked him fshe understood back gam
mon, and finding that he did, said, that if, upon
seeing the state Of the game, he did not excuse
the extrasagance, Of his conduct. he would give
hun any other satisfaction that he wished for.
The tables were accordingly br usht, aud the si!-
nation Of The two sconiending parties bainR ex-
apIained, the gentleman put up his sword aud wen,
away perfectly satisfied 30 = ''ssess.s . u
THE Car TRADE IN CAIrroHSrA.A.The
San Francisco correspondent sf the journal Of
Commerce, under date Of April LIST, ma VS.. !.
The steamer Ohio. on her lss trip from. San
Diego, brought into port az importation Of cats.
i s. m Bumbe. they cost at The place OF en-
b;rkm ent about SO cents head, aud sell here
ftom tsn 70 twenty dollars each, according TO size
sex and genernl condition. A fellow rassenser
q board the steamer told me that they had very
mnqiepl time Of i This is truly novel article
q srsfo. bHs ee Of the fuiis OF the coast trSae
just opening on the Pacific by our nunerops iitie
assamen which run regularly every vi dkssp cad
down the coast.