The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-03

CITY from Chagres-G Great Fire !. San
sncisco-sl5;oOo. 900 worM of Prop
eriy Desiroyed-- The Ham6tin Fsstipai
-Coekney attempts at Ethiopian Min
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New YoRK, June 10, 1851.
EDITOR OF THE PIONEER
( On Tuesday afternoon, at 6 O'Clock, the
U. 5. Mail Steamship, Humboldt. arrived
a. this port, from Havre, ola Cowes, bring
ing adyices to the 4th inst. She made the
passage in ls,duys, experiencing westerly
gsles and head seas, the greater part of the
time.
30 The Frigate. 81. laurence, sailed from
Southampton for New York, on June 81
She was to touch at Lisbon, for the pur-
pose Of landing Mr.. Haddock, American
Minister to Portugal, the bearer of a treaty
between the two governments A grand
entertainment was given the day before the
st. Laurence left, by the officers of the
vessel, to the Municipality Of Southampton,
as return for the hospitable treatment ex-
tended to them during their stay at that
port. The Mayor and Corporation en-
barked in FIVE bnrges, aud were received by
Capt Sands and the officers Of the ship, in
full uniform; the band playing the English
National Anthem. g ofaa On ~
The Great Exhibition wns visited on the
Cd Of June by nearly $4,000 persons, chiefly
Of the laboring classes. The Queen was
presen, on the same day. n, 'Ho
In China, the rebels were making head
way against the Imperial troops. Thscom
mercial intelligence from India was not OF
very satisfactory nature there being a
scarcity of money at Bombay.
Louis Napoleon had visited the Southern
Departments, and was present a, the open
ing Of the Paris and Lyons Railroad. He
seems to be gettirg more popular. His
speech at Dion was received with the most
enthusiastic acclamations.
The Spanish Government expected a
popular insurrection at Madrid, and were
making extensive military preparations to
prevent it.
The Crescent City arrived last night from
Chagrss, Ella Kingston, Jamaica, with $780,
0G0 in gold dust, and SGT passengers. The
news by her confirms the telegraphc des-
patches received from New Orleans, the
night before last, stating that terrible fire
had occurred in San Francisco, laying in
ashes property to the amount of $4,000
900. ...
Among the buildings destroyed, are the
Custom House and six Of the principal no
tells also Roses Buildings, and the offices
Of the Steamship Company.
The fire also spread to the shipping, burn
ing large number Of vessels that were ly-
ing at their wharves. The buildings on
Clay, Hunter, George, Main, Centre and
Ell Dorado streets, are reduced to mere
shells, and thousands are turned out of
house and hone. II is feared that several
lives have been lost. Business was not
thought Of, and San Francisco presents, al
together, sorrowfnl and heart ickening
picture.
A great fire had also occurred at Stock
ton, the loss from which was near 81 ,OOO,-
600. a3e
The New York Academy Of Medicine
has invited Emanuel Lyon, Esq, the cele-
braied chemist, but better known as the dis
coverer Of the singular compound that en-
tirely destroys rats and other vermin, while
no quantity of it will unfavorably affect the
human system, to deliver lecture on the
prominent Essential physiological differen-
ces between the constitution of man and
that OF other animals. II is said, that neither
Chiffon nor Kent, the two weII-known
chemists, nor DR.. Mott, has been able to
approximate, after three years. devotion to
the subject, compound that will immedi-
ately destroy animal life, in one, organiza-
ton, and yet be harmless when administer
ed to another, even in large quantities.
These gentlemen hope, by pushing still
farther the already extensive researches of
Mr.. Lyon, 70 discover the principle upon
which the proper medicine for each species
Of animal should be selected and they are
even sanguipe Of being able, shortly, to
graduate with precision, and the certainty
Of cure, medicines to individuals of the
same species, according to age, tempera-
ment, mental and ply steal development,
&c. Mr.. Lyon has hitherto kept his inyen-
ton secret, and will, | suppose, in this
poney-making age, continue to do so, un-
Ill he realizes fortune on, of il.
Barnum's success in bis Jenny Lind spec
uIation has turned the attention Of all our
spectators to the Importation of foreign
ar.istes and, unless Congress at its next
session, passes an act for the protection Of
/" native TALENT" our American singers,
CHANGERS, fiddIers. ldrummers, pianists and
fintists, will be driven from the legitimate
boards, and compelled to take refuge in the
Ethiopian School, in which they can bid
defia,ce tn all nations. Ne,ther tbe Erencb.