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


We 60 from here to Long Prairie by wagon,
and should any person start from here in four
days after we leave, they can overtake us on
Crow Wing River.
Yours truly, RW. LEE.
DEATH OF GEN. HUGH BRApy.-Gcn.
Hugh Brady, of Detroit, died ofthe wounds
received by falling from his carriage on the
10Th instant. He was in the sOth year of
his age. He originally entered the army as
an ensign Of infantry on the 9TH of March,
1892, and was out undsr General Wayne,
and be re entered as Colonel of Infantry on
the 9th of July, 1912, and continued in the
military service till the day of his death -
de was native Of Pennsylvania. Gems.
Scott and Riley were expected to be pre-
sent at his funeral.
TRAGEoY.--The Paul,lng Miss
Clarion of the 9Th inst, contains an account
Of the elopement of the wife of a planter in
Florida with Mssissippian, from Ham
cock county, by the name of Hardy, who
was living in Florida. The guilty wife as
sisted her paramour to steal from her iniur-
ed husband negro boy, n pair of horses
and carriage, a double barrel gun, and some
other properly, with which they started for
the residence Of Hardy's mother, in Han
cock county, Miss, which point they safely
reached.
The outraged husband, finding himself
robbed of property as well as wife, made
preparations TO pursue: but the blow had
been so heavy as to unnian him. He could
not consent to follow her who had been nil
lowed on his breast, and TO friend named
Smith was delegated the task of pursuing
the fugitives. Smith traced them to Green
county, Miss, where he learned they had
arrived in Hancock, aud were at the resi-
dence Of Hardy's mother. The assistance
OF a couple of resOlute men was Obtained !;
the three made descent on the house and
entered the room where Hardy and his gull
~ companion were in bed, before, he was
aware of their presence.
Hardy, who Is represented as a man of
hefculean strength, leaped from the bed,
and, unarmed as he was, came near making
gooh his escape from the The three. Blu, a
blow with the but of one Of the guns knock
ed him down, when he was securely bound.
The property WAS recovered, but The WON
an declined going back to Florida, and was
left. The party returned to Green with
their prisoner, when Smith dismissed his as
slStants, and, after ironing his legs, took bis
seat by the side of Hardy, in the carriage,
the negro boy riding behind on Smiths
horse. Two miles from where he left his
assistants, Smith was afterwards found muir
dered, his money all taken, as well as one
of the carriage horses, and Hardy and the
negro gone. The conclusion is that the ne
gro, who had been very impruden,ly per-
mitted to carry bowie knife, stabbed Smith
from behind, and then relieved Hardy, and
that the latter, as his hands were loose, also
assisted. Strong ehores were making TO ar
rest the murderers.
Awful CALAMITY Treire persons jurn-
Ell TO Deaih.-We learn that the house of
John Hannegan, in Elizabeth, Harrison
county, was consumed by fire on Friday
night last, together with Mr. Hannegan, his
wife, seven children and mother in law. a
man named Patrick Sane, and another man
whose name is unknown TO us-in all, twelve
persons. The FIRE was not discovered until
the house was nearly burnt to the ground.
and the bodies of the unfortunate persons
were burnt 10 criSpS.
The facts elected before cOroner's iury,
we understand, were, that Hunnegan had
moved into the house that day, and at night
determined to celebrate his settling in his
new home, by taking spree. At eight o.
clock they had purchased at some place in
the neighborhood one gallon and a half of
whiskey--at nine O'Clock one of The men
went TO n neighbours spring for water, and
at ] | o'clock the house was discovered i'm
ruins, all the inmates being consumed with
it. One of the children was found near the
door, where it is supposed to have fallen in
trying to make its escape. The verdict Of
the jury was, that these persons came 10
their death by the accidental burning of the
house, they not being allie to make their
escape from i,.-[New Albany Bulletin.
DiABOLICAL OUTRAGE.-Among the pas
scngers 10y The steamer Armenia, the r. r.
boat, which reached here about | O'Clock
this morning, was respectable and elderly
widow lady, who had come from Po'keep-
sic. On arriving at the dock, she was told
by the Chainber-naid that Passengers were
not allowed to remain on the boat after irs
arrival. Edward Fisher and Andrew I.
Durham. two hack men then spoke to her
about employing a carriage. She got into
their hack tn be driven to some respectable,
hotel near the railroad. They drove con-
siderable distance when she asked them
where they were driving her To. Fisher said
that the hotel to which he intended to take
her was shut up and they would find anoth
ei. He then got into the hack and it was
driven short distance when it was STONED.
Fisher then seized hold of her with violence.
threw her down and succeeded in accom-.
plishipg his purpose, after which he drove
her TO Jenknsen's Hotel The prisoners
were arrested by officers Cowell and Upton
this forenoon, ard are now in custody. Mrs.
Burke is still in the city, Albany Atlas.
MAMMOTH HoTEL.-A new hotel is nbopt
to he erected in New York, which will
eclipse any similar establishment in The n
States or in the world, in elegance, tlimen.
sions, and every thing else. 1t will he built
OH the Fifth avenue. near Iwenty-rhlrd
street, by Mr.. Mounott, of The New York
Hotel. Ii will he so large md so spacious,
that the As,or House Will be small in com
parison.