The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-10

Next 10 the cheap postage bill, the most
iuy,ortan, law beyond comparison, passed
Ivy Congress, Is the bill which came from
the Senate several weeks since, for appoint
ing four appraisers of foreign merchandise,
and providing also for an entirely new
method Of nppraising or estimating the
value Of imports. II does not amount ex-
actly to that home valuation Of imports as
a basis of duties which the high tariff men
have demanded, but il comes very nearly
10 the same thing upon some articles. IL
Constitutes a very material alteration Of the
tariff Of 1886, by adding TO the value in the
Foreign port Of shipment the freight and
all commissions AMI other charges except
insurance, as the true value in the ports of
ihi> country upon which the duties shall he
collected.
- This new law gives the Pennsylvania iron
makers a protective duty Of As per cent,
instead al the thirty per cent. offered by the
tariff Of 1916, because the average price of
pig iron i'm the principal foreign market,
Glasgow, is about STA per ton, and the av
erage freight and charges from that port to
this country about ST. per ton, or one-half
the value OF The iron there Hartford (Ct)
Times.
Ak EMBARRASSING BOY--.Strange Pas
sion for Horses.-A French Canadian boy,
about IS years old, was recently tried az
6 Chelsea, VI, for stealing farmers horse
and wagon from before store in 81. Johns
barry. He drove to Wells River befure he
wis caught. The court acquitted him, on
account vi his youth and apparent inno-
ceace, ,Wesuming he merely intended to
have a rib. As soon as he was acquitted,
he crossed The courthouse square, seized
horse ami sleigh hitched at the corner OF
store, and drove TO Rutland, where he was
obliged to leave the team to pay his tavern
Till. He then went on foot TO the next
ti,wn. where he seized Oh another team -
The last thief; lodged him in Jail, notwith-
standing his innocent manners.
SOMETHING REMARKABLE.-Capt CrOm-
well, OF The ship COrtes, arrived here on
Sunday, informs Us that upon his late voy-
course Of which he proeared full cargo Of
oil, visiting the Arctic Ocean, and sailing
round The world, he has not had boat
steven by a whale during the voyage, lost
craft, rigging or spars to the value Of
tarthing, with the single exception Of tow.
line; That he has not parted any rigging
NOT even a ropeysrn-and that the cotton
duck sails which he left this port twenty
9sonths ago were upon the yards when be
1rrivesi, having been IN constant use and
Ut un,ent during The whole voyage.-[N.
= Bedford MercpIy.- .-----.~,s. -.
The CHANGE AGAINST SECRETARY WEB
: frxR.--Thc Boston Journal says that il is
authorized 10 deay, on the most uBquesti
si,Ie authority, the charge against Mr..
Greedy. the collector M Boston, and Mr..
Haveus, the sub-treasurer, in reference to
I'll.
20 Mr.. H., calling for pecuniary assistance,
= 10 eDsl,ie him 10 accept the office of Secre-
tnry Of Stnte, and which letter, it was al
legged, be .bowei to Mr.. yGreeiy. Mr.. H.,
in The most explicit manner, denies that he
eyer reressesI any such letter, and Nj. Gree
quite as explicitly, denies that he ever
n IowA LEGISLATIVE JoKE-An incorriri.
hle wag has admirably s,icceedeti in pcrpe-
tra,ing capital joke ui.on the Iowa Legis
Iature. 10 passing upen the Till prohibiting
.neyroes from entering that State, and afiix-
ing heavy penalties upon Iheai when they
sIo eater il, j. L. Morton, of Henry, who
il hath q Wing and a wng, moved nn adj
: di1ipnaI section, ".hat the bill should be in
farce from aud after iss ;,ublicaiion in the
lswa Free Democrat" the aholmion paper
the Heuse SO amenie,l. The amendment
was accepted by the House, and the bill
s,nsS.sl. After while the idea began 10
: Ike throaxh The hair If a member, that she
Z p,isiosa organ miyh decline publishing Tho
sssxx,, nnsI the, city kin is rtoss dead, and he
: ,,,oye.l Toe Reconsideration, but failed, and
shs Hill wa< lettto he sent To the Governor
: III that eraiiy shsise.--lN. Y. Jour. Com.