The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-22

great storm to-day caused Hartford Run 10 over
low flooding toe Easements and font floors of over
800 houses IN the suburbs. and sweeping OF ,he fur
nitn.c. together with three bridges aud two cuherts
Inc houses were principally occupied b, the lower
ch,''S. Over 200 of those damaged are owned BIZ
Robert Royds. Loss 10 the CITY over $50. 900. The
damage 10 private property is $4,000.
WAsHlNGrox. July II.
George {. Washington, nominee # the Native
AnSiican party for Wee President, has published a
letter, declining the same, and says he osecns Scott
lof his Spocss character, and his frank manly and
courteous manners ior his military services by which
the character ut his county has been elevated =,
home and abroad. He concludes bv SAVING t!a. h,
candidates of the Wing National Convention viii re-
ce.'e his most hearty support.
fHTLADELPHIA, Julv II.
Charles Paul. 4 fireman on the afternoon t-,i, t,,r
New ok, was killed, three miles above Camden
by the locomotive being thrown from the tack. IN
consequence of sand bcine washed over the road d,
ring the rain. The engineer was injured. hut ,h,
passengers escaped unhmt.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Jul. -.
The Southern Rights Committee debated t nl;d-
night the resolutions. a separate Organization
the other supporting Pierce. The Committee to-d,,
have decided 10 nominate Il third candidate AMI roc
omnena the taIonIss 10 pm sue any course they may
think proper.
Boston, judy 3
LINE or SrEAMERs BFTWFEN ENGLAND AND
= u
IS report by the Canada, that company is forming
IN Liverpool. for the construction OF line e sos-
mcls To ply between that port, Australia and Nicara
qua. The capital TO be 1900 600 sterling
Also, that the agents who went out in the Africa
to negotiate or the sale of half the Nicafara canal
right. were progressing iayorah, with tho, ulang.
BosToN, july TO-
GREAT FIRE IL BosroN.-T larre,t fic that
has visited this cit, for 20 wears commenced at3p
NJ, and Is now Burning frio,lslv
1t was caused by hre cracker being thrown into =
hay stack in the rear # the Seaman's House which
with the Bethel g., soon consumed
IL then crossed the street, and all the buiIdnc-s o.,
both sdS of Purchase street to the head If Foster
street wharf, and all in the of the School Ioue
from Fort Till 10 Sea street in flames IT least
30 buildings arc in flames and the fire is spreadio-.
One hundred families housecsS
WHITE Hull z. o. july IS. ISis.
EDS. DENoCRAT: In your paper Of thc 9TH inst
your correspondent &C. - represented the Hon Gan
rctt Davis a. naming Gcneial Pierce as one If The
bad appointments OF President Polk | know
tina, in the heat of debate, patty express ions ar .
quenty used, not intended have the effect u hicb
they necessarily have hen pu in print; and from
the Hon. q. Davss usual character If (airncss a,n
willing 10 award to him desire u iniurc the char
acter of any gallant officer for political ends
But whatever may be the designs If the others
take pleasure in addition to the Official reports in rc-
gard t. General Pierce, to say there was hut ons
opinion If Gene,al Pierce, far as | learned aunopc
the officers Of parties in Mexico. There was com
plant Of ''had" appointments by the President-lad
not only by putting civilians old soldiers ,f the
regular army, bat bad po s. but Of these General
Pierce not one. No considerations ought ever to
injustice to be done any one As political
opponent. though personal friend of General Pierce
my humble testimony TO his worth, intelligence and
CALAMITY, onl, be of the least considerations be-
cause here in Kentucky he is not wei Known, and
therefore less honoie,..
J cur nbcdient servant,
{. ". CLAY.