The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-01-08
Horrible and Fatal Collision,

A collision between two railroad trains oc-
red on the Hudson river railroad last week 81
have not the date, below Peekskiil, which p.
suited in the death of several persons anI he
Jury Of many others.
The cause of the collision wss the stoppi
one OF the trains 10 put out two persons who
paid their fare to Cro,on, beyond which r-i
they were carried aud for which, extra car .,
they refused to pay extra ten cents whic. III
conductor was determined to exact from then
While they were higsling about this p
sum, another train came up behind, and ran
the stationary cars, smashing several Of then
10 atoms and mu,iiating a number Of persons
To add confusion and horror 10 the So.
which was then presented, two other trains. {,
Albany and Peekskill trims were coming
/ The former was sigma led and KEPT ofT--ihe .tu
though .ignaled took no notice of the pfeca a.
and ran into the Albany train through the ~
ength---smashing, killing and wounding ia
headlong course.
! INTERESTING TO SHIPPERS TO CALF o5
NtA.-The following is an extract from |,
dated San Francisco. Oct %, 1851:
/ 81 should be at a loss what to advise any
10 send mere. 1t IS all a chance game. You
/ Judge about as well at home, by the price curre j..
/ as we can here. Everything Is fu.iuatipg.
"Lumbcr Is now good article here-wr
500 per NJ, retail price, and gong up f..
Hams, too, are hish-23a24c per livery
in market. Liquors, which have been the
article in The market, are now the worst,
going down every day. Nothing but the bes
every article will do TO ship to this market. G.
are now up, and have been for long time,
consumption is not great
Business generally is oyerdons. There e
more merchants than there is business for n
Several are about winding up on account of
expenses being so great.
Z New CoCNTERFEIT.--An new and
dangerous counterfeit was put in circula
in Louisville, las; Saturday. The Coul
says it was new $40 note OF the Banl
Louisville, dated Dec. I, 1851, aud bar.
detect, being like the genuine in every /,
Feet, excepting the words, "Bank of Lor
Vile" which occupy a shorter space Il
the genuine.
"Nor Born TO BE DRowNED. The
lowing touching incident is related in lie
from Yarmouth, England dated the iii Il
written by lady, and giving an account Of
disastrous results Of the late shipwrecks upon
east coast:
Last Friday, dear little babe, supposed
be about four months old, was picked up IN
roads. off Yarmouth. Its Ions clothes proven
II from sinking; it fast sleep, and ala
benunibed with cold. There was no trace Of
ship IN sight, or Of any boat for miles around;
II was supposed that the vessel from which ii
been thrown had sunk, and all hands persisted
Tbs Captain who picked j: up lives a; Yarmo,
and intends TO rear il as his own. lie allows
people, who come in crowds, TO see it, and h;
seen 1t among the rest 1t is sweet babe"
TAKE THE PApERs.-Wc cannot help ~
dering that people should be willing 10 bosE
hab'tuaily anothe.'s paper. II IS ~ much ns
say 1--WE like the paper and appreciate t' val
but we are too small, TOO stingy 10 pay the triH
sum Of four cents per week to possess it.
man who cannot afford to take one daily, o
> weekly at least, must be poor indeed, and If
has family, he is positively answesable for
sin. IN 20, laying before them sacb medan
> intelligence, When ii can bc done al SO small
outlay, Think Of it.