The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-23
Items of Intelligence.

We learn that Cassius NJ. Clay, is lying dangerous
" III at his residence, in Madison county, Ky.
Deaths at New Orleans during the week ending
August 2lst, l35. OF consumption, Is; cholera, ID.
Quite a business is now doing in st. Lonis, says
the Evening News, in charterIn5 and purchasing
light draught steamers.
Mr.. Web<ter's autunnal catarrh came upon him on
the 3lst of August. lie will visit Marshheld
again.
The National Era, the Anti-Savery organ pub
lished at Washington, boasts weekly circulation of
nineteen thousand copies.
George ID. Prentice, Esq, of the Louisville Jour-
nal, is mentioned candidate for Congress, to sue
coed Hon. Humphrey Marshall
PUBLIC PRINTER.--Gen. Armstrong OF the Wash
ington City Union, the Goth elected Printer
the House of Representatives.
Peaches arc selling in New York at from fifty cents
to one dollar per basket, Containing about three
pecks.
Mr.. Stevens, the celebrated Traveller and author, is
living dangerously i'll Hampstead l.. L.. and his re
covery is considered doubtful.
FIRST FRosr.-Thcrc was slight frost ohserva-
bic yesterday morning, the first Of the season.A,
10Th.
The Washington (Tcxas) Lone Star reports that
President Fillmore, has authorized Gov Bell 10 call
out 500 Rangers 10 the frontier.
The man in jail who looked out of the window of
his CELL and exclaimed, ''ths is CRATE country" is
generally admitted to have spoken wttia bounds.
Collins it is said are now employed to transport
s1arits into those places where the Maine Law makes
them cumberland articles. True il is that necessi
~ is the mother nvcnon.'
Charles Todd was recently arrested in Lowell
Mass, for selling liquor without license. Ii appears
from this that the authorities who enforce the
anti-drinkns laws, cannot LET tod alone.
suit was lately commenced in the United States
Court, against person for using letter stamp d Sc
cond time. The person chose to pay the penalty,
800, and have the suit discontinued.
A candidate in Maine has published a card or plat
form, i'll which he declares himself In favor of the
Maine Liquor Law, and opposed to putting it in
force.
NEW YoRK.--Ihe result of the New York Dem
oclatc State Cons ention, the nomination OF Ho-
ratio Seymour for Governor, and Sandord f. Church
for It, Governor.
GALENA, PoRT OF DELIvERY.-The In:eIii-
gencc in another column, Of the passage of the bill
making Galena g Port of Delivery will be gladly
received BY our citizens.
The New York Musical Times states, tina. the net
product of the partnership between Jenny Lind and
Mr.. Barnun, was S610,OO0, Of which the latter had
$4,000 more than half.
The Worlds Fair in New York. will be opened
on the 81 day of May, 1858. 1t will he in all re-
.pects similar to the Great Exhibition held in Lon
don last year.
1t is estimated that $4,000 people attended the
Vermont State Fair at Rutland A correspondent
says: there were more fine horses and pretty wo-
men on the ground, than were probably ever before
assembled on this CONTINENT -Galtna -idr.
Mr.. Samuel w. Halsey, formerly editor of the Ke-
okck Dispatch, recently died III the vicinity of Chilli
cothe, Ohio.-N.
new house OF entertainment. has recently been
erected on the White Mountains, the summit Of
6 Mount W ashIngon, which ,226 feet above the
level Of the A daily post-horse line of comnu-
ncation is kept up with the world below.
The Louisville Courier SAWS that the Artesan well
which the Louisville and Frankfort Railroad Compa-
ny are making at La Grange, has been sum. 10 the
depth of 500 feet. At the last they were Dor
ING through solid bed of lime stone.
The Detroit Tribune says the number of bIacklecs
i'll that city is almost Incredible Scarcely day pas
ses that do not hear OF some case of a pocket
picked. Strangers passing through Our city cannot
be to careful.
The Mormans are as fashionable as any body. The
Deseret News contains advertisements of nlners
Just from New York, with the latest Paris fashions
Sc. Brigham Young has married his twenty-iourth
wife.
Observation-Disclosures State Convention which
met at " orces;er, nominated John III. Clifford, the
able and popular Attorney General, for Governor aud
Elisha Huntington tor Lieut.. Governor The names
of Robert &. Winthrop, George Bliss, Robert G.
Shaw and Amos Lawrence are on the eector;, ticket
JUNIus.--Thc Dublin University Magazine claims
the Earl of Chatham have been the author of the
celebrated essays signed Junus. 1t is probable that
he is the man.-LDubaque Herald.
The literary public. at large. will he u,atiGcI 10
know that the Herald has settled this vexed question
--ll}ah. Times.
Hon. Edward McGaughey, Of Indiana, arrived at
San Francisco the -ith ut., and died on the l3h
of Panama fever. Mr.. MEG. was formerly a member
OF Congress from Indiana, aud had embarked for
California with view Of making it his permanent
rcsidcnce.-Galcaa Adu
FAST MowING.-The Rochester American saws
that the 23d and 18th of August one of kcchun's
Moving Machines cut 304 acres of hav in IA day and
a half, on the farm OF Mevin Powers, in Pennington,
Ontario county. Twenty acres was moved the first
day, and the balance the second.
OREGoN.-Thc latest news from Oregon. informs
us that previous the 18th of August pitched battle
had been fought the Table Rock, between large
party OF Indians and the whites, iii which 80 or 40
Indians killed. \ treaty of peace was made
Immediately after the fight on the most advantageous
terms.-Gaiona 1dr.
RAlN SToRM.--l csterd3y 1t raned nearly all day.
1t is probable, shall have more of it, enough 10
raise the river.-Ib., l III.
The lthica Journal makes the following statement:
. The new eight-wheclcd locomotive .Cayug,' one
day last week, drew train of hundred and fifty
seven coal cars from Iihica to Owcgo. The engine
is six driver, with but four feet diameter of Wheels
but draws at Il rate which would astoni,, luiac-
quanled with the power of an iron horse
NJNARX-Ibp top
which has been in session here or several days, ap-
pointed TO locate Theological Seminary for the
Northwest, to he under the charge of the New School
branch of the Presbyterian Church, rose yesterday.
We learn, that majority Of the Committee favored
Galcna as the proper location, but that final action
was deferred till further consultation.- Goia.a Adu
TIE RIVER MAu.-Nc learn, that the kealt,k
Packet Company have thrown up the contract for
transporting the mail from st. Louis, to this CITY;
the low water interfering with it's regularly, The
mail now comes by land. When the water was up,
the Plan worked well and was great accommodate
tIon.--B.
INDIANS AT THE NoRTH.-H. A. dc France
writes to the Dubuque Express from the Urper Mills