The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-30
Items Of Intelligence.

Texas is said to contain population of 100000
SOULS Of whom 30 600, twenty years of age,
cannot either read write.
Mrs. Forest that was, is said, is about to marry
an early love, an English soldier Of fortune, attached
to Of her Majesty's reg u,ents now in Scotland
Mr.. Webster is at NLarshfeld preparing for chow
der. He left Senator Mangum in stew, at Washing
ton.-[Lowell Patriot.
The citizens of St. Louis have voted to appropri-
SIP 900, for the erection of water works i'll that
city.
The Boston Post recommends tobacco chcwers Who
ride the top Of an Omnibus to st on The PLATFORM,
and thereby save the dresses OF inside passengers
The Belot Journal contains advertisement for
proposals to construct the Bel,it Branch OF the
Galena and Chicago Railroad
The Catholics Of England are about raising one
hundred thousand dollars defay the expenses of
Mr.. Newmant suit with DIR. AchiIli.
The approximate cost of the Louisville aud Nash
vile Railroad, It's equipments, depots, &c, is So
DOC, 900.
Grin Fowler, member Of Congress from Massachu-
sets, died at Washington on the 9Th inst. He was
an upright, Conscientious and much esteemed nlan-
His remains have been taken To Massachusetts.
The Cincnnatians busy ut work extending their
railroad st. Louis, and have thousand klborcrs at
work, breaking ground in the direction of Lawrence
burg, along the ver--t Lou Com-
The Evening Post says that it is estiurted IL up
wards of 100 900 quarts of milk pure and unadu,er-
ated, are consumed in New York, daily, for which
So 900 is paid This would to 81 ls25 900
Traveller in stage coach, not famous for its swift
css, inquired the name Of the coach. ieilow pas
senger replied: II think it is the Regulator for OBJ
serve all the other coaches 60 by it,
At the Free Soil Disns, Convention for the I'd
Congressional District of Illinois, recently held at
Aurora, James ii. Collins, Esq, of Chicago, was
unanimously nominated for Congress.
THE CoTroN CRoP.--It is estimated BIZ letter
writers from the South that the cotton crop this year
will be the largest raised, and that it viii reach
!, 800 900 bales.
SuPERfLoUUs INFORMATION, 10 the Ncc I-ear,s
day Ladies in 81. Pad.-Therc are two kinds Of cggs
used in the manufacture Of s'egg nogg-i,en's eggs
and nnt'n eggs
TIE WAsHiyGros MoSUMExr.--The appeaI.
in behalf OF this enterprise have been made in
vain. IL begins TO go up more rapidly. 81 900
were received Lii Jul and the obeEsk is ll3 feet
high.
1t is stated that company is now being organized
TO embark very largely in the manufacture Of railroad
iron, at Johns;own, Cambria County, Pa. The lion
business seems to be steadily but the more s,ne,
perhaps, on the increase of late
WISCONSIN JUDGEs.-IIon. T.. v Wilton a.
Chief Justice, Marshall NJ. Strong and James II
knowlton as Associates, have been nominated b, AN
Independent State Convention in Wisconsin, fyr
Judges of the new Supreme Com, in that State.
SEYTEMBER.--The word is said TO have been de-
rived from a combination of two words in latin
S7sem, seven, and contraction OF inbp shower Of
ram. 1t was formerly reckoncd the seventh month
III the year, and the wet usually commences
towards the end Of this month.
VERMONT ELECrIoN.-The returns from l2s
towns, given by the Atlas. show the following vote
for Governor: Fairbanks, whig, -, $50; Robinson.
dem, $3.50; Bianard, freesoii, 1913. Majority 70,
Fairbanks, 942. Wing majority in same towns last
year, 1862. Net Wing loss, $50.
The Penns, lvania abroad loan of three million.
OF dollars allotted on the 10Th inst, to Charles
H. Fisher, Esl., OF this city, On account of Barring
Brothers & Co., and the Rothschills, at 800 prem
ium, it being the best bid for the whole loan The
whole amount bld was about 10000 900.
There are now six candidates for the Presidency.
Gen. Pierce, Democrat; Gen. Scott Wing; Daniel
Webster, Union Wing; J. p. Hale Freesoer; VIM
Goodell, Liberty-man; Governor Troupe secessionist
Pumpkin OIL Is used IN lamps in Philadelph 1t
burns well,
SuIcIDE.-Two young girls, at Henderson, Ky,
committed suicide by tying their hands together and
walking out into the OHIO river, where they laid
down and drowned themselves. The girls were sis
tiers aged l6 and IL. When found thew were locked
IN each others arms, Family difficulties were the
cause.
freights from 81 Louis are exorbitantv high, be-
ing for most articles ono dollar hundred weigh.
his IS really discomagng, it will merchan-
disc to be gold at higher price, than it could be af-
forded under more favorable circumstance, -TDab.
Her.
NOVEL SUIr.--The heirs of Robinson Crusoc
have instituted a suit, to recover the Island Of Juan
FERNANDEZ founding their claim upon the ground that
he was ''monarch OF all he surveyed The answer
pun into the suit Is, that he was never a surcu3r at
all ONLY lad
circumstance.
The Steamboat Law goes into effect the first dav
of January Hext Capt. John Shallcross Of Louis
'l'e has been appointed ono of the Supervising In
spec'ors. of whom there will be three for the South
ern and Western district Mr.. Crawford, of Pitts
bugh has been appointed to fill the office of the sec
ond' the third is not yet known.-[St. Louis Rep.
The long continued dry weather in the Lake Su-
pelor region, has made the timber and turf ON the
South Shore 'dry as powder house, . and last week
extensive fires were raging. At the Ontonagon and
Eagle Hailnr thousands OF cords of wood and an,
given quantity of standing thinker has been DESTROYED
aud the fires were not checked.
The METRoPoLIrAs HoTEL-Thc monster no.
tel OF New York city. the Sun saws, was opened ON
Wednesday week. The ground cost 5000 600. the
building $500 900, mirrors SIS 900. niate e. 600
carpets and upholstery $40 600, furniture $50 900
IN all nearly ~ 900. II is doubtless the finest hotel
in the world.
NOVEL MODE OF SUICiDE.--A student of thco-
ogy at Bonn, went ia fit of religious INSANITY T., q
neiShi'orng wood with hammer and nails and tndinc
tree m the lorna of cross, actually crucfc him
sell lie found in "A state Of inscls ibilitv NV some
peasants, who not having tools tor d,9,,nr The nails
ieled the tree, and carried him with il to the next
village.
The Orcgonian. printed at Portland OREGON. or
the Both of June says: The demand for brcadstuGs
IN Oregon the next twelve months in Consequence If
the large immigration coming in and the consupption
at the mines, viii probably equal all the surplus now
on hand, together with the new crop wirhou, the
shipments Of single barrel
FAMILY PRIDE.-Whcn we hear, saws the Bos,
ton Post, men and women speak lightly Of the indn,
tiions part of the community. we feel Just like tracno
back their gcncaogy. We have done so in several
instances, and you would be surprised at what we
learned. The most arisiocratc man If our ac,u,an,
ance Is the grandson Of fiddler, the proudest MO-
man, the daughter of a washcrwonan,
QUEBEc, Sept. Is.
Lord Eign has been recalled bv the Derby Mini
ny and Lord Harris appointed Governor General of
Canada. ~ "