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

uueuA VI tuc "a uuu w IScUusiu INctSs nave Cou-
pleted their examination Of the Wisconsin river;
aud find that only small outlay of public money
Is needed TO make that river render three-f,id
the service that il now does. The removal Of
or 3 Instructions, will allow boats of any class
now plying on the upper Mississippi, 10 pass up
the Wisconsin river above the Portage-eyen al
the present low stage Of water; and what IS bet
ter, the work, when done, IL clear the river for
years 20 come. and thus be an expenditure for
permanen, object.
The upper Fox river, between the lakes, ex
tends about forty miles and Will cost from five 10
eight hundred thousand dollars 10 make it navi-
gable fox little steamers. The size OF one-horse
power horse-boa,s. Two thirds of that sum will
build railroad along the bank Of the river
Grant co. Herald.
CRoPs IN GRANT Co.. WIscoNsIN.--UD-
quesonably the crops OF this section are album
dant beyond any other year. The prices Of sur
plrs grain will not be rs low many Anticipate,
for there viii be unprecedented influx of con-
SINNERS his wear. There win be The labor Of
5000 .xlra hands wanted within the range Of
5000 square miles in this region, besides the
more than usl, emigration OF the present and
coming vear These will most all be consumers
for one or two yoars.-th.
RAILRoAD AT PorosI Potosi friends
we understand, determined to connect Them
selves With the Cerlr; opposite Dubuque, b, a
branch, If arrangements can be made with the
company TO allow them 10 do so.-[lb.
An article ia the London Tunes contains the
following happy picture Ct Mr.. Clay in debate:
'.lienry Clay's reported speeches partake Of
the neutrality OF which h. ever boosted IN the
compromises, which were the principles Of ms
craftsmanship IT need I'll 10 the mos,ened
eye, the quverIng lip, the iremulous hands. play
ing with the spectaclcs and the movement of the
tall, 1.-the figure; it needed To hear the wonderful
variety Of his ZONES, and TO nave thrilled to the
exquisite pathos Of his voice, 10 understand the
power winch he exercised over the whole mind
Of those who listened 10 him in silence which
seemed as If II never could be broken. The ST.
lence has changed now. 1t is be who il mute,
while every other voice is busy in discussing his
p3xers and his deeds"
IAN exchange says:--.Mr. Downing, recently
drowned in the hudson river, 1t it stated, was !,
fac swimmer, but was dragged down by lady
under his charge, cllnging 10 hum in the water.
Numbers on the same occasion, II Is also stated,
were huddled together, dragging each other down
l. woald be well on sions OF this kind for any
lady, or others unable to SWIM 10 remember that
a hand gently laid on the shoulder or hip Of the
swimmer, in .uch a manner no, to obslruct the
free motion and spread Of his arms, will permit
him 10 render efficient service, when hy wildly
graspins or clinsins to han, the lives Of both are
placed in the creates, perl.
LIBERAL BEoursr.-IIaryev LYON. ESQ,
who died in Rochester, y. Y has left the follow
Ing bequest. hy his wlli:-American Board Of
Commissioners FIR Fore'gn Missions, -, 900;
Home Missionary Society, -, 000 American
Tract Society, -, 900: American Bible Society
50 600; American =. : Union, : 600: Ameri-
can Education Society, ) 600; Rochester Or
phan Asylum, (Prctesianl,) $500; Rochester
Female Charitable Society, $500; Home for The
Friendless, 500. Total, SIl 900,
Several European Powers have accep pied the
proposition of the English Govefnmen, to convoke
Congress at London, IN order to come 10 an
agreement respecting The regulation Of the CON.
France, Denmark, Sweden, Spain aud Portugal
have been specially nominated. The Congress
Val not commence lis deliberations till November
next; meanwhile statistical bureau will be es-
tabished for the purpose Of making the necessa-
ry Preparations.
man named Augustus Stowe, was arrested
in New YORK., for cutting out Inc tongue Of horse
with Il knife, merely because the horse wa, res
tive! In order 10 perpeiEale The deed the scamp
tied rope TO the lower jtw, and actually pulled
out the tongue with his nunds-(Cin. Sun.
The Collins steamers have made illv VOYAGES
TO Europe up 70 the present time, or crossed The
ocean one hundred times, They have averaged
.
sn.-lib.
An analysis Of the cucumber, by Professor Sal
isbury of Albany, shows ihct ninety-seven one
hundreths Of The fruit is water: This is more
than the watermelon which contains nine,y-iour
parts. The muskmelon contains ninety
Mr. Gays will with respect to his slaves is
that all those born since January 1885, with those
hereafter to be O0rn, being educated for liberty
shall be sent free to Liberia, the males at the age
OF % md the females at the age Of 25 wears
The Democracy Of Michigan have nominated
Robert McCleand for Governor Andrew Par
cons foi Lieutenant Governor, and b. e. Whit
more Cor Treasurer.
The Chicago Times says that counterfei,s have
appeared on the Merchants and Mechanics bank
Of Chicago. They appear much like the genuine
bills; but are not conniersgned 10y the Register
The pasiurage is said 10 he all destroy ed about
Troy, New York Dairymen and others are lcd-
dering their COWS ANA live stock generally
A small land turtle was recent, i,',rd On the farm
Of Timothy Bartho omew'. ESQ Nlthford Conn
bearing the marks SUD, il l40S + b. ~
These marks were made upon he ..,ir,a! more ;hao
fmty-iorT years since, b. Iaoth, =. Bartholomew
ID the father OF the present owucr oi the farm, aud
the turtle yet retains appearance, of yicor and ac
tNiiy that may, for All that be discovered cnb!.
II to live and move yet hundrt d ,oa!s
On SUNDAY last, three grizzly bears, weighing from
1000 TO 500 pounds each, from the mountains of
California, were brought TO Cincinnati. They we're
To bc exhibited during the week, and fight was to
come off Oh the Queen Cts Race Course between
one of them and bull 1t is understood that bet
OF one thousand dollars is pending on the result One
OF the bears was recently engaged in a great bull
fight y at Ncw Orleans, in which bun came off sec
ond best.
In the early part of last week James Mats. resi-;
ding on the Culnbeiiand Mountains in MARYLAND. was
abusing his children. His wife endeayoYcd 10 urt a
stop TO his transactions. when he commenced loading
gun, aVoming that he would shoot her The WON
an seized an axe, and in moment Of desperation kill
cd HIM She was arrested shortly afterwards but
was subsequently discharged from custody
Six weeks since. girl. of about fourteen wears of
age, was abducted from her parents at the west end
Boston, sed,ccd, and carried house Of il-i,nc in
Charlestown, where she found a dav OF two ago.
She was brought some in pi,i,ile condition. both
physical and moral. The author Of the affair is said
90 be "a MERCHANT in Sudbury street.
One of the daily papers Of Boston states that there
least four hundred Hmm H..