The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-02-05

|, surely is blessed 10 give
To these who are suffering sore;
siore blessed than il was to receive, .-et.s.
oh, 10, then, Remember the poor"
FIERY SrErps---A man OF the name Of Mar
ray, who lives near rsybiy, had two horses,
las; week. which were suffering from mango, a
dangerous disease, and one not easily removed.
Murray was advised by somo veterinary surgaon
10 wash his h2ssss with turpen,ne and then anont
them literally with coal tar. The horses were
accordingly dGly washed with the ens and cover
81 wdh Inc other. These substances, as MANY
people are aware, generate gas, which ignites the
moment u comes IN contact with FIRE. Murray
came 10 his stable with lighted cands, to see 10
rnsf state hs horses where, which he had no
sooner catered, than the gas exploded. ca ryinx
away pert Of the floor sud roof OF the stable. and
=; the same time setting both horses on fire. The
hetses bsIn: lose, one Of them ran oui at ths
dcor and saioped aeEoss tbe country until the Ere
was eIilsCished and its sircnsih sxhs usted; the
ether attempting 20 follow it, RAJ with such vio-
isace against The Intel, to dash bic bruins ou,
Murray, imagining some fiery spirit from another
world was ., work, called for help; bat II came
not until his horse had been killed, his stable ss-
uoJet. and him, ,f nearly frightened to death
Engisk paper.
fostox lNNocUoUs IN CERrAIr CAsrs.-
The Newark Advertiser cites The case ofe veter-
an dTDrksrd, occurring recently In South Cam
den. he Was bitten By raitlesnake, and not in
the slightest degree Injured; but the snake began
20 shaw himself mons:rous uncomfortable, with
cd, wriggied, squTUed and shivered, then coiled
hiansel! np with an air Of resignation, and died
from the effects Of the liquor which i, had uusd-
vissdly inbibed. This is a good csss for temper
SAGE lecturers. The fac. b. the way, is now per-
fecily notorious, that pint Of whiskey, swallow
I'd maEfuiy. IS csrtsin fer the k:.1 &C rat
ils-sa.hs- Whiln The venom remains in the svs-
ten, the liquid fail. to produce drunkenness
TEAM Losr.-Oa Saturday last, a. Mr..
Nrehsis, German citizen Of this place was cross
Tag the river, walking on the ice and driving .
tse horse team attached TO wagon laden with
eoai, the ice gave way with crash, and hsr.es,
wagoa and coal disappeared, leaving the unioriu-
ns;s man contemplating big hole in ,hs ice. in
winch good shars of his worldly wealth had just
been begisd.
be EnpId currsr; soon ssakens the ice ia that
spot. - that every year we are uadsr the noses
s,ty 81 recording he loss sf one nero teams
in every other place The ice is perfectly secsre
-[DavenpOrt Gazette, Jan. s,h.
MYSTERY or rHK AMERrcAs IAxrs.-
Lsk- Ere, says the Dublin Magazine, is cnly 60
or 70 feet deep; hut the bottom Of Lake Ontario,
vhich is 4j2 feet deep, is ego fee. below the lev
81 or the ocean, or as low rs mcst parts Of tia
Gulf Of St. Lawrence: and the bottoms Of Lakes
Huron, Michigan and Superior, although thsir
.arace is 50 much higher are all, from their vas,
depth, on level With The bottom Of Lake On,a-
no
4 BIG lEAp.-The Miners near shull,burs,
Wisconsin, airs having good time. The Gslsas
JehersoEian, speak'ng Of the operations Of Mr.
&. Ps,wins, saws sat the depth cf rs feet below
the surface he blasted into large opening, o,
cave, over forty feet in length and tws Give fee,
wids--ths walls and roof Of which wsfs lined
with solid masses Of pure galens about eighteen
inches thick
Other leads in that Hsishborhood are yisldips
yer, abundsnty.
KossvTH ANp THE Characterization ar
article in The Dublin Nation, written by Georr.
Funsr, Catholic. i; appears that ihirissn out o
the eighteen Roman Catholic Bishops Of Hunsa.
~, addressed a Dsnoria.. to the King, in Is4s
fsroring The cause Of kossuth. The Eve Bishop,
who DID not sisn the address, were detained frsn
ibs Convention BY circumstances beyond their
ecnires. -.. 90 af aa......- Aa
ANOTHER GosE.--Wo noticed, Tuesday
the dsath of Of the first settlers of the minins
coua,sy--Cnpt. Eads; we now fave TO record the
death Of another. Charles Gear, Esq. died a
shuilsburg, Wis, few days since, aged 6f.-
Mr.. G. came TO this couutry in 1927, aud on hi.
departure. leaves behind HIM the reputation of a
~srshy, uprigh,., hsnssi citizen. He was broth.
sr Of Capt. d. II. Gear, Of this city. MIL Son
According to the census taken by ,hems Ives
there sIs eighteen thousand Mornous st Sail
L.ke. They are engaged in constructing q line
q railroad eight miles loug, for the purpose q,
transporting materials for their sreat temple. \
1t il understood, that the President has decided
20 remove Brigham Young fro., the Geysrnor.
ship Of Utah. This Is right; bpt we pity thu mar
isss viii succeed Governor brigham:
ToUcaIsG IxcioESr.--A little sen Of Mr.
sTcag, Of Hingham,--a frslick.ens child Of nine
ysars OF age, whi.s returning home from, school
one day last week, 80; upon the platform Of the
last car. excls;minS TO one Of his pIaymaiss, 81
xtn going hame.n In moment or TWO after, he
fsIl from ihs Car and was ALLIED. sass s,f
sPY Lendoh papers. in sDesk-
ing Of the works OF art in the tres. Exhibt,~u
mentisn newly invented pocket spy glass, about
tbs size Of q walnpt, by which q person can b.
seen and known one and half miles distant
Ma. CLARA despatch from Washing
ton says--"M Clay 10 somewhat, better
but is still in gerry feeble health. I, is hi !
Intention to deliver his farewell words n
sainss ,hs doctrine OF intervention, and the
attempt Will be made. if he dies on the floor
Of the SENATE Chamber
MURpER Ia CoUar.--A short time since, q,
m@gantewn. North Carolina, Colonel Avery she,
Mr.. Ssmue! Fleming in the Court House, killing
him Instantly. They wero both members Of the
Legislature. sTuF
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tnlssd sisiss--weekIy, 70; monthly, Is; qaar-
sesy,