The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-11-24
The Elections.

NEW YoRK.-The election in New York has re-
suited f,vorably to the Wings. They have eletted
their State Officers, AMI carry both branches OF the
Legislature The of this triumph is well known
to readers. The Bronson men had large MA o,i-
ties the other portion of the Democratic party.
! WISCONSIN AND MIssIss,PrI.--Wc learn from a
late number Of the Tribune. forwarded by Pos,mas-
ter Gray, of Calena, for which h has our thanks
that the Democrats have carried both these States
and from the latter State hlv, Dem ,cratic men
to Congress. II the Grmer State the Maine Law
was carried by 2o11 majority.
LOUISIANA has probably goae Wing. n Mary.
land it is reported that the Wings have both branch
os Of the Legislature and the Democrats the Govern
or.
! MAINE LAW IN New YoRK.-The Tribune
states ''that less than 20 of the 30 Senators with
50 of the l2S Assembly men, in favor of the spec
dy enactment of the Maine Lrw." Gratifying news
MoNEY MARKET.-It is announced in the New
York papers that tie money market continues to i'm
prove, and that prime paper is in demand at ~ per
cent,
THE NEW ILLUSTRATED HrDRcrArBIc
QUARTrRLY REVIEW, Vol. l, No. IA profess
sional Magazine published by Fowler & Wells, n.
Y. The typographical department of the Magazine
is of superior Characteristic illustrations are not so
good We my notice it more fully in our next.
Three boats have been disabled on the Lakes with
in few weeks past. The propeller New England,
the steamer Louisiana, and the steamer Southerncr.-
They had on board valuable cargoes.
A fire at Lockport, n. Y. on tho 2Sih. DESTROYED
Pail and Tub Factory, FIoming Mill, Saw Mill
and Canal Bridge. Loss heavy.
A man named Robert Walsh was drowned at Du-
buque, on Monday, Oct. 81 He was in kifi' with
other men, when one of them upset it, and after Goat
ing down the river, clingins the boat he sunk and
drowned.
Il is asserted that Quinine will produce insanity.
Let the afflicted investigate the matter.
CUBAN TRoUBLEs.--A dispatch from Charleston,
the Tribune, dated the 18th, states that in conse-
quence Of the publication Of the Vox del Puebla the
Island had again been thrown into disorder. The
dispatch adds:
SIT is stated that vessel had appeared of Basa~
coa at the East end Of the Island, and hoi.ted what
appeared to be a signal of distress, when snulane-
ousIy with the hosting OF the signal the ios; At
tackled bv seventy horseback, who were re-
pulsed. Some prisoners were made, and they were
on their way to Havana when the Isabel saiied''
FIRE.-A ire which broke out in the steam, Ba
kerry Of Robert Gettys Cincinnati, destroyed proper
" to the amount of 5000, 000
The Dubuque people have got hold Of the RICH.
end of the rope this time. We hope they will now
pull together and accomplish what they have under
taken Hear the Herald
IMPORTANT AND CoMNESpABLE ENrERPRisF.
"A company is about to be formed here Tor the uur-
pose of constructing causeway TO the main channel
of the Mississippi over the Islands and Sioughs in
front Of the city, at the end of which a levee
will be constructed that steamboats, and other water
craft can Land at all stages Of water The company
will be incorporated under the General Incorporation
Laws of this State. Such an enterprise, il carried
out as projected will be OF incaculabie advantage to
Dubuque, and keep this place from being hereafter |
the laughing stock Of every passer by the river,
who sees two dredge boats scratching out passage
for steamboats, to the present binding place. Thou
sands Of dollars have been spent in vain and years
Of time haze been lost in tue silly effort of bringing
the Mississippi River out of its natural channel in
stead of building the town out to the river, The
project Of constructing causeway 10 the main
will meet with almost universal favor and support.
In Peterborough, Va, few days since, boy got
quarter dollar in his throat, and after repeated at
tempts Nv physicians to extract il, the coin finally
crowded into his stomach, where it still remains. 1t
remained in his throat twenty hours the hoy of course
suffering much pain, which he bore with great forti
Jude. He now appears to be well, but his throat is
quito sore.