The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-10-27

MAN OF TAsrE.--A writer in Harper gives
very TIN Hing account of his adventures with MT
Carson over the Rocky Mountains and through the
desert At interesting period OF the journey, the
party of food and had to take To horse flesh
He thus argued the question, horse flesh no horse
Aesh," and gives us account of how he liked II:
'To eat or not to eat, became 'the question:, and
after due consideration Hunger arguing the case on
one side with strong Necessity for advocate, and
Fastidiousncss taking the opposite, with Prejudice
for backer, came to the conclusion that would not
and could hos flesh in accordance with this
vaIorous decision, although upon arrival at camp
horse (Iean, old, and decidedly tough) was acti,
ally killed. cnt up and freely eaten oi, alone stood
aioof and ent s,pperiess bed. But 1t all in
vain; for Starvation is weishty reasoner, and
Hunger gained the day AT last. ! stood out like a
Trojan for egh, and forty hours, and then 'gaye IN
with as good grace as possible, and more than week
ate horse flesh regularly. Perhaps the reader would
like to know how 1t tasted eau only sny that II
was an old animal, a tough animal. and sore back.
ed ANIMAL and upon the ~hole---l prefer tet."
Gov. Wood, of Ohio. recently appointed consul al
Valparaiso, on his way there stopped at Jamaica.
He thus writes upon the condition Of that Island:
eve saw many plantations, The buildings diapida
ted fe Ids of sugar half worked and apparent,
poor and nothing but that which viii grow without
tace appeared luxusiant and hpurlshlng. The IS
land itself of great fertility, Of the best Of the
Antilles but all the large estates upon fast
going to ruin. IN the harbor were not dozen ships
from all nations ;lo business was doing and every
thing YOU heard spoken IN the language OF COM
plaint. Since the blacks have been liberated the,
have become indoen, iasoent, depraved and dlshon
est They are rude, heastiy set of vasabonds, lying
naked about the streets, filthy the Ho,tenlots
and believe worse"
TrHuANTEfFC ROUTE.--It IS reported from
Washington, that : ykes s. Co. Of Sheffield Eng land
have engaged 10 build plank road from Suship te
the Pacific distance Of rs miles in one year iron
! December l. and Railroad from ocean 10 ocean
I63 miles in four years. The privilege Of building
"A sub marine Telegraph from Cuba TO point ia Flor
ida has been granted to Samuel A. Kennedy, ant
others.
The Albany Knckerbocker gives an account Of a
Dog belonging 10 one of its carrIefs. The carrier
falling sick sent boy TO deliver the papers who
being unacouainted with TIE round, accompanied
bv the dog, who stopped at the door Of every subscr
Der aud wagocd his tail, never missing one IN las
| of six hundred At the door of all subscribers whf
had not paid for length of timc the dog was hearC
10 howl ard at the doors of those who had paid u
advance he wagged his tail malesticay three time,
up ard down aud with a look Of evident satisfaction
| walked away.
! Judge B., in reprimanding a criroioal, among 9th
er names called him a scoundrel. The prisoner re-
pIied: sSir, am not big scound,ei as yotu hon
or''-herc the cnlprit stopped hat finally added
",akes me to be" "Put your words closer ,ogsth
err" SAID the Judge, reddening
A Mrs Leland Of Nora, IN, has given birth to
SOFT which had in his hand, rather attached the
middle ,oint of each little finger by its proper
stem, a perfect tomato. The mother had bestoU ed
unusual care upon her tomatoes 10 the garden, and
| hoped TO have them ripe before her confinement
The specimens brought by her were about the
size and stage of maturity of those in the garden, and
could n.a he distinguished from then, by the closest
scrurlny.-Chicago Tribune.
An Irish girl in Boston, who discovered skeleton
in the cellar Of house in Leyeret st.. three fouI
weeks ago, has never recovered from the fright re
ceived on that occasion, and IL in the Insane
Asylnm, in consequence.
The steamship America brought two-hnndred and
forty-one cases fresh fss, the arst of the new CroT
received the present season.