The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-12-29
From the Paris Patric.

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catastrophe has ji-I occurred in the neghb,rhood oi
the Champs Eysees. Madame ID. and her little
S'r 1--we years of age, residing in the Rue d'Ansoul.
tne, had been in the habit of receiving visits from
Professor named d. For two or three days
past neither The lady the Professor had been seen
aud the people Of The house getting alarmed at finding
an unpleasant odor coming from the apartment sent
for the Commissary OF Police. No answer having
been given to his demand for admissions he had the
door broken open, aud at that nome the Professor
with blood streaming from d wound IA the throat
opened window, Jumped into the court. and was
Killed on the spot. The body of the lady aud the
chi,d we've found IN the bedroom, ia an advanced
stage OF decomposition, aud in the the re-
mains Of burnt charcoal, with which they had evil
denly been suiiocated. The three bodies were taken
to the Mnrgue to undergo medical examination The
following are some further details Of this tragic affair
which we take from the Pays: "a paper, written
by the man, and found his table, stated that he
had been a schoolna>tcr at Sarreb,uck that he had
become violently attached to Young inafried woman
that he had sednced her and had persuaded her 10
quit her husband and family to follow him T. Paris
Arrived at Paris, he had hoped 10 find the Of
living by his industry, but had been bitterly disap
pointed. lie had Consequent, been reduced TO mise
ry. lie then learned that the outraged husband had
discovered their traces, and had esosed cause his
guilty wife to be prosecuted. On this they b,,h re-
solved to die. Accordingly, Saturday last, they
both lighted pan of charcoal by their bedside. and
tell asleep. But the next morning he awoke aud
found that the woman and her child dead. On
this he attempted to hang himself but filled. He
then wrote the preceding Details and afterwards
his throat with IA razor. But the wound Was not deep
enough 10 cause death, and he remained scnseiess I'LL
he heard the Commssary OF Police knock at his door
This restored his consciousness and by great exer-
ton, he crawled 10 the window and threw himself
OUT
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT TMIDDLETowN.--Iast
Thursday noon, as Mr.. Arnold Watson, Of this city,
who had a Percussion Cap Mandatory, at Midi
field, was at work in little shop short distance
lTom the factory, tremendous explosion was heard,
and, upon rushing TO the spot, those in the vicinity
found the doors and windows of the shop blown ont
and Mr.. Watson ing perfectly dead in the of
the room. 1t appears that Mr.. w. used this shop
a preparation room, place where he mixed the in
gradients Of his powder, which he made aiera secret
recipe OF his lie engaged in that way
when, as is supposed, the stick ilh which he was
stirring the article ignied it, and the dreadful result
followed. Mr.. Watson must have been standing d.
rccty over the powder, and was blown up against the
stone wall Of the shop, portions of his hair and scalp
being found adhering to the wall and fragments Of
his coat aud spots Of blood being distinctly visible
upon the ceiling overhead. The chest perforated
IN several places, il by grape shotthe jaws bro
ken, the scalp and almost torn from the head the
eyes entirely destroyed-the hants shatiered-one lcg
broken, tic neck torn open also the stomach, and
TIE whole so begrmed by the powder that all traces
OF identity lost. OF couisr, death must have
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room adjoining. were seriously hurt. One had large
wound IN the beg, just below the knee, where piece
OF board OF stick had been forced into II. The other
standing in the door Of the next ,oon and bei,g
blown by the force Of the explosion against the side
OF the house, received numerous and severe and
contu-ions; bat boh these PERSONS viii probably
cover. Mr.. Watson leaves d wife and several child
mourn his untimely and dIeadlul ath.--Mid-
dlctown Advocate,
RAGING SPEED OF IIoRsEs.-A friend makes
inquiry concerning the rate Of speed at hch four
miic heats have heel this county and IN Eng
land The greatest speed Of American horses is that
of Fashion, who, at five years Old IN Il match with
Boston, two four mile heats I'm. 81 L.. I'm 45>
American Eclipse in match with Henry, won three
four mile heats III 7m. BIS; In. Bis. Ol English
horses Flying Chl!ors, foalcd IN lSl5, the
Beacon course, four mills, one long, and thirty
eight wards, in minutes thirty seconds. He eaped
with his rider 30 feet on level ground. Eclipse,
foaied in 1854, ran four miles at York, in 1911, in
Sm, carrying l69 lbs, II lbs, the standard
weight. Ii is rule 10 allow lbs. equal to 2iO
wards, in a four mile which would make Eclipse s
speed equal to miles in 6n. 27S ST. Bel computes
that he could four miles IN 6sn. g. Both FLYING
Childers and Eclipse were always Winners. and they
never any competitors " ho could bring their
full powers. Lawrence has observed that hey stand
proudly aloof ircm all rank possit Of cumpet-
ton OF late years, mile heats have seldom been
run in EngI,nd.--Dost,n Cullvator.
An Anxious Inquirer writes to Rev. H. W.
Bee cher, that his statement concerning 'he fam in
Berkshire gave him great satisfaction but there Is
one point on which he and his wife want informal ion
That is, whether the bruther-in-law, of which you
speak, married Your sister your wifes sister,
whether YOU married his sister!' Mr.. Beecher
promptly answers: sM> Dear s>r--I married hi. s;s-
ter, about seventeen years ago, and have been yery
glad of il since
JENNY IIxp.-Thc New York correspondent, OF
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Just arrived from Vienna, that Nine Goldschmidt has
retained bul l30,O00 Of the fortune which she
made in this country, and that this comprises her
tire worldly possessions. She will positively appear
Oh the stage summer, but IN concerts only, She
will visit England first, but will not probably favor
The " land Of the West again with her matchoss
voice.
A Town UNDER EMBARGo.--At,ica, \. Y,
is under embargo. One man has had the smallpox
and twenty others the yarooid, and IN consequence
board oi health has been gained, and very stringent
measures adopted to stop further spread Of the disease
a II the stores, shops and public houses have been
closed by order Of the Board of Health. g Small
pox, in large capitals. have been posted al every
roadside leading into the village.
/ JAPAN-Japan is fcuda empire, in the siricest
sense. and its government absolute despo,isIu.-
The Emperor Is the nominal proprietor wei as
the sovereign Of the realm He has deputy but
neither are allowed leave the precincts Of the palace
ded by suspicion III every part II ono man s sent on
any service mission another is sent along To watch
his actions spy. The army consists OF $4,000
cavalry and 800 900 foot soldiers. The estimates
Of the population vary iroin fifteen to forty mil
lions. The population "a divided into eight hereci-
tAry classes and individual must r,rain in the
class in which be born, unless elevated by
extraordinary circumstance. Gaena Adv.
TEST OF Ws, an editor down in
Mississippi, is candidate for the Legislature; bat
even the sacred shield of his profession not sui-
cient to protect him from the shafts Of shndcr, inr
some circulated the charge Of aboiitionism against
him. Lewis noticed the charge IN card ia his pa
per- in which he offers the following cminent!y prac-
,ciaI test Of his soundness the question:
"Ifany one doubts my soundness on the Southern
question: suppose he presen, me with single sPec-
men or hall dozen Of em. Of slaves. for experiment
sake and see what III do with 'em Or il he wish
es to comb:e profit with experiment, let him present
them TO his unmarried daughter, and III take her
with them. am willing TO make investment OF
that kind. Let him who doubts my soundness Try
the test.''
WHAT BECOMES CT ALL THE VEssELs.--The
Boston Atlas gives interesting Facts III relation to
Il.