The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-04-07


President iii:ca,och, az Auh- :, Con e., il HI,
late re OF Ia the M-.yhrctis ..lai;.c, has ;hc
tOii wlas: ''Ih- caai field cuy,s an ac;, 81 snin.
five hundred square niles, and has been .hi in
hitccn twenty different oca!I;es, lft generally
without tenuaef;ing profit. H. une instance. thai
a he Mansfield Coal aud Muinc Comlar, a shat;
OF ten :et diameter has been sunk IA The depth O,
III !eei a, the bottom OF which the, haze diiycn a
tGpne lfie!aiiy TO The distance of 100 feet, with
b;anches and other tunnel, OF aqua' distance In
sIkng The SHAH aud driving the tuunc th., passed
through siNteca or seventeen layers Of coal waving
tnn one to scvea let in thickness. From o..e oi
the tunnels, $500 tons of anthracite coal, &c fair
quality, has been extracted. although the Company
have sunk IA The operations : iJJ 900
The Increase an iogeiyn impo;ta,ions of d-y goods
at the poi q New York for last week. over The
amount during the period hast year, is nearly
hail miiii "a, and STAGE Jaaiay It. oven FIVE mil
hoas. The inc,,a>c general moi ciand .z ian or.d
durin- tn week Is 500 900. The eHpprts. exclu-
sive of specie, arc >3j00D less Than la.t wear
BOARD OF VISITORS TO WEST Po1xr AoAp-
EMY.-The following is a list Of the Board %. Visit
ors to the Military Academy, appointed by the Presi-
dent FOR 1884,
Hon D,niel Goodenow-Maine
Hon. Wm. G. MISUNDERSTANDING
L. w. Andrews, Esl.--Cinaeciicut.
Henry +. Davies. Esq.-Ncw York
Francis ile~son, E>q.-Ponns,i,ania.
Colonel John 4. Groom MARYLAND.
Hon. kenn,th Rayner--North Carolina
Major 4. '. b'umb, Georgia.
Gene al ID. JaryIs-Ohio
Joshua Baker, Esq Louisiana.
Professor Hem, Tutwi!er--Alabama.
R.y. James Pgry ancc- Ni<sissip,i.
MAJOR q. L. Wat1-f rolida
General George rrmple--lowa.
Henry :. Ba'rd, E-l.-Wisconsin.
The tolls on the Chcsaleak and Ohio canal will!
not I've reduced this season, but remain al 40 cents
per
The law providing Coz the reduction of f.rriare at
Jersey CIT. and ioookcn from the lst of MAY next
has f'sSsea the New Je,sey Legislature. The reIuc-
tlon 81 rates is from cents 10 cents frra,senre~s
and a reduced charge Of about 20 per cent OF ychi
cies and other articles.
SINGrLAE uIsroRICAL FAcr.-Sir Walter Ra-
leigh was the iirs dscovetor # the yalac Of the mo-
tato rs food ior maa. ole DAY h ordcrod lot of
dry weeds To b. collected and burnt An,o,o ,ieso
was lot OF dried potatoes. After the bonfire these
potatoes we're picked up thoguu.hl, roasted Sir
Waller tasted and pronounced them delicious Ev
this accident discovered species of food whirb
has saved millions Of the human race from starvation.
An address has been issacd to the people of Mas
sachusetts urging upoa them contribute to the cree.
ton oil the " ashinston Monument.
Guano has been discovered Gu the Falkland +.
lands
Orin " arriner, Of Nj. Morris, Livingston county
~. - aoNertses Il scoundrei calling himself W. W
w ii'noi, who has seduced his wife and d,urh,er the
latter aged ii years. The seducer is 81 wears old
dark complexion and a litc deaf.
Mount 4Etna has recently become active in the
emission OF lava which threatens the surrounding
couatIy with desn uction.
Most Of the wine called Port is said to be mann.
iactured IN London, from CIDER drugs, and bad Bran
dy. ''''
1t costs Great Britain $3.50 900 per annum to keen
possession Ut the fortress vi q lbi altar,
The debt Of California amounts TO UPWARDS If %
00Oo0o, and the annual expenditure exceeds the m.
come OF the State. poor State notmirhsnndi,u IL.
golden riches 10
Mr.. helnm, Cashier Of the Indiana Stock Rank
AT i-'rote, reports counterfeit : } 90 bills an ID.
'Ont, Strk Bank Union Bank # s,ndusl, re-,
Ohio." They resemble tac genuine biii. h., ~
engraving ts coarse. The bills aIe new ana h. ~,
They not noiired m the Counterfeit De,ec,o,s
The last Canton Register appears in ,nu,ni,y in
token Of the death If IT. SENIOR editor, Dr. Asa e
Dawson, who departed fCri this iie ON the 81 mi
al the age of 50 ,ea,s ana f,ur months.
The packet ship STA, Of tn West, Capt. BOVINE
made the un between Liverpool ani New York in
twenty -one days, although she experienced :: success.
Aivs Sc westerly gals since Icavi',. the banks