The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-06


There is another curious characteristic OF this com
nunity. They divide themselves into classes accord
ing TO the particular branch Of crime which the
practice. The burglar never picks pockets, nor AZ
sociates with the pchpocket; the thimbie-rirge
Is equally separate from the b!ud seon man; and in
great degree they Ec3uent different honses. Th,
system is OF infinite advantage u the police; io
when crime is committed, the detectives Of cacl
division, instead Of making their inquiries at random
III all directions, know precisely in what Glass; ant
sometimes III hat house to look for the offenders.
| CHASED BY LocouoTlvE.--A Hoosiel
writes 10 the New York Datehman, an account Of
his first 81 ,ht Of locom,tivc, anl his adventures
herewith, which were in the following strain:
came across The country anl struck on our rail
road anl was plsinI II about four knots an hoar--
Now I've heard tell about Your locomotives, bI,
er dreamed about scein5 one aIye and kicking Bat
about two miles from here heard SON thing coming
coughing, .eziag, and tn hn1sting; 50 looked
around. Slre enJugh, there shc came at;er me-
PAWN the earth up, aud spiia' the air wide OPEN
and more sm.kc and fire hyi thln OTTER come out Of
IA hundred burnin' mountains. IN re dozen
wagons ,ilown artcr, and u her tarm,l. black,
smoky, n)sy neck, sh, could g't clear Of them.
| don't Know wh eth they scared her mp OF no. bet
here she can", framing at tn. month, with her teeth
toll If buniu' eoai>, and pitched 1T at me like a
thousand ot brick. Couldn't stand it any longer,
- whaciad around and took down the road, and
be- IN 70 make III. Gravel II, in every direction No
500 lcf had done that, than sha put right straight
arter M, sluang ike "a thousand wildcat.
she began IT. gam on me comia3 up little hill /;
but cam around IA pint to II straight level he
road. Vow, th!aAs |, III give yoa singer. N
2'r"t Oh " "aa ''a'; - poiied to 1t ana s2t "ndi
-" 'Fc!I' an 'neh IN gan 10 yen ana stamp an:
r''"I ''''l c"''' 'h' mae IN "An; eath SHAKE
h"' Kept on i'fe, oJnadns III the rate % twenty
"ei :" e"oh jump u' snt TO t"Ih III IN io'd !;
ald WAS ''hlef Snch haad%ay thaf couldn't turn,
;" ~ i1a "'fis over h'aa ao"h a oaiN ~ mouse
"A'eu N''""N mo SWIM uaiici, aid my irtt st1tA
~ d shia' ana up ~ III, ar
'"'t !" u u he u'e i'c'mHuye iounl had got
"'' ~" u IL '"'' elVe" si't,'''9 'o' w",e' mo
me- u, "'1i''t spatctrd iaa an over. IN '"6nt
surely u,t mo" '%su''na hat busted some place ~
Ia Nc 7hD"hop"' bUt 10 YOU suppose that ! s'ald
tn|e ''5 NO, st. waikeh il9lt thr'ueh ina,
ott'e'' a "a cane nt 50 quick mat really looked
a." IN " - ~, >en' VOW, astf a'h ie"'' o"noc-
tFF"Ni"s mon -S!oster' ira'v 10 anack am 'h,nS
O'' " 90 Hiha'i1n "' thhdsf and lightning smoke
i''iCa' ifoa -h" hst ""'cr;
~
"a -io"Ah4" @iohh Al 'hA'-Ahe Deia-
ware Journal publishes letter written board the
L. :. ship 81. Louis, on tie coast Of Tripoli. IN
t;h :: .l tt, -
'''' " "' '' " '0''' N''' ''"' ~ ''0"u'e' GU
aboa, 10 m fom TIipoli. ON her ,assaye fom
-
About - o'ciaek on N night OF the 20ih, VIC had
to Glh IN all s-donb'A leei III. tnI sails--ind at
u '.ioeh had 10 Close rect the miin.oFsaii-, aad
n thr i'fe and miLoa' set tha st'm-S> san, and
heaVe TN SHIP to; tn wind o'o"ins on sn're, naie
It's On "a zee sho:t; ny ihis time tAere was heaVy
s4a IunIis, ana uihtin5 Us on sl"se At tc rate IL
oor hnots peg h'u'; tle ee s-iii ia5 n with IL
cea1ed i"N an gay o' 'he Il {.
Al midnight 1t commenced thuade'ing ana hight
hiu9 Whicl ihr!eaSe" ottt We Lai 10 ii the mann
topsaii. ana could carry nothing b' the tore Sto m
siy-sai, ANA man >t,fnsiaS -sai', both very smdi
sans thc car tam called al th- ohice's On deck, and
DattoAed dowa the hd;rhes lore aud al al! anchors
'caN H.. tt'ln5 ana "Iti aNt7 IL hi'iu we st}od
ready 10 en- away the mA>'S. IL was teniiyi15
scene 'he "eith acc" "'S scdthad' inc wild olo"-
each other s,.eak. Wnie bat:enng down the ater
hat:h myself and incn were almost drowned By the
iorce ct the water from the lee waist. whi:h MAS
under water up to ou- hat,hes. 1t was oony and
dak. although the moon up AL officers and
men dren"tled witl salt water; life lines
aion5 to hold On iN, all shlvein5 with the co.'s, and
tnNl us To see dhy-t5ht The gal, stiii raging on
the morning OF the 22i, all down-heated, hsing 50
near '2 sA':e II surh hcav, sal, tth1ut ]S mties
oh the fochS.l what a s.. cana thought that there
We SHOULD soon BE- driven ly The iny # the stv: ni
as she w"uid c11 taiiS strike N ) iatholns watrr
As last icso.t, the caE tain c.iilcd his officers to-
gcther, and consulted what best to be done IN.
der the circumstances, and they rcnrluacd that IN
osder 70 prevent such ad catastrophe, 1t
cessary TO crowd Oh the SAIL which they did, close
seetns the iogesa AVID main tol sail; bet it was
none than she could beat-it gut bel almcst on her
beam ends, thus throw ing her lee and lee guns all
unicr water, which forced iself up to the hatches;
her mainlad almost m the water, when, thanks to
an over uiiag Providence, the wind shifted all at
onrc, and such hapry set YOU never saw; some Of
the Officers ciarpin- t'ier hands and rejoicing in the
prospect Il ther daseranre.
should mention. however, that Just before the
'ng bN few minutes, aud then disaEpca' ing; and
n :h9l' 'l'ne 'he "'ld IN measure ce's D. wh
hands s 70 h1le for dcliyerance from, their rerilous
situation.
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Thr CRYSTAL PANACT.-Foreig' cant, buttons
to 'he crys'aI Palace a'e ao~ii's ia dails Am3ng
th'n we arc sI1 10 see ma?y 'aan5 '', WIZ tcnd To-
utilitaraui,m all other countries, and t,w stnua-
ting exhibitions Of foreign at a:e AL that we require
,ntol ~, ,ec..S,,, ,n,rIso IN