The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-10

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CoNFLicr Between THE SUrREME CoURr
AND CoSGREss.-Pub!ic attention Will soon be cali
81 to the remarkable conflict between the United
States Supreme Court and the legislative branch of
the Government, in the Wheeling bridge case. The
court, by decree of ITS late session. after reheanng
of the case dccrecd that the bid5 should he remov
cl obstruction to nlvlgatou, or elevated To "A
certain height. AID they allowed certain time, with
II which the bridge compan? should comply with the
terms Of the decree. Congress the late session,
and after the adjournment of the Court constituted
the bridge post road with view to save the bridge
and eva.ie the decree. They undertake TO lesallAe
what the judiciary has decided To he a nuisance.
In February the u. :. Marshal viii proceed to en-
ecue the decree, and summon posse and if need be,
call upon the President for military aid. Tn" Gov
eror OF Virginia. ;he other hand, will resist the
execution OF TIL degree and employ the militia for
purpose. There is clash Of authority between CO.
ordinate branches of the Government and in which
States are deeply interested side anu the other.
Whether Congress or the Court is TO yieA, is the
qieston.[B Bali sun.
DopGiSG THE LAw.--The Springfield No, Re
publican tells story e trick in IA neishboriinI
IOWA. by extremity thirsty individuals for securing
drink. The object of the trick was TO get some H.
qlor oG the agent, and it highly successful
They procured an old horse and STOOD him barn.
Onc Of the number went 10 the town agents prem-
ses, and he bcin- absent, "a pint OF gl for sick
horse procured OF his wife. This amount was
soon exhausted, and the horse grew worse. Another
plat procured. the horse being very sick indeed
The horse grew worse again, and quart was wanted.
When fhis gone alter, the agent had returreI.
lie dealt out the urlit, and 10 it administer
cd. The thirsty individuals him coming, or
learned Of his approach, and fell to rubbing the poor
horse most powerfully. Finally, il was decided to
take the liquor apothecary, to have drugs
pu, into it, as il had not done much good thus far,
aud the Individual conveying the treasure made his
WAY to another arn which. after another, the
company followed him, the agent at last being left
neafly alone. After that gentleman had been led
through various adventures, the consciousness dawn
ed upon him t'la; he had been hunbu,ged, and he
INA ie his WAY home. The horse recovered, aud the
Doctors all had the headache the mex. day.
TIE WAsHIsGToS STREET BURGLARY--THE
CLERK THE CRIYi>AL-ARREsr AID coNFEs
sioS-A m, stery has for sor,e time been hanging
over the robbery of Mr.. Waterman store IN Wash
ington street, which few days since, partially
removed by letter received from ac,,u1nt-
ancs Of tine clerk in adjoining county. This let
Ger tended 10 f,sen the crime upon the clerk, Abra
ham Hoysradt who. it will be recoiected, found
almost hfeess his bed. Il appears that after the
reported burglary he went home, where he very
lavish Of his means, and frequent, engaged in
exchanging money Ii was this that first created
p.cion. Ga the fece t of the intelligence, the Miy
or, chief of police and Mr.. WATERWAYS met and con-
suited as to the proper course to be pursued After
fully debcrating it concluded ~ place the mat
ter in the hands Of the chief, to he thought
bcs:.
Last evening soon after he had retired to bed, the
chief and Mr. Waterman entered his apartment, and
said TO him. 81 your .'For what" replied the
clerk 81 want you to 90 with me- said the chief;
'you are a thief While engaged ia robng himse Il
the chief told him that he arrested for robbins
Mr. Waterrnau's store. The clerk replied that he
was mistaken, and for time continued protest
that he innocent.
M in he nrnsonce of tho chief SAID
that he did not wish to convict him, but that he de-
sired to know If he had any confeJcratcs. To this
ne replied that he knew nothing Of the oct beyond
that which he had previously told. Ii was not until
the chief commencel putting the irons Oh him that
he began to relcn..
When the CHIEF was about taking him out OF the
house, he said to him: "This is the last opportunity
that will De given you to reveal the of your
conlcderates, II you have aay-we have caou n To
convict you.' After "a few moments reflection. he
asked permission to speak with Mr.. Waterman
when he confessed that he alone had committed the
robbery, and that he had also inflicted the wounds
upon himself. He said that he took the money and
hid il in clubhouse during the night About )
O'Clock in the morning., he inflicted the wound on his
forehead with shoc-bru.h, scratched his nose with
q comb. extracted of bis teeth. and then tied his
handkerchief about his neck. He preiends that he
contemplated committing suicide; but from his pre-
yious acts and strenuous denial of the same. there
somc doubt as TO his sincerity In asserting that he in
tended to take his own life. Ii supposed by the
chief, that he had accompces and everv effort
made to get from him their names, but up to the
last, be denied having any, and was finally taken to
Jail.
This once mysterious affair has cost the chief,
mayor and parties interested, much time aud labor
in erretins it out. They doubted the story told by
the clerk at the very outset and plans were
laid for the purpose of entrappns him in his own net
Ii for this that he was sent home, and spy Oh
tanned to watch his every movement. While there
he lavish in has expenditures, and times APP
pcared to be anxious to exchange the money he had
about him. five dollar bill, which he had parted
with first. led the saspcion and finally to his ar
rest. He will be cxamined in day or two.-[Al-
bany Jour.
Gently, notices Of several deaths by this disease one
Of them IN this neighborhood. We have published
several times certain preventive and remedy in the
application of beef's gall 10 the wound. VIII not
our editorial brethren circulate the information and
thereby many valuable lives! Besides its anti
spasmodic properties, the gall draws from the wound
any particles Of wood glass, iron other substances
that may cause irritation, when other applications
have failed to do so.--[Lancasier Gazette.
The other day, reaching the top Of Vesuyius 7
deserted a man sitting astridc Of block of lava I
don't know why, bat marked him at once for one Of
nav countrymen. As advanced towards him. could
not help noticing the cool manner IN which he and
Vesuvius taking a smoke together His Ions
nine out like bowsprit, and he took the
whole affair as calmly could look a: kitchen
fire at home. As soon as came up witt, him he
bawed out, "Halio, s,rager pretty considerable lot
Of lava around here! Any from down below;
Yen amt tuckcred out yet, be ye!" On asking him
he had looked at the crater he Replied, Yass. but
burnt the legs of my trousers, though, tell yew..'
lie turned out to be from New England. who
game up from Marseics 20 see the volcano.
The ERiCssoS.-What shall the new motive
power of Ericsson be calledl The New York MI
For terms the new vessel. breathing ship. Ii is
not a steamer, and that would therefore he a m;sno
mcr; but it atmospherer, and perhaps tina, woulJ
be brief and comprehensive enough ii is AS nronc,
TO apply the word calorc a steam. ngine as ,nne
do the Ericsson for both have heat as the creative
agent---one heated water, the other heated air.
The editor Of the Massachusetts Plowman s,,.s
there is a great difference in OK beef. A yel,,w q,
with long aud coarse hair always makes tender becf
while the short haired and brown will make touob
REF Also an immense difference in breeds of bos.
The Berkshire breed is noted for making tough and
.tringy pork, while the Suffolk, and tn. MiddIesex
and the Mackey, are kno~n to make pork remark. |
,l,.v tender and sweet. !