The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-02

| in that town.
CHIxEsx MissIos.-Prvate letters from Hong
Kong report the partial miscarriage OF the Chinese
Mission Mr.. Marshall has been unable obtain
audience, and at last date, Feb. rs, was at Macao,
awaiting for a conveyance TO take him Horrh.
Messrs. Gobar and Matthews have received the
contract for carrying the river mail between Louis
vile and New Orleans. The price is about half
million Of dollars year.
| Casey the murderer of Mr.. and Mrs. TAYLOR at
Nack, has been sentenced be hung, but under the
new law Of Massachusetts, year must elapse
before the sentence is carried out.
The great sui, Of the heirs of Lafayette against
Madame Fontaiba, involving a claim for large tract
Of land in New Orleans, has been decided in the U.
s. court in favor of defendants.
! Mr.. King was the fourth Vice President who died
in oice--Ceo Clinton. Elbridge Gerry, and Daniel
d. Tompkus, all died while in the same office.
There is a rumor from Washington that Com.
! Perry " i'll soon be ordered TO Honolulu, with the
whole Japan squadron.
Table moving is now in the full tide of successful
operation in France, where it is creating great
ctement.
1t is said that the life insurance on those who
lately persisted at Norwalk, amount to $4,000.
There three passenger trains daily on the
Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Railroad.
LAWRENCE, MAss.-This town contains IL, 900
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year will be 5000.
The river has fallen several feet, but is still in a
fine stage for navigation.
! The Rev. Or. Oncken, the German Delegate to
the American Baptist Anniversary, is slowly recov-
ering from the injuries received by the railroad
lainty at Norwalk.
Gov Briggs, Of Massachusetts,. is among the dis
tinguished men attending the Baptist Anniversary in
the city of Albany
The Agent OF the Cincinnati and Mississippi Raft
road Company, in London, has negotiated ~
Bonds for Sl700, 600, in addition the S2,O50 900
taken by MIR. Peabody.
National Convention Of the colored people is to
assemble at Rochester, n. ", July 9th
! Rev. ID. Tomlinson, a Methodist minister Of high
repute, committed suicide The 10Th Neville.
Mr.. Towbridge, pork merchant Of Cincinnati, died
suddenly in that city ON the 10Th.
! The members of the Boundary Commission are re-
ported to have left New Orleans for the Rio Grande,
on the 18th inst.
! BY an arrival at New Bedford we learn that the
steamship West Wind, which left New York with
large number of passengers for Australia,
months ago, succeeded in obtaining funds bottom
ry at the Cape Of Good Hope and would be ENABLED
TO resume her journey early in March.
Victor Hugo saws "God is throwing years upon
thrones throw spades full of earth upon COT.
fins.'
James O'Neil, VIII o murdered Sollie at Philadel-
pha, has been sentenced TO twelve years inprison-
ment.
The government of Peru have voted a million of
dollars TO Simon Bolivar, for his services in gaining
her independence.
At Worcester on Tuesday night, burglar entered
house in Mechanic street, gagged and tied Mrs.
Carey, who was in bed with her husband, and stole
s55 from his pocket while he was asleep!
society has been formed ut Hartford for the Iuy-
pose Of furnishing seanstresses with work at decent
prices
The President Of the Board of Public Works Of
Ohio, has informed the Hamilton Telegraph that he
has sold the Warren County Canal to l.. D. Camp
bell, the terms moi yet made known.
There arrived at San Francisco, b. sea- from the
lst of January the LIST of April, 10 293 pa ssengers
and 9,256 departed BY OF the latter, 0l5 were
bound to Australia. Duties collected 4, San Francis
co during the same period, were St7.9,66s.
We have combinations of the stories Of Tex
gold mines, in the region enclosed by the Siano
on the South, the San Saba on tue North, and the
Colorado on the East. party had returned from
the mountains, with Jumps valued AT $4,000.
1t is stated that the late accident on the Camden
ana Anboy Railroad, viii cost that Compan, some
twenty thirty thousand dollars, in damages, and
that now ensrossing the public mind viii, in Il like
manner, put the New Haven Company to an expense
OF one two hundred thousand dollars DR. Beach.
Of Bridgeport, of the victims at Norwalk had his
lite insured for $500, and Mr.. Parker, another
victim, also had his life insured. 1t is said the In
surance Companies will pay these policies, and look
to the Railroad Company for compensation.
There arc two volcanoes in Orcgon-Mts ST He
len and Baker, from which dense volumes of smoke
issuing giving undoubted evidence that their vol.
canic fires are not yet extingushed,
Latest accounts from California state that the reo-
pie there were dammns the rivers and blasting the
mountains. a missionary ought to be sent there 10
stop such disgraceful proceedings.
The present population Of the city Of Wheeling is
estimated at $4,000; in 1910 it less than 1000.
The popular branch Of the Legislature OF Massa-
chusetts, May 18th, refused appropriate 500
for Monument to Daniel Webster, and passed the
Ten Hour Law.
On the 9th Of last month, three officers from the
United States sioop-of-war Cyanne, then at anchor
at San Juan del Norte, in rctasning from visit to
Leon, found themselves within twelve miles Of the
United States ship Portsmouth, at San Juan del Sur
on the Pacific. They rode over, dined with their
friends board that ship and returned to Nicaragua
the same eveng. This is the first time that officers
attached to the home squadron have visited ship on
the Pacific station.
At late meeting in London Of the proprietors Of
| the London and South Eastern Railway, it was stat
ed that during the last ten years, they did
1000 10000 passengers and running 1900, 900 miles
annually, not single fatal accident occurred to
passenger.
The Indians are gathered in a body at the Eastern
edge Of the Florida everglades, where they will re.
main until offensive operations are commenced against
them, and then scatter to other portions Of the coun
try.
The Paris "Revue des Beaux Arts" states tina, the
cost of dsinterring the ashes of the body of Napoe
on will be 100, 200 francs, and the programme of the
ceremonial is to be published. A proposition in
Council being made to divide the remains of the EN-
peror, after the fashion pursued under the Kings
the body to be under the Marsocum and the heart at
st. Denis-Prnce Jerome started up, saying that he
would never lend himself TO such proposition for
mutilatng the remains of his glorious brother.
The New York Common Council has increased the
Street Commissioners Salary from 81 800 to ST.
600; whether a reward for the filthy condition of
the streets, inducement to clean them, is not
stated.
1t is confidently believed that gold, in large guam
titles will be found in the tributaries of the Colorado
River, Texas.
Gen. Almonte has come up again in Mexico, since
Santa Annals recall and is about TO return to Wash