The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-30


en- to deliver us from worse tyrant than all the
Georges upon the earth-King Alcohol.
(Sisned by $40 voters Of the Territory
WAsHiNGToN, June IL.
Humphrey Marshall, Envoy to China, has been re-
moved; the President considering the China Mission
particularly important. The appointment, though
made, is not yet announced.
WAsHINGToS, June Is.
Andrew J Morrison shot his wife Fanny, and
dry goods clerk named VIM. II. Hester, this after
noon, under peculiar circumstances. There vari
Gus affecting accounts. The more reliable that
Morrison who had been married about SIX months
to very young and handsome woman, suspecting
improper familiarity, told her that he should leave
town this afternoon; that she notified Hester Of her
husbands supposed absence, and Hester subsequently
called on her at her lodgings Pennsylvania avenue.
Morrison meanwhile having watched their move
ments sprang suddenly upon them and finding them
IN his chamber, both diShabale, instantly drew
revolver and fired three four shots, of which
passed through Hester's body, endangerng his life,
and another passed through the and side Of his
wife, wounding her seriously, but dangerously
Morrison Immediately gave himself up to the author
tiles, and was committed. Hester, being informed
by his physician that he mis- hit survive but few
minutes, made statement to Captain Goddard 10 the
effect that he had criminal Intentions lyet failing
fully to account for being caught in such predca
ment.
New YORK, June II.
The supply Of capital seeking employment is rather
pressing on the market at per cent good securi
ties, and loans made 10 per cent.
On common stock securities, however, per cent is
still freely paid.
The offerings for the $4,000 900 loan Of the Iii
nois Central Railroad amount to s>4949 900, from
par TO premium OF 81 per cent. The distribution is
! not vet CONNECTED.
The receipts at the office Of the Assistant Treas
urer OF this port to-day, amounted TO $780, 19 "a
payments, $40, 425 79-balance, 81 ,637, 295 35.-
This is The largest balance hand at this port.
The Steamship Arabia, from this port for Liver
pool to-day, carried out $5lS 9l4 80 in specie, prin
cipay ingots Of gold.
The commercial intelligence by the Ash, is highly
interesting. The Bank Of Eng land has raised the
rate Of interest from to 81 per cent This is done
to check speculation.
ELMIRA, n. V, June IL.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.--Last night
ar engine attached freight train on the New
ork and Erie Railroad, when about a mile east Of
Suquehannah Station, burst her boer--instany kill
ing eleven persons, and iuiuring many others. The
engineer had his head blown clear from his body.
The fireman was badly injured, but not dead at last
accounts.
DETROIT, June 20.
The returns from the interior of the State Indicate
vote in favor Of the Maine Liquor Law, Of four to
one. There probably will be a majority of about
10000 in favor oft. The majority for the Law in
this city is about 800.
SALE OF MOUNT VERSoN.--rt is reported from
Washington that the present proprietor Of the
oil Mount Vernon. (once the home and the rest
ing place of the Father Of his countrv) has been ne
gotiating with private individuals Tor the sale of
sad estate; and that he has agreed surendeg for
the of $500 900, subject, however the cond,-
ton that Congress is first have the refusal of this
invaluable national property, and that application
is to be made to that effect. If Congress refuses
buy it, they have heretofore refused then it is pre-
suuled the Mount Vernon house, and the hi,lowed
grounds around it, including the tomb of Washington
and the graves OF several other members Of The fam
ly, will be transferred to private company. This
home estate, as IT now stands, embraces not more
perhaps less, than hundred and fy acres OF pref
~ well WORKOUT land and the mansion and the for
mer neat and tastefuliy arranged buildings incu-
ding the NEGRO quarters, going rapidly TO de-
cay
RAILROAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS we published
telegraph informing of another iiigh,iul accident
on the Michigan Southern Railroad, which happened
10 fhe night express tram going east from Chicago.
W ednesday night. Additional particulars obtasIed
show that no blame attaches 10 one. The acct
dent happened about twelve miles east of Iapor,e
while the tram was passing and under full
Roadway. George Morton, Of Monroe the fireman
was instantly Killed and the engineer was badly brus-
cd The cause Of the calamity, given tv Mr..
cameron, conductor Of the train coming west, was
follows:
"a large oak tree three feet in diameter had fallen
directly across the track. The lower part Of the
trunk was me,e shell, and had become so rotten
that IT broke off by the weight of the four
feet from the ground This seems the more strange
as there had been wind Of consequence during
the evening. Some twenty feet from the ground 1t
divided into two very large branches. These law on
the track. The ''cowcatcher" struck one of the
branches, ran under it, and then under one Of the
cross ties, and the locomotive turned a complete SOM
erset, and lay exactly upside down. The fireman was
thrown under the engine and was Instantly killed.
The engineer relatively in his place, having
escaped death by being near the boiler, which pre-
vented the other parts of the engine from crushing
HIM. The tender also turned somerset oue7 the en-
g,ne, and lay upside down several feet ahead OF it.
he baggage car was thrown from the track and COR
slderabiy smashed. The second class passenger car
was thrown from the track and lay upon its side and
II IS wonderful that the passengers in it escaped with
so tle injury. There four first class passenger
cars, The forward one was considerably broken:
the next two very little, aud the last two entirely e.
capped injury.
As soon as the conductor had time to recover him.
sell, he immediately sent back hand car to Laporte
for another train. About the time it arrived the
western train also came in and the passengers were
transferred, and all proceeded onward thank f,I moth
ing worse had be;aen thcm.-Chicago Dem Press
The Rev. Leander Kern, Of Fort Leavenworth,
Chaplain Of the United States army, is about issuing
another edition of his justly celebrated work, entitled
SLAVERY consistent with Christianity" MANY Of
our readers will read this with pleasure who peruscd
the former edition. 1t is the best and most truthful
answer to Uncle Toms Cabin we have ever seen. /
That it will be read with great interest BY all, we
have not the least doubt.-Weston Reporter.
IL is with unfeigned sorrow that we have learned
Of the death of Mr.. Chas J. Leopold, of this CITY,
This deplorabe event is said to have taken place by
drowning in attempting, for the fifth time, to swim
the Big Blue River, on his way to California Mr. 1
Leopold Of natures nobiemen.--L,herty
Tribune.
On the 9th u,, the family Of Thomas Brooks v-
ing in the village Of bingham, in this county, ate