The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-03
Latest News.

Latest News.
The mail arrived on Sunday evening, with
Galena dates to The 22d ut. We make the fol-
lowing extracts from the Galcna Advertiser.
New York, Jan. IL.
Hon. John NJ. Clayton was to-day elected U.
S. Senator for six years from the 9TH Of March,
by the Delaware Legislature.
h The Legislature has elected Mr.. Huntington,
Wing, Lieut.. Governor.
The Board of Aldermen have appointed COM
nitce 10 receive Gen. Pierce Oh his way to
Washington.
BALTIMORE, Jan. Is.
Secretary Everett will deliver an address at
the annual! meeting of the American Colonization
Society, in Washington, on Tuesday next.
The mail is through from New Orleans. The
papers have Tumpco dates TO the 9th Dec
The Revolution was spreading with unexpected
rapidly.
SENATOR UpHAM DEAD.-Anoiher sudden
death Of an upright and distinguished at
Washington, is chronicled in that of Hon. VIM.
Cphain, Senator from Vermont
MAssACHUsErTs.-H John A. Clifford
(Whg) has been chosen Governor.
WISCONSIN LEGIsLATURE.-H. i. Palmer
has been chosen Speaker of the House.
GALENA AND CHICAGo UNION RAIL
ReAD.-We learn that it is the intention of the
company TO have this road completed to Frceporl
by the first day Of next August.
DEpoT.-We learn, the contract has been let
for the foundation for the Central Railroad De-
pot, III The Lake, at the foot Of Lake street Ii
Is to be 700 feet long by 100 wide. and to be
built OF stone or brick, on foundation Of piles
It is estimated that the foundation alone will cost
$50 ,o00.-[Chc Jour.
New BRIrIsH MINIsrRY-The New Brit
ish Ministry consists of Premier, Earl Aberdeen
chancellor, Lord Crawford Chancellor OF Ex-
chcquer, Mr.. Gladsone--EIome Secretary, Lord
Palmersion--Foreign Ailairs, Lord John Russell
--Co!onies, Duke of Observation-Disclosures, Sir
james Graham--pres Of the Council, Earl
Granville
New YoRK, Jan II.
Hon. WIN. Upham, Senator in Congress from
Vermont, died in Washington today.
Hon. John Petit has been elected L. S Sena-
tor by the Legislature Of Indiana, for six years,
in place of Mr.. Whi,comb.
Ex-senator Phelps, of Vermont has been ap-
pointed U. s. Senator, in place Of Mr.. Uphan'
deceased.
/ Prof Wilson, Of Edinburgh, is not dead as re.
ported.
/ NEW YORK, Jan. Is.
/ Hon. Benj,min Fitzpatrick is elected e. ). Sen
ator from Alabama, in place Of Hon. w. Il
King.
/ The Cleveland papers have raised their price.
for advertising. I he rise in price of labor and
provisions is stated a. The reason. There is good
sense in this step. for printers the paid
men IN existence.
l 7 The case of Morse vs. O'Rei'ly, in the l.. s
l,.,s 4. 4
Over 1000 children are attending The public
SCHOOLS IN Boston, where they have Il law to pun
l>h truants.
Il'n. w. K. King left Norfolk for Cuba in
/ ucble health
! MAINE LIQUoR LAW. The decision OF
Judge Curtis, in The Rhode Island liquor case,
was based upon The constitution of The State, and
not upon the constitution Of the United States, as
some have enormously supposed.
| IMPORTANT DIsCOvERY.--It is said tina,
IN France The problem Of natural coors has been
solved, and tha, gentleman in Paris has invent
cd process by which he obtains all the coors,
without exception, on plates, their tone and shade
beng perfectly preserved. He thus reproduces
gems IN al! their splentor, but The invemlo. has
NO: yet been able 10 make the colors durable.
CAIRo.-'rhe levces which they are building
At Cairo, are twelve fee, above the point reached
by The Hood of "A, and eighty feet lde at the
top.
The ERrCssoN New York Mirror
says oi the first tsial Of this ship: Ill was IN I'M
posing si.ht 20 witness slip. 30 feet IN length
by 40 feet breadth Of beam, and capaci'a,ed for
200 tons burIhen, moving rapidly and gracefully
down The Bay. Thou; sail or Il si.n Of motive
power exccp, the revolution Of lis Wheels
JAPAN.--An arIi:' in DeBow's Review, up
On this country, scis the population ii, so 600 o o.
The empire consists Of three thousand eight hun
drtl and fifty islands Jag off the coast ef China
having an area about equal TO that of GERMANY,
including Prussia and Austria, or about six tim,
that Of The State Of New York,
GREAT RAILROAD SrEEp.--The Express
! Train with five cars, ran over the Utica and
Schenectady Baroad, IS miles. on Thursday. il,
one hour and ihirly-five minutes
WAsiIINGToN, Jan. 30.
The y lie Of Senator Dorsias died n his resi-
dencc tins afternoon. The funeral viii lake place
on SATURDAY..
The American Colonization Society held its
annual meeting this morning; Mr. La,robe, Of
Baltimore was elected President
Private dispatches from Norfolk say tina, Hon.
". II. King, after touching there, left on the
Fulton for HAVANA Tuesday morning The
bracing sea air improved his appetite, health and
spirits.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10.
The mail from New Orleans brings accounts
from brownsville 10 the 22d ut., and they say
that revolution had been proclaimed Il, Monterey
and FL Dorado. Carava,ll was there. Col
Monfery, of the regular Mexican army, was Cap
tufcd by some Of Cannale's men, and escaped,
when Cardenas was arrested, but since murder
ed by some rancheros Gen. NIorc had got M 4
Prnnuncmmeno, and was marching on Sacatcras.
The regular forces have again been defeated bv
The re'ouIonists. The National Guards re-
turned 10 Maiamoras badly cut up
New York. Jan. 10.
The Wings of the Rhode Island Legislature.
IN caucus, nominated Samuel G. Arnold for t. :.
Senator.
THE New MorIvE PowER.-If the new
motive power of Ericsson is really what il an
pears to be, or if the claims set up for it are half
met, II must supcrsede the use OF, cam. The
following Is partial summary of the pretended
advantages:
/. The caloric engine burns about oneten,h rs
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