The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-09


from reliable the Gasconale liyer, the
nnth instant gives melancholy account u the
destruction Of property caused by soshc. b. '..si
quarter. On the 9th, il is stated, there 10. su-
fcient water TO send forward the RATS 81 'UHi4r
which had been cut. bot in twen.y-.oas hoass i'on
that time the river rose seventeen o. eighteen ct.
and broke loose oft OF ten raft toateo 81
about 100, 900 feet from the steam me-, Ne. T. only
IA part Of which be recovered. Fort .i,ii a.d
part Of the dam washed off, Lynrl' daa aas
badly broken; stephens mill washed 80. i}e,'.
rck's dam broken; Tristy's daiu ireka1i
Old Mill wash away and also Ormsb = y 'ii, vi.is
about 100 600 feet of lumber; Burnett * 8a'es' m.
nos much damaged being staated S-rinrs. Az
The mills and dams destroyed OF injured, aai 0ot
much lumber can Ike expected from IL, Qa4rtcr coal
the mills are rebuilt. Nearly all The 'ags "a ias
siver were very much danaged-the fea ~ UashcI
of, and the soil either washed of cosercd with
sand. The water covered large porto, 1t country,
10 the depth Of four Or five ieet.-hio Yep.
! FRoM THE PLAINs.-Iha Sat Lake mail
arrived at independence OF the z5l1 G't lbe
snow in the mountains continued IRON three TO
fourteen feet deep. There had passed Fort K..r-
ney, up to the 2Oh May, three thousand ,brea
hundred and forty eight men, hne .orGrec ard
five women, one thousand :"o hurlsed aoi ,cyea
children, one thousand three handfed uaj ts.estv
wagons, thirty four Thousand one iuaf-.d rad
fifty cattle: enc thousand SIX hundrcd au 4lae.t-
one horses; seven hundred end for nui4s -
twelve hundred sheep. The bulk e tho c.u-
grants were net On this side Of olt haarccf,
with large herds Of cattle and focbs ID isu9,
aud ARE not included in the above enumeration.
No sickness reported on the route Of aay Aluj
The Sandman sloop-ofwar San C'oriue which
arrived on Sunday at New York, bin. - ltal an
exies expatriated account Of supposcl cariio.ty
in the late brief struggle against the 8llfrsf. al Nj
IAN.
! Inq ttll, -s14g III
promises to be very rich has recent, been sro.,l3
/ il Tyreil county, y. &. This is the a..t .i.....,
Of gold that has been made i'll the love- rrt .i t,,
State.
i The New Orleans Delta says that ..l ia.' dates
/ from Cuba, rumor prevailed in II sri a. t.-
troops Principe had issued u "a ...aaciafser.3
against the Government, on account %! --.ottsac 70
Major Stevens, Governor of WASH e 1n Ter .,o-.
is shipping his Indian goods iur his destination, Or
small steamer, which viii convey them 1000 g. s
up the Missouri aad y elbow Stone rive.
A general scarcity Of laborers prevail IN Bra. %
accoant Of the suppression Of the slare uauc. Tie
price vi labor has risen II consequence
! OHIo.-Senator Chase. Samuel L.yi. Esq. and
Joshua X. Giddings, are canvassing southern Gaie.
in favor Of the free soil candidate ir G aYenor ~
that State.
! No lcebergs have lhis season beso seen % lie
Atlantic by packe, ships. 1t is cons cred IS anor
dence that the winter in the Arctic o. bas le=D
very severe and protected
! On the ward trip Of the Black War 81, smile
at Havana, it was rel ored that four yess,= aed
Gently been fitted cut a; tiia, port for AGioa -i-
gage IN the slave trade.
! The Magnetic Ia graph is To be es.ea,eJ across
the northern part Of New Jersey, irou New loit 1
Easton, with branches il various die .tsns.
ENsIbIr-You might as W. ;rt 10 sep
water from running over Niaglr ias IS lu
keep the people from running 10 US stores .ui
shops OF those traders and woraueu ale a.
themselves OF the printing press T. ,e. ae vrt.t
know what Ihcy have goi, Or do, az w..-.e laey
are.
This is lively world. The s. ~ co.rH.s -
o|den days won't answer now. \ ma. 1s-I
either make str or noise or hang ni' aa- % .a
the willow Ii You want to 20 ahead ,ds
world know ii, and they vii! help you ni..-.
The habit Of the people is getting re. d. ',
way of DEFENDING upon eye-sigh, Il yeu 81
upon Journey, and ask when the ears star. tai
! 70 one you don't fully believe whit * TOD tcu
but lock around Cor the handbi or ,dyeriist "a
where you can read Tor YOURSELF Be if ,oa SSH
TO buy or sell, YOU don't 60 about loobing f.-
customers, but call in the aid Of printer, sad
address thousands Of your fellow citizens a; oace.
Never do up package Of goods nihout put
ting in a circular, card or handful Thus ;ou
will compel all your customers to assis, ~ max
ing you known, and ut the same time he setting
good example.
Rich in every Thing but Industry a0i skill,
Mexico, hacking these, is among the most helm.
less and degraded of nations. Brave IN eycrv
ihir bat action, and elo9uen, and wise b. speech
Santa Anna. though popular and admired, has
ever proved most impo,eGs for good.
TERRrsLE.--Santa Anna is reported Ia have
declared that his whole hatred was concentrated
on the CniIed States Well, wha is 20 H. done
about it.
1t Is said that the Empress Of ina has H.
come Christian, and that the En- pere7 bins f
is half converted.
man named Warlle, was Lately convicted ia
England of marrying eight wives, alb Of vhoa
were present at his ir.a
After the first of July, there ca B. I'D feo-a
burials in the sraveyards within tn precinct. Of
Boston.
The Navy Department announce Il. I5ao-
ty Of thirty dollars vii! be given to abe ard 23
dollars TO ordinary seamen. who enlist ia ,as
navy after Wednesday next.
THE OLDEST WOMAN IN THE W0rLp--rhe
Charleston Standard thinks that Mrs sing ~ nov
living in the Williamsburg district l. that State IS
the Oldest Woman in the woeld. S.' u 1oy. ia tbe
one INJURED and h1y first year of her age Her me,-
tai faculties still unmpred, and she retains 70
her senses except that of sight, of which ste srs .-
prived at the advanced age Of ninety-niae sears De-
an attack Of the measles Her bodily oacrev yAb BIS
no diminution for many years, she nag Il f. io
walk b:iskiy about the room. She has ou.hted sii
her children, her oldest descendant '7ioa lai~e
grand daughter, over sixty old. i la FIRST grand
daughter Of this granddaughter, Il 1a,. living,
would be over sixteen years Of age.
complete Railroad communicate has.rr hrta
formed between Pittsburgh and Cincinra, 3, c,r-
necion of the Ohio and Pennsy wanna ara .tai
and Coiumbcs Railroads at Crcsiline a. fas.a.e
between the two cities is made IN Gfccp aoras.
Between Baltimore and Pittsburgh t. diaj7n.. is
run in twenty-one hours, making the onlte .iy hg
continuous railway connections between Baltimore
and Cincinnati ia thirty-six hours.-fBalt. Ar.
BosroK, May 24.--Ycs,erday afternoon, Raj
Road Bridge Salmon Fails River, caught frt a
little before the app, oach Of the mp passenger tram
which coald not be stopped before reaching the