The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-05-19


esquire. Of the Virginia House, aged IL years,
eilred 10 her room about 10 O'Clock, and about
,alf past she found herself veloped in flames,
n which condition she burst into her brother :
-oom and threw herself upon his bed. Her BROTH
er succeeded IN ex'insui>hing the flames. but mol
until she was burnt 10 crisp, and he himself SO |
badly burnt that ampuiation of both hands, II 10
feared, will be necessary. She died Thursday
forenoon. II is supposed she had been studying
her lesson in bed and had dropped asleep, leaving
, lighted candle near by.
HiGHLANp PRIpE.--Mucdonald the last oi
the Lords Of the Isles, happening 10 be IN Ireland,
was invited TO an entertainment gwen by the
Lord Lieutenant. lie Glanced TO be the last IN
coming H. and sat himself down at the foot OF the
table, rear The door. The Lord Lieutenant re-
Quested him 10 sit down beside him. Macdonald
Il sked in his native tongue what the Earl said--
On being told that he was desired TO move to-
wards the head Of the Fable, he replied, ''Te'i
head of the table"
A Brave Boy BURNED TO DEATH.-The
house Of Jesse Winsor in Cass county, was des-
troved by FIRE Monday night, and With it one OF
his sons, about II or i3 years Of age. The lad
hayins rescued two of his Younger brothers, rush.
ed in amid the flames, thinking third brother
vas left. but was Oyerpowered and never re-
turned. Such affection and herosm deserves a
monument.-l Savannah Republican.
Dun CusToM HousE--WHAT Haul
The New Hampshire Pulriot, in an article on pro-
scrlp,ion, thus refers to The merciess decaplia-
ton Of the democrats Of our custom house, by
Mr.. Collector Maxwell:
Take the New York custom house as a sample.
There are GO officers there, exclusive Of labor
and it appears from the records that since
the wings came into power, Az removals have
been there made. And 10 show the spells, II
needs only to be stated, that on the very day the
collector was sworn into office, ma de AZ removals.
He made six before he was sworn. In thirty
days from the time Of his entrance upon his duties,
he removed 220 persons; and in the course Of
few months he had made such clean sweep
that only 90 democrats remained i'll office with
j64 wings. A like sweep made IN other Gus
tom houses, and So clean work did this 'an,i-pro
scripiion' administration make in the Offices that
scarcely democrat could be found in an office
which IA whis could be found to take,
This is omnous for the 564 wings 10 be turned
over to the charity Of the new collector. Alas !!
the democrats ar, hungry hard shells and soft
shelis--and charity begin al home. la the course
Of the coming month, we may anticipate large
emigration from the custom house 10 California
and Australia. VIVA, blessing to jecied office
holders that they can fall back upon the gold
mines Such is the beautiful working of our
hene6cien, institutions {, What a magnificent
country IN. \. Herald
Gov. Cobb of Georgia has published we'll
timed and well-wrllten letter, III which he advo-
Gates cordial cooperation" between the two
wings Of The Democratic party of Georgia in sup
port Of the administration of Gen. Pierce. lie
strongly opposes any attempt TO re-organ!ze the
Union party.
STILL ANOTHER MURDER BY SPRING.
The Philadelphia papers seem determined to
make bloody mOnstrOsiiy out OF the murderer
Splng. Besides the murder of the Two women
and Rink, the Ledger has the following in rela-
ton to his connection with another atlrocious
deed:
Suspicion has for some time past indicated
Spring as having probably been the author of a
horrid murder. committed about twelve years
since. in Kensinston. The victim VIM.
Hope, who occupied truck farm in that town.
ship. and when vending his produce, usually stood
in Market street, opposite the store then occupied
BY Spring. The body Of The unfortunate man
was one morning f und within short distance
of his own gate, dreadiully mangled with an axe
His store Of money, which vas undoubtedly the
object of the murderer, was not found by him.
from the fact Of lis being concealed IN IA ten plate
stove Report now says that Spring was acgua IN
ted with Hope, that the latter had loaned him
money, and that the afternoon and evening
previous TO the murder Spring visited the farm.
Colonel Miles. L. 5. a. (3d Infanlry,) COM
munlcates information to The Fort Smith (Ark)
Herald, tina, new pass through the moun,a ms
in New Mexico has been discovered, by means Of
which San Francisco can be reached by "lour-
ney of twenty Five days fer loaded wagons from
4 he l. =, 4
one known as Walkers Pass. and considers it as
settling he question about the route for the Pa
cifc Railroad.
The Vermont liquor law provides that a man
charged with violating its provisions may have a
trial by jury, if he demand it. A seizure of 339
gallons was recently made at Montpelier, and the
keeper or owner pleaded no, guilty, and demap-
ded trial by jury. A jury was summoned, and
the case tried, when verdict of not guilty was
and the liquor restored to the place from
whence ii was taken.
VIM. F.. Gouge, the well known writer on banks
and paper money, has been appointed clerk in the
Treasury department.-Phil. Ledger
The Gouse family have been in the Treasury de-
partnent for long time--Sa, annah, Ga, Journal
They must he second cousins TO the Grab, Pick and
Steal families; they all have been very devoted
attendants upon the same department.-lac sonyillc
Constitutionalist.
These names for Corw in, Ewing, Crawford
& Co. The partnership is die solved, and all will 20
m right in the Gouge MISUNDERSTANDING of Mr.
Gouec, seriously, he is second to no man in America
in regard to financial matters. His disappointment
will i've great satisfaction TO the country.-.Stme
Register.
ANOTHER CASE FOR Mrs. STowF.-An cx-
change tells this story Two weeks since l.,,lc at
fair occurred Oberlin, which to say the least was
a singular Two old women, laycs, who some
two years since sent Of Virginia to prevent
their sale for debt, had fonnd home at Oberlin-
They had several times written their former mas
ter that they wished to return to hm and at length
their request became urgent that he visited ODER.
I'm. Here was an opportunity for excitement, which
WAS readily embraced by the earnest abolitions,s of
that famous 1t was determined that the slaves
should not return, and the master was so informed
He replied that he had come at their own soiicita-
ton, and not because he wished the womep; and
that he did not desire to take them back unless they
desired to go. II they did so they would 60 and he
S hould take Of them. Every argument was used
to induce them TO stay, and correspondent of the
Oberlin Times SAYS
1--WE eudeavored to put the matter before them in
its proper light. We dwell upon the possible con-
tingences in the case. The possibilities Of another