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

10 the State OF Michigan, anu tHo oto'o Co"t'oc'-
ed for the building Of ship canal, around the
Falls Of st. Mary's river, which connects Lake
Huron and Superior The importance Of the
work, in a general view Of tho trade Of the Up
per Lake country. has been greatly enhanced by
the mining discoveries and rapid Development OF
the copper region on Lake Superior. and its abso-
lutte necessity was by no means exaggerated be-
fore Congress.
The contractors for the Canal are made body
corporate by the State of Michigan, with capt.
toll of 81 900 900 and the Canal lands invested
in them. Some legal annoyances have been at
tempted, with view to open or set aside the
successful bid of Mr.. Erastus Corning and his
associates, but these are not regarded as amount
ing to much, and the Company, at general
conference in this city on Saturday, proceeded TO
organize os follows
Erasus Corning, Of Albany, President.
John W. Broo 5, of Detroit, Vice President
John V. l.. Pruyn, of Albany, Treasurer.
Charles Il. Harvey, Gen'l Ag't.
The Board Of Directors, besides the President,
Vice Pr esident, and Treasurer, embraces Gov.
f. Fairbanks, Of Vermont, John Nj. Forbes, Of
Boston, John F. Seymour. Of Utica, and James
+. Joy, Of Detroit.-[N Y. Times.
The GALE ON LAKE ERIE We have fur
Their adyices from Buffalo, in reference 10 The gale
On Lake Erie on Thursday.
The brig Andes, from Chicago, 18th inst. with
cargo Of | ,635 bushels corn for Buffalo, IN at
tempting to make Cleveland harbor, went ashore
between the East Pier and the passenger pier Of
the c. c. and c. railroad. When she struck,
her maintopmast was carried away, and after
wards her fore topsall was torn to ribbands. She
lies easy but is full of water.
The propeller Ohio put into Tonawanda, leaky,
with five feet water in her hold
The schooner Ellington, loaded with railroad
iron, sunk at Sandusky.
A sunken vessel was passed at the mouth OF
Toledo river, and another capsized in the Lake:
crew supposed TO be lost
The Cleveland Herald Of Friday has the fol-
lowing:
FIsHING VESSEL CAPsIzED--THRE
LIVES LosT-Early this morning new fishing
vessel, wnch has not been named, but which
was built at Fairport for VIM. Kelley and two
other Manxmen and intended for the Lake Supe-
rior fishing business, was capslZed about mile
East of The harbor and Kelley and two others
were drowned. We understand that Kelley at
tempted to swim ashore, and the others chung TO
the boat A fourth man whose name Is reported
as Koush, reached shore.
BUFFALO, May 10.
The PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly, new
school, convened at ii O'Clock this morning in the
were opened by sermon from the Rev DIR.
Adams, of New York, the Moderator Of the last
Assembly. His text was Isl Corinthians, 18th
chapter, first verses; Theme-The True Ideal
Of Christian Minister.
In the first place he showed the element Of a
perfect minister was piety; second, intellectual
culture; third adaptation to the times; fourth,
catholic unsectarion spirit. The discourse
eloquent, and listened to by large congregation.
After the sermon the Assembly was constituted
by prayer. The credentials Of Commissioners
were presented, showing large number TO be in
attendance.
IN 1derator; w. Ii. Spencer, of Milwaukee, tent
porary clerk; Rev. DR. Hatfield, stated clerk;
DIR. Gilbert, permanent clerk.
\ melton by DR.. Cox, that Rev. Mr.. Revel,
moderator of the Waldensian synod, be permitted
to make statement relative 10 sympathy and
confidence, passed, and the Assembly i'd
journed TIL \. NJ. tomorrow.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE Box GREET
rER.---It will be remembered that the by
Gretter, who killed another boy al Atwaier street,
in March last, was convicted of manSlaughter.
and sentenced 10 the House of Refuge. Many
believed he was not go vicious the terrible
of which he was guilty would seem 70 empty
But his conduct since he has been in the House
of Refuge tends TO the Contrary belief. Abou,
week ago he few into viokent passion on some
slight provocation. and yesterday he exhibited
himself in all his native moral deiornlity.
After lnduigng IN pranks IN violation Of the
rules, he sat down Oh the work bench and refused
10 90 10 work. as ordered by the keeper. He
was told that he must--he replied he would not,
and on being gently taken hold of by the keeper.
he said he would cut his throat before he worked
In moment he sprung out of the grasp Of the
keeper, and made for desk, where he got hold
of sharp shoe knife, with whch--ihe keeper
having again seized hold of him-he made
era Intellectual attempts to cut his throat; and
but for the keeper would doubtless have sue
ceeded
When excited he is represented rs exceeding
ly sullen, and so much under the control of his
passions, to be quite beside himselE-[Roch
ester Democrat
THE NoRwALK TRAGEDY.-The N. Y. Tri-
bune of the lith inst, contains the verdict of the
Coroner's Jury 1t occupies about two columns, and
charges the accident upon the recklessness and negl
gence of the engineer:
LIST. In running round the curve at rate less GER
tainly, than 20 miles an hour; when, under cir
cunstances should it have been hall that.
3D. In not discovering that the ball was down i'm
medately after emerging from the
3D. In not looking for the ball at the highway cross
ing cast of the depot.
ith. In relying, as he says he did, upon the flags
of the switch tenders, hen he well knew that they
not in sight of the draw and had nothing do
with it.
9th. In not running even slower than usual when
the track wet and slippery.
9th. In addition to all this, he well knew ths; the
draw was required to be very frequently opeued
MEN or THE REvoLUrIoN.-The last platoon Of
the of the Revolution fast going out Of sight.
The Youngest Of them now living is very old. The
following are recent announcements:
William Waugh, a soldier Of the Revolutionary
War, died recently ar Dcerng, n. H., at the ad-
vanced age Of 90 years.
Joshua Mcqueen, a Sergeant in the army Of Gen.
eral Washington, died few days since in Frankfort
Ky, aged 100 years.
Major Thomas Stevens, soldier in the Rcvou-
ton, died in Brooksville, Me-, the 9TH last, aged
80 years.
A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.-New York against
Boston.The challenge given by the owner Of the
clipper ship Sovereign Of the Seas of Boston to
sail with any vessel, has been accepted BY William
II. Webb, of New York, the builder Of the new un-
tried clipper ''Y Dung America''-$IO 900 is the