The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-11-17
FFrom the Richmond (,ro.) Mirror, Of the 17th.l

fFrom the RichmonI (Nfo.) Mirror Of the l7th.l
MURDER.-On Monday evening, our town and
people suddenly thrown into quite excitement,
by the unexpected shooting of Benjamin r. Allen,
highly respectable and worthy citizen, of our county,
bs Mr. Obediah w. Wingo, who imme datey
arrested taken before the proper officer aud commit
ted.
The deceased was highly esteemed, and his loss
deeply deplored; his surviving companion and four
children, most Of them small have the sympathy and
Coincidence of the community in thus their sad
aud great bereavement.
Lote1- lp,ngo Aanyel-We stop the press to an
nonce thst this evening at about O'Clock, Obcdah
w. Ningo, arrested for the murder of Benz. X. Al
len, taken and hung by The people. We ask the
suspension OF public opinion until issue,
'n which will give all the particulars of the
der ui Mr.. lien, believing II be one of the most
aggravated. cod-bloodod, prcineditated murders eyer
committed IN civilized community. We win give
all the particulars in ISSUE in order that the
Pub'c may know tle facts, truly they exist in the
premises.
PUBLIC TAsTE.-Yankee Sullivan marched down
chatham street, New York, on "Wednesday afternoon,
N open day, with body guard Of six men, three in
From, and three IN the rear, with muskets their
shoulders The same evening he sercna1cd by
rhe Fmst Ward Magnctzers on horseback and in
fantastic costumes. great crowd IN Chatham street
attended the ovation.
Don't say ''pubic TASTE Il is an outrage on our
people. Comparatively but fac of the citizens of
the l. ). sanction these brutal scenes, and a less
minlcr the actors in them. Therefore, 10 say thar
the scene described above, is spublc TASTE" is to
assert that which is true. This taste" NAV
prevail 10 somc extent in New York city, hut even
there, question if il is the taste OF the majority of
the citizens.
We heard a good story Of a fellow who related his
experience when the Nahant Bank failed. AS soon
Is heard of IT. he nv heart Jumped right
u' NV mouth. Now, thinks l. spose got an, bills
on that ere hank, | a goner, that's A fact So
YOU see put on my coat and put for home fast as
uiy legs would carry me-run all the way. So when
got there boxed aud found that hadn't got any
bulls on that bank-ror any oth~. | felt some ca
seri"
The editor of the New Haven Palladium does not
IKE 10 see two ladies % enter railroad car, hall
IN hour before the leaving Of the train, throw the
back Of one scat over to he able 10 sit us ,is,
lumber the spare room with sbawls, bundles and
band boxes, aud then, when the begin to I'LL up,
the every precaut,on to prevent any from
pNing either at What should be vacant seats and in
man. instances comps cling passengers to stand when
a spru Of accommodation would allow them "A COM
Portable position. Such conduct spoke to like self
'shuess pretty severely boiled down. We have seen
time and again; notice il almost lav and shall
probably do many times 1t NAV be geneel,
lad, Ike hut, If so, deliver and ours from such
standards of gentiity. Such persons should be in
h,rmed by the conductor that when they buy a ticket
the purchase of the not included.
STEAMBOAT Strive learn that a suit is now
pending IN the courts of the State Of Louisiana for
S5I 900 against the steamer NJ. r. w Hill. The
euit was brought at the instance Of Captain Alexander
Norton, who Of the steamer Western
World The plaintiff sues To the value of
the latter boat and freight that was on board
sunk 10y coming IN collision with the Hill in the Low
er Mississippi, about year ago-Mo Rep.
the necessity Of Sabbath, in order the mainre-
nance Of civil and religious Institutions let them
hok to those nations who have made the experiment
al living without one. What was ancient Rome
with her 6,eO0,000 or 1000 900 when she had no
Sabbaths, but the grand theatre Of inhunanity and
crime, whose deleterous influence has ever since
been fcli all over the world! What was France
when she introduced her decades and boiied out the
weekly Sabbath, What have been Mexico and
South America And II nav be asked, what are they
now! And what has been that Of every christian
nation Conforming that heavenly institution,
10000 Wooien Shawls have been manufactured
NJ thus country, this year, for winter use.
BEAUTIFUL ExrRACr.--Therc is no one thing
more lovely IN this life, full of the diyines cor
age, Than when young maiden, from her past life
from her happy childhood, Hhen she rambled over
every field and moor around her home when moth
er anticipated her wants, and soothed her little cares
nheu brothers and sisters grew from merry paymates
Ia loving, trusting, friends from Christmas gather
tlcs and romps from summer festivals IN bower or
garden, HON the rooms sanciifed BY the death OF
rca'lves from the secure background of her crlhood
and maIdcnhood; looks out Into the dark and un
Illuminated future, away from all that and vet unter-
'Ifed, undaunted leans her fair cheek upon her low
81 breast, aud whispers, ''Oc.r heart. cannot see
but believe. The past was bcati tiI but the f,,yr,.
j can irust-with theen'
FACTS FOR TRAyELERs-Thc Secretary Of the
Treasury says: /" Our whole number Of Steamboat. is
1890; tonnage, All $50 tons; manned by 20 277
men, and carrying besides freight forty nIiions Of
passengers m the year 1852 In this vast travel
only $50 lives were lost or to SO Dos Thus il
Ni be seen, that this Of travelling is copar-
a,iyely safe.
CRUMB FOR CASplpArEs-Anex exchange pa
per has the following:
a defeated candidate IN neiphborng County re-
marked that the had him some four hundred
dollars IN cer cash, TO say nothing Of the wear and
tear OF conscience ne had undergone. There is one
r'ng aboa running for eihce in this country If man
sccees IN getting excited he gets done paving
for IT; If beaten, 1T invariably breaks him up Young
gentlemen 81 aspiring natures would do we'll to study
the fact before pitching IN"
I'm entcrprismg Young statesman saws I've can steer
the ship of State in perfect safety IL he can only
Keep his hand on the "fiiia OF the soil"
Coal is selling at 2sG3O cents per busheI at
cincinnati AT Pittsburgh there are, IL is said near
y 900 600 bushels ready to be sent 10 Cincinnati 40
soon as the river rises.
Monument TO THE CAPToRs or AspRE.-
This monument is Of white marble, twenty-six fee,
high, being eight feet the base and bears ,he fol-
lowing description:
On this spot, the 23d 6ay
Of September, 1880, the Spy
Major Andre, Adjutant General of the
British Army, was captured by
JOHN PAULDInG, ISAAC VAN VERT,
and DAVID WILLIAMS, all natives Of this County
History has told The rest.
The people Of Weschestcr County have erected
this monument well to commemorate a great event
testify their high estimation Of that integrity
and patriotism, which--rejecting every temptation
rescued the United States from most imminent peril
by battling the arts Of spy and the plots of traitor
Somebody says the Mississippi has raised one foot.
When it raises the other it will probably run.
Not 50. 'Tis a base SANDER. II was but the first