The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-11-12

BARNUN Is A GEy1rs.-Barnum was president
of the Fairfield Co. Agricultural Society in Con-
necticut At the late exhibition London pick
pocket was caught at the practice of his profess
sion and he was Immediately properly secured
a notice posted that he was show, and by order
\ of Mr.. Barnnm he was placed among the arti-
\les on exhibition. Over one hundred dollars
FORTH Of extra tickts we're sold to persons who
wanted to have a look at the pickpocket. His
name was Ned Hammond, and he has some no
toriety as skiful rogue. After the fair he
was mvrched off to the State Prison under
charge of the sheriff. There are few who would
have thought Of such an expedient for raising
the dimes except Barnum.
The Washington Herald, in abiding to the
rice crop of North Carolina, says-"Wc rejoice
\ that our planters have reason to be abundantly
grateful for the rich return Of their labors the
present season. The crop is more than an aver
age, we believe, and will probably reach 100000
bushels
Bishop Ives has been formally read out of the
Episcopal Church The sentence was pronounc-
ed by Bishop BrOwnell, in the presence of the
entire house of bishops the lay and clerical del
egates. The whole joined in the closing words
Of the sentence, "In the name of the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost" Brother Ives it will be re-
membered has become a.convert to Catholicism.
Gal. Jefersonian.
The Railroad known as the aurora Exten-
sion,' is now completed. The length of this
road is 63 miles.
WOSDERHI.-The degree of skill attained by
the testers Of gold in detecting spurious coin is
wonderful, and almost Incredible. Last Mon
day, at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer in
this city, thirty thousand six hundred pic
ces of gold passed through the hands of one man
r Rir1SaD or MIC vros nfa1xy
tested.-Eleven thousand of them wero gold
dollars About four hundred millions of dollars
passed through Mr.. BIS hands, and been tested
by him. Ofcourse he works with great rapid
ty, and yet not single instance of spurious
coin escaping his detection has ever been known.
He discovers more or less every day. A short
time since. as he was passing quantity ofcoin
rapidly through his hands, General Dix came up
to the counter, at the side of him, and scoped up
from the pile which he was testing. a handful of
coin. As quick as flash, he placed his finger
on the Generals hand. "Will you please to
hold on to that moment" said he. As soon
as he had finished what he had before him, tur-
ming to Gen. Dx-"Iou have got spurious
piece amongst that he said. Then picking up
the pieces from Gen. DIS hand, he selected the
coin. His practiced ear detected the ring of
the bad metal, even in rhOle handful of coin.
W Y. Herald.
ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIrE-A sad accident
occurred on the Galena road, yesterday fore
noon, at BabcOck's Grove.
The locomotive and tender of the westward
bound freight train ran of on q side track. and
capsiZed mangling the engineer named Charles
Carey. breaking both his legs and injurng him
otherwise. so that he died Immediately after be-
ing brought to the city.
The brakeman, named Phillip Higgins, had
his left hand cut off. and one of his legs broken.
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