The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-07-21

inst. at 10 O'Clock A. M, at the Court House, for
the purpose n organizing Medical Society. The
is laudabIe one, and we trust its pro-
iectors may meet abundant success.
To our Bralren in 81. Paul-Greefing:
Our Commissioners have laid out permanent road
from the Lower Ferry, back the bottom land
and the people on the west side intend cut, the
trees and do much work upon the road us their
means will allow. Bnt we need help. We therefore
call upon you, whose commercial interests will be
promoted 10y slch AN important avenue TO your town,
make up your minds as to the sums you will respec
lively subscribe and be ready to the subscription
paper when il shall be passed around.
Yours, &C.,
The PEOPLE OF SIOUX SIDE. |
Recent advces from Bahia, Brazil, state that the |
yellow fever raging to frightfu extant both on
shore and among the shipping in the harbor. The
mortality board the English vessels was so great
officers and men.
The little spirit Of war between Guatamals and |
Honduras is reported to be an end. The nhab-
tans of those States have perhaps come to the wise
conclusion that the diseases natural to their warm
climate will sufficiently thin out the population.
thereby rendering unnecessary for them to resort to
gunpowder and hot lead. All was quiet at Truxo !
on the 18th ult.
By arrival at Boston we have some late and in
teresting intelligence from the Cape of Good Hope
and Adelaide, Australia. We learn from the Cape
that the condition of the dsarmed Kaiirs was most
deplorable. They were actually wandering over the
country without the means Of procuring food, and in
many instances compelled steal to avoid
starving to death. Large nuggets Of gold continued
to be found in Australia, but many Of the miners
were becoming dissatisfied with the stringent laws
enacted by the Legislature, and were about aban-
donins the digsings. Much important information
TO those engaged in naratime pursuits viii be found
among the news by this arrival Ia connection y ,h
other matters are Informed that the T. $ stesmer
Powhattan, belonging to the Japan expedition, left
Table Bay for Mauriius OH the 29th ultmo.
Adviccs from Aux Cayes to the 18th ult. report
that it was very sickly that place Scarcely any
coffee to be had the crop being nea, y exhausted
Logwood had advanced fifty per cent
Some Of the ST. John, n. b., papers, aver that
the attempt to enforce the Maine Liquor Law in that
province has proved failure. Some friends Of the
measure having instituted prosecutions at Richmond
their opponents, by way of retaliation, procured a
quantity Of gunpowder, and blew the Temperance
Hall to atoms. Some uneasiness has been produced
at ST. John IN consequence Of the reported armng Of
the ankee fishermen. The nackerel fishing at the
Magdalen Islands 50 far is declared to have been an
utter failure.
A suspicious vessel is reported TO have been de-
tanned at La5una, Yucatan, IN Consequence Of rros-
u'arities in her papers, She is supposed to be the
notorious Cuban SLAYER Lady Suffolk.
The New Hampshire Legislature has adjourned
During the session very stringent law was passed
for the prevention of railroad accidents and the man
asement Of trains. All the propositions concerning
the sale of liquor, together with several bank pro-
jects, were postponed
The Connecticut Legislature adjourned s,ne de
last Friday, after farewell address from Governor
Seymour. The proposition to call Constitutional
Convention was lost between the two houses Tie
Railroad bill, as amended, passed both branches -
The Governor vetoed the Liquor bill and the bill
empowering the Airline Railroad to issue bond. to An
unlimited amount, and the vetoes were sustained
From Rochester, we have brief sketch of the
People, which convened in that place on the s,h
inst. Over one hundred delegates from all parts Of
the country, are said to have been in attendance.-
The singular part Of the affair il that there was
not white man. or strong minded woman among
the party-it was an exclusively coorcd arrangement
altogether. After mentioning what done in the
course of the day, the Geographic account winds up
with the curious remark that the deliberations we've
earnest, and occasionally boisterous''
Governor Herbert, Of Louisiana, has appointed
fifteen commissioners represent that State at the
Great Exhibition in New York
Hon. Albert Pisbury has been nomnated for
Governor by the Maine Democratic State Conven-
ton.
Hon. Pierre Soue, the newly appointed Minister
TO Spain arrived at New York on the 10Th, IN route
for Madrid.
shocking accident occurred in Richmond, VI,
on the first inst. The neck OF Mr.. Mason came
in contact with circular saw which instantly sey-
cred his head from his body
Two employees on the Central Railroad were Sc
rious'y injured by collision between a passenger
and gravel train, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, last Friday
The latter train was out Of tine
Professor Chapman died in Philadelphia on the
LET INST, at the venerable age of -four years
lie was connected with the Pennsy lyania University
upwards Of forty years.
1t is understood tina, the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company contemplate sending the three steamers
now being constructed direct to Australia, where
they viii take their place in the Australia and Panama
line.
serious fracas occurred in a German beer saloon
in Pittsburgh few days since. The landlord,
named Lusler, was moralIy stabbed, aud two of his
bar keepers were seriously wounded.
Great CONSERVATION was produced among the vii
layers Of Canarse, L. the 9Th inst by the incur
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