The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-16

are some OF our New York fOwdleS. The III
fernal machine, exploded in Earle's hotel on
Saturday last, was another sample OF the 6end
like propensities of the genus. No clue has
yet been discovered to tie individual who left
the valise containing the destructive engine.
On Tuesday morning a couple of colored men
had difficulty in groggery on Thomas street
and one of them named Brown had his head
split with Ratchet in the scuffle. He will
probably die. About o'clock on the evening
of the same day Mrs. Mclean, young Wild
ow, who was accustomed to write doggerel for
some of the newspapers here, took large
quantity of laudunum, and soon after died from
its effects. She was to have been married that
day, and left letter behind her stating that
she did not love the man she had promised to
wed, and at the individual she did love could
never be hers. In this dilemma she determined
to become " the bride of DEATH" On the next
morning, Wednesday, an unknown man was
found dead in Washington street with bullet
hole in his head, and discharged pistol by his
side, another case of self murder. Such is the
chapter of horrors which four days have fur
nishcd. Is it not sickening?
The oyster panic is over, and our population
are indemnifying for a weeks fast from she'll
fish by fearful onslaught upon the bivalve in
all its conditions-stewcd, fried, broied, roast,
and raw.
Letters from Canton, China, of the I'd july
announce that Mr.. Spooner, the American
Consul at that city had been fired at, and
slightly wounded, by che of the 'rebel' soldiers.
The shot was returned by guard of marines
who were with the Consul and the Chinaman
was seen to fall.
An emigrant agent named Wedekind, and
two of his German runners, have just been ar
rested for selling bogus railroad and steamboat
tickets, to their newly arrived countrymen.-
There are no greater scoundrels on the face of
the earth than some of these emigrant agents,
but although there is a stringent law against
their nefarious practices they seem to grow
holder and holder every day.
1t is announced that Rachel, the celebrated
French Tragedienne will visit this country, if
her brother now in New-Yor can make the
necessary financial arrangements with New
York manager.
The Crystal Palace has been finally closed,
and the auction sales of goods on exhibition
} will commence in a few days. The fate of the
, building has not been decided. 1t would make
; a capital market or conservatory, or men-
!; agarie, or big school-house, or a national
museum 1t is to be placed in the hands of the
trustees who will dispose Of it as advantage
r ously as they can for the benefit of the credit
ors. The stockholders will never see one per
cent. of the amount they have invested.
The Soft branch of the Democracy had
a tremendous rally at Tammany Hall last eve
, ming The Custom House was on hand, and
John Cochran, the Surveyor of the port, made
a speech. From the present prospect OF things
, it seems probable that Seymour will roll up
heavy majority in this city, large enough, per-
haps to carry in Fernando Wood the " Soft
candidate for Mayor. The Catholic clergy
: here are at daggcrs drawn with Mitchell OF the
) Citizen, and also with Mcagher. Both have
been denounced from the pulpit. Mitchell is
a prvto,t,.nt. Mcagher nothingarian, be-
levc.
No further information has been received in
relation to the missing boats of the Arctic. -
!, The commissioners of emigration have just
discovered that gross frauds have been COM
!, mittcd upon them, by some of the poor masters
: in the "rural districts" Scores of foreign
paupers in the interior of the State, who were
, registered as chargeabe to the emigration fund,
G were found, on investigation, to be dead OF
r charged who could not be found. This is as
e bad as the pursers trick of continuing dead
;, men on the ships books, and getting their usual
: allowance of tobacco. The money market is
r tight as drum, the quarterly payments, just
c due, having taxed to the utmost the capital
e available for the purposes of accommodation.
$ The finances arc in forlorn condition, and all
: speculative enterprises arr in the blue stage
, of depression. Nevertheless, no heavy failures
}, have taken place here, proof that no panic
r does or probably will exist. The Eighth Av'
= enue Bank, judging from the report of the
:. special commissioner appointed to overhaul its
? doings, was little better than q swinde. A
/ few more left.
# The Arabia arrived this morning with dates
h to the 23d. No important news. The bonn
+ bardment of Sebastopol commenced the 18th
J, October, and general assault was to take
place as soon as the breaches were practicable
;, 1t was expected to take place on the 18th. -
e There is no political news of interest from,