The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-23
NEWS ITEMS.

Hon. Delos Lake, judge of the Four ~ I
Court, at San Francisco, lately fhed : she
Recorder of that city, for violent assault upon Mr..
Dawson, editor and proprietor Of the Leader. On
the same day, '.shyster," detected by the spe
cial policeman in charge of the Metropolitan Theater
ia endeavorns to peep into the green-room through
hole which he had bored for the purpose in the
Of the thea.er, and fined S25 by the Recorder
for so heinous exercise of curiosity.
A few days ago, letter was published, written by
Rev. DR.. Chauncey, Of Boston, 1882, in which he
states that at that period there not type and cap
tal enough in Boston to publish edition of tho b.
be. His opinion asked respecting the expedi-
ency of seeking aid from the stale help the publi-
cation of the edition. He ,epIiedth that Inc Leg s!a.ure
was embarrassed for funds and the request had bet
ter be withheld He spoke enconragingly, however,
Of the prospect of soon obtaining supply of Bibles
from Holland.
The Garns.able (Mass.) Patriot, says that the viii
lage of Hyanhas, the Cape, was lately thrown in
to quite excitement by the reception of letter
from Mr.. John Coates, widower, and recently
resident of that place. stating that he had eloped with
Mrs. Henry Baker, and that would lie useless to
pursue them. Mr.. Coates was about 40 years OF age
and Mrs. Baker twenty.five. Her husband is a
captain, and is now absent, engaged in the duties Of
his profession.
Great fears of suffering during The coming winter
are entertained by large numbers of mechanics and
knborcrs in different pats Of the count " growing
out Of lack Of employment. few days since, a.
manufacturing establishment at Trenton. New Jersey,
discharged 200 workmen; and on Saturday last,
man fell down in the street Of that city from aintness
and exhaustion, caused by hunger. He had not tas-
tel food for three days.
few mornings since the superintendent OF one OF
the locks of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, in AL
leshany county, Maryland, hearing an extraordinary
noise in the lock chamber, looked and found that a
fine buck had by some fallen in. He instantly
let the water on, and foated the buck until he got
him by the horns, when he dispatched him ny a few
blows of an axe, and RECALLED himself and family with
excellent and cheap venison.
Charles Rixon, huge negro, was arrested few
days ago and confined in the Bucks county pa, Jail,
charged with an attempt to commit rape on a white
woman 1t appears that they passengers in the
stage from Philadelphia to the Buck tavern in South
the woman started foot to her place of destination
The darkey watched her direction, followed, and in
a secluded spot attempted his neiarious purpose.
One day last week, jeweler boarding at Ba!num,s
Hotel, in ST. Louis, was robbed, among othe' thgs
Of splendid opera glass. A few days afterwards.
the thief called at the jewellers .to:e-e:i:ea9y !s,.
that the establishment Belonged to:hos victim:
a., L. lS,raS A,St eha sc-bi
for sale very low p ice the identical glass; This
of course resulted in the recognition OF the property
a scufae, and the arrest Of the "needy young man.
The Washington Star Gays that on Monday MORN
ing last. the Presidents Message found stuck up
on various corners of the city, under the head OF the
'sWashington Unon-Exira." An immense sensa.
ton immediately followed in all the hotel public gath
ering halls. The quid nuncs, in their eagerness to
devour the document, read nearly through it, some
Of them, before discovering that it the message
of last year. Some wag had thus taken them in.
For year more, MIR. Nathan c. Paine, OF
Montague, Massachusetts, has been troubled with
cancerous affection on one Of his eyes. Physicians
came to the conclusion that nothing could save his
life but the removal Of the diseased eye; and few
days since Mr. Paine went 10 springfield, and SUBJ
,ni,ted the operation, which was performed while
he was under the influence of chloroform.
The Broome county Republican Of the 9th instant
saws: awe learn that on Sunday last, about half
mile from the residence Of Joseph Bartlett, Esq, in
Conkn, a barrel was found containing dead body
of human being. The Coroner, and DR.. George
Burr, have gone up to-day to investigate the matter
The body is supposed to be that Of peder, who is
missing" 4, ,.,.,'. ...'..-.-.,
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