The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-20
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nothing found about his person to indicate his name
residence, and of those the inquest could
recognize him. The sum of S2O in gold, and So
BILL with some small change, was found IN his peck
ct book; also, small slip Of paper on which the
following words were written CORRECTIONS Of let
ter to RIoHARDs, Chicago, 81 FIRST street, Cook
county, Illinois, The body full six feet; large
head, heavy beard and auburn hair, and had on IA
light dfab, heavy coat, dark silk and worsted vest,
black wooden pants fine cotton Shirt black silk era
vat and brogan shoes. The body had the appear
ance Of being i'll the water several days.
JOHN HowLY has been convicted Of the murder
man, and in the discharge OF his official duty. How
LEY is sentenced to be hung on the sth of Septem-
Der next In passing the sentence of death upon the
prisoner, Judge STsRKwEATHER in the Course of
his remarks said: f'{our appearance IN Court, as "A
wretched outcast from society, has plainly shown
that by habits of intoxication you have become re-
diced to the lowest degree of degradation and have
been brought at last to end the wretchcdness of
drunkard's life by an ignornnous death.''
The second million of dollars authorized by the
city of Philadelphia to the stock of the Sudbury and
scribed by the Mayor, IN pursuance of the final ac-
ton of Councils at the meeting held the evening be-
FORE This perects the great work which the
future welfare of Philadelphia so greatly depends
The last obstacle the rapid construction of the road
is thus removed, and the Company have now a clear
course before them.
The Lake Superior copper miners decidedly object
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that whiskey dealer, few weeks ago, dumped his
kit at the Douglass IIoughton mines, and commenced
operations in the pure essence Of rye. Those en-
gagged and interested about the mines did not seem
to appreciate his efforts for their comfort and benefit
and ordered him vanose which he declined to do,
when the heads of his casks and barrels were seized
with sudden 'eaving n,'' and the running
out A row occurred, and the report is that the in
truder got severely dealt with.
The Sheboygan Tine, Of the 9th, o,otos that
young man by the name of HALL, as it learns, was
at work with circular saw in one Of the mills a,
Sheboyg,n Falls about o'clock of that day, and in
attempting 70 adjust some of the machinery over the
saw, stepped upon the platform beside it, while it
was in full motion, and by means was thrown
down upon it, striking it upon the sde and his body
including the spine, was sawed half in two
Portland exchange says Our municipal author
tiles and citizens generally oined in public rccep-
| ton of Lord ELGIN, Governor General of Canada,
yesterday. grand dinner was given in Lancas ter
Hall, where appropriate speeches, sentiments and
music enlivened the occasion. Lord ELGIN left in
special train last evening for Montreal.
The Olympia Pioneer and Democrat states that gold
has been discovered in Sleacoom On the dav of
the discovery some twenty-five dollars had been
washed ont of hole two feet square. Claims were
staked out Immediately, and the work of mining will
be cnergeticay prosecuted. The Pioneer thinks that
gold will be of the staple productions Of the Ter
ritory.
Queen VICTORIA, it is said, has sent $500 and an
autograph letter to fugitive slave at Fulton, New
York, who had transmitted her barrel of speci-
men flour. A contemporary thinks the tender hearted
little Queen would have made much better Use of
her money in purchasing flour for some of her white
slaves at home.
Dir. JOHN w. DUzAN, printer by profession,
and formerly the publisher of magazine in Chicago,
died on the 7th inst. of consumption at Maysve,
Ky. lie was buried indianapolis, where he had
resided for several years.
The United States steamer Susquehannah arrived
at Hong Kong the I'd of April, having left the
25,h u., and is to be held the service Of the Uni
ted States Commissioner, MIR. MCLASE.
The trial by Court Martial, of B.evet Major FKAS-
CTS O. WvsE, on Charge Of disobedience, &c. IN
refusing to 60 board the Fa,con preferred against
him by Major General SCOTT, has resulted in his
conviction and sentence of dismissal. But the Court
recommend that he be restored to his command.
NOBLE BurIER has published card in which
he says that the expenses of the trial of MATT.
WARD, the murderer, which weighed heavily and
dsastrousy upon him, have been betrayed by HI. Ken
lucky friends
Rev. L. S. HIGGINs, Jr., of Worcester has been
held in the sum of $1,000 to to the charge
of being concerned in the Boston riot.
1t is said that the habeas corpus case in which
Judge A. ID. SMITH, of Wisconsin, decided the Fu-
gtvc Slave Law to be unconstitutional and void is to
be carried the Supreme Court Of that State in full
ench.
On the Fourth of Jn!y the chimes of Trinity Chnrch
will be swung in the tower, and will ring merry
peal This will be the most perfect chime in the |
United States.
The late publisher Of the Vincennes Gazette, in
handing the business over to his successor, says it
was established in 1920, and the first paper pub
lished in Indiana.
The Ireasurer's official statement reports the
amount of specie in the United States repositories
on the LIST inst, at $40 $50 ,OOO
Senator FISH, OF New York, has been placed on
the Committee OH Foreign Relations, in the place of
EDWARD EvERETT, rcsigrci,