The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-08-17
NEWS TIE MS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The Washington .Ssntinel says that in con-
sequence of the extreme heat of the season,
the prevalence of cholera in many parts of
the country, and the adjournment Of Congress
on the fourth Of August, which will lessen the
inlucemcnt to visit Washington, it has been
determined to adjourn the annual meeting OF
the American Association for the advancement
Of Science, from the Sth of August to the
Goth Of December, when it will be held at the
Smithsonian Institution.
The safe of the propeller MoAfower was
robbed of Sl700 on Tuesday evening, I'd inst
while that vessel was at Buffalo. The Democ-
rocy says the clerk had left the Office for Il few
moments, to accompany some ladies to car
riage, and when he returned he found thou
sand dollar draft, and seven hundred dollars i'll
cash, missing.
A fcud is said to have arisen between the
foreign and American born Bishops of the
Catholic church in this country and that the
ulllltultN Dtcl IClcIlCu " lilC OlC DIT
Rome. 1t is also said that the Pope will de-
spatch another Nuncio to this country, in the
hope Of hcali 6 the dissensionS, notwithstand
ing the bad success of BEDINI
The steamers Empire State and Bay State
on the Fall River route to New York, via
Newport, made net profit during the past
year, Of S200,000, which. with some $4,000
more, will be used in building the Great Ne
tOpOliS steamer, which is intended to be the
"Great Republic" of all timber locomotion,
probably to be ready by the first Of Sept.
AT the late commencement of Harvard Uni.
versity, a son of ROBERT G. WINTHROP intro
duced into his spoken address passage re-
flecting upon certain members of the College
which passage he had been ordered to omit
He was in consequence deprived of his degree,
Notwithstanding the high reputation Of his
father.
The Quebec Mercury is in the receipt of a
private letter from ST. John, n. b., stating
that Sir Edmund HEAD has received the ap-
pointment of Governor General of British
North America, and that he will leave for
Quebec Immediately on the arrival from Eng
land of his successor, the Hon. JOIN HENRY
THOMAS MANNERS SUTToN.
During the month just ended the number Of
convicts received at the Illinois State Prison
was ! /; number pardoned 2, died l, discharged
by expiration of sentence 4. The present num-
Der amounts to 263. Sentences of death COM
mutcd, 4.
Another death has occurred among the ar
fists who accompanied the unfortunate Mad
anne SONTAG to Mexico. The last news from
that city announces the death of Signor RossI.
According to census just taken Burng-
ton, Iowa, has a population Of 1906, of which
$500 are males and 3,464 are females There
are l $3.50 voters, sos militia, 424 aliens 6
insane, 2 blind, and idiots IN the town.
The number of deaths in New York during
the week ending at noon on the 9Th inst, was
1913, of which 2SG were from cholera.
The steamer Pacific sailed at noon on the
9th inst, for Liverpool, with 1l3 passengers,
and nearly 81 100000 in specie.
A London letter dated July IL, says that
the demand for iron continues at the rate of
100000 tons per annum, being two thirds of
the entire produce of Great Britain He
thinks that the present prices must be main
tanned.
"A late arrival from Marselles gives AN ac-
count of the frightfu ravages of the cholera
in that city. Over $4,000 of the inhabitants
mad left.
The total number of deaths in PHILADELPHIA.
during the week previous to the 9Th inst, were
469, of which So were from cholera.
The President signed the Post Office Appro-
priation an Army bills on the 9th inst.
Capt DIMIcK, of the schooner Montedh, died
at Detroit on Tuesday.
Mayor " ALL, of w lliamsburr, a 81 ort m
ag', fined his son $40 lor suffering his dog to
run at arge unmuzzled.
BoDRY CART, laborer, while digging a
cellar in Louisville, KY, found box under
the ground which contained gold and silver
to the amount of 81 900.