The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-09-09

NEWS ITEMS.
The st. Joseph Gazette states that emigrants
are pouring into Kansas and Nebraska in
large numbers from every quarter. There is
a great mania for laying out towns. Leaven-
worth has the advantage in prospective. One
or two towns are talked of nearly opposite to
ST. Joseph, but little can be done till the In
dams remove, which they will probably do ere
next spring, except those on the reserves. In
Nebraska, settlers are allowed to make pre-
emption claim on payment of $40 to the chief
for every l6O acres.
The superintendent and officers of different
western railroad companies held meeting at
Chicago, few days since, for similar pur-
pose to that of the recent eastern Railroad
Convention. They passed various resolutions,
with view to economy in business, which
they express their determination to practically
test.
The body of man was discovered on the
morning of the 26th ut., on Waite Mountain,
Maiden, hung by the neck to tree. The
body was so much decomposed that it is i'm
possible to recognize it. 1t is supposed to be
that of Mr.. JACOB MANSFIELD, Of Windsor,
VT, who mysteriously disappeared in the early
part Of July, and for the discovery of whom a
reward of $500 was offered. Mr. MANSFIELD,
when he disappeared, WAS supposed to have a
large amount of money on his person.
Mr.. JOHN NJ WEARE, of Scabrook, n H.,
has recently obtained a patent for holding
cows tails still during the operation of milk
ing. The machine is fastened to one of the
animals ham strings, and the tail is compressed.
Mr.. WEARE politely styles his discovery the
"milkers protector" Cows, we presume, Will
now live forever, as this patent machine is de-
signed to prevent them "kicking the bucket"
AS an instance of Chinese sagacity in bust
ness matters, the ship Potomac was sold in San
Francisco few months since for $4,000, to a
Chinaman. She was taken to Hong Kong,
and there sold for $4,000. The last owner
added an extra deck to the vessel, and in sim
gle voyage to San Francisco and back cleared
the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. LADEw, type founder in this city, says
the st. Louis Republican, is at present fitting
out two complete printing establishments for
Kansas, and one for Nebraska. Two or three
papers are already published in those terrific
rics, and it is hardly possible that they can all
live.
People are beginning to see into the hum
buggcry of the renowned BARNUM. Last week
at Lynchburg, Va, the inhabitants of that
town turned out in their might and destroyed
his mammoth travelling exhibition, in conse-
quence of his insisting upon extra charges
1t is time we should look at such things in a
right light.
By letter from Brown county, Illinois, we
learn that the wheat and oat crops have turned
out well, and the corn is very promising. There
will also be much better crop of apples and
other fruit than was expected.
1t seems that wrong impression has OBJ
tanned in regard to the physical condition of
n. P. WILLIS. In letter to the Home Jour-
nal of Saturday. he says: Il am in some dam
ger of recovery, believe, there and there a
doctor thinking it not impossible.)"
The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit DID,
rertiscr have increased their subscription rates.
The high price of paper, and increase in the
cost of labor and of all printers materials,
furnish a sufficient reason for the advance.
The Cleveland Plaiadealer says that the
steamer Ocean is carrying passengers to De-
troit for nothing. If state-room is wanted,
fifty cents is the charge; if berth, twenty
! five cents. This is little the cheapest trav-
cling they have had in that region for long
time. Tie Ocean is an elegant and commodi-
Gus boat, and her officers all good men. ,7,z
1t appears from the report of the inspector,
that the enormous capital of $5,9OOOOO is
employed in the milk business in New York
and vicinity. The amount paid for pure coun-
try milk is estimated in the report at 81 $50,
600; for swill milk from the distillery fed cows,
50, $4,000; for water and adulteration, ST.
i 100000.
Mr.. ABEL HAwLEy who had the contract
for dredging the harbor of Dubuque, gives up
the job. He loses all his labor, and forfeits
the dredging boat, held as security to the city.
| The boat, however, was burnt some time since.
The Louisville Courier says modern Lean
der, name unknown, recently swan the Ohio,
with his knapsack strapped to his back, and
took the cars at Jacksonville, en- route for
/ Buffalo and the East.