The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-09
News Items.


April. further advance had transpred in Bread
stuis, and Western Canal -four was held at 39s. and
similar descriptions 40s. Corn was selling at 40 a
Ais. The only news from the seat Of war, beyond
what brought by the Arabia, relates to the cap
ture Of five Russian merchant vessels in the Black
Sea.
The citizens Of Chicago have been taking steps to
reward the heroic men who, at the risk Of their
saved the lives of many during the terrific gale
Lake Michigan, on the 9th April A public meet
ing was held the evening of May 1st, and resou-
tions adopted to present each Of the gallant
men who rescued the captain and two sailors from
the wreck of the schooner Merchant, gold watch
suitably inscribed, public testimonial that their
noble efforts appreciated. The sum of s1,l26
was subscribed at The names Of the donees
are-Captains S. NJ. Johnson, Joseph Napier, John
Wiley, Drummond, C. J. McGiIl, G. P. Ozier, and
Messrs. Joseph Nicholson, William w. Niles, and
E. Quisng.
A violent hail storm passed over Carondelet, Mo-,
on the 9th ut. A large number Of houses, fences,
&c., were blown down.
The Madison (Wisconsin) Argus states that the
iron for laying the balance of the track to that place
had arrived, and that would be running into
town within a fortnight. A new route to the East
will then he opened to the people Of the Northwest,
by leaving the river at Prairie du Chen, and taking
stage to Madison.
The bill lately passed both houses Of Congress,
granting ten millions Of acres of public land for luna
tic purposes, commonly known as Miss Dx's Insane
Bill, has been vetoed by President Pierce. This an
nouncement will give universal satisfaction.
Reports from Washington state that two members
of Congress have been detected in an abuse of the
Thanking privilege, in selling ranked envelopes at
fifty cents per hundred A claim agent purchased
lot, enclosed 100 circulars which passed through the
Post Office, when investigation led to detection
of the fraud The matter was compromised with an
exposition of the parties.
The residence Of Nathan Wolfe, Of Louisville, one
Of the counsel in the Ward case was rottenegged on
the night of April 18th. An indignation meeting of
the people to express their disapprobation at the
course of Mr. Wolfe was called for on Saturday night
the 29th.
A we'll known cofee-house in Nashville, Tennes.
see, kept by Mr.. James Longinette, was destroyed
by fire on the night of Thursday week, and three
persons-Captain Charles Maids, and two sons o
Mr.. Longinette-perished in the flames.
The St. Joseph (Missouri) Gazette says that that
place is filed with emgrants going to the Pacific, and
every boat adds to the number. There seems to be
greater number destined for Oregon this season than
for California. Several families from St. Joseph are
preparing to migrate thither, among whom is Rev.
H. F. Boyakin, popular and talented Baptist min
lister, who Chaplain the Senate the last SEES
sion Of the Missouri Legislature, and formerly rec.
ilent Of Bellvile, III.
The German settlements in Western Texas are de-
scribed by recent traveller being models Of good
order and industrial thrift The settlers very
poor when they arrived at their homes from Germa-
ny. Now all of them are comfortably settled, while
not few have accumulated little fortunes.
The News notices seventy-six buildings in process
of erection in the ourishng city of Peoria, Illinois,
and says double the number needed.
An officer named Becbe was shot in the head at
Columbus on Tuesday morning, by burglar named
Jones, and died at the residence Of J. NJ. Whiting,
about O'Clock the same evening.
The bridging Of the Mississippi river at Rock Is
land and Davenport, is eciting heated discussions in
localities interested for and against the project The
St. Louis Republican denounces it tending to Oh
struct the great highway of commerce, while Chica-
60 journals hold that the railway interest is becoming
paramount to river navigation and is entitled to equal
protection at the hands of law and the courts We
shall recur to the subject hereafter.
The New York Times has private correspondence
from Europe which says that democratic rising
throughout Russia and Poland has been decided upon
by the London revolutionary committee, and that it
has probably broken out before now.
The steamer Black Warrior, which was seized
some time since by the authorities Of Havana, for an
irregularity in her manifest, and to be released from
which her owners paid six thousand dollar, arrived
at New York on the Sd May. She states that this
trip her manifest accepted without comment and
her officers treated with marked courtesy. These
facts demonstrate the propriety Of the prompt action
which the President took in reference to the outrage
alluded to.
BACK HoNE.-We omitted to notice the return
of our townsmen, Rev. Mr.. Ely and Mr.. Ben. w.
Brunson from Lake Superior. They came in on Sat-
urday in company with Messrs. Shelley and Ster.
rett.
LIQUOR DEsTRoYED.-On Tuesday and We'd
nesday nights of last week. some persons destroyed
about 81 500 orth Of liquor belonging to Mr. Baron,
OF Peru; and about $500 worth belonging to Mr.
Sisson, Of LaSalle. The Ottawa Republican thinks
the ladies' OF those places know something about the
way in which the liquor got out.
/
o. Hon. Luther Severance, of Maine, late United
States Commissioners at the Sandwich Islands, has
returned to his home afflicted with an incurable cam
Ger, which, it is said, has already eaten away his