The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-01
News Items.


News Items.
Dr.. albert CRANE, Of New Orleans, wa,
robbed Of $1,000, ON the steamer James RoJb, be-
tween that city and St. Louis. The money was Ia
ken from his baggage On his arrival at the latter
place, German, emplo, ed on board porter, WIS
mr. escd on suspicion, aud taken before Justice d.
Dreuif, but was discharged for want If jurisdiction
II is thought that the person really guilty Of the rob-
berry was passenger, and that he disappeared FROM
the boat soon after her landing in port.
| Late advices from California state that the Mcxi.
can Consul, ut San Franci.co, WIS convicted in the
U. >. Court, Of the charges laid sgainst him, but
recommended to the mercy Of the court. The French
Consul WINS imprisoned three days for contempt OF
court. Foreign commissions don't stem to excuse an
insult to the Ministers Of Justice, CaIiIorna.ward.
The Syracuse Journal Of the 17th, says: CRANK
Finch. Of the most SIX ul engineers on the Cen.
trail Railroad. yesterday morning took west from this
city train Of Gfy.ons cars, aud one of the largest
locomotives. We are Informed that this is the lar.
gcst tain ever carried Of this city on the Cen.
trail Road.
The Toronto Globe says: "Serious approximations
are entertained respecting the safety Of Capt. COL
LISsoS, who went ont to offerings Straits in com.
.pany with Capt. Mcclure, to search for Sir JOHN
FRANKLIN. Search is now being made for him, as
we'll for the long lost Sir john, both on the east.
ern and western coasts Of North America. II Capt.
CoLLINsoS be- found soon, all the vessels are to re-
turn; if not, discretionary orders given to Capt
Al A.. 4
one year longer.
Several days since n wagon and two horses slipped
over the Bank Of the Niagara river near the Fails,
and were p'ecipitacd distance Of ono hundred and
fifty feet, to projection about two third. down the
p'ecipicc, where they lodged. Singular to relate,
one Of the horses escaped uninjured, while the other
was killed. The wagon was uninured, with the cx-
ccption Of broken axIrtrec. The living horse was
with difficulty lowered to q raft beneath, by
means Of ropes. and towed thence safely to the land
ing place.
DR.. SIMPSON, Of Edinburgh, it is said, has been
working wonders with consumpive patients, by hav-
ing them well rubbed with warm olive oil. Some Of
the patients have increased Is pounds in weight in
seven or eight weeks.
1t is said that OLE BULL, Notwithstanding the
failure Of his Norwegian colonization scheme in Pa,
proposes to make another attempt somewhere at the
West.
There in the California Legislature seventy five
bachelors, thirtyciyh who rcjocc in the possession
of wife, and one who is n widower. The age Of
the Oldest member is Grty.sx; that Of the youngest,
Nv cnty three.
Ex-Governor SLADE is still engaged in the phans.
thropic business Of importing " school maams.'-
lie arrived at Chicago last week with fourteen, dcs.
tined for distribution in the West.
1t may not be generally known that editors get ono
important item of subsistence at a very low price
they get bored Tor nothing.
The Prairie du Chen Courier informs us that 10.
sEPH DEsmAnAIs, tried for the murder Of FRAN
CTS GARNER, has been acquitted
The Philadelphia Bulletin gives II list Of sixteen
iron establishments, which will this season turn out
100000 tons Of railroad bars, representing in pro-
ducton $780, Oo for labor and s26, 900 tons for
raw material
New brakes for rail cars have been invented, which
are operated by the engineer They arrest the mo.
ton of the train many times quickly than by the
present arrangement.
The wife Of DR.. Ives, late Bishop OF North Car.
o'na, was admitted into the Catholic Church in Rome
on Good Friday. This lady is the daughter Of the
late Bishop HOBART.
The Legislature Of Connecticut, on the 18th May,
elected FRANCIS GILLETTE to the United States
Senate Tor the short term, and LAFAYETTE s. Fos-
TER for the long term.
destructive fire occurred on the 18th May, at
E"r"s'"i'le LAUNDERING village 80 m;Ios above
Port Huron-whch destroyed, completely, ten build
"gs, and left entirely destitute so persons, besides
others .ho were enabIed to a portion Of their
effects.
fire lately in Oswego, N. Y, destroyed WEIGH
& Co.'s extensive barrel and stave manufat tny and
machinery. Loss $4,000. Insured $4,000, in
New York companies.
The Milwaukeans about to have hotel of the
largest dimensions. 1t is to front on three streets
254 feet one, l2O another, and 60 on the third.
1t is 10 be built of the beautiful cream-coored Mil
waukee brick, six stories high, and be named the
Shepardson House. Its cost will be SlOO, 600, ex.
elusive Of the lots which it is to be built, and the
furnishing. Milwaukee has been for number of
years sadly deficient in hotel accommodations, with
but single railroad; next Eill four railroads will
center there, making an increase Of hotel facilities an
actual necessity.
Personal Intelligence.