The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-13
News Items.

Mr.. J. G. Eveleth fornerly Of New Gloucester,
Me-, has recently invented an iron pavement for
strt cts, and sold out his interest therein to New
York company for 100000. A correspondent Of
the Bath Tribune says he knew Mr.. EvcIch seven
years ago, when he teaching school in Maine
during the winter season, at thirty dollars a month,
in order to pay his term bills at Bowdoin College.
Seven thousand Fircmen marched in the funeral
procession Of their deceased comrades-the victims
Of the casualty at the recent fire in Broadway, New
York, by which thirteen lives were lost The houses
Of the various engine hose, hook and ladder and by
drant companies, were hung in black, the flags on
the public buildings were at half mast, and many
stores the route of the procession drapcd in
mourning.
Ded-at Jacksonville, East Florida, of scarlet fe-
yer, April I'll, Elliot Smith, IL years and months;
April 7, Lewis Franklin, aged 26 years; April g.,
Charles Carroll, aged p years; April 10, Alexander
Mongin, aged % years, and Robert Walker, aged 81
years, all children of George A. and Mary G. Turk
nett, formerly Of Richmond county, Georgia, all BROTH
ers, and all dying in single week.
The Deputy United States Marshal on the 1t inst,
made descent den Of bogus manufacturers in
Albany, New York, seized 81 100 in bogus coin and
caught three persons in the act Of coming it. The
bogus consisted of 10c., Csc, Soc. and IS pieces.
The fare between Detroit and Buffalo over the Great
Western Railroad, has been reduced to five dollars
Yesterday second train was added to accommodate
the increasing travel. The Michigan Central Rail-
road Steamboats, Oh Lake Erie now charge but two
dollars, berth and meals extra, from Detroit to Buff
aIo. The tide Of travel this season bids fair to out
strip that Of any year prcceping.
We learn by the Peoria Macs, that during the storm
on Tuesday afternoon, two brothers named John and
William Jones, living about nine miles southwest Of
Peoria, killed. They had taken refuge from the
hail under a tree, which struck by liz htning.-
They both leave families.
The steamer Pennsylvania collapsed Aue on the
5'h inst, near Bordentown, Pa, killing WIN. White
fireman, Owen O'MeaIly, drover and two others, un-
known; badly scalding several others.
The Receivers of the Eastern Bank at Killin,lv
advertise that they will pay to the bi-holders whose
claims have been duly presented and allowed, sixty
five cents the dollar and after the first day Of
May. The payment will be made a. the Windham
Co. Bank, at Brooklyn.
In the case Of George p. Southwick against the
city of Boston, verdict given for the plaintiff,
fixing the damages at $l2, 900. Mr.. Southwick fell
into "a cellar way in Congress Square, breaking his
back, and sued the city for damages.
The election in Iowa takes place on the first Mon
day OF August, and is the next to occur. The Wing
candidate for Governors Mr.. J. W. Grimes, of Bur-
ington. United States Senator is to Ike chosen by
the Legislature about to be elected, in place Of Gen.
Dodge, whose Of service expires On the 18th of
March next.
We learn Gays the CaskiIl WMg) that Johnson,
the Saugerties clergyman who has recently been de-
posed by his church, has been arrcs.ed and commi,
ted to prison, for drowning his wife and child last
fall. Circumstances are brought to light which rem
der the case clear enough to commitment
An extra from the Office Of the San Antonio TEX
Ledger, dated The l7th Of April, gives intelligence
that Mr.. Gahgher's Rancho, about % miles from
mat city, had been attacked by party Of Camanche
Indians who killed an American nj: med Forester,
knocked MS wife down with clubs, and probably kill.
cd Tour Of their Children they also killed or carried
OH a man named Shepperd, and his wife, and large
number Of sheep. Parties had been sent out in p,r
SUIT Of the Indians.
The amount Of gold and gold dust which arrived
at New York from California, as per manifest, dur.
'"s the last month, was ga, 46s,9I2.