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

The Ga!ena Adrrtiser, notices singular phcaom-
cna which was witnessed by several persons on the
steamer Var Eagle, in that port, the evening of
the 7,h May 1t consisted of an immense ball OF
light which suddenly appeared IN the heavens AT an
angle OF about 45 degrees, and fell from thence to the
horizon, leaving behind it, fiery tail, as is usual
with such phenomena, but track of dense white
smoke, which kept its perpendicular position in the
sky for about three minutes, and then SLOWLY Gun led
t.clf up like huge serpent and in about ten minutes
vanqui>hcd.
The new mode of bending timber is likely to pro-
duce vast revolution in many respects. All the deli
cate curves OF steamers, rigacs, &C., will hcnccforlh
be of solid timber, fashioned by this extraordinary
innovation; so, too, the most pondcros rafers, such
as bends in lofty arabesqucs over chapel or hall, may
he composed of unbrkcn trees of the orcst all the
circumvilinear beauties of furniture and all the mn
mense shipping and building interests in the civilized
world are included in this discovery
James 1olford the retired English Banker, whose
death we noticed on Wednesday last, il is said left
the whole OF his immense estate ESTIMATED to he
worth 10, 900 ,OO0) to the Prince of Wales A broth
mittcd suicide few years since from fear of starva-
ton.
MISSISSIPPI & Rock RIVER JUNCTION r. R.
meeting OF the stockholders of this road was held
at Dixon on Tuesday, May 2j, at which the follow
ing officers were elcctcd:
John Van Nortwck, Esq President. Directors,
John B. Turner, Walter l.. Newberry, William II.
Brown, Hugh r. Dickey, B. w. Raymond, Thos
Dyer, Jas. II. Collins, Z. Peck The board SUISSE
quently elected f. Peck, Secretary and Treasurer.
This road is the extension Of the Galrn Air Line,
from Dixon to the Mississippi diver. The road is
now in operation to Lane Station, and is rapidly pro-
crossing to the Mississippi. Passengers can now
leave Chicago at half past 8 A. NJ, and reach Dix
at o'clock in the evening.
The Cork Journals and letter.wrters saw that in
that city, the tide Of emigration has become so for
mdnbc that the ordinary vessels quite insufficient.
and the local steamship company have placed two
additional steamers the station between Cork and
Liverpool In Belfast, the price Of steer,ge passage
to New York and Quebec has been considerably ad-
vanccd.
SIGNS OF WRECK.-Capt. Pratt, of the steamer
Globe, which arrived at Detroit on Wednesday, re-
ports that quantity Of provisions have been discov.
cred upon the Manitou Islands, which we're washed
ashore during the winter, probably from some vessel
wrecked in the vicinity Of the Straits. On the North
Island about eighty barrels of -four and on the South
Island about sixty barrels Of -four The -four, Of
course, was in condition more or les. damaged.-
The barrels containing it, were marked &C. & B.
Curtis" 1t is supposed these articles formed part
Of the cargo Of the Robert Willis, which was lost
last fall with all grandmother vessel nor crew
having been heard of after the disaster which caused
her destruction.
We learn from the Alton Courier that extensive
are being made for the manufacture Of
Brooms by the convicts in the Penitentiary at that
place. The services Of Mr.. Spencer. Of Ohio. have
been secured, and arrangements have been effected
with the farmers in the negkborhood to provide the
broom corn at $50 per ton.
0J- The age is alive with elasticity. An India
rubber omnibus has just been invented, which, when
ull, will hold three ladies', market basket and
/ baby.