The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-21
News Items.

News Items.
Eight indictments have been found at New Orleans
against Philip Pcndergrst,a notary public, and Wm
Wilder, lawyer, for forging applications for bounty
lands.
JOHN FREEMAN, a man of color, who was claim
cd by Pleasant Ellington, of Missouri, and mprson-
cd last summer at Indianapolis, from which he was
discharged by the L. S. Court, brought suit against
Ellington for damages, and the called for
hearing Oh Monday last, at indianapolis. On Tues
day, after the examination of witness, the parties
settled the case by an agreement that verdict and
Judgment should he rendered in favor of the plaintiff,
Freeman, for $4,000 and costs.
The Legislature of Pcnnsy vania adjourned sine die
on Tuesday the 9th inst.
A trial is now going on in Wctzel county, Va, for
a murder committed in 1850 The evidence is based
upon the testimony of who met ghost in the
Mercer" was the murderer.
The General Conference of the Methodist Protest
ant Church met Seubenvil!c, Ohio, on the Sd inst.
Rev. JOHN BURNS, of Ohio, was elected President;
and Rev. w. II. WILLS, Of North Carolina, and
Rev. JOHN ScorT, of Pennsylvania, Secretaries.
The ftcighiny business over the New York and
Erie Railroad this season has been immense, exceed
ing that probably, of any other road in the world
\ train of forty nine cars arrived over the w cstcrn
Division, the other day, and fully loaded with MGR
chandSe for the West. The line of Lake steamers
running in connection with the road, al: meet with
ll ircshts; besides, la, &c number Of propeers
irving from Buffalo light, also find full loads ut Dun
kirk. Col. Hart, superintendent Of the Western Dr.
vision of the Road, has announced that the company
intend during the ensuing season, to run over the
whole length of the road, train expressly for the
conveyance of dairy product to New York alket.-
The used for this purpose will be many huge
rciigcrators, securing the transportation of butter
from one end of the road to the o,hcr in the
weather, without the risk Of injury.
The New York Central Railroad Company have
paid off about $500 900 Of their bonds since the
organization commenced, year ago. They purpose
in short time to put in the market, but
viii at first only require two million dollars.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company have no.
tilted the subscribers to their last loan that the fourth
and final investment of ten per cent, must lie paid
on Or before the It'll Of jane next, at the companys
office.
The caloric ship Ericsson partially raised on
"Wednesday last, but Of the machinery giving
way, she filled and went down again. She was af-
forwards raised again, and hoated into shoal water.
The damage to the Ericsson thus far Is estimated at
81 900.
The Toronto Leader of the fifth says that Messrs.
Lamb, PlayE & Co., of Glasgow, have chartered
The splendid new baruc AraLia, and taken 500 bar
lcls flour. and $4,000 bushels of wheat, part the
credit and part at Brownies wharf, Toronto, the
remainder Of her cargo she will take in at Montreal.
This will be the first ship direct from Lake Ontario
bound for Glasgow, Scotland. 1t is intended to
dispose of her in the English market, the
Cherokee commanded by Capt Gaskin.
The alteration in the House between Speaker
BOYD and Mr.. CAMPBEAL, of Ohio, was Fortunate
" much exaggerated by telegraph. 1t was merely
little sharp talk in of the isles Of the House,
after the adjournment, and is called in the letter wr
tcrs, can amusing episodc.''
The Washington Sentinel says that it not Il
member OF congress, Out one OF the cicrkS Ol aheih
Der, who purloined his masters franks, and sold
them; yet as the young man respectfully cOnnec-
ted, a la Ward, the p. o. Department persum
ded not TO prosecute but to let the matter drop, with
n warning.
The widow Of the late Mr.. Button has recovered
Of the Hudson River Railroad Company, the of
$4,000, as the damages sustained in the loss of her
husband. Mr.. B. by train Of cars on
that road some time since.