The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-29
NEWS ITEMS.

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We learn from the Racine (Wisconsin) Advocate,
that the High School building at that place, took
fire accidentally Friday morning, from one Of the
furnaces. There were 500 children within the bull
ding, ut the time tho fire discovered and the Pa
mic at first was fishfI. Happily i. quiet
3D. and al the children safely got out. The FIRE was
cNinsaishca without any material damage to the
building.
The New York Evcning Post speaking Of the
ease OF DR.. Beale, publishes letter from PhiIdel
pli'. and endorsing lis reliability, rrln,ki.g the New
York Den;.ts for their inrc. ference, and charging
that If the Court had not shut out their testimony,
Two reputable married ladies ready to prove
similar attempts, while in DIR. Ecalc's hands upon
their persons.
Monsieur Rnslulphu, the c,!i'or of German paper
Die Waase, has been condemned to Imprisonment in
Waterloo county, Canada West, for having ds<cm-
mated impious and blasrhemous doctrines through his
journal. The article alluded 10, expressed pcrcmr-
tr, denial of the divinity, and the truth of the
.'c'nr:i'.n Of man by the coming Of Christ, and an
absolute Disbelief Of tho dogmas of the church.
The New York Herald speaks of having seen let
terS from Mac,zeks agent, containing the positive
announcement that Madle Sophie CruveIli, and Il
first class opera troupe, having bcca engaged APP
pear in New York, where arrangements now be.
w: made Car her. She is the cantarice nho rccnet-
y disappeared from Paris unaccounIahly, and re-
appeared again ii equally mysterious and
rouutab.c manner.
We learn from the Columbia Spy, Of the susren-
zion and failure Of many Of the heavy companies
gagged in The iron business in Pennsy lvania. Some
oi those rrgudeI the most stable have gone, and
the indications that but in the begin
min, Of Of the greatest financial crises known
TO this country.
Agen,lcpan, in private letter from the Sandwich
Islands. speaking Of King Kamehameha, says: "Iie
lpafs AROUND the town Of Iionoluu-rcepS into il tdv
ern aud is ready to take nip with any body that
asks him. lie isn't worth 'continc,taI,' aud
1crs won't take his bill 1T an auction
Li,r,esant Maury, Of ,he National Observatory,
proposes "doub!e track" across the Atlantic for
steamcrs, in other words. that hound 10
Europe shall invariably take particular course, and
those bound to the Un,cd states another. This. he
thinks, would lessen the s~u,mc liability to COLI
siOns.
The Sehcnec,ad, Locomotive Wo,ks obliged
to Discharge hundred and to reduce the
working dse Of those retained to three quarters of
,ay. They intend, however. to add 900 to their
capital and TO continue work.
The Oregonian Of November 4,h. says that Gene
raj Palmer, Superintendent Of Indian Affairs, has
suspended from office, Mr.. Culver, Indian Agent in
Southern Oregon.
Srccic is so scarce in Schenectady. that man was
arrested suspicion Of being ga bank RUBBER" be-
cause he had three and sxpencc in his possession
at one time.
An improvement in te'cgrarhing apparatus has
been nveuted "a, Munich, by which six hundred words
can tc transmitted in minute, without any pa'ticu
LT abili'. the part Of the operator.
The Railroad Record publishes list Of the rail-
s"ats i" Ohio, completed and in progress, showing
2.l3i miles of the former anil ,567 miles Of the lat
ter.
The Tr'se llarte Express says that the best hogs
sell thc,e for four dollars . hundred.
They have come to soleins shoes with cedar
thinyIes-venecriug tho wood with piece Of poor
sheep skin.
Saturday last the birthday Of the first man
born in Louisville, Car,. Joicc. lie was ON that
day si>iy-scve" years of age.
The New BcdGrd Mercury has seen ,urnip,
raised in Falmouth, MISS, which weighed seven
teen ponds.
The Ckjlls Divorce Case, which has been i"
rrcsress several days i" New io'k, terminated IN Il
yerdic, FIR Mrs. ChilI.. tae plaintiff.
Thomas Giascock Of Austin. Texas VINO die" Oil
The 22d of November, predicted his deccase ." maj
n, moo than three ruth- h.f"fe'