The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-03-25

discovery Of mineral was made last week at
Vinegar Hill, on what is known as the Fur
long Farm" Our informant described the min
eral as a solid sheet, upwards OF two feet thick.
In sinking on it about eighteen inches, the min
ers took out 5000 pounds.-Galena LETTER.
s0ntan.
A SwlNDLE.-The Cleveland Plaindealer
gives the following account Of . successful
swindle practised by an Ohio operator upon a
New York house -
During the past season a speculator in Lick
ing county, Ohio. borrowed there upon his own
paper, endorsed by several of the most respons-
ible men Of the county, $4,000. This amount
be invested in hogs, and soon applied to the
lender for more funds. The application was
declined, and soon after the lender received
from New York firm letters inquiring in re-
gard to the responsibility of the men who had
endorsed the paper he held. His reply was sat
isfactory, and the SPECTATOR obtained advances
from the New York firm to the amount of $780,
600. One day he 'came up missing" and the
fact was ascertained that the endorsements up
on his paper, and upon which he obtained Gre
dit for $4,000 were all forgeries! We under
stand that he paid up 100000, but that the New
York item is left unprotected.
AMAN IN A WELL ALL NlGHr-The Toronto
Colonist relates the following
On Saturday morning last, about four o clock
man on Richmond street. near George street,
on proceeding to a well in that quarter to
draw bucket Of water, was surprised by hear
Ing grOans and sounds of distress, apparently
coming from some human being in the we'll
On examination, he ascertained that it actually
proceeded from a man at the bottom. Assist
ance was Immediately procured. and the unfor-
tunate fellow drawn up On inquiry it was
found that he was workman OH the Grand
Trunk Railway Depot, and that he had fallen
into the we'll. which contained about & feet of
water, about o'clock on the preceding eve
ming, but had managed to get his feet in the
bucket, and by that means to support himself
the chain not quite reaching to the bottom. up
20 his waist IN the water, in which uncomforta-
bic position he remained all night By what
means he got into such a predicament we have
not learned. We are informed that he was not
hkeiy to suffer any very serious injury from his
adventure.
DEATH IN THE PULprr.-The Rev. John Berry
Aeachum. pastor of the First Colored BAPTIST
church in st. Louis. situated on Eleventh street
at the head of Green, fell dead in the pulpit on
tne 18TH directly after reading his text. at II
O'CLOCK service. He was over sixty years OF
age, and has been pastor of the congregation Of
shls church ever since its organization.
UNI 1HOISAND DOLLARS FOR A CAMEIIA.-Ihc
beautiful Seeding cameia. raised by Peter Mac
kenzie. Spruce street, Philadelphia, named
Jenny Lind has been sold to Mcssrs Her.
derson x Son, of London. for two hundred
pounds, or one thousand dollars. and will be
shipped in the steamer City of Manchester on
her next voyage.
FusIBLE ALLoY-Thc law for the prcserva-
tion of life on steamboats, requires particular
safety fuslble alloy to be used to prevent cx-
plosions OF boilers. The Treasury department
originally had this alloy made in the navy
yards. Recently, Professor Booth has been
employed by the Secretary of the Treasury. at
the Philadelphia Mint. to perfect this alloy by
experiments. He has said to be rapidly APP
proximating to satisfactory results
CouLDS'T HELP ia brutal teacher whipped
. little boy for pressing the hand of little
girl who sat next to him at school, after which
he asked the child "why he squeezed the little
girls hand.' Because said the little fell
low, 1t looked so pretty, couldn't help it,
The three dollar gold coin authorized by the
last Congress. will be issued as soon as the dies
now in progress are completed.
The rumor that Smith O'Brien has escaned
from Australia proves to be incorrect. He has
written to his family under date of October lst.
declaring he had no intention of escaping, and
That he had received ticket of absence for six
months.
Three Polish Generals have been received
into the Turkish service, and have been named
Arsian Pacha, Shahn Pacha and Toufau Pacha,
Ihey have adopted these denominations with
out abjuring the Christian faith.
A BABY Slow IN MAssAcursETrs-A babv
show has literally transpired.-It occurred at
raimer, on Wednesday evening last. in connec-
ton with ladies' fair. Six or eight babies
were exhibited, dressed sup to the Mines The
committee that passed upon the merits of the
little ones, were childless. and they awarded
the premium OF So, offered by Mr. Fisk of the
Palmer Journal, to boy baby of Mr. Hardaker
On the announcement of the decision, one bach
elor gave dollar to kiss the premium baby
ana another the same sum to kiss the one he
snougnt the prettiest.-Sprinsfeld Republic.
Elder Knapp occasionly gets of good thing
Notwithstanding his bad ones:
He was one evening speaking of tho nrevo;,
ing tendencies OF some religionists to long prav.
ers, and remarked that we would find no exam.
pie for these in the Scriptures. The prayers o.
our Saviour were short and to the point. The
prayer of the penitent publican was a happ,
specimen. When Peter was endeavoring tt
walk upon the waters, to meet his master. ant
was about sinking; had his duplication beer
Is long as the introduction to one OF our modern
prayers, before be had got half through he roulo
"ooe been fifty feet under cater!'
WILLING TO BE FoRGIvEN-There is a good
10y 'oiu OF young lady. who not more than
tnousand years ago was smtten with the elo.
ping epidemic that was then raging in her ma.
tive city, put who in haste neglected IN taLa
n ;.. her cio1alng with her; indeed she took but
the knot had been fairly and irrevocable V .;a a.
she wrote letter to her guardian nformin H.,
OF the fact, and imploring him to send her H hn
the night express, "hs forgiveness and ~, ~
tsunk,-especially the latter!" "N ner
Constantnople has been beseiged twentv.
-FOUR tlmes--eighteen times without success
me place is one of the easiest to defend in tbo
world, and Nicholas would find it hard work to
get inside of its walls after he had reached their