The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-09
NEWS ITEMS.

The Ceve land Herald of the 23d ult. says:-''We
fear disastrous fire has occurred on the Lake. Sat
arday evening, some twenty-five miles north of us,
,he sky became red in spot with the glare of
fire. The tint began at half past six, deepened into
lurd color ut seven, continued thus for three
quarters Of an hour, and then raled away. Light in
tina, direction leads to suppose that the reflection
caused by vessel on fire on the Lake.
The Gle, eland Herald of Tuesday states that the
Miami Valley Bank, of Dayton, has suspended; but
as its circulation is secured by United States and
Ohio Stocks, the banks throughout the State take its
noes.
During the eleven weeks this season that yellow
fever ragged in Savannah there 600 deaths from
pestilence, out of total mortality of 9675.
The Health Committee report that there 800
cases Of cholera in Newark, N. j., during the last
season, one-haf Of which were fatal.
The earnings of the NJ. S. & N.I.R. R. for Oct.
were:
Passengers and mail $2241S5 IS
Freight and miscellaneous ............. 62,1S1 IS
botal $2S6,311 II
Earnings Oct, 1858. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 223, 515 90
.Ircsease Observation-Disclosures. 62,so1 p
The earnings Of the road for the 10 month.
ending Oct 81 were... .............SI,7 1S $50 81
Same period 1883. ,297 l79 IL
Increase in 10 months (over 81 per cent? s43i 2o7 10
The Hon. George III. Dallas has published let
fer announcing his adhesion to a movement in Penn
.yvana, to form unconstitutional Party"-that is
to say, party pledged to maintain the Federal Con-
stituton, as paramount to all other sms of local or
national character. This party proposes to en-
brace both Wings and Democrats.
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Of money having been lost through the mails between
that place and Wheeling, ShalIcross, of Wheeling,
Special Mail Agent, undertook to ferret the rob
Der. Suspicion finally rested on the Wellsville office.
Eighty dollars recently mailed at that place alb
stracted and the robbery traced to the Of the p.
NJ, who arrested.
The American party in the Legislature Of Pennsyl-
vana proves to be much stronger than supposed.
There sixty members, says the Harrisburgh Tee-
graph, Of the next Legislature known to belong to the
American order.
Frederick Gedsc, President of the Covington and
Lexington Railroad, committed suicide on Thursday,
by throwing himself the track while train
was passing, which severed his head from his body.
The return Of bills from New York, drawn against
the bonds Of the Company, supposed to have been
sold in that city, and which the directors and him.
self had heavily endorsed is alleged the Of
the act.
We learn from Quebec that the Legislative Assem-.
bly, had come to understanding to vote sum Of
money, amounting to about hundred thousand dol
lars, for the relief Of the widows and orphans of the
ate battles Of the allied army in the against Rus
STA.
Thomas p. Williams, one Of the largest produce
dealers and vessel owners in Milwaukee, has found
himself compel lied, by the extreme strngency of the
money market, to suspend payment, and has made an
assignment for the benefit of his creditors. The as
signecs are Messrs. G. d. Norris, and w. d. Hib.
bard, gentlemen of known character and business tai.
ent. In their hands Mr.. Williams has placed every
dollars worth Of property he owns, including his
homestead. The liabilities are in the neighborhood
1925 900, and the assets estimated at upwards oil
100000.
Rev. Joshua T. Russell, Baptist clergyman al
Jackson, Mississippi recently fell dead while preach
ing.
The horror. Of the Arctic disaster have sensibly
affected the amount Of travel to Europe. The Baltic
which sailed on Saturday, as scarcely one-third full
her whole number Of passengers being but sixty
seven.
Vermont has increased her banking capital during
the last year $500 OOO The number OF banks III the
State is 20, with capital Of 81, 5OO,OW.