The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-07-04
NEWS ITEMS.

opportunity Of stripping the light fantastic toe
The jewery STORE Of TILDEN s. Co., New Or
leans, was entered on the night of the 10Th inst,
and robbed of jeweIry to the amount Of 10000. The
goods INSISTED of silver spoons, gold and silver snuh
boxes, earrings, neck aces, gold spectaclcS, gold
shirt buttons, gold bracelets, about twelve hundred
finger rings, and Ia' ge quantity of diamonds.
The Galona Adrotisr, OF the 9Th June, states
that man by the name of JOHN SWEENEY, who
lived about til, ee miles from Bucna Vista, on the
Mississippi, in Iowa, killed by his hon se becom
ing frightened and runnn. off, with his foot tans'ed
in the harness. When the horse stopped in
front of his house, his body was shocking nan5lcd,
and liieless.
On "Wednesday last, the NJ. c. r. r. emisrant
train stopped at Pokagon, and it started lad
about eleven years Of age, attempting to get up be.
tween two cars, fell, and had his arm horribly
crushed by the wheels. They took him on to Niles,
but ne only survived few hours. There was no
blame attaching to any one.
A farm Niles, consisting of $50 acres, was
sold day last, together with crops and stock at
$1,000. Crops, &C.. valued at 81 500. In that vii
lage we hear Of several sales of real estate. One
lot Main street, ia the burnt district, sold $500,
price which shows how much the enterprise of the
people has accomplished in few years.
One Of the missio teachers at The Friends Shaw
nee Mission, in Kansas, writes that there is in
that territory extensive missionary establishment
under the direction of the Methodist Chu ch South,
at which slaves have been kept for a long time
The missionaries sought to introduce slavery and the
gospel Of Chrst-bane and aniidoe-at the
time.
Bishop KIP. Of California, is calling earnestly for
clergy to assist him in his new diocese. lie asks
that these clergy shall be supported from the east
only for a wear, as after that lime the parishes will
not on, be eelf.pro,i., bat be able pa, back hat
they have received from their generous friends at
distance.
A tremendous storm ragged in Boston from 81 to u
O'Clock Thursday i3h. Such Continuous lightning
and terrible thunder had visited thai city for
ny years. One house in the city, and ~ Give ff-
in djoIning struck by the lightning,
but the damage was not serious.
Among the passengers by the Hermann from New
York, on tue 10Th, was JAMES ELLIOTT, bearer of
dispatches to ST. Peersbu Oh, and other bearers
Of dispatches, whose destination is unknown.
The Supreme Court OF Rhode Island has given
unanimous opinion that the act OF the last Legisa-
ture. expungng the record of its conviction of THos.
w. DoRR for treason, is unconstitutional.
Recently, Mrs. SARAH COMPTON, Of Quincy, H.
linois, fell dead in the door of her house, where she
was sitting The time. Cause affection of the chest
The Commissioner of Patents has given his opn-
ion in favor Of the extension Of the Morse Telegraph
paten; for period Of seven years, commencing on
the 20ih.
JACKSON, the murderer Of LAIDLAw, scene pain
or Of the Peoples Theatre, ST. Louis, arrested
recently in Lucas county, Iowa. He was taken to
the former place for trial.
The Senate has rescinded its portion of the joint
resolution assigning the l. Of July the time Of adj
tournament, and the House will do Likewise. Dr.
THOMPSON, of Lisbon, a Democratic member died
ON the 22d.
A Naval Court Martial for the trial of Commo-
dore DOWNING, for ungentIcmanly conduct towards
Commodore Coz, in South America, is TO meet in
Philadelphia on the 9Th July.
The ice house of Mr.. PHILLIPS, Of Hartford,
Conn, was burnt on the 26h. Itconaned POO tons
of ice, one half of which melted 1t was insured.
The cholera has broken out at Independence, Mo-,
in its most malignant FORM Twenty-Five deaths had
occurred in short time, mostly Of citizens.
The only child Of JEFFERSON DAVIS, Secretary
Of War, died at Washington on Tuesday evening the
18Th ult.
The State Tax in Ohio last year was hly-one
cents on the hundred doars-this year it is thirty-ve
and half cents.
On the 10Th June, the thermometer stood at 100
degrees in the shade at Rock Island.
KossurH is making speeches in England on the
subject Of Intervention.
Judge SKINNER was prevented from fulfilling his
engagement with Shurtietf College, on Thursday
last, by sickness in his family.
Late Texan dates report the capture of party Of
Indians, supposed to he the murderers Of the FOR
REsrER family.
Thsre seven deaths by cholera at Nashville,
on the 2lst uIt.
Heat in Philadelphia on the 27th, 95a in the shade
E Sweden las openly declared herself against the
Car. Her minister at St. Petersburgh has been
recalled.
The steamer Santa Anna intended for the govern-
men, was launched at New York ON the Goth ult.
The sum Of 800 was paid at Louisville, last week,
f,r n set of harness for "His Imperial Highness,'
SANTA ANNA.