The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-16
NEWS ITEMS.

in the village of Saukvle, wife of the keeper of the
Pulaski House, in fit of temporary arrangement,
Ito which she is subect threw herself into the riv-
er near by, from which she with difficulty rescued
by citizen Of the place, but not until life near
ly extinct, and the body quite stifened With
siderable exertion animation was restored, and with
it returned reason. The woman expressed the most
sincere regret for the act which had so nearly de-
prived her of life.
The Hudson Journal states that Mr.. PATTEN, en-
gineer Of the St. Croix and Lake Superior railroad
has made progress of % miles the survey Of
this route, and reports it exceeding favorable. The
country is very level, great part of which is pra-
RE, skrtcd with timber and that too of good quality
The engineer, also, reports, SO we have been TOLD,
that the surveyed portion be built for the low
cost of $4,000 per mile.
Mrs. Gen. GAINES has removed to make one more
effort to establish and enforce her claims the i'm
mense property of her father, DANIEL CLARK, in
New Orleans. She is encouraged in taking proceed
ings before the Probate Court to ascertain her rights
under will executed in 1918, and since destroyed,
by the counsel Of eminent iurists, among shem co.
WOOD and WIN. KENT.
The Hudson Journal says "Our village was new
er more prosperous than at present. A number Of
new buildings have already been completed the pres
ent season, and number Of others commenced FIJI.
ty new buildings at least will be finished in Hudson
the present summer, and in semcircle of four miles
radius from this village, the Wisconsin or east
side of the lake, there will in all probability be as
many more. The Minnesota side is not far behind.
The Chicago Courant says eve learn that fonr
Of the Irishmea charged with the murder of Mr..
STORY, the contractor On the l. C. Railroad at La
Sale, some time since, were tried at Geneva, Kane
county, before J. G. WILSON, last week, and have
been found guilty of murder and sentenced be hung"
Three thousand English coal miners have memo
rallied the House Of Commons the dangers and
hardships to which they and their fellow aborers are
exposed. They state that one thousand persons are
annually killed in the English mines, ard that many
others suffer such injuries from the condition of the
mines that they are brought to premature graves.
1t is said that the whole number of and elabo-
rate speeches delivered in Congress during the pen
dency of the Nebraska question, is 1913; Of which
2s were in the Senate, and 100 in the House. OF
these, 62 were for the kiIl, and IS against it.
According to the Mexican Ne,rs, two young men,
living in the vicinity of Smithport, Pa, are to run
foot race for unusual prize, viz, the hand of
young woman. Such a mode Of obtaining a wife
will undoubtedly drew a concorse Of spectators.
A boy named THOMAS BELLINeroN, aged Is,
committed suicide last week in the township of Char.
ottvilIe, Norfolk, by deliberately hanging himself
The cause, quarrel with some Of his relations.
The Patteville American is informed that there is
a the Head of Platte, six or seven miles north
Of that town, which became the mother of pe calres
in fourteen months, and all living at this time. AT
the price stock now brings, this would lie treas
ure in herself. Her owner has refused large sum
for her.
1t is stated in the papers that fugitive slave in
the employ Of Messrs. CLARK & POND, miIlers at
Fulton, Oswego county, N. Y, senta specimen bar
rel Of -four to Queen Victoria. A few days since he
received an autograph letter from the Queen, &C
knowedgng the receipt Of the -four, and enclosing
$500 in return.
The New York Times has private advices from Eu-
rope to the effect that democratic rising throughout
Prussia and Poland has been decided upon by the
Revolutionary Commsttee, and that 1t has probably
broken out before this time.
A Convention of the Editors Of the State Of Ma.
ryland will be held at the Agricultural Rooms, in
Baltimore, on Friday next.
We learn from the st. Louis Nens, that E. A. BE-
DELL. formerly of Warsaw, and at the time of his
death, Indian Agent Aor che Territory Of Utah. died
at Green river, ION the 9Th Of May. He was on his
way to',hs States.
SETH B. FARRELL, of Illinois. has been appoint.
ed to settle land Chains ia California, vice T. CAMP
BELL, resigned
The Presbyterian General Assembly, (oh SCHOOL,
has just closed session at Buffalo, That denomina-
ton now numbers some 22O 900 communicates.
The Great Western Railway Company are to pay
yearly rent for the use Of the Niagara Falls
Suspension Bridge.