The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-27

soner to China, has written letter for publication,
denying in the most emphatic terms, the allegation
against the revolutionists. Mr.. Marshall says his
position was that OF rigid and faithful neutrality
as will appear in due time, when his official cores
pondence with the Government shall be published.
Usage Orange seed should he sown about corn
planting tme-Or any time in May, when most con-
venient. We have had it do well when sown rs
late the first week in June. The only danger is
from drouth, and watering must be resorted to
whenever this occurs, shortly after sowing.
Give me the present, glowing and full Of life and
the future glorious with bright visions. ! would
rather look forward than look back rather spend
the golden hours in working out present happiness
than in vain regrets for the past. 1t 10 but the helm
with which TO steer our onward course. The future
lies before II is the steep and rugged mountain
up which lies our way.
The following is undoubtedly authentic; from
what we have read Of the man, it is perfectly char
acteristic
"John Randolph met personal enemy in the
street day, who refused to give him half the
sidewalk, saying that he tUrned ont for
cal. Il do, said Randolph, stepping aside. and po-
litely raising his hat-'pass on sir, pass on y
The British ships NOW engaged in the Arctic re-
gions to search for Sir John Franklin to leave in
the summer Of 1855, and not to wait the winter Of
with any other power, they TO take no part in it.,
it being the established practice Of civilized Nations
to consider vessels engaged in scientific discoveries
as exempt from the operations of war.
The St. Louis Ne,cs says: Furs and rery have
declined amazingly in the market within the past two
three weeks. The decline has been so to l6O per
cent. many kinds Of fur. The with Russia
is assigned as the cause. A large lot Of skins
sold yesterday from 10 to 30 cents; mink at "a to 40
cents opOssum at 80 cents each; otter at so cents
to $s2.35: deer skins at l6 cents per pound.
ALEXANDER CHAMBERS writes to the editor OF
the St. Louis Inteiigtncr, that he has been Mis-
sourian for the last Sc years. He says:
cat the time first saw ST. Louis, then called
| Pan Cove there not brick building in the
then village, but in lieu Of brick luIdings, many
shantcs covered it'll elm bark, brought across the
river"
To PREVENT DUELLING.-The first and only
duel ever fought in Illinois in 1920, with rifles,
between ALPHONSO STEWART and WILLIAM BEN
NETT; the former killed, and the latter rested,
tried, convicted and hung. There has been no duel
in Illinois since this example.-Phl. Sun.
The Montreal Herald announces that the British
| and Russian Fur Colonies, and the Hudson Bay
Company, through Gov. SIMPSON, and the Russian
Company at Siika, have all eady had understand
ing that they will not 60 to war because their home
sovereigns have drawn the sword. The neutrality,
understand it, does not insure either settlement
against the forces Of the adverse nations, but only
extends to making each OF them non-cOmbatants as
respects the other.
An agrcuIurist, who has tried the experiment sat-
isfactoriy, says that seed Of the tomato dropped
into hill with cucumlers, tomato set OUT hich
he says is the better mode, will keep off black heas
and striped bugs they dislike the flavor of the
mato.
A student Of Latin, being confined to his room by
sick ness, was called upon by friend. "What,
john" said the visitor, "sick, eh!" eyes," an
swered John, "sic sam 20
All good resolves itself into pleasure, all evil into
pain. But the highest pain is The sense OF having
made ones self unhappy, and the highest del ght the
serene retrospection upon welsrent life, stained by
no repentance.
The Central Ohio railroad (says the Wheeling
Iimes) is now pressed forward with uncxamped Wig.
or on its way towards Wheeling from Canbi idgc and
will be completed through and the Cars running to
the Ohio river, bv the HI st day of September.
The New York Spirit Of the Times tells story of
sportsman who recently shooting ducks in
North Carolina, and when wadng through the reeds
he saw six ducks. He waited for a good shot, when
a came radiling along, and the ducks pitched
into him to fight him away. At this interesting time
the sportsman fired his barrels, and bagged three
ducks and one
Counterfeit $40 bills of the Rochester Bank, New
Iotk, are ~ crculati0n lhey are well executed,
and would deceive almost any one but expert. II,
close observation, the shading Of the word Roch-
ester appears irregular and imperfect the bill should
be rejected.
The Chicago Couront says that Mr.. ALFRED
DUTCH, Of the Chicago Commercial ADVERTISER, oh
tanned judgment of $4,000 against certain
parties at the last term Of the Circuit Court, f,r
destroying his office when acting under legal pro-
CESS for rent. lie has another suit at this term
Of the court against those and other parties, for
conspiracy to destroy the paper and ruin him. He
has laid his damages at 100000. The defendants
men Of high standing and weaIth.-Galena Lf.