The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-01-07

AN INCIDENT CONNECTED WITH TIE EECENT
CONFEDERATION AT IIARPEEs.-Whilc newspapers
generally praise highly and dcscrvcdlv the lire
men of this and other cities for deeds of DARN G
III their efforts to save life and property il fire.
Gucntly happens that acts eqnally mcritoriOus
and worthy of pnllic notice are performed BY
individuals attracted to scenes of danger by Gu
rio*ity and excitement. On Saturday last. soon
after the alarm cf fire II lIarpcr-. three Young
women were seen for a moment at n window in
the third story Of the burning building. Ap-
parently they were either paralyzed with fear
or overcome ~ the smoke which surrounded
them. As soon as The report Of their pcrilous
situation reached the ears of 4 Young man in
the crowd, hc instantly dartcd into the house
anQ mp III" stairs In the room indicated iiy some
person outside. He called loudly 10 the Young
women. but received no answer Finding him
sell unable TO enter the room in all upright pos
tnrc. owing TO the dense smoke which prev all
ed, he crcpt on his hands and feet to the win
dow near TO which he found the Objects OF his
soiicitude Frustrated and helpless. He was OBJ
igcd TO drag them one hv one to the stairs and
with great deal Of difficulty he succeeded in
getting them to the open air. lie sool had tie
satisfaction OF seeing them sufficiently recover
cd to be enabled 10 90 to their respective homes
while he to avoid nI;:ch questioning hy tl1 by
ISLANDERS. hurried oil to his place of business
Thus, under Providence. by the presence OF
mind and strength OF arm of this courageou,
young man. were rescued three human beings
from imminent death. 1t may not be amiss to
mention that The Young man holds e,bordi-
nate piac" in iirm IN Wall street. and tha; he
has wife and young family depending on him
for support. The insertion of this short "un-
vanished tale, may. perhaps. stimulate f,l-
ture cXcrtions on similar occasions of danger
to human iiic.--.t. 4. Tribune.
TIM Eru,u,Nr, at,
Republican contains the following statistics in
relation to the raya9cs Of the Yellow Fever. in
that region. the past summer and autumn In
icksbnrg and vicinity. the number of deaths
were 800 in population Of $500 in Yazoo
City. ~ IN Il population Of three or four hun
bred: in Lake Providence. Ilg death. in a non
nlation estimated at less than 800: in Port Gi,-
son. in population Of Geo. only 30 cscapcd at.
tack OF the disease. but the humber of deaths
was only 40: at Grand Calf. 81 died. though
the attack WAS almost universal at Natca,z.
239 died Of yellow fever: Baton Rouge. death,
2O2 Bayou Sara, l2l: Thibodcayyiilc. about
200; IN New Orleans, the number of deaths from
the epidemic is estimated at 5000 These sta
i,t!c> are but partial. bat they give good idea
OF the ravagcs of the terrible scource.
MEcE-TERIorS.-'lhc Albany Transcript saws
several bank bills disappeared very mystcr;-
onsiy few nights since from the coat pocket of
Mr.. Lamprcy Of Northampton. y. H.. he hay
ing left his coat hanging upon his bed post on
retiring to bed. y morning or two afterwards
Mrs. lamprcy found houses nest in her oven
IN which were four Young mice nicely wrapord
up i'll the missing bills.
An engineer Ivy tie name Of Rebins nronosos
a plan in the Railway Times for road over
which the cars can BE propelled from the At !
iasltc to the Pacific at the rate Of 100 miles An
hour. 1t embraces four rails instead of two |
the main pressure to be on the centre one. The
cars to bc 60 by 20 fcct--iittcd I'D with cooking /
dining, and lodging rooms
IlhIirAy, Dec. lG.
Steamer Humboldt has gone to pieces and
,bout half her cargo has been saved and w;lIIo
sent to New York by the steamer Marion
CLEVELAND. Dec. II.
Injunction applied for before judge irwin nj
'Ittsbnrg, to restrain the authorities ot Eric
rom interfering with the work of thc Eric and
NORTHEAST Railroad was granted. The com.
'any VIII proceed immediately to finish the
hange of guagc. '"'
Injunction refused on behalf Of the Franklin
anal Company.
- EaiGRATioN.-Advices have been received at
ashlngton, that the emigration from Bremen J..
) 1000
Mrs. Miller, q daughter of Gerritt Smith, ex- !
ties great deal Of curiosity at Washington. 9
= appearing in full Blommer costume. >