The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-07-03
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
New Hampshire Legislature, on "Wednesday last, to
elect L. s. Senator, for the unexpired term.
Judge BARcuLo, of the New York Supreme
Court, died in New York City, after brief illness
the Goth inst.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Express, under date of June 10, reports that Mr.
Richie, the veteran editor, is seriously ill.
The telegraph Informs us that the cholera has
made its appearance in Washington. one death from
it having occurred on Tuesday. This will probably
hasten the adjournment of Congress.
Ex-Prcsidcnt FILLMORE and party arrived at
Saul Ste Marie on their homcward route, on Monday
last and left by the steamer E. K Collins, on Thurs
day. A salute of p guns from Fort Brady greeted
his arrival, but an attempt of the Wings to induce
the distinguished gentleman to make speech, was
Intellectual.
In the U. S. Senate on Tuesday, Gen. CAss smoke
at some length upon the veto # the Insane Land
Bill, cordially approving the views of the President
LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER, who has been elected
U. 5. Senator by the Connecticut Legislature, re-
signed his Office as Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in that State; GREEN KENDR1cK was
elected Speaker in his place.
The Washington correspondent Of the New York
Commercial, says it is believed in that city that
LOUIS NAPOLEON will take the part of Spain in case
the United States attempt to seize the Island of Cuba
The Indiana State Sentinel gives, from reliable
data, the population of the principal cities and towns
of Indiana In this statement New Albany is set
down as containing population of 1900 Indian
apolis, $4,000; Madison, $4,000; Evansville, lO,-
900; Lafayette, 5000.
recent letter from Havana mentions rurnor that
all foreigners in Cuba to be compelled to Join the
militia, Or quit the island. The report that Span
ish vessel of war had captured some schooncrs and
taken them into San Jago, is not true.
The cholera is raging at Austin, in Texas.
In the peni'entiary of Indiana there are two hun
dred and sixty-four convicts. In the Ohio peniten-
tiary there is an army of nearly one thousand.
A severe hurricane visited the city of Mexico on
the 18th ult. With other damage, it completely de-
molShed the trumpha arch recently erected in hon.
or of the late achievements of SANTA ANNA against
ALVAREZ.
AT the Wing State Convention IN New Hanp-
shire. Hon. JAMES BELL, of Exeter, was nominal
ted for Governor, he receiving BIG out of 329 votes
cast.
A German by the name of JACOB HELwANE,
seventy-two years of age who had been in this
try about SIX months, recently committed suicide in
Cleveland, Ohio. Poverty is said to be the cause of
this rash act.
Chief Justice WILLIAMS, of Iowa, is announced
as having become a convert to SpirituaIism. Ills
name appears of the Vice Presidents of the
''Society for the Diffusion of Spiritual knowledge
throughout the United States.''
The sum of s$7O,65O has been subscribed in Yer.
mont, to aid in prosecuting violators of the liquor
law.
Official dispatches have been received by the de-
partment at Washington, from Commodore PERRY,
confirming the intelligence of the opening of the ia
panese ports.
company is organizing in Chcothe, Ohio, to
go to Kansas. About thirty persons, heads of fn-
lies, have enrolled their names
The Bostonians are taking measures to erect =
suitable monument to the memory of FRANKLIN, in
his native city.
1t is said that the sentence of the Court Martial,
dismssing Major WYsE from the service has been
committed by President PIERCE to a suspension from
pay and service for the next six months,
Professor E. FORBES is appointed to the Chair
of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh,
vacant by the decease Of Professor JAMESON
Rev. DR.. CROKER has been elected Bishop by
the Episcopal Convention, which convened at Prov
idence, Rhode Island.