The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-09-01
NEWS ITEMS.

size OF turkey or goose egg. Nothing of the
kind was ever seen there before. The storm
lasted about five minutes, doing much damage
to the growing crop of tobacco.
The American Institute of Instruction, on
Thursday last, adopted resolutions regretting
the untimely death of Professor Butler, of Lou
isvilc-sympathising with his surviving rela-
tives in their sad bereavement dcnOunc-
ing the acquittal of Matt Ward, as a violation
Of law and justice.
Thomas Pearsall, an old miller of Tioga
county, New York, proposes to prevent flour
or meal from souring 10y perforating the barrels
lcngthways with u sheet iron tube, which is
designed to prevent the flour from beginning to
spoil in the center. 1t is doubted whether the
theory of this remedy is correct.
The Skaneatles Democrat says that Mr.. Levi
Main, widowcr, and father of one small child,
elopcd with the wife of Mr.. John Hembery,
the mother of two children, from that town
last week, to parts unknown.
j. NJ. Hitchcock, of Leicester, an aged man,
went into his field to reap, one day last week,
and not returning as expected, person went
for him, who found him dead, the sickle grasp
cd in one hand and u bunch of wheat in the
other.
One of the cells in the Quebec Jail was dis
covered Oh fire one day last week, but by the
aid of the prisoners with ready supply Of
water, the flames were speedily extinguished.
Jeffards, who threw "hard-boilcd egg" at
the President, wakes up and finds himself IA
mons. lie is en- route for South Carolina and
the newspapers arc beginning to announce his
arrival and departure from the various points
on his journey.
One hundred and fifty United States Drag
oons, under command of Major Graham, and
fifty men of the lst and 2nd regiments of ar
tllery, under command of Major Spraguc
passed through Albany on the morning Of the
10th inst, on their way to the Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo.
Three men, named Lewis Hazlitt, Francis
Neville and William Neville, of Camden, Kent
county, Canada. were killed by the falling of a
tree on the eth inst.
DAVID SToDDAED, the man that murdered
his wife at Rock Island, not long since, has
been arrested and is undergoing a trial at that
place.
The albany Evening Journal intimates that
startling disclosures will be made relative to
the Sing Sing State Prison. The Commits
rioners appointed by the Comptroller will re-
port to that officer, and the facts be submitted
the next Legislature. The affairs of the Au-
burn Prison are represented to be in much
more crcditab!e condition.
The Common Council of Chicago have done
very worthy act towards JUDGE WILSON, the
Recorder of that city. 1t passed a resolution
unanimously, voting him a salary of 81 200,
in addition to the 1000 received from the
State.
The report Of the committee appointed to
examine into the affairs of the Harlem Railroad
Company, places the deialcation of Mr.. Rob
ert Schuyler at Sl27,7OO, which sum may be
reduced by olisctts, some twenty thousand dol
lars. In addition to this, extension certificate:
to the amount of $4,000, went into the hand;
of MIR. Schuyler.
The peach crop of New Jersey and Della
ware is not more than half of an usual one
Peaches are selling at five dollars basket il
New York.
Nicholas Cook, formerly seaman on boar'
of the Yorkshire, of the Black Ball line, ha
died in the New York Hospital, from, it is al
legged, injuries received by ill-trcatmcnt from
the captain, first and third mates and boat
swain of the Y. A verdict has been rendere,
against the four
The Mercantile Library Association of New
York, are cndeavoring to get DOUGLAS JER
RoLD, out to lecture to them this winter, a
Tu,cKERAY did the winter before last. JER
.seLp they say, rides rusty because he was no
asked first.
Ey.l,oyernor MoRroy, of Massachusetts,, i
living dangerously i'll from Dropsy: and Is no
expected 10 recover.