The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-05-27

w., AUO SstChS OotS NIClScI. III III is L
do lard, II pkgs s,lndrics; r. Galloway, lot
butter; S. Turnbull. 80 cook stoves So pots,
lot sllndries; Drew, ! casks mdze: J. iiol-
land. $50 bdls chairs. iron safe Z. McLagan,
39J sacks oats, 2 sacks beans. / cask hams,
brls pork. l box mdzc, br do, 3 COWS. sheep;
ID. L. Fuller, box mdze : d. c. Beaup IS sacks
corn, LAG do oats (; Fred. Corte 4 head stock,
wagon and sundrics. sheep, oxen, cows
and calves; Fred. Stegneycr, 2 wagons and
sundrics, head cattle, calf; A. Alden, 6 head
cattle, wagon and sundries S. Goodman, 4
head stock. wagon and sundries; T. Bass, 2
horses, cattle, wagon, 80 bus oats; G. Bah
cock, cows, 2 horses, / wagon and sundries
ID. Trips, COW, l lot sundres.
Left st. Louis Wednesday evening May 17th
Met Royal Arch below Alton; Excelsior at
Cap au-Grais; New st. Paul at Keithsburgh
Jenny Lind below Rock Island Nominee at
Dubuque Admiral, above Wild Cat; War
Eagle. Prairie La Crosse Sangamon, Waba-
shaw village.
ny The Legislature of Pennsylvania has
passed an act designed to remedy the evils
growing out of the Railroad running through
Erie. The New York Tribune in noticing the
law says:
1t embraces no condition favorable to Erie
or to "Pennylvania interests which might
not have been secured by Erie without lawless
violcncc-without the frlonious destruction of
other men s property. and without driving out
passengers including women and infants, from
warm cars to ride eight miles in open wagons
through slcet and snow, raked all the way by |,
a bitter Northwestern. The poor immigrants
who have been stopped on the way to their flu
turc homes in the West and exposed to famine
and frost by the Erie break, have suffered to no
purpose. and the drovcrs have been subjected |
to serious loss and discomfort without result
been sacrificed by the lawless, felonous acts of
the Erie bridge burners; and the end of all is |
a concession to the Ohio Company of all the
privileges it ever sought on conditions which |
would have been acccdcd by that company, and
which were substantially agreed to by it be-
fore the outrages were commenced. Such is
the end of the most selfish, culpable, Ubiquitous
series of outragcs on public interests and pri- I,
vate rights that has occurred since the Wits !
key Rebellion.
10 \ gentleman had 5000 stolen from him
on board the steamer Telegraph, at Louisville.
KY, ON the 9th inst. He had funds with him
to purchase land with out West, and had in
formed fellow passenger of the fact. That
passenger is suspected.
SAD 4.FFaIR.--We understand that deck
passengers on board the minnesota Belle. was
drowned on Tuesday night. 1t appears from
the information we could gather, that the night
before difficulty occurred between an Irish
man and Il couple of Germans, on the boat. 1t
passed over for the time being. and nothing
further was done about it until Tuesday even
ing, when two Germans, one by the name of
Hogan (thc others name we could not learn,)
walked up to the deceased, Michael Melon
add and pitched him overheard. Med. it is
said, had no hand in the trouble the night be-
fore. Hogan was arrested, but. we understand,
at the interccssion of some of the passengers
was released and escaped. 1t appears to have
been deliberate. wiliul murder, and we do
not see why the innocent should suffer and tie
guilty be permitted to cscapc.-Pi0ncer.
ROMANCE OF A Coal F1ElD.-The following
singular circumstance happened a few years
ago in Parr, about ID miles from Liverpool
where there are several extensive collcrics. 1t
will tend the immense value of coal mines
which lie under small superficial extent of
land: An elderly widow lady sold to a gentle
men some property in Parr consisting of
house and about 30 acres of land. for $4,000.
The old lady thought there must be Goals under
the land, as there was so much in the ncighbOr-
hood; but it was the decided opinion among
coal prODrictors and others cOnversant with
coal mines. that there were no coal on The pro-
perty. The seller of the property. however, in
sisted that the Goals should be reserved unless
the purcha ser would give her 910O for them.
This he refused doing, and the Goals were ac-
cordingly accepted from his purchase and re-
ceived to her. The old lady died soon after.
beqncathing the coal mines among the children
of deceased sister. seven in number who were
all laborcrs and the residue of her property
worth about $4,000 to the children of another.
The beqnest Of the coal mines was considered
nominal thing, and led to dissensOn in the two
families on account of it. The coal legates
broodcd for length of time over their disap-
pointment in not sharing their aunts property
with their cousins, but ct length they contriv-
cd to induce some persons, who were supposed
to have more money than wi, to undertake the
expense of boring on the land to ascertain
whether there were Goals or not. The boring
continued for considerable time to the great
amusement ofpersons connected with collerics;
but at last to their great establishment the chag-
rim of the purchaser, and the unbounded delight
of the legatecs two delfs of the best coal in Lam
cashire were discovered extending nearly the
whole breadth of the land. These Goals were
Immediately purchased by the proprietors of
neigboring collcries for 100000. On subse-
quent borings, three lower delfs were found,
which the same parties purchased for els ,000.-
Mining Journal.
! TURKISH BEAvERY.-Whcn crossing at IIar-
chova a single Turk exhibited degree of bra
very which would parallel anything of the kind
performed in our Mexican war. He was pri-
vate soldier Of the Bachi Bayouk, and had by
some means, been separated from his regiment
while retiring from the enemy. Seeing his I'M
protected position, three or four Russian troops
made dash at him. But the Turk. undaunt
ed, stood up to receive them and as the fore
most trooper swung his sword to deal the blow
the soldier, by powerful effort, seized his
horse and threw him on his launches and then
quick as lightning, cleft the troops SKULL
Then springing to the saddle, he turned to meet
the others, one of whom, by his uniform, be-
tokened the officer. Instead of waiting the
sharge, he shouted the name of Allah and