The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1854-05-30
News Items.

killed her infant child by cutting its heal of. The
head severed nearly at the base Of the carnium
and at the top of the vertebaic column and in order
perform the Decd she stole the victim from people
who had taken it for charitable purpose.
The Shehoyagan Journal recommends Hon. WIN.
l.. MARCY as the next democratic candidate for
President.
JOHN DRAKE, boy Of 16 years, in the employ
Of mail contractor between EIkhorn and Geneva,
Walworth Co.. Wis, was arrested on Tuesday, at
the nstigaton Of the Postmaster Elkhorn, charged
with rob,i"g the mail of letter. and money. He
taken to Milwaukee by De"... '.'e"a' Oat"a" ana
lodged in Jail. Yesterday he was brought before
Commissioner Smith, and admitted the truth Of the
complaint Mr.. OATMAN produced in court various
letters and way bills, which had been abstracted from
the mailbag by Drake, and scattered along the road
side. These letters were mailed on Monday and
Tuesday. Drake acknowledges that he took out
three four letters at first, and afterwards fifteen,
from one Of which he says he took SIS. He was
remanded to Jail by the commissioner, and we learn
that the bail is fixed at $4,000. He was unable to
bail to the amount, and was thereupon remanded to
prison to await trial ON the charge.
Ill CndrIestOn, .. u, the courier reports Mr.
FILLMORE as saving " believe in the expansive
growth Of our republic, and thoroughly persuaded
that she is destined to the whule American
continent with her starry banner and her fee ins,u-
tions.''
The New Orleans Delta states that crazy ndi-
vldual named VIM. Vondenbc, about daylight yes
terday morning, was discovered on the housctops
fronting Levee street, in the Second District, he
having during The night, in some unexplained man.
ner. succeeded in climbing to that lofty position The
police endeavored to get him down. but this they dis
covered to be easy matter, for the maniac had ta-
ken his position, and seemed determined on defending
it to The last extremity, and upon finding himself as
sailed by the police, he repealed their assault with
brckbas, and other missiles, until he had down
and converted into nsines of warfare the chimne,
of some half dozen Cour-story houses Several indi-
viduals narrowly escaped being killed injured by
the bricks thus mady hurled into the street. Final
y, from pure exhauslion he desisted and the officers
succeeded in capturing and lowering him from his
elevated position without any other damage than the
destruction Of several chimneys having been done.
lie was Immediately sent to the insane asylum.
A telegraphic despatch from New York, the 18th
inst, states that the packet ship ALntczuma, from
Liverpool for New York, is badly ashore ON Rocka
way Beach, Another large ship gone ashore on Fort
Island.
Hon. EDWARD EVERETT has resigned the Office
of u. s. Senator from Massachusetts, on account of
i'll hcath the resignation to take effect in June. 1t
is runored that Gov. Washburn has rendered the
office to Hon. RUFUS CHoArE.
HENDRICKsON, who was executed at Albany on
The 9Th inst, for the murder of his wife, made no
confession whatever. He denied his guilt in the
strongest terms up to the last moment ef his life. The
Albany papers publish short account Of his life, by
v hich it appears that he ii confirmed reprobate.
His age was 21 years.
A few days since a fire broke out in lumber yard
IN Light street wharf. Before it was checked, it
'ad destroyed range of warehouses adjoining, the
aggregate loss Of which, with the goods in store is
'stimaed at fros $4,000 to $4,000.
The track of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail-
oad is completed to Madison, and the event was
o have been celebrated yesterday. Since the union
It the above road with the Southern Wisconsin,
ome doubt is expressed to where it will terminate
m the Mississippi.
few days since, secret information was given to
he city marshal Of Springfield Ohio, that an attempt
would be made that night to rob the county trcas.
er's Office. He, with several Of the police, secretcd
themselves in the Office to watch for and arrest the
'rsIars but their surprise was great, when, in the
morning. they awoke and found the place had been
obbed while they slept. Some suppose the robbers
administered chIoroform. r
The PhIIadeIpha Ledgr states that company Of
dozen or more enterprising capitalits propose to
axe the Main Line of the Public Works belonging
0 Pennsylvania, at the minimum price of ten mil
ions Of dollars.
The Norwak disaster will cost the New Haven
Railroad Company not less than S3OO,OO0.
The Young Mems Christian Association of New
D. leans have started u newspaper organ.
The Norfolk papers record the death of Robert E.
Taylor, an eminent lawyer of that place.
The City Councils Of Washington city have ap.
propriated $4,000 for a statue to Washington in
front of the City Hall.
Sixty thousdnd dollars have baen subscribed in
Georgia toward the establishment of line of steam.
ers to run between Savannah and Havana.
Cotton growing in Australia has been successfully
tried. One planter reports profit Of over $40 f. ON
the product of five acres.
The ancient African Fontemah, said to have been
the slave Of General Washington, and now aged one
hundred and 0e's wars is on exhibition at Cincin-
natl.
For the next commencement at Yale College, Sem
ator Seward is to be the orator Of the Phi Beta Kap-
p" Society, and John g. saxe, the poet.