The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-28
NEWS ITEMS.


St. Patrick's Cathedral, projected on scale cores
ponding with the immense Catholic population, says
'it has been deemed exredien postpone this great
undertaking yet Tor a year or two.;'
sloop bound down the Hudson River, cap
sized off Fort Lee Tuesday afternoon, and it is
reported that gentleman and his two daughters,
who were in the cabin. were drowned. The crew
were saved.
About fifteen DAYS ago, the Hudson river seemed
effectuay closed against navigation for full thirty five
miles below Albany. The navigation of the Connec.
ticut has apparently closed Tor the
Two cargces of coal from the mines at Sha,nokin,
have arrived in Philadelphia for the benefit of the
poor Of that city.
The Philadelphia Ledger announces that arrange
ments have heen made by the Schuylk Navigation
Company, and the Delaware and Raran Company,
TO keep their respective roads open TO the latest prac
ticable period, say the LIST of January.
Hon. Edward Everett has received and accepted
an invitation to deliver Grafton before the town
authorities Of Dorchester, his native place, OH the
4,h Of July next.
The strike agans, the Mad River Railway Com
pany continues in Sandusky the meetings Of the
workmen, 80 far, have arrived at no course of &C
ton.
George X. ChiIds has been appointed Chief Coin
Of the United States Mint at Philadelphia
One train on the Erie Railroad brought into New
York on Thanksgiving Day, ninety tons Of poultry.
Mr.. James A. Whpple, Of Boston, has recently
obtained MT co,tract from, he buro,u ot
yards and docks, for submarine arnor, to be used in
The construction of sea wall and dock at Pensacola
Florida.
In the removal Of a mound recently, at Schenec,.
ady, New York, for the continuance of Lafayette
street, twcnty-nne human skulls and parts Of skee.
tons found in it.. From the fact that military
buttons also found, and that barrack was To-
Gated near the spot during the Revolution, it is
thought to have been burial place for soldiers.
1t is predicted by the weather-wise, that the en-
suing winter will he unusually stormy, marked bv
heavy falls Of snow rain or both. The prediction
is based upon the fact that about the amount Of
water falls to the earth in each year, and much
less than usual has fallen during the last six months,
the balance is 10 he made up this winter.
shall retire private life after he shall have served
out the term for which he is elected.
The New Orleans papers announce the death of
John Randolph Grymes, Esq, an eminent member
Of the New Orleans bar, well known throughout the
Union as an able and learned counsellor, and as an
eloquent and successful pleader He died on the Sd
inst, at the age Of g.
The Boston Courier Of Wednesday, saws that the
money in that city is somewhat easier of access with.
much reduction in the rates Of interest," and more
care is observed in the selection Of paper than here.
toforc.
Railroads are now completed from New York city,
via Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis, to Cairo, at
the mouth Of the Ohio River, except the twenty-five
miles between Alton and st. Louis.
Daniel Mcdonald is now on trial at Brooklyn, n.
T., on an indictment for mansaughter, for causing
the death OF his wife, whom he turned out of DOORS
compelling her to sleep in open shed three success
sive nights, which exposure brought ON n mortal
sickness. His own children are the princinal w;t.
nesses against him. -'.i .[.L
A ship which sailed from Boston few days since
for LIVERPOOL took back about $50 paupers from dill.
erent institutions in Massachusetts. .''" .'..<
Yates, indicted for perjury, as a juryman in the
Ward case, has been acquitted. Cases against the
other jurymen, who were indicted upon like charges
were then dismissed. ''ff 49,
On the morning of the 18th inst, forty. seven bull
dings were destroyed or damaged by fire in Phiadel
phia. The principal one was the extensive chande
Ier and gas.6xture mandatory Of Messrs Cornelius
& Co., OH Cherry street. 1t gave employment to
four hundred men, and was set on fire by an inccn-
d;orv .FltE.4 ~ lisa
- a14t4s $50 r-H IVA SI.TsicN"
famine, unparalleled in the history Of the coun'
try is said to be prevailing in the land Of Judea.