The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-09-27
NEWS ITEMS,

"A new KIM OF WHcHt 0dS UeeI INTRODUCED
into Sonora, which, it is said, will in its yield
surpass any other variety, being free from rust
and smut and maturing month or six weeks
earlier. This will, it is thought, be peculiarly
adapted to the climate of California.
The Treasury Department have adviccs
from Savannah, (Ga) saying that the late
storm in that region doing so much harm In
Charleston harbor, also greatly injured the
Fig Island tight house, swept away the Cock
spur Island light house and carried away one
Of the boats of the Light ships on Knoll"
near the city of Savannah. ...
The young State of Wisconsin is represent
ed to be in highly prosperous condition
With the liberal aid of Congress, the school
fund is estimated at five millions of dollars,
and the revenue from it alone this year is
$l5O,OO0. The State debt is limited by the
Constitution to 100000. This debt has been
created by the issue of 8 per cent. bonds, $780,
600, and per cent. bonds, $4,000.
The Directors of the Great Western Rail
way have put day and night watchmen on the
track wherever it is not fenced, for the pur-
pose of keeping cattle and hogs at proper
distance. The Hamilton (Canada) Spectator,
states that some eight hundred persons will be
thus employed.
Some person, who had in some way unknown
to the recipient wronged BENJAMIN MOVES,
of New Haven, in the sum of one hundred and
forty dollars, sent him that amount by mail a
day or two since simply stating that it was
due to him.
The Norwalk Gazette learn that N oAH LEE,
who has been somewhat extensively engaged
in counterfeiting in the vicinity of Norfolk,
has turned States evidence, and implicated a
number of persons heretofore of high moral
and social position, in his operations.
A young man and young woman were found
among the rocks, near the Falls, at Paterson,
on Monday morning where they had lain all
night, having fallen down q precipice on the
night previous. The woman had both her
legs and one arm broken, and the man had his
back and ribs broken, and was otherwise in
jured. ~ ti
The anniversary of the entrance of the
American army into the city of Mexico, was
celebrated at the Prescott House, New York,
on Thursday evening, by dinner, etc., at
which many Of the soldiers distinguished in the
achievement were present.
Madame CARADoRI, the famous primd don
ma has been figuring In the police court in
London. She was arrested upon an affidavit
that she intended to leave the country and de-
fraud her creditors. She in turn arrested her
accuser for perjury. l.sr-aas
A farmer near Philadelphia has been offer
ed 81 % bushel for thousand bushels of
potatoes in the field.
The negroes of Connecticut are to hold q
Convention at Middletown on the 9th inst,
to take measures to advance their moral, civil
and political condition.
Capt r. y. DERussEY, Chief of the Eugi-
neering Department at Fort Monroe, has been
ordered to superiDtend the Notifications at San
Francisco. r...
The Trotting Bulls challenge has been &C
cepted. Six horses have entered to trot a half
mile heat against him, over the Hippodrome
course this evening. 1a. o.
The Philadelphia COMMITTEES for the relief Of
the poor and sick who are suffering from the
yellow fever in Savannah, announce that they
have already collected 1890.
A new Bank called the Maverick Bank"
has just gone into operation at Boston, Mass.
Its capital is 100000. -."lt 'o