The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-07-12
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Gently. The of this violence was on a charge
made by Mrs. MARIA WELBY that McGILL had
taken improper liberties with her daughter, girl of
II or ii years. Previous to this, Mrs. w. had en-
deavored to kill McGILL, first with knife and af
forwards with GIN. Oar informant thinks that
when MEG. from the injuries received at the
hands Of his lnchers, he will be able TO establish
his entire innocence Of the charge made against him,
which will place some of the Rock Island citizens in
no env liable situation.
/ Ii is stated in the Wisconsin papers that A. J.
CoMsocK, Esq, has resigned the Presidency of The
Fl and ka!a.na zoo Railroad Bank, on account of
i'll health. Noah LEE, Esq, of Albany has been
elected in his place. Mr.. c. retires with the regrets
OF his friends, and the confidence Of community
Moan LEE is an old resident Of Albany, and has an
excellent reputation for integrity and ability.
Gov. BARsrow of Wisconsin offers "A reward of
$500 for the apprehension of FRAScIs DoSALD-
SON, indicted for murder in Chippewa county, who
has escaped from the custody Of the Sheriff Of Chip
pewa, and is at large.
The Charleston Is. c. Christian. Adrocats says
that the colored people in that city ENJOYING a
great religious revival. At Trinity Church, prayer
meetings have been held every morning aud evening
Tor the last five weeks, and more than hundred per-
sons have proiessed conversion. The meetings still
continue and daily increase in interest. Grow DIS are
seen hryng to the place before sunrise, and PRAYER
and praise may be heard ill the middle Of the day.
! correspondent Of the London Times states that
Rev. DIR. RAFFLEs, of Liverpool, one of a party
Tt,l, 1 a.
pies for wearing white hat, and having in his vii
ting desk pen wiz per which assumed the shape and
color Of a cockadc His books and papers were all
seized and submitted to examination, but after three
days detention he liberated and his papers re-
stored, upon the payment of his expenses Of nrriS-
onrnent, and the keep and charges Of his military
guard.
The New York Tribune says it is understood that
by the change in the directors of the Hudson River
Railroad Company, made at the late election, the
control of the road passes to the Peoples Line in
terest, and consequently fares Nil be kept up both on
the road and the boats, to the present point at least
The amount to be paid the present year by the
United States Government to the Indian tribes is
81 ,ll5735 50-S 532 9O7 81 being aunuities in mon
ey, Sl36,G16 80 for goods and provisions, $64 96l
50 for education, S94,3ls 50 for agricultural, and me.
chanical assistance, and Slo7,S7O 50 for misceane
Gus purposes.
/ The State of Illinois has given notice through its
agents, that an nstanen, of twelve dollars will be
paid cd each thousand dollars of Illinois State
stock, the Sd July, at the Office of Messrs. W ADS
WORTH s. SHELDON, 90 Wall street, New York
The Old School Synod of Texas have issued Il
prospectus for the publication Of religious newspa
per, TO be called the Presbyterian Of Tt1as. There
are already two or three religious journals in that
State of sorry reputc.
The Annual Convention of the diocese of New
Hampshire held its session in Manchester, the
3lst ult., and that of the diocese of Delaware WAS
held in Wilmington on the same day.
The colored Baptist Church, in Richmond, VT,
numbers 200 communicates, and is thong hit to
be the largest Christian church, in the number of
its members, in the United States.
An elegant marble monument has been erected bv
the Congregational society Of Walpoe, Mass, over
the remains of their late pastor, Rev. q. III. New
HALL, who died last summer
Among many items of interest contained in the
L
ETY., is the statement that ships do not leave Boston
on the Sabbath.
Reu. W. w. NILES, Of New Jersey, died recent
ly at Lapore, Indiana of cholera, at the age Of 81
lie died while on an excursion.
Rev. HENRY S. CLARKE, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, has gone on
tour to Europe.
Rev. Mr.. RoUssELL, Of Paris, is preparing
work entitled Catholic aud Protestant Nations, COM
pared under the triple relation of Wealth, Intelligence
and Morality. 1t is be published first in English
in Boston. The same author is transla,ing into
French DR.. BARNES Notes Explanatory and Practi-
cal on the Gospels
I The Methodisls in Newark, N. j., are erecting a
church which will surpass all others in that place.
1t is Gothic and the chapel alone has already cost
them Sl7 900, and the church is he finished in
corresponding STYLE The church is TO be conducted
on the free system.
IA horse is now being exhibited in England which
is s.twenty-one hands high, and weighs twenty-five
hundred weight"
Col BIssELL Of Illinois ID paralyzed in his
limbs that hopes entertained of his recovery
to good health.
The new Crystal Palace at Sydenham, London, is
to he opened with a monster concert, COSTA leading
1000 performers.
The direct taxes in Austria are abou. to he raised
, % per cent.