The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-09-13
NEWS ITEMS.

The city of Louisville was visited by ter
rible tornado on Sunday the 9th ult. The
Third Presbyterian Church was blown down,
twenty persons killed, others severely wound
ed. The funeral of the killed took place the
following day, the bells being tolled and bust
ness in the city suspended by proclamation of
the mayor. The Presbyterian Herald says
that part of the wall of the church that was
blown down, fell short time after it was first
erected, afterwards a temporary roof was blown
off, and finally the crash. Thus twenty lives
have been destroyed by neglect of duty in let
ting such frail building go up.
A singular and shocking case of suffering
now exists in this city, says she Utica 7ele-
graph in the person of young woman resid-
ing in the western part Of the city. She
has been suffering for several years from the
growth of reptile in her stomach. Various
attempts to destroy it have proved Intellectual,
and she is in momentary danger Of death from
it. A singular phenomena connected with
this case is, that when the young woman looks
at anything offensive to the invisible tormen-
tor, she is Immediately thrown into violent par
oxysms.
The Hon. JOHN w. DANA, United States
Charge d'Affairs in Bolivia, has addressed a
letter to the Journal of Commerce. setting
forth the immense agricultural and mineral re-
sources of Bolivia, which would be opened to
our commerce if treaty could be concluded
with Brazil, for the free navigation of the Am
AEON. That paper fears that the prospect of
securing such treaty is not very promising.
A petition is circulating in Paris, among
the citizens of the United States, praying for
Congress to appoint committee for the pur-
pose of examining the French system Of
weights, measures and money, with view to
| its adoption by the United States, and ulti-
mately by all other nations.
The Quebec papers inform us that up to the
middle of August there have been upward of
one hundred more arrivals from Europe than
had been reported at the same date last year,
which shows that so far as Canadian commerce
is concerned, the existing war is not likely to
impair trade with that province.
English papers state that experiments are
being made by order Of the British govern
ment, to test the effects of antimony cannon
balls on wooden surfaces. 1t is found thai the
balls of this metal break upon striking, and
the numerous particles into which they sepa-
rate are scattered in many directions, and
would spread death and destruction on every
side. An immediate supply of these anthony
balls is to be dispatched to the fleets in the
Baltic and Black Seas
The Congregational Church at East Hamp-
ton, Mass, nearly finished, was destroyed by
fire on the night of the 31st ult., together with
the parsonage. Last year, church was burnt
on the same ground. In both cases, it is sup
posed, the fire was kindled by an incendiary.
Recent rains in Pennsylvania have removed
the embargo which the drought had placed
upon several of the canals in that State. The
seven hundred boats detained at Columbia
were enabled to move off Saturday last, by
the rise in the Susquehanna.
DR.. AMEs who shot JAMES c. HALL in Gin
cinnati a year or so ago, refused his counsel
their fees, $4,000, for clearing him from
criminal charge. The attorneys sued, and at
length the whole costs have run up to $4,000,
and AMEs has paid the debt.
It is reported that SMITH O'BR1EN has &C
cepted the pardon granted by the British gov
erment and that his family expect soon to
meet him at Brussels.
1t is understood, says the Galena Jefersoni-
an, that Capt. ORR1N SMITH, President of the
Minnesota Packet Company, has gone below
to purchase new boats for the Companys use
The "Angel Gabriel" has been bailed from
durance vile, whittier he had been thrust for
disturbing the peace at Boston.
The exports ofspecie from the United States,
for this year, bid fair to reach forty millions
of dollars!
The Toronto Globe says it has reason to be-
lieve that Lord ELa1N has been appointed
Governor General of India.
We notice from the Burlington Telegraph,
that supplies for Keokuk, from the eastern
market 60 now by way of the Rock Island
Railroad, and over the lower rapids to their
destination. This being the case, Keokuk will
be apt to change her policy little.
The New York Tribune is slightly reduced
in size, In consequence Of the present great
commercial depression in the East, and the i'm
possibility of getting sufficient advertising
patronage It promises that the change shall
be only temporary.