The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-10
News Items.

Last week in New York gentleman recovered a
verdict Of $500 against the New York and New
Haven Railroad Company, for injuries received the
Norwalk Creek calamity in 1852.
On Monday in the same city. man named Snow
mas mulcted in the sum of $1,000 for recklessy .m
ming over girl in the streets.
A few days since at Cleveland, man attempted to
commit rape on the person Of little German girl
but four years old. The man is twenty mine years Of
age. He claims that he was intoxicated and knew
nothing of it,
Maine Law in that State as to only operate on lad
liquor. Pure liquors are to be a lawful beverage.
The Louisville Courier learns that after the recent
postponement Of the trial of the Martha Washington
mans at Helena, Arkansas, the prisoners demanded
their liberty and refused return to JAIL whereupon
the Sheriff, mild and accommodating gentleman
told them that il they would have their own Way he
had no objection to make, other than for them to
"pitch in and fight their way out" This they de-
clined, and retired to their old quarters-caved in
without fight.
On Monday evening, James B. Taylor, merchant
delphia. The next day Charles Johnson, charged
with the robbery, was arrested by of the mag
netic telegraph, in New York, the money fund in
his pocket. and the prisoner brought back. On
Wednesday he had hearing before the Mayor, who
sent the case Immediately before court where he was
indicted, tried and convicted in the course Of few
hours.
In the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts, on Fri
day, sitting at Lowell, John II. Harris, coIored OBJ
tanned damage in 1853, against the selectmen of
Boxi'oro, who refused to allow him to vote in 1851.
lie proved that he had paid tax within the last two
years.
new hotel OF the first class is about to be erect
ed IN Boston, 10y corporation Of gentlemen of wealth
and standing. The edGce will be called the A.
p'eton House, and the company Interested, it is said
have capital Of $500 900.
A brother Of the Captain General Of Cuba i now
in Washington on business connected with the Black
Warrior difficulty
We learn by topographic Dispatches Of anr excb,n
ges that the capacious edicc built as church, but
which has Lately been fitted up at immense expense
to accommodate the meetings of Parliament at Que
bec Canada, was utterly destroyed by fire on the eve
ming Of the 81 Of May.
Counterfeit tens on the Sougabeck Bank. of West
port, Connecticut, in circulation. The plate is
coarse, and answers the following descriptions Wig
nettc, steamboat in the distance; horses and wagon
in the foregrcund; left-hand side an Indian; right
hand corner. medallion; pale, white paper
The Milwaukee Sentinel of the 2lst uIt, states
that during heavy thunder storm in that city on the
2Olh, two houses on Walkers point were struck by
lightning. One of them was occupied by a family
named Moore, the other by drayman. They were
both badly injured, having the whole gable end
shattered; the other also split up badly and the
chimney knocked down. In one there was cat kill
ed, within three feet Of lady, who was uniniured
At late term Of the United States Court sitting
at Columbus, Ohio, Judge Leavtt sentenced Abso-
lom Blessing TO frc years. Imprisonment in the Peni-
tertiary, and fine of 500, James Thompson to four
years and a fine Of 500, and Peter Sarns to two
years and fine of $50 for counterfeng the coin of
the United States.
Alex. Hebron, who some time ago arrested
in New York fugitive from Justice in England |
where ne was charged with forgery and cmbezzcment
having been taken back, has plead guilty to the lat
ter CHARGE and been sentenced to be transported for
SIX years to Van Dieman's land
message from the President has been received
ny the Senate transmitting certain suggestions of the
Attorney General to notifications Of the manner
OF conducting the judicial business of the United
States The general recommendation is that the At
torney Generals Office be made department Of gov.
eminent, and all judicial rower he vested therein,-
Referred.
bill has passed the United States Senate appro-
pr'ating $4,000 to procure suitable gold medals for
the Captains Of the Three Bells the KiIbv and the
Antarctic, and the balance to be divided among said
Captains and their crews, for their gallant conduct in
rescung the survivors of the wreck of the steamer
San Francisco
DIR. Samuel H. Cox preached his valedctory SER.
mon in Brooklyn. Long Island, on Sunday the 2sd.
He had presided over the church seventeen years.
We understand that letters have been received nv
the last ma: !! fom Lake Superior, announcing that
mass Of $50 tons Of native copper has been found in
the celebrated Minnesota mine in the Ononagon dis.
trict. The value Of this mass is nearly 500, 900,
and is the largest discovered with the execution
Of the one found in the North American, weighing
some PIP tons.-Daroit Advertiser.
On the 22d ult., as the young wife Of Mr.. Nathan
ie Long, residing near Tampa Bay, Florida. was
passing through the woods near her house, for the
purpose Of calling her husband dinner, she disturb
ed the repose Of rattlesnake, which Immediately
darted its fanss into her leg. She carried home
by her husband, where she died in few hours.
English cotton shirts, on which the concise con-
tents o. the Koran are roughly printed in blue, are
now selling in the Turkish camp. They are eagerly
bought up at tenoId their value as the Turk sh SOL
diers attach to those tasmanic extracts the gift of
making the wearer invulnerable in battle.