The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-01-05
NO. XXXVIII.

package. containing S37 $40 in bills Of the Bank
oi the State Oi New York, stolen from the
tabIshment, during the day time, and many The
surmiscs at the time, TO whom the PEI petnor
OF so during felony.
Yesterday afternoon, Offices keeie met with a
well known thief, called Chauncy Johnson, in ub-
Lc house IN Broadway; and suspectng that he lrew
something about the ma,tcr--knowing him be an
expert AT such robbei cs-.ook him on one side and
taxed him directly with the crime. The rogue no
doubt being aware of the arrest made in Toledo,
suspected mat the officer possessed Of
information as to the guilty pttes, b; cane alarm &c
and minated bribc 10 the officer TO e, him 20.
The oihcer al first pretended accede to the brs p-
osion, when Johnson acknowt gcd The possessn
ot the s,olen money, and offered kecie $4,000 to
permit him 70 csIape. The officer, in order carry
ouf his plan of arrest, jntnsted he would accept the
money, and inquired OF johnson where he would
pay HIM, 10 which the other replied. 90 at my room
III Coianerce s'.'-Upon this arrangement they
proceeded ~ that direction; but learning the
der oi the house, The officer thought it prudent 10
secure the rogue. and therefore lodged him in the
tt'een'h W ard siaion-house aid forthwith rep ,ired
TO JOhnson's room, where searching il, lie k,ind
wrapped up in old flannel shirt, upwards Of S33,-
600 of the stolen bank hns.
1t appears the money Was stolen from the Bank
under the iolloA Ainy circumstances. The packages
oi T5,o0O cach were correctly made up by the Tel
Ter, and placed 10 the hands of the Porter colored
man, named Matthias, With instructions to convey
the same 10 the Bank Of Commerce and Bank of the
Rcpublic, for deposit. As the coiored iran was
going oft OF the door, dealer Of the Bank named
Clark, came in, and remarked that some specie hail
arrived al the door by Express The Porter then
returned to the interior OF the Bank with the 81 500
and for the purpose Of assisting in receiving the
boxes of specie from the Express wagon. laid the
finances on a desk neaF of the teers' desks
not more than hive minutes had elapsed, when the
coiored man turned aroun and, his utter at t,n-
ishment, ioind the money gone. The most ia
tense eAciien, mt prevailed among the twenty-one
"fGchts OF the institution employed behind the coun-
ter, aud the surmscs were numerous. fortunately,
most oi the money was IN large bills and MAJ he'd
with red letters a. and L.. So distinctly that It was
DANGEROUS To offer them, for ear Of detection. At
all events, the rogue could resist and he finally
lei some of the S5s and Sl0s slide while d, the
gainng-tabe, and by the shrewd management Of
Oihcer kece, the robber has been caught and near
y S3,O 600 II the stolen funds ;ound secreted in his
room at a fashionable boarding. house in BECKER
street, not FAR from Broadway. The bold and fearless
fellow rs young man of gentee appearance and but
a few years ago was clerk in dry good store a,
salary Of 800 per annum.
CAPITAL FOR THE YorSG.--It is a consolation
for all rsht-minded young in this country, that
though they mly not be able to command as much
pecunary capital they would wish to commence
business themselves, yet 'here is moral capital
which they can have, that viii weigh as much as
money with those people whose opinion is worth
having. And At does not take great while acct-
nu'aie iespeCtabie amount of this capital. IL con-
sls's IN truth, honesty and integrity; TO which NAV Le
added decision, irmness courage and perseverance
With these qualities, there few obstacles which
cannot be overcome Friends sr,ing up and surround
! such Young almost a If by magic. Confidence
flows ont 20 him, and business accuInuaies on his
hands faster than he can ash IT,. Aud few short
yoars such a young man is iar IN advance Of many,
who started with him. having equal talents and lar
ger pccunlai, means; ere long Young friend stands
foremost, the honorcd, trusted, and loved. Would
that we could induce every youthful reader com
mcnce life on sbe principle that moral capital is the
thing after a!-Token.
A TKMFERAsCE MAN.--Iicre is a story OF a
man TO whom honor is due, which we find in The
Genius Of the West, Cincinnati mon..lv
A gentleman cooper called upon a negro, who oyns
hne farm in Ohio, and wished To purchase some
stave timber. Our coiored friend inquired for what
purpose he wanted il. He received Tor an answer,
:" have contracted for mans whisky barrels -
"Wc SIR" WAS the prompt reply, d" | have the tim
Ter Tor sale, and want the money, but uo man shall
purchase single stave or hoop-pole, a particle Of
grain of me for that purpose" OF course, Mr. Coop
er was not a iittle sup in The back" 10 meet such
stern reproach, got mad and called him a ngpcrn
That is very true, mildly replied the other :. it is
my misfortune 10 be negro. can't help that, but
can help selling my timber to make whisky barrels,
and Imtan 10 do it,
EossUTH's AGENT AT CoNsrANrIHoPLr.-A
paper publishes the following from MIR. George n.
Sanders United States Consul at London
"Wc have advice that kossuih's agent openly
received AT Constantnope, and that the Porte made
no secret OF the fact, that unless Austria Withdrew
her armies from his frontier, or that England and
France shall acccde TO his demand for guarantee Of
the neutrality of Austria. that kossuth will be invit
ed To Constanfinople and placed At the head Of a
STR ng division to march on Hungary,
Capt. Porter, II the Golden Aar, and Mr.. Howard,
i'm and l nm.
derstand that they have offers which will probably
result IN their going to ConstantInoplc."
THE RIGHT 70 BREAK OPEN LErTERs-Ia
the Martha Washington case, recently on trial in
Columbus, question arose 10 whether an officer
had right, under any circumstances, to break tho
seal Of letter addressed Ia another rers n. Judge
Mclean SAID that, al any person eped letter under
any pretenoe whatever, lie liable TO he prosecuted
under the post office laws. 1t suspicious letters
came, il would he better ior the postmaster to send
them TO the DEPARTMENT. he had no authority 10
oren them, neither had the marshal police, nor tho
court
| A LAD OF PROMISE" Nehemiah, nv love-
said Mrs. Wilkins to her first born, who was just
entering his twelfth year, "what has become of Your
Sunday pantaoons!"
81 swapfcd 'em away, mother, Cor a book
e" am delighted my son, to find you devoted to
study. Not tor twenty pair OF pantaoons would
baulk the bend Of genius. But what book did YOU
find rresistahiy attractive my dearboyl Pilgrims
Progress OF the v Whole DUTY of Man,!'''
- No, ma am, 1t was Mt zackiy that but something
| Of the same nature it the Nv hole All of Box
ing."
! The cash duties received at the New York Gus
tom House, for eleven n'onhs of the present wear ,
amount 10 the OF $40. .I29 ,lli,s 80, which 10
bc added the duties on imports entered for hcus-
/ ing, which vet unI aid. The increase OF duties
over last year is 8 ii 900 900.
The receipts at the Philadelphia Custom House
for the same period, S5.C67, ,4e2 so, hs ing an
increase Of more than sl,000,00e over the previous
year
We know blacksmith in this city " ho clears his
ten dollars day on an average, while one Of his
neighhorS rs starving on profession. A very mis-
chievous thing is pride. We know lady, who a
dozen years ago, could endure the thought Of her
sons working at trade. One Of the young eeats is
officiating in the capacity Il gnarternasicr gen.
eral FOR strolIng music grinder while the other is
foreman Of an institution ior bIacking boots Clcye
True Dem
MAs.--Man is ;he snow -baIl Leave him living
in dieness against the stnDy fence Of prosperity and
all the good that's IN him ,nelis like fresh butter in
these days; but kick him around, and he gathers
strength with oyery revolution until he grows IN an