The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-10-12
NEWS ITEMS.

and miscellaneous items.
NEWS ITEMS.
The Toledo Blade says that as the Keystone
State, on Tuesday morning, was passing YES
sci lying at anchor, near Putin Bay Island,
her smoke chimneys came in contact with the
spars Of the vessel. The chimney was torn from
its fastenings and fell with heavy crash upon
deck. A brace prevented the cabin being
stove in.
1t is stated that the Secretary of the Treas
ury has decided to construct several large light
ships for the United States light service
They will be built at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard.
A letter from st. Johns, newfoundland of
the Goth ult., states that the City of Philadel-
phia was in twenty feet water, and fifteen feet
water in her hold. There was no hope of stop
ping the leaks or getting her off, The vessel
lies deck seward and exposed to storms from
the south.
Jonathan Russell, a drover from Chatauque
county, New York, was swindlcd out Of SllOO
on Monday evening, at Philadelphia, by two
sharpers practicing the " ball game" and in
ducing him to loan them his money giving him
worthless check of $1,000 as security.
A Roman Catholic Archbishop of Balti-
more has summoned the Prelates to a council,
to open at the Cathedral in that city, on the
9TH of November. The province embraces the
cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond,
Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Erie and Savannah.
A detachment of eighty-6ve United States
Recruits left New York city on Monday eve
ming, for Fort Leaycnworth kanzas, under the
command of Major Merrill, I'd dragoons.-
These troops are intended to fill up some skel-
eton companies of dragons lately returned
from the Plains.
The trial of Dr.. Graham for the murder of
Col. Loring in the St. Nicholas Hotel on the
I'd August, was commenced on Tuesday, at
New York, in the Court of Oyer and Tirmi-
ner Judge Mitchell, presiding. The case ex-
cites much interest.
The vote in Charlestown. on Monday, on the
question of annexation to Boston, resulted in
favor of the proposition by a vote of yeas l4l2,
nays ILL.
On Monday afternoon, at Pittsburgh, the
store of p. 3. Fahenstosk was burned with all
its contents. 1t was valued at $4,000, and
insured for $4,000.
1t is stated that Mr.. Marcy estimates the
deposit of guano in the possession Of Peru at
5O,OOO,OOO tons. The exports to the United
States in 1852 he states at $1,000 tons. The
cost of this to our farmers was about $4,000
900.
The receipts of the Milwaukee and Missis-
sippi Railroad for September were about $780,
600, against $4,000 in August
The Annual Fair Of the New York State
Agricultural Society opened at Hamilton
Square, New York city, on Tuesday morning.
The Chicago Tribune gives an encouraging
notice of the increase of business for the month
of September, on all the Roads leading into
that city.
The cholera is rapidly abating in Pitts
burgh.
The present population of Texas is estimat-
ed at five hundred thousand, and the annual
increase at one hundred and fifty thousand
There are ffty-four newspapers published in
the State.
Eight separate tickets for State officers have
been nominated in New York, which may be
distinguished by the following names: Wings,
Hard Shell Democrats, Soft Shell Democrats,
Liberty Party, Saratoga Coalition, Free Dem