Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-15

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4 On Friday, N.t. !, 1t II s'cleek, A. NJ, disas-
trous IRE bsean IN IS NSvsity Distillery, on the
cornsr Of RoIesR and Primes strsets. The distil
ling Of alcohol had been updetBakep for the first
time, and humber Of persons were collected shout
the sscolumn,r large cylindrical copper cistern,
twelve feet in diameter and twenty feet high,
which was to contain the alcohol. There was
that vessel, from cause unknown and even I'M
suspected, suddenly burst with loud noise, and
threw the hot alcohol through the room and the
alcoholic steam through the building. About 80
feet from the column was the IRE used TO make
the steam, which was employed to hest the whisky
instant throughout the whole distilery BY the in
f"mmabie vaPor OF the alcohol, scalding all the
persons near the room where the explosion occur
o, and setting fire to the whole building.
The following persons were scalded: Mr..
Hrschfeld, proprietor, slightly; Mr.. Barnett, pro-
e aa%sn 's sssy 1ssse' ssssss' '
carpenter, MORALLY; Mr.. Bird cooper, since
dead. l ssssg 4 ~ IF Aaa yse|,,. { 40
All these persons were in the room where the
explosion occurred, except Mr.. B. Isaacs, who
had to ron through that room to escape. Sever
al Of those scaldsd got out without any difficulty,
but some of the others were rescued from the
lily Edwards, q brave creole woman from the West
Indies.
There were thirty men about the distillsry at
the time of the accident, and some Of them at
tempted to start the steam fre-engine connected
with the distillery, but the engine was out of or
der !; and it could have done little good at any
rate, because the whole establishment was on
fres 'r5't 9t} ifr V4Q1n sslg,e.etes
r building was of brick, three stories above
the basement, and eighty by ono hundred feet up
on the ground. The building had been erected
in excellent style, and with the apparatus cost
$4,000. Forty-fv thousand gallons Of whisky,
six hundred gallons of alcohol, and about 10, 900
bushels of grain were consumed with the distlery,
and nothing destructive by fire was left except
the steam-engine and boilers, which were at .
distance from the main building. The total loss
was $l2O, 200, of which 700 was insured
The principal interest in the establishment was
owned in New York, but Messrs. Hirschfeld and
Barnett were large shareholders and theostensibie
owners here.--california paper.
Breach Of Promi.e-A Potato Merchan. cowhsded
BY Woman.
Not little excitement was created in the
Lexington market yesterday morning by the
appearance of young lady, who visited the
market, cowhide in hand, for the purpose Of
revenging on a newly married man who had
trifled with her affections. She approached the
false one as he was busily engaged at his avo-
cation Of selling potatoes, and without uttering
syllable, commenced the work of redressir e
her grievances by administering to him very
severe fagellstion. The attack was made at a
time and under circumstances which precluded
the object of her ire from defending himself,
and he could do nothing better than endure
the chastisement. The lady cut him very Sc.
verely about the face, and greatly dis6gured
his physiognomy. The reason assigned for in
shutting this summary punishment, was recited
by the lady, and is as follows: The vender
OF the potatoes has been counting the lady for
about six months past, and marriage contract
having been agreed upon by them, she was
daily in an expectation of union with him.
A few days since she saw the announcement
Of his marriage to another lady, and determine
ed to chastise him for his double-dealing, and
accordingly repaired to the market house, and
dealt with him as above stated. The occur
renee caused great deal of talk in the mar.
ket, and in order to get sight at man who
was whipped by woman, many persons called
upon him for their potatoes, and in shor,
time he had disposed Of his stock, and returned
to his newly-wedded wife, by whom he was
doubtless consoled.-Baltinsore Com. .advc, IT,
ser, MOI. 3.
One GIRL AccrDENrLY KILLED BY ANOTHER
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