The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-01
NEWS ITEMS.

The Syracuse Journal states that the train of cars
which went west from that city Wednesday night
Last was houored with an extra conductor. The train
consisted Of six As it under way,
gentleman commenced at the third passenger car to
Collect fare. When the conductor came ao"g, the
passengers declared that they had paid their passage.
Search was Immediately made for the indiv idsal who
hid been SO kind in assisting the collector, and after
some time, he was found seated in the front car
asl,ep. He had plenty OF railroad tickets and mon.
ey about him. lie was taken to Utica, and laced
under arrest.
The New Brunswick IN. J. } News publishes a
communication which says that Patrick Little, form
erly poor drunken stage driver, who killed Na,h.
anel Ssco, of Bloomngdae, Passaic county, in JAN
uary last, and for whom Gov. Price offered reward
of $500. has turned up in California, where he had
altered has name and, becoming sober and industri-
Gus, had anassed fortune Of over hundred thou.
sand dollars. As he dared not return to N. J. he
about leaving and settling somewhere in Eng
land. -''..' b. 81
The editor Of the Stroudsburg Pa.) JeGersonan
says that gracelcss scamp, without the fear OF
God before his eyes, few nights since broke
into his cellar and stole loaf of bread and two
pounds OF buttcr--all he had. The discovery was
made through his little ones, who were thus deprived
cf their breakfast. -..t ,t.-.I...
The Berlin correspondent of the London Times
states that there appears to be grounds Tor the belief
that the late able Russian General Schider, the mex
haustible inventor Of ponoons, and the indefa,gabe
COMMUNICATE with the spirit OF the departed a la
S'ecieado'g. was originally n journeyman tailor.
The Troy market is said to be overstocked with
poultry. The Times says sold in the streets
on Wednesday last for five cents per pound. and the
best Of fine young turkeys can be had for ten cents
Mr.. Robertson was instantly killed and horribly
rnansied at or Avoca, Steuben county, one day
Last week, by being thrown across q. large circular
saw. His body was almost entirely disseYeied lit
tie above the hh,s.'.. as.5-fs-~ ,s'as -
60 gentleman lately heard an Irish ltbsret aravely
informing two comrades that a "a FOUNDER is can
non that sends pound ball exactly "a, miles,
A Mr.. Blair has been exhibiting to the citizens of
Lebanon. Ohio, a hog, two years old, xeigh hing nine
hundred pounds. ''' '''''' d.. a. - tai "t" 2
-. A porter al Wriyht's Hotel; in Syracuse, was
T. instantly killed Monday afternoon last by falling
through the skysht in the roof of the Central Rail-
road depot. 80 . "...s - -'' '' ''',.
"a The works Of Lord Byron, with the exception
oil two cantos Of "Childe Harold,'' are now out Of
copyright. -. ,,. '.'..' - '
-. On Tuesday morning, Mrs. Phoebe Wynan, O
,aWinchendon, Mass. was. Rlone in her room when in
seway her cathes ipik fire, and she persisted in
consequence She has been in declining state o.
health for months and il is possible that while
fixing the fire she became faint, and fell in. He
limbs, and the lower part of her body, were shock
e - "a ...-i. ..- ..ast BE-. .-.- III
81 The Popghkeepsie Daily Press Of Wednesday las
rays: "a company Of "shou!der- hitters" from New
York, among whom were Edward Sinondson ant
Garry Williams, arrived in Ills city, by railroad
yesterday morning. and hired a CONVEYANCE, with
which ihey proceeded east Into the country. The
- business not made known, but il is intima:eo
that they Sele n pursuit ofa suitable place to ,rair
one Of their number, who is shortly to engage IN
ring fght.' "a -. lEs srs
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