The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-05
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Tng BunIAl ~ DM. RIriri 900 We have re-
eived letters Of inquiry from persons In difI~'
cnt parts Of the country, regarding the par,ic-
ulars Of tho death Of DR.. Ripley. who was lost
last winter died from starvation and exposure,
on ,hc prairie between Glencoe and the county
sea, Of Meckcr county. We have now To In.
form them aud ihe public that the remains OF
this unfortunate man vert recently iound by
Mr.. Chapman, Of Glencoe. and rcorivcd de-
cent interment near the place where they were
discovered II ~-ms tina, Dr. Ripley ssercised
q wonderful prepcnc- II mind IN the last mo
mcnis Of his deep distress. lie took bis blao'
kci aud lat and elevated them upoo pole In
tho OPEN prairie. in order 10 attract the afta''
tioD Of the IAsser by. and then crawled 10 tho
warmer woods Ia oose out the fw remaining
drops Of lilo under tho protection OF the trecs.
The melancholy @0crings aud death Of this
man are wi,hoa, parallel In the history ofihs
north western country and are chsrgeable more
10 the fact Of bis being lost and starved than to
the excessive cold weather u last winter but
Il Ia Admitt1l generally that the latter 'yl 10
his ease wax secondary In producing the unior.
tunaie result.
Idnf ~ Jososs. The following 10 tho lis. u
jurors enpsnnslled tF tho jane term Of the
District Court. t,ecoad Judicial District. nov
IN ~ssioo:
Grand Jury-A. II. Cstbcar. Foreman
WIN. u. Taylor. 4. q FuiIsv. J. W. simpson.
H. Galloway, wm. H. brown, >. Frost. N,
X rriper. VIM Wa, Hsmn. n. n. kellogg.
g. Hamilton. q. II. Mayo, y Fren'Ienrinh. NJ
ward Cummings. Julius Georg'i, u. ID. M1.
fiI. VIM. Brews,sr. v. n. Collins. y. J. Iterg-
holtr, ". n Tinker. a. II. Mo~ley
Petit jury A. vasoe Brown WIN r.
5n.ii, ~ Lindsey. Reuben Haas, J. u. Nc.
bean. WIN Branch AIva smith. ". u. Nc
0roariy, u. Stewart. A. Il Keller. Thomas
Daily, VI Ritter. A. l.. LArprp,eur. T. Baker,
G.o Irvine, L. Krssssr. J. u. Williams. John
sparks. q W. Thompson. Arcmas Gale. 10.
Ius Mendessou. WIN. Sterling. Horace Pen
Geld. j. D. Pollock. Louis n. Einhss. Hiram
stiIiwsli. Ferdinand MONT. B Prs'cy. WIN.
q. CLARK.
wATcn SrcvsEKs There are nov ID oas
city gang n this mesDes' class u tbeivos.
~ho. ior the past kw days. have sueoeeded IN
At least three or four insisaoes. in robbing M
.aspeeting citizens ard traveller. Do Thurs
isy morning. young man nsmed White from
P.nnsyivanin, who was standing upon III" L.
v.. was spprosched by me n tbcc Villains
.ni informed by him 'b", hc "a accidentally
Institute ri rnoosy that be wi.hssl 10 90 down
the rive, that be hal wife aud children On
bard the boat. and would like 10 pawn q
watch which b. had in possession M SECURITY
o. . loan. lie produced the watch and. thro'
,san and eouesie-. rrpeesssting the watch 10
ls worth = hundred dollsrs. be- obtained iorty
iollAr. from the up~sry individual A by.
.tsnder lwho IVES. undoubtedly. mn sceonPlice)
sbo appeared o. . stranger 10 both par'Ss, 10
uposd and said that ,hs watch vas veil
sm,h ,wics tho amour, loaned. and that be
would rsIeem il himsslf when be got down TO
H.s,invs. Yesterday. the individual robbed
discovering tina, bs had been 'wiodlcd' put o.
Se.r HAxpwic upon track of the offender, bat
% 10 lat night. be had eloded his usm'st vigi
lsDcs. This !, aid TO 10 . postioo Of the nest
4 ,vindIses that hsve recsotiy isltsssd Dun
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