The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-17

tcular not to snamerate Iad.an, nal tatfd, aud
Ofcers aud Soldiers OF the United States TEN.
p0raflly in the Territory.
T. y Marshal for Minnesota Territory.
~. Paul. sept. IL, lsjI.
CITY NEWS.
MtS I'ffi1IT7>~- , 7T;rG are so iiiiHy 6nGn cci "
lars, brohen psyemepts, and deep cuts through.
ont the city, that It u IA much ~ man, life IL
worth 10 walk The streets Of ST. Paul Of dark
night; and 1t woa!d appear 10 be matter Of
special providence, that no person has been I'M
fortunate enough TO take 4 li9htnng journey to
eternity, down iuto some one Of the deep and
unRnarded cellars on Third and ST. Anthony
streets. About two months since, "a resident
Of Chicago recovered g. 900 damages for being
trapped into u cellar, where there was no
guard upon the -le walk and suffering person
al injuries. At the time We warned our Conn
Gil 20 see to II, that they be not compelled TO
foot a bill OF = similar character. About the
Same time, man passing along Robert street,
in fanoed security found himself lying at the
bottom Of the sewer ditch with leg broken.
The Council being warned that he would sue
the cry for damages, ordered the contractor 20
put fence around the ditch but il WA never
done, and the ditch remained in the same dan
gcrous condition until within a couple Of weeks.
Fortunately 10 other per-oR Suffered serious
injury, although several found themselves at
tho bottom rather uHcNpectcdly.
MI.
along 81. Anthony near Rogers Stone ock
tcithrouyh ~ ugsa5lai opening. aud wa. se
riouIy injured. 1t wa proviIetial that he es
capped with lfe, as all those traps are more
likely 20 cause death than TO inaict slight inju
Iics. II the mdn had been killed, the officers
and persons whose duty It WAS to guard such
dangerous places, would have been justly
chargablc with homicide. ~ 1t ~, the gentle.
mau may possibly bo manned FOR life, or may
recover wthou, any d.-ecfnble effects. In
either Gaze the law give, him a remedy aud eN.
smpiagy damages are generally awarded by ju-
RES. according to the enclosures OF the par
tics Through wIrieh the accident occurs.
There has been too little regard paid TO the
security Of life and limb, by tho pabIic author
tiles, during the present summer; and the
accident ID Friday night should be q warning
TO them, 10 SEQ that no other one shall occnr
through Their instrumrutality.
~toNE QrARgiks. Tho stone quarries near
the Capitol, are now giving employment to
over 100 lahoters. al wages rating from sl.25 10
$3.50 per day. The qnarries ola Fourth street
provide employment for some 80 men, at the
same average wages. The stone taken out of
these qaarries, fluids ready safe to the numerous
building constantly going up When /, !. noted
that Of nearly all thu stone buildings being
erected N the city, the material for erection is
obtained from the cellars OF the buildings, aud
that the sioas lroa these qiarriss Is used main
~ Tor cellar walls. .tore fronts. and window
sills OF buildings in other portions OF the city,
We have some ilca Of the amount Of sabstan.
tai building progressing in the city.
THE BALLOON AscGSsoN.--There IL ne better
plan to induce n large attendance AZ the Terri
tor al Fair, than the announcement tina, a bal.
leon ascension VIII take place from the Far
Grounds. F~c managers should not lie, 50 good
an opportunity pass through their hands.
whereby they may induce large crowd 10 Wis
u
be too much compared with the nj, an;agcs in
the way of increased receipt What say the
managers to the suggestion; Have you energy
enough 60 r,sk the success of the Fair upon the
Balloon Ascension
FlsE CoNr tNN.--Thc initiation has been IA.
ken by a uuwber al yourg men, towards the
trganzstion VI q Fire Company IN tbs city, A,
a meeting held last Thursday evening. Com
m,,tee Oh Bylaws. aud the name aud uniform
Of the Company. Was appointed. Their pro.
ceelug4 were requested 20 be published a the
city papers. hut a. Ihey were no, furnished, We
caa give no names OF iastheg information.
R,i>.-Ne,teyday Sa.s ,Aowery DAY. and
very grateful after the ated term %; the arsl
part OF the week.
PciItA rs, oRp.--ua Tuesday meTaiss. Mat.
talas HAEgau Was brought M before his n lnor.
charged wsth being drunk, arI pleading guilty.
he va. nneA IS AMI costs. and ~ default. was
committed 10 jail,
Phlhp CassuAagh. arrested In iae act, was
Gaed SO aud costs, ca tie charge of forui,a.
charged.
William Fish took occasion 70 visit a public
house on Exchange street, and while there. va.
guilty Of an Aggravated assault upon one Mar.
satet Jones, al wA.Sh time be rcsoytsl 10 the
feminine IN ode Of scratching and faliing on,
hsad>fun - hair nom the hssi Of sali Nara
ret, contrary 20 the peace and digaty Of the
t.iy, tog sA'h of~gcs the All ti,a va .a4ci-
"a before b., Hoa0g