The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-10-31
The Bounty Land Law.


In the following letter from the Secretary OF
the, Interior, there Isl very important question
decided, which has been raised uuder the Bounty
Land Law, approved 2sth of September. Ac- |
cordlGg TO the Secrctary's construction OF it, no
person, it will be SEEN can receive than one
warrant, although he may have served dozen
tours Of service, (which, if rendered by several
Individuals would entitle each to warrant"
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
October 18th, 1850.
Sal have received your letter of the 9Th
inst, inqurlng, "wiether, under the act APPROX
ed the 2Sth September, 1850, the same person
can receive more than one warrant, provided he
shows that he has performed more than one tour
of service emitting him TO landi"
Although not expressly provided by the terms
of the law, clearly Of the opinion that It's
| tenor Throughout cOntemplates that the same per-
son shall not receive than warrant, al
though he may have performed service, which if
rendered by several individuals, would entitle
each TO warrant.
| am, very respectfully, your obd't. serv't.
ALEX III. I'll. STU ART, Secretary.
! n. Y. Tribune.
JENNY LIND AND DANIEL WEBsTER.-
Hon. Daniel Webster visited The Swedish Night
ingale at Boston, last week. lie was introduced
TO her by Mr. Barnum, and he expressed great
satisfaction in making her acquaintance promising
to attend her next concert, sc. After the ''god-
| ike had left her presence, Mademoiselle Lind
innocently enquired Of Mr. Barnum, whether he
was not Southern man, he looked horrid
black, like the black people She then asked if
he was a re...i7e 6. The poor man who was hang
ed in Boston. Both these points beng salsfic-
torily explained, she declared that he had an eye
like an eagles and that she was afraid 20 look at
him in the eye. second time, 1t was 50 piercing.
IN. y. Despatch.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct l6.
Jenny Lind arrived last night and landed
\ at kensington by ruse de guerre.
Large crowds assembled in front Of
Jones's Hotel nearly all night.
! The ticket sale this morning commenced
at 10 O'Clock in the Chestnut street Thea
ire. which was filed to overlooking,
The first bid for the first ticket was $500
by MIR. Root, the Daguerreotypist of Phlla-
= delphia aud New York second 5000 by
Tetiridge the Publisher in Boston; Root
then bid $625, at which price it was knock
ed down to hm,-next five sales SIS each,
next FIVE l2 each,-75 then sold at from
$40 to $ll each. About three hundred seats
are already disposed of-the lowest price
being $3.50. The sale is progressing with
much spirit.
baltimore. OcI. 10.
A young man, named James Nc I.anahan,
was instantly killed last night by the upset
ting of machine at the MarylanI Institute
exhibition in this city.
REVOLVING NUaDRR-From Rum A
revolving murder was committed yesterday
afternoon in the 4th ward of this city, by
an lriShnan named Mallory, who, being in
furiated by alcoholic liquor, turned his wife
out Of the house, and then brutally assaulted
, his children His wife heal ing the cries
r went to Mr. f. -. Holton for assistance,
but before he returned the tiend-Iike father
ha strangled the youngest child, aged A
months, and was on the point of killing an
other when Mr. Hoton fortunately arrived
in time to prevent it. He is now in custo-
: dy awaiting his examination.-[W Wisconsin.
ALTON AND SANGAMoN RAILRoAD.-The
following items of interest, in relation to
this road, are extracted from a circular Just
issued to the stockholders OF the company
The contractors have commenced the grad
f alton and masonry III the city of Alton, at
4, Brighton, at Coup's Creek, and at Carn-
vile, and are now employing force OF
3 three hundred and fifty men and sixty horses,
{. which is increasing daily, and which will,
Il before the end of the present month, reach
and one hundred horses; besides this, con-
e tracts for the cross-ties are in rapid execu-
: ton, and twenty thousand are expected to
: be delivered at Alton, early in November;
e aud contracts for all the engines, cars and
e six thousand tons of iron, and two thou
VI sand tons of spikes, necessary for the whole
J. road, have also been entered into.' The
> work IN this city Is progressing very rapid
> ly.-E Alton Telegraph, Oct. IL.
n Amin Bey, the Turkish Ambassador, has pref
tv nearly divided the excitement in ~ Y. with
: Jenay Lind The Day Book say : that bis Orien-
tai Exceency had grand time Of it on Monday
week in the Governors room, having kissed more
pretty women i'll the space of IN hour than he hao
"a ever seen before in the whole course Of his life
= This he honestly confessed and inquired very Gu
!, riously to whom they all belonged. On being in
~ formed they were the wives of the sovereign peo
!, pie, he smacked his lips and said that he had ne
!, idea that any severe IN earth had so magnlf
= cent harem. His Excellency, (much to hi:
Ia taste be it spoken,) turned up his with con-
10 tempt at the creatures, s,riding along in the
~ uncomfortable coats and trowsers. At first hs
=, took them all for criminals, and supposed tina
II they were thus caparisoned as species Of penl
IA tential torture. The women, however, were fixee
:, up just about to please him. II is true he blush
II ed and s,ammered considerably at first, when tn,
a., pretty ones came Hooking IN upon MN ana hello
:; up their rosy faces, (mnus the yashmact, to b.
a kissed. But he very soon got used to it, an,
\ seemed to enjoy the sport with the keenest zest
The public very anxious to know when thu
treaty with the Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT o
their title the lands the opposite side Of thu
river will take place; they becoming impa
tient at the apparent delay in regard to this mat
e ter Who can give reason for ths' We meal
rs for the delay, not for the mpatence of the public
ID ToLUNTARILY Sold INTO SLAvERY.-Ol
of the first day of the August term of the Count,
1t Court Of Fauquier, Va, Peter Beason, a man o
as color was. at his own instance, sold into perpet
is ual servude. 1T appears that at the death of hi
" mistress, Mrs. Farrow, some years since, Pete
l. was eniancipated The laws of the State for
s. babe his remaining within its limits more thar
10 twelve months from the date Of his manunission
but all the ties which rendered existence desirable
re Were intimately connected with the place of hi
ID hirth--so, after making fair experiment Of al
b. the blessing attendant upon freedom, he final,
determined upon the he would pursue. HI
l. enireated that he should be publicly sold to thu
&c highest bidder, and Peter secured good NOME