The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-03

nebago lady.
We know the lady intimately, and
knew her father before her, who was a
noble old Roman, for an Indian. Miss
Whirling Thunder, like most of the aris-
tocracy of the Winnebagoes, is lady of
various accomplishments and rare taste.
On our first acquaintance, we found her
skinning skunk, which, when dressed,
is variously used by the Winnebagoes as
a canteen, bread basket, and tobacco pouch.
Her usual amusements, like those of her
peculiar circle, were making moccasins,
jerking venison, cutting fish, and look
ing the old folks heads" At our last Wis
it, she entertained us sumptuously and
Hospitality on dog soup and wild onions.
Wish her much joy.-Bulington Isle-
graph.
MIssoURI.-The conflict waxeth warm
in Missouri. Benton is stumping it and
pouring out his wrath upon the g nullif-
ers," whom he continues to hate as he
does "the corses Of the six thousand dead
that died Of cholera in St. Louis" The
election takes place in August.
On the 9th inst, Mr.. Robinson and Mr..
Crawford, two neighbor farmers of JEFF
ferson county, Ohio, quarrelled about fem
ces and troublesome animals. Robinson
picked up gun in the heat of passion,
and shot and killed Crawford on the spot.
Both have families. Sad result of pas
sion and recklessness.
FROM CHAGREs TO PANAMA.-On the
2lst of May, Mr.. Henry c. Evers, of
New York, left Chagres at ten o'clock in
the morning and arrived at Panama at
nine the same evening. This is the
shortest time the Isthmus has been cross
ed in.
The New York Dutchman says the
first swallow-tailed coat that old Sourby
got, so displeased him, that he starcl,cd
the skirts and used it for boot-iack!
The wild mare of the deserts of South
America, is on exhibition at Cincinnati.
Her skin is as smooth as velvet, and not
hair on her body. Her tail is like six
inch round file, and we suppose would
make good nutmeg crater.
A LADY FRIGHTENED TO DEArH.-
The Rockingham, (Va.,) Register states
that Mrs. Dietrich, wife of Mr.. Jacob
Dietrich, residing near Mount Crawford,
in that county, was frightened to death
few weeks since. Her little daughter,
for sport, threw tree frog upon her lap,
which commenced jumping up towards
her face, and so frightened her that she
died in two or three days.
Resolred, That the cause of the Demo-
cratic party is the cause of the country
as it is now the only national party !;
the only party capable of uniting on the
sentiment so nobly expressed by our dis
tinguished Standard" No North, no
South, no East, no West, etc."
This is one of the resolutions adopted
by the Democrats at the Court House on
Saturday evening. The Democratic par
ty certainly seems disposed to act upon
tie sentiment that there is "no West"
That party supports candidate for the
Presidency. who, if elected, will not per-
NIT dollar to be expended by the Gov
eminent for the benefit of the VEST
The West will be treated as if it had no
place upon the map of the country
Lou. Jour.
AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTH SEA-
An expedition to explore the South Paci-
&c left England on the 18th inst. The
intention is to explore all the islands be-
tween Australia and Valparaiso, and par
ticularly the Fejee Islands. Although
Capt. Cook and several other navigators
have touched at these groups, and marked
their position on their charts, yet little is
known respecting them, further than that
many of them are surrounded with coral
reefs, the land exceedingly fertile, and
the climate salubrious, and also that the
natives are addicted to cannibalism. The
expedition consists of frigate and a
steam tender, and has on board number
of scientific gentlemen.
The New Orleans Delta, noticing the
extensive emigration of the Chinese 10
California, thus significantly closes its ar
ticle =" We are perfectly satisfied that,
before long, the attention of the Louis
lana planter will be coerced in the consid-
Grafton CT new and improved plans of
management; and among them, and in
the very first rank, we expect to find
this one of Chinese labor, which in al
most every respect, economy inclusive. is
superior to that now given by the Afr.
can. At all events, we think an adm;x.
ture of the two will be found worth
trial, as an experiment, involving no dan
gerous consequences"
SINGULAR TAsrE.-A funeral sermon
was preached at Proctorville, Vermont, on
the 18th of December last, on the death
of Mr.. Gilman Bond. By his request it
was written and read to him before he
died! The text was, "Though l walk
through the valley Of the shadow of
death, / will fear no evil, for thou art
with me, thy rod and thy staff they COM
fort me" - Psalms xiii, 4.