The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-10
NUMBER RH3

RWItn rlulcuunS the pretenSlOnS OF certain
Americans, who faunt their military IT,
titles in the face of Europe, and by virtue
Of their rank, get invitations to feasts and
gceremonials.
After referring to the cases Of "Gen.
Cooper, Commandant of the troops of the
State of New York, Mr.. Van Buren,,
cavalry officer, and Colonels Roch and
Lawrence, Aides-de- camp of the Govern
or Of Massachusetts, who obtained con-
kspicuous places in the recent French fetes
in consequence of the titles they bore, no
Sgives another quite ludicrous incident:
Here in Berlin, we are happily not
often troubled with such things as the
lists Of arrivals are all made up from the
passports) but still one occurred recently,
which is too good to be lost. On looking
over the morning papers, one day on the
3beginning Of March, found it stated
among the movements of various kings
and princes, that North american Gen
eral, Welch, has arrired." Of course,
my curiosity was excited, but as on re-
ferring to the American army list, l found
no such person, concluded that it must
be some militia general, or but that
thought would be nearly impossible)
General Welch, well known in the
United States as the proprietor of the
North American Circus. But how should
the title of General have got into his pass
port! Could any clerk have been so
negligent as TO change circus manager
into an American General?
"But, notwithstanding the supposed
carefulness of Diplomatic clerks, it was
he, travelling on the Continent with a
passport in the name of " General Welch."
When he arrived in Berlin, the passport
was sent to the police office, to be exchan-
ged for .4utent halls karte,' or leave Of
Residence, which is necessary in this po-
lice-oppressed city. Thence the news
found its way into the papers, and at the
same time the police sent to the 'Gener-
al TO inquire his exact rank in the .dm'er-
ican arny; for if he had really been Of
such high rank, the military Governor Of
the city would have paid him divers at
tentions, and if he had been Of the rank
of General Scott, some grand review
would have taken place in his honor
The poor General was rather dismay-
ed by all these prospective attentions, and
therefore posted with all possible haste to
our excellent Secretary Of Legation at
this court, Mr.. Fay, the author, and beg
gcd him to help him out of the difficulty,
which Mr.. Fay did by giving him new
pass port without the handle to his name,
and advised him to drop all his military
glory while on the Continent"
"Look up dare, how you trow bricks,
guess you want to kill dis nigga" SAID
a lusty black hod carrier the other day,
when large brick fell from two story
scaffold upon his head and broke in two
without any other damage.
There is an old topper in Maine, who is
making fortune out Of the anti-hquor
law. He goes into New Hampshire and
gets fuddled, and when he comes back
charges his neighbors twelve and hall
cent for smelling his breath.
OLD PArER.-We were shown yester-
|day legal instrument of old date, being
h capias, in Spotsylvania county, Va, in
the time of George I'd, 1850, and signed
|by VIM. Waller, of one Of the Courts
IThe relic was found two years ago, and
presented to the descendants oi VIM.
Waller. 1t is now in the possession Of
one of his great granddaughter, the lady
of one Of our citizens.-M. Lo'tas Repuo-
lican.
The Newark Mercury says that the
amusing endorsal of everything by the
Democratic Convention in its Platform,is
A. ,V hi
g You cover a great deal in your resolu-
tions," said a gentleman in Washington
to a returning Delegate. eyes," said
THE chap, 1--WE would have backed up
christianity as we'll as other things, but
1--we had Jew on the Platform Commit
tee, and he STAYED it off,
ENTITLED TO HIS PArENr.-The Bos-
ton Journal says that General Pierce is
/" lineal descendant of the Percys, Duke
lof Northumberland" Charles Dickens
Says the true meaning of great noble
man in England is, that neither he nor his
ancestors have done anything TO distin-
guish themselves for at least 800 years.
Taking the definition of Dickens to be
true, Pierce is as well entitled to his pa
tent of nobility as the best of them.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, in anticipation of the completion Of
the road to Wheeling by the end Of the
present year, and of the immense business
which will then press upon it, have made
arrangements, and contracts for the con-
struction of ll58 burden cars.
A lost love letter was shown us yes
terday. The following poetic desperation
appears in it:
&C Your cruelty has made me sorrow,
And will drown myself in the creek Of Morrow"
We hope the Mayor Of Morrow, when
the body is found, will send US a copy Of
the Coroner's vcrdict.-Cin. Com.
Phnbc Wav graduated in Decamber