The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-26

INTENSE EXCITEMENT ON WALNUT
HILLs.-DiscovERY OF HUMAN SKELE-
ToNs.-Early yesterday morning, we
were informed that revolving spectacle
appeared to the passers on the Walnut
Hills road, half way up the ascent,
where small shanty, advertised as a
chemical laboratory" has been stand
ing for year or more.
1t appears that nearly two years since,
some person, not having the fear of pub
lie opinion before his eyes, erected a
small builing on the road to Walnut
Hhls, and made it depot for the pur
chase and storage of dead horses, cows,
hogs, etc., etc. But the establishment
proved such an intolerable nuisance, that
it was demolished between two days, and
not one stone or brick left upon another,
save those that constituted the chimney
stack, which remained standing.
During the winter, some one constrc-
ted around this stack small frame build
ing about ten feet by twelve. over the
door OF which he placed s. Chemical
Labaratory"-which, by the way, never
failed to attract the attention of the pas
ser-by, not only from the extent of the
edifice, but from the peculiar spelling Of
the name and many wondered that the
genius Of a chemist could be confined in
so small a space. Well, it appears that
the builder of this ten-by-twelve had
never been paid therefor; and calling for
his pay yesterday afternoon, found the
owner engaged at his work, but did not
receive the money.
Yesterday morning the Chemical Laba-
ratory!" was no more, but most re-
voting spectacle was there presented
The disconnected parts of about twenty
human skeletons were scattered over the
ROAD skull here, leg there, and other
members Of the bodies in every direction.
Some were in barrels, united together.
but the majority were disconnected
Some were destitute of fiesh-others as
they were in life. Wearing apparel,
among which were two female dresses,
scattered about, presenting a scene beyond
The descriptive faculties of one unused to
the horrors Of the charnal house.
1t is reported that the proprietor of the
Laboratory" has followed the business of
procuring dead bodies and preparing
skeletons for Our city physicians, who
have made "cat's paws of him to take
the chestnuts out of the fire. As to the
legitimacy of this business we cannot
speak, but entirely concur with the Times
in protesting against any such establish
ment being recognized by the authorities,
when established on solitary road, over
which we are oftentimes compelled to
travel late at night.
N. B. Since the above was in type.
we are reliably informed that the whole
matter is material for farce instead of a
tragedy. The honest, though not over
discreet proprietor Of the Labaratory''
has been engaged in the legitimate, if
not every way desirable business of pre-
pairing honestly obtained corporosities for
scientific uses.
Yesterday afternoon, officers Good,
Draggc, Peipenbring and Kramer, arrest
ed couple of men near the St. Georges
Hotel, on the Reading road, who were
supposed to have been engaged in the
transaction. When near the head of
Broadway, as the prisoners were being
conveyed to Jail, the escort was attacked
by an Infatuated mob, who endeavored to
take those in custody from the officers,
with the intention of hanging them on
the spot. The police, however, succeed
ed in getting them safely to prison. Day
Waterman, Peipenbring was severely in
jured in the melee, by being struck sew
eral times on the head with boulders.-
After the mob had dispersed, the prison.
ers were taken 10 the Watch House,
where they await an examination before
the Mayor. The authorities have taken
charge of the remains, and had them de-
Gently interred.-Cincinnati Gazette.
CorToN IS KING.-Charles Dickens,
in late number of his Household
Words" after enumerating the striking
facts of the cotton trade, says:
Let any great social or physical con-
vulsion visit the United States, and Eng
land would feel the shock from Lands
End 10 John O'Groat's. The lives of
nearly two millions Of our coun,rymen
are dependent upon the cotton crops of
America; their destiny may be said,
without any sort of hyperbole, to hang
upon thread. Should any dire calamity
befall the land of cotton, a thousand of
our merchant ships would rot idly in
dock ten thousand mills must stop their
busy looms; two millions of mouths
would starve for lack of food to feed
them"
Fogyism is a generic term, derived
from two Greek words phogos, cold
in the head, and isn,os, donkey. A
fogy, therefore, is fogy Drained donkey,