The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-08-14
There has perhaps never, within the

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United States, been so reckless--we may
almost say deliberate-an instance Of
wholesale murder by steamboat officers.
as was witnessed by the burning Of the
Henry Clay on the Hudson, two weeks
ago. The New York press, without an
exception we believe, speak right out,
and call the outrage by its proper name
murder. The officers have been arrested
and held oheavy bail. 1t is clearly prov
ed that the boat was racing with the Ar
menia at the time of the accident, and that
the passengers received nothing but in
suits for their repeated remonstrances
with the officers. Two Western steam
boat commanders with whom we are ac-
quainted, and know to be competent
judges of such matters-Captains Dean
ard Bachelor of the Cincinnati and Pitts
burgh packet line-were on board at the
time, and are strong witnesses against the
officers of the Clay. Over sixty dead
bodies had been recovered at last accounts.
Among those lost were Mr.. Downing, the
celebrated horticulturist. The Cleveland
Herald thus speaks of him:
THE death of Mr.. Downing, editor OF
the Horticuliurist, by the destruction of
the steamer Henry Clay, is national ca
lamity. He had done, and was doing,
much to refine the taste and elevate the
social life and habits Of the American
people. His works on rural architecture,
landscape gardening, horticulture and flo
riculture, exercise wide influence, and
have become American standards. Mr..
d. was employed by Government to lay
out and beautify the public grounds at
Washington, and many private mansions
on the Hudson and elsewhere bear testi-
mony to his taste and judgement in their
lovely surround ngs. He was an artist,
scholar and gentleman, whose sudden and
lamentable end his countrymen deeply
deplore."
The bell for the Baptist church, from
the foundry of Geo. L. Hanks, Cincin-
natl, arrived by the Martha since our
last. 1t is large, weighing $50 pounds,
and said to be of very fine tone, of which
fact we can all judge in few days, as it
will be hung immc diately.
The Galena Advertiser claims that
Cook has been elected to Congress from
Iowa, and that the Wings have carried
the H. of R. of that State Reliable news
next week.-Democrat.
There. neighbor Houghton, you've got
it now, right in the face and eyes! Your
news is not reliable! What business had
you TO refer TO the Iowa election at all
You have been entrenching upon "Dem-
ocralic" ground, and for your pains you
are set down in the Democrats cata-
logue as journalist unworthy Of conf
dence, even in matters Of commonplace
news
81. P. Benjamin, Z. S. Senator elect
from Louisiana, has written a letter STA
ting that Scott cannot carry that State"
We see this paragraph waiting about
in the papers. Both the Democratic
journals in St. Paul copy it this week.
1t is undoubtedly false, the same as thou
sands of other stories the opposition are
setting afioat daily. Mr.. Benjamin few
weeks ago. addressed large ratification
meeting in New Orleans, and during his
speech pledged Louisiana for Scott. We
have the papers to show for this.
A few weeks ago the Democrat made
a prominent parade in its columns of the
name of Hon. WIN. w. Hunter, member
Of Congress from the Belmont Ohio, dis
trlct, as a 6 boter" from the Wing ranks.
We felt certain at the time the story was
false, and can now contradict it with the
documents before us. Thus h ,ir false
hoods tumble, one after another.
The American Wing Review for Au-
gust, contains fine engravings of Gen.
Scott and Hon. NJ. P. Gentry, side by
side Events are developing which will
soon bring the distinguished originals into
the same position.
The St. Charles Hotel, St. Anthony,
under the management of Mr.. Clark, and
his faithful lieutenant, Mr.. Dubois, has
not its superior north of St. Louis. We
r have been there and speak knowingly.
A walk out TO the capitol any day about
J these times, will satisfy the most incred-
ulous that things now look as though the
building would really be enclosed, and a
portion Of it finished before the first of
January ensuing. Ten or twelve work.
men are engaged LAYING brick, and other