The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-28

Mr.. Buchanan is out with another let
ter Tor southern consumption.
The Southern Michigan Railroad track
is laid within twelve miles of Chicago;
it is supposed the cars will run to that
city in five or six weeks.
An inquisitive priest having asked
young female her name while in the con-
tesslonal, she replied with as much wit
as modesty, "Father my name is not a
SIM"
The following is correct invoice of a
cargo on board ship, which recently
sailed from San Francisco for an ATTAIN
tic port. 1t is what California merchants
call IAN assorted cargo:'
''Seventy-tive tons California soil: sun
dry cases Of merchandise, returned for
the benefit of shippers, fifty trunks, con-
tents belonging to deceased persons; one
California wild cat; one dead head pas
senger; one hypochondriac; one crazy
man; one sick lady; one sick man; two
human bodies.''
A soldier on duty at on encampment,
stabbed dog with his bayonet, who was
set on by some boys. The owner came
up and was much vexed at seeing his
liieless dog. "Why couldn't YOU have
struk him with the butt end OF your gum"
said he. $50 l should" replied the sem
try had the dog run at me tail foremost.
''How," said the Judge to a witness,
edo you know that the plaintiff was in
toxicatcd on the evening referred top
because | saw him a few minutes af-
ter supper trying to pull off his trowsers
with a boot-jack."
Verdict for defendant.
An old Paris paper has the following
singular remark-"The Americans and
English educate their children in the fear
OF God and love of money"
Four columns of northern news paper
printed in very small type, are occupied
by the advertisement Of quack doctor,
headed: ''One urord 10 the afflicted.
A lady, talking over Mrs. Cakes
Smiths Lecture, and its advocacy of wo-
mans voting, the other evening, said.
La! what's the use? Is there any wo-
man worth trusting with vote, who
can't make two men vote as she Ii kes?
Said Aunt Byles. when she returned
rom the Woman's Right Convention, in
worcester, Il believe that what men
can do, women can do" sAh,, ex-
CANNED OH old gentleman who was TAKING
ga with my aunt, 'do you believe YOU
can Straddle fence nc oraoor,ll, -
AM
A negro on Long Island recently
"fank pint of brandy on wager, while
.tHfuaiiy intoxicated. After remaining
s-upiiled for fifteen hours, he reviyedan1
rank freely Of water, but soon after died
ne cVroner's Jury rendereIa verdict of
dsa'h by drinking cold water.
Quo WARRANro.-Gov. Farwell. of
Wisconsin has directed the issue Of
writ OF quo Warrento against the Wis
cjnsin Marine and Fire Insurance Co..
Or exercising Blinking privileges contra
~ to law. This has been done before,
nd the suit Withdrawn. If there is a
iaestion of legality in this matter, it had
letter be settled.
Typos LOOK HrRE!-Horace Bigelow,
cur senior devil" who has now been in
our Ollie two years, sstried his hand" at
iast type setting last Thursday, and "put
iip', In twelve hours, thirteen thousand
hre hundred and eighty.fve ems, lone
primer-beating his last winters's crac2
day just l,OSl ems. He'll make nrin-
ter g as is'' printer. At the end If
this year he'll try how quick he can work
Il ''token'' after twelve months practical
practice.-Oquawka Spect.
DEATH OF Hon. HARMER DENY
Hon. Harmer Denny, one of the most
prominent citizens Of Pennsylvania, died
ut Pittsburgh, Oh the Doth nit. of a lin.