The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-31


fore, it having been noised abroad that the
bodies killed by the explosion of the
steamer st. James had been robbed and
mutllated by band of rovers on the
Lake, considerable excitement was the
consequence. a personal inspection Of
the male corpses showed that such of them
rs had on outer garments, had their pock-
cts turned inside out. Counsellor J. NJ.
Wolf, one Of the drowned, was said to
have had upon him gold lever watch and
over seven hundred in bank bills and
other money. Several others who were
known to have been sitting up at the time
of the catastrophe, engaged in game of
cards, and consequently with considera-
BILE sums about them, were afterwards
found floating, with their pockets COM
pletely rifed. One young lady, with
chaplet of seaweed entwined in her au-
burn hair, had several of her fingers split
from knuckle to nail. She had worn
rings, and the red ruffians had split
her fingers to reduce the swelling of the
flesh in order the more readily TO wiring
from them the garnish gauds-the rings
Another had her arm torn and gashed, in
the same manner, that bracelet might be
Plrated from her stiffened yet beautiful
limb! Anchorage, another, showed
the marks in her lacerated ears whence
the ear-drops had been torn with avari-
cious haste by the cormorant fiends, too,
Peradventure, Juggling for the prize. A
fourth had been encountered by monster
more impatient of spoil, who, to secure
from her hand two plain gold rings which
she was known to have worn, had sew
cred the fingers, flesh and bone ~. O.
Crescent.
Ma. Claws WrLL-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Lexington Observer:
The will of Mr.. Clay was presented
in Court on Monday last, by two of his
Executors, and ordered 10 be admitted to
record. AS everything relating 10 the
deceased statesman is invested with pc
culiar interest at the present time, we do
not suppose that we violate any rule of
propriety in briefly stating the will
is drawn by his own hand, and bears date
July 10th, 1851 !; that i: relates almost
entirely to the disposition of his estate
among the members of his family, and
that there is therefore but little to invest
it with public interest. The only excep-
ton to this general remark is to be found
in the provision of the will which has
relation to his slaves. By that clause, it
is provided that the children OF his slaves
born after the first of January, 1850, are
to be liberated and sent to Liberia, the
males when they shall have arrived at the
age of twenty-eight, and the females at
the age Of twenty five; that the three
years of their earnings prior to their
emancipation are TO be reserved for their
benefit, for the purpose Of fitting them
out for their new homes and that prior
to their emancipation and removal they
are to be taught to read, write and CIPHER.
The slaves in being before the lst OF JAM
uary. 1850, are bequeathed to his family
Ashland is left to Mrs. Clay, for her sole
use and benefit during her life; at her
death it is to be sold and the proceeds
divided among his children.
The following are the only specific de-
vises made by Mr.. Clay, outside of his
family:
81 give TO my friend, DR.. B. w. Dud-
ley, the gold snuff box present ed 10 me by
DR.. Hunt. late of Washington City.
81 give to my friend Henry 7. Dun
can, my ring containing piece of the
coffin OF Gen. Washington.
81 give TO my friend, DR.. w. N. Mer-
Ger, my snuff box, inlaid with gold, said
to have belonged to Peter the Great, En-
peror of Russia"
Mrs. Lucre,ia Clay (his wife) is left
executrix, and the Hon. Thomas A. Mar
shall and James o. Harrison, Esq, exec
utors Of his will, with provision that
no security shall be required of either of
them.
LAST PUBLIC ACT OF Mn. Clay
Our Washington correspondent informs
us that the last public act of the distin-
guished patriot and statesman now no
more, was to interfere in behalf of Lieu
tenant Meade's denomination. Lieut..
w. Meade had resigned his commission
in the Navy, in consequence of some
misunderstanding with Com. Jones, but
had applied for restoration. The Presi-
dent refused it; but at Mr. Claws re-
quest finally re-nominated him, and he
was confirmed few days ago.-.N o.
Bee.
FROM UrAH.-A company of six Nor
mons from Salt Lake have arrived at St.
Louis. They met the first emigrating
companies on the 23d of May, twenty
five miles beyond Independence Rock.
The Western Bugle, in noticing their
arrival, says:
Considerable sickness had occurred
with some of the companies. Capt Glib
sons company, from Pike county, Illinois,
lost nineteen Of their company in one
week, but all were well that remained
when our informants passed.
But very little sickness prevailed among
the emigrants. The number of graves
the whole distance was something over
$50, but no how to exceed 200. Hun