The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-02
Items from the Lowell Courier.

Mr.. Webstrr's viii was drawn IN under his direc.
ton. by Geo. I. Curtis, Esq, and signed on Thurs
day previous to his death. 1t gives the Alarehtield
property to his widow during her life time and then
transfers to his only child, Fletcher Webster, whose
son Daniel, an intelligent lad Of about twelve years of
age succeeds 10 the inheritance. lie lett many nf his
personal Fl lends marks of favor and memorials Of
himself.
About two weeks since. Mr.. Webster sent to Bos-
ton for large lantern, to placed on the boat that
lay at anchor on the pond visible from the chamber
where he lay. He gave orders that the lantern should
be lit every night as long he lived
Mr. Webster was so provc,biallv Erccttal and
careless oil all money matters that it has been sup
posed he must have been cons ider1,blv in debt His
annual receipts must have been very great and one
would suppose, woul! have considerably exceeded his
expenses. clergyman of Massachusetts, who late
ly visited Marshfcd, stated in speech the other
day, that not bill had been presented to Mr. Web
ster within the last two years more, that had not
been promptly paid, and few days before he died
he called the ovcrseer of his farm and gave him Eve
hundred dollars To pay every man, for the minis
ter and paid all that due him, so that il shall
not be said that Daniel Webster died in debt to any
man.
Mr.. Wobstcr's tomb at Marshickl, was opened
Yesterday, to receive the dcposte Of the remains of
his family, as II will receive his own to .dav. The
tomb is on the summit of h owe, locking a wide
tract of cultivated land, aud the evcr-rolIing sea,
which pcas forth it solemn anthem almost to its base
The tomb was opened in the presence of Messrs J.
W. Page and John JOY, Of Boston, the LEROY fami-
y OF New York and some hall dozen others, either
immediate relatives, intimate friends Of the family
Yesterday morning also, the remains of the members
OF the Webster family were exhumed from "A vault
under st. Paul's Church, in Boston, and removed to
the tomb at Marshfed
The recent post mVrtem examination of Mr.. Web
ser, showed that the cerebral organs were of the
very largest known capacity, exceeding by thirty per
cent. the average weight Of the human brain; and
with on'y two known exceptions (Cuver and Deputy
tren,) the largest of which there is an, record Ii is
also worthy Of remark, says the Atlas tina, n we'll
marked effusion upon the Ar;.chnoid membrane was
discovered III these Investigations, although there
were no pcrccptibc evidences of any lesion during
Mr.. Wcbser's lifetime. Ii is supposed to have been
caused by his scverye fall from his carriage in Kings
ton last spring. 1t is a remarkable nhysioIorc,l f,c
that an injury which would have Impaired the intel
lcct II not ut caused death, in another should
IN this instance have lccn attended with so little eX-
tcrnai evidence OF so important injury to a vital
organ.
The Rev. d.. Putnam Of Roxblwv, in his has; Sab
bath discourse the death of M. Webster stated
that the Coored servants Of Mr.. Webster, who fol-
lowed his remains 10 the grave, originally slaves
ut the South, and had been purchased and cmancipa-
ted by Mr. Webster, and had since remained
voluntarily in his service, attached aud faithful do
mcstics.
The NOTF or MAssACHUsETTs-The Lowell
Courier says, the election in this State Yesterday re-
suited in the choice Of Scott Presidential Electors
by a plurality Of seven thousand and three hundred
over the Pierce ticket. The Wing vote through the
State was not all out by ten fifteen thousand and
dlscsoditabe the fac, is, some fifteen hundred or
two thousand voters in Boston, calling themselves
w higs, but better known Webster men, gave
their sutiaScs TO Pierce, the free trade candidate.