The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-01-22

charges existing agiins, him; he wasia very de-
pendent circumstance, disabled by laneness,
from manual labor, with most interesting wife
and Two young children, dependent on him for
support. His removal under these circumstances,
seriously affected his feelings and health. From
that time until his death. he was mostly confined
TO his house. The Council elected him secreia-
~, with the hope Of cheering and sustaining him;
but he was too feeble 10 discharge The duties Of
that Office On Saturday night last, at nine
o'clock, he died in the arms of his bereavcd wife,
leaving her aud hertwo little children, to strug-
gle with tile sorrows Of life. - 1"L
H. sCeLp WEArHEK.--I.ast Monday morning at
O'Clock A. NJ, it was 81 degrees below zero,
and they say, that at O'Clock, IT was at 81.
Still, our people were out about their usual avo-
! cations; and properly dressed, no enc experienced
any Inconvenience from cold. At o'clock p.
NJ, the mercury crept up to zero in the sunshine,
and basked in The heat until sunset, when il dove
down again, into the bulb. We hear of cold
weather everywhere East. At Lowell, in Saint
Louis and all along the lake shore. Teams have
been crossing the Ohio on the ice, at Cincinnati;
and milkman, who was driving his mike
along Front street, was killed by the exploding Of
one Of his cans Of milk, bursted by the frost, and
his horse and cart shivered into thousand frag.
ments. ~ .
The FUNERAL or Mn. TILpEN took place
on Monday at ii o'clock. He was buried in the
door-yard Of his residence. Several members o.
the Legislature were present; and but very few
women. II was bitter cold day. The Odd.
Fellows stood around the grave and performed
their usual funeral rites. The widow of the de.
ceased, frantic almost with grief, went to the
grave, leaning upon the arm Of the Rev. Mr.
Neill. The slnnting sun shons brightly and in
Sew and short were the prayers we said
The EXPRESS STAGE TO GALENA-Tht
ProPrIetors are now pushing along their enterpris.
their grand enterprise Of semi-weekly stag,
through. They started off Monday, with full
coach load of passengers. sEff
;. ABBOTT LAwRENcE.--lt seems that Mr.
Lawrence, our Minister to England, has insultet
Mr.. Todd, our Minister to Brazil The latte
called at Mr.. LIS residence in London, and wa
refused adnittance. When they met afterwards
Mr. Todd gave Mr.. l.. "a piece Of his mind.
We thiuk Mr.. Webster description Of MIR. Law
renee, was graphically true, when he pronounce,
him can xagseratcd shop keeper
CALIFoRNlA CoUsIER.--NVc have receive,
a number Of this journal, equalling, in edi,ora
ability as well us mechanical execution, the YER
first class of weekly journals in the world. /,
fact, it is the handsonest newspaper we hav
ever seen. As we have no California exchanges
we should like to exchange with the Courier
LEGrsLArrvE.-The reason why we have n
more legislative news this week, is, that there
none.
PUBLIC PRINrER.-We return warm thu nk
TO the Legislature, Ter their unsolicited vote 70
US, for share of the public printing. We TAX
IT as an acknowledgment on the part Of our Ter
ritory, Of thanks, for our untring labor and con
slant devotion to the interests Of the whole Ter
riiory, from before the time when Minnesota In
Territorial existence.
Neutrality-suspicious. M'In,osh is elected
MIR. Richards, voted for James NJ. Goodhue. w
did not solicit Mr.. Richards vote. lie gave i,
without the least reference TO securing our favo
and support, in h.s contest with Mr.. Wells, 70
the seat in The House. There was no corruptio
IN ii. MIR. Richards Just went, independently
for "the best man" We mention this, to pre-
vent any suspiscon that may exist, in the mind
: Of those who know Mr. Richards best, that
bought his vote for binder. ...s
EIGHTH OF JANUARY.--It was in contem
Plation Of many Of the liberal people Of our town
without party distinction, TO celebrate the ami
sersary of the battle Of New Orleans, By ba
} at Mazourka Hall. AT the solicitation Of Lo,
Monet and others, this was abandoned, and
was arranged to invite our people TO supper, o
the s,h, at Mr.. Moffet's. About two hours be
. fore supper time, hand-bill appeared, notifyin
the public, that the officers of the evening wer
all elected, and that persons would be wei
come at the supper, who did not wear the "or
ganisation' collar Of Rice and Robertson. Pa
iiticnl bigotry and prescription, Can 60 no farhe
than that. All Wings and nearly all liberia
Democrats, stayed away; and little kno, 9
about thirty, had every thing their own way. TIL
next time when Mr.. Moffst invites us to supper
urging his inritation, and then closes the doc
upon the great majority Of those invited at ii,
instigation of narrow political Bigot, it is to b
hoped that the thing will be seen through. TIL
shrewd ins,igator of this nice piece of party man
asement, who is daily cursed from the bottom O
their hearts for his Nretchcd party tactics, BY two
thirds Of those who have the misfortune 10 trail
in his company, is OWE brother Of that boy who
having imbbed his politics from "a Democrat
father, was SO prejudiced and bigo,ed, that whe,
he went to school. he refused to cipher in FEEDER
al money. -....
I MANUALLABoR ARMY.-Under preteuc,