The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-01-08
The Secret Ballot.

generally to this just and salutary law gives the
following forcibie Illustration Of its benchcent
suits
moreover, it has been frequently asserted BY
the opponents of Democracy that there was no
necessity for such law--,hat there were no
Wings who would coerce those in their employ
to vote the Wing ticket.
Now mark the result and the operation Of this
law upon its first trial. Lowell, the greatest
manufacturing town in Massachusetts, and ore
which has been uniformly and reliably Wing
heretofore, now sendsten Democratic Rrpresen-
t'tNes to the Legislature in the place Of The ten
Wings that have always been elected from that
place. The Democratic vote is increased in that
city from s9i to ,3I2--a gain Of 45l. What
does this mean Ii cannot well be ascribed to
The condition., for the coalition was in force, and
just as thorough and effective, in Lowell last
year. But it can be explained by the fact hat
Lowell contains a large population of Iaboriug
men, who are employed in the factories there,
and who have 10 this election, for the first time
had The privilege Of voting as they please. The
result shows which way their political tendencies
are. BY The operation Of the secret ballot law ,
whi' h has been SO heartily opposed and r,dicu!ed
by the Wing press, they have revolutonized the
city and made relative difference Of 20 in the
Legislature.
sin Boston, where there is large amount Of
manufacturing under Wing control, the Demo
cratic vote has increased I.725, while the Wing
vote has fallen off about COO
"ln Roxhury the Democratic vote is larger
than that of last year by 2o3, while the Wing
vote has fallen off ESQ. Other towns where la
borers are employed, collectively exhibit similar
| increase Of the Democratic vote and falling off
Of Wing strength
"The result Of the FIRST election in Massa chu
sets under the secret ballot law would seem 10
indicate that The Wings had excellent reason for
the fears they entertained of that law"
WILD RIcE.-A correspondent of De Bow's
Review, says of this plant:
! ''lt grows in all the shallow lakes and lagoon
like expanses Of the rivers; and it is collected at
the harvest season by the Indian women who 20
I in canoes, two in each, one Of whom, pulling her
way through the reeds, bends over the canoe
each bundle, as she grasps it, while the other
strikes off the seed with the paddle In this way
a canoe load is soon gathered"
! The Peoria Democratic Press, ia speaking of
Illinois farmers, says a Mr.. Hays, of Dewitt CO.
has $500 hogs for market this season. @: which,
number 1900 will average 800 lbs. At the prices
which ut present promise TO obtain, these hogs
cannot bring less than $40, 900.
! II you wish to get good bargains, buy Of peo-
pie that advertise. The increased amount Of Gus
tom which judicious system Of advertising
brings to store, enables the proprietors TO sell at
smaller profits than those can afford to, " no ha
an accidental customer now and then.
| Excellence in any particular branch of busne So
is produced by constant and single devotion to
it, In Chicago, the butchers are exhibiting ,heis
skill in Strengthening and putting up cattle for mar
ket. On the 10th ult, Mr. Edward Silver slaugh-
tered hity-three head Of cattle, averaging coo
lbs. per head. in eight hours and forty minutes
He slaughtered an or aud made it ready for pack
ing about year since, in some five minutes.
A WIFE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY HEN
,HUsBAND.--The Warsaw New Yorker gives
the particulars Of an accident by which Mrs
True, Of Covington, wfe of WIN. True, wa.
killed by her own husband. Mr.. Il was driving
a stake into the ground, and q ruil was placed
for him TO stand upon, 18th one end in chail
and the other upon the sill Of the bara One
end Of the rail was held by Mrs. r.. to steady it
While Mr. L. was IN the act of striking upon the
stake with an axe, his feet slipped and ne fell To-
ward his wife, the striking upon her head
with such force Us to cause immediate death
No Witnessed this unfortunate accident ex.
cept the husband, who was thus made his wife ;.
execulioner. coroner's jury rendered yer.
dict ia accordance with the above statement.
| The THIEVES AT THE WORLDS FAIR
| lie iolal uuIi1DcI OF Hbluc AT Tile police
station at the Prince of Wales Gate, relatins
to offences within the building is twenty-five. d
which nine were for picking pockets, six for at.
tempts TO do 80. and ten for petty larcenies a
stalls. This remarkable fact has been account
ed for by the Lord Chief Baron, who in a speech
delivered at The anniversary dinner Of the South
West Middlesex Agricultural Society, on Tues
day, made the following statement: They l,at
heard, his lordship said, that although between
6,0O0,OO0 and 1000, 900 of people had visited
the building, only twenty-five offenders had beer
taken by the police within il. lie would tel
them the son. AT the first opening there were
only three doors opened for entrance. and The
persons entering were supplied with cards. which
directed them to places reserved for their accom-
modailon. There were police officers skilled il
the knowledge Of the persons Of The most re-
markable thieves in Europe, stationed at III,
doors; and when the members Of what wa
called 'the swell mob presented themselves
they received cards which sent them all to a par
ticular box, where some thIrty-sevcn member
of the con-iraternity found themselves assem-
b'ed TO practice upon the pockets Of one onolhe
-whereupon they came to the unanimous reso
luton that the police regulations were too perfec
for them, and SO they hid better 60 home
once.
Schools IN New MExICo.--The St Loui
Republican, Of Nov. 2, has the following inter
esting paragraph:
1--WE had the pleasure Of greeting the Rev
MIR. Reed Of the American Baptist mission, for
merly chaplain in the L. States army, direct from
santa Fe. Mr.. Z has been engaged in the wor
thy effort to establish schools in The territory
such as the Mexicans and Pueblo Indians wou!,
be willing to support. His labors thus far nav,
been emlnenily successful, and he visits III
United States TO procure means and teachers, an,
extend his schools into various paris Of the terri
tory. We trust his efforts will be seconde,
throughout the states, for there is ne portion O
the territory Of the United States tina, more emf
nen,!y needs tie schoolInaster than New Mexico
MIR. II. returns in the spring to Santa Fe.''
Col. BENTON The ashington correspon
dent of the Courier and Inquirer writes as lel
lows:
'Mr. Benton sets ont for Missouri cn Sa,urdsy
His grea. work on his experience in the Senst
and the general politics Of the country, during IN
last thirty years, is not so far advanced as wa
supposed. From the materials which have late
'y come into his possession, there can be no doul
that the work will become Of great and peculia
|, interest. have heard, that in addition TO III
documents and information which an indus,fieu