The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-09

take great pleasure in stating that they come
highly commended by some OF the most lnnuen-
tal citizens and Societies IN the Union, and
their visit among us may be hailed as suspicious,
and their labors blessing to our infant Terri
tory Our best wishes accompany them in their
future pilgrimage through lfe's rough and
eventful course.
The Westfalisehe Zeitung publishes re-
markable instance of fanaticism, which lately
occurred near Bonn, in the beginning of August
last:
A young theological student of this place
(Bonn) went out to GOdensburgh, village four
miles south of Bonn, taking with him four nails
eight inches long, a hammer and file. Having
dined at the Hotel Blisner. he walked out into
a neighboring grove and sought out tree which
bore some resemblance to a cross, and crucified
himself upon it. First he nailed his feet fast to
the tree, driving each nail four inches into the
wood. He then, after driving nail into
branch on the right and filing its outer eXtrem-
ity sharp, nailed his left hand to the opposite
branch Having thus fastened both feet and his
left hand to his cross, he struck his right upon
the sharpened nail The first attempt appears
to have been unsuccessful, as his hand was sadly
torn. Whether, overcome by pain, he now call
ed for assistance. or that people by chance pass
ed by, it matters not; he was soon after found
tainted away, hanging from the nails. AS, how
the nails from the tree, they cut it down and
carried it into the village of GOdensberg Here
he was separated from his cross, put on board a
steamboat, brought back to Bonn and placed in
the hospital, where he lies in fair way of re-
covery. The writer gives the physician who at
tended him as his authority, and adds that the
facts are well known throughout the city.
SPIRITUAL Enthusiastically meetings of the
rappers continue at Boston. At the meeting on
last Friday evening, says the Mail, Andrew
jackson Davis the Poughkeepsie seer, came
forward, and read to the audience an account of
three visions that appeared to him during the
present month. He informed them that st.
John told him that Church and State were two
thieves, between which truth was crucified. also
that in evidence Of conversion to spiritualsm
were seen the increased love manifested by con-
verts for their fellOw-man Mr. Davis says that
in order to be in fit condition to receive spir-
itual communications, mediums should have no
undigested meat on their stOmachs, for himself,
he finds nothing better than crackers and cream.
Not bad to take.
A Fowl REPORT.-Fars are not always Just
what they are cracked up to be- For in
stance there was at the Rensselaer, Co. Fair
last week an unusually large and choice display
of Poultry. Now Poultry is one of our most
cherished institutions and should not be tr-
fed with. Therefore we were surprised to see
so faulty and ridiculous a report as the Poultry
committee made in the award of premiums
Here are two or three instances:
ar. Howard, of Troy, for best crO,rer and
two hens. $500; do, do, Polands do. do, $500:
J. Wemple, Troy, game do, $500 George Vail
Troy, turkeys, $500 /. EdmondsOn. Qargc)
geese, $500; Mr.. Vaughn, one pair of pigeons.
spangled Hamburghs, $500
Mr.. Howard receives So, for the " best crocc-
er and two hens but the committee make no
IF thp har a
poultry buyer or financer would scarcely know
what to write for if he wished to purchase q
premium Grower or hen. The next award
So for :. do. do. rolands, do. do is a blind
one We doubt if the committee could inter-
pret its meaning We are not informed what
sort of game fowls Mr. Wemple took a So
premium for, nor whether Mr.. Wallis turkeys
were white, black, wild or domestic. Mr.. Ed
mOndson's geese are labelled large but
whether they are Bremen. African common
we are left to guess. But to clap the climax of
this precious illustration of the committees
wisdom, we find Mr.. Vaughn taking premium
for pair Of spangled Hamburger pigeons! Il
creature that has no existence save in the brains
of the committee and the record of this report;
or if it has, it will rank as most rare spec-
men of Notwithstanding less than half
pigeon and half golden Poland. fowl!
We do not dispute the ability of the commit
tee to sit i'm Judgment on field pumpkins and
short horned Durhams but of Poultry they GER
tainly know too little to be useful members of
society in rection.-.7ibany Register.
TERRIBLE CAMpHENE ExPIOsIoN-.f Mother
and Child Burnt to Death-The Coroner yester-
day held an inquest at the house No. $50 LIST
avenue. upon the bodies of Mrs Rebecca Doyle
and her infant, child seven months old, who
died on Thursday night by the explosion of
camphcne lamp. From the testimony TAKEN 1t
appears that the husband ST Mrs. Doyle had re-
turned home Unexpectedly on Tuesday night
at a late hour, he having on Monday gone to
Wards Island to work, with the expectation OF
not returning home until Wednesday evening.
On entering the house, he was very angry that
his wife. who was in bed, had not prepared tea
for him, and finally left the house. but at mid
night returned, much intoxicated, and IN a
great passion. He still persisted in having his
supper, and his wife arose and prepared 1t for
him. After he had finished eating, he took the
light, and was going about the house with it,
when it got blown out. Mrs. Doyle relightcd
and placed it in bureau, where it soon after
burst, scattering the blazing contents in every
direction The deceased with the child in her
arms, ran to eytinguish the flames. when her
clothing and that of her child took fire, and be-
fore assistance could be procured, both mother
and child were shockingly burned A physl-
clan was soon in attendance, and applied suta-
BILE remedies, but the skill proved unavailing,
and thew died as above stated. The jury rem
dered verdict on each case, of death by burns
accidentally received by the explosion of a cam
phene lamp Mrs. Doyle was a native of Ire
land, "a years of age. 1t is probable that while
Doyle was carrying the lamp about the house.
some of the fluid found its way to the outside,
and this was the cause of the explosion.-Jour-
nal Of Commerce.
New YoRK.-The New York Tribune. in re-
marking on the Wing State nominations says:
'The Wings are united, enthusiastic and con-
fdent; while thousands who have hitherto OPP
posed US will now vote for Scott & Graham.
We cannot lose New York unless by some ut
teriy inconceivable treachery or local detection.
Stoiid apathy might destroy us; but where does
it exist, Disaffection might prove disastrous:
but who is disaffected. The masses are for
Scott; the poor and humble love him; the ar