The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-08

thorlty to purchase the Massachusetts lands,
have concluded contract for this purchase.
This must, by its terms, be ratified by the Le-
| gislature of Maine, on or before the 5th of Oc-
tober next. The Legislature is called together
with view to this ratification. When it meets
it is probable that renewed attempts will be
made for the election of United States Sena-
tor 1t will be remembered that at the last ses-
sion Hon. Vim. Pitt Fessenden was elected
Senator on the part of the State Senate. but the
House failed to concur with the selection. At
one time however. Mr.. Fesscndcn wanted but
three votes of an election, and as the Executive
appointments make several vacancies, which
may be filed by Wings, it is quite possible he
may be chosen on the part of the House when
it asscmbles.-BOstOn .4tids.
John Y. Mason, the last candidate spoken Of
as likely to be Mr.. Picrce's Minister to the
Court of st. Cloud was member of both Ty-
Ter and Folks cabinet, and was described by
Col. Benton as "a man ,chO only ,cants his BEL
y full Of oysters, and his hands fuH Of cards!'
Gen. Gadsdcn, our new Minister to Mexico,
on presenting his credentials to Santa Ala was
received with cordial assurances of desire for
friendly relations with the United States. Spite
o. the attempts to magnify our Mexican diff
cuties. it is probable that any national quar-
rel would have to be, like the last one, entirely
of our own getting up.
braska has Indian blood in his veins He was
born in Wayne county, Michigan. in 1900. His
father was captured when a child, by the Wy
andot Indians, and married halfbloOd Wyan-
dot girl. The Governor, William Walker, is
her son. He was educated at Kenyon College,
Ohio He was seventeen years Postmaster at
Upper Sandusky. Ohio. In 1886 he was elect
cd Chief of his nation, the Wyandots In 1884
he removed with them to their new home west
of the Mississippi, and on the 2Gth of July. of
the present year, as our readers already know,
was elected Provisional Governor of Ncbras-
ka.
CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-Thc Messrs. Morgan.
contrac tors for the masonry of the Railroad
Bridge in this city. are at work on the eastern
abutment. After removing the earth to the
depth of fifteen feet. piles are driven with
heavy weight, and these being cut off level
with the ground and a foundation of fine rock
laid in cement prepared. huge rocks are laid
upon them, also fastened with cement. They
may be found there two thousand years hence
properly in their places. we imagine, if the
world continues so long. All the masonry of
this road in this vicinity, we judge, is being
built in the most substantial manner. learn
that tie road from Freeport to Nora will be
ready for the cars ly the first of November,
and that the track will soon thereafter be laid
about ten miles further. and that additional
force will be put on between that point and
Galena.--Gai. .idrcrtistr.
THE FEvER.--The number of intermcnts at
New Orleans. on the lGh was so, of which GO
were OF yellow fever The total for the week
was 500. of which $50 were offcver The grand
total since the commencement of the epidemic
is 0'30, of which { ,S24 died of yellow fever.
! PROSPECT OF WAE.-A correspondent of the
New Orleans Picayune writing from I.avacca
county. Texas SAYS that an omen of war il now
jSill n N uhi fhn nbat,
tants that region say has never failed of its
result since the time of the Republic of Texas.
This is the fact that large number of the
Mexicans living in the neiehborhood of the
Rio Grandc are departing for Mexico.
NARROW EsCArE--Yestcrday, soon after the
arrival of the Luella in port. little girl fell
of from the lower deck into the river. Her
father. who could not swim. lcapcd after her,
caught her by the hair when they both sunk,
and were rescued with dificHty.--GaI. .7dr.
TIE METHODIST Book CONcERN-A most stir
king illustration Of the wonderful increase of
J Mcthodism in the United States of the energy
and vitality Of It's Ministry. of the efforts which
| they arc making to extend their doctrinal and
/ dcnomlnational views as well as to promote
healthy moral condition Of society. is to he
! found in the extent and success of their publish
ing establishments at New York and Cincinnati.
known as the Methodist Book Concern and
the large circulation of their various pcriodi-
Gals. Since the commencement of the Rock
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iiSh,ts Va, c ioih INV, "i" ,iiiEHi"'i e1'a-
'is"ni.H'r, Ee'!iS lorth 'heir CONDITION ana the
' y, ''r.i business ~. 'or .he Prcseh. year.
o, w o''''''' 'nc ING interesting
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n,ont or,n,,,t. w., W. NV ~" VI tS.".si'-
| IFS val psfo tri NJ, I,,;I
80 VI. I's '.' es'a.c III ne" ork, buildings:
n,to'i,'s w. 1o''4 90 %, mas invested
III pu"i.o 'ochS some sdo."vo- us present cash
'sSe,' ar sn'ii "' 9io31.. us DOCKS ana sheet
<to'N ." n.o Il Mot'n , To- LOU %. ihere are
" ,, on NOTES ana accounts sZlo.ZoZ ~. The
rIaph.ticS are oniy sz'?3o DO, which deducted
from tolal assets leaves The actual capital of the
concern Sb'6Nii A.? The sales turing the past
year amounted TO $3.50. 81. The sum re-