The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-17
FACTS AND FANCIES.

eVenln9-ICO late THIS week.
- We have had frequent occasion of late to
aludc to the rapid increase of all manner of
rowdvism and crime in the city of our old home,
Cincinnati. Within the last year there have
been more murders and street-brawls than in
any other two cities of the country. Men NOV
ing in the first circles of society have been ar
rested, tried and convicted of the highest
crimes known to the laws, and official dignita-
ries have wallOwed in the same slough with the
justly claimed inmates of the Penitentary. In
fact, the Queen City has earned a reputation
which should make q son of hers, wherever
found, blush to own his paternity. The last
deed of blood however, which has disgraced
the streets-one of the most fashionable and
public streets of the polluted Queen, throws
all others in the back ground One of her very
best citizens-one of her most active and enter
prising mcrchants--a native of the city, and
during his whole life the beau ideal ola devoted,
thorough going Cincinnatian-the pride of his
fellows, the young men. and the admiration OF
his seniors, has been cut off in the very prime
of his life and usefulness by on armed assassin
who sought him on his quiet way to his dwell
ling. Jas. c. Hall has been murdered in the
streets Of his native city and well do we know
the deep and unutterable feeling of indignation
the act created in the breasts of all good citi-
zens. So far as we can learn, there was no pro-
vocation, save in the diseased and wicked mind
/ of the criminal himself Mr. Hall was postmas-
ter of Cincinnati under the late Wing admins
tratoa and a few weeks since was elected Pre-
sident Of the Ohio and Mississippi (St. Louis
and CincinnatD Railroad Company. The fol-
lowing paragraph which we find running
through our exchanges, briefly tells the whole
story. Ames was committed to jail lone hun
dred thousand dollars, which was offered by
his father having been refused as bail -
"a murderous ARRAY occurred in the streets
of Cincinnati on the evening of the I'd instant
James c. Hall. formerly Postmaster of that
city, and now President of the Ohio and Mssis-
sippi Railroad Company. was attacked by DR..
Ames returned Californian, who discharged
a pistol at him, the ball entering the abdomen
and lodged in his back. No hopes are enter
tanned Of his recovery. Ames and his family
sustain bad characters, and the assault is con-
! s!derel outrageous"
| P2EsENTATIoN.-Thc Grand Jury of Henne-
pin county Oil Saturday last. presented the Win
nehago Indians for dcpredatons upon the crops
and other property of the citizens thereof. The
prcsentment states that the Indians are aided
and allotted in their transgrcssions by one Will
! lis \. German, Governor of Minnesota and one
Jonathan +. Fletcher, their Agent. This is but
one Of the many disagreeablc results flowing
out of the late exchange of lands with the Win
nebagoes. The grand jury did what they thought
their duty. Eliphalet Case was foreman.
Tho Sioux Indians confined in Fort Smell
ling for numbering Chippewas, were released
last week, by habcas corpus granted by Judge
Chatleld. at the instance Of their attorney, Capt
| MARYLAND
- The District Court for Dakoka county,
Judge Chatiield, has been in session at Mendo-
la this week. Mendoza has presented more life
and activity during the time than at any peri
cd SIT c. the famous treaty Of 1851. The Court
was honored, in addition to its other officers,
with the presence of Mr.. Dustin, the newly APP
pointed District Attorney for Minnesota, who
arrived by the Nominee on Sunday.
PREcIscr MEErINGs.-The Wing meetings in
the two precincts of st. Paul on Thursday night
were largely attended. and the action harmoni-
Gus. The delegates will confer with those from
other precincts Of the county in regard to the
time of holding the convention. The proceed
ings will he found published elsewhere
TEMPERANCE CoSyESIloS--We had hoped to
receive for this number the proceedings of the
Temperance Convention held at St. Anthony
ON ednesday. hut they did not come to hand.
The meeting was very largely attended and the
proceedings marked by enthusiasm and harmo-
ny We understand the political ground TAX
en- in the resolutions was, that it is the duty
OF the advocates of prohibtory law not to
make separate party organization, but to sup
port candidates in whatever party found who
: are known to be in favor of the measure.
CArGHr.-A fellow calling himself Smith-of
course he was Smith-hired horse and bug
~ oil "illoughby Il Powers one day last week,
to go as he said, to Taylor's Falls. AT SILVIA
ter he took the wrong direction, and was seen
the next day rapidly passing the stage station
at the head of Rush river, on the Prairie din
Chen road. 'Grif' an old hand about the sta
bic, who resides at the station. suspecting all
was not right, collected two or three of his
neghbors and gave pursuit. They overhauled
Mr.. Smith in the big woods near the Eau Ga
la, and upon closely questioning him he own
ed up Mr.. Smith was induced to believe
1t would be conducive to his health to continue
MS Journey on foot. The horse and buggy were
brought back
DR. fRASkLIN.-This popular packet came
iil'o Tue line again this week, after repairs from
oanages previously sustained. The Captain
celebrated the occasion by giving our young
foiks hop on board, Tuesday light. twas
aloyous occasion.