The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-02-12
NUMBER %.

CIKcrxsTANTIAL EvIpENcE.-A few years ago.
man by the name of johnson, a pedlar, stop.
ped at the house of one Hughes, in Madison,
Me-, and was never afterwards heard of until
recently. Some time after Johnson stopped
with Hughes, the latter was drowned. and his
wife became insane She declared her husband
the murderer OF johnson, and circumstances
gave plausibility TO her story. Now johnson
turns up in California, and the children Of
Hughes are thus relieved of the stigma Of being
the offspring of murderer.
LONDON contains for its three millions of in
habltants, thirteen general hospitals possessing
collective staff of l40 to $50 physicians and
surgeons with at least an equal number of
medical practitioners. The hospital patients
amount 10 the astounding number Of 5000
annually.
TERRIBLE CAsCALTY.-A sad CALAMITY oc-
CURED on the railroad, near Steubenvilie. on
the 18th. tunnel had been eycayated about
l5 feet, in which there were ten persons. When
When the rock roofing gave way and crushed
five of the men to death instantly. Another
had his leg badly broken. Those at work near
the mouth escaped.
SnEvEH MINES IN a FoG.-The Washington
Union says that DR.. Gardeners party are Will
ing TO swear to the existence of the alleged
mlncs They also assert that they offered to
show them to the commissioners, but that thew
refused to follow their directions.
NUILlFIcATIoS.-A practical illustration OF
nullliication lately came off ut the Columbia
College, South Carolina. OF the l35 students
there, 10 have left because the trustees refused
to abolish compulsory attendance at the Com
mons Hall.
MAN kILI.Ep-A bloody afray occurred on
FRANKLIN street, Tuesday evening. the 25th uIt..
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another OF the name Of Cooper. High words
and some blows passed between them. when
Cooper seized knife and stabbed Weston. iu.
iLcting several severe wounds, of which he has
since died. Weston was sub contractor on
the RallroaG.-G0l. .EGu.
THE BIEI.E.--L:eut NJ T. Maury. OF the Na.ion-
al Observatory, Washington, delivered a lee
ture IN New York, on the llth inst. in the
course ol which lie said: Il have always found
IN u, my scientific studies, that when could get
the Bf6lc to say anything upon the subject, it
always afforded me firm platform to stand
upon. and another round in the ladder by
which l conld safely ascendo
WAR IN FIoEIDA.-The Editors of the Savan.
nah Courier state that they have seen letter
from Florida stating that Billy Bowlegs and his
followers have formally declared war against
the United States.
The same letter mentions painful rumor
that Gen. Hopkins and small force under his
command had been taken prisoners by the In
dians.
Major A. G. Johnson, formerly of the 18th re-
giment in Mexico, has been chosed Brigadier
General OF the troops now being raised by the
authorities for the purpose Of driving out the
Indians
SAVT CASAI"-This important subject of lcgis-
lation is before the Michigan Legislature. and
IN the Senate has elected considerable debate.
We trust steps viii be taken 10 secure the carly
construction ofthe work.-Clere. Herald.
MAINE LAW IN RHODE Is1.ASD.-Thc new Ii.
quor law OF this State, to take the place of the
one declared unconstitutional by judge Curtis,
Is full as stringent as the former law.
| FIRING UP.-Thc Cincinnati Gazette states
that the liquor bar on the new mail boat Tele-
graph No. 3, has been rented for the sum Of
$4,000 per annum. A blow up may be expect
ea. Inc same paper states that Il female on
the canal. on Monday night. had torty-two
drunken fits in two hours. She should travel
on the Telegraph No. 5.
The Perpetual Insurance Company of St.
Louis, has declared an annual dividend of 35
per cent. The Marine Insurance Company. of
the same city, has declared an annual dividend
of So per cent.
| AN OLD EDiToR-Phineas Allen ESQ.,. the
senior editor OF the Pittsfleld, Mass. Sun. has
been publisher OF the same paper for So years!
He is welded to types and shadows"
WIG GovERNoEs.-Our democratic oppo-
ncnts have been wont to rejoice over the small
number of Whig Governors in the Union
only three out Of thirty-one we believe We have
now, however, to add two to the number-Mr,
Crosby, in Maine, and Mr.. Clifford, in Massa-
chusctts. The Wing party is not dead yet;
and we hope, before the year is over to have to
1ou T. ron fhof fho 1iCt Of =
been considerably enlarged.-Galena .7dp.
DEATH OF SENATOR UPHAM-Senator Upham,
of Vermont, died of smallpox The CORES
pondent of the New York Tribune SAYS, the
Sergeant alarms took the remains to the buri-
al ground, but the Sexton refused to receive
| them into the vault This produced DELAY
| till grave could be dug. The proprietOrs Of
the Irving House refused to allow the corpse to
remain in their house, and there was no public
! funeral.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. &c.
Yesterday at o'clock when the Mail train,
consisting Of cars of the Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroad, was opposite the New Brighton
Bridge, the middle car broke an axle, and was
precipitated down an embankment forty feet in
height. The other cars passed on. Several
passengers in the middle were injured, but
none were killed.
The following persons arc the principal suf-
ferers
Mr.. Scott, of the firm of Scott, Boxer & Co.,
had his head badly cut; Mr.. Moss, Of Philadel-
phia, had his leg broken Mrs. Chess, of Salem,
Ohio, had her back broken Samuel Scheduling.
er, German, going to New York, was injured;
Mr.. Skeen, of Pittsburgh, had his shoulder dis
located /; Ex-Sheriff Forsyth of this county, was
wounded badly in the breast.
Others received but slight contusions
UNCLE TOMS CABIN IN THE BALL RooM--At
the first masked ball in Paris, among the prin-
cipal characters were Uncle Tom, Topsy, Eva,
and Cass, from Mrs. Stoves novel.
| PRINTERS FESTIvAL.-The Printers of Chica-
so had grand celebration on the 18th. We
find the following paragraph in its published
proceedings in the Democratic Press
Mr.. Bross said there was friend at his right,
who he hoped would respond to this sentiment,
and introduced W. W. Huntington, ESQ.,, of the
Galena Gazette. Mr. Huntington was rece;ved