The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-10


CABLING THE Enthusiastically Tai. L.
Shaffner, of the st. Louis aud New Orleans line
of tclegraphs, reached our city. He has for
| some time past been engaged in constructing
telegraphc connections across the rivers that
intervene on the line and has succeeded to his
entire satisfaction. He laid across the Ten
ncssee. the Ohio at Paduch, the Mississippi at
Cape Girardeau, and the Maramcc, near its
mouth. strong cables, composed of wires, gutta
percha, and other substances, all very large
and as perfect as science can make them. They
are securely fastened to the shore and so I'M
bedded in the sand or bottom of the rivers. that
it is believed impossible for the drift or floating
ice to touch them. But if they should, it is be-
lieved they have strength enough to r sst any
pressure that may come upon them. That
across the Maramec was laid down day before
yesterday, and it, as all the Others although
many feet below the surface of the water, works
entirely satisfactory. With this improvement
we have no doubt this will prove one of the
most reliable lines in the country.-!Sf. L0uis
Republican.
GALENA.-This town is improving rapidly
this summer, indeed as fast as the men and ma
terials at hand will permit. New hope and life
rcigns everywhere. There is constant inquiry
for houses and stores, by strangers who wish to
establish business here. Most of the large stores
now building are already engaged We want
more MT chanic shops and manufacturers More
of the articles sold here should be made here,
that the profit of making may be added to the
profit of selling. Our workshops now are too
far off, though we have many prosperous ones
here at home. There are fine opportunities for
the investment of capital in Galena at the pre-
sent time, in a great many branches of active
business, and before another year we hope to
see many Of them improved. LaborlnS men
who want work, can now get it with good
wages. This is always sign of healthy pros
perity.-4dU.
ATTEMPT AT BRIRERY.-We understand that
yesterday morning. Andrew Findley, confined
in Jail with William kissanc, for the bank forge
ries, offered Henry Millcgc. one of the turnkeys
of the Jail, fifteen hundred dollars, if he would
give them an opportunity to escape. and ear
nestly cntreated him to accept. He replied
that he would give him an answer in the
course of the day. The turnkey informed She
riff HiglCn of their proposition, and soon after
gave them to understand that he would not ac-
ccpt their offer. We also learn, that in cOnse-
quencc ofthis new attempt for release. the She
riff has issued an order that VIM. Clarke. one of
their attorneys should not be admitted into the
Jail to see him.-Cin. Gaz.
Boot pegging machines are the latest Yankee
labOr-saving invention. and bid fair TO beat the
sewing machines. The Scientific American no.
tices pair of shoes pcgged by the machine in
vented by L. ID. Tripp. and patented in April
last. and prOnounccs the '.work well done, as
good as any hand work we ever saw" 1t states
that the machine will peg q No. boot or shoe
in halfa minute, or 80 pairs in one hour, if the
shoe coad be put in and taken out ir the same
me they are peggcd. 1t can be altered to suit
a different sized shoe or boot in two minutes,
and it will peg in any shape. +: l.. Norfolk,
Salem, Mass: is sole proprietor OF the patent.
New ORLEANS MoRTMIrY.-The number OF
deaths in New Orleans on the 23d was wv
This seems to have been about the average lor
the week previous. The mortality for the pre-.
vions week was 1878, OF which 1863 were OF
yellow fever Mr.. Holbrook, editor of the Pic
ayune. was one of the victims. He had arrived
from New York few days before he had before
had the fever and had lived in New Orleans
through several previous vistatiOns. The fe-
yer is so malignant, that no previous acclima-
ton seems to be proof against it.
A WARNING.-The Washing gton Union deems
it proper to say that, while the President has
appointed a number of men to Office who hare
been Freesoilers, yet he is pledged to remove
them the moment they give the slightest evI-
dence that they have not repudiated their Tor
mer opinions.
Two ladies walking under the Telegraph
wires, in Cornwall, Orange county: were struck
by lightning on Sunday. Mrs Gilmore was
instantly killed. the other is recovering; gem
tleman in their company had just crossed the
road when the crash came at the time there
was no appearance of thunder storm in the
Immediate neighbOrhood--ther was heavy
report, and some of the telegraph poles were
splintered.-.Nenburg Tel.
Two things can never be successfully coun-
terfeited modesty and common sense.