The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-03

A lady for my ssLeech."
SINGULAR HAIITCINATION.-A young man Of
about "a years, was last evening brought to the
Second District StatiOn-hOuse, and confined
therein, for his singular conduct in the streets.
Upon being Intercepted by the officer in at
tendance to ascertain whether he was sane or
crazy he told the official, in answer to ques-
ton put to him concerning the cause of his sin
gular conduct, q" that he was either trotting
horse or q jackass," and it puzzled him greatly
to determine which of the two specimens of the
ouadruped he belonged to. But" said he
" if people would not time me- when l go
through the street, and say, he's a trotter,'
shouldn't let out-shouldnt show them my
time. Why, do you know that am entered for
the next trot at Saratoga Springs, going to
sulkey, best three in five and amt in no con-
dition to trot either The poor fellow was al
lowed to cool down, and after sleeping few
hours, was this morning taken to Utica.-.alba-
ny Transcript.
A HAsTY MATCH.-About as good an instance
illustrative and confrmatory of the aphorsm
that there is "lovc at first sight" as often
transpired in this queer world, came under the
observation of one of the youthful CharOns who
navigate, pcndulum-like, the qucenly, fair sill
very Ohio, lin other words, ferryman,) yes
Kentucky towns, and seeing lady take pas
sage for Ohio, was fascinated and concluded to
go back. The lady had in her hand a daguerre-
otype, and the young Cincinnatian had the au-
dacity to ask to look at it, that he might Judge
Of its artistic beauty. The likeness was handed
him, and in a moment his assurance had so
grown with his enthusiasm, that he begged to
keep the counterfeit presentment. The lady
told him that the picture went only with the
original, and he then plead for both, and ,ras
accepted. The happy pair left the boat in COM
pany.-Cm. Com. Tug. 9.
A CLEAN SHIRT UNDER DIFFIcrIrIEs.-Thosc
Of our readers who have their clean shirts. &c.
three times week, nicely aired and ready for
use at their beds head, may hardly know many
OF the difficulties in the way of cleanliness
which the very poor have to encounter. One
poor lad in my district destitute of a home.
living at a three-penny lodging, when he could
OBTAIN three pence, and in cars stables or stair
cases and elsewhere when he could not, lately
pleased me very much in the matter of cleanli-
ness. lie had but one short, but he managed
TO keep it clean; and inquired of him how he
was enabled to do 60. ''Why. you see, sir
SAID ne, - goes to some bye place. and there |
whips Off my shirt; well then / runs to a blind
alley (eul de sac) up Whitccross street. where
some waste hot water runs from some works
through pipe in the wall and there washes
my snirt We'll, then | runs to the lime kiln.
1ne otner SIDE OF Blackfriar's Bridge, and there
cries my Shirt and puts it On-a clean shirt
for met makes you feel so comfortablc 7
can bear no filth. "-Fanderhiste's Mission to
the Dens Of London.
few years ago the Superintendent Ct the
nSs'ern haliroad, IN reply to Conductor who
esked the question =" How long shall we wait
1or 'ne up train when it is late, before we can
proceed ?'-said, Wait until the wheels
rust off, and then get new oncs.- Without
doubt the Superintendent would be voted an
Oh 1ogy by large portion of the commune
va man by no means fast enough for the
present generation, inasmuch as he would not
saAe the FISK of landing his passengers into
eselhity but preferred to allow them to crowl
u tne railroad, and dcnounce its slow manage
ment rather than to place in peril their lives
and limbs-Courier.
Col. COLLIER ARREsrED.-On Tuesday. nj
nteubenville, U. S. Marshal j. w. Fitch. arrest
81 Col. James Collier, on writ ordering him
10 De taken to San Francisco. Instantly upon
Sne arrest hdbeas corpus issued. and Col. Col
her being brought before Judge Jewett, the
nearing was postponed till September 9th
Inc bail was fixed at 5000; and an hundred
persons rose in Court to offer themselves as Sc
eurlty.-Clereland Herald.
iHE ADMINISTRATION AT DIsCOuNT.-Tbt
democratic Young Mems State Central Commit
zee assembled at Albany last week to make ar
rangements for the Fall Campaign. A faml,
quarrel broke out on the spot, after a fierce
discussion the following resolution. cndorsin,
the National and State Administration. wa
contemptnously laid upon the tablet. G. reiec
Sed) by the vote annexed -
heSolced, That we approve of the course r
FRANKLIN Pierce and HOratio Seymour. in IN
administration of the General and State Gov
ernments, respectively, and that we bcliey
Shey have been guided therein by sincere de
sire to advance the best interests of the Count
~ ana State, and to perpetuate the Union ant
success OF the Democratic party.
Mr.. Cutting moved to lay the resolution OF
tne table. Accepted to-ayes IL, noes 5.
.9yes-Messrs. Bogardus, Taylor, Burr. Han
lord. French, Fowler, Mcneil STARTS, Lyon. Gal
lagher, Cutting-Il.
.Noes-Messrs. Burton Clark, Dllaye, Star
Declined-Rynders-1
Inc Albany Argus, the old standby of Dem.
ocracy In the Empire State, endorses this nro
ceeding and cody holds it up as warnind tr
democrats in and out of Office, in New YorI
and out fit. 0'
AfEMALE SwINDLER.-1t is stated that e.
male IN Wheeling, Va, by representing hersel
TO be the daughter ola deceased Irish gentleman
and the sudden and unexpected heiress of &
large legacy, has succeeded in procuring loan.
ana endorsements from several fthe citizens
amounting altogether to some $4,000 and thai
sne purchased goods from Quecnsware and dry
goo9 stores to the amount of $4,000, which she
dorsements, '"' '''"' "l'u en
Stage koBBED.-We learn, that Monday night
the boot OF one of the stages comino ont nj
Rockiord had the straps cut. and three trunks
passengers. 'eionseo 70
=, PASSING AwAY.-James Holmes, a sold;or .,
the Revolution, died recently in Osweao in
Tioga County, in the Goth year of his oso IT IT
was engaged in the battles of Germantown ~