The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-22
NUMBER 6.
RAILROAD EARNINGs.-The following are tha
Railroad returns from September, as far as re.
ceived, in tabular form:
RAILROAD RECEIPTS FOR SEPTEMBER.

RAILROAD RECEIPTS FOR SEPTEMBER.
Erie, S512.634 S375.076
Hudson, 134,07S 99,4jf
Little Miami, 1926 55,4s7
Milwaukee, 35, ,434 1S0oa
New Haven. S4I42 10000
Cleveland d Pittsburgh, 42S71 44.004
Chicago q Rock Island, 53,25l Not Cpd
Southern Michigan. I9S, ,4OI lI5,2S9
Buffalo & New York City, 36,272 Not Cpd
y New Hampshire editor while recently trav-
cling, had his wallet abstracted from his pocket
by an adroit ck-pocket. while indulging in y
short nap. The thief was so disguised with the
result of his exploit that he returned the plum
der by express to the address written inside the
wallet. with the following note:
lou miserable skunk, hears your pockit-
book. don't keep no sich. For a man dress
ed so well as you was to go round with wal
lit with nuthin in it but u lot of newspaper
scraps, ivory tooth comb. too newspaper
stamps. and pass from railrode dircctur is
contemplate impurstion the public. As
hear you are a editur, return your trash. l
never robs any but gentlemen
There is an honest blacksmith in Cleveland,
who clears his ten dollars day on an average,
while one of his near neiGhbors is starving OH
profession. A very mschievons thing is pride.
We knew d lady who a dozen years ago could
not ' endure the thought of her sons working
at a trade. One of the young gents is now OF
fciating in the capacity of 4uartermaster- gem
eral to a strolling music grinder while the 9TH
er is foreman of an institution for blacking
boots.-CIereland True DEM
"Look here said tipsy individual, who
was hanging by lamp post Look herel
didn't you know that you'd no right to go by
me in that way?'' why not, my friend." ask
ed the person addressed, who recognized in the
tight 'un " an old acquaintance. because,
it's agin the law" Against the law" 'Why
you used to know Bill Nelson when be vas--a
highly different individual to what he is now
and thcrs big law agin passing an altered
BWr'
A bibulous individual volunteered to go and
dig dandelons for a farmer, provided he could
be furnished with black-strap' and bread and
cheese for the excursion. After a halfday's
absence he returned with nothing but an emp
ty basket. While he himself was very full.
Where are the dandelions, Jcrry?;' the far
mcr inquired.
why, the basket is full" said Jerry, feeLly
'Full! there's not a dandclion OF any other
herb in it,;
Baskets full. tell yer, (hic) only they re so
small this year yer (hic) can't see EN-
Madame de Stal, one night cxpatiating ON
the merits of the French language, and iIust-
rating her meaning by the word sentiment,
which has no exact equivalent in English. Lord
Palmerston answered her that We had a phrase
which to a nicely expressed the sentiment of
the French--namely, % Tis all my eye and Bet
ty Martini
The Printers Literary Union, society re-
Gently established at Cambridge. Mass, COM
posed of master printers and journeymcn have
issued proposition for adopting national uni-
form standard in the use of capital letters, in
spelling, division aid punctuation
a youth in ST. Louis became soinlignant he
canse rcd-headed girl took a mslIke to him,
that he seized a broad-aXe and chopped off his
head. and afterwards threw his dead body into
the riverr Since which time neither has been
heard of. His friends fear he has committed SUI
icide. We shouldn't wonder if he had Pco-
pie who chop off their heads are very apt to do
so
Although Mrs. Jones is near sighted, she saws
she was never angry but once, and that was
when she looked at passing steamer, and mis-
took the swtch-tail movement of light gray
horse for the flirting of a white handkerchief Of
an expected friend. We don't blame the old
lady such a blunder would certainly annoy a
saint.
JonN MITCHELL AND JONI MARTIN.--The New
\ lOrk Times has received letters confirming the
fact of the escape of the above named Irish ex-
lies, from Van Dicman's Land. We are glad to
chronicle their escape, and hope soon to hear
of their safe arrival in the United States.
INDIAN BATTIE.-The battle with the In
dans in Oregon, in which Gen. Lane was
wounded and Capt. Armstrong killed, was
fought on Rogue River, on the 18th of August,
between 9S whites and $50 Indians. OF the
Indians, 10 were killed and 30 wounded ; of the
whites 3 were killed and wounded
A FAST SroRY.-An Englishman was bras-
ging of the speed on English railroads to u
Yankee traveller seated at his side, in one of
the of a - fast train > in England. The en-
ginc bell was lung as the cars neared station.
1t suggested to the Yankee an opportunity Of
taking down his companion a peg OF two.''
whats the noise p innocently inquired tho
Yankee.
ave are approaching a town., said the Eng
lishman ; "thcy have to commence ringing
about ten miles before they get to station. or
else the train would run by it before the bell
could be heard! Wonderful, isn't it? l sup
pose they haven't invented bells in America
yet?"
"Why, yes" replied the Yankee, we've got
bells but can't use them on our railroads. We
run so tarnal fast that the train always keep
ahead of the sound no use whatever; the
sound never reaches the village till after the
train gets by"
"Indeed.'' exclaimed the EngIishman.
"Fact," said the Yankee, had to give up
bells. Then We tried steam whistles-but they
wouldn't answer either. was. on a locomotive
when the whistle tried. We were going at a
tremendous rate-hurricanes were nowhar. and
had to hold my hair on. We saw a two-horse
wagon crossing the track about five miles
ahead, and the engineer let the whistle on,
screeching like a trooper. 1t screamed awfully
but it wasn't no use. The next thing knew,
was picking myself out of pond by the road
side amid the fragments of the locomotive,
dead horses, broken wagon, and dead engineer
lying beside me. Just then the whistle came
along, mixed up with some frightful oaths that
had heard the engineer use when he first saw
the horses. Poor fellow he was dead before
his voice got to him. After that we tried lights
supposing these would travel faster than sound.
We got some powerful that the chickens
woke up all along the road when he came by,
supposing it to be morning. But the locomo-
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