The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-09
NUMBER 43.

"OrR FLAG Is THERE''-Mr. Bryant. in let
DR.. King, the American missionary, with the
government, says:
"One Sunday large crowd of Greeks, led
by a priest of their church, assembled in his
house aud garden to hear one of his discourses.
His subject was the duty of religious federation.
At the close the priest asked question con-
corning some things advanced in the discussion
to which Dr. King gave a prudent answer. The
priest then demanded an explanation of certain
positions laid down in another discourse, which
DR.. King declined giving at that time, Observ-
ing that he would agree to appoint almost any
other day for the discussion. The multitude
Immediately joined the priest in demanding that
the discussion should go on at that moment,
with such fury and noise that his friends thought
his life in danger. 1t happened at the time that
the American Consul was absent from Athens,
and the functions of the Office were delegated
to DIR. King. An American flag day or two
previous had been received by DR.. King from
Washington. In the midst of the tumut, at
the very moment when the multitude seemed
ready to tear him in pieces, he bethought him.
self Of the flag, and hastily unrolling it, let it
stream from one of the windows As soon as
the mob saw it their clamors were hushed;
they began to dsperse in the utmost haste, and
in five minutes not one of them was left in the
house OF garden"
SEVENTEEN SKELETONS UNEARriIED-A num-
Der OF workmcn making excavations at the base
of Bergen Hill, across the meadow, lust back
of lloboken, New York, for the new plank road
from Patterson, accidentally unearthcd Sirfeen
or serenfeen human skeletons, the most Of them
in a tolerable state Of preservation. Some med
lcal gentlemen having been Informed of the cir
cumstance, repaired to the spot and gave it as
their opinion that the bones were those of the
Red Men, who, at some ante-revOlutionary pc
riOd had lighted their watch fires and reared
their wigwatns OH those romantic slopes. The
dimension of one of these skeletons show that
there were giants in those days" his measure
mcnt being something like seven feet and his
whole frame III Otherrespccts surprising that OF
ordinary men, The others seemed to be about
the average length and build. 1t is thought
that the largest skeleton was a Chief, or brave
among his tribe, and several articles which have
been found in the earth where he was inferred,
lead one to conclude that at all events he had
been person OF distinction among them. His
remains appear to have been originally cnclos-
ed in a boX-but his wooden enclosure had long
since been eaten away by the tooth of time.-
Twelve wrought iron spikes each about three
inches in length were fastened around his frame.
Near by. were discovered thirty or forty cannon
balls, weighing six pounds each. The skeletons
were dug from little hllock covered over with
ii Shiooth suffsttc oi SftSS. ho toubt al Ntiitabic
Indian mound, so often discovered in the West
crn country.
\ CHAPTER on BoNNETs.-Thc Home Journal
contains the following, which may be interest
ing to our lady readers
Donncts without fronts we are used to and
the last Partisan novelty is a bonnet without y
crown! These bOnncts,' says Paris letter,
have three great qualitics-light as feather,
transparent as gauZe, and hanging on the head
Ike NcapOlitan plateau. This bonnet is an
asscmblagc of flowers ribbons and lace point
of tafetas. richly embroidered, serves support
to deep black lace, embroidered in large dots
with straw. which shades the knot of plated
hair, which falls on the nape of the neck. We
hav" said 'honnrtS without crowns - are we
sure they have any front! We can scarcely
say; if the narrow black lace which edges it,
playfully falls on the forehead and gracefully
encirclcs the face, is the only front-we certain
ly dare not give this eOiftTe the name of bon
net. On each side lunches offlowcrs; as we'll
as the broad strings, complete the harmony.
The designs are embroidered to match the
plateau. This Ionnct requires particular at
tention in the dressing of the hair. The summit
of the head must be left free, and the hair an
ranged quite low. These bonncts are destined
to create sensation in the fashionable world
but only the very pretty and the very young
dare to adopt this novelty"
INFLUENCE OF RAHKoADs--Thc Galena Jcf1er-
sonian says, along the line of the Central Rail-
road, between Galcna and Frccport, several
new and thriving villages are springing up in
the vicinity of depots, which bid fair to be po-
pulous and thriving villages. Surrounded as
they are by nice agricultural country, which
has heretofore been so great distance from
market they cannot fail to become places of
business Importance.
TIE CASE OF THE INDEPENDENCE.-The Grand
Jury in the District Court of San Francisco
have ignored the bill against Capt. Sampson,
of the Independence, for manslaughter, but say
if they had power, would bring bills against
the owners and agents of Eanderbilt's line, for
miserable outfits, unscawOrthiness and unjusti-
fable negligence, which caused the loss of over
200 lives.
The North British Daily Mail has the follow
ing, under the title of singular 1t might
have added .iftruc.' A little girl had her left
eye so completely covered with white spcck
that it was rendered sightless. A few days
since, while amusing herselfout of doors, a dove
descended from neighboring dwelling house,
and, as if in search of food, removed the speck
with its bill, without causing the slightest inju-
ry, so that ever since the vision of the girl has
been perfect
At the meeting of gentlemen connected with
the railroads of this and other States, lately
held in Buffalo, an arrangement was entered
into, harmonizing, as near as possible, the con-
hicting interests of rival routes in this State,
Michigan and Ohio. The arrangement will
have to be submitted to the Boards of Directors
of the various lines for approval before it can
go into effect or be considered binding. Some
of the results arrived at, are as follows: The
fare for passengers lines in this State is to be,
from Buffalo to Albany, S5 so; Buffalo to New
York 50; Dunkirk to New York, 81 80. On the
Central line, passengers can go either by the
Hudson River Railroad or the Peoples Line OF
Boats from Albany to New iork:-Raiiroad
lines and Steamboat lines, west, ticket no far
thcr than Buffalo, leaving it optional with pas
scnpers to the Central or the Buffalo and New
York City route.-.N Y. Sun.
A farmer in Licking county, Ohio, late last
fall, bought 46 sheep for SOC. He sold his
wool this spring, at a home market, for $685. He
has, as an increase to his flock, 80 lambs. The
cost of keeping, he reckOned not over $40.