The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-06-04
NUMBER 80.

sheets from the form and lay them down SO,
carefully aud precisely, exclaimed:
Shade of Faust lit can almost talk
"Ialk, stranger - said little imp.J
perched up on pile ofpaper. "Talk lit can
say more in a second than You can repeat i'm
two hours! Talk talks six or seven folio
volumes every day it and others like it. have
before now talked the world into fits Talk,
indeed -
'Noush said,'' rejoined our friend, Il give
it up"
:, lax IIrLEs-The Macoupin Statesman says
mat a case in regard to State tax titles, was
ateiy decided by Judge Woodson, of that Cir
cult, against the validity of these claims gene
rally: In the opinion of the court, the State
acquired no title in the forfeiture. and conse.
quentiy none passed to the purchaser-
Chicago Jour.
A FATAL FIGHT.-Coroner McNulty held an
inquest on Tuesday, on the body Of Anthony
ODOnnell, who died from wounds received
from John Timbln, on Sunday last. 1t apnears
from the evidence before the Coroner. that
IImblln and ODonnell, encouraged by some
boatmcn, had agreed to have fight, and the
Doatmen were to see that no foul play was used.
They fought. and ODonncll was knocked
down. Timblin then kicked and otherwise.
bruised him. lie fingered till Tuesday and
died. Ilmbiin left on the Greek Slave on Mon
"'y, "iio Aiuo Hol Dccn tihCn. St. Louis anu
papers south, please notice.-Gaiena .4dr.
ANOTHER Fatal AccIDENr-Patrick Fitzpat-
rick. in the employ of the Central Railroad,
came to his death on Thursday evening, by the
falling in Of the bank on the west side Of the
river, below Capt. Gears. He, with several
others, was at work Immediately under the
bank, when it gave way, burying him com
pletcly. When taken out, he was dead. Some.
OF the other hands had very narrow escape.
lie leaves wife and child, we understand. Il.
Maquoketa, Iowa, where he lately resided
Galena .4dr.
EAST CorRrING.-M. ]. Hedges, conductor
on the New York and Erie Railroad. proposed
to Miss Henrietta Converse of Elmira, at 4,
r. NJ, was accepted Immediately, and at the
same evening the happy and expeditions pai
were married by the Rev. DR.. MurdOck. That
might be called courting and marrying at rail
road speed. Fast country, this.
FALL OF CATrIsH-Thc Norfolk Argus saw.
that curious phenomenon occurred during the
hail-storm in that city, on Tuesday night.
Quantities of catfish, some measuring a foot in
length, fell in different sections of the city, and
some of the fields were literally strcwn with
them. Hundreds were picked up in the morn
ing This, says the Argus, is no piscatoriai
fabrication, but fact which is attcstcd by hum
dreds of citizens.
COMrLIMENTARY.-Thc New York Day Book
strongly intimates that the "IIppodrome"
folks have got the New Workers on the hip 1t
calls the show "phpnix'' from the ashes of
Joyce Heth-says NJ. Franconi isn't in this
the splendid Arabian steeds are
a lot Of rectified old spayins from Long Island,
&c. &c.
RAILROAD CoNsOLIDATION.-Thc Crawford Co.
Courier, of the oath inst, says -" The Com
mittcc on behalf of the Madison and Prairie du
Chen Railroad Company, returned from Madi
son on Saturday, and report having formed i
union with the Milwaukee and Mississippi Com
pany, which secures the vigorous prosecution
of the work. Gentlemen on whom we can re-
ly, say there is very easy grade for this road,
and we know those of great ability who have
laid strong hand TO the work.
GREAT SPEED--The Cincinnati cxpress train,
on the New York and Erie Railroad, ran from
Horncsvillc to Susquchannah, on Tuesday {:
distance of 145 miles. in 161 minutes. The
Republican believes this to b.
the greatest speed which has ever been attained
for so great a distance, on any road in the
United States. The quickest trip made on any
other was on the Hudson River Road, from
New York to Albany, l43 miles in l70 minnie,
running time.
EGGS BY WETGnT.-In reply to petition sent
in to the Legislature of Massachusetts,, asking
that a law be passed requiring eggs to be sold
by weight the Committee to whom the petition
was referred, made the following report:
= That the present mode of selling eggs goes
back as far as the memory of man runneth, and
the granting of the prayer of the petitioners
would produce the most dircful results. 1t
would completely revolutionizc our whole code
of kitchen laws, render useless all cooking re-
ceipts, and bring down upon the heads of this
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heads of the unmarried members in particular,
the anathemas Of the whole fraternity of cook
ing maids, for prcsuming to innOvate upon this
time hOnOrcd and hallowcd practice. If eggs
were all OF n size there would be no necessity
for legislation. The committee therefore recon,
mend to the feathcrcd tribes strike for an in
crease Of feed, and an application of the ten
hour law, and that the petitioners have leave
to withdraw The report was accepted.
TIE SAT- CANAI-Wc copied an article yes
terday from the Detroit Free Press, announcing
that Judge johnson, of the Supreme Court Of
Michigan, had given decision in the Saut Can
al case, dissolving the injunction. A similar
case was however still pending before Judge
Douglass Of Detroit but that has since come
to like termination with the other. We pre-
sumo, therefore, that this great and important
work will be commenced forthwith, and be pros
ccutcd with all possible energy to an early COM
pletiOn. We learn from our New York eXchan-
ges that the company towhom the contract was
awarded, recently held a meeting in that city,
at which the following organization was agreed
upon:
Erastus Corning, Of Albany, President.
John W. Brooks, of Detroit, Vice Pres't.
John V. L. Pruyn, of Albany, Treasurer.
Charles 7. Harvey, General Agent.
The Board of Direction, besides the Presi-
lent, Vice President and Treasurer, embraces
Governor L. Fairbanks, of Vermont, John Nj.
Forbes of Boston, John F. Seymour, OF Utica,
and James F. Joy, Of Detroit.-ChicagoP Press.
1t is reported that Mrs. Williams has CON-
ncnced actions for SANDER against all those
who have asserted that her ElcaZer is the son
If Louis the XVI, of France.
Mrs. Sherman, wife of DR.. Sherman. of West
Troy, New York, hung herself on the 1lth inst.
;ause, excitement of mind Occasioned by tho
influence of spiritualism.
The steamer Vixen, at the Brooklyn Navy
{ ard, has been ordered to be got ready for ser.