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


one of the Southern States owned a slave tOgeth-
or. He was Il valuable servant, q smart indus
trious. and withal. genuine darkey. One of
the owners, becoming Strengthened in clrcum-
stances. was obliged to sell his share in Tom.
He was accordingly set up at auction. And
after some attempt to sell him. Tom made bid
on his own hook, and the auctiOner knocked |
him off Tor rather half of HIM to himself Tom
evidently very well satisfied with his bargain,
stepped down from the auction block, when one
of the bystandcrs accOsted him:
"Tom what did you buy half of yourself for ?
the other half belongs to somebody else. and
YOU will be just rs much a slave as ever"
"Oh," says Tom, with grin. pretty good
nigger-thought I'd have an interest in him!
4 short time afterwards, while Tom was sail
ing in a dory, the boat capszed and sunk, leav-
ing him in very critical condition. Being Il
strong fellow he struck out for the shore, a long
distance off, and aftera hard struggle reached it
almost exhausted He had scarcely gained a
foothold when he met the same person who |
questioned him at the sale. The first salutation |
was
s'Come, Tom, now tell me how you come to
bid off half OF yourself the other day.
"Well,H says Tom. Il was lst thinking while |
was out there in the river, what fool | was
to lay ont money OitStch EHce1taia property as
niggers!r
CUuNTERFEITS On THE STATE STOCK BANKS
The Cleveland Plaindcalcr announces that the
mystery in regard to the bills on various State
Stock Banks in circulation, struck from the
original plates but filled up by countcrfeterS
is unravclled. One of the gang of counterfeit
crs arrested at CovingtOn, Kentucky, has cX
posed tle matter, Tor consideration. IL APP
pears that the plates were in the keeping of the
Auditor Of State, and he left them in the hands
y. WY hnsi", efs--t""aoii. wright ~ ~, v,
Cincinnati. An employee of theirs was bribed
by the counterfcters to furnish them with bills
from the plates i'm small amounts from time to
time, for cash in hand. The scountrel, who had
been in the employ of the Engravcrs for eleven
years, and had ALWAYS been considered an hon
est man. was at the East when the development
was made, ana mas been arrested. me ram
uec, ai,o S.'.es ,iia' as near d: Gun nc ',ocl
."hce' aoou. 8i';oo' VI lnc sP"iioua oiis nav
uetn issue1, anu 'i'a' Moiian pne u .ne s".'s
AZ alt d. coiuips, eoh'l 1 ms 'ile S.'ei;1ht
Iao,, tha;s ,,, pr,soei i.e naahs wiz IL
have ordered new plates for future issues Mr.
jones' the Agent of the Engravers, is said to
have redcemed some thousands of the spurious
currency out of his private funds. and in the
end the public can lose but little
Inc oihcihha'i Coihmerciai states !nat the
gmPio9ee arLc.'e" bears me hainS VI nalisci
Mall1, anu .iia' lie WIS arres'eo III 'ha' Guy Oh
Momuay ias..
ker, one of the counterfeitcrs recently arrested
is supposed to have executed the forged sigma
lures on the notes in question while confined
IN tue fGntentlary, where he acted as assistant
onI shnr. va" 49,, p'iuo '.;, wv"
D, e,.. $500 ,,,,.,
-, Is. ious"t iva on' WI. aii
H;I on o''t nc , voni n f ra an' "ru
S;iiod ~ ,I'o g.. g., '"o i"'''i Vi "no"' vas
A''''A ~ '"' '''' NV
SorihNiT ~ are no" AT WORK AT one Oh .iie
nlhIs u Ian superior on d ii''sS VI pure cop
fG W. III .ii'iv .''t,' o'e ne.,t", CO u,u
yy.y . t nv H.c"iici "io't mas drought
IN" .,oii 'h'l o""n'i! .ie past scasoh more
'nan one "o"sa"a IONS OF mass copper.
-. Lhih e o ~ D'nfAh.-'. VI. billlciar, Ihc Ia
Ill IT IL Ie I ~ .I',,uy . m on.o, -
- co. I ; ' NV M "."" y, WV oo'''.'i..
NY ,1i L.. a;'e nv va, p'nPe,H p"a,
q. ~ 49, - Nv : =. - ''''' VIII @0'''""o
W ~" VII y!
There is report at WASHINGTON. that the Pre-
t;ou ~ ',T ms IL t W. Alarmed a. aiG oo
LII " II. ',lc ,e" iiua'sn',e
Iii ~, ;S t ~ ";., 60. .o.'t,
WA w w WV NV VI ''>''e' ''N'"'>'
Sign OF A FIILLErsTER.-It is said that a pur-
chase was lately made in New York of one
thousand of Porter's Revolving Rife, by par
ties interested in the affairs of Cuba.
mn -,
VIM. B. Burncll & Co.. who will hereafter issue
1t weekly instead OF daily.
Ex-pros;dor, Va, crro, rro,osos o., s,,o,,d
the comin~ wiutor in Su.;tzonI, .p'' 'p'"'
''A''is "'"''' III =" ''Ne'i'''''
the naners that tbis GREAT man had ;n;"roG him.
self by the use of opinm There s certainly M
evidence of This in his last sneccbns and wo
hone that the story is not trna WIN W
KIGlIT-Putnam, the conductor of the excur-
SION tram on me Providence and Worcester
railroad, which was recently smashed by the
collision, has been arrested on charge OF man.
slaughter, and held to bail in the sum Of
$4,000.
y,.n,,r, n. L..
TON fnr ,oia,inn ,h h"J n,'i u person IN Dos
was put upon the stand to impeach another
hot Oh, 4.