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

quested to state, will hold a county meeting, at
the new building of Col Stevens, near the Fer
~, on Wednesday next, at ) clock, p. NJ, to
nominate candidates for county Offices, and also
to appoint delegates to the district convention,
afterwards to be held at Shakapee.
| AGRICULTURAL SocIErY.-An agricultural So
ciety was organized in Hennepin county, some
months since, under charter granted by the
last Legislature The farmers of Hennepin are
determined to go to work rightly, in develop
ing the vast resources of their rich acres A
meeting Of the society will be held at Col. Ste
vens' next Wednesday, at two o'clock.
All the cities and principal towns in the
States arc coming forward to the relief Of the
destitute in New Orleans. The epidemic daily
increases. Help in the way of money, is loud
! ly called for. Cannot st. Paul add her mite?
What say our citizens to a meeting upon the
subject?
LATEST FROM Gov. STEVENS EXPEDITION by
the West Newton, yesterday, We received the
following despatch from citizen who left here
with Gov Stevens expedition. 1t was tcle-
graphcd to Galena, and dated
WESTON, Nc, Aug. 20.
| Governor Stevens expedition left on the 9th
August. from Fort Union Prospects ght for
Rail Road through Minnesota.
Judge Young formerly senator in Con-
gress from Illinois, also clerk, at one time, of
the L. S. House Of Representatives, and Com
missioner ofthe General Land Office, has arrived
in st. Paul, to assume his duties as associate
commissioner with Gov. German, to investigate
the alleged Sioux frauds.
a Brow.--We hada severe storm of wind and
rain early yesterday morning. The frame of a
building raised the day previous, Oh Roberts
street, was blown down Damage, by breakagc
of timbcrs, about fifty dollars.
The Democrat keeps plying its small-beer
wit at Capt. Wilkin. Having a candidate OF
its own which the editor has frequently de-
nounccd as u knavc and q scoundre. (rather
complimentary, however, to Mr.. Rice, consider
ing the sourcc) the Democrat may as we'll cease
! troubling itself about our affairs on that score.
Mr.. Rice, by the way, has been accused by his
enemies of a great many naughty things but
be engaged in, was buying up Olmsted, in 1850.
to support the whig candidate for Delegate,
Mitchell. We think Mr.. Rice will agree with
us, that that was an Investment which paid
worse than nothing
GoNE OVER To RoME.-1t is reported that
JOS. r. Chandler, member of Congress from
Philadelphia, has renowned Professionalism and
been received into the Catholic Church. lie
has been travelling in Europe: and being
stranger, they have taken him in, according to
Scripturc.-Dubuque Tribune.
! This is q species Of gossip the press Of the
United States is too fond of INDUCING in Of late.
No prominent man of our country can visit
Rome unless his name is hcralded forth as q
convert to the religion thereof \ while ago
it was Thurlow Weed then it was Senator
| Douglas, and now it is Mr. Chandler. The fact
is notorious among Mr. C.'s acquaintance that
he has been a Catholic for many ycarS--luring
| his entire life for all we know. Perhaps he
called upon His Holiness of the Vatican. to
have his spiritual strength renewed but he
could not well go over to the church when he
was there previously.
The West Newton was somewhat late this
week: and remains with us TIL this morning at
ten o'clock--a fine opportunity for those wish
! ing TO go below.
1t is false, as charged by the Democrat, that
Gov. Ramsey ever gave instructions to have
4 Winucbago payment at Itasca and the official
leitor-book of the Minnesota SupcrintcDdency.
in Gov. Gornlan's Office, will show it to be false
lie merely told the Agent to exercise his own
discretion in the premises, which the Agent
did.
The first number of the new anti-.N1ile lar
paper has appeared, and such 4 paper, We
| think we must transfer some of its gems to the
Journal, but we have not time to-day. Ii there
is any danger of its failing for want of support,
the Maine Law Committee should furnish the
! funds 20 keep it going. as it will do more than
anything we have yet seen to drive the people
into the temperance ranks. 1.-THE German part
is as rich as the English in literature and style.
it will secure its editor reputation that will
last him some Ohio. State Journal.
When we hear of q man so hardened in ini-
putty as to publish q newspaper for the purpose
of advocating notorious and prominent vice,
we are believer in the doctrine of total de-
pravity, in that one particular case at least.
The best men in the community may regard the
Maine Law as unconstitutional, incypcdicnt
and absurd; but to oppose it upon moral
grounds is quite a different affair." We once
knew fellow who started paper exclusively
to advocate the establishment of drinking
houses, and he went to the Penitentiary shortly
thereafter.
- We understand by persons from below,
that upon one of the cool nights of last week,
there was slight frost in the vicinity of Lam
sing and Lacrosse. some two hundred miles
below ST. Paul. Not the least particle was Vi
siblc in this vicinity.
- Some of our advertising customers arc
taking time by the forc-lock, by getting up
their fall and winter stocks before the usual
rush near the close of navi CATION, when freights