The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-22
SAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA TERRITORY, SATURDAY

THE FIVE YEARS SLEEPER.-This cxtraordina-
ry man is now taking his extensive nap oppo-
site the Despatch office, in Ann STREET.-THE has
been in the comatose state for the last five years
now past, and from all present appearances he
is in fair way to sleep for five years to come
In company with a medical friend we visited
him yesterday. He was in bed contrary to the
expectations We had based on the statement
made in the Daily Times, we found him to be
arather good-looking- forty years old indi-
vldual; clean and neat in his general appearance
with very heavy fair mustache. and beard and
qair of usual pliability, neatly combed and ad-
Justed. He is emaciated so much so that the
bones and in fact the entire skeleton frame.
eau be plainly felt; yet to the sense of touch he
gives no trace of disease. The skin is healthy.
moist, and cool the pulse regular, and the brea-
thing natural. Twice during our examinations
he shifted his position slightly, but otherwise
his limbs are rigid, like one in a cramp. 1t is a
well attested fact that this strange slumber has
now been upon him for the last five wears. his
animal structure, meanwhile, gradually wasting
away. He takes no voluntary nourishment,
but is fed with small portions of milk daily.
which he seems to swallow with reluctance.
very much like sick infant fed in it's sleep.
The excavations through the kidneys are reg
ularly performed twice in twenty four hours
while the alvine discharges occur not oftner than
once. a fortni ght, and even these are so probe-
matcal. that. for the sake of cleanliness his in
ferior accommodations are similar to those of an
infant. 1t is an interesting case, and our mcdi-
cal savans are at their wits end to determine
the popularity. The doctors of the West call
catalepsy; professors here give it the name of
ecstacy some say it is an humbug, but we do
not think so. The man is evidently asleep and
when he will awake is a problem.-SundaY
Courier.
Rev. J. H. Smith has happy faculty ofdraw-
ing dimes from the pockets of congregation.
a Sabbath or two since, it devolved upon him
to take up collection prefaced by few re
marks in behalf Of brother preacher in the
South, who, like one of old, is lin bonds,' but
whose O,rner had offered to take $3.50 for him.
':Think of that!r exclaimed the Reverend gen
tleman after an eloquent appeal; "ONIY t,ro
hundred and ftty dollars for a Baptist Preach
er!"
The effect was clectricaL-True Dem.
Gen. Ogle declares that Indians "take up
more room than the rest Of the world can afford
them. They are, in fact the greatest land
monopolists in the universe and the most worth
less squads at that: so the fine fellows must
either 60 to work when the time comes, Or else
pull up stakes and put out for the Rocky Noun
tains, or for kingdom-cOme. The earth must be
tarmed not foraged, by man; and the vagabonds
that have neither forts nor fences must give it
np-thcir case is past praying fOr-burnt BRAN
dy wouldn't save them.--Besides, a new world
was wanted for the new system. Democracy
required a fresh soil, wide field and a clean
sweep, to set up with, and this was just the con-
tnent fit for theta use, precisely.'
MAN KILLED BY A WOMAN.-William Rugg,
Waterman on the steamboat New st. Paul, was
shot through the heart yesterday morning, by
Mrs. Lydia Miller deck passenger. 1t occur
red about four o'clock, as the boat was leaving
Cap-au-Grs, on her downward trip to st. Louis
The only circumstantial account of the affair is
derived from the woman herself, and from her
husband. Isaac B. Miller. The latter is labor
er, and was employed for several years on a
farm in Pleasant Valley, near Davenport, Scott
Co.. Iowa. His wife. late Miss Lydia Pryor. o.
jackson County, in the same State, was mar
ried to him only two or three weeks ago. After
the marriage they took trip to Minnesota
from whence they returned to keOkuk, and took
the ST Paul for this city, intending finally to
go up the Missouri river. to locate there.
Night before last, they retired to bed in the
same bnnk, and stopped square hole or win
dow which was on the side toward the guard
with pair of pantalOons. In an hour or two
she perceived some one pulling the pantaloons
out. to steal them, as she supposed, but he re-
tired when she called out. The intruder ap-
pearcd again twice more, at intervals of abont
an hour. retiring each time when she gave the
alarm. At his lasi visit to the window. she ask
ed her husband for his pistol, saying that she
would frighten him off if he came again. He
gave her the weapon and they fell asleep again
At four o'clock she was awakened by feeling a
hand upon her person, and raising up, she fired
at the man as he was standing at the window
The man. who was no other than Rngg, ran in
on deck, where he met a deck hand, named
Haskell. He exclaimed to Haskell that he was
shot, and fell dead. The ball entered between
the second and third ribs, and ranging down.
ward. passed through the heart.
When the boat landed, Mrs. Miller went with
her husband to the Police Office, acknowledged
the deed, and gave hersefup. AT the sugges-
tion of some of the bystanders, she was taken to
Jail. in preference to being locked up in the
calaboose. She is greatly distressed at the oc-
currcnce, and wecpsincessantly. She protests
that her intention in firing at the watchman
was only to frightcn, and that she thought at
the time she was only taking aim at his sha-
dow. She is twcnty-threc years of age, and
mild and prepossesslng in appearance.
The Coroner held an inquest at two o'clock,
yesterday afternoon, on the body of Rugg.
Deceased lived in this city, near the Mound.
and has wife and three children. The body
was delivered to his relatives, for interment.-
st. Louis .Ne,cs.
A new traveller to the Dead Sea, NJ. DeStan-
ley, gives an entire fresh description of this IA
nous water. He afiirms that, so far from find
ing it as most persons have represented it. it
was "a splendid lake, glittering in the sunshine.
with it's blue waves gently breaking on the
softest beach, He also saw flock of wild
ducks sporting on the waters, and observed
beautiful insects on the gravelly beach. NJ. De-
Sanley also remarks, that every tradition com
pels the traveller to regard the Holy Scriptures
as genuine, as nothing connected with them is
changed even in name, and the memory of hui
man transactions has alone been lost.
A minister was once speaking to brother
clergyman of his gratitude for merciful delv-
erance he had just experienced.
Gas was riding here to-day" said he, "my
horse stumbled, and came very near throwing
me from bridge where the fall would have
killed me, but l escaped unhurt"
IL can tell you something more than that"
said the other. "As rode here to-day, my