The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-16

ing account OF singular incident, by which q
fine trout wascaptured was originally publish
ed in New Hampshire paper in 1892:
"We hear from Enfield, in the upper part Of
keene, that as two men were crossing a pond
in the pursuit of a moose, one of them being
thirsty, and perceiving hole which had been
cut through the ice by some fishermen, be
stopped down to drink. but being possessed Of
large red nose, a fish supposed he had some
bait, and made bold to snap at it. when the man
suddenly throwing his head back drew out q
trout which weighed three pounds and four
ounces"
HEALTH OF Mr.. KING.-A gentleman who
recently paid visit to the Vice President at
Matanzas, says the latter is very sick and has
himself no expectation of recovery. He is very
DESTROYS OF returning home, and will do so abou,
the first of April, in the steamer Fulton
The Home Journal announces. that the early
hours in New York have become decidedly tn,
fashion. Go at eight, supper at ten. carria ecs
at eleven, pillows by twelve, dreams at a quar-.
ter past Such are the DEGREES of custom The
change is universally approved, and people
wonder why the change was not effected sooner.
BANKS FAnED.--Advices have been received
by telegraph, Of the failure of the following
Banks in Connecticut:
Bank Of North America, at Seymour: Wood
bury Bank, at Woodbury.; Eastern Bank. at
Neutrality-suspicious. .7dp.
The LATTER DAr SAlNrs.-Yesterdav there
arrived via New Orleans. about three hundred
and thirty persons, Mormons, on their way to
Salt Lake, chiefly from England. We learn
from Mr., Whcelcck, late Presiding Elder of the
church in this city. and just returned from Eng
land that there are six more ships on their way
chiefly treighted with members of this church
and their families. He estimates the numbnr
expected in those ships at from TWENTY-FIVE
hundred to three thousand. He is advised of
the arrival ct ship at the Balze with about
three hundred persons from Denmark. Ar
rangements are making for the TRANSPORTATION
from Europe, next year. of about ten tbopsanJ
The growth of this body is one of the most sin.
gular novelties Of the day.-.St. Louis ReDu6
A TIGHT PLACE AND NO MIsTAKE.-In n Soutb-
ern exchange paper We find the following GOOD
Jun. shockingly misprinted from the ALBANY
hnichefboeker. 1t reminded us SO forcibly of
the story OF - A Texan joker in a tight place ;,
that We determined to correct and pass if
round:' P''' ~
While passing through Wilson-lane. a few
days since. We saw large, black turtle drag
glng its slow length along the sidewalk. and
quite crowd had gathered to look at the
Creetur. Soon spunky little negro man.
VINO had just then come along with very
small dog. looked at the turtle with apparent
astonlshment for moment, and asked
what dye call dat ar feller?''
THAT'S a turtle" answered a bystander
"Gorry! what dey do wild 'im?''
"Make soup of him.
Soup! yah, yah What lookin' Teller dat
Is to make soup oh! Here, Caesar, bite inn
said the negro to his dog, as he :. stirred up.'
the turtle with his cane.
The dog seeming to know little more about
the ''natur OF the baste," than his master. buno
PACK little, but finally he crawled up to get
smell OF the strong customer, when the turtle
made drive at his foot, and sezng it in his
mouth, nipped it SO numerically that the MN.
Ply got up some of the talest kind of yeliinr
anu the negro made no less noise than the doc
hlshls-ow-ow, yelled the dog, while his
master pulled like a locomotive, exclaiming:
Gor,a.mlghty! you brack toad, why YOU nc
let go dat ar dogs footr'
And after thrashing him nightly over the
sneii WIN suSar-cane stick, until he had bro
Ken MS weapon to splinters. he seized tho tur
tie by the head and attempted to force him te
release his hold of the dog. Cnfortunata,v
curry got his thumb into the tran with m,
dog foot, and there uas music,
=, Finally, the ozark" slipped from the negro
thumb and he extended his area of freedom.
10 such distance that there was no immediate
danger OF his being harmed by the turtle. which
WIN .adheslveness IL still clung to the dog
anu II was with considerable difficulty that his
jaws could be opened sufficiently wide ia ..ren.
der unto Cesar the things which are Cnsar.s :.
ane puppy was no sooner at liberty than Cufty
sung out: 'A o"ns
uean' Cesar, cum way from dar. All, il
y ia. u-u nasty plate of soup git our finger in
MN m0ui agen, he may bite till him toof ache
oa T al got to say bout him."
me negro put, and his dog hobbled after
MN on 'hree legs, leaving crowd of specta.
ter. WIN '"aSh
SHIP BrRNT-FiFTEEN LIVES Losr.-Tbe elm
per ship Golden Light, which sailed from Dos
Ton Tor San Francisco on the 18th February
was struck by lightning on the 22d of tha
montn, while at sea, and set on fire. The
nahds were driven to the boats, NUMBERING
passengers and crew, thirty-fve persons. Th,
snip was shortly after enveloped in flames and
ourned 10 the waters edge. The boats. five in
iumoer, were abundantly supplied with proyis
IONS ana water. Two of the boats were separa
teu rom the others, and after five davis exno.
sure, 'ne remaining three boats were nicked nm
~ VIC paitsn snip Shand. and brought tn Ros.
Ena,,n 80 49, oIiy, out OF the thirty. five. are
hno'on 10 nave been saved. The Golden I ;oh,
was new ship, owned by James Hutch;n m.sn u,
Boston, and with the cargo, was insnrnG fo ~,
100000. Insured Tor
"iou should never let the young men kiss
you" said venerable uncle to his nra Aiss
neice. II know it, UNCLE" returned She nen;.
tentiy, "and yet try to cultivate spirit n
forgiveness, seeing that when one has been
kissed, there is no undoing it,"
The st. Louis News learns that an extensive
sna wealthy provision house in New York has
advances to pork packers at Cincinnati and
otner points on the Ohio river. The loss on
PORK must be very large, unless prices rise.