The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-06-18

And pays his Primers bill.
One idea men are always tedious. A bore
that talks nothing but geology, is just as great
o bore as the bore who talks Of nothing but
horse. One of the most tedious beings we ever
got acquainted with. was a Professor of one of
our Colleges. He would talk all day about the
circulating fluid Of grasshoppers, and preach by
the week on the germinal propcnsites Of he
geranium.
PoETIY-WuNr Is IT "A "brilliant' young
miss. discoursing on poetry the other day, burst
out in the following hyperboiical strain: 'Po-
etry, in my opinion is harmony. 1t is the voice
of angels, the music Of the spheres the royal
harp of love, the parent Of purity, the benign
instrument otcharity. Poetry breathes sweetly
in the ma estic symphonies of Borcas; the seas
echo its music, and tie waves as they roll on
ward without cessation, in chromatic scales
express its very soul. Poetry to me is the
the-the--Jaue, my dear, where did you pur
chase that love ola hat:.'
An English paper states that several cases
ofbad health had been traced TO papering rooms
with green paper. The color is formed in part
with arsenic. In some parts of Germany this
kind Of paper has been forbidden by the author
tiles.
Hugh Drum, who murdered his mother
short time since at Waukesha, Wis, was arres-
ted at Peoria last week and taken back to Wau-
kesha tor trial.
REMARKABLE RAILROAD MANAGEMESr-L Late
statistics OF the Albany and Schenectady Rail-
road show that during the last eleven years,
2,SS2,i passengers have passed over the road,
and not one, While in the cars. has been injured
and only two slightly injured while standing
on the platform This is owing in great meas
ure to the careful supervision of Ezra Foster
Esq, who has had the immediate superinten-
dence OF the road during this time.
a GRoANING TABLE.-The Editor of the Co.
lumbar. published way Off at Olympia Puget
Sound. Oregon, says that some fair friend con-
tributed to the editor table loaf fcorn-bread
dish OF nice potatoes. parsnips pork and sour
krout, all smoking hot. a male friend also
let on the same table acod-iish weighing seven
ty-five pounds. that table did not groan, the
editor did after he cleaned off his erchanges
THE New CONSTITUTION OF DELAwARE--The
Convention TO reform the State Constitution
OF Delaware, has decided to give the election of
Judges to the people. The Convention has also
voted that no clergyman, while officiating as
such, Shall be elected to any political Office:
also that no Bank charter shall be granted by
any future Legislature. until after three months
notice of application shall have been publicly
advertised in at least three Delaware newspa-
cipate slaves without the consent OF their own
ers and free persons of color are not allowed to
come into and remain in the State longer than
ten days. The vote of the people is to be taken
upon the new Constitution at the next election.
CONSOIING.--A lazy editor says there is one
advantage in being old, and that is YOU can
loaf around the house. without being charged
with laziness We look forward to a good deal
ofenJoyment, after we have reached eighty
lad, q day or two since, was called to the
witness stand at the Common Pleas Court
whose tender years raised doubt as to his COM
potency as witness by not understanding the
nature and obligations of an oath. The first
question put was" Are you a son Of the plain
tlf!' The little fellow crossing his legs. and
deliberately putting about half paper of to-
bacco into his mouth, replied with the utmost
GOODNESS, "Well, it's so reported" lie testi-
fed.
SALE AT FoRT WINNEBAGo-The Military Re-
serve at Fort Winnebago will be sold at public
auction, by lots. Notice will be given of the
sale, which Will take place as soon as the subdi-
vision shall have been made
Capt. Casey, L. S. Army, Indian agent at
Tampa, arrived at Key West. on the 2lst ult..
and reports the Seminole Indians all quiet.
1t does seem as if the spirit of "pure cussed
ness had been let loose in cities. The latest
ecoundrelsm in Cincinnati is cutting ladies
dresses as they promenade the street. The
Nohpareii states that Friday morniue a lady.
ana stranger in the city, walking with her
husband ON Main street, discovered that her
dfess' valuable silk one, had been cut in three
places completely running it. Several cases of
the klhd nave occurred, and the scamps have
not been detected
A young woman recently fell off the railroad
bridge, at Cohoes, \. Y, a distance ofninety TO
one hundred feet, into the Mohawk river. but
was rescued with some few injuries only.
A shark. measuring Is feet in length, was
caught on Tuesday, in the Potomac, near Fort
Washington.
horrible murder occurred at the Tell,
rum.holc in Cincinnati, Ohio A stranger put
up there-the cook ancied he had money
orGke INTO his roonl-hit him with Ratchet
Iuo kuie9 him. To conceal his crime, he cut
.ne "cuy into small pieces, and actually made |
soup lor ms customers! The cook. when the |
uorrloie tragedy was brought to light, fed and |
mas not peen arrested. The name of tho NM |
board. VII 'ne sea-
The GROWTH OF AMERICAN CIrrEs,-Iti s sto-
TED that IN the year 1870, only sixty-thre wears
ago, there was but three cities in tho IYn;os
which contained each over 10000 souls W"u
there are seven cities of over 100, 900 each. and
thirty oAer 10000. During the ten years be-
tween 1910 and 1850, the population of Boston
incresed more than 5000, that of Philadelphia |
over 100000, that of Cincinnati over 10000.
that OF st. Louis over 1000, and so with others
Chicago, Milwaukee and several other cities, !
which would number over 10000 each, have |
almost sprung up into existence within that |
snort period OF ten years Already the four