The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-02-05
TIE CALoRIc SHIP.-The triumph Of Mr..

Ericsson's experiment in converting heated air
| into motive power is complete. Now that it
has succeeded, as in all other triumphs of SCI
cnce, the wonder is that so simple discovery
had not been made long ago. The age of Steam is
passed; and the new propelling agent is about
to assume his throne. We have already pub
lshed a description of the caloric engine from
one of the New York journals. All the papers
speak of the second trial of the caloric ship as
establishing the utility and practcability of the
new power beyond the possibility of doubt.
She made nine miles an hour against wind and
tide, with many imperfections in the machine
ry, arising, however, as the Tribune says
merely from defective adjustment or imper
feet packing, but nothing that was reckoned as
casting any doubt whatever upon the entire and
perfect success of the great experiment with
the ship and engine as they now stand" The
Journal Of Commerce states that the gentlemen
through whose instrumentality the caloric ship
Ericsson has been built, are SO fully satisfied
with her success that it is their intention to
shortly lay the keels of other and still larger
ships, of the capacity of say 1000 tons, into
which engines Of sufficient power will be placed
to give them much higher maximum speed
Dnrng the present year, at least six vessels
of this description will be built for the same
parties.
ALL ExPLAINED-It is said the editor of the
Democrat has gone to Washington in antelope
ton of being called as witness in the Sioux
investigation, to the tune of eight dollars per
day and mileage. The matter is now all ex
planned. Seeing, some months since, that he
was utterly reprobated and repudiated by the
people, he got up his false charges hoping they
would call forth an investigation, and he be
called in as q witness-thus enabling him to
'.rasc the wind and keep his miserable smut
machine grinding another year. Becoming i'm
patient, and fearing he might be overlooked in
the call for "persons and papers," he has gone
on to "ring in" just as he did when he came to
ST. Paul without being wanted
| SINGULAR MAN.-The Medina, Ohio, Democrat
says there is an insane man in that town named
Smith-his joints are all double and he can dis
place them from their natural position without
Inconvenience or any great effort. He has two
pair of lungs, and by inhaling air sufficient to
without breathing. In the late war with McXi-
co he served as private under Gen. Taylor
Exchange.
There is an insane editor in this town whose
pen is double, and he can make it write two
opposite statements without Inconvenience or
any great effort" He has dozen different
pairs of principles: and can only with the great
est difficulty stick to one position for a week.
In the late brigand war upon Gov. Ramsey and
Mr. Sibley he served as a private scayenger
under Corporal Sweetscr.
W. d. GALLAGHER, EsQ.-This gentleman, so
well and favorably known to the literature of
the West, after two or three years absence from
the tripod, has again assumed the quill editori
al. We welcome him back to his old vocation
\ decided political opponent, the Cincinnati
Enquirer, notices the fact in the following COM
plimentary style:
W. d. Gallagher, ESQ., formerly of this city,
and latterly Of the Treasury Department, at
Washington. has connected himself with the
Louisville Courier, and on Tuesday made his
salutaton in tcrse and very graceful manner.
The Courier, popular as it is will lose nothing
in merit by its new editor. Mr.. Gallagher is
fine writer. His literary attainmcnts. which
arc of high order. will not fail to be apprecia-
ted in his new field.
| -Mcssrs. Langrishe & Atwaters Theatrical
Company, which amused us so satisfactorily
last summer, is now performing with great sue
cess before the wise heads of Wisconsin at Mad
ison.
We arc indebted to Hon. B. Allen, of the
Wisconsin Senate, for favors in the way of doc
uments and papers.
THE EXTINCT PARrY.-Thc Cleveland Herald
of late date has the following:
| Mr.. Robert VI. Riddle, editor of the CONNER
cial Journal, was on Tuesday elected Mayor of
Pittsburgh beating Mr.. Guthrie, his Democrat
ic competitor, 81 votes. Foster of the De
spatch received 25l votes. The Council stands
Wing II, Democratic ID. In Allegheny City.
Mr.. Robert W. Park, Wing, has majority of
lSS over both the Independent and Free Soil
candidates. The Council is Whig
! Ii the whole country were ransackcd for the
purpose of finding the most abusive dishonest
and degraded Wing journal extant, the Mime
sotan would be entitled to that ignoble dstnc-
tion.--DfmOcrdt.
We suppose it is honest and noble to publish
to the world in October that your party had
swept Minnesota as whlrlwlnd, and in Janua-
ry take it all back and state that you told
positive falschood. This is your case, as proved
by your own columns.
TIE NORTHAMPTON Colony as con-
siderable interest is felt in regard to this numcr
GUS colony, which is to migrate hithcr in the
spring, and settle, perhaps, in Henncpin county,
we extract the following from late number of
the northampton Courier. The suggestions in
regard to the arrangements for emigrating are
all essential. There is much of the old Puritan
spirit determination and reliance upon Prov
idencc in them. Reading the last paragraph !
carries our thoughts back three hundred years
and more:
MINNESOTA CLAIM AssOcIATIoS.-Tbe Finance
Committee beg leave to say few words TO
those who are, or who intend to become. men,