The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-29

were murdered on the Red Cedar. Three of his
companions were killed by the Sioux, ,and he fed
for safety. We did not learn the particulars
Is it not about time that some of these murder
GUS savages were hanged by somebody's "own
hands?"
DEAD.--Thc Indian mentioned in our letter
from Red Wing, published yesterday, as hav-
ing been beaten and badly wounded by man
named Hawley. died on Saturday night
Hawley is at large, within the jurisdiction of
Wisconsin, and the people ofRed Wing who are
anxious to have the matter thoroughly inves-
tigated, and rid their neighborhood Of such OBJ
noxous individuals have no resort. save thro'
the Wisconsin authorities. Will the people of
Pierce county, Wis, take the matter in hand /?
Gg- The Savannah, Geo., Journal recon-
mends the formation of an association at the
South, in opposition to the Emigrants Aid So
ciety of Massachusetts.
~ Some of the presses in the interes: Of
the present Administration are recommending
an alliance with Brazil, and the re-establish-
ment Of the African Slave Trade. The Boston
Atlas thinks there is to-day ten times the dam
ger that the abomination will be committed that
there was six months ago that Congress would
repeal the Missouri Compromise.
n:S- There were Sl7 deaths in the city of
New-York, for the week ending July IL, of
which 147 are set down as caused by cholera.
~ Efforts are making in many parts of
the country to induce people to discontin-
ue the use of all those articles for which ex-
horbitant prices are charged. while there is
neither scarcity or any other reason why they
should be SO high.
rs BY some it is estimated that there are
at present one hundred thousand Germans in
the city Of New York.
ES- 1t have been ascertaincd from a full
examination of the books that the Harlem rail-
road company lose by the Schuyler and Kyle
frauds S35O,OOO.
| ;E.is- A powder mill in Spencer. Mass, blew
up on Friday afternoon, and VIM. Bixby, one of
the workman, was torn in pieces.
10 When man dies people generally en-
quirc. "what property has he left behind him ~
The angels will ask, ''what good deeds has he
sent before him?''
A NATIONAL SHAME.--The work of erecting a
national monument to the memory of the i'm
mortal Washington has been suspended for
want of funds.
| Gs- Ohio is the greatest corn growing State
in the Union, growing in 1850 upwards of SO,
100000 bushels.
ES- A petition for the repeal Of thei Fug
tive Slave Act, signed by six hundred citizens
of Worchester, has been forwarded to Washing
ton. Gov. Washburn's name heads the list
~ Malignant dysentery is prevailing in
North Carolina at Leaksville and Pittsylvania,
and many deaths had occurred.
The HOMESTEAD BILL--By our latest advices
from Washington, the indications were favora-
BILE for the passage of the Homestead Bill
rs The Boston Atlas says it has no doubt
but that plans are now on foot to bring Cuba
into the Union as slave State, before the close
of the present Congress.
| NEBRASKA IN MAINE. - Mr.. Gilman, who was
recently nominated for Congress by the Wings
of the ID district in Maine has declined the
nomination, and the Wings, Morrill, Democrats,
and Freesolers have united on Gen. John J.
Perry, as a candidate in that district. Opposi-
tion to the Nebraska Bill was thu basis of the
aniOn. Maine intends that her next delegation
in Congress shall be unanimous in favor of a
repeal of the obnoxious features of the Nebras-
ka and Kansas law. The first charter election
in the city of Rockland, took place on the Sth
instant. The vote for Mayor stood as follows
Crockett, (whig) ..............536
Kimball, (anti-Nebraska dem.,) .275
Hewett, Pierce and Nebraska do, 7e
ES- Among the passengers on the War Ea-
o. Ae'SS SoihS oCiOW, was UuE LOWuS-
man, Mr.. Richard Marvin, the pioneer Crocke-
ry Ware dealer in Minnesota. He has gone
East to purchase, and proposes to bring on a
stock of goods. which, for extent and variety,
shall not be surpassed in the Northwest. He
has at present the largest stock ever before
in the Territory; but this fall he means to be
able to meet all the demands both by whole
| sale and retail trade.
@ At Lyons. county N. Y, all the public
houses are closed because they cannot obtain
licenses to sell liquor.
@ The rank Of Charge d. Affairs, has
been raised to that of Minister Resident, with
salary of $4,000 year instead of s4,5OO, with
an increase of outfit.
10 Senator Douglas made a speech at
Philadelphia on the 4th in which he made