The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-09

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the water diminishes in the Mississippi. The
Alice, small stern wheeler arrived yesterday.
She brought quite number ofpassengers.
NJ The Alice reports the Luella fast on
the Lower Rapids, and the Greek Slave on the
Upper Rapids-the latter with heavy freight
for St. Paul.
~ The Nominee returned to Galena, from
Lakeland on Lake St. Croix, on Thursday eve
ming. What had become of her mail was not
known when this paragraph was penned yes
terday afternoon.
ne A citizen of st. Paul who has just re-
turned from the Minnesota Valley, informs us
that the Sioux Indians are committing sad de-
predations upon the crops of the settlers. They
have no provisions fit to eat at their agency,
and are compelled to either steal or beg. They,
as matter of course prefer the former---In-
dian like.
N8- We call the attention Of those wishing
to purchase eligible suburban property, to the
advertisement headed Ceilings addition of
out-lots" The property is beautifully situated
and only short distance from the business
part of the city.
nss- Frank Collins will sell tonight, at
his auction room, a valuable library which be-
longed to the late Col Dustin.
re- Hiram Fuller, Esq, editor of the n. Y.
Mirror has been nominated for Congress by the
Know-Nothings of the Congress district now
represented by Mr.. Cutting.
rs The cholera is raging at Geneva, Flor
ence, Naples. and other Italian cities-the NOR
tally being at the rate of a hundred per day.
ee- The Washington Union maintains that
the Bank question has defeated the administra-
ton party in Iowa!
ED- Horace Hodgdon, a horse stealer. in
the New Hampshire state prison, hung himself
in his cell, on Tuesday He was twenty-seven
years of age, and had served term in the
Vermont State Prison.
re- Hunts Merchants Magazine says that
Rufus Choate stands at the head of the legal
profession in the United States.
ns>The citizens of Louisville have voted by
majority of 1900, to appropriate 100000 to
complete the school system.
GooD-Brother Drew of the Banner laughed
at the Gardiner Transcript, for chasing two
lady tax payers among the "solid men" OF Gar
diner. The Transcript retorts by asking
"when our brother breaches about the final sal
walton of all men, what is to be done with the
',comen ?'--.fugusta .4ge.
IT'S 1t is estimated that thirtyfve millions
of dollars are paid annually to lawyers in this
country, in the shape of costs, while only six
millions of dollars are spent annually to keep
six thousand preachers.
Ne- The Bishop of Mississippi-Episcopal-
has given notice that baptisms made by Metho-
dists, Presbyterians, Baptists, &c, are not va
Episcopal church from other churches, must be
rebaptised, without exception.
WOODEN PAPER.--Paper made from ,Uood, as
a substitute for rags, appears to be coming in
to use. with prospect of eifecting large saw
ing for newspaper publishers. The Philadel-
pt ia Ledger and the Providence Journal are
now both printed on such paper. 1t is firm and
smooth, but is deficient in tineness of texture
and in general appearance, compared with the
ordinary kind. These defects, however, may
yet be remedied. Any kind of wood may be
used, though poplar seems to be preferred.
The pulp, when prepared, is put upon the COM
mon paper making machine, and is made into
paper by the ordinary process 1t is supposed
that it can be furnished at one half the cost of
rag paper.
ILLNESS OF Elk GOVERNOR MoRroN.--We learn
that this distinguished man is fatally indispos-
ed, and that be may die at any moment His
complaint is dropsy.
We since learn that he is recovering
MANE.-Ihe annual election in Maine, &C.
ours on Monday, the 1lth inst. We shall a.
wait the result of this election with more than
ordinary interest. Important principles, which
are OF vital concern to the people Of that good
commonwealth, are involved in the issue. A
Governor: Legislature, six members of Con
gress and County officers are to be chosen.
10 The Wing State Convention in New
York will meet at Syracuse, on the goth inst.
IT. The New York Tribune thanks those
editors who steal his articles on 1.-The crops, for
not stealing the crops also.
WIDOWS AND PENsIoNs.--By law on pen
sions passed on the last night Of the SESSIONS if
the widow of a soldier marries, she loses her
claim, but if that husband dies, she again be-
comes entitled to her pension as formerly
The amount of the new act is, that whenever
the lady is a widow, the government holds it.
self bound to protect her.
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