The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-22
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M PHILADELPHIA. April Is
An indignation meeting was held at the MI
scum last nj light, to express condemnation Of the
course of Judge Woodward, of the Supreme
Court, in relation to Smith. a Roman Catholic
Bishop of Philadelphia, against the church Of
the Holy Trinity, to obtain possession of pro-
perty. The German and French Catholics say,
the Judge favored the Jesuit's party.
Strong resolutions were passed in German.
French and English. Considerable excitement
prevailed. g. -f.F~TVrrF
New YoKk. April ls
The banquet at the Metropolitan in honor Of
the birth Of Henry Clay, was well attended.
Mr.. R.. Bremen presided and speeches were
made by N. B. Blount, District Attorney. Hon.
D. S. Dickinson, and others.
An exciting scene took place in our Common
Council last evening. which ended in chal-
lenge to fight duel from Horatio N. Wilde, the
candy man. and John l.. Seeley. The friends Of
the parties are trying to smooth the matter
over. 1t will probably be settled without
bloodshed.
The debate which led to the difficulty was on
resolution introduced by Mr. Wilde, provid.
ing for public burial throughout the city.
WASHINGTON. April Is.
Senate yesterday the Mexican Indemnity Bill
was introduced and will finish the treaty to-
day. The article providing for the payment Of
private claims and that relative to flibusterinK
was stricken out
Mr.. Stuart reported back the House bill, es-
tablshing new land district in the lower pen
insula of Michigan. and it was passed.
Mr.. Cass offered a resolution of inquiry rela.
tive to granting lands from Ohio Bay, Mich, to
Little Bay. Senate then went into executive
| session.
| The House ordered two hundred additional
copies Of HandOn and Giddings Report on the
survey Of the Amazon river.
| Mr.. Gray asked leave to introduce a rcsolu-
ton, calling on the Postmaster General to pre-
sent to the House copies of all rules and regu-
lations adopted by him, which denied the mem
bers of the Post Office Committee the right Of
going into rooms during Office hours, examining
the records, &C. and further, that the Postmas-
ter General abolish such order. Agreed to.
! The Washington Union says -. The friends
Of the Nebraska Bill are not defeated-nor. in
deed, are they even discouraged. They have
calculated upon embarrassment from the coali-
ton Of fanaticism and faction, but they have ne
yer doubted their final triumph over all oppo-
sition. They will profit by the lesson of wis
dom taught them by their enemies" The
Springfield Republican rcvives an old toast
with the codocil. as apropos to the hallucina-
tion under which President Pierce and his CO.
adjutors at Washington and elsewhere are la
boring, to wit: 1.-The President, his Cabinet
and the Senate-May they live to confound
their enemies rather dissatisfied supporter
of the Administration proposed to amend by ad-
ding, " as they hare their friends." which was
accepted unanimously, and with great gusto
That Douglas and the rest Of the friends of the
Nebraska Bill calculated upon cmbarrass-
ment," is quite probable, but the amount of the
article which has come upon them. in Congress
and out, must have considerably exceeded
their calculations. And the end is not yet
BUT. Com.
! \ NovELTY.-Tbe most extraordinary opera.
ton we have ever heard Of was performed on
Tuesday by a locomotive, on the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad, while coming up through the
! farm Of Mr.. David M'Meehen. 4 valuable COW
belonging to him, that was expected daily to
have calf, was Oh the track and was torn limb
/ from limb: the calf so suddenly brought into
existence heing unhurt. and still alive and we'll.
/ We doubt whether there is a locomotive in tho
country can beat that heeling Times.
Powerful STREET LAMPs.-A powerful loco
motive lamp, with -four refiectorS has been III
vented and put in use in New York for lighting
the streets. 1t Eliminates large district. dis.
pcnslng with the ordinary lamps, and making q
saving OF over fifty per cent both in gas and
labor
HORSE Race AT NV ORlEANs-The PEEK
Stake came off at New Orleans few DAYS since
ana the stake OF SZO.UOO was won by the Ken.
lucky horse Lexington. in two straight heats.
Four horses were entered viz: Lexington.
ior Kentucky; LccOmpte. for Mississippi: High
lander. for Alabama: and Arrow for Losisians.
Arrow was distanced on tie frs. heat. ana
Highlander On The second. Bets ran high on
the latter horse. The time of the FIRST heat
was minutes 81 seconds. and tAe second. s
minutes seconds. An immense crowd was
present at the race. None Of the above horses
except Arrow had eve, before been beaten,
and he. it is said 10y bad management. Lcyiny-
ton is a noble animal. and is is mentioned in re-
terring to his exploits, that he once in five DAYS
beat sixteen of the best horses in Kentucky,
distancing ten of them.
The New York Tribune thinks, that aristec.
racy does not bear showing III anywhere. Even
though escape Negro blood it stumbles on a cob
lers work bench, or an old woman + appe stall
and IN fact, is very ordinary crockery at best.
ALI. HANDS LOsT.-On the 18th nit at se.
the barque Eaton fell in with an American
schooner, union down. She went TO her assist,
ancc:: bat when within half a mile, the schoone.
capsized and sunk with all on board.
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