The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-16

Clement and Dorlus Morrison.
THE WEATiIER-Our Southern fellow-ctizens
who are passing their first winter in Minnesota,
cannot certainly complain of yesterday. We
doubt much whether their old ncighbors Of New
Orleans, Natchcz, St. Louis, &c, had day so
mild and springlikc. In the afternoon it was
to any one sitting at home.
Ills CENTRAL RAURoAD.--Thc statement we
copy to-day from the Chicago Tribune has not
been compiled without full knowledge of all
the facts before the editor, and may therefore
be relied upon. 1t shows degree Of progress
towards the completion of the great work we
had scarcely thought possible. To DWleh
by the 18th Of .4prH is now the positive prom
ise, and we are quite sure it will be fulfilled,
owing to the fact that the work is in such a
state of forwardness that it will require scarce
ly an cxcrton to accomplish the end.
1iJ- Late dates from Texas say that the Co
vernon of that State has determined to issue
proposals for another contract for constructing
Pacific Railroad.
The ARCIIc DIsAsrER.-The Bar of the city
of New York has taken steps, to institute le-
gal investigation of the circumstances attend
ing the loss OF the Arctic. The New York Times
says, it has reason to believe, that the owners
Of the line will oppose the proceeding. 1t
says, that Mr.. Collins himself has dismissed the
gallant Dorian from service and denied him
the usual certificate of good conduct and char
actcr. because he stated facts about the wreck
which the owners OF the line did not wish to
have made public. Dorian, it will be remcm-
jcrcd, was the only one of the officers who dis
charged faithfully his duty at the time Of the
disaster. Such conduct deserves better usage.
and the course Of the managers Of the line will
meet with a most he "fy condemnation from
the public.
KANSAS ElECrIoN.-An election for Delegate
in Congress, says the Galcna Advertiser, from
Kansas Territory took place on the 29th ult.-
We Shall soon hear the result. Much excite
mcnt existed at the last accounts. arising from
the slavery question. Hon. RObcrtP. Flennc-
kin was the Anti-Slavcry candidate, and Gen.
J. W. Whitfield the Slavery candidate. The
supposition is common, that Whitfield will sue
coed by means of assistance from Missouri. If
the election is carried by such sort of "Pla-
qucmine Fraud it will in the end be dear
victory to the slavery party.
VOTE OF New York CrrY.-The official can
vass of the vote Of New York has been COM
pleted, and does not change the result already
published.
CHANGE OF TIME.-Noticc is given by the
Central Railroad, that hereafter, the Morning
Passenger Train will leave Galena at 10 o'clock
and the Afternoon Train at 80.
BATTLE OF la CIENNEGUIILA.-A month or so
since, 1t. Davidson had fight with the Indians
in Texas, and large number of his command
were killed or wounded. 1t has been recently
ascertained, that the Americans killed Pcchc-
co, the chief in the engagement, and fifty ofhis
warriors.
WISCONSIN ELEcrToN-C. c. Washburne's Of
fetal majority for Congress. in all the counties
in the district but Marathon. La Crosse. La
Pointe, Pierce, Monroe, Dunn, Douglas, Chip
pewa, and Trempeleau counties to hear from, is
1869
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Nov. %.
Mr.. EDITOR The official canvass for this
! (19th) Senate District, gives Wm j. Gibson,
Democrat, So majority over Moses S. Gibson,
Republican.-Gaiena .adr.
! BLocKApE NorIFlEp-The State Department
| at Washington. announces the receipt of Off
cial information from the Ere .ch and English
Governments, of their intentions vigorously to
enforce the blockade in the spring, of all Rus
sian ports in the Black and White Seas and the
Sea of .AZof
Loss Of Two STEAMBOATs.-A few days since,
,he st Gamer Pacific. Capt. Fithian, bound from
st. Louis to New Orleans struck snag about