The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-25

explanation Of the cause of John B. Macy
overwhelming defeat for Congress in the
Third District of Wisconsin. We hold the Mil.
waukee Sentinel responsible:
AN ExPLANATIoN--The result in the Third
District .astonishes the natives" and every DO
dy is asking how it happened. We heard a
Veteran Democrat of three score, yesterday
explain 1t in this wise. The fact is gentle
men, said he. "that it was all owing to an un.
fortunate split in our ranks. Barstow went (Iy
Macy and the Balance went against him."
CoNTRADIcroRr.-A passenger by the Lady
Franklin iuforms IS that the New York Tribune
of the llth claims the election of Clark Cover
nor of New fork,by hundred or two majority,
while the Herald of the same date holds OH to
the triumph of Seymour by a majority OF
500. In either event, matters are getting mar
rowed down to sharp point.
gaE> The conversation to which we refer
took place after the appearance of the articles
in the Mnnesotian of Feb 18th and 25th. Now
let us inquire why the editor jumped over the
other side of the fence so unceremoniously ?
Simply because railroad charter had been i'm
ported from New York city and if that charter
passed the Legislature, Mr.. Douglas, with 9TH
ers whose names we need not IN entiOn were to
be interested in the Railroad. and were to use
their efforts to get grant OF land for the same.
Times.
Wrong again, neighbor, both in facts and e.
CURES. That imaginary street conversation"
which you call upon dead people to prove, is a
matter we know nothing about, and if we did,
the .Minnesotian is not in the least iota re-
sponsible for it. But as to our changing at ALL
from the start. upon the Nebraska question
and particularly after the railroad charter had
been "imported' from New York, why that
is the most absurd and easily disproved accusa-
tion yet made by our eccentric" neighbor
1t happens, that said imported charter was
pending before the Minnesota Legislature at
the time our anti-Nebraskl articles of the 18th
and 25th of February appeared in print, and in
both numbers of the Minnesotian which then
denounced Douglas and his Nebraska project.
We find much editorial space devoted to the ad-
vocacy Of the railroad charter. Our neighbor
must try again. His whole windy column of
yesterday is thus blown into nonsense.
~ We are informed that the Black Hawk
and New Georgetown may be expected at St.
Paul before the close of navigation.
~ FIGURING mills are rapidly multiplying
in all parts of the Territory. The mill at Ano
ka is now in operation, or will be in few
days.
~- IS. Hulett, of Pittsfcld, Mass, grew
592 pounds Of pumpkin upon one vine 10
ripe ones weighed 393 pounds, Is green ones
1919 pounds
LUMBEEING.-Scarcely day passes that we
do not witness parties of from four to eight
strong. hearty and good looking young men,
with knapsacks on their backs. aud axes on
their shoulders, bound for the lumber regions
down the Bay. 1t is thought that there will
be more than twice the number of logs cut the
coming winter of any previous one. The pres
ent high price of lumber has had the effect of
inducing mill owners to increase their facilities
and prepare themselves to supply the dest-
tute with any quantity of that article. Wa
ges are high. and the demand for laborers is
greater now than at any previous time Green
Bay .fdrocate.
E9- The Times learns that "Mr Jones, the
famous brick man at Minneapolis. left on the
Alhambra. for the East, where he intends to
purchase machine for making press brick
Mr.. Jones is one of the best brick makers in
the West, and it is his intention to manufac-
ture the article very extensively in the SPRING.
CONVICTIONS FOR SELLING LIQUoR.-Wc learn
from the Boston Daily Herald that the follow
ing persons have been sentenced by the Court
of Common Pleas at Lowell. Judge Bishop pre-
siding. for violation of the liquor law
n. Ripley, of the Brattle House, slOO and
costs, and $1,000 bonds q. Brownell, of Cam
bridge, 500 and costs, and $1,000 bonds Sam
uel Gibson, Elm Cottage, Cambridceport slOO
and costs. and $1,000 bonds. second convictions;
the next case will send him to the House of
Correction. S. c. Knights, Watson House,
500 and costs. and $1,000
bonds, second conviction Morris Coughin
Holliston. 500 and costs and $4,000 bonds
also, 500 and costs and $1,000 bonds, second
Hannah wife Of Morris Coughin,
Sl00 and costs and $4,000 bonds Morris was
committed to Jail for 60 days. and Hannah and
ucT ltTcc CulIuTeH were sent 10 lDC HOlilStOn
Poor House 60 days. S. Reed. of East Cam
bridge, Sl00 and costs, and $1,000 bonds. Jos.
Heffermen, Sl00 and costs, and $1,000 bonds.
One Smith, of Lowell. was convicted in two
cases. and paid 500 and costs in each case,
and $1,000 bonds in each.
THE MURDER IN ToPsHAM, ME.-The Bath
Mirror contains the following particulars of
the murder of Mrs. Cripps by her drunken hus
band:
1t appears that Cripps was moving from his
late residence. on the road leading from Bay
Bridge to Topsham village. to Cathancc mills
He had loaded his furniture and started the
wagon Off in charge Of his boys. They drove
to his new residence, and sometime afterwards
he arrived there himself, and directed his boys
to return with the wagon for their mother which
they did. but found her dead upon the floor.
Cripps afterwards came back, and took the bo-
dy into the wagon. and while on the way stop
ed at a brook and washed the blood from the
body.
The appearance of the house indicated that