The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-16

CovRr WEEk-The District Court for Ram
sey county, Judge Sherburne presiding. COM
mences its sitting at the Court House at ten
o'clock this morning. There are ninety-fve
cases on the dockct-seventy-nine civil and
sixteen criminal.
Mg' A procession of some thirty wegens,
filed with hardy settlers from Hennepn coun-
ty, passed through our streets yesterday, on
their way to Saltwater, to attend the Land
Sales. They go over as hackers OF claimants
on this side of the river.
BURGLARY. = The saloon in the basement OF
the Winslow House was entered on Friday
night, the money-drawer opened with screw
driver. and between twenty and thirty dollars
in money taken. The thief or thieves also stole
five or six bottles of champagne. and as many
of porter 1t is presumed they have gone into
the country somewhere to have "nice time
of it,
For THE LADIES' - Bond & Kellogg were
opening on Saturday the largest and best
sorted invoice of fine perfumery that has ever
found its way thus far northwest of Philadel-
pbia. We speak by authority.
Gs- Mr.. Cathcart brought part OF his new
stock of goods with him by the Galcna, and the
remainder will be along in due time. Partcu-
lars in our advertising columns in a day or
| two.
ny The cars on the Illinois Central Rail-
/ IN Scolac' Mound maxi
ing only twelve miles staging out of Galena.
:zS- Passengers .ly the Galcna who were in
Chicago on Friday week, inform us that the
bells of the city were tolled on the afternoon of
that day, as they supposed for the death Of
! Douglas, and that the shipping in port display
cd its flags at hafmast. in regret Of the veto Of
the River and IIarbor ELL.
~ The Galena came into port in fine style
on Saturday, having met with no distractions
at Pig s-Eyc. or anywhere else, owing to the
late rise. She had two barges in tow, and
about $50 passengers among whom were Mcssrs.
A. S. Elicit and a. II. Cathcart, merchants Of St.
Paul S. Stevens of Henncpin county, and our
old ex-Marshal of the Territory, Col. y. N.
Mitchell, who has come up to see his old friends
and obscr,c how we progress in this quarter.
CUBAN DIFFICULTIES The difficulties with Gu
ba thicken. The most recent outrage which
has been referred to our administration, is the
following taken from the Buffalo Republic
We believe the President has referred it to u
commission who has the Grey town bOmb-shell
Il IL, pholl hat
sideration:
An American lady of high rank, on going
ashore at Havana from the ASH nwall steam
packet had her poodle numerically bitten by
a cur belonging to of the officers of the
customs. She notified the American consul
Of the unprOvoked outrage, who Immediately
demanded rcpcratiOn from the Governor Cen
cral. This reasonable demand on the part Of
our faithful representative met with the
insulting reply from his Excellency:
Go to the ID with Your poodlcs. and
your noodles and yankce-doodles-am l
swerahlc for all puppies. quadruped and biqed,
that are sent hitler by the ilibusters of yam
kcc land:'
An express sent by the same ship has just
arrived at Washington with the details OF the
whole affair as set forth by the American Con.
sui and Cabinet meeting has been held in
relation to it. The result has not TRANSFERRED.
1t will probably furns! an occasion for send
ing Il special envoy to Spain.
5cG~ 1t is said that an important correspond
cncc has occurred between Mr.. Buchan-
an and the British Secretary of State for For.
cign Affairs Clarendon asserts the British
Territorial Claims on Central America founded
Oh the Mosquito rrotectoratc. Buchanan de-
mics them in two elaborate notes, and demands
an unconditional REIMBURSEMENT of the protcc-
tOratc. 1t is understood that our Government
has determined to adopt decisive measures to
obtain the complete evacuation Of Central
America, as stipulated by the Clay ton and Bull
wer Convention.
! TIE PEOPLE C0MING.-The Prairie du Chen
Courier, Of August so. ays:-" There arc now
! iluesday mornns) about a quarter of mile
OF emigrant wagons drawn up in front of our
Office We suppose they are bound for Iowa or
Minnesota They. the emi-rants, not the wag-
ons, will make a valuable acquisition to the SET
tlemcnt where they may finally pitch their
tents. They are we'll equipped with farming
utensils household furniture, and a big drove
OF fat cattle, TO say nothing of number of pref
ty girls who keep our boys pcrpetually ut tho
window, in spite Of their remarkably high sense
! of proprictv''