The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-02

and Trait, and acts accordingly. If Mr.. Pratt
selects an article, writes an article, or asks
question connected with the keeping of the
books or the management of the finances,
Mcssrs Owens and Moore assent or advise in
regard to his writings and selections, and an-
swcr his questions promptly, after the custonla-
ry manner of partners in wcll-regulated bust
ness establishments. SO, the Times editor will
perceive that the kind sympathies for Mcssrs.
Moore and Pratt with which he winds up his
leader" Oh Monday, are lost down this way.
Better attend to your own internal affairs,
ncighbor and keep some of those "small OWL
ers' in your concern straight, who are claim
ing that they do not endorse your course.
1t is a week to-day since we have had mail
Gentlemen of the Packet Company, this will
not answer. Send up the mail by transient
boats if you can't come yourselves.
g;sJ- The Globe WAS whistling and scream
ing and raging and tearing between the two
than might have been expected from wild
Zebra. We rather think the Globe feels proud
that she has had for few days the '.Monopo-
ly" of steambOating in these waters The
Globe is a very good little boat, and we'll COM
manded. but she makes a leetle too much noise
about town.
OFF!-A. j. Whitney and e. w. Babcock
started yesterday to seek their fortunes in Ne
hrlcl cly..o d., H., - ca
Paul loses two of her most cntcrprising and ca
pable young men /; and if they conclude to re-
main in either of the new Territories we have
net the least doubt they will be heard from by
their old friends here as leaders in all the good
enterprises calculated to advance the growth
and prosperity of those new Western lands
May all success attend them!
BIG "YALIER" CoRN.--Mr. Bell over in Da-
kota county, has field Of large Illinois corn,
which he planted on the 10th of June. 1t is
now fully cared and out of the mlk-rcady for
Jack Frost any night he may chance to pass
this way. -Four years out of the five that we
have resided in Minnesota, this kind of corn has
proved sure crop.
azs- 3. W. Brunson, Esq, left yesterday to
attend to his duties as Representative in the
Grand Lodge of the United States l. o. o. +.
The Grand Lodge meets at Baltimore OH Mon
day, Sept 10th.
lsS- A runaway occurred on Cedar Street
yesterday, which came near running two hor-
scs attached to wagon. In passing over the
stone quarry created by the excavation of
Fourth Street, one of the horses was considera-
bly, injured.
TIE VALUE OF FREEDOM-The city article of
the Times informed us one day last week
that
"One of the largest diamonds known was de-
posted yesterday at the Bank Of England, by
London house, to whom it was consigned from
Rio Janeiro. Its weight is 254 carats. and its
estimated value, according to the scale, $780,
900. 1t is said to be of the finest water, and
without a flaw. and was found by ancgro slave,
who received his freedom as a reward"
Freedom is, we know, beyond all price, and
we can scarcely be surprised at its having been
changed at the comparatively moderate sum of
ESQ, 900 to a negro in Rio Janeiro. Never
thclcss, as an article is worth only what it will
fetch, and as slaves are to be had for few
pounds. We can hardly see the principle OIL
which negro who had found property worth
E2s0,O0O should have been mulctcd of the
whole, and then presented with that which he
might have purchased any day for less than a
twO-thOusandth part of the sum alluded to-
The negro is, perhaps, perfectly satisfied. But
we fancy that if we had fallen in with such a
valuable fnd," We should hardly have been
content if some body had walked up, taken pos
session of our treasure, and then informed us
we were at liberty to go wherever we thought
proper. 1t is evident that they manage these
things in Rio Janeiro more summarily, if not
altogether better, than in England.-Punch.
PorAToEs.-We are told that the present
crop, a portion of which is now being dug on
the opposite side Of the river, was never equal
led in the American bottom. "Sand Prairie"
and " Potatoe Hollow" outdo themselves this
season. Thousands upon thousands of bushels
will be sent to market, and from present ap-
pearances thousands more will be left in the
ground to rot. Potatoes will be cheap next
winter and spring. We base our calculations
entirely upon the American bottom. We ne
yer knew it to fail.-Sf. Louis Intel.
CHARITY SCHOOL FUNDS. 1t has been calcu-
lated that the value of all the properties be-
long to these schools amounts to fifteen millions
sterling. But suppose it is only ten millions
the gross annual value thereof, at five per cent.
per annunl, would be five hundred thousand
pounds! The gross revenues, as reported by
the Charity Commissioners, are G3l2,565, 5s
Sd. This sum does not include benefices, fel-
lowships, scholarships and buildings. The to-
tai is astonishing it really exceeds credibility!
1t is, nevertheless, fact which examination
will completely established. Mr.GrifIiths shows
that the gross income of the Charter House
School and Hospital alone amounts to 100000
per annum !-.Ne,o- York Independent.
1MPoRTANT.-Chief Justice Welch, Of the late
special session of the Supreme Court of this
Territory decided that the Judges of that tri-
bunal were removable at Erecufipc pleasure,
in which opinion, we are informed, Judge Chat
field concurred-!St. .qnthOny Erpress.