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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-19
Let Speculation Thrive!

We presume. of course, that now tic Mime
sofa railroad grant is repealed, that John Will
son is thwarted in consummating that ''swn-
die" of his. The lands of Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, proclaimed for sale in September,
will again, we hope, go into market at the
time specified. Such is the wish of these who
desire to "rule or ruin" here in Minnesota, and
We trust they will be gratifcd. Perhaps a.
bout one quarter section in every hundred will
fall into the hands of the actual scttlers-thc
remainder will stand open to the grab of the
spcculator, who will be on hand with his cash
to take hold Of Uncle Sans title at Sl.25 per
acre. The gentleman from Ohio, who was here
a few days since prepared to enter eighty thou
sand acres between St. Paul and Lake Super
ior, can now retrace his steps. His friends
have succeeded in their efforts to keep the
lands out of the hands fthe "greedy monopo-
lists" and consequently all such "actual set
tiers as he can now have chance. All right!
Let land speculators thrive! Such is the de-
cision and will of our contemporaries, and such
being the crowning glory of their success, just
let 'em rip!
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4 Hen DMNG DOUBLE DUTY.--We have a
motherly old Shanghae hen, that brought outa
brood of chickens two weeks ago. and is now
busily engaged in clucking and scratching a
mong them-cOaxng and scOlding if they 90
astray, and squalling terribly at all the dogs,
and cats, and hawks, that show themselves
At the same time, she lays an egg every day or
two, just the same as if she had no little re-
sponsibilities to take care Of, and had nothing
to do but to lay and cackle about it, We cali
this doing double duty.--.Maine Farmer.
So do We, but we never saw the hen-Shan-
ghe, Chitagong, Dominique, Javanese, Dork-
ing, Pheasant or Spanish-that would do it.
I'm our diggings" we think her something Of
hen that will lay in 21 days from the time the
last chick chips its she'll, and emerges from the
confinement of its lime walls, into light and
liberty. We can only say that the Maine Far
mer's Shangha hen, is great bird. Most
Shangh@s are when they are full grown.-N.
Y. Commercial.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.
Immediately after the adjournment Of the
Senate, this afternoon, as President Pierce was
leaving the Capitol, at the northern door, un-
der the eastern arcade, he was followed out and
addressed by James M. Jeffards, of Charleston,
S. G. Jeffards was considerably intoxicated at
the time, and was in company with J. S. Duke,
of st. Louis, and J. F. Wiggans, of St. Louis,
and J. F. Wiggans, of New York, all of whom
had been drinking. The President shook hands
with him, and Jenards asked the President to
take drink which he declined, and turned to
enter his carriage AS he was doing so, his hat
was knocked off by hard-boilcd egg. JEFF
fards turned into the Capitol, saying the Pres-
dent was a damned fool.
The President spoke to one of the police, ask
ing if he had authority to make an arrest Cap
tain Huntington and officer Wales shortly af
ter arrested Jeffards, who denied throwing the
egg. An examination was had before Capt.
Dunnington, when one man testified that he
saw Jeffards with an egg in his hand few min
utes previous to the assault-another testified
that he saw him throw in the direction of the
President, and another that he saw him throw
an egg at, and hit the President. The Justice
decided to hold Jeffards to bail. and the accus-
cd sent for Senator Evans, who declined becom-
ing ball. He then sent for another. In the
meantime, becoming more sober, he cried bit
tery, declaring that if sent to Jail he would not
be living. He then took out a small knife and
stabbed himself in the leg. just above the knee,
saying he was determined to bleed to death.
AS the blood flowed profuscly he became alarm
ed, and allowed it to be examined, and was dis
| armed.
The Attorney General then communicated to
Capt. Dunnington the desire of the President
that the prisoner be not prosecuted, and he was
accordingly discharged.
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New YORK, Aug. 8.
The Arabia. with three days later advices
FROM Liverpool, reached her dock this evening
at eight o'clock.
Liverpool dates are up to July %.
Cotton active at a small advance. Sales OF
the week 620OO bales fair Orleans, 81. Up
lands dnd Mobile, Ct.
Flour advanced Gda1s since Tuesday.
Wheat, 3d.a4d.-bcttcr. Corn advanced ls
ais. COnsOls advanced, closing 92S.
Political news possess nothing of startling
interest. GOrtschakoff is withdrawing a pOr-
tion of his army to Bucharest. the mouth of the
Danube being no longer tenablc.
The Constitutional states the immediate en-
try of the Austrians is formally decided on.
Sixty thousand Turks are fortfying GiurgcvO.
The cholera has appeared at Wallipoli and
A Russian camp of $1,000 men is being form
ed at Urseistiria.
Neutral vessels have been authorized to come
out of the blockaded ports.
Madrid at the last dates was quiet but the
citizens were still under arms on the llth inst.
The allied forces were still at Varna.
The Turkish feet has returned to the Bos-
phorus.
Nothing from the Asiatic frontier except that
a special commissioner has been sent from the
Porte to Circassia.
There is no news from Sif Charles Napier.
From India there is nothing important.
Accounts from Malta state that $50 officers
and Sailors lately forming the crew of the Ii
ger. have been exchanged at Odessa. The num-
Der exchanged fell short Of the English by 80
men accordingly so many Of the Tigers crew
remain in captivity.
Prince GortschakOf is confirmed in the COM
mand of the Moldo Walachan army.
An army of $4,000 men is to he concentrated
between Schadgan and Avad.
The reserves called On will amount to one
hundred and thirty thousand men.
Omar Pacha and Prince Napoleon are at
Guirgevo.
A despatch from Dantzic states that the
Hecla and ValOrous have cannOnaded Baomcr
Sound, bnt without loss to either side.
Gen. Hillicrs has sailed for the Baltic.
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sANrPA PAULM MUNEN ATERRuoY YAUUsTm mwM

to-day. we hear that in New York it is believed
among musical people, that Jealousy caused
this act. and this belief is based upon Informs
ton received direct from Mexico, which posit-
lively asserts that previous to her death Sontag
expressed fear that she had been poisoned. 1t
is also further stated by a gentleman in New
York that the bodies of both had been disin-
tered and evidence found TO settle the question
beyond doubt that both met an untimely
death. Count Rossi was last heard of in St.
Louis and when he reaches New York, this
mystery will be cleared up. Did we not sup
pose that there was truth in this yet vague ru-
NOR, we ehOuld not give it publicity"
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Territory Of Minnesota,
County Of NashinRton. Ga.

~
County Of Washington, s.. (
In the Disfrcf Court First Judicial Disricf, Wash-
ington County.
Civil Action for the Foreclosure Of Mortgage.
W. PHILIPS, ppf, against STEPHEN B. HANKS, drt.
pursuance and by virtue Of Order and Decree Of
the District Court aforesaid Of April 7h, A. D. 1854,
in the above reced action, ], Asa b. Green sheriff Of
Washington comfy Aforesaid, will sell at Public Auction
the premises Ia saltwater, In said county, the twen
yfh day Of September, A. D. 1854 at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon Of said day the following described premises to-
witt ALI that certain piece parcel Of land situate ly
ing and being in the town (now city, Of stillwate in the
county Of Washington and Territory Of Mnnesota afore-
said, known and described follows, to-w: beg,nnng
Myrtle street at the northwest corner OF Lot NuoDer
one Block Number twentysx; thence souherly along
the west line said lot number one, fory-nne t4 rect
to lot number two OF said block thence eastery along the
north line of said number wo sixy-six 66) feet;
thence norheriy on line parallel with the west line Of
said lot numbcr one, 4s feet to Myrtle street,
westery along said street sxtysix 66 feet 70 the
ni.ce of beginning, being the same premises sold eud
rrveved by John McKusick and Wife to the said Ste-
nhen D. Hanks, defendant, by deed recorded In the Once
f the Register Of D0sS for the county Of Washington,
Aforesaid, in Book opp on pages tcu and eleven.
ASA b. GREEN,
Sheriff Of Washington County, II. T.
S. J. r. Mcmillan, Atty for Ppf.
Dated at saltwater This 7h day Of August, D. 1854.
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HURRAH FOR BURBANK The same paper vo-
UNFAIRLY pledging the signers to sustain our
fellow-citizen, J. c. Burbank, in his express
operations, which was so unanimously signed
by the business men of St. Paul, has also been
signed by torty-t,co of the principal firms and
active business men of Galena, including all the
steamboat captains and owners in the Packet
Company, and many others connected with the
steamboat interest.
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TO Negotiations were on foot yesterday
for the purchase of the prospective farm, lying
between the Capitol and the Winslow House.
Now that the Railroad is dead, many Of our cit
izens think of making the most Of their former
city property by selling it for cultivation.
Who will take that extensive and fertile tract
surrounding the Sintomine House?
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To Capitalists, Farmers and Emlgrants.

To Capitalists, Farmers and Emlgrants.
TUlHE undersigned has always on hand for cash on
IL time, from
TEN TO TWENTY THOUSAND ACRES
OF rural land, improved unmproved, including farms
different Sizes and degrees OF improvements at prices
corresponding with these.
Also-property in St. Paul and suburbs, and in Mankao
city, St Anthony, Shakopee LeSuer, Traverse des Sioux
and Eureka.
He at all times accommodate, the easiest terms
any one who really ,oishes to purchase.
HENRY MCKENTY,
Dealer In Real Estate, st. Paul, MINI. Ter.
Ohice-lhe old Post Ofice building, Third street.
ST. Paul, Feb. Is, 1854. 23tf.
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~ The War Eagle will leave for Galena
to-day at ten o'clock.

.gs~ Several communications on hand will
receive attention as soon as we work off the
heavy stock of mail matter incident to the ad-
journment of Congress.
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Reaping and Moving Machines.

" ARSHALL & CO. are agents for MANNY'S PA
Ivu TENT,which took the premium In the United States
over M'CorniCk's, (he WORLDS fair premium machine
Early orders solicited, or I'll applicants may not be
supplied.
81 Paul, Junc %, 1854. 2wl2llw
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TU'E.VTY-FYVE FARMS FOR SALE

TWE.NTY-FYVE FARMS FOR SALE.
To Practical Farmers.
UNIIS notice is real Farmers, not to spectators who
Il pretend to be farmers.
To practical farmers, wish to that have on hand
twenty farms for sale, (ad always have from
ten to twenty fve) which range from two TO ten miles
from st. Paul.
From long residence in the territory, and from per-
sonal inspection of all the lands near the city, am
bed to make the best selections.
therefore invite all persons wishing to cultivate the
soil to give ME a call.
Ny have various degrees Of Improvement, and
f1atter myself that can please all.
Terms made suit purchasers.
HENRY M'KENTY, Dealer in Real Estate,
OFFICE-Od Post Ohice Building, Sd street.
June 80, 1854.
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MINISTER'S WivEs.-Society is concrete in
telligcncc, an indefinite, aggregate humanity of
"large expectations" 1t expects the "good
time coming" progress in all that is good and
great, and an underlined amount of service from
the wives of the pastors Of its churches; for
getting, meanwhile. that these same ladies have
lively irteres; in the good times coming and
would like to make little progress on their
own book ApastOr is hired to preach to re-
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Henry McKenty,

Doo1c1: in Fca1 Estato,
Office, old Post Office Buiiding Third 81, Saint Paul.
AND bought and sold throughout the Territory; Mon
IL loaned investments made to the best adv antage
and Land Warrants located.
REFERENCES.
NEW YORK. MINNESOTA.
Gilbert Davis, Esq, Gov w German,
Daniel Curtis, ESQ.,, (Hon w Welch, Chief JUS
Capt. A. De Peyster, tce of Minnesota,
Messrs. s. Thompson & Me- Hon Fl NJ Rice Delegate to
phcw, Congress,
Messrs. Williams 4 Guion. Rice, Hollinshead & Becker,
PHILADELPHIA. Atty's at Law,
Joseph Patterson, ESQ.,, Pre- Borup Oakes Bank.
inent Western Bank; ers,
Messrs Drexe Co, Bankers Travis Rosscr, Esq, Sccre
ss Taylor Il Co., { tary of the Territory,
s' Bingham Dock, (Ames & Van Etten, Atty's
ss Freed, Ward & Free,i, at Law,
&c Sters, James CO.. Rev T Fullerton, Register
{" Baily & Cos s Land Office,
Edward Hurst, ESD, NotaryWm Iolcombe, Esq, Recev
Public; er Land O1ce,
II. Messchert, Atty at Law ,SDr Mann.
James Kitchen, MD, NEW ORLEANS.
VIM. Stoever, Esq. [Messrs. Brown, johnson
vICKsBURG. Co., Bankers,
Messrs. Brown, & Johnsons Aug II, '64
Bankers
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THE WASSON HOUSE.

THE WASSON HOUSE..
10y DAVIS & wHlTCliER, Shakopee. This
II and comDodous Hotel has been recently furnished
at great expense and is now ready to receive the travel
ing public. The rroirctors experienced hands at
the business, and will spare neither time money in
order to render the sojOurn of guests agreeable.
Their table is supplied with every luxury the market
fords. Their stable is commodous and their at
tentvc and polite.
Pleasure Parties quest Of cannot do better
to visit Shakopec. Our lakes aboun with fish and
praries are covered with grouse.
Shakopee, April 26, 1854. 33-tf
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India Rubber Machine Betting

India Rubber Machine B6ltlng
rs proved by the experience Of machniss for the last
eight years, be superior to all other kinds, for the
following reasons, viz:
1. Perfect equality of width and thickness.
.. Not affected by cold, or heat under 300.
g. Great strength and durability Not liable to slip, and
when adjusted to machinery, requires alteration as
other belts do.
4. Much less cost OF wide helting than leather.
The undersigned for the manufacturers, and
will be constantly supplied with BETTING and STEAM
PACKING. MARSHALL co.
st. Paul, June %, 1854. 2wd2mw
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Valuable Ground Rents to Lease.

Valuable Ground Rents to Lease.
Z. FULLERTON will lease for a term Of years
u of the most valuable business lots in st Paul.
Lots for Warehouses at the Lower Landing;
Valuable lot on Third street near his own store;
Lots on Fourth street for shops dwellings;
Lots OH Bench streets
Also, l60 of unmproved land, few miles from
St Paul will be leased with specified privileges the rent
to be paid in improvements. 27N
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LAND AGENTS.
Wanted to Purchase,

A FEW town lots, q small quantity Of land near
IA the city. Those having such property to sell
sOnable terms, will please call ON
A. PIERSE,
Cedar street, merit door to Episcopal Church.
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ST. P.aUL Lt-TELLIGE.NCE OFFT(
Established i'm 1851.

NoRTH-w WESTERN EXPRESS COMPANY
connecting with the American Express company,
TO ALL TIE PRINCIPAL POINTS UNITED
STATES. CANADA AND EUROPE.
YuNHE cheapest and safest way of transporting light
u and valuable Goods-Specic and Bank Notes.
Particular attention paid TO the collection Of Notes.
B,s prafts and Accounts. Purchase and Sale of Mer-
rkandi:e.
Lost freight and baggage looked up and delivered to
owpcrs, ETC., etc.
MESSENGERS s:-Semi-wccky.
&c. BURBANK CO., Propristors.
ST. Paul, May 20, 1854. diff
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HOMESTEAD BnLs.-Neither the House nor
the Senate Homestead bills passed Congress.
bill to graduate the price of public lauds be-
came a law. We are, at present, unacquaint-
ed with its provisions. No State can receive
lands for railroad purposes under any act pas
sed.
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JAMES A. CASE,

JAMES A. CASE,
CIVIL ENGINEER, SURVEYOR, &C.,
HAS supplied himself with instruments for making
IL surveys of every description. All surveying
med TO his will be executed accurately, at rea-
sonabe charges.
County Surveyors Office, Corner Sd Cedar streets.
April %, 1854 ly32
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st. paul Business Curbs.
EDMUND RICE WIN. HoLLINsHEAD GEO. L. BECKE
Rice, Hollinshead & Becker,

a TTORNEYS at Law, General Agents. and Dealers
IA In Exchange, st. Paul, Minnesota Territory. Col
lections made with pronptness and moderate terms.
Drafts NewYork and all parts Of Europe for sale at
cnIen. rates VI Exchange.
Real Estate bought and sold, taxes paid, and all the
bastness Of . general agency attended to with fidelity
and despatch.
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GooD!-The bill to allow prescriptions upon
unsurveyed lands in Minnesota, passed the Sen
ate on the 4th. 1t had passed the House some
time previously. We cannut, however, find it
among the list of acts approved by the Presi-
dent.
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GRACE r. BIGELow. CHAPS E. FLANDB
BICELOW g. FL ANORA

A TToRNEYS ani Couns'liors at Law. Odice over l..
IA d. Wait 4 Co.'s Store, Third street, (belOw Rob-
ert-) st. Pani. Minnesota Territory.
win attend promptly and carefully to professional b'lsi-
in all the Courts OF the Territory; also, to the col
ectun of debts and 10 ali other business In any manner
connected with the profession.
Money TO Loan in small sums on good security.
jan7 lily
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WING TRIUMPTs.-The sweeping Whig victo-
ry in Iowa is but a forerunner of what is coming
from all parts of the country at the approach
ing fall elections. The New York Herald of
the 9th is also confident that North Carolina
has gone Wing all over. Two U. S. Senators
is the result of the Wings carrying the old
North State. Verify, the "Littlc Giant has
out-Samsoned Samson in the hour of his death.
lie has thrown the pillars and walls of Dagon
upon his friends instead of his enemies.
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Coon AGAIN On the eve of the adjourn
ment, Mr.. Rice succeeded in getting through
an appropriation of S25,OOO for the construc-
ton of the Mendoza and Big Sioux Road.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-23
AGRICULTURE NORTH AND SOUTH

There il a general disposition to concede that
the South IL, at any rate, ahead of tae North in
agricultural productions, however Inferior in
other industrial pursuits The fact that the grea.
staples Of the South are for the most p,ft eK-
ported, and, as Il consequence, make large figure
in the list Of commercial exchanges with foreign
rstions is regarded as conclusive evidences Of the
immense agricultural wealth Of the slave. holding
States; and, improving on this popular notion
Mr.. Calhoun set the fashion of speaking Of the
southern as the producing States 10 contr,dis
tinction from those OF the North, which he desig.
paied as the consuming States. This pclltico
economical jargOn had its day, aud deu1ed macy
into the belief that cotton is the ony agriculture,
product of the Union which merits tho stten
ton Of Government, and upon which the saliva
ton of the country must depend.
Blu. the census OF 1850, though imperfec. 10 lie
plan and execution, ard particularly in the man
ner in which i. has been compiled for publication,
furnishes abundant evidence that the assumed
superiority Of Southern agricultural products is
without the slightest foundation. We have been
at considerable pains TO ascertain aud put In con-
tlast with each other The productions, respec
lively Of the free and slave States; a task which
is rendered doubly difficult by the evident design
Of the compi'ers of the census to prevent su,h
contrasts. Every man of reflection, North aud
South, is anxious to know the relative populs-
ton, wealth, and other advantages of the slave
as compared with the free States. This is the
fret object which presents itself to the IL nds of
statesmen and people, and las more to do with
the politics and policy of the country aud Gov
eminent than any other which the Census fur
nisbes. Yet this is the very thing which the CON-
pliers Of the Genius have studicusly kept out Of
sight. In making up long columns and tables Of
population and wealth there il always confused
jumbiDg of free with slave States, with the evi.
dent design of battling inquiry, and repelliug in
vesiigstiOn into the relative strength and re-
sources of the North and South. This will al.
ways be the case while Slavery rules 10 Washing
ton. The South mus. be fat.ered, and the can
Ger which is eating out her vtals must not be OK.
posed to the vulgar gaze, by lifting the veil which
covers the deformfy. But, a. We remarked
above, We have done what the Superintendent of
the Genius would have done--if his interests in
the maintenance of Slavery had not been a
stronger motive than the desire of presenting
satisfactory view Of the condition of the country
we have eliminated the agricultural statistics
respectively Of the tree and slave States from the
general mass, and placed them in juxtaposition
as follOws:
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A NEW-YEAR's SUGGESTION.

New.Yesr's Day is at hand, and the good peo-
PIE Of Gotham and its neighboring cities are al.
ready looking forward to the fes ivities of the
occasion with high antcipasions of pleasure.
How many OF us have thought OF the way in
which the day car be made to yield the richest
harvest Of joy to oursyves and otheIsl We have
nothing to say here aesinst the pleasant old
KnicktIbocker custom OF making New. Years
Calls, for the interchange Of friendly greetings
and congratulations. 1t is, in itself g good Gus
tom, though often sadly abused through the dis.
graceful amount of liquor drinking, and its con.
sequences; but We proceed to suggest one or two
h,ts which We should all ponder before we CON-
plete our preparations for the festal day.
Many Thousands Of dollars are annually ex.
pended in New. Yorl, Brooklyn and Wlll.ms-
burgh fbr rich and costly articles of food, a. well
as wine ndbrandy, with which the tables ofall of
our well TODD citizens are loaded on New. Years
day. (The wines and brandy are, we arc glad to
'sy, now oftener omitted than formerly.) Now,
10 say nothing of the obvious violations Of hygi
mic law involved ia the consequent reiterated