The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-01

I'D Senator Houston is a strange man
among strangers. He has two large printed
notices hung up in his room at Wizards hotel,
saying" NY bedtime is 81 o'clock precisely"
when it is notorious that he never went to he'd
at so early an hour. 1t is also notorious that
Gen. Houston never goes to bed till every one
else is asleep. and then he must go into the
street to see if everybody is AIDED before he
will 60 himself lie looks out for breakers and
burglars.
nS- The Rhode Island Legislature has adj
iourned after a session of one week. The most
important business transacted was an amend
ment to the Liquor Law. authorizing the ar
rest, imprisonment and fine Of any person found
drunk in any of the towns of the State but if
such intoxicated person shall disclose the name
! of the person who furnished the lqnor with
which be got drunk. and shall give evidence
against said person, he may be discharged from
Imprisonment and persons furnishing intoxi-
eating liquors. giving or selling. are liable to
prosecution. The vote for the bill stood T.,
yeas TO II nays.
zi7- Considerable fever and ayue prevails
in Newark New Jersey, at the present time.
! FRESH PEAcnEs.-The New Orleans papers of
June 9th. announce the appearance in that CITY
/ ofpcaches of this seasons growth from the or
chard of Mr.. Felix Huston
! GS-THE Riots At PoTrsvIIIE PA.-The ri
OTIS in Pottsville, Pa, grow out of the Know
Nothing excitement. and Rum. Thomas Kean
was found dead in the street. OH the morning of
/ the 18th. horribly cut and eashcd about the
/ body. John Mann was also cut and bruised.
John Douehcrty, an freshman, was stabbed.
but was to be arrested on suspicion of killing
kcaH. Aprotcstant Irishman was reused from
his sleep on the night Of the 18th. by party of
Irish Catholics, who had been drinking. On
going to the door he was struck With a bli,dr-
con and killed, and his wife was shamcfully
treated
I ~" GREAT FIRE IN WORCESTER. Ms, fire.
occurred IN W orccst"r, Ms. on The | It'll inst,
which destroyed property to the estimated
amount OF 100000. Scvera! lives were lost
and from 1900 to 1000 men were thrown ont of
employment. The Transcript gives the follow
ing as the list ofpcrsons killed and injured dur
ing the fire
Edward Mahony hal both wrists d;slocatcd
was badly burned on the back. had a cut on thr
forehead. His brother Morris was also burned
badly. George E.Wynan and lilly Raymond.
assistant engineer. were heat. f. s. Hi. heat.
Jordan. of Hook and Ladder Co. do. Daniel
Mcfarland, heat Wn Cary is badly hurt and
burned. Asa Joslyn Waterman at the hospital,
hurt. joel Dewey. very badly injured in the
back from Jumping from the fourth story of Al
len ." Ihnrbcr pistol factory. Morrisscy, hurt.
CEaS. Reed, 10 Central Street hurt from hmm
ing ont Of Il third story window. HYDE. on
Winter St. hurt. Aaron Sherman heat John
smith, hart Chas. Huber. German, had his
arm broke. Assistant Marshal Baxter SAW Il
miGdling-S;zcd man, with black whiSkcrs. fall
BACK INTO the fire at the time three men jumped
from the window OF the pistol factory.
/ RHODE lsI.AND.-The Supreme Court of Rhode
Island has given II unanimous opinion that the
act of the last Legislature, cxpungins the rec
ord oil lis conviction of Thomas W. Dorr fer
treason, is unconstitutional.
! CURE FOR CHOLERA. The following commu-
,i.,t:o, = ,
1900 uNaI 'oI'.'o 'c'" iA.'e ny clef-
syihah, TO the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland:
My Lord AS am in possession of a sim
pie but cllcctral preventive to the spr. adj of
cholera as well as a remedy of very great pow
er to those attacked with the disease, | ven
lure 10 apply TO your Lordship to have
rrc,vn as h.ro f,n anti aloe't ny triai as Ell
have had many occasions to try This i.1 remo oiI
and in no case did the patient die Tho rpcnvrrv
DcinS always speedy and perfect | make no
apology ior 'ehturing to address your Lord
snip. us inc great Importance OF the subject will
DC: trust, deemed sufficient
me preventive is simple: \ teaspoOnful
Oh powdered charcoal taken three or four times
week. IN cup OF coffee, or other vehicle in