The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-23

them or drive them all away will not re-
fuse to buy 1t, nor stop to quarrel with him be-
cause don't know what kind of a poison it is
i am satisfied to know that it will accomplish
my objcct--that it will drive out the rats and
mice, and the reaches. &c. Now. l think this
great National barn of ours is filled with all
these various tormcntng pests, and feel as if
| should be willing to help to scatter the poison
that will drive them out-and when We once
purify and cleanse the barn, it will not be a
very difficult matter to keep it clean.
Snow SroRM.-At six o'clock on Saturday
morning, regular Minnesota SHOWS storm
the first genuine one of the scason--set in from
the east. The storm was kept up during the
day, and the prospect, as we write, is that to-
day we will commence our regular winters
travel on runners
THANKSGIVING ENTERTAINMENTs.--Thc ladies
of the First Presbyterian Church will give an
Entertainment at the Baldwin School Edificc
on Thursday Thanksgiving evening. It has
been now 1--WE beleve) two years since the
congregation of this Pioneer Church appealed
to their fellow-citzens in this manner, and we
certainly think their turn has come for lib
eral and substantial REMEMBRANCE The Bal
dwin building will be illuminated on the oc-
casion. The proceeds go towards lischarging
the debt of the church, incurred by the recent
addition made thereto.
The noxt evening (Friday) the ladies Of the
Baptist church hold similar entertainment at
Market Hall. We trust the libcrality of the
city will feel inclined to distribute its patron
age equally on these two occasions which have
accidently come so close together, and it is to
be hoped the Baptist ladies will have no &C.
casion to regret being the second party in the
field.
SPEAKER OF THE 1orsE.--.As the time ap-
proachcs for the meeting of the Legislature, we
hear the names of various prominent members
spoken OF for Speaker. Mr.. Sibley, DR.. An
drus and Mr.. Norris have been named.
EG" \ joint resolution has been passed by
the California Legislature, instructing the rep
rescntativcs of that State in Congress to exert
themselves to obtain an appropriation for the
sinking of wells in The Humboldt Desert,
Utah Territory. for the relief OF emigrants, cat
tie and other trains journeying overland by
that route to and from California.
SEBAsToroL.-Sncc the allies cant take it.
the st. Louis lntelligencer has been trying to
spell it. Our contemporary aflirms it is spclt
-Sebastopoi, and is a compound Greek word.
made up of Sebastos and polls, the former of
which signifies august, most holy or sacred
the latter. city-together, the august city
Scbastos was word appropriated by the Ro-
man Emperors of the Eastern Empire. 1t was
an imperial prefix and was the Greek euuiya
lent for the Latin Augustus which was applicd
to the Crsars
Tss- There are upwards of fifty converted
Jews now exercising ministerial functions in
the Church of England.
ES- curious sect of rcligionists has just
arisen in England. called the Disciples. They
believe that Christ will appear in 1864 that
the Russians will triumph over the Turks, and
the Jews over the Russians the latter event
to happen in just ten years time, when the
Jews will become nation in the Holy Land.
Abraham, Isaac. Jacob and the rest of the
righteous Jews of old with the few elect among
Christians, will rise from the dead and live for
ever in Palestine but the heather and the
wicked Jews and Christians will sleep eternal
ly.
GAS IN NANTuCKET.-Gas was "let on in
Nantucket-the birth place of the whalc.fisbe-
ry-on " Wednesday n ght. What will the whales
say now ~ Y. ErDress.
why. when they zee the brilliant 6sh.tail
burners they will say. perhaps, with the man
in Shakespeare, its VERY like whale.
Troy Wing.
ILLINOIS SENAToR.-Gcncral Shields surren |
defs the hope of succeeding himself" in the
L. S. Senate, as Judge Douglas sinyularlv ev.
pressed the idea in his despatch to Pierce.
-, Inc question now is. who shall succeed him
he Legislature is decidedly anti Douo/os and
large number OF the anti-Nebraska men Of tho
State are saying that as the Hon. Richard |
\ ates was the most vindictivelv opnosed man
Of all that Douglas hated and determined to
beat, Yates should be made Senator to rcbnke
anu mortHy hlm.-St. Louis InteUigencer.
rather o Leary and Curran were cracking
." ycsis az a dinner party, one evening. as
'"s 'ne'I wont. when the celebrated advocate
urned abruptly to the good father. saving:
Heaven" "'>N '"' Aeys VI
Why, Curran? ?" asked the divine.
because you could then let me in, said
he facetlOus counsellor
~ would be much better for you. Curran.v
aid Father O'Leary, THAT had the KEYS Of
ne other place, because 1 then could let you I