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

On the Grey cloud SATURDAY evening, tnat
riot took place in st. Louis on the day of the
election, and that several were killed. We see
nothing of this in the papers.
Coop NEWS FOR UP-CoUNTRY MERCHANrs-The
Galena Jeffersonian has the following impor-
tant information which it publishes under the
caption of "A Certainty
On the 18th of August the cars on the Ill.
Central will run up to Scales Mound, within
ten miles of this city and on the 18th of o.
tObcr we shall hear the sound Of the locomotive
whistle at our levee. We think, from the in
formation in our possession that the above state
ments may be relied upon. Severe sickness or
long continued rains along the line might de-
feat present plans but the probability is that
they will be carried out"
AS PREDlcTED-The President has vetoed the
River and Harbor Bill.
Gs- Congress adjourned sine die on Monday
morning last.
10 Capt. John Brooks, of the Admiral, is
in town, stopping at the American House.
Iowa ELECTION. - We have mcagre returns
from the Northern District, which render it I'M
certain whether Hampstead, (dcm.) or Thor
ington, (whig) is elected. Dubuque city and
county gave Hampstead 500 majority.
THE FINE ARTS IN ST. PAuL-"True genius
is ever modest" is an anxiom of some writer
whose name at this moment we have forgotten.
Perhaps it is not essentially necessary to give
credit in this particular, although we would be
pleased to do So as we have case in point to
illustrate the truth of the remark. We refer to
Mr.. Cooley, young artist Of our city, who for
the past year has hid himself in his studio, and
allowed scarcely citizen to know there was
such a man in ST. Paul. At intervals when ur-
gent business would allow, We have stepped
into Mr.. Cooley's studio, and noted the pro
grcss he was making in his art. We found upon
each successive visit, that his advance in i'm
provement was decidedly marked /; and there
now remains no doubt that he has within him
the elements of the true artist. His rooms are
in the Rice House, st. Anthony street. He is
citizens of st. Paul-Gov. Ramsey and NJ. S
Wilkinson, Esq.,--cithcr of which would be re.
gardcd among cxacting critics as highly credit
able to the pencil of a much older and more cx
pcrienccd artist. He has other paintings of his
own-somc landscape sketches among them
which go to prove that with proper applca
ton and study, he is destined to take high rank
among American artists.
no" A party of hunters, of which our wor-
thy City Marshal was one, baggcd about hun
dred pigeons in two hours shooting OH Fri
day. That accounts for good dinners at the
homes of all the Minnesotian folks ON Saturday
for which they are duly thankful 1t is ano
Their credit mark in favor of the Marshal. thai
he has gotten the dogs, cattle, hogs. rosucs
so far under subsection that he can take, witt
safety, few hours sport outside the corpora
ton of quiet afternoon.
&C. The Hamburg, Montrose and St. Paul
packet. arrived Saturday morning. She had
been some twenty hours aground on Pig s-Eye
bar, where there was at the time three feet O
water, large.
N7s- The Greek Slave has been sold by Capt
Roberts to the Mcssrs. Mclyiil, OF Galcna. W.
understand she is to run bctw cen ST. Louis and
ST. Paul.
II5- The owners of the Admiral have char
tered her to a company who arc now running
her in the Missouri river trade.
The Louisville Democrat advcrtises for /:
.tcachcr wanted" The sporting season i.
probably about to commence in kentucky
Lynn .NtarS.
gcs5~ The Russian Japan Squadron has re-
tired from the Chinese seas, and sought refuge
OH the coast of Kamschatka.
Fanny Fern objects to men shedding tears
She says it is an infringement on one of wo
mems most valuable ''watcr privileges"
No GROUNDS FOR DIvORCE.-Eugcnia, The
French Empress, is really about to bless hcl
husband and the French nation with one Of
those costly f,vors which have gladdcncd the
hearts of the English people annually, since the
importation of Prince Albert.
LADY-LIKE PoSrTION.-Thc Iowa Reporter
presents two remarkable ladies Of our times i'm
the following picturesque attitude:
CATER LrcY.--Mrs. Swisshclm is after Lucy
Stone with a sharp stick"
But as nearly as we can see she is only Civ
ing her little useful information" from the
point of her pen. in Tie following:
I'VE have already denied, and We again de-
ny that a woman who steps beyond the regular
limits assigned her is pointed and booted at.
We never knew any woman take up an honor
able employment and pursue it zcalously but
she was hOnOrcd for her enterprise. We also
beg leave once more 10 express our firm con-
viction that no virtuous woman ever was driv-
en- to life of shame to get bread for herselfand
children. Such declaration is q monstrous
libel upon humanity. We agree with the old
King of Israel. who said: have been young
and now am old. yet have never seen the
righteous fOrsakcn and begging bread Beg