Minnesota weekly times., 1854-11-07

OUT WEST.-Our Eastern friends are surprised
at the manner in which many things are done out
West. Let us enumerate only one instance of
Western enterprise. &
Mr.. Samuel Sanborn, left Illinois about the
middle Of April last for the Minnesota Valley,
where he made him q claim, built him house,
and on the 9th of May, moved his family into it.
He Immediately broke 25 acres of land, planted
corn and potatoes, from which he realized a yield
of 400 bushels of the former and about 500 bush
els of the latter. From his corn, at 81, 90 per
bushel, he made $4O0; from his potatoes, at 60
cents per bushel, he made $500. Total $780,
Out of this amount he will probably save $780,
His claim is probably worth from $1,000 to $500,
making $1,000 clear gain in six months time
This is not insulated case, but it is of those
cases where the person who comes here ''ptches
in''; who has sufficient judgment to know that
bread thrown upon water, will return,-who
spends no time whining because he cannot get
rich without effort, but who ''takey off de coat,
and rolley up de sleeves, and goes to work in
earnest. Such men almost invariably succeed
anywhere, and in this territory, their success is
beyond doubt.
Mr.. Sanborn has two daughters who have also
made claims near their father, and are rapidly
bringing the soil under cultivation. He is a fine
specimen of hardy pioneer, and we are glad to
learn that his labor thus far has been amply re-
warded. We should add that he has subscribed
for the Weekly Times and paid for it. He ought
to prosper and we feel sure he will.
TIE CASE OF GEORGE w. GREEN.-We learn
from the Chicago Democratic Press, that the in
vestigation into the mysterious death of Mrs. G..
W. Green, before the coroner's jury, was brought
to close on Saturday by verdict that she came
to her death by poison administered by her hus-
band, Geo. w. Green, who was Immediately re-
mandcd to prison to await the action of the grand
jury. 1t has appeared from the investigation that
Green and his wife lived unhappily together .
that on Saturday, Sept. 10th, Mrs. Green, though
she had not previously been very we'll, was about
the house, attending to her ordinary duties that
no one was at home during Saturday night but
Mr.. and Mrs. Green and their little boy Albert,
and he testified that he slept all night. Strych-
nine, the poison found in the stomach of Mrs.
Green, was among the papers of medicine found
in the house Of Green and produced in evidence
before the jury. About O'Clock on Sunday
morning Mr.. Green went to the house of Mrs. Hall
and requested her to come over as Mrs. Green was
taken very sick with cramps in her stomach about
8 O'Clock in the evening previous, and "was very
bad.'' Mrs. Hall went over after and found Mrs.
Green dead. Green had the grave for his wife
dug in his garden on Sunday morning before 10
O'Clock, and from various other circumstances
not necessary to repeat it is contended that there
is very strong circumstantial evidence against him.
The case will be one only second in interest to
that of DIR. Webster, as Mr.. Green is wealthy and
abundanty able to do all that can be done to show
himself innocent eff the seriously charges that
now rest upon him.-Bufdlo Republic.
c. The Know Nothings have carried Balti-
more. The candidate for Mayor received 2,74l
majority in the first branch of the council. there
were IA Know Nothings to Democrats; and in
the second branch, 10 Know Nothings to 2 Dem
Gratis.