Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-11-07

above rates.
The columns Times being much wider and longer than
the other papers obliged TO charge few
published in either of the city weekleS for the
money.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. l, 1854.
C-T The Minnesota Belle arrived yesterday
morning.
~ Burning Coal throughout the country is
verv high. Wood also is on the rise.
~ 1t is reported that Kissane has not been
re-capturcd.
f,T Thanksgiving comes off in Kentucky and
Maine on the 3Oth of November. In Maryland
on the 23d of November.
~ young man named Holland stood at
and fired the signal gun on board of the Arctic,
until the angry waves engulphed him In watery
grave.
Cyan India rubber omnibus is being invented,
which, when s.jam FULL will hold couple more.
r1T The New York Mirror says Schuyler the
Railroad Swindler is s'hourishng in Paris"
Cy7Thc brewers of Albany have advanced the
price of beer 81 90 per barrel.
rEy Rev. Antoncttc l.. Brewn, of ''Woman's
Rights notoriety, has been married to DIR.
James IL. Merritt. Why shouldn't she? Mar
riace is one of ''woman's rights"
Steam fire engines getting quite COM
mon in our large cities. In view of our severe
winters. it would be well for St. Paul to get one.
Cincinnati now has three.
Cz5' Gideon Tominson, says the Bridgeport,
Conn, Standard, well known one of the most
prominent citizens of Connecticut, died at his
residence Oh the Sth alt.
Cy7 The Humbolt took it into her head to lay
down while stopping fora short time at the Low
cr Lcvce. 1t is supposed that she struck snag
on her downward trip, and stove Il hole into her
bottom.
Cg5' Rumor says that new FIGURING Mill is to
be built near Fountain Cave. 1t is an excellent
place for such an establishment, and when under
way cannot h-lp but do a large business.
C1~5' The total number of intcrmcnts in Sa-
vannah for the six weeks, ending Saturday, was
SD, mostly from yellow fever. Savannah is
city of ij,00j inhabitants.
c75 The \. Y. Tribune has recently been paid
>SS6l for ore advertisement in Their weekly paper.
The st. Louis Republican has received as high as
81 600 for adv.
Csj' Several of our citizens returned from an
Eastern tour on the Minnesota Belle. Among the
number James NJ. Winslow, Esq, and MIR Dona-
hover.
1,, lp,n | 1ocr xnl
its quictus in Pennsylvania. So far as heard
from there is Il majority of 1869 against it.
Ey5' The total valuation of real and personal
property in Chicago for 1853 So, ,929, ,6S7
for the present year it is $24 ,392, giving an
increase of 81 ,462, 500.
C75' 1t is thought in fifteen years from this
time Chicago will number l,000,G00 of inhabi-
tants.
LAUGHING IN CuURCH.-lIcnry Ward Beccher
SAYS like to see my Sabbath congregation
laugh, when there is occasion for it, and verify
believe there is more harm in laughing in
church than in ones private parlOr."
SENATOR GEYER.-It has been stated in some
of the newspapers that Senator Geyer, of Mo-,
Republican says it has the best authority for say
ing there is not n word of truth in the statement.
C957 We are informed by gentlemen from St.
Louis, that in consequence of the low state of
the water in the rivers, but little business is doing
at that city. Citizens are obliged to take the
cars to Chicago to reach Cincinnati.
C5y- Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Illinois
and Wisconsin, hold elections on the 9TH of No
vcmbcr next. We look forward with great anx-
iety to the result of these elections. We feel
confident that they will roll up big majortics for
the cause of Freedom.
CT57W We learn from Cincinnati paper that a.
mother prize-fght is soon to take place between
Tom liver and Mr.. McGowcn of ST. LOUIS
Stakes $4,000. Fight to come off somewhere in
the neighborhood of st. Louis. We hope both
will be kiled-thc world will b. better off with
out them.
CgS writer in the st: Louis Intelligcnc er,
proposes a Sout"er Emigrant Aid Society for
the purpose of counteracting similar societies
from the North. The object is, to populate Kan
sas with slaves and thereby make it Slave
State.
cy~ The sum of $500 has been appropriated
by the Board of Councilmen of New York, for
the purpose of purchasing proper testimonial to
be presented to Capt. Luce, of the steamer Arctic,
for his efforts to the passengers. All these
things strike us as foolish. Pay man for doing
his duty Nonsense. There are times when
self-s sacrificing efforts should be rewarded. but
these times seldom occur.
TAXING RU>AwAYs.-That some persons in
Canada begin to look upon the in ,ux of fugitive
slaves in that country an evil. NAV be Inferred
from motion made in the Canadian Icrislatnre
that the same capitation tax now imposed on all
strangers entering the Province, be exacted in fu
ture from black immigrants.
CyTThe Hudson Republican appropriates three
OF our editorials to its own use without credit.
All right. The st. Croix Union copies letter of
our correspondent without credit We are glad
to see our efforts so highly appreciated BY our
editorial friends. We are at their further SER
vice.