The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-15


that crimes against life abounh those coun.
tries where no Bible circulates among the peo.
pie. 1t would seem as though this was too
plain case to need a laborcd effort to demon
strate it. The following are the results of Mr.
Spencer statistical investigation: Dividing
the population by the number of murders an.
nually. there will he in England, murders to
every million of inhabitants Belgium. Is
Ireland, 10; Sardinia, 20 ; Bavaria, 80 France.
81 Austria. sc Tuscany, AZ; Lombardy d
Sicily. 90; Papal States. 100 Naples, 200.
~ Some Gend in human shape recently
placed twin babies. about q week old, on the
track Of the railroad from Chicago to Rock Is
land. They were discovered by the engineer
Of a train which was stopped just in time to re-
| frain from running over them The conductor
took possession of the babes, and intends to
rear them.
w- Ethan Spike writes to the Portland
Transcript that the citizens of IIornby, Me-. are
all by the ears about ni9gcrs. OF some of them
he says -" To hear the critters haOwl abaout
slavery, you'd spose that they war borne aber-
litionists. with Garrison, Elder Lamson and the
angel Gabrl for fathers, and Nabby Folsom for
their mother"
10 The Lake Superior Journal learns that
the steamer Northener, now running between
the Saut and Cleveland, will, in a very short
time, be taken across the portage to run upon
Lake Superior. The business of Lake Superior
has very rapidly increased, and it is doubtful
its entire wants.
Pork FALrING.-A large hog pen attached TO
Painc's distillery, at Parkersburg, Va, sudden
ly gave way on Wednesday of last week, and
precip:tated five hundred large fat hogs into
the Little kanawha river. distance Of sixty
feet Thirty were killed outright ard many
others severely Injured
GD- There are GIG conv;cts in the Ohio Per-
itentary, the largest number ever confined in
the institution, land the cry is still they come
STRAwBERRrEs-It is estimated that 400 900
baskets Of this delicious fruit are daily taken to
the New York market
5J Losing says: "The most agreeable
of all companions is simple frank man. with
out any high pretensions to an oppressive great
ness-one who loves life, and understands the
Use of it obliging alike at all hours above all
ofa golden temper, and steadfast as an anchor
For such one we would gladly exchange the
greatest genius, the most brilliant wit, the pro-
foundest thinker"
;E8- Mr.. Frederick Kemball from Harrison
county Ohio, went to Steubenville on Wednes.
day last, by railroad, with his wife and nine-
| teen ehildren-twenty- one in all. 1t is said
that he owns enough land in that State to give
each of his family quarter section.
- There are two hundred and seventy
one prisoners in the Indiana State Prison
Ie3- The Russian war draws heavily upon
this country as we'll as upon England, for spe-
| Gle.
20 All the papers of Philadelphia are co1-
graduating the citizens on the quiet Sunday
the inhabitants of the CONSOLIDATED city have
enjoyed under the first week of Mayor Conrad S
administration. He shut up all the liquor
shops, and quiet was the natural consequence.
"Gentlcmen never swear" So said
Washington, who, we believe. never allowed
profane swearing in his presence or in his hear
ing while in command Of the army Of the Rev.
olution.
SHEEP RAISING IN II.LNoIs.-A single family
in SangamOn county, says the Register. have
LOO sheep, all of good blood. The yield Of
wool is larger than the finest in Ohio 1t is a
fact that there is no better country on earth for
wool growing than Illinois. Every farmer who
has tried the business has amassed fortune at
it. The expensis are less, and the profits three
times larger, than in aIy other State in the
Union.--.7lton Tel.
The Sandwich Islands had better reciprocate
favors received and send missionaries to the
United States. On the Island ofMolakai. with
a native population of 1866, only two persons,
one native and one foreigner. are reported as
having been intoxicated during the year 1853.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. - The Alton
Courier learns from Chas. Floyd Jones, Esq.
Civil Engineer, having in charge one Of the
grand divisions of the above road. that the
work is progressing with all practicable dis
patch, throughout the entire line. The Chica-
60 branch is complete as far as Urbana, Cham
pagn county. On the main trunk the track is
now laid from Dixon, Lee county southwardly.
as far as Mowcrqua, Shelby county. fifteen
miles below Decatur, with the exception OF a
short distance on either side of Salt Creek.
which stream yet remains to be bridged. This
leaves gap of forty FIVE miles North of Van
dalia to be closed up.
From Cairo northward, the track is laid to a
point within about twenty-five miles OF the
junction of the Chicago branch, or hfty-hve
miles south from vandalia-makng one hum
dred miles vet to be laid to form connection
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