The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-05

neers notice of an ARRAY which occurred be-
paper on Friday, as false in every particular,
save that an assault was committed by the for
lner person. We are permitted to use the names
of prominent witnesses, if necessary, in proof of
what we here assert. We care not. however,
for these envious and malignant attacks from
quarter so obscure as the Pioneer. The editor
for forty daily subscribers only, We should
think. is quite low enough in public estimation.
without helping himself down another peg by
publishing mean petty ISLANDERS in regard to
the private affairs Of his neighbors.
| The Reserve lands are not sold and entered
under the general land system and having
been once granted for a specific purpose. our
construction of the specific law for their sale is,
that in no event can an acre of them be with
held from sale and entry to be devoted to rail-
road purposes. under the act of Congress. an
proved June 20, 1854. The sale of these lands,
as we stated yesterday, will undoubtedly take
place in September, at Minneapolis, as adver-
ised--.MinneS0tian.
| II this unintelligible and scnseless iargou''
of the Minnesotian, can be understood by anu
body. we shall be most .'wofnlly" surprised
What do you mean: What is this specific pur-
pose for which these lands are reserved p
| Times.
Go it, thick-pated mutton. head! Readers
can see how we are continually misrepresented
by this organ of the claim,jobbers The very
title word, Reserve" itself shows that the
facts are as we stated: These lands had been
once reserved-and that too long before the
great goose of the Times was born--for spe-
cfc purpose. That reserve has now been tax
en- oil. by specific act. which authorizes their
sale to the people, and not their transfer to
railroad company. Cannot that pot-metal
mass of rotundity above your shoulders I'M
derstand thiss
FAMILIAR MUsIC.--The gross personal abuse
| from the clique who control the Times, sounds
like old familiar music in our cars. We have
stood up against it, prospecting and to prosper.
during the past three years and have always
felt that we were on the wrong track when we
did not meet the open opposition of these men.
! The ostensible editor of the Times is only now
giving vent to what has long been ranking in
the bosolns of his superors and controllers
!
never SO popular, as when these men are open
| ly arrayed against it and we hope their oppo-
sition will continue. Ne reap the benefits of
| it-thcy the disgrace.
! GETTING INTO SOCIETY,". - The PHILADELPHIA
Ledger, in very sensible article speaking of
Americans who do all they can to nourish
feeling Of social caste in this country, which
they call society" says;
at is principally with the female sex that
this mania RACES young man marries IA half
educated girl both being perhaps not worth
thousand dollars. in time, partly by good luck.
and partly by good management, the husband
I amasse5 a fortune. Now, all at once the wife
hitherto anxious only for money to bring up
their children properly, and to smooth their
Cll age, hegins to talk about position But.
instead OF seeking that position, by cultivating
the mind and manners. she thinks to obtain it
bv securing admission into this or that set of
arbitrary exclusives To be invited to Mrs
( Pretcusion on hcr visiting. is what the deluded
woman believes D. he getting into " society,""
What slight she endu.tS. what meanncss she
dcscends to, what intrigues So undertakes. III
order to achieve these ends! She follows Mrs.
Fotiphar to Newport. and takes box at the
opera behind Mrs. Dash. She puts her coau.h
L
drcn and purchases a pc" at the church of the
Rev. Mr.. Cream Cheese. Bye-and-bye she fat
tiers herself because She knows all these siily
people, that she la: obtained position" that
she las got into " soci.ty.' And yet she is
perhaps, just ~ ilitcrae as mean, and as vu-
gar as ever; for her French dinners do not
make her less selfish or polite at heart. In truth
she is often more hard 90 her servants, more the
slave of envy. and altogether less worthy than
when she VAS comparatively poor. and when
she thought mere of her husband and family
than ot getting into society"
IMPROVEMENT II INpIA.-- The Albany Regis
ter publishes the following extract from let
ter received recently in Washington from an
American III India. The information it imparts
will show III western world something OF the
advantages conferred on the cause OF civiliza-
ton and religion in the East, by the introduc
ton OF the telegraph. Such of our readers as
are interested in the spread Of civilization over
the ORD. will read the extract with unalIoycd
satisfaction:
Il travelled On the nj gbt Of the It'll inst Oh
the trunk road seventy eight miles in an Indi-
an stage coach. We have not the railroad here
yet: but We have OIL this very trunk-road the
electric telegraph in almost constant operation
Dr. 0 ShanSnessy has, with wonderful energy
aud rapidity got the telegraph up between A
era and Calcutta, and il is going on to Lahore
and | believe to Beshawar. 1t will also soon
be completed between Calcutta and Bombay
and Madras. The connection between Agra
aud Bombay is nearly complete. aud the last
two overland mails were flashed very consid-
cradle distance between Bombay and Agra. On
the 18th of March the first message by tele
graph was sent from Agra to Benarcs and on
the 9Th ofMarch DR.. O'Shauchncssy sent from
/ Agra to Calcutta in less than two hours the fol-
( lowing message:
/ DIR. O'Shau2hnessy presents his respectful
compliments to Lord DalhOusie, and begs to say
! that this is the first message transmitted by
electric telegraph, and theGovernor-Gcneral's
congratulations the same evening. Between
! \ gra and Calcutta there is short break which
will soon be filled up. As it is. pping intel
! liocncp is rrrciNcd from Calcutta In A ora Owe.