The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-01-21

Washinoton Territory are to November 5th
I An immigrant train had arrived consisting of
4 "a wagons and lj0 persons. They had also 400
i head of cattle. They had met with little serious
difficulty on the way.-The new territorial Off
GERS had all arrived, except Gov Stevens and
Judge Hoagland. The Territory is said TO be
admirable for the raising of stock.-GaI. -7dr.
HOSTILE question is asked, 'Where are all
the HOgs?' The Madison Qa.) Banner of the
goth December says, only about thirty thousand
had arrived at North Madison, against ninety
odd thousand at the same time last year. The
Madison packers have been paying Louisville
and Cincinnati prices all the time. a gentle
man well informed on the subject informs the
editor of the Louisville Journal. that only -
900 have passed the Cumberland Gap this year.
against $4,000 last year.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 80.
The National Democrats held meeting here
this evening. There were about one thousand
present. Resolutions were passed cOudemuing
the interference Of government officers or MEM
bers of the Cabinet, in State or local elections
as tyranical denouncng Gov. Bigler and the
Washington Union and applaudng the Seminal
as the true exponent of Democratic principles
Mike Walsh and Mr.. Cutting were to speak but
refused owing to the denunciations ofthe Guage
Law.
RErRosPEcr.-Mr. Prentice. Of the Louisville
editor, Thomas ii. Shreve. INDUCES in the fol-
lowing touching and mournful retrospect
"We, the surviving editor Ofthc journal feel
that the prime of our life has scarcely yet gone.
yet, as we look back upon our long career in
this city, we seem to behold, near and far. only
the graves Of the priced and the lost. All the
numerous Journeymcn and apprentices that
were in our employ when we first commenced
publishing our paper are dead. our first partner
our second partner. and our third partner are
dead, our first assistant and our last assistant
are also dead. When these memories come over
Ils, we feel like one alone at midnight in the
midst of a church yard with the winds signing
mournfully around him through the broken
tombs, and the voices of departed joys sound
ing dolefully in his ears. Our prayer to God
is that such memories may have a chaStcninS
and purifying and clcyating influence upon US
and fit us to discharge. better than we have ever
yet done, our duties 10 earth and to heaven
GANE-It is tincahe offence in Wisconsin
to kill Prairie Chickens after the lst of JANUARY
and to kill Quais or cartridges after the first
OfneXt month.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. y.
BY the steamer Texas We have dates from
Vera Cruz to the I'D and the City of Mexico 10
the 18th inst
Santa Anna had issued decree accepting
the Guadalajar declaration. with salary Of
$4,000, but takes the title of Most Serene
Uighness. instead of Captain General.
Santa Anna has dccrced tina. in case Of his
death or moral disqualification, he shall name
his successor.
MONTREAL. Dee. &c.
A letter from Mr. liincks appears in the Nom
treai Pilot on the subject of the Government
policy on the Clergy Reserve question. Mr..
Hlncks strongly urges that it would be very
wrong for the present Parliament to settle the
Clergy reserve question. and says that no Gov
ernor representing the Crown would deem it
consistent with his duty to sanction legislation
on such question by the present Parliament.
and that an appeal ought TO be made to Lower
Canada before the question is settled.
THE FAIIrRE OF A GREAT PATENT-Thc great
Yankee patent deceptive Hens Nest" has
met with an unexpected failure 1t is found
that like the cOrk-lCg that belonged TO the Myn-
heer Van Dunk. it is impossible to stop it and
the unhappy victim Of the invention is over
worked by the continuance. The design of the
patent, as our readers all know. is to deceive
poultry into the speedy and liberal laying of
eggs. which is accomplished by the peculiar
construction of the machine. At the bottom Of
the nest there is IA trap-door, which works on
hinge. being supported 10y a spring. The NO.
ment an egg is placed on this. the trap opens
and lets it fall through into Il cushioned apart
ment prepared for its reception. The cOnsc-
qucncc is that the bird. Just as She is preparing
TO Cachlc. SianccS AT lEc nest ana seeing Eoll-
ing. it actually reasons itself into the belief
that she has not laid at all and resumes her
position on the nest in hopes OF making more
successful effort. Theoretically the invention
was worthy of all praise. and IA matter Of pride
to the universal Yankee nation that produced
it. Practically. in partial experiments. il was
successful. But upon fuller and Official trial.
the thing was found to work too well. and to
ovcrdo itself altogether We copy the official
account:
"On the first trial of this curious coatrivaacc
before the Commissioner of Patents to test its
virtues, q singular result was effected. \ large
Russian hen was located on the nest and left to
her mcdtationS. On account of pressing bust
ness. the hen was forgotten until the next dav
when. to nhe utter aStoni>hnrnt of the Com
missioner and even the inventor himself on
examining the nest they founl nothing in it but
a pair of claws, a bill and q bunch Of feathers:
the mystery was explained. however. upon cx-
amining the chamber beneath. in which they
found hay q Lushd Of eggs
CITIZENS OF ERIE FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES
John 4. Tracy. President of the L. & n +. Road.
John l.. Tracy. Superintendent of the same road
John A. Walker, Director and Attorney of the
said road, Mr.. Hart. ticket agent at Erie Miles
W. Caughcy. deputy |. :. Mar-hal are in til
city. having been obliged to leave Erie to save
their property and the lives of themselves and
families from the fury Of the mob. All these
gentlemen are old and respected citizens ofErie
have summcrcd and wintcrcd in that citv and
now hy the cutrcatics of their families have fed
to avert the murderous knife and ncendiary
torch.-Ciere. Herald.
1t is now definitely settled that the Crystal
Palace is to DE a Permanent Institution. dcvo-
ted to the Exhibition of industrial and artistic
production of ali nations. We deem this mat
ter OF high national importance Not only will
there be a display side by side in the duplicate
force ofpostive character and comparative mer-
it, Of tho outwOrkings of all the great nations
but there wall be the technical means of Judging
of the value of the things so shown.-.E York
Tribune.
Bale Peyton. late American Minister to Chi
Ii, and William Duer, formerly a member of
CONGRESS from New York and late Consul at