The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-09
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEME'R I, 1854
8: United staies Against the Nj. and N. W. r. Il.


6: United States Against the NJ. and N. w. r. Il.
Co..
The cause thus entitled was argued ycstcr
day before the Supreme Court of Minnesota
convened in special term at the Chambers of
Hon. NJ. Sherburne, at the Capitol. full
bench was present John B. Brisbir. Esq. AS
sistant L. s. Attorney for the District of Min
nesota, for the plaintiff, and Edmund Rice. Esq
for the defendants, submitted elaborate and
able arguments on their respective sides of the
question.
The decision ofthc Court has yet to trans
piro.
UArPsR MAGAZINE, for December. has been
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San Juan DE Nicaragua The Newcomers;
a Russian "Reminiscences Loss and Gain, a tale
of Lynn Sick Body, sick Brains; What do
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Mis- BAKER ACQrITTED-Ne learn from the
St. Louis Democrat that Mary {. Baker, indicted
for the murder of ". o. Hoffman, has been tried
and acquitted. The Jury were out but two
hours Upon what grounds she was aquittcd-
the fact of the killing being concedcd-the
Democrat does not say.
"DoEsr;tKs. The Boston Telegraph says ::
This original name of q very clever and orig
iual writer. whose etfusions are most extern
sively copied in the newspapers has produced
some curiosity with regard to the identity Of
the parsonage himself The New York Even
ing Post states that he is a clerk in that city.
twcnty-thrcc years of age--that lie was a stu
dent in the University Of Michigan, and was
expelled for belonging to a secret society, and
that he writes his queer articles for the purpose
OF assisting brother. who is connected with
the Detroit Daily Advertiser, in which journal
they now appear originally. lie is a genius
in his way.
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN RAHRoAD-Thc MI
waukee Seminal learns from the Dubuque Tx
press that second and very enthusiastic
meeting was held in that city, on Saturday
evening last, to take efficient steps for cxpcdi-
ting the completion Of the Railroad between
Milwaukee, and Dubuque. After few short
and energetic speeches from Mr.. Goodrich
Judge Clark, Col. Wiltsc AMI other gentlemen
the business Of taking stock commenced. Gen.
Geo. ". Jones headed Tie list with a suh.crip
ton Of So, 0oJ, aud was followed Ly others IN
til large proportion Of the $loo.00o. propos
e,l to DC tLltn BY individuals, had been sub
! scr;bcd. 1t Was then unanimously resolved
that the City Council be requested TO submit TO
tie voters of Dubuque, Ike question Of takiug
SEQ, 900 Of the stock of Tie Company. The
Ey,.rcss and Tribune both earnestly advocate
tic proposition Dububue, we fully believe.
Will do all that is asked CT expected of her, to
hurry forward this important enterprise"
! MURDER IN LANSING, IowA.--Wc learn from
the Lansing Iutelligencer of the 23I inst. that
Il man named Luther Russell. was shamcfully
murdered in that place, q few days previous,
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a'ioieh1 DO" III INC neck ana severe kicAs IN
the side. inflicted by the said Hughes. lie has
been arrested .brough, before magistrate and
.o,,;,tod 10 i.;, 70 o,;, h,.a.o ,ho
next term OF the District Court, for the crime
o! murder ia The second degree.
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St. Paul. ard Ly the exercise ola liberal pub,
lie spirit, We eau in three years double our pop