The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-11
THE MINES TIA N
SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4. 1854



GREELEY AND THE SLAVE TRADE.-We copy
q characteristic correspondence" to-day from
the New York Tribune, in which a gentleman
from Mississippi. is made to feel that he had as
we'll left the editor to pursue his accustomed
svocations Any one, whatever his sentiments
and opinions may be, cannot fail to enjoy
hearty laugh over Greeley sreply to his MIS-
sissippi correspondent.
Woop MEAsrRER.-Thc City Council should
immediately;take steps to secure TO ci''ze'is "
fair measurement of wood. There ls nothing
.o,d in St. Paul in which "gouging' is SO appa-
rent as in the measurement Of wood, as al pres
ent practised.
I,oroR PROHIBITION popular vote In
Pennsylvania upon the Prohibitory Liquor
Law decided the question in the negative py
several thousand majority.
BROKEN B.SKs.-We have receivad informa-
tion that on the day the steamer Royal Arch
left Galena, the house Of Corwith Co. threw
ont the notes of the "Clinton Bank of Colum.
bus - "Bank of Circleville. Ohio" Bank OF
Kanawba, Va - Bank of HallOwcll. Maine
Ship Builders Bank. Maine )" Rockford Bank
Maine" and all the Free Banks of Indiana
The impression in Galena was that the Bank
of Hallowell was good, and that its notes would
be redeemed at par in a few days.-DenocTdt
of Thursday.
We caution the public not to be hasty in
sacri6sing the paper Of tie Free Banks OF lndi-
ana. Nine-tenths Of them are amply secured
by the pledge of responsible stocks, and their
notes must be redeemed in short time at less
sacrifice than the brokers are now willing to
bargain for. The Maine Banks, it appears, are
suffering under the general panic, but we should
hold on, if possible, until VIC hear directly from
that quarter. Persons here, we'll acquainted
with the affairs Of the Bank of lIalloweil. en-
dorse the opinion fthe Galena bankers, that
It will be GALL straight in few days.
p. S. Since the above was in type, we learn
BIZ gentlemen direct from the East, who arriv-
ed by the War Eagle that the reported failure
of the Bank Of Hallowell is without truth
This is confirmed by the following telegraphic
despatch, which We find in the Galena Ad-
vertiser of Monday:
New YORK, Oct. IS.
The Bank of Hallowell has not suspended
The Advertiser of Saturday further says
A report was yesterday circulated in the
street. that the Bank of lIallowell, Maine, had
suspended. We have seen q despatch from
Hallowell, stating that the report is false
The Bank has not suspended, but is believed to
be one of the most solvent institutions in New
England There is but small amount Of the
money in circulation in this country. 1t has
not been thrown out by the Bank of Galena but
Is taken as other New England currency.
To- When the editor Of the Minncsotian
will publicly and positively deny that he had
anything TO do with bargaining off Mr.. Bassett
before election, then wewill give him the name
OF our rrespondent.-1mes.
We are not in the habit of responding to such
discourteous and irresponsible calls as the
above, but for the sake Of gratifying Whim of
our neighbor's anonymous correspondent this
one time, we will again publicly and positive
ly deny" that we ever chad anything to do
with bargaining Off Mr. Bassctt before the cleo
tion," or after the election, CT before or after
any other election that has ever happened in
this or any other country. We have known
Mr.. B. some three or four years, but never
claimed to own HIM, or any part or parcel Of
interest in him, or in his lands tencmcnts, he
reditaments, stocks or property. With all our
sins, We believe 'lIennepn" and the Times are
the first to charge us with dealing in a species
ofproperty which no one here recognizes even
In "niggers, to say nothing of white men, and
honest, straightforward Wings at that. But
in all seriousness, the Times may call up its
witness whenever it chooses. We are ready.
For THE WINTER TRADE.-John T.. Irvine &
Co., it will be seen, are out with display Of
their winter stock through our advertising CO.
lumns. They have everything in their line of
trade that wholesale or retail dealer may
need and all wishing to purchase will not find
1t out Of their way to give this extensive and
well-established house call.
- The War Eagle arrived yesterday af
ternoon, and will leave for Galena this morn
ing. 1t is doubtful whether we will again see
this popular packet this season.
70 The War Eagle brought about 200 pas
sengers yesterday. Among them were large
number from Maine, including several promi
nent citizens of that State, who now have their
eyes and interests directed in this quarter.
~ The sedate and respectable Baltimore
American, in the course of a reply to profit
gate assault from Mr.. Pierce administration
paper, the Washington Union, thus truthfully
and forcibly limns that precious concern:
We cannot but feel that in replying thus Sc
riously to the allegation Of the Union we are
assuming an unnecessary and not an altogether
reputable task. That paper is a libel upon
American journalism, and its assertions are ut
terly unworthy of attention. Deprived of the
subsidies by which it is bound to perform the
task of fugleman to an Administration Itself
falling beneath public condemnation, the Union