The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-18

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Louisiana. ....................
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Arkansas
tennessee ............ lO
kentucky... ...................... ~
Missouri .....................
Total, Is States. 30
II the members from the North should act to-
gether, they would have a majority of 54 !; but
as it is estimated that l3 Of the Northern men,
bers will go with the South, the majority ofthe
North will be reduced to l8
NE- The steamer Navigator will leave for
Galena aud Rock Island this morning at 10
o'clock.
FIRE AT MINNEAPoLIs-We learn from Mr..
Swift, says the Times, that the dwelling of D.
NJ Hanson. Esq, at Minneapolis, was destroyed
by fire on Saturday night last. The fire was
discovered by a neighbor, who alarmed the in
mates, and who had barely time to escape with
their lives. Several trunks, belonging to lum-
bermen, were consumed. 1t is supposed that
the FIRE originated from stove pipe Let our
own citizens be careful.
BLOODY AFFRAr IN kASSAS.-Very recently q
difficulty occurred between two kentuckians,
whose names are not given, and several per-
sons from Platte county, No.. about a claim.
The matter was left to third party to settle,
who decided in favor Of the kentuckians. When
the decision was proclaimed, the Platte county
claimants, headed by one Burgess. attacked
the other party. and cut them with knives in
such manner that no hopes are entertained of
their recovery. The Governor, who is at Leav-
cnworth, had the culpable parties arrested at
once.
RELIGION OF THE AMERICAN PREsDENrs.--The
religious belief o. the fourteen persons who
have filled the Presidential chair in the United
States, 1--WE quote from the Boston Telegraph
as indicated by the attendance upon public
worship and the evidence afforded in their writ
ings, may be summed up as follows Wash
ington, Madison, Monroe, Harrison, Tyler and
Taylor, were Episcopaians jefferson, John
Adams, John Qhincy Adams and Fillmore, were
Unitarians Jackson and Folk were Prcsby t.
rians Mr.. Van Buren, was OF the Dutch Reform
ed Church and President Pierce is Trint;-
ian Congregationalist.
Cg- Hon. Solon Borland has retired from
public life, and resumed his practice as ply
scian at Little Rock, Arkansas.
| BREACH OF PROMISE CAsE.-Miss Elizabeth
Greene, of Oldtown, Maine, recently instituted
suit against Mr.. De Wolf, for $4,000 dam
ages, for breach of promise of marriage. Mr.
De Wolf argued his own case upon the trial
but his arguments were completely upset by
the production of some pieces of very sent
mental poetry which he had addressed to Mis-:
Green, and the jury, shocked at such unparal
leled depravity, proceeded without delay tt
heal the lacerated heart Of the plaintiff, by re
turning verdict Of damages in the sum o
sl,625.
gS- Mrs. Partugton says she was much elu
cidatcd last Sunday, by hearing fine con
course on the parody of the probable son.
PASSENGERS on THE RAFr.-Thc New Yorl
Courier and Enquirer says that the poor fellow
who was taken from the raft Of the Arctic, th'
only survivor, says that he was so benumbet
with cold that ESQ 900 handed him by one o
the passengers who. died on the rsft, slIppe.
rom bis hands and was lost.
DEATH OF TIE CArAotlc PRIEST WHO WAS 7 AZ
RED AND FEA1HxnED.-The n. Y. Times, ofFrt
day Nov. s., says:
We last evening received information ofth'
death of the Catholic priest, Rev. John Bapst
an Italian, who was tarred and feathered, ant
ridden on rail at Ellsworth. Me-, on Saturday
night last. while on visit TO that place. Th'
only excuse yet offered in palliatiOn of the at
rocious conduct OF the mob, is, that formerl!
when a pastor in Ellsworth, he engaged in
controversy on the school question. Admit
ting taat the priest could have been guilty G
any misconduct sufficiently vile to admit o
J any popular violence, his participation in
discussion of an open question, was certain!
not of such character. The attack upon hir
for the cause given, is disgrace to the towr
which can only be removed by earnest an
energetic efforts on the part Of the respectabl
citizens of Ellsworth to bring the perpetrator
of the outrage to the severe punishment pre-
scribed by the law for the crime they hav
committed