The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-29

A VERY Coon JOKE.--Wc learn from the Mil
waukee Free Democrat some facts in relation
to the recent fugitive slave case at Milwaukee,
which may be interesting and amusing to our
readers. 1t appears that On the day of the res
cue of Glover. Deputy Marshall Cotton called
on the Commandments of the Military Compa-
mics to call out their troops, but they declined
to obey such a requisition without the proper
authority. He then called on General McMan-
nan, requiring him to call out the troops under
his command. He said his captains were mill
tary men, and would not act unless the provi-
sions OF law were strictly complied with, and
unless some authority would guarantee that
they should be paid. Finally. the astonishing
ly brilliant q. S. Attorney. Sharpstein, after
due consideration, certified that, in his opinion,
Uncle Sam would be bound to pay. Accord
lngly, the necessary requisiton was made, and,
NAMES, comprising Ill men, were stationed at
the Armory, and required to remain there till
further orders
On tuesday, the Commandant waited on the
Deputy, to know how much longer the troops
should remain at the Armory. The Deputy
Marshall, in great surprise, replied, ..Iou
maven kept the troops at the Armory all this
while, have you?'
Certainly. You gave directions to keep
them there until futher orders"
Uncle Sam slave-catching agents were now
IN aquandary. One hundred and eleven troops
had been watching for four days to prevent the
escape OF Glover. though Glover had made his
exit from Milwaukee Mreed precious. What
was to be done? The troops would not dis
band without their pay, and after some quib-
ping as to whether the COmmandant should re-
ceipt ior the troops, or the troops receipt indi-
vidually for themselves, it was finally agreed
.hat the latter course should be pursued, and
the Marshall had to pay the eight dollars a
nead, or eight hundred and lightweight dol
lars, for watching the Armory to prevent the
escape OF Glover from Jail. three days after
Giorer had started for Canada.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Boston Mail gets of the following pretty
good anecdote of that nervous, fretful, yet al
ways fine tragedian, Macready:
Macready was proverbially particular abou,
the stage business. He annoyed the stock act
ors exceedingly at rehearsals by giving every
man his particular place on the stage SO that in
the picture presented he should be in the centre.
ms actor must stand here, that actor there
1t was his will. On one of the nights of his en-
gagemcnt at Boston, when he was to play Ham
let, he was very particular at rchearsals in the
disposition OF characters at the fall of the cur
tam. He had selected the most commanding
place on the stage. well down to the lights. ard
declared that there he intended to die. 1t so
happened, that as the fatal moment was an
preaching. just after Hamlet had stabbed the
King. that his majesty took it into his head to
die on the spot selected by the philosophic
Dane. The poison was burning in Hamlet
VEINS, ne was In the agonies of death, but still
found time to say in an under tone to his step
father-'Back, back-I am going to die there =
The blood OF outraged royalty was up: the
stabbed monarch replied, Il am king. and I'll
die where d-m please-pick out u place for
YOURSELF And Hamlet was compelled to let
his soul out further up the stage.
A lady who had been For hunting after
the departed spirit of her grandmother, thus
communicates the result in letter to her friend
in the country: ave went Yesterday to see
Miss Fox. inquired for the spirit of my grand
mother. Three knocks informed Inc that she
was present. She sent me the following mes
sage Dear child: l still live. love and lin
ger near you. Call on me when you are alone
and will respond The spirit also informed
me that l shall become medium. Onmy re-
turn nome went to my room and called for the
spirit to fulfil her promise which she did not d.
AS my grandmother was remarkable for her ye-
Isscc:y, think it could not have been her spirit
that deceived me SO. Consequently | am CON
WINGED that spirit-rapping is humbug."
w
belonging to the "vulgar gentcei' class de-
scrlbed by Mr.. Parker, called at a boarding
schooi where her daughter was receiving her
education, and was told by the preccptress that
tne pupil was making slow progress.
"She lacks capacity; was the reply.
why didn't you tell us this BEFORE said the
mother, with an air ofconsequcnce, " her father
is rich, and could have bought her one''
The yacht "America," which won such fri
qmphs in sailing, is advertised to be sold in
London in April at auction.
A WELI--The Central Railroad Comnanv
have dug well at Nora that would have done
honor to the aucients. 1t is twelve feet in
6iameter seventy feet deep, and now contains
NIFTY feet of pure water. The most of the wav
II Is dug in the solid rock, and cost 81. OOOE
Galena .fdr.
On the 18th instant Columbia Lancaster
Delegate from Washington Territory onneoroJ
in the House of Representatives at Wasbin "tou
and took the oath Of Office. ''' WI
GROW ScAIPs.-The Nashville Banner of tbo
4tn, says, that amongst the receipts bv The rail
-o"o' SATURDAY, there was a box from Redforl
sealps. "'"So"a er0''
pon;A A.EL.-Ihe Marion, Iowa, Linn Copntv
10. says '-"One would suppose that .
oil !. nne OF stages from Davenport could do
fras 't ne business, but we have known three ex,
W A''''e per day, loaded down.
Inc National Intelligencer of the 12,b inc.
Intended resigna1H Smiths of his
cut: The resignation is to take e off connect
Path of May. eneo' Oh the
Mr. Colt will realize stupendous fortune o,,.
OF the Eastern war. The Russians Nil ou'
mostly armed with his pistols, as we'll as mo oe
OF the officers in the English and French armies
MINERAL POINT RAILRoAD.-We understand
that work has been recommended on this road
near this place, and that the company design
pushing it forward to completion as fast as pos
sible.-JNin. PIT. Iri6.