The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-01

CLIMATE OF NEBRAsKA.-William Walker.
resident Of Nebraska Territory in letter to tho
Cleveland Herald, describing the climate Of
that country, says:
"With regard to the climate it is about the
same as in the northern part of Ohio. ACCEPT
the winter is not SO long, and the summers are
longer and warmer. AS evidence of the latter
| will state that through the month ofJuly and
August, the mercury in the shade is frequent
ly up to 100 and los deg, and recollect two
or the instances of ITO deg.
In the win -, the weather is very irregular.
In the winter months. the mercury will some
times stand at 55 deg. of Temperate" and
in twelve hours time it will be 10 deg. below
zero. The irreguarity of the climate is by
many attributed to our altitude above the Mis-
sissippi nd proximity to the Rocky Mountains.
A MILD WIsH.-The Detroit Democrat has re-
ccivcd letter from one John P. Hall, an OF.
flee holder in Michigan, which contains the fol.
lowing gentle wish:
~ wish that 1 could see those 5000 New
| England clergymcn and the 20 Chicago minis.
ters, and st. Clair with them, all placed in q
row, and six twelve-pOunders, loaded with
chain and grape-shot, leveled upon them, and
NOW them to the ground. rather than sec them
sending in such petition
G.D- We believe it was Tristram Burgess
who stood with Southerner on the steps Of
the Capitol as drove of mules was passing by
when the Southcrncr remarked, "there goes Q
lot of Yankecs!' Yes" replied Tristram,
"they're going South to teach schoolw
10 The expenses of the Chicago and Rock
Island excursion has been estimated at $50, 900,
of which, it is sad Messrs. Sheffield & Farnham,
the contractors, bear one half and the Railroad
Companies the balance.
.gs-' There were ten fatal cases of cholera in
one more.
TO The Youngest son ofPatrick Henry died
in Floyd county. Va, short time since, in ex-
treme dcstitution.
RAPE AND MURDER.-The Memphis (Tenn.)
Wing gives an account of an outrageous rape
recently committed upon white woman in
Marshall Co Miss, by negro slave. The wo-
man was respectable, and butrecently married.
She was twice ravished and then checked to
furated crowd who first castrated and then
hung him by the neck until nearly dead He
was then taken down and hung by bis heels un-
til life was nearly extinct, and then shot by
ten or a dozen men in the crowd.
"WILD CAT CoNvENTIoN.-That portion Of
the Maine Democratic party, known as Wild
hold in h.
18th instant, and nominated Shepard Cary for
Governor.
THE STEAMER HENRIETrA-TnE SHEnrrF's
CARD.-The difficulties in which the steamer
Henrietta became involved, few weeks since,
at McGregor's Landing, Clayton City, have
been amicably adjusted between the parties
concerned. We are requested to publish the
following card of the Sheriff.
"Nhcrcas there has been numerous state
ments going the rounds of the papers, relative
to the difficulty between myself and the steam
er Henrietta, many Of which are grossly exag-
gerated and untrue, 1 hereby certify that
have since become personally acquainted with
Capt. Willard, the principal owner Of the boat,
GcSsIs. oOuHSou aIll MCAdue, ClcTkS ~
also Mr.. Coll Pilot, and her present Captain.
and believe them to be gentlemen, and am sat
sfed they neither countenanced nor sanctioned
the personal violence to me of one of the deck
hands. The Clerks of the boat saved my life,
and also did all in their power to relieve me in
my suffering condition.
"(Signcd) THos. G. DRIPs,
"Sheriff of Clayton Co., Iowa.
Dubuque, June %, 1854"