The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-03-18

lowing evidence was put III ny Tue pi%insin,
against the defendant:
tsElza Croker, my dear,
love you, dear, true and sincere;
cannot express my mind,
But my heart Is truly thne.''
81 tell you ss true as my Nie;
And shall neverbe easy my dear,
Until you become my wife,
II you object to me, I'll never ask woman
Again for one year, two or ten.'
The fellow had to pay S15--partially for |
breaking his promise, and partially for perpe
trating the poetry.
A henpecked husband thus announces the de- !
parture from his bed and board of his dearly |
beloved: MY wife, Ann Marie, has strayed, or
been stolen. Whoever returns her. will get his !
head broke. As for trusting her, any one can
do so who sees fit; for as l never pay my own
debts it is not at all likely that shalllie awake
o'nights, thinking about other peoples
A MARsHALLIyG OF THE REcREANTs.-The y. |
York Tribune says:
"The administration expect to carry the Ne
braekal bill by decisive majority. Their es-
innate is something like this: the whole of the
Representatives of the slave states excepting
Mr.. Benton, and possibly enough others to swell
the number to five or six; to carry the bill
there is therefore needed about five and twenty
or thirty votes from the free States. They eX-
pect to obtain them as follows from New York
10 or IL; from Pennsylvania. u or II; from
New Jersey, about q from Ohio not more than
or z; Indiana or 4 !; from Illinois, I from
Iowa from Michigan or 4; from Wiscon-
sin, from Maine, l /; from New Hampshire,
zor T. Thus they expect TO obtain q majority
Of IL or Is for the BILL
A Frankfort correspondent Of the Louisville
Courier writes:
Several days since dashiny piece of the fem
niue gehdef came to town and stirred ND quite
aIuror IN the circles of legislation. She had
soVo worth OF valuable goods, jcwelry, &C.,
and proposed grand rattle at Si0 per chance
By dint Of great persuasion and Amazonian
energy, this femme obtained the requisite num-
per OF shareholders in her splendid lottery.
and on Friday night the drawing was had. 4
committee OF two from the Senate and fonr
rom the House was chosen by the lady to su-
Perlntend the distribution. have seen some
OF Ine prizes, and they consist chiefly of gal
vsnIzed bracelets, paste breastpins and cotton
we've. mantiias. Those vino drew blanks have
the most satisfactory appearance by far. In
deed, 1t takes great deal of variety TO make
life spicy.
CONDUCTOR S JoKE.-A great Improvement
has been made upon the Camden and Amboy
railroad line by petticoating all around the cars
which prevents the dust from arising and an
noying the passengers. You NAV now travel
In these cars in your best Sunday po-to-meet-
ing clothes. A Frenchman travelling in the
otner line by way of Brunswick which is Uncle
Sans line, asked the conductor:
.. What for you no ave the pctticoat on zs
line"
Tommy my son, run to the store and get me
some sugar"
EXCUSE me, ma. am somewhat indsposed
this morning. Send father and tell him to bring
me . plug Of tobacco
HE PRINTING OFFTCE.-Mr Winthrop. in his
recent lecture before the Charitable Mechanic
Association, made this remark in regard TO a
printing office as good school "There is an
atmosphere in printers office. which. some
NOW VI otner, puts notions into boys heads, too
an atmosphere which is very apt to make
quick blood run quicker. and impulsive hearts
peat higher, and active brains work harder. un.
VI those who We're only indented to set I'D tv pes
!or Other people, thoughts, are suddenly found
insisting on having other people to set m tynes
Tor their own thoughts The Salem Gazette
remarks of this: Had Mr. Winthrop been q
practical printer himself, he could not have
.nore napPhy conceived the spirit and feeling
natural 10 our fellow craftsmen, which the ma
ture and association ftheir calling engcnder ::
ODD FELLOWSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES
cording to report to the r. ". Grand Lodp,
OF the Independent Order of Odd Fellows oftbt
Eenited States, there are in the Union 294!
!Sages For the year ending June 3Oth. 1853
snere were 1921 new members admitted. Pres
ent number of members 100000. Number q
members relieved during the year 81. 900. Num
ger OF widowed families relieved 1915 Numbel
OF members buried 1883. Amount of reyenut
ior the year 5 ,299, 229. Amount paid for relic
burial of the dead and education of ornbans
S49l, 322. The amount of revenue for encamn
ments was 9G,6lS, amount Of relief for the sam,
SSO.927. This swells the amount of receints tr
sl,5e6,S47 and the grand amount of relief ia
"A WIFE WITH TWO HUSBANDS man from
sals city went to California three wears ago
Having wife and family. About wear since
sne .suy gave out that her husband was dead
snI Mter very short delay, made matri,nc.
NAL connection with another man. Wnan,rh;i,
soe was receiving and pockctinc remittance
OF dlnerent sums Of money, from $500 dou.u
wards, from her first husband. Who ba UH -,
"made his pile, appeared at Windsor, opnos;,s
Detroit, afew days since. While there, a friend
informed him Of the condition of his family aE
ialrs, about which, till then, he was in profound
ignorance, whereupon he addressed a polite
note to his quondam wife, telling her that i
sns would be kind enough to send him lbs o,cu
cniidren, that she was welcome to the money
winch he sent her, and to make the most of hel
new husband, making no claim to her new off:
sPslng. But the reply of the recreant wife
~ .S ner determination to hold on, not only
nS new acquaintance, but also to the re-
ths sn 81 Inc family Her conversation up
on tne SUBJECT, conveyed the gratifying inteIii-
gence that she never altofether anse ,;I her
nrss husband, and that his protracted absence
pa confirmed her IN that impression. This la
Of first love.-Detroit Enquirer. WIG e'n'"'s
CINCINNATI, Feb. %.
The Martha Washington Conspirators inc,u.
ding Kissane and Cummings were arrested on
. reputation from the Governor of Arkansas.
and were taken away Immediately.
A destructive fire occurred last night. on
Fourth st., between Maine and Sycamore
Loss $4,000. Keys Furniture establishment.
1erking d Pickering's fancy goods, and Pier
ssn'e store were destroyed. -
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