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Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

The House was called to order on Monday, the
4th December, noon-l97 members in attend
ance. The usual Committee to wait upon the
President was appointed.
Senate-37 members were in attendance.
Gen. Cass was elected President of the Senate
in place of Mr.. Atchison, resigned.
After the transaction of unimportant business,
both Houses adjourned until Tuesday, when the
Message was read.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CY The mail Of yesterday morning brought
Galena papers of the 9th, and New York of the
4th.
The telegraph dispatches from New York are
to the 7th up to which time there had been no for
eign arrival later than the Africa--consequently
We are without any further news from the seat of
war.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19
-..-.-.- ST. JOSEPH, Nov. "a.
The mail from Cnncil Rlnff arrived this m orniu

The mail from Coucil Bluffarrived this morning.
A fire occurred there on the morning, of the
22nd, destroying Martins, Sootles & Jackson's,
Pegram & Co., Sutsman & Donnell's stores. Soo-
tie 4 Jackson saved near all, fully insured. Pc
gram & Co.'S loss seven thousand dollars, insured.
Sutsman & Donnell's loss not known-insured
for ten thousand dollars which will propably COW
er loss except buildings. Total loss estimated at
$751;, 900.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

Bur ONE Fool IN THE FAxILY.-Tbe Louisville
Times, says: II there is constitutional way of
letting South Carolina out of the Union, we hold
up both hands for the measure, and run the risk of
her conquering the balance of the United States,
and laying them under tribute. But as it thank
our stars and stripes that we have but one fool in
the family. .trsrre ~f a
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

New York, Dec. 2.
Stock market dull and lower. Money and Ex-
change unchanged. Ill. Central Railroad bonds
IS; Galena Il Chicago 80 1-2.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

Hocs.-Three hundred and fifty hogs were sold
in Madison, Indiana, at "a so, and bids of $$4 so
and IS were made for two other lots, but re-
fused.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO The new STAN frigate Niagara is to be the
largest vessel ever built in this country. She is
to be 345 feet long and to measure $500 TONS
The other steam frigatcs to be built, will measure
about $500 tons.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

UTICA, DEC. z.
Navigation on the canal is apparently suspended
on account of the ice.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO A Mr.. Colt has recovered $4,000 damages
of the Michigan Southern railroad company for
injuries sustained by collision on that road.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

GV Last week the loans of the New York
banks fell off one half million, their circulation
decreased about the same amount. Specie in
creased over three hundred thousand, and de-
nosits fell over half million,
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO Every shell fred by an army, says CO.
tempory, during seige operations, costs, with the
powder with which the mortar is charged, the sum
of eight dollars enough to support a poor fam
lily for fortnight.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

Gov. REEDER IN TRoUBLE.-The Lexington Ex-
press of the 29th ult., says that rumor was cur
rent in that city, that Gov. Reeder had been
forced to leave Leavenworth City. No cause is
ASSIGNED.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19
WESTON. Nov. BOP.

WESTON, Nov. BOP. NJ.
u Gen. Whitfield, pro-slavery, is at least 700
ahead north of the Kansas river, and is certainly
elected by large majority. Free Soil vote, out
of Lawrence, nothing.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

SEBAsroPoL.-Since the allies can't take it,
the st. Louis Intelligencer has been trying to
spellit. Our contemporary afirms it is spelt Sc
bastopol, and is a compound Greek word, made
up Of Sebdtos and polls; the former of which
signifies august, most holy or sacred-the latter,
word appropriated by the Roman Emperors of
the Eastern Empire. II was an imperial prefix
and was the Greek equivalent for the Latin Au-
gustus, which was applied to the Caesars.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

The experiment Of running locomotive engines,
with anthracite coal, has been very successful at
Boston:
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO The sales of Bayard Taylor's recent VOL
ume of travels reach $4,000 copies.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

V The 10th Regiment, at Waterloo, was
commanded by Sir Neil Douglas. The next bat
tie they were engaged in was that of Alma, where
they were commanded by his son. .o7.4
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

c. Early rising is some. He who would be a
hero, do the work of giant get rich, be beloved
by the pretty girls, and win fame and fortune,
must turn his back on the pillow at the first ap-
proach of Mr.. Sol.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

Ny Rev. Theodore Parker, of Boston, has been
arr ,sted and bound over in the bail of 81 500 to
appear before the United States Court and an
swer to an indictment containing five accounts
charging him with wilfully obstructing the MAJ
shall in the performance of his duty, when he ar
rested the fugitive slave, few months since.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

GV The British Consul at Buenos Ayres had is
sued circular declaring any British subject of
that country, who loaned money to the Emperor
Of Russia, guilty of treason.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

How is this? Is the body better paymaster
than the head, and the things of the moment more
tickling Of the stomach of more consequence than
the improvement of the soul, and the Information
that is essential to rational being? II this had
its real value, would not the newspaper be worth
many pints of whiskey ?-Forest City.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO The New York associated press pay about
fifteen hundred dollars per week for telegraph
news.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

eT' The valiant citizens of Erie are preparing
for war again. The common council Of that city
have passed resolutions authorizing the mayor to
direct the high constable to remove the railroad
track occupying the street, after one weeks mo-
tice to the railroad company.', . s-5ssAs e.. p
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CRY OF SAINT PErER.-A number of gentle
men, residents of st. Paul, have just returned
from st. Peter, where they have lately purchased
interests, and made claims on the road to Dubu-
que, near this thriving place. They express I'M
bounded satisfaction with the surrounding coun.
try, the site of the City, and the actual necessity
of its becoming not only great agricultural de-
pot, but place Of business second only to St.
Paul. We are pleased to see such evidences of
the rapid and healthy growth of these new towns.
We think we have sufficient foundation in proph-
esying that, when the boats shall ply between St.
Paul and St. Peter, as they will do in the COM
ing spring, and when the adjoining lands shall
be filed up-such event Fastening to a consum-
nation daily, this new City will assume and
maintain an enviable position, among the richest
of our Territory.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

ey The st. Louis Intelligencer recommends
Garritt Davis, of Kentucky, as q candidate for
the Presidency. ,s
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CyA telegraphic dispatch has been received
from Washington to the Commander of the Navy
Yard at Charlestown, Mass, ordering him to not
enlist any more foreigners into the service 1t is
supposed that similar order had been sent to all
recruiting stations.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

c. Thomas NJ. Yates, one of the Ward jury
men, is being tried for perjury at Elizabethtown,
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

GV There is now being tested at the Washing
ton Navy Yard, gun of eleven inch bore, 1913 lb.
shot, which weighs siSteen thousand pounds. This
gun was made somewhere North, and is the larg-
est vet cast in this country. =
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

A PAGAN MAxM.-"I am a man, and nothing
which relates to man can be foreign to my boz
som 20 81 .t -
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

ca Hon. Asa Briggs, has been elected U. s.
Senator from North Carolina. saS n "oE .'.s
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19
eff your country stand not by your skill,
At least your foll;es have not wrought her fali.o

CT Punch says , tbs a folly to suppose, when
a man omasses quantity of furniture, that it be-
longs to him. On the contrary, it is he scho
belongs to his furniture. He is bound hand and
foot by the is tied by the leg to his own mahog-
his furniture after him, he cannot go aboard with
out previously finding a home for his furniture !;
he cannot be absent for any time without first
taking every precaution that his furniture will be
properly provided for in his absence. Ii he pro-
jects only little trip, the thought that always
stops him at the door, is; 'sWhat shall do with
my furniture. Many a man who boasts Of his
freedom is the secret slave of his furniture. No
man can call himself perfectly free who, whatever
he does, or wherever he goes, has always to carry
in his mind so many chairs and tables!
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

W. One hundred and ten tons of beef, packed
ct Chicago, for the use of the British soldiers in
the Crimea, was shipped few days since.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO SilIiman Ives. LII D., Qate Bishop of
North Carolina,) is announced to deliver lecture
before the Catholic Institute ut st. Louis.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

GF Martin Van Buren, is writing his autobio-
graphy at Vevay, Switzerland.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

MONETARY AND Communicating matters in
this city are still tighter than they ever have
been. The banks are doing nothing except a
small business on New Orleans, and not bank
Our merchants are depending entirely on their
own resources, but they are standing up bravely.
Hogs are worth s. net, cash, with an upward
tendency.-Lou. Times, Dec. 3.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

a. Kansas Territory is two hundred and seven
miles wide, and averages SIX hundred miles in
length, capable of division into three States as
large as Ohio. ef p -
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

60, North Carolina State debt, $3.50, 900
Revenue from all sources, 500, 900. v.s.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

ter to Sardinia, Mr.. Daniel, has been expelled
from a club of gentlemen at Turin, probably in
consequence of his having written celebrated
letter.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

TIL. PRESIDENTS MEssAcE.-We have read this
document carefully, but find nothing in it worthy
of special remark. Its tone israther conservative
than otherwise. The most important suggestion
made is that regarding the reduction of the tariff;
to which he is favorable. Many of the sugges-
tons were good; many bad, but all clothed in a
redundancy of words. which rather serve to mys-
tify tnan express his ideas. If upon are-perusal
we find anything worthy of review we shall give
our opinions upon it, whether approving or disap-
proving; but our present impression is that the
document will never be in much demand for flu
ture reference
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

GT No man has right to do as he pleases, un-
less he pleases to do right. The same is true of
a nation. .,.-,. t..-..
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

To YoUNG MEN.-We extract the following
beautiful paragraph from the Baccalaureate
Address lately delivered before Graduating Class
Of Rutgers, College, by the Hon. Theodore Free
Enghuysen, and commend it to the perusal of the
Young:
Resolve to do it heartily. Rerel the thought
that you can and therefore may, 1--we above labor,
and without work. Among the most pitirul OBJ
jects in society, is the mar whose mind has been
trained by the discipline of educaton-who has
learned how to think, and the value of his mmor-
tai power, and with all these noble faculties cul-
tivated and prepared for an honorable activity
ignobly sits down to nothing; and, of course, to
be nothing; with no influence over the public
mind-with no interest in the concerns Of his
country or even his neighborhood,- to be regarded
as drone, without objector character, with no
hand to lift and with effect to put forth to help
the right or defeat the wrong-Who can think
with any calmness of such a miserable career !?
And however it may be with you in active enter
prise, never permit your influence to go in hosti-
ty to the cause of truth and virtue So live, that
with the Christian poet, you may truthfully say
that.
ssIf your country stand not by your skin,
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

GV- There are forty three charters for railways
IN Texas, but one road only on which there Is
car OF rail- go q esn.rs a.ue-slt hsrrrtsE !
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

q 1000 6sh were taken at Weweder, on
Nantucket, last week, which is the largest number
ever caught ut that place in that space of time.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

@ A clear conscience is sometimes sold for
money, but never bought with it. - 49,.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO Bears have been very numerous and troub-
lesome this winter, in Canada. q
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO The ways Of nature, like those of God, ar
past mans finding. $3.50 s-s.tsi~s- .s....-,-g
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

"a 1t is not the place that makes the person
but the person that makes the place honorable.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO Charles Pinckley has been convicted, at
st. Genevieve, No., of numbering his wife.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO Col. Robert Allen, of Sangamon county
ILL.,, is dead. ..,--, =
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

ID ca The loss Of the late freshet in New Bruns-
wick y estimated at El00, 900. - ~ .,s-,s
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19
Cy The Paris Illustration displays its knowl-
ledge Of this country in the following amusing

NYF The Paris Illustration displays its knowl-
ledge Of this country in the following amusing
a"In New York, these very United States, from
whence so much of our tobacco is derived, it is
forbidden, under the penalty of fine, to smoke
in the public streets. Shall we, then, as French,
allow ourselves to be beaten on the grounds of
propriety, and the usages of civilized life by the
Quakers?'' -,
The London Diogones thus improves the occa-
sion to give the teuistOmist much needed and very
valuable information
esThe inhabitants of New York are not Qua
kers. Buddhism is the religion of the United States,
though the Mahommedan and Jewish creeds are
tolerated by the government, under certain re-
strictions. The Emperor of New York is the rec
ognized head of the Church, and breaches every
Sunday in the Kentucky Synagogue. His eldest
ineligible to the throne, on account of his avowed
leaning towards the Bramin form Of Worship
We are really surprised at French writer in the
nineteenth century knowing so little of the reli-
gious and political institutions of a contemporary
people - - -
p, O. At Sullivan county, N. Y, few days
since, Mr.. Nathan Hinckley called upon his lady
love for the purpose of marrying her according to
agreement, when he was turned out Of the house
and driven away by the lady's father, who threat
ened to shoot him if he ever showed himself in
those diggings again. He then got out a warrant
for the arrest of his intended on a charge of OBJ
rested, taken to the court forthwith, where the
criminal process was withdrawn, softer i'm
parchment confessed, and the following sentence
pronounced In Denning, Oct. 9th, married by
JACOB Ostrander, ESQ.,, Nathan Hinckley and
Mary E. Donaldson, of Ncversink, Sullivan Co.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

q In the city of San Francisco, of which 30
many hard things have been said, there are 20
church congregations, embracing nine thousand
members. .sf c
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19
MIR, WARREN IN A FIX.

The United States District Attorney is out in
card in the Democrat of Wednesday, to set him-
self right before the people of Minnesota. We
think he has succeeded to admiration, for his card
is but an expose Of veakness and corruption on
his part that would disgrace any man whose acts
had not already sunk him so low that there could
be no deeper degradation.
The Attorney makes but one point at all wor-
thy Of notice, and this only so far as it gives an
insight into the villanous schemes of the Com
pany. We have often wondered what Mr.. Bris-
bin meant in saying that /" this Court was not
the place to plead the fraud" and we have had a
strong desire to discover the ground upon which
an assertion so directly opposed to law, common
sense and justice was founded. Well here We
have it: @ -Iirn gro SD or .'-of sra
Twas satisfied, before instituting the present
suit that Congress woullmake no more grants Of
land for Railroad purposes. do not believe it
will. If then, the &C Railroad Company" has act
Cd fraudulently-let the Railroad Company suf-
fer. There is no justice in making the innocent
suffer with the guilty. If Congress ratifes the de-
cision of the Supreme Court of the Territory (de-
Gliding that the repeal is void) then arises the
question whether the lands granted, belong to the
Territory or the Railroad Company?
If there has been .fraud-then tho Territorial
charter is nugatory and the lands will still belong
to Minnesota. l wish Minnesota to have the
lands. If there be collision or corruption in
this,-why, all can say is &c make the most ot.'
Was so shallow and contemplate device as
this ever before attempted to be palmed upon an
intelligent community? 1t does not rise to the
dignity of a common slight of hand trick, and the
only way the author can avoid the contempt and
obliquy such lame attempt at legal thimble-rig-
ging will fasten upon him, isto come again before
the public in a card and plead idiocy, and appeal
to the sympathy of the people for protection
against the indignation that is richly merited by
his betrayal of their interest. rs1t stta
He wished the guilty Company, and not the in
nooent Territory to suffer! So he attempted to
punish the guilty Company by working into their
hands to secure to them fraudulent possession of
more than one million of acres of land, which
could never again come under the control of the
Territory. If the fraud cannot be plead to inval-
idatc the act which was created by that fraud,
can it be plead to invalidate a charter granted
and made irrepealable before the fraud was COM
mitted 1t certainly cannot. So much for the
judicial features of the case.
The Attorney has dug his own grave, and a de-
cent respect for the community he has outraged
should induce him to rest quietly in it and moi
render himself offensive by putred exhalations
| from the loathsome charnel house wherein he has
| deposited his moral and political character.
i
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

~ The locomotives, in passing through the
neighborhood of Marion, Ohio, are obliged to
blow their whistles till they get out of the woods,
in order to keep the deer Of the track.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

q Aunt Kosy was dividing mince pie among
the boys, when Jim who had wickedIy pulled the
cats tail asked for his share-the dame replied,
no, Jim, you are . wicked boy, and the Bible
says " there il no piece for the wicked" ! no7l
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

ca BOY, is your name Bob p"
"No.'' = i'F A4-s az ttE .rcs
J "What IL it them" tsfg r.
:. "Why, sister Moll, calls me Bub. brother
Sam calls me Sonny, but dad laughs, and says I
ought to be called Bill Of rights.S =, Fs7l'
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

CO There is an immense tide of emigration
now setting toward Texas, mainly from Tcnnes-
see and Alabama.-Er.
An immense emigration to Texas! This has
been the case from our early boyhood. From the
day that Austin established his colony, there has
been constant stream of human life pouring
from the Southern States into that country, and
yet the population of Texas is not to-day as large
as Wisconsin. What becomes of all those peo-
pie? Many, We know return to their old homes.
disheartened by sickness other hardships in
cident to frontier life in Texas. Still we have
often wondered where the Texas emigration went
to, and that wonder rather increases than dmin-
ishes when we hear the old cry & an immense emf
grafton is setting in towards Texas.o
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-19

Gy The attention of those desiring to borrow
money is called to the advertisement of c. H. Par
ker & Co., in to-day's Times where thew will find
all necessary information on the subject.
Mr.. Dahl of this city has received the ap-
pcintment of agent for the Hudsou's Bay Comma
ny in Minnesota, and entered upon his duties,
which it is needless to say will be discharged to
the entire satisfaction Of all concerned.
The Baltimore Patriot condemns the Char
lesion Mercury for incendiary doctrines, and
tells US that if the question Of the renewal of the
slave trade could be voted upon, the south would
60 two to one against it.