The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-30
MrLANcHoLr Accr,Ekr.-We regret to learn


ing last. Mr. Litbgow has been a resident in
our Territory for the last eighteen months He
was native Of Boston, Mass, where he has
mother and sister living. lie was universally
and his sudden death casts gloom
over Hennepin County. He was in his sloop,
the Flying Cloud,' and it is supposed she
sunk during the heavy wind on Tuesday. Mr.
John b. Harrington and others discovered the
mast of the vessel. and on making inquiry
they found Mr.. Lithgow had sailed en- route
from the "NarrOws" to the mole, and when
near Hope Island, the sloop capsized. Mr..
Lithgow was about rs years OF age He was a
man of considerable wealth, had Travelled all
over Europe, and upon visiting Minnesota,
pitched his lot on the beautiful shores of Min
netonka. He had no family.
IT. There is a chance yet that Clarke, the
Anti-Nebraska candidate for Congress IN
the Southern District in Iowa, is elected. So
far his majority is 100
ny In regard to the Waldoboro' (Me.) fire
it is stated that, when the fire was extinguish-
ed, not a pound of tea, barrel of -four. nor
provisions of any kind could be obtained in
the place, and it was only through the active
assistance and sympathy of the people of the
neishboring towns that the sufferers by the fire
were saved from actual starvation.
THE ONE Observation-Disclosures Fcsscnden, oil
Maine, in speech at a mass Anti-Ncbraska
meeting at Limington Me-, among other good
things said the following:
There is one question on which we are all
agrecd-the Nebraska question and upon it
VIC all act alike. and act efficiently. Who can
have any objection! It's simply like man
i'm business with small capitalize business
being good in itself, but for want of sufficient
capital he is unable to manage it proitably
and two other good men come to him and say,
"COmc, old fellow, you have Il good business
here, but you cannot carry it on without more
capital We have the capital and want to
have share with you" What would such a
man be likely to say? Would he be churlish.
and lose the good he also might win.' and
prefer to burst up. rather than to permit 9th
ers to have a share in that which he could not
make available without their aid! No, no
under such circumstances there is but one SEN
this present issue before the country | am will
ling to unite with any set of men who desire
to accomplish good purpose, and will take
hold and help me and l will not ask of them.
if he is Democrat unless he asks me whether
am Wing.
Rts- Cholera of very virulcnt type broke
out in Martinsburg, Va, and in thirty-siS
hours there were twenty-five cases and seven
teen deaths Among them was E. p. Hunter,
r. W. Grand Master of the Masons in Virgin
ia.
TARr.-One of the most amusing incidents Of
the late excursion to Rock Island is th&s rclat-
ed by the Utica Telegraph "A gentleman in
the wash room said to the captain of the boat,
cant you give me clean towel, captain -
NO said the captain, 'morc than fifty pas
sengers have used that towel there, and you
are the first one that's said word against it,
FALL EI.ETIoNs.--Thc following is a list OF
the States yet to vote this fall, and the time Of
having their election:
Penncsy lvalia. ..................O Oct. 10
Ohio' '''' '''''... ...pCt. ~
Indiana. .................. oct. III
Massachusetts. Nov Ii
view IOrk.. ...'.'..... NOV .
New Jersey. NOV.
ILLINOIS, ........'.. NOV.
Michigan. Nov. I
Wisconsin. Nov. I
The Spiritual Telegraph is in full cOmmll-
nication," and rclatesthc following:
"Mr. Miller. a son o the Rev. Thomas Miller,
of Southold, Long Ishnd, relates to us that a
few years ago. while a. sea, between the Azores
Islands and the Island of ST. Helena he one