Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-22

of the people, we should prove recreant to our
own feelings and recreant to the trust imposed in
US if we permitted this occasion to pass by without
a thorough exposure of the wrong committed
upon our citizens. Men of integrity at the East
would repudiate us if we did not repudiate the
acts of mercenary Delegate. We have faith to
believe that the people sciu repudiate them, and
thus preserve untarnished the fair name and fame
of our own loved Minnesota.
TIE CoScERr.-Many of our citizens were
delighted last evening with the sweet singing and
playing of the Riley Troupe. The sisters voices
harmonized very sweetly, and the performance on
the various instruments exhibited musical talent
of high order. Miss " Fanny plays with much
ease and grace; Miss &c Mattie'' is perfectly at
home with the Guitar, while Miss sSAmanda's''
skill on the Violincelo surpasses the skill Of ma
ny older performers. This combination of musi-
cal talent forms one Of the most pleasing Concerts
we have ever attended. We wish the Riley Troupe
success. They sing at St. Anthony and give one
more Concert in St. Paul on Saturday eve. next
CY We wish to inform the ssSenior" Of the
Minnesotian, that we make no direct charge of
bribery, or insinuate any such charge against the
integrity of Messrs. Davis, Day, Freeborn, MUIR
ray, Moot, Bartlett or Sloan,' but we make q d.
rect charge that certain members of the Legisla-
lature were offered certain sums of money if they
would give their votes for the railroad charter
We make a direct charge that other considerations
were offered members if they would vote for the
railroad charter. We make direct charge that
certain persons in this community shook the gold
in the very faces of members to induce them to
vote against their own convictions. And we make
direct charge, that you, John P. Owens, have
upheld and vindicated the very men who have
been instrumental in bringing about the defeat of
the Minnesota Land Bill. These are not insinua-
tons, but direct charges, and if these are not suf
icient, we have a few more.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.-The Pioneer makes Sc
rious charge against Hon. H. N. Rice. 1t says
that he is responsible for the defeat of the grant
of land, and makes the charge 'swithout reser-
vation, and upon such proof as every day con-
victs criminals Of offences against the law.''-
Why, Mr.. Goodrich, how dare you make these
charges? DON'T you know that the Mnnesotan
hurt the delicate feelings Of the C Senior ?''-
Don't you know that it is indelicatc? Why, we
are astonished. What, Mr.. Rice, &c the father of
Mnnesota,' be guilty Of any bad act Take
that all back, sir, Or we will cut your acquaint-
ance.
BEFORE THE DELUGE.-E. Merriam, of Brook
yn, in breaking up large Jumps of chalk the other
day, found in it an antique stone bottle. The ma
tcrial Of the bottle may be called olivecolored
agate. 1t measures in height, On the outside, one
and three fourths inch, around the bulge two and
eighth inches; the botteis, therefore, three
eighths of an inch thick The shape of this little
bottle is precisely that Of the old fashioned thin
glass olive oil betty. The bottle is a great Curl
osity, and valued highly for its antiquity, as it
probably belonged to an inhabitant of earth who
lived before the universal deuge, as we have no
accounts of commissions of the earth since that
time likely to form the immense deposit of chalk
from which it was taken. In the same deposit he
obtained small stone can, but it is of the rustic
order, and has movable bottle, shaped like the
tapered end of faucet it is pretty specimen,
and is also valued for it's antiquity, reaching back
the s' other side Of the Hood.''-Er.
CO The names of the burglars who entered
the store Of Mr.. A. L. Larpenteur, are George
Harris and Milo Wise. They were tried before
Justice Simonds and bound over in the sum of
$500. In default of bail, they were committed.
CRUMBS OF CoMroRr.-The Mnnesotan is con-
tinually hawking before the public the amount of
money Mr.. Rice has got appropriated for the Ter
ritory. Will all his previous acts counterbalance
his last great act9 Speak, Mr.. Organ.
Coal PRoDUcISc CoUNrRIEs.-Great Britain is
the greatest coal producing country in the world.
Her yearly product of the mineral is thirty-two
millions of tons. Belgium affords FIVE millions ;
the United States nearly the same; France four
millions and one-ffth; Prussia three millions and
a half, and Austria about seven hundred thousand
tons.-Er.
WANrED.-The Culpcpper (EnglanD Observer
says:
"Wanted at this Office, an editor who can please
everybody. Alse-a foreman who can so arrange
the paper as to have every mans advertisement to
appear at the top of the column.
Cg Better to expose ourselves to ingratitudc,
than fail in assisting the unfortunate.
c. There is no man so deep but that he hath
shallow place.
Eg Somebody says, very beautifully: Gas
small planets are nearest the sun, so are little
children nearest to God.'' ~.
cyT The "Senior'' Of the Minnesotian SAYS
that the Minnesota Land Bill was intro iuccd into
the House by Gen. "Stcvens, from tn, committee
on Public Lands," and not by our Delegate
We knew you know all about this transaction
from beginning to end-how the fraud was con-
snmmated and who did it. ANY other little mac
curacies you will please correct, and oblge,
Very Respectfully, &c. f-
"Ihe Times characteristically w;thholds from
its readers the report of the House Committee,
which exonerates the parties charged with fraud.
but still keeps up tie cry that there was 'fraud'
-1iinnesotiay,.
@ That's about the coolest thing we have yet
seen in the Minnesotian. We should think the
man who wrote it must have been intoxicated.
for no sober man would have penned such par
agraph. No sefraud'' eh? Why man, what are
you talking about. The 'parties charged with
the fraud have been exoneratedp' Are you crasys
We really begin to think that the upper story Of
tho SSoni ell oh H.