The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-09

WHO MOvEMENT.-The Wings OF Hcnnepen
County will hold meeting at Chambers
Hedderley's, Minneapolis, on the 10th inst. to
make their nominations.
10 We had two arrivals from below yes
terday-the Excel, light stern-wheel boat,
with freight for this port, particularly the
Greek Slave, which brought an unusually hea-
Wy freight considering the stage of water. This
boat is now in command of Robt. Melvill, for
merly clerk of the Nominee, a gentleman well
calculated to make one of the most popular
captains on the river. The Excel is also in
charge of highly competent officers.
rs The Mississippi has risen about ten inch
es since the commencement Of the late rains.
10 The Sioux recently killed and scalped
three Chippewas on Chippewa river. The vic
torious party attempted to dance the scalps'
at Red Wing but the correctmindcd citizens
of that thriving village moved their mOccasins
Has Gov. German shemp gave out, or are those
Gown hands, of his still taltering in the execu-
ton of that determined threat made last year!
rs Col. FITzHENRY WARREN Gen. Taylor's
Assist p. NJ. General, is named for U. S. Sena-
tor from Iowa in place of Mr. Dodge, whose
term of Office will expire on the 18th of March
next.
rs A Know-Nothing paper is about being
started at Washington, to he called the Gamer
lean Organ
GaS- Gen. Dodge of Wisconsin, is spoken of
for the Presidency, by some Wings and Demo-
Gratis.
The OuIo-The Ohio river has been closed
10 steamboat nav gation to within 100 miles
of Wheeling, for six weeks, in consequence of
low water.
GiS- The St. Anthony Express asks us to get
out a Writ of Replevin to secure the Head of
Navigation for ST. Paul. Why so: We had
nine steamboat arrivals from below the past
week, including two boats of five hundred tons
burthen.
Go Ir--Dr. Ray of the Galena Jelrcrsonian,
has formally read Senator Douglas out of the
democratic party.
l3- The German democracy" Of Dakota
county, have had meeting at Mendoza, AS APP
pears by the official proceedings in the Times,
to appoint delegates to a district Legislative
Convention. They were instructed to vote for
the nomination of II. II. Sibley as one of the
Representatives. fMr. Sbley is nominated
he will be elected. nudge ChoifeM, cfMe Su-
preme Court, was Chairman of this political
conclave! What yelping among the "Democ-
racy," We would have, were the position of
parties reversed, and Wig Judge should
thus condcsccnd to 'bcsmcar the judicial cr-
mine with the filthy slime of party politics.
GREAT MASS CONvENTION.-Onc Of us was pre-
sent at great gathering of the people of the
Galena Congressional District, held at Rock
ford on Wednesday last. 1t was in truth an
outpouring of the people. who came up from
every county in the district to dcnounce the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise. The pro-
ceedings were marked with great enthusiasm.
DR.. VIM. Lyman, Of Winncbago county, was
President Of the Convention, assisted by one
Vice President from each county. Speeches
were made by Gov. Bc5b. Rev. M. J. Sweet.
Hon. Thomas J. Turner, James J.. Loop, Esq.
and others. Elihu 3. Washburnc was nominal
ed for Congress by reclamation. The meeting,
for the accomplishment Of its purposes, resolv-
ed to cooperate together as Republicans. Ma
ny well known Democrats including Hon. T. J.
Turner, ofFreeport, Mr.. Loop, and Dr.. Lyman
of Rockford, Disguised with the Democracy,
and approving of the course of Mr.. Washburne,
participated fully in the proceedings of the
meeting, and pledged themselves to support its
nominee. Gov. Bebb. with that manly mag
nanimity which has ever characterized him,
would not listen to being candidate against
Mr.. Washburne. OF course the nominee will
be tFiumphantly elected.
10 The time by railroad from Alton to
Chicago, has been shortened to twelve hours
the Chicago AMI Mississippi railroad having
been completed.
TO- The election on the license question in
the second Ward, Baton Rouge. resulted as fol-
lows: 100 in favor of license, and 81 against it,.
rs The most marked change in British
commercial affairs is the rapid increase in cX-
ports of cotton goods, viz: In 1901, only 81
O5O, 900, and in 1852, S29.9j6OOO. This besides
the supply of goods to her own population.
ES- Gen. Cass is spoken of as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Michigan.
ODD-Last Lent the Roman Catholic Bish-
op of Periguex issued decree against bad
books and at the head of the list stands the
bible.
The Postmaster at Washington has removed
Joseph W. Davis from office because he had
been elected on the Know Nothing ticket to
the City Council