The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-05

THs "lNvEsrIGArroN."-We hope it will be
noticed that the Pioneer and Times both came
out yesterday morning, withholding from theil
readers many material facts which transpired
on the floor of the House on the oath, in regard
to the alleged fraud connected with the Mime.
sofa Land Bill. Papers which have been GO
forward to charge "fraud," should certainly
allow their readers to see the evidences ofsuch
fraud. File, neighbors! This is ungenerous to
throw all the publication of evidence to sustain
your charges upon the Minnesotiau, q journal
which you affect to believe has been retained
for the defence.
BALDWIN SoHooL.-It will be seen that the
Trustees of the Baldwin School have conclud.
ed to close the school during the month of Au-
gust.
FoURrH SrREEr.-Messrs Marshall, who have
the contract from the city to grade this i'm
portant thorough-fare, are actively engaged up
on the work. 1t will be a great improvement
when finished.
ND-M Mr.. Sibley nor Gov German have ever
charged Col. Forney. through the columns OF
the Times, with allowing himself to be used for
base purposes, aud the editor OF the Minnesota
an knew it was ialsehood when be penned it.
We believe. however, that be has been used
the tool OF designing men, whether knowingly
or not, is yet to be seen.-Tnnes.
Look at that italic i've" Mr.. Forney. You
are an old editor, and know all about the
meaning of italic types. How can you posi-
bly, survive the public indignation which the
PRONUNCIATION of this ,cee opinion will infict
upon you!
The CHARrER-Iu order to aid the public in
arriving at correct information in regard to
the passage of the much-traduced Railroad
charter through the Minnesota Legislature at
its last session, we give below the yeas and
nays in both Houses no its final passage.
In the Council, the vote stood:
Yeas-Messrs. Brown, Freeborn, Mower,
Murray nd'Stearns.
.Navs-Messrs. Stimson, Van Etten and Ohm
stead, (President.)
In the House. the vote was as follows:
Yeas-Mcssrs. Bartlett. Davis, Day. Morri-
son. Nobles Moot, Richardson, Rolette, Roy,
Sloan and Taylor, (Speaker)
.Nays--Messrs. Fisher. Fletcher, Gardiner,
McKusick, Plumer and Watson.
Mr. Kittson was absent from the Council and
Mr. Lord, from the House, at the time the bill
passed.
The Pioneer charges the men whose names
appear in the affirmative as above, as having
been Influenced by corrupt means to cast their
votes as they did. Joseph r. Brown, one ofthe
then and now proprietors of the Pioneer, is one
of Them He also is the member who original
iy introduced the bill. He of course is not ex-
empt from the Pioneers charge of 'corrup-
ton" As the bill, then, originally came out
of the Pioneer office, it is the duty of that estab
lishment, now that 1t has commenced the work,
to let the public know all about the bribery"
of those members who voted for it. Let the
editor call his business partner, Mr.. Brown, as
the first witness to testify.
SLIGuTED.-Our ''devil' says he should think
the Times" would consider itself badly slight
cd in seeing the "smaH owner" in the concern,
"redressing" his numerous little grievances
elsewhere" by employing the columns of the
Pioneer and Democrat as medium OF commu-
nication with the "rest of mankind"
WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Stevens
has published a letter in one of the Olympia
papers, addressed to the American whaling mer-
chants, urging them to select some port in Pu-
gets Sound as a rendezvous for whalc-ships, on
account of the fine harbors to lie found there
aud the abundance Of ship timber and facilities
for obtaining fresh provisions. He has also, in
accordance with the instructions from Wash
ington City, notified the authorities of the Hud
sons Bay Company, in that region, that their
right to trade with the Indians in the Territory
is not recognized, and that they must wind up
their affairs there before the LIST of July. A
party which had been out prospecting for gold
six weeks in the coast range, have returned to
Olympia, we'll satisfied with their search, and
bringing abundant specimens of gold bearing
quartz. They intend to start again on the Isl
of August, fully prepared for more thorough
and protracted exploration. The money mar
ket in the Territory is suffering from terrible
stringcncy. No cash can be obtained, and. in
consequence trade is at stand.
IDoLAraY IN JAPAS.--An officer in the United
States frigate Powbattan, writing from Japan
says" Idolatry is everywhere to be seen
even more so than in China, and statuary seems
to bc very common. The graveyards are full
of rude sculptures and images of gods and he
rocs, placed there as tutclar guardians of tho
COMMISSIONERS, or for some such purpose. Thibet
an letters and sentences are used as charms
about the graves, no one knowing at all what
they mean; if they were Ineligible the charm
would be broken. Temples are common. and
wayside divinitics present weather beaten faces
every few rods
"NoT SLorHFCL IN BUSINESS. The follow
ing appears bone fide i'm the Detroit Daily I'D
vertiser Of July 9th:
A CARD.-Mr. Simpson returns his thanks tc
those gentlemen who SO kindly volunteered