Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-10-24
TUESDAY, OCT. "a, 1854.

| CHICAGO Posi- OFFIcE.-Undoubtedly mucl
of the mail matter destined for MinnesOt,
is delayed at this Office. If mail matter fol
Galena is delayed there, ours must be. The Ga
lena JefFersonian, speaking of the bad manage
ment of this post-of6ce says:
'There is little use of growing when growing
is productive of no good; but the Chicago Post.
Office is so miserably, horribly, outrageously
| carelessly and diabolically mismanaged, that We
cannot refrain from expressing our minds in rela.
ton thereunto, as often can bring ourselves
to speak with any patience whatever, Of what is q
| source OF such serious annoyance to us who live
west of that Nebraska institution. Heretofore we
| have dwelt in generalities and specialities-in
coaxing, threatening, teasing--everything but
praising. But it has been of no use, though the
Press everywhere in this vicinity, in Mime
sofa, Iowa and Missouri has lend us it's pow
erful aid. The Postmaster there grows worse
and worse, and the neglect and carelessness more
unbearable.'
We are disposed to put the saddle on the right
horse, and if the blame rests with the Chicago
post-ofice, as we now believe it does, we hope the
matter will be agitated until reform is brought
about. Our mail arrangements are horribly dis
arranged. Every body in Minnesota knows this,
and something should be done to bring about a
reform.
RoBBERY.-We learn that an old man, named
Silas Peas, living in a shanty about miles this
side of Shakopee, was robbed of 1915, one day
last week. The money was taken from the house
during his absence.
RAvAcEs OF CHoLERA.-From Sept. 13 to Sept.
IS, inclusive, Q3 days) there were seven humid
red and nine deaths in Pittsburgh and neighbour
hood Of this great number $50 died in Pitts
burgh proper, city not larger than Albany.
CO A farmer in France stuck a..pea into po-
tato, and planted them together in March. The
pea produced stalk which was covered with
pods, and the potato gave eleven healthy roots
He thinks by this means double crops could be
obtained and the potato disease prevented.
O. The Galena Advertiser says, that man
named John Taylor, struck his wife on the back
her skull and killing her almost instantly, on the
18th inst.
wIn the Newburyport (Mass.) police court
on Monday, a gentleman was fined Sc 80 for
kissing buxom lass without permission.
~ In Florida the Democrats carried both
branches of the Legislature, thus securing the
election of the U. S. Senator.
CY The papers Of Savannah still caution all
absentees to remain away on account of yellow
fever.
~ The Ohio Small Note Law went into ope-
ration on the I'd inst. 1t makes it penal offence
to pass notes on the Banks of other States,
under the denomination of ten dollars.
90 The Washington correspondent of the N.
Y. Tribune gives an account of the hunting of a
fugitive slave in that city-a mere lad-his final
arrest and Imprisonment. These are interesting
things to emanate from the capital of Free Re-
public.
CW Daniel S. Dickinson has been addressing
the people in the interior of New York, defining
his position, advocating the election of Mr. Bron-
son, ridiculing the softs and denouncing the Ad-
ministration. He has his hands full.
"SUM" TURNIPs.-We were shown two monster
turnips, yesterday, which were raised on the farm
of Joseph Dean, of Bloomington, Minnesota
One of them weighed seven pounds and one half,
and measured twenty-six inches in circumference.
These turnips were not selected from the field, but
were taken from the edge of the patch, where
they were Of comparatively pigmy growth. Mr..
Dean informs us that he has turnips on his farm
nearly twice as large as the ones shown us.
THE ARcr1c.-This vessel, recently lost, was in
sured in England and the United States for $780,
600. The Propeller which run into her, is sup
posed to be either the CLEOPATRA, an English YES
sci, with 700 troops on board, or French steam
err. 1t is supposed that she also went down.
On receipt of the news of the loss Of the Arc
tic in New York, most of the places of business
were closed, flags were at half mast, and sadness
brooded over the city.
A LAWYER PUzzLED.-A member Of the bar
says that some time ago, rough customer or
rather client, came into his Office, and began to
state his case rather abruptly.
'sSir, come to you for advice-Pm husband
in-law 20
GA what?" spoke up the learned counsel.
s'IIusband-in-law, sir!"
81 have never seen that defined among the do
nestle relations.''
s'Don't you know what husband-in-law is
Sir, you're no lawyer! You're an ignoramus !!
l am husband Flaw, but not in fact. Sir, my
wife's run OFF,
GEO. N PROPER.