The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-28


the interests of our City and Territory to graft
fy their personal spleen.
~ The following officers were elected in
Goodhue County, at the election on the 10th
instant. A. ID. Shaw, Judge of Probate; P.
Sanford, District Attorney; r. Spates, A. W.
Post and P. S. Fish, County Commissioners;
II. G. Hoffman, Sheriff; J. W. Hancock, Regis
ter Of Deeds; NJ. Sorin, Treasurer; S. a. Hart,
Surveyor; W. IL. Wellington, Coroner; L.
Bates, John Day and David Kelly Assessors
T. N. Lowater and J. r. Smith, Justices Of the
Peace: W. Hunt and J. B. Thompson, Consta-
bles; c. Spates, NJ. Eggleston and T. NJ. Low
seventy two Majority over all for Representa-
tive.
MINNESOTA AN OAsIs.-The Pioneer is quite
right in claiming Minnesota as an oasis. 1t is
the only place in the North that Locofocoism
has indisputable sway. Iowa, Maine, Ohio, In
diana and Pennsylvania have spoken in tones
not to be misunderstood, and arrayed them
selves in opposition to the Administration
with a unanimity unparalleled in the history
of any political party. New York, New Jersy,
Illinois and Wisconsin will soon follow suit,
and there will not be a straw left in the North
for the Administration to catch at, except Min
nesota. But unfortunately Minnesota cannot
help them much. They will want votes in the
next Congress. Minnesota has none to give.
The most sensible thing for the Democrats in
those States is to follow the advice of the Pho
neer and come TO Minnesota. 1t is an oasis
the only green spot left, the only place where
the killing frosts of autumn have had no effect.
Come to Minnesota, and enjoy for season the
unspeakable benefits Of living under an admin
istration that was appointed by an Aministra-
tion which has been so signally condemned by
the people Of those States where you now re-
side. But it is only for a season you can riot
here the handwriting is on the wall, and the
outgoing of the Pierce dynasty will lie the
signal fot the establishment of new order of
things here.
IT. The past two days have been about as
disagreeable weather as is often seen in Mime
sofa, especially in the fall. 1t rained nearly
all day Thursday, and yesterday was cloudy
and muddy.
@ Notwithstanding the inclemcncy of the
weather, large number went up to Minneap-
oils from st. Paul yesterday, to attend the Fair.
This shows the interest manifested on that sub
.ect in this place. Up to the hour of our going
to press, we had not heard word of the doings.
We shall give full report on Monduy.
- The Times takes the Pioneer to task for
claiming Minnesota as Democratic, and says
the Wings are not all dead yet. If they are
not all dead yet it is certainly not the fault of
the Times for it did all in its power to kill
them, and the effort Of the editor to make it
appear otherwise is as impudent as it is con-
tcmptible.
5Zs- Among the promising young officers
connected with the United States Army, who
have recently arrived in our Territory, we are
pleased to meet, Lieut.. Chas G.. Sawtelle, from
Maine, and a late graduate Of West Point
Lieut.. Sawtellc is stationed at Fort Ripley
rE- The Pioneer is disposed to consider the
result Of the recent elections in the States as
small farors' to the Wings after their disas-
trous defeat in Minnesota. Franklin Pierce
thinks quite otherwise. lie would rather have
lost Minnesota for fifty years, than to have lost
even the State Of Indiana at the late election
rs The Royal Arch is the next packet boat
that is due. She takes the place of the Nomi-
nee, and will be here to-day.
The WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE.-A valuable ar
ticle on this subject is given in Hunts Mer-
chants Magazine for September. That portion
relating to the manufacture of the spurious ar
ticle, is absolutely appalling. 1t appears that
dealer in Massachusetts imported poisonous
drugs, by which he made eight hundred hogs
heads OF brandy, selling at the rate of two dol
lars and hall, what cost him just thirty cents
per gallon. He pocketed one hundred thou
sand dollars as the result of his villanous de-
ccption, and judging from the present rate of
consumption Of liquors Of all kinds, he was pro-
badly only one ofquite a considerable class
HEALTH OF LoNDOS.-A new form of plague
has broken out in London, which is supposed
to be explained thus That on the occasion of
digging the foundation of church at Hack
ney, "a suburb,) and of baths and wash
houses in Broad street, Westminster, two
gravcyards were cut into, known to have re-
ceived the remains Of many who persisted in
the plauge Of London, in the time of Charles
III, and that the effluvum thence emitted, be-
ing contagious and infectious, has rapidly
spread wherever ventilation and cleanliness
were neglected. Whether the explanation be
true or false, we do not know but as coin.
cidence' 1t is worthy of remark. that an out
break Of the cholera in 1919, in Russia, was at