The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-10

| uisht, ana vas followed on NOnQay IoTehoOl
by frequent heavy showers. which the women
say was expressly for their accommodation,
they being all out of rain water for domestic
purposes. On Monday night the wind shifted
to the northeast, and yesterday was dull,
damp, drizzling, dismal day. In the afternoon
the wind rose and so did straw hats. for we saw
number of persons desperately in the pursuit
of their crowns which were rolling in the
mud just beyond their grasp.
CS- Run OvER.-A Norwegian, whose name
we did not learn, was considerably injured yes
terday forenoon, by the wheels Of one of the
Messrs. Pattison & Benson's coaches passing
over one of his legs.
gts- There was shameful fight at the lower
steamboat landing, yesterday afternoon, be-
tween two otherwise respectable appearing
gentlemen, one of whom was conveyed from the
'ring" with bloody nose, and most shocking
ly besmeared with mud. The City Marshal
was early upon the spot, and the principals
arrested.
rett, Williams and others, started for their new
town on Lake Superior, last Monday. SO ma
nv citizens have located themselves at or near
Fon du Lac, that arrivals and departures are
of almost daily occurrence.
Daraboo is a small town. on or near the Mis-
sissippi, above st. Louis Times.
Look at your map, neghbor.
TO The Arabia arrived yesterday after
noon from St. Louis, which place she left on
Wednesday last. We are indebted to her obi
ging clerk for late papers.
~ Mr. l.. Blum, late of the New York Ba-
zaar, we were pleased to see, was one OF the
passengers on the Arabia.
10 The report of the arrest of Williams, in
Boston, for the murder at Davenport. is prOba
bly, mistake. Passengers who came up on the
Arabia, which left Galcna on Sunday evening,
knew of no such arrest.
CS- The New st. Paul, Capt. Bissell, from
st. Louis, came up yesterday noon.
LS- We notice that the Offices Of the Judge
Of Probate, County and City Surveyor, City
Treasurer and City Clerk have been removed
from the Court House to the rooms lately occu-
pied by the Common Council, opposite our of.
flee.
PIONEER ScuooI--We learn that this institu-
ton, which has recently been established as
Seminary for young misses. has been strength
ened by the engagement Of Miss BURBANK, who
has been teaching at the South for some time,
and who will have charge of music, French and
drawing. Miss Z. has been favorably men
toned as al amiable and accomplished prccep-
tress. This school, it will be rccollcctcd is
under the superintendent of Miss II. f. BIs,I-
OF, the teacher of the first school ever taught
in St. Paul. This establishment has many
claims upon The kind patronage of the public
which VIC hope Our citizens will duly apprc-
ciate
III" The Admiral, Capt. John Brooks will
be here this morning, and leave for ST. Louis
FREsHET IN THE RIVER ST. JoHN.-The freshet
| in the st. John is the greatest and most disas-
trous of any within the memory of the oldest
inhabitant. All the low lands along the banks
are submerged, and barns. lumber, cattle ETC.,
have been swept away. At Canning and some
other settlements the Inhabitants have been
compelled to leave their houses and remove to
the highland, in order to avoid the danger OF
being drowned. At Indian Town the water :
several inches higher than it was ever before
known and tho rain which hoe fol &, FL,
past few days is causing it rapidly to advance.
As there is yet considerable snow in the woods,
1t is feared that if more rain should fall the re-
suit will be still more disastrous Our harbor
continues more or LEGS full of logs and drift
stuff, swept down from the upper country.
From other quarters we learn that the river
and streams are much swollen in consequence
OF the melting snow, and it is said that the
bridge over Hammond River. has been swept
away'-0\ec Br~nswicher, May IS.
They have been visited by extensive floods
upon the kenncbec, in Maine, as we learn bv
letter. Considerable damage has been done to
dams, mills and other property on the river
These frcshets, were occasioned, doubtless.
principally, by the melting of heavy bodies of
snow, which remained, as late as the middle of
April, from four to six feet on level, in the
woods.
1t was estimated that the entire fall of snow
the past winter in Maine, was not less than
twelve feet.
SLAVERY AND THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
CHrRcII.-Bishop AMEs, offered the following
resolutions before the New York Conference,
at its late session.
Resolved. That although our homes are re-
mote from the actual existence of slavery, vet
we cannot but feel that, as citizens of one COM
mon country. we have the greatest interests
and responsibilities in this question.
That we view the present aspect of this sub
Ject with great concern, believing as we do that
the determined efforts now being made to ex-
tend this great evil, where it docs not at pres
ent exist, will lead to the worst of conscquen-
ces, and will, therefore, both pray and labor
that the evil may. at least, be extended no fur
Their.