Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-15

attention of Congress- and obtain from that body
an expression of disapprobation of it, if they
cOncurred i'll your views? Such an expression
would at once have concluded the matter, as it
would have relieved the Executive of the rcspon-
siblity of considering the subject, and this Office
of the onerous labor growing out of it.
What sort of reply or whether any reply will
be made by Mr.. Eastman is yet to be seen. One
thing is certain, Mr.. Wilson has made a plausible
case, and throws more light upon this matter than
has hitherto been vouchsafed to us. We are
much obliged to Mr.. Eastman for calling Mr.. Will
out.
He OUGHT TO KNOw.-John Wentworth, men,
Der of Congress, from Illinois, says: 6 Washing
ton, with all its beauty, is heartless, wicked
place. 1t is one great gambling den, where the
stakes are Offices, and the players legislators ev
erybody says that everybody are rascals and
knaves, and everybody acts as if he believed what
everybody says was true"
cy' The substitution for the Homestead Bill
which has passed the Senate, enables person to
procure one hundred and sixty acres Of land, af
ter living on and cultivating the same for five
years, by paying forty dollars, or 25 cents per
acre. The object of this bill as substitute for
the Homestead, is evidently to prevent the Presi-
dent from exercising his veto power, as giving
away the land, he claims is unconstitutional.
LARGE AMouNrs.-Thc enormous sum of $780,
100000 have been expended in railroads in this
country during the past six years. The amount
expended in the erection of houses during the
same period, was $700,O00,0O0. In shipping,
Il n Of from
our our own untry,--indcatiug great increase
Of wealth in the L. States, for the brief period Of
six years.
Our SIDEwALKs.-Why is it that certain por-
tons of the sidewalks in st. Anthony street are
not relad? Above the American House the walk
is in a very bad condition. Why is it?
>; The Galcna arrived yesterday afternoon
with goodly number Of passengers and "A greater
number Of trunks. Col. Mix, Agent of the Rock
Island Company, was among the passengers. He
is stopping at the Winslow House.
(,v5"A very honest chap in Boston, who wishes
to sell his horse, advcrtiscs it as follows:
''For sale, a brown horse, with Roman nose,
in fine condition, and fond of traveling-haying
run away four times within week."
3 The New York Herald states that Capt.
Ericsson has abandoned his hot air project for
propclling steamers. 1t has had a fair and full
trial, and if abandoned, it will be because there
is no substantial virtue in it.
Cy3"A correspondent of the Pioneer states that
terrible hail storm occurred at the Red Pipe
Stone Quarry, on the 25th inst. The stones are
represented to have been s'at least one half lar
ger than goose eggs" Much damage was done
to the crops, and some damage to the Indians.
PArER.-There never was a time when news
paper was so scarce in the Northwest as at pre-
sent. Unless something turns up the publication
Of several of the papers in this territory must be
suspended. Our st. Anthony friends are as bad
off as our city contemporaries.
ASSAULT OF Mr.. SouLE.-Thc Cleveland Her
aid states that the editor of the San Francisco
Chronicle, has been assaulted by the father of
the Batcman children, for exposing the plagiar-
ism of a play written for said children by Mr.
Batcman's wife. 1t was the intention of Mr..
Batcman to kill him.
+. f. CoLLlNs.--The firm of Collins q Oakcs
has been dissolved. Mr.. Collins remaining and
carrying on the business in his own name. Mr..
c. is the pioneer auctoneer in this Territory, is
we'll known to our citizens, and will no doubt re-
ccive their favors. He is a ready salesman and
business man.
In connection with this matter we would state
that j. Holland has recently been licensed by his
Excellency auctionecr. He can be found at
the old stand of Bum's Bazaar.
LAND OFrrcEs.-The Democrat learns from Mr..
Rice that the following persons have been ap-
pointed Receivers of the Land Offices at Winona
and Red Wing:
Red Wing-C. c. Graham. of Indiana, Re-
ceiver. W. W. Phelps, of Michigan, Register.
WinOna-Lorenzo ID. Smith, of Winona. NJ. T..
Receiver. Dcidrich Upman, of Wisconsin, Regis
ter.
For GRLs.-The Massachusetts, Legislature, at
its last session, appropriated $4,000 for the es-
tablshment of Reform School for girls, provided
$4,000 was raised by subscription within six
months after the passage of the act. This is the
first effort, we believe, that has ever been made
to establish Reform School for girls.
evThe steamer Excelsior arrived yesterday
morning.
CO At the Franklin Hospital, n. Y, 45 cases
of Cholera occurred in about one day.
The Washington Star says that the Cover
norship of Nebraska has been rendered to MIR. I
Bush.
CO The drought is very bad in the South. In
several sections there has been no rain since tht
7th of June.
GTFive hundred Dollars have been appropri-