The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10


ANOTHER Prison TO LET.-The Norwich Ex.
amner brings us intelligence that, on the first
day Of January. eighteen hundred and ffty.fve
the prison for males in the city of New London
was without tenant. 1t says, the fact is trac
ed directly to the operation OF the new law by
which the traffic in liquors has been suppressed
The Examiner INDUCES in the following jubil
ant words -" Contrast this prison now with
what it was OH New Years morning 1854
when fourteen men sat in those cells solitary
and alone bowed down under the weight OF
accumulated guilt and crime, purchased of the
rumseller at three cents glass. Think of the
sorrow and grief they felt. as their thoughts al,
dawning day turned toward the place they
once called home, where forsaken wives and
pitiful children were gathering around their
scanty meal, brooding over the hard lot made
infinitely harder by the ruthless hand of ava
rice. All! think you that was happy New
| Year to such under such circumstances? But
how was it this year? Instead of prison.
house Of sorrow and grief and fearful forebod
chatting with the beaux'; joy and gadness
were beaming on the cOuntenances of a score
or two Of (ladies and gentlemen) the good and
true. who gathered not by due process of law.
hut by invitation of the worthy keeper AMI his
most excellent lady, there to rejoice with them
that the temperance mi lennium had been ush-
cred in. bringing deliverance TO the captive
and Frightening hopes TO suffering humanity
How changed the scene! This hall. once preg-
nant with thoughts that unnamed and crush
ed the very souls offs inmates, is thrown op. n
and place is given to happy group whose ju
blant songs filled every cell and chased the
last spectre ofsorrow from its hiding place."
"Come now
&C Harrau for side, the good time has come,
lbs found by experience, can do wi hour rum,
The Maine law has trurlphed and we're ont debt,
The jaiior has advertised, "a prison To let.'"
The SToRM--The Portland State of Maine
Jan. 23d says: The storm of yesterday and
the day before was the most violent we have
had for long time. It rained and showed al
ternately-the wind blew continually. and un-
der foot the condition of things was terrible
We never knew s!osi SO desp and disagreed
BILE. The tide rose to an unusual height. food.
ing the cellars in Commercial street. We have
not heard of any disaster to shipping in the
harbor if there were any. they will be found
under our ship news head. The trains on all
the railroads were delayed--and up to o clock
last evening. no mail from the South had
reached the city. The telegraph lines are all
down so that we are almost in a state ofcOnl-
plete isolation from all the world. and the
rest of mankind" We have. however COM
munication with our Canadian and Kennebec
neighbors. -
P. S. No mail from Boston yesterday"
A PIONEER GoNE-The n Y Tribune saws |
THE Hon. VIM. Rufus Putnam, of Marietta
Ohio. died on Monday. Jan. l, aged ssayears. |
He was the son of Gen. Rufus Putnam. who es- |
tablished the first permanent white settlement
northwest Of the Ohio in 1888. The deceased
setteled in Marietta in the fall of 1890. and |
has since continued to reside there. In 1901 |
he was elected one OF the Representatives from
Washington county. (then embracing nearly
one-fourth Of the present State.) to the Ter
ritorial Legislature. He filled the measures of
an honest. useful man, aud died respected BY
all who knew him. |