The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21

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CfFlsExs BIZ ApPoiNrMENT. ."=The Democrat
used to be"death against this class of citizens
Col Irwin, the Marshal, is one of them. yet the
Democrat has never word to say against
the Colonels extensive figuring in local poll
| tics at this time. It makes a great difference
about the particular bull that cores the partic-
ular OK.
HEADS OFF Col. Irwin, u. S. Marshal for
Minnesota, having determined to dismiss NJ.
O'Neil from the Office of q. S. Court Messenger.
ii he did no. go in for the reelection of Mr.
Rice to Congress. Gov. German, it appears.
has determined to retaliate en- the " Rice fac
ton" Consequently, yesterday morning he
raised his big executive axe, with high hands
and outstretched arms' aud let it fall with
terrible severing blow upon the neck of Hon.
VIM. P. Murray-notary public! Murray is
no longer in Office of any kind, aud Q'Neil
will not be entitled to handle the Marshal's
fees unless he. instantly comes in'' on the Rice
side
PENNSYLVANIA K. N.'s-Iu The Pennsylvania
Know Nothing Convention so far as relates to
the subject of Slavery. it seems that of the Is
voters in favor of the National Pro-Slavery
Platform % were from the city ofPhiladelphia
leaving only six unmitigated Doughface,
among the l60 country members. The great
point OF the Platform adopted is, mo Slavery
north OF the Missouri Compromise Line" OIL
the II Doughfaces who seeded when Freedom
triumphel. 10 were from Philadelphia and two
from Montgomery County. The other repre-
Sentatives who had at first voted against the
Platform gave in their adhesion before the ai-
jeurnment. so that Of the 1876 delegates who
voted on the main question, l48 repuaiate the
Pro Slavery National Platform and STRIKE
boldly for Freedom.
BANKERS CoNvENTIoN-~On the 10th inst.
there was going on at Syracuse. New York,
Bankers Convention. A principal object OPP
peared to be, the establishment of Bank for
mutual redemption, similar to the Suffolk
Bank, Boston. Fifty six Banks were represented
gss- 1t was not, as stated, Gen. Sir Cofin
Campbell. who was killed at the assault at Sc
bastopol on the Is ult., but Gen. j. Campbell
IL JAL.-Part Of the City Council of Louis
Vile were in Jail on the 9th inst. for refusing
to grant licenses to the Louisville Hotel, and
others, to sell liquors.
/, ErNA INSURANCE COMPANY
PROMPTMEss.-We are credbly informed that
on presentation of the proper papers by Messrs
l.. d 5. RawsOn. the Etna Insurance Com,
pany. thr, ugh their general Western Agent.
J. r. Bennett, ESQ. Cincinnati. cashed at one,
their amount OF risk in the destruction of the
FIGURING Mill. being ten Thousand dollars, not
waiting torthe sixty days to expire. 1t is
pleasure to US to notice such high mind prompt
action on the part Of such companies, and the
commendation given the Etua Company by
the Messrs. Rawson, will add no little to its
business in Northern Ohio, by such course
Massili0n .Netcs.
The LATE RAILROAD AcCTDENr.-The Galena
Advertiser of Friday gives the following par
ticulars of the accident east of that city on
Thurs iay evening:
The engine and tender passed over the COW,
as also the baggage car. The mail and express
car was thrown off the track and tipped over
on the side. The second class and two next
cars were tipped over the embankment and
smashed up. The three last cars were left
standing Oh the track One man. a Canad all
Frenchman whose name we could not learn
had his abdomen literally crushed between
two cars, and died in about halt an hoar. One
other Canadian Frenchman was badly injured
in the knee. Several others were slightly
bruised. The man who was killed and the
one who was injured the most severely were
standing on the platform of the cars. Had they
been Oh their seats they would not probably
have been injured. No blame can possibly be-
attached to the conductor, or engineer, or any
one else connected with the cars. as every
means in their power was taken to prevent the
accident The cars were descending hcav,
grade al the time Of the accdtnt.
Loss OF LrFE.--On the 8th inst, pleasure
yact was upset in New York harbor, and three
ont of five persons on board were drowned
Mr.. Ferguson. Reporter of the New York Jour-
nal of Comm, rec, We learn, was among the
number.
gentleman Of that city, few days since, found
IN she'll fish taken out of the Ohio River, a
very large and beautiful pearl. 1t was half an
inch in diameter, and finer than most sea pearls
The same gentleman has procured a number o.
earls from the shell-fsh found in certain pla-
oes in the Ohio, hut this last is much larger than
any previously discovered.
MARRIED AND SINGLE.-How is it that girls
can always tell married man from single
one? The fact is indisputable. Blackwood
says: that the fact oil matrimony or batchel-
orship is written so legibly in mans appear
ance that no ingenuity can conceal it. Every
where there is some inexplicable instinct, that