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

An engine was smashed topieces on the Gen.
trail road near Galena on Wednesday eve
ming. y @h4a ~
The morning train from Chicago on Thurs.
day was thrown off the track few miles east of
Galena. by coming in contact with gbull lying
upon the track. The cars and machinery were
badly broken to pieces. and one man killed and
several badly wounded. We have no further
particulars, except that the person killed was
German residing at Dubuque.
River Items.
The river was rising very slightly on Satur-
day. 1Ta Es.,.1 4fL JG&& E2I,
The Galena aud Golden Era have been in
from below since our last.
The Falls City arrived from Meekers's Land
ing, after four days absence trying to get to
st. Anthony, In which of course she did not
succeed. She was considerably damaged in
being damned against the rocks, and must have
sunk about $4,000 by the operation.
Democratic Meetings.
| The Democrats held primary meetings in the
Second and Third Wards in this city. on Fri
day evening last, at their respective voting
places for the purpose of sending delegates to
the Territorial Convention that is to be held
on the 25th inst.
| In the Third Ward we learn that every thing
went off like clock work, the proceedings bav-
ing all been "cut and dried" before hand; so
that not ten minutes were occupied in going
through the formality of electing delegates
all favorable to the nomination of Rice as a
matter of cOurse-aId the meeting adjourned
in ample time to come down and help their
friends in the Second Ward, where things did
not appear to be quite so unanimous
The meeting in the Second at the Court House,
was organized at half past eight o'clock, 10y
the appointment of Postmaster Forbes as Pres
ident. and James Starkey as Secretary. Mr..
Van Etten then made few remarks on the OBJ
ject of the meeting and moved that the meet.
ing at once proceed to the appointment of del
egates uiva uoce. This was opposed by Mr.
Murray, who made few remarks as to the
shortness of the time between the appearance
of the cal: (only about three bours) and the
meeting, and said that there was evidently an
attempt on the part of the chairman OF the
Ward Committee to steal march ON the De-
mocracy by electing Delegates to the Terrific
rial Convention who would not reflect the sent
iment of the majority of the Democrats of the
Ward. He moved to adjourn the meeting to
Saturday, the 2lst inst. At this time the con-
fusion had become SO great that it was almost
impossible to tell what was the question before
the meeting. large number of persons from
the other Wards were very active in endeav-
Oring to regulate the Bloody Second" the
Banner Ward" &C., just as though the De-
mocracy of this Ward were not capable of reg
ulating their own affairs, and those of their
neighbors beside. The motion to adjourn was
declared lost, though how the chair could decide
that way We could not see. Here another scene of
| the greatest commotion took place, during
which division of the house was ordered
Tellers were appointed and the result was "A
in favor of adjourning and o. against rive
should like to have tina: teller take the census
of st. Paul; we would bet high on $4,000 in
habitants.] Ano her motion was made to ad-
iourn to another evening, which was followed
Ivy motion to lay the motion to. adjourn on
the ia lie. Babel and Tammany Hall were no.
where when compared to the confusion that
now took place. There were at least forty diff.
ferent orators all declaimicg most earnestly
and gestculating in manner that was mo I
dangerous to bystanders. Their speeches were
undoubtedly very eloquent, and would proba-
bly, have aroused even the every stones to mu-
tiny" had they been listened to- All this time
the bold and reckless leader of the Rice van
could be seen rallying his forces, which, count
ing the allies from the other wards, composed
about three-fifths of the meeting. He was a
host in himself and backed as he was by crowd
who had the greatest confidence in their lead
err, it is no wonder he came off victorious
| But the "pure Democracy" though over
powered by Numbers, were long in giving up
the contest. Everywhere could be seen the
majestic form of the Adjutant General towering
| above his comrades, rally lag his scattered
forces. He was in the thickest of the fight, do
ing battle with courage, grace and spirit
that was worthy of better success There
was a great mixing up of nations-Irish being
pitted against Irish without any regard to clan
or sect, and Dutch met Dutch" in this excit-
ing contest. But all things must have an end.
Napoleon was conquered by the timely aid of
the Prussians on the field of Waterloo; and it is
not to be supposed that this brave little army
could long hold out against the legions from
the Third So after most ardous and pro-
tracted struggle, defeated but not conquered,
overpowered but not dismayed, they gradually
gave up, and the meeting was adjourned
without day, amid the most enthusiastic shouts
of the victors. 1880
CENSUS RETUHNs.-We have returns, unoff-
cially, from several of the countless: Ramsey
county foots up $685. Hennepin is 1900 Da
kota, sl00 Goodhue, 1000; Winona, $500
Houston 5000; Fillmore, 5000; Rice, 1880
Carver, 1,l00 So far, these figures foot up
about 80 DOC. Washington county will, per-
haps, come in about equal to Hennepin. and
the other counties will, in all probability,
swell the population to the neighborhood OF As
or SO, 900.
l rs The Postmaster General decides that
Letters cannot be opened, even though they
may he suspected to contain counterfeit money
until they reach the dead letter Office.
FROM TUE GoLD MTNEs.--A letter to the Wa
saw u, mocrat from Richard Jones, at EmDire