The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-02

of this attempted imposition upon inc citlzens
of the City of ST. Paul. If so, let them "try it
on!'
St. Louis Items.
St. Louis, Friday, May ls
Gen. Gratrot died here to-day.
Accounts from Upper Missouri represent the
Sioux Indians very hostile, assembling to war
against whites.
The Missouri is very low to the mouth of
Platte.
No snow in the mountains.
Kansas news unimportant Heavy rains or
some days past.
HorS in OTsEGo. The County of Otsego, n.
Y, has, for some years, been reputed the most
extensive hop growing region in the State. In
1854, the number of acres appropriated to the
cultivation of this product, was $500. and it is
es timated that 1000 more will be cultivated
the present year. Thus at the ratio of last
years product 500 lbs per acre, the crop of
the present season will reach $500, 900. which
at the present market value, about 2Oc, would
realize S56O.000 Not an incOnsiderable revc-
nue. for single product of one county.-Utica
Gazette.
TRIAL TRIP OF TIE ERIcssON-The Ericsson,
now converted into steamship OF improved
pattern. made her trial trip down the Bay on
Saturday.
Capt. Ericsson claims to have made very
important improvement by his new condenser.
The saving is great in fuel, in the wear of the
boiler, and the labor of cleansing it, through
the use of fresh water in lieu of salt.
BY the new plan the boilers of the Ericsson
are charged with fresh water, and as there is
no waste she may carry the same out from New
York to Havre and return without diminution
other than what might result from accidental
leakage. In addition she has apparatus for dis
tilling 1000 gallons of fresh water from salt, a
day, so that the great bulk of the water-tanks
ship, she CO es near to the ca ORIG standard of
cheapness of power and economy in space.
The room occupied by the machinery and boil
ers is unusua ly small, and the consumption OF
fuel greatly reduced from the old standard.
1t is stated that her furnaces cannot consume
over thirty tuns day. and it is expected the
Atlantic voyage will be made on tun an
hour. The Speed of the ship on her trial trip
was about twelve miles an hour, with an az
legged consumption of fuel not exceeding three
fourths of this quantity.
The underwriters rate this t"amship the
best and strongest built vessel. without eXcep-
ton, in the United States. She is provided
with four large quarter boats, all slung and
two deck boats, all of them Francis's life-boats.
in addition she carries "a llccar, mortar and
lines, which in case of her being driven upon
the coast. would enable her at once to cOmmu-
nicate with the shore and land her passengers
in safety. The owners of the Ericsson intend
to send her to France--neXt to the CalOric
Ship, no nobler contribution of American skill
could be sent to the French Exhibition.-.N
y Tribune
New YORK May 10.
Will: the passengers of the Baltic were land
ing last evening, suspicious looking charac-
ter was arres ted. and Oh searching him it was
found he he had purloned dressing case con-
tanning $500 worth of diamonds, the proper
ty of one of the passengers.
Yesterday afternoon the LackawaXen bridge
over the Delaware on the Erie Railroad was
consumed by fire. Loss Over $4,000. 1t is
tn ught two weeks will elapsc before trains
can pass again as usuaul. and in the meantime
excellent temporary arrangements have been
made.
GsY- The KnowNothihg Convention in the
Louisville district have nominated Humphrey
Marshall. late Commissioner to China as their
candidate for Congress
G1- Harvey o. Weed and wife have recov-
ed two thousand dollars damages against the
Panama Railroad Company. for detention on
the Is.hmus, wcrcby they contracted the Pana-
ma fever.
Mss- Punch says that although ever so many
parallels arc constructed before ScbastOpOl, yet
it is siege without a parallel
Chicago & MILWAUKEE r. r. COMrLETED.-
The Lake Shore Railroad, connecting Chicago
and Milwaukee, 80 miles in length was opened
last Saturday.
BOUSrY LAND CLAIMS REJEcrED--Ovcr 100.
900 applications for bounty land made under
the act of March Sd have been received at the
Pension Office, nearly one half Of which have
been rejected, and suspended. because of inior-
mality in presenting be claims.
Rejected and suspended claims lie over until
those prop rly presented are disposed OF; hence
the necessity OF the presentation of claims as
required by the Pension Bureau.
Candidates for the Presidency are rapidly
multiplying. The Washington S-ntinel noln-
mates Dick Ten Brock, of New Orleans, against
George Law. He owns the Metaire race
course and the race horse Lexington, and is
therefore expected to run we'll sa
We have already brought ont the Commo
dore of the Troy horse boat. The army has
been represented in the Executive department
the legal profession has been represented shere
the agricultural ranks hOn'.red by a selection
from il; but the domestic navy, aud especially
the horse marines. has been neglected. Let
justice be done.-.ai6any Atlas.
AN EDITOR WITH FORTUNE REV. Mr. Cum
mings, who has been for long time the able
editor OF the Portland Christian Mirror, in Port
land Maine, has become the pessesser, as heir
or iegatee, Of from fifty to hundred thousand
dollars, 3 sod ssI1 III -,
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