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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04
Canadian Items.

The Reciprocity Treaty has given a new
field to the lake fisheries on the Canadian side
OF Lake Huron. Some two hundred Ameri-
can fishermen are now engaged within fifty
miles on each side Of Goodrich, in the business.
This has greatly stimulated the Canadians, and
it is estimated that four hundred of them are
now engaged in the same business. About
one hundred miles Of the lake shore is lined
with gill-nets and seincs. Every boat that
comes in has large number of salmon-trout
from thirty to fifty pounds weight. Whitefsh
are very large. The fish caught at Colling-
wood, terminus of the Northern Railway, from
Toronto. are packed in ice and 60 to Oswege,
Rome. Utica. Albany and New York. Great
quantities taken at Goodrich 60 in ice 10 Cleve-
land and Cincinnati.
Since the Reciprocity Treaty went into ope-
ration dozen new villages have sprung up
on the shores Of Lake Huron, in the Huron
District. to ship produce. Building is going
on rapidly and wharfs and piers are now being
constructed. Speculation in village lots run
high.
The wheat crop in the Upper Province was
never better, and double the quantity has been
sowed. The surplus is estimated over home
wants at IL. 100000 to Is, 900 900 bushels. All
other crops good. Some 100000 bushels Of
potatoes have been exported to the States
within the last three months, $4,000 bushels
went over the Calf branch of the Great Wes-
tern Railway. The purchasers were mostly
from Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati. Buffalo
and Rochester.
The Germans of Waterloo county are about
establishing 1.-THE German Bank of upper
Canada" at Berlin, the capital of the county
with capital of 100000. There are over
$4,000 Germans in that vicinity. mostly from
Pennsylvania. There are many very wealthy
men among them. In religion they are Meme.
Sc. Tunkards, Moravians, New Jerusalemites
and MethOdists.
Goderich is the county seat of the Huron
District. with some 5000 population, and rap.
idly increasing. Some seventeen from the
States have located there since January, en-
gagged in mercantile and mechanical pursuits
1000 bushels of wheat have been shipped
from Goderich and Bayfield,, to Buffalo and
Oswego, since the opening of navigation. 1t
was purchased from nine to ten shillings York
bushel, through the winter, mostly by Amer
leans.
A new effort is being made to complete the
Buffalo and GOderch Railroad to Stratford
this season. 1t is now in operation to Paris,
but the grade is finished to Stratford.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

WATER MELoNs.-Our dinner table was yes
terday graced by the presence of large wa
termelon, fully ripe, from The farm of Mr.. o.
c. Gibbs, of Dakota county. Recollect, yester-
day was only the first CT August, ye croakers
and revilers of Minnesota who live down be-
low, where you can't get such delicacies thus
early 10 the season. -...
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04
The Las. rer.is. News.

The Atlantic arrived at New York on the
evening of the 25th. Her news does not APP
pear to be of much Importance.
Sebantopol was bombarded again on the 18th
without effect.
Additional formidable works were being
erected by the Allies against the Malakoff and
Redan. The Russians were erecting equally
strong in opposition.
A dispatch received at the moment of the
steamers departure states that Lord John
Russell had resigned. The circumstances which
led to the resignation were disclosures made
by him of his course at Vienna which disclos-
ures led to debate in the House on Friday.
the 9th. At the close of the debate, Mr.. Lyt-
Minister charged with the negotiations at vi
emma, and his continuance in Office as respon-
sble adviser Of the crown, had shaken the
confidence which the country should place in
one to whom the administration of public af-
fairs is entrusted.
Previously to Lord John Russell's resipna-
ton it was reported that if he did resign he
would take the Grey section of the Cabinet
with him. and that Palmerston would fill their
places with more decided men ont of the lib
eral ranks and also that Lord Derby was the
coming man with another coalition Cabinet.
CRIMEA.-Another general assault is not far
Russians in addition to other defences were
throwing formidable star fort behind the Re-
dan. weak fire was kept up on the 10th and
18th. Cholera was decreasing, and the health
Of the allied armies was satisfactory.
The Russians made q sortie on the night of
the 7th, on the works in front of the Mamelon.
They effected nothing.
Advices from kan state that the demonstra-
ton against that plac. had been repulsed.
Other accounts, on the contrary. say that the
Russians had taken the field, and that the
ErZcroum.
Schamyl. the Circassian Chief, is again re-
ported dead.
FROM THE BALTIC.
The allied feet continued cruising and des-
troying exposed property on the coast of the
White Sea.
The port of Exchange has been placed in a
good state of defence, a new battery of eighty
guns having been erected.
The foreign ships in port had been successful
in clearing their cargoes before the blockade.
Among Jther ships were several Americans.
which. after oaning their cargoes. proceeded
eastward. The blockade is now strictly en-
forced.
gerous instruction in the Russian Siberian
Regiment, and also a change in the Russian
Cabinet.
The British ship Antelope. had bombarded
and destroyed the town of Olstoun Calabar.
The Spanish instruction is suppressed.
Queen Victoria's visit to Paris is fixed for
August seventh.
A new Austrian circular is spoken of, inten-
ded as Count Buols reply to Napoleon's inu-
endoes, and defending the conduct of Austria
towards the Western powers.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

A New AND IMPORTANT ENTERPRIsE.-A COM
pany has recently been organized under char
tiers granted in North Carolina and Virginia,
waters of the Albermarle and Pimlico Sounds
with the harbor of Norfolk Twelve miles of
ship canal will be constructed. seven feet in
depth by sixty in width, seven of which will
be in Virginia and five in North Carolica.
When completed, the whole of the large coast
ing trade which now goes around Cape Hat
tcras will take this route. The stock of the
company is 100000. John Mathrop. of Buff
falO, is the engineer, and he has already organ
lied company, and will start in few day 8
for the scene of his labors.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

- The Rev. John K. Shaw Of Morristown
NJ, married f,oenty-siF persons on the fourth
instant sssl .se,sls.s-sv :,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

GREENNEss.-The Pioneer thinks Mr.. Mar
shall would not make competent Delegate,
because he is 'green" in Legislative expe-
rience. We do not consider legislative expe-
rience an absolute requisite, but the man who
wrote the article in the Pioneer is certainly
green, else be would not have made the charge.
We would advise him to procure copies of the
jourI ais Of the Wisconsin and Minnesota Leg
islatures o. six and eight years ago. He might
there happen to rest his eye upon the name of
VIM. r. Marshall, AID find out that be has
about as much legislative experience as Mr..
Olmsted.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

MINNESOTA APPLE.--Mr. Ford, of the Grove
land nursery. yesterday left at our Office fine,
ripe apple from one of his trees. Minnesota
will soon raise her own fruit.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

HorEIs.-Thosc journeying Chicagowards
will find most pleasant and agreeable home
by stopping with Mr.. Doardman, the accommo-
dating and attentive proprietor of the Lake
Hous This Hotel is situated in a pleasant
part of the city, in the immediate ncighbor-
hood of the business portion of it, and near the
Western and Northern Railroad Depots. but
sufficiently apart from both business houses
and Railroads to rid the sojourner from any
annoyance from either At the time of the
recent Burlington Railroad excursion to Chi
cago, we noticed that large number of the
most prominent Burlingtonians stopped with
Mr.Boardman, and upon leaving returned him a
handsome card of thanks, signed by the ladies
and gentlemen of the party. The Lake House
deserves we'll of the public.
While 6 our hand is in," speaking of Hotels,
we cannot help abiding to the excellent man.
ner in which our own Winslow House is kept
by Mr.. Dorsey, its new proprietor. We speak
knowingly when we say that the Winslow
stands second to no house within our acquaih-
tance for the requisites of an attentive land
lord and assistants, good table, and clean,
neat rooms. We hear no complaints from the
travelling public concerning the Wnslow.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

The NEW YORK PLATFoRM.-Th New York
Tribune of the 25th, in an able editorial. op-
poses the introduction of the Prohibitory
Liquor Law plank into the Republican
State Platform, to be formed at Syracuse on
the Goth of September. Everybody knows
what the Tribune's sentiments are upon this
question but the editors think than the Kan
sas-Nebrask outrage is "the first case on the
docket to be tried" as Mr.. Sumner would ex-
press it. This is now becoming the general
sentiment ofthe Republicans in all the States:
and we predict that nothing more ultra or diff.
fused than the Ohio platform will be adopted
in any ofthe States this fall, or in the National
Convention next year. The Ohio Republicans
started of fully posted from all parts of the
Union where the Republican movement is ex-
pected to have fOothold. This action will,
within o twelvemonth, harmon re and fuse all
the anti Nebraka voters in the Free States,
and also in some of the more northern Slave
States. With this fact before us, we can we'll
afford to fight upon somewhat ultra and ir-
relavent platform in Minnesota this year, con-
oauSIi4S WIZ our CaQQtQaIe 10.
ArrEMP TO ROB THE MILWAUKEE, CusroM
HousE-Last Saturday night. daring attempt
was made to rob the Milwaukee Custom House.
The rogues attempted to blow open the safe
with gunpowdcr. 1t failed, and moreover. one
of the rogues was arrested.
1~ Fidelity, good humor, end complacenoy
Of temper, outlive all the charms of q fine
face, and make its decay invisible.
~ There are forty steamboats,, it is said.
laid up for want of business or for repairs,
above, below and opposite the leTee at Saint
Louis.
~ Grasshoppers. it is said, are committing
great depredations in California, Is we'll -
Salt Lake. They appear in immense swarms,
ana leave nothing but ruin in their wake.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

DUIL~-The farmers are now busy with their
harvest, and business is not so brisk in St.
Paul as it was some weeks ago, and will be
again shortly. The weather is hot, and I" local
items'' are also scarce.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04
NEW York ,Jufv "a


Acting Mayor Baker has issued proclama-
ton declaring the ports of Norfolk and Ports
mouth i'm Virginia to be injected districts and
orders all vessels from those places arriving
at this port to be quarantined.
The deaths in this city this week were 6G9,
being an increase OTIS over last weeks NOR
tality.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

the Syracuse Religious Recorder. and Hudson
(Ohio) Observer, have been consolidated with
the New York Evangelist. These papers were
all organs of the New School Presbyterian
Church, An effort is also to be made to unite
with the Evangelist other papers of the same
denomination, so as to have but one organ for
that branch of the Church in the MOI them and
Northwestern States.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

CAPT. BERsTE.--We regret to learn that Capt
Bersie. of the Golden Era, who from ill health
has been unable to assume command of the boat
this season, was recently struck with para
lysis while on his way to Cape May, N. J. His
numerous friends hope to hear of his recover
fng, though from the nature of the disease, the
worst fears will crowd upon the mind.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

~ The New York Journal Of Commerce
Is eredibly informed that one Of the largest
hotels in that city has contracted for supply
Of potatoes the coming fall and winter, ct one
dollar and fifty cents . barrsl-which 10 less
than The cost Of. = buahel last spring. mugs
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

rs A pair of white deer are now exhibited
chita Mountains. They are true Albinos, hav-
ing pink eyes, which contrast beautifully with
their snowy coats.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

10 young man named John Barnes,
aged seventeen years. bled to death on Monday
morning in Buffalo, from the effects of tooth
which had been extracated some days pre-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

Gs- few days ago swarm of bees alisht-
ed on the turret of St. Paul's Church, Concord,
N. H.. and at once went to work laying the
foundation of hive
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

RECoRDs.-The Democrat is in trouble about
our record" as political editor. Now, We
are induced to think it would be profitable for
our ex-Buffalo and exPhiladelphia neighbors
who do up the heavy Democratic" % talk in
the columns of the Democrat. to keep a leetle
dark about records" and political consis-
tency. If they want, however. to go into the
cut-throat and bowie knife business, after the
fashion of their Missouri friends and co-opera-
tors in Kansas, we are ready for them. Come,
gentlemen, get out your documents. and prove
that We ever were in favor of violating solemn
National compact, in order that the free and
fertile plains of Kansas and Nebraska might be
stocked with "fresh young niggers" from the
breeding quarters of those Southern propagan-
dists who rejoiced with Mr.. Rice over the con-
summation of the damning act of the last Con-
gress. "Crack downw D.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, July %.
Advices to May 23d had been received at the
Navy Department from Commodore Abbott, Of
the East India squadron, on board the flag ship
Vandalia.
The steam frigate Powbattan was at Shan
ghae at that date. She was soon to proceed
to Hong Kong.
The Vandala has been ordered to proceed
to the Ladronc Island, to investigate the con-
duct of the government OF those Islands TO-
wards the American bark Sarah Moore, re-
Gently wrecked.
The President has received an autograph
letter from the Gear of Russia, in reply TO one
transmitted to him through our Minister, con-
graduating him on his succession. The Gar
expressed the most lasting friendship between
Russia and the United States.
rs The Petersburg Express records case
occurring in that city on Thursday, of negro
man, who several weeks ago thought be re-
ceived communication from his father, who
is dead, to him. On Thursday night he got up,
saying be was going to his father. and after
walking about the streets some time, laid
down, saying. /" father, I'm thar" A woman
who had been watching him, went MP and
ound him dead.
~ immigration is falling off at New York.
rhe number arrived there to July Is, 1855, is
z ,s31-the number for the same time last
rear, in 1854, was l6o, 2O6,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

Quick TRIP.-The Golden Era got in yester-
day in ample time to claim learly the honor
of having made the quickest trip of the season,
since extreme low water commenced. and we
believe the quickest made this year at any
stage of water. The following is her log:
Left Dunleith at II P. NJ, Monday, July 80 !;
arrived at st. Paul Wednesday morning, Au-
gust l. at IL O'Clock. Time from port to port
80 hours 30 minutes; making 80 landings for
freight and passengers, and bringing 6s passen-
gers to St. Paul.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

G- Gov. Clark has committed the sentence
of death passed upon Mrs. Robinson, in the
Troy Jail. to Imprisonment for life in the Sing
Sing prison.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

~ There are forty steamboats,, it is said.
laid up for want of business or for repairs,
above, below and opposite the leEee at Saint
Louis.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

PATENT OFrcE.-The receipts at the Patent
Office during the year 1854, were $163,6S9.-
The salaries paid from the patent fand during
the same year amounted to $4,000; books for
the library, ss,772; contingent expenses, s32,-
$3.50; agricultural statistics and seeds, 50 S3s;
mocey refunded on Withdrawals, $54, 40; total
expenditures over receipts during the year,
1856.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

rs Major-General Simpson, who succeed
ed Lord Raglan in the command-in-chief in the
Crimea, served in the Peninsula from May,
1872. to May, 1913, including the latter part of
the defence Of Cadiz. and the attack on Seville
Serving also in the campaign of 1915. and was
severely wounded at Quatre Brar. He served
as second in command to Sir Charles Napier
during the campaign against the mountain and
desert tribes situated on the bank Of the Indus,
early in lsR ,.s ~. = -, -
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carry ~ WV PS"sou.
MINNESOTA APPLE.--Mr. Ford, of the Grove
land nursery, yesterday left at our Office fine,
ripe apple from one of his trees. Minnesota
will soon raise her own fruit.
10 A young man named John Barnes,
aged seventeen years. bled to death on Monday
morning in Buffalo, from the effects of tooth
which had been extracated some days pre-
vious.
y- Gov. Clark has committed the sentence
of death passed upon Mrs. Robinson, in the
Troy Jail. to Imprisonment for life in the Sing
Sing prison.
~ Three new cases of yellow fever are re
ported at Baltimore, and two deaths by the
same disease at Portsmouth, Va.
10 Among the novelties at Galesburg, ILL.,.
on the national anniversary was a race between
mare and locomotive with tender and
passenger cars attached, the mare and loco
motive starting at the tap of drum. The dis
tduCc OuC mIfS-otdhcy ufc uOl-
lars a side.
rs Rev. NJ. q. Kricder, of Lancaster, in
Ohio, a man long connected with the mail
transportation interest in central Ohio, and a
prominent Mason--having been Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge--died at his residence on
Saturday morning last, after lingering ill
ness.
rs On Saturday night last fendish at
tempt at assassination was perpetrated at Fair
haven, in Rutland county, VT. The hired
man of a farmer living somewhat remote from
any neighbor, undertook to chop up his EN-
pIoyer with broad axe, as he was qnietly
sleeping in his bed. The villain avows as his
object the forcible abduction of the mans
sister.
rs John Wilson, late Commissioner of the
General Land Office, has announced himself as
a candidate for Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, at the opening of the next Con-
gress.
rs Col. Bissell, we are happy to hear, has
SO far recovered from his severe illness which
confined him at Washington, as to be enabled
10 return to his home in st. Clair county.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

~ Three new cases of yellow fever are re
ported at Baltimore, and two deaths by the
same disease at Portsmouth, Va.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04
HEAvY RAn-TEnR1sLr TuuNprn sronx-

HEAVY RAN-TERR1BLE THUNDER STORM
House STRUCK By LIGHrNNo.-St. Paul was
visited yesterday morning, between three and
four O'Clock, by one of the most tremendous
storms in the way of rain, accompanied by
lightning, that we have ever known, even in
this noted home of the electric fluid. The
lightning struck the building on Shird street,
occupied by L. B. Wait, & Co., as store and
by B. W. Lott, Esq, as law Office Mr.. Lofts
Office is on the second floor and apparently.
the fluid separated on the comb of the roof
one part of it tearing up the shingles and
shvering two rafters on the east side, and then
passing over to the adjoining. building occu
by Mr.. Weide running down a corner post OF
the frame, which it stove into splinters, and
then passed into the ground.
The other branch of the fluid came down a
chimney into Mr.. Lofts sleeping room passed
along the Dashboard, tearing everything to
pieces in it's way, and on to the stove within
five feet of the bed where Mr.. Lott was lying.
1t set the carpet on fire /; knocked down the
stove pipe, and melted the zinc underneath the
stove. Strange to say, Mr.. L. was not at all
stunned by the shock. but was enabled to arise
at once and extinguish the fire which blazed
up from the hemp carpet
The fluid passed down into Mr.. Waits store.
where it made terrible havoc. A large section
of the ceiling was torn off, and steel knives
and britannia spoons were melted upon the
shelves. We saw two or three knife blades
with round holes through them, having the ap.
pearance of shot holes. In other instances the
steel of the knives and the softer metal of the
spoons were completely fused into a molten
nassau appropriate emblem of other fusions
we hear Of these times. No person was in
jured.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

- Grasshoppers. it is said. are committing
great depredations in California. Is we'll -
Salt Lake. They appear in immense swarns,
sno leave nothing but ruin in their wake.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

1@ Fidelity. good humor, end complacenoy
Of temper, outlive all the charms Of . fine
face, and make its decay invisible.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

two young men were found dead, near Free
port, Winneshiek county. They were out gun
ning and had sought shelter under tree when,
it is supposed. they were struck by lightning.
One of the lads had his skull broken, and was
otherwise shockingly Notwithstanding In.
OCEAN STEAMERs.-We learn from Quebec
that Government has accepted the tender of
Mr.. Hugh Allen to run line of steamers be-
tween this country and England. This agree
$50 horse power. to make IA fortnightly trips
from Liverpool to Canada, and five monthly
trips to Portland, in each year, at an annual
bonus of s24 900 sterling.
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rs Gen. Foote-he who wanted to hang
John P. Hale-has become a national K. NJ,
declaring that the old parties are dead. SO
he's alive and kicking"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

- A commercial treaty has been formed
between the United States and the Sandwich
Islands
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~ Maj. Donaldson, the adopted son of Gen
Jackson, has taken the stump in Tennessee in
favor Of the American ticket. He was former.
~ an old Jackson Democrat
gg So promising is the wheat crop in Ohio
and so largely have the farmers sown this year
that the Cleveland Plaindealer anticipates in
sixty days, buying -four at six dollars barrel
rs The Free West. an Anti-Slavery paper
which has been published for nearly two years
in Chicago, with considerable ability has been
merged in the Chicago Weekly Tribune.
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rs Col Bissell, we are happy to hear. has
SO far recovered from his severe illness which
confined him at Washington, as to be enabled
to return to his home in st. Clair county.