The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

| and use the same az common soap. 1t will re-
duce the labor one-third. and the soap will 90
further. 1t has been tested here to the salts
faction of those whohavc tried it-Rural Ne,c
Yorker.
INFIDELTY.-A few lines appeared in yester-
days paper, (says the State of Maine) abiding
to the death of an infdel young man of 10
years of age, who, it was said by the Investi-
gator, a paper which we do not allow upon our
table, died in a calm and peaceful manner. with
the selfpossession Of philosopher. In the
haste of going to press, the comments upon the
incident were omitted, and we have only to
add now. that if this man did die in such
state ofmind, entertaining such views, he must
have been nearly allied to the brute.
HoMEsTEADs.-The Homestead Bill offered by
Hon. Mr.; Dawson, of Pa, as substitute for
Senator Hunters bill, proposes " that any free
person, who is the head of a family, shall be
entitled to enter one hundred and sixty acres
of the unappropriated public domain, at the
rate OF fourteen and halfcents an acre, to be
paid within five years after entry. That no
patent shall be issued therefor until the expira.
ton OF five years from the date of entry, and
upon proof by two witnesses that the person
making such entry, or his heirs, have resided
upon and cultivated said land, and have alien
ated no part thereof. That in case of the death
OF both father and mother, leaving an infant
child or children, the right and fee shall inure
to their benefit and the executor, administra-
tor, or guardian may, within two years after
the death of the surviving parent, sell the said
lands for the benefit Of said infants, and no
other purpose. The purchaser acquires abso-
lutte title, and is entitled to the patent"
1aT Three fugitives on their way to Cana
da, passed through Buffalo, short time since,
on the Under Ground Railroad It's said the
South losses near 1000 worth of slaves ev-
cry week, by the .. CIR. R. 80 " ~
MELANCHOLY Acc1DENr.-The Pioneer saws:
'Day before yesterday, man whose name we
were unable to learn, whilst engaged in cut
ting wood, ON the island opposite this place,
met with an accident that terminated his life
early yesterday morning. 1t seems that in
telling a tree, limb become detached from the
main trunk as it was falling, and struck him
on the head with SO much violence as to frac-
ture the skull. We understand that he leaves
a wife and family Of children in INDECENT cir
cumstances'' 2Ej4Rl I}aiTT53tH8l
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The veteran Lord Brougham has un-
oertaken to collect and edit his works-inclu-
oing MS speeches and orations. 'a',.-e 20
~ The Albany IN. " Kinickerbocker
states that no fewer than twenty new couu-
terieits on different banks have appeared IN
that city. 'a-sst ~ ea-1,fr"T -
-lo@ An underground apartment that is
supposed to have been formerly occupied bv
robbers, wasrecently discovered near Kingston
Mass -s,a ere 1naa ~ 800 als117 = - -
! -. g. snfo' jas L-------9d 5-o1 ~ = 49,
), - Fifty-three slaves freed by the win of
.ne tate DIR. Charles Everett, have just left Pc
sefsDurgh, for Pennsylvania, where they are to
De ,oca'eo with an outfit valued at $1,000 for