The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-04-28
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were assembled for public wor-
ship. The priest, Father Cotton, Immediately
ordered the man to be put out, which order was
most faithfully executed by both male and fe-
male attendants ct the door. A fight, in which
the priest is said to have been implicated, com
menced. The exercise in the church was sus-
pended and the crowd adjourned to the nearest
hotel, where more general fight ensued be-
tween catholics and professionals. in which the
former came off second best. The priest was
arrested and is now in custody, as are also sew.
eral more of the rioters. No firearms were
used and no lives lost, but many persons were
badly injured. All is quiet this morning, and
the examination of those arrested is progress
ing. a'. .,,3 s4sa =. - g,
O'Clock, P. M.
This afternoon. Father Cotton, the Irish
priest, was held to bail with several others in
the sum of $4,000 to keep the peace. He has
also been served with writ from the Supreme
Court at the instance of one of his countrymer
who claims private damages. Much excitement
exists. Several more arrests are to be made
and more fighting is expected.
@s- The news of the second suspension O.
Page & Bacon, in ST. Louis, is said to have
caused very little sensation in that city. These
gentlemen attribute their second failure to the
failure on the part of their California house to
resume at the time first reported.
Gas- Francis Marion Ellis late editor of the
Ohio Eagle, and appointed by President
Pierce as Charge to Buenos Ayres, died at Co
lumbus, Ohio, the other day.
A Doestickian writing from Cincinnati about
hogs says: 1.-The only way to see the city is te
wait until military company turns out and
then get between their ranks. They always
carry their muskets at low trail to clear ths
streets of the porkers."
A little incident occurred in one of the schools
in West Linn, on Wednesday, says the .Ne,cs
which u.s. perhaps worth relating. One of the
classes were reciting, and the teacher asked 9
little American girl who the fret man was
She answered that she didn't know. The ques
ton was put to the next scholar, an Irish child
who answered." Adam, sir" with apparent
satisfaction. ''La," said the first scholar, ''you
needn't feel so grand about it, he wasn't ar
1rishman.'
ant Conference, of Virginia, Rev. Josiah Var
den, in reply to All argument of one of the mem
bers which tended to the verge of bitterness
said:
Brother President, here are two of US
against this measure-Valient and Warden
two VS.. Y stands for 5. two VS. make an X
therefore think this should be regarded as an
of the matter; and as X stands fol
10, it is also ten-pounder againstit."
The sale of portion of Daniel Webster's
Marshfeld property took place at the old home
stead, OH the 2Sth March. Real estate to the
amount of S16,700 was sold. The same proper.
ty cost originally over $4,000. A Lot o.
sheep and cattle were also disposed Of which
produced the sum of $1,000. Mr.. Webster's of
fairs were left in a state Of great embarrass-
ment, but his friends, We believe, expect to lie
able to save the family some 800 or 400 acres
OF the estate, including the old mansion. At the
time of his decease, it seems the Massachusetts
statesman owed the moderate sum of $40, 600
OF thereabouts. .'..-.-.--..
At a judicial investigation at Balaclava 0
witness, a sailor, was asked what his religion
was. His reply was: "Tm blowed if l know ,
"Are you a Catholics" said the examiner.
On, no." was the response. "I'm sure I'm
not that, for hate the Pope like bazes, and
delights in steaks on Friday Roars o.
laughter.)
THE NINETEENTH CENTrRY.-The sagacious
people living iniNOrth Alabama have taken il
into their wise heads that wires of the telegraph
occasion drought. In order to bring down the
fertilizing showers, they have cut the news-ex.
tending lines Mr.. Read, the Treasurer of the
n al To-
mission into those parts, in the desperate hope
of dispelling the delusion.
For THE BLACKFEET---Our fellow-citzen
Maj. e. A. G. HATCH, departed yesterday for his
Agency among the Blackfeet He goes by way
of St. Louis, where he will join the military
force just on the point of starting for the Upper
Missouri. We regret to loose Mr.. Hatch from
our Territory. He was a. pioneer long before
its organization. No man was more successful
than he in managing our Indians whilst with
them as trader |; and we augur good results
from his appointment to control the wild tribe
he is going amongst.
rs The system of licensing drinking-hou-
SEES has been voted down in Louisville by 9ss
The Journal says: ave have no
doubt, that. in consequence of this vote, Lou
isville will become better and more prosper
Gus city,. .......5
- Later dates from Australia announce
the discontinuance of the license system, which
has been the cause of the recent disturbances
in the mining districts. Businessis at very
low ebb, and, for considerable time there has
been a steady decrease in the production of
gold. -ar.
asG>The New Hampshire Patriot, the Pierce
organ in that State. says that sits dark day
for the Democracy" Ii is so dark that all the
Locofoco chickens seem about going home to
roost ....-.-.-.
g- Snow was three feet deep at Gorham,
New Hampshire, on the 9th instant. 1t was es-
timated that the snow at that date was six or
seven feet deep for three or four miles over the
highest land on the Notch of the White Noun
tains. '- a
ne Horace Greeley. editor-in-chief of the
New York Tribune, sailed from Boston for Eu-
rope on Wednesday, to join his family. now
there, and to attend the opening of the Worlds
Fair, in Paris.
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Bounty LAND CLAIMs-The Washington COR
of the Missouri Republican, says:
g 1t may be we'll to caution applicants against
sending in imperfect papers to the Pension OF