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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-22
A Letter from Mr. PHELPS.
ST. PAUL, SEPT. ID, 1855.

EDITOR MINNEsoTIAN - desire you t,
publish the following statement in reply t.
your charges in the Daily Minnesotian o
September IL, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
political campaign. lean tolerate, and have
toleratated, but charge of official misconduct
l most Indignantly repeL Of
In your paper of September II, you say
that Mr.. Marshall called upon me at the
Land Office at Red Wing, aid desired to see
the recent instructions in regard to the Hall
Breed Tract, and charge that Mr.: Phelps
the Register, told him positieely that no in
structions had REACHED that office.'' 8
This charge is unequiyocally false, and /
will challenge Mr.. Marshall or any living
man, to say that ever made such a state
ment to him or to amy one, at the time alleged O,
at any other taane, or any statement like it. +it
Again you say: 1T was but few hours
afterwards, however, that Mr.. Phelps inform
ed a resident upon the Half Breed Tract
one whom he supposed to be firm Rice
man-that the instructions in accordance
with the decision Of the Secretary of the In
terror had been received at his (Phelps)
office, but that he did not want the fact
Known at this time-meaning, of course, to
withhold them until after the election"
This is equally false. When desired, /
have always shown the instructions in ques-
tion-pefinitted all persons to see them on
them-take them out of the
office-have never refused them to any ole,
and have sent them for publication to the
printing office. When the instructions were
first received, I did say that hoped the in
structioris might be so modified as to protect
the SETTLERS in good faith on that tract since
July, 1854, and said to some to whom they
were shown that, if no excitement was raised
about them, this result might perhaps even
yet be accomplished. heo
When Mr.. Marshall was at Red Wing, the
same instructions, received at Wnona, had
been published in the Winona paper, and
yet it is asserted, that these instructions were to
be suppressed until after election. The apparent
and complete absurdity of the thing needs
only to be mentioned to show how trans
| larent and false the charge is:
desire the refutation to be as public as
the charge and 1 defy successful conttadic-
ton to my statements.
NM. ". PHELPS.
I'VE feel it duty to give Mr.. Phelps the
benefit of his positive contradiction to the
charges embodied in our editorial
Of the 11th. We have no comments to
make at this moment. In day or two we
will reopen the subject, when we will be
tble to do Justice to all parties.-EDs. MIMI
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JONES S-Neiphbor Jones of the Winon:

JONES !ANeighbor Jones' Of the Winona
Argus, wisely concludes not to run for the
Council. He is sensible. He saves his eight
dollars per day for looking into Half Breed
matters for an Indefinite period, and also
saves us the trouble of announcing his defeat
by Balcombe, some four weeks hence, by a
majority of about four to one
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Meetings in Washington and Chisaso Counties.


At the suggestion of sundry Republicans
Of the st. Croix Valley, it was decided on
Thursday evening last, that the Central Com
mittee should call meetings at Saltwater and
elsewhere in the Valley. at as early day as
possible. 1t would have been more in accord
anee with the wishes of our St. Croix friends
perhaps, had these meetings been called some
time during next week; but it was found ut
terly impossible to arrange matters to that
end With those speakers who are assigned to
address those meetings. Their time for next
week will all be occupied elsewhere. But on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Oath,
25th and Goth, Messrs. Wilkinson and Nourse
will be on the st. Croix-if they are alive.
Let the people turn out
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-22

BODY IpENr1rIED.-The body, supposed
at first to be that of Mr.. Humphreys of
Peoria, killed by the New Jersey Railroad
accident, proves to be that of 7. Loveland,
Of the firm Of Green, Loveland & Co., of
Lacon, Ill.
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CENTRAL HoUsE.-This house has changed
hands, Mr.. Wood retiring and Mr. johnson,
formerly proprietor of the Mansion House,
succeeding him. Mr.. johnson has thor
oughly renovated the house, and will keep it
in as good style as any Hotel in the city.
Those wishing good board and comfortable
rooms, can be accommodated at the Central.
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FALLING.-The prices of the staple arti-
cles Of provisions are on the decline all over
the country, but no rates can be said to be
established. The price of Wheat in Illinois
ranges from sixty cents to one dollar. The
best Genesee -four is retalled at Rochester,
New York, at eight dollars a barrel. The
New York papers note a rapid fall Of prices
in that city of almost all the common articles
of living.
The WEArHER.-The weather has taken
a singular. fit within the last few days, and
the seven temperature" of our climate is
something to be remembered felt. A
week or so since, the mercury was almost
-er,;-.;-e ont of the top of thermometers, and
every one who could afford Thin gar1
indulged in the luxury. Another day came,
bringing with it cargo Of chilling blasts and
watery noses. The 'sclerk of the weather.
has finally concluded to give us a little water
Just for change, and the Mississippi is be-
ginning to prove the truthfulness of the state
ment, that. water is very useful for naviga-
ton. The river rose about six inches yester-
day, and the falling rain gave every assurance
of still greater rise.
TROUBLE AMONG THE MAsoNs - GoING
BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLEs.-A circular,
purporting from the Holland Lodge No. 3,
and bearing the signatures of Isaac V. Fow-
Ter. A. III. Bartlett, Henry III. Ward, Ogden
Hoffman, Cornelius GrinneI, Wm johnson,
Samuel B. White, lothian Post, James M.
Hicks. Henry Walters, committee, has been
issued. under date of the 18th August, set
| ting forth a long series of grievances against
the Grand Lodge of the State of New York
that the Grand Lodge has assumed to itself
powers and authority incompatible with the
spirit of Masonry. It violated it's original
constitution in 1849, by the passage of an
act ex post facto in its effects. 1t has estab-
lished by majorities what are, and what are
not, ancient landmarks. It has, since lo49,
deprived the lodges located in the city OF
| New York of many privileges which had
been originally guaranteed, and committed
other wrongful acts, for Which the Holland
Lodge "determined to adhere strictly to
tbe ancient landmarks of the Order, and en-
courage the true principles of Masonry, is
comnelled to declare herself free and indie
| pendent," and invites other Lodges to join
| her. Further, as to the course proposed it
is said: i" We know of no means which can
be adopted to remove the stigma which for
many years has been attached to us, save the
course we now propose: to fall back upon.
the platform upon which the Masons OF Eng
land stood prior to the formation Of a Grand
Lodge" ."-zAS5aay Alas..
I EE In the town of Beverley, Mass,
(which contains a large and prosperous COM
munity, there is not single hotel or place
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-22

The, McDoNouGH EsrArE.-The Common
Councils of Baltimore and New Orleans
are taking steps to effect a partition and sale
of this estate. 1t is also proposed to place
all the slaves of the estate in the hands OF
the Colonization Society to be sent to Ii
IBERIA.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-22

Mr.. MARSHALL arrived home from Fillmore
and Houston counties on Saturday evening.
Owing to unfortunate transactions in certain
business matters through which he is likely
to be sufferer, he cannot now hare to fulfill
appointments in the Minnesota Valley. He
WILL however, visit that region before the
election.
e The Grand Jury which was to in
dict Mayor Dow of Portland, for murder,
in putting down the mob in that city, have
positively refused to indict him, but turn
upon the other party and indict half dozen
of the rioters.
e Page, Bacon & Co., have been en-
tirely exculpated from a charge of fraud in
reference to the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road, by committee appointed by the St.
Louis Chamber of Commerce.
e A Turk at Constnntinople lately
cut off two yards of Telegraph wire, which
he brought to his house, in the hope of be-
ing the first to tell the news. When taken
up for the offence, he admitted the fact, and
said all he wanted to learn was the fall Of
Sebastopol. Another Turk cut the wire in
two in order to see was it hollow. To one
unacquainted with electrical laws, the idea
of conveying intelligence by means of that
wire, hundreds of miles, must appear quite
as absurd as those of the Turks above men
lticned.
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EE In the town of Beverley, Mass,
which contains a large and prosperous COM
munity, there is not single hotel or place
of public entertainment. "A stranger n .nis
place, who was left by the cars a few days
tago, could find no lodgings for the night and
was obliged to walk into Salem.
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A. Now let us compare dates: The instruc-
tions are dated the thirteenth of August. Mr..
Wilkinson read those instructions, from the
Washington Union of the eighteenth Of Au-
gust, in public speech at Red Wing, deliy-
cred within hearing of Mr.. Phelps ears, on
the first day of September, and presumed in
his comments that the Land Officers would
probably suppress them until after the cleo
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08
TUURLOW WEED,

We learn with regret, through tslegaaphic
dispatch from Buffalo, that this eminent jour
ualist is about 70 retire from the profession ia
which he has so long held so influential posi-
tion. Arrangements have been made b. which
he withdraws from The Ereaing Journal, where
his place is to be occupied by Mr. Samuel
Wilkeson Of Buffalo, who for above a year has
conducted that vigorous aud excellent paper,
The Dtm0eTaeg
Nir. Weed is selfmade man, who has won his
way from obscurity 10 distinction, aud from pow
erty to afluence, by dint Of sterling qualities
both of head and heart. His extraordinary abili-
ties have given him power and 8 nature 50 unset
iish and generous as to be a wonder has kept it
within his grasp Certainly for the past twenty-five
years there has been no other individual who has
so deeply Influenced the political affairs Of the
State Of New-YOrk; and yet during all this tue
he has never held an Office, though the highest in
the gift OF the State have repeatedly been pressed
upon him. To aggrandize himself has ever been
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8, 1855.

and Of the action Of Judges Kane and Grier the
other wsy7
In this struggle for power which has commenced
between the State and Federal tribunals, the Fed
eral Judges seem strongly inclined toplsy the game
Of beads win-tails you lose and ChiefJustce
Lewis, good easy SOUL seems disposed to sit quiesly
By and to allow the game thus TO GO The Judges
of some of tie State Supreme courts may De per-
fectly willing thus to be placed in a subordinate
position, but we hardly believe that the people Of
single state will quietly submit any such arrange
ment
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08

The utter defeat Of The Know-Nothings in
Tennessee seems to be conceded. Gov. John
sons majority is row set down at l,5OO.
From North Carolina we have various rumcrs
but nothing definite. There may be two Know
Notbings to six Democrats in the next Con
press. Paine, Know-Nothing, is said to be
elected in the Ist District.
From Alabama we get few scattering figures,
but not enough TO settle anything.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08

The Massachusetts, Know-Nothing Platform is
given in our telegraphic column. AS to Natyism,
it makes the concession of allowing all Protestant
foreigners who have been naturalized to become
members Of the organization. it declares that all
foreigners, before being allowed to become citi-
zens, should be Americanzed and fixes a resi-
dence of 81 years before naturalization. 1t pro-
tests against the reception of foreign paupers and
criminals. On the Slavery question, the restora-
ton of the Missouri Compromise is demanded.
The independence of the Judiciary is asserted,
Ohaying reference to the late Kane decision in
Philadelphia and Slavery is declared sectional
and Liberty national. Altogether it is about as die
ferent from genuine HindOO Know-Nothing Dough
iaceism as light is from darkness.
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THE LATEST NEWS
RECEIVED BY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
KENTUCKY ELECTION.

CINCINNATI Monday, Aug. 6, 1855.
It il conceded ths, l.. NJ Cox Know-No,hissa ia
elected to Congress in the IXth District Of Kentucky
over r. II. Stanton Democrat, by good maj 'rty.
The election in the towns opposite here passed of
quietly the results generally being favorable to the
know-Nothings.
CINcISSATI, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 1855.
The Democrats concede the election Of Swope. tho
Know-Nothng candidate for Congress in the Tenth
District, Kentucky, by over 500 majority.
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Speaking Of the Know-Something fusion al Roches-
Ter The Albany AaGs says:
There was entire suppression Of al reference to
topics Of State administration
The editor Of The atlas knows that his assertion is
untrue, Of the most prominen, features Of that u-
sion platform being resolution emphaiicaly indors-
ing and supporting the Prohibitory Law, the great
and almost only State question in the next canvass
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08

We have by telegraph tolersbly connected
account Of dreadful riot il Louisville. All the
dispatch appear to come from persons who
sympathize strongly with the KnOw-NOthings,
and what with the difficulty Of getting correc.
statements amid such confusion, and the pre-
Cliviy Of the wires to tell args stories, we pre-
sumo al our dispatches viii De modified and
some of them fatty cOntra1icted when tue truth
comes oct. From what We have it seems that
sOne drunken or otherwise reckless men, said
to be Irish OF Germans, fred at a carriage con-
tanning two Americans, one Of whom was
wounded. policeman and two citizens inter-
fered, and they also were fired at and wounded.
A crowd assembled, sacked the house whence
the shots we're fired, ard beat 40 OF the Germans
found in it almost to death. Other houses were
sacked, brewery burned, great number of
foreigners terribly beaten, and one freshman
shot so that he died few hours afterward.
In cOns6 quence Ola slight injury 20 Gu American
by shot from a street near the burning brew
cry, the Irishmon who was said to have fired it
was captured beaten aud then killed by shot.
1t was proposed to sack the Catholic Cathedral,
but The Mayor persuaded the crowd to desist.
There was no " cessation, aud the Americans
we've about putting up their cannon which they
bad dragged about but had not used, when there
came rumOrs of more firing from hish houses in
another quarter. The first step was to hang an
Irishman charged with shooting an American
Meanwhile, the firing continuing, the crowd at
tackled the Irish houses set them on Gre and killed
a number Of the inmates, beside burning TO death
many others. One woman was killed. The num-
Der roasted is stated at from fifteen to twenty
This was the general result Of Mondays work
Yesterday The city was in constant excite
ment but no more blood was shed. An ex-
ira police force has been organized. The
Catholic Bishop has disclaimed all sympathy
with OF knowledge of the attacks upon Ameri-
cans, and calls upon his people TO keep the
peace. He has given the keys of the cathedral
to the Mayor. Our latest dispatch last night
stated that Two companies Of armed volunteers
were marching to the scene of the house-burn-
ing ana more trouble was feared. Altogether
it is one Of the most terrible results of mob
violence that has ever disgraced the country,
and cannot fail to bring infamy even upon Louis
vile, of Matt. Ward notoriety. The authorities
seem to have made no attempt to stop the
blOodehed until it was all over. 1t will be Oh.
served that the riot did not begin at the polls,
and is in 10 way connected with the election.
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The Tribune for Europe.

We shall issuc THIS MORNING an Edition Of
THE SEIi-WrEELY TRIBUNE for circulation in
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ready for mailing, con be had at the counter in the
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We ask attention to an exposition by Dr..
Mussey Of the effects Of alcohol on tbe human
system, which we publish in another part Of
this paper. 1t demonstrates that the Prohibito-
~ Law is not only the work of philanthropy
bat is grounded on the solid rock of positive
science
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The Stafo Police IrJHae is The name OF large and
very handsomely printed weekly paper just com
menced at Albsny by s II. II. Parsons and H. NJ
Griffin. II is to be devoted mainly to affairs con-
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where at that epoch the hundreds Of thoay,a. -
Austrian troops found existence. which in on, 80
respondents opinion menaced the action Of a.
Assembly at Frankfort During the greater pat
OF lS4S Austria was In state Of dissolution. shs
bad quite sufficient to DO to defend herself ,,s
everybody knows how unequal she was even "a
that in Hungary and Italy Several times the mil
itary in Vienna refused 70 act against the peonls
and as to the Austrian bureaucracy it was At thai
hour nowhere to be found. 1t was itself revOlu.
tionized and had no hold on the country. sacb !.
the truth of history, however little it may accord
with the speculltOns of Herr DR.. SOlger.
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We learn from The Columbia Times that DR.. John
G.. Calhoun third son of the late Hon. John c. Cal
houp, died Tuesday morning. 3lst uli, at the resi-
bad recently arrived from Florida, afflicted with tha,
most nsidicus and deceptive enemy Of man - con
sumption.
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sEMI-WEEKLY Tribune.


The following is the Table Of Contents OF Tie
SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE, No 1904:
I..EDITORIALs: Wts Prospects; A Loan to Turkey
Common Sense versus ShTewduess.
1.-THE STATE OF EUROPE: Letter from Our Own
Correspondent at London
Iu..MR BRIGHTs SPEECH ON MIR ROEBUCKS
NOTION: His Opinion OF Lord PslmeTs'oni The
Cause Of the Cumean Blu0der
V..CARLYLE ON THE CONDITION or ENGLAND.
Word RAGLANs FUNERAL
V..DANGER OF DISEASE IN THE CAMP
yI..TRRMs OF THE NEW LOAN.
VII. AUSTRIAN DECLARATION.
IX..A RUSSIAN SORTIE.
X..FROM THE BALTIC: Correspondence Of The Lon.
don Times.
XI..GEN. ToDTLEBEN WOUNDED
XII. DESTRU CTION OF TWENTY THOUSAND
TUNS OF RUSSIAN SHIPPING
XIu..Tno NEEKs LATER FROM CALIFORNIA;
Arrival OF the Northern Light Summary Of the
Mv..NIcARA9UA' Walkers Expeditions Col Walker
XV..sAHDwICH ISLANDS.
XVI. NEW-ZEALAND: Earthquake in the Valley Of the
HUT
.MExIco. Letters from Our own Correspondents
Abdicaton Of Santa Auna-Alvaracz with $1,000
Men Marching CO the Capital.
XVIII. FROM HAVANA.
XIX..AN ARAB TALE.
aCOuespondent at Rochester.
XXI..THE KANSAS OUTRAGEs; Memorial from the
lesslet1re Of .nsas 20 the freadent Of tha United
Biarvy; Gov. geoder' suspension Reasons fox
Removing Gov, Reeder
KILL UTAH AND THE PLAINS.
XIII. CRYSTAL PALACE LAWSUITS IN FRANCE;
Letter ffcm MT. Greeley.
XIV. THE GLEN COVE REGATTA
XXy..FIRRs Fire In Chstham-s'.-Two Chui'eu Banned
20 Death-seyeral Persou Badly Injured.
XXvI. SCENES AT TUE POLICE COURTS; Reported
fer The n. y. TIibuue.
XVII. THE PRESIDENT AND GOV. REEDER; Letter
fsom Correspondent at Washington.
XXyIlt.GNDIAN FIGHTS OK THE PLAINS Letter fTom
Our Own Correspondent
xxx. THE LATEST NEWS by TELEGRAPH.
XXX..LIBERiA; Presidential Elecdon-Rstirsmeut Of
President Decentralization Of His Success
XXXI..CIT ITEMS: City Iorisyi The Lste d.. Bliss
fa'o Accident a. farmingdale, J. l.
XXNIi..A NEEDLE EXTRACTED FROM A WOMAN'S
LEG BY SPIRIT MEDIUM
XXNi1f. .NIihLrRS.
XXNIV MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
XXNY. COMMERCIAL MATTERS: Full Reports Of the
Stocs, Money Cotton, Grain, and ether Marke s,
specially reported ioI The Tribune.
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TUTTLE's ORIUM

Eagllsb FTsnc5, uITmIl and AmeTican
FAFcv GcODs, NOvELrfEs kEO TOYS,
No S45 RroeLwey.
Dr. S s. FiTCH author Of Six Lectures on
Conrun iou SC Ofos no. "a Broadway, open daily tsgn
day excepted from until o'clock, rests consompon Ash-
ro Diseas the Heart srd ell Chronic Diseases OF hko5
and Females. COn7ultati1B rec.