The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-11


# theft was committed lastswinter in Miuncsot
e where johnson and McComb lodged toget
er. the latter under the raiae of E. L. Hoyt.-
McComb Immediately alter robbinc Johnso,
: left Minnesota. JohnsoB, being out of none,
could not follow till fen weeks since. wbe
. he came into Rock county looking up Hoyt-
! Being directed to McCodb,s house. he tber
identified Erastus McCoub as the man HOY
who had robbed him. The Standard adds:
We have been thus part;cnlar in giving th
details in this matter as they have been give
to US by Mr.. johnson, because Of McComS:s in
timate connection with. the Mayberry case
II is. to say the least, corroborative of the sus
p:eions which some of our people entertsinet
during the time Of the trial of Mayberry. ant
if these facts are true, this man McComb ma,
have concealed within the portals of his breas
more knowledge Of the matter and circum
stances which led to the death of Door Aloe,
than has yet appeared or been suspected by
the public.
I'D They have newly invented cannon In
Nantucket which throws q ball ten miles. The
Mexican Government have purchased twenty
five Of the smallest, and it is expected that or
ders will be received for supply of the lar.
ger ones for. the Crimea. The principle in
volved in its construction is not stated.
10 J. c. Derby is to publish by subscrip.
| tion. THE Life and Times of Gen. Cass" II
will be issued in one large volume of eight
hundred pages, uniform in style and manner
with 'Benton's Thirty years in the Senate: :;
| aud will be under the superintendence Of Gen
Cass himself
Ga-The Transatlantic Telegraph Company
expect to finish their line to St. Johns, New.
fouudland. early this fall. When this is done,
news will be transmitted three Or four days
| earlier Than now. and we cen hear of Su. days
doings at Scbastopol by the mex: Saturday
night.
Ex Governor Reynolds, says tie Ill. State
Regster,is now bus;iy engaged in preparing for
The press work entitled NY Own Times."--
rhe book will appear in The course of two or
tree months.
- Oftwelve American surgeons who have
within a few weeks. gone out to join the belig-
erent armies OF Europe. nine attached them
selves to the service of The Gear, and three
have joined the Allies.
@sT Gov. Seymour. of Connecticut, cur
Minister to Russia. says that he saw mo- troops
IN either France or England equal to the army
Of two hundred thousand Russians at st. Pc
tersburg and its vicinity. he Russians are
superior in size and discipline, though not
equal to the Allies in spirit.
THE LATE STORMS The storms of this week
appear to have been general. Above and
below along the River we hear of the fall OF
hcavy quantities OF rain, accompanied by ter
rife lightning and thunder. The dwelling Q:
Geo II. Oakes. Esq. at Sauk Rapids, was struck
ny lightning on Tuesday night. and great
amage done to the building and furniture.
M lives were lost, nor was any of the inmates
njured.
ARRIvALs.-R. r. Nelson, Esq, of Superior
arrived by the War Eagle. We are indebted
10 him for New York papers Of Monday and
:hicag" papers Of Tuesday. To our old friend
came up on the War Eagle. We are under OBJ
cations for Cincinnati papers Of Tmesdoy
morning last. at which time he left that city
making the trip to St. Paul in three days!
ONO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILRoAD-TRAINs SCs.
No 1aa rrD hI, mar
that owing to the riotous proceedings along
| the line of the above road, the Trustee has
bought it expedient to suspend. while the
,resent state of things exists, all communica.
| ion on the road. In explanation Of this reso.
| :utlon. Fl. D. Bacon. in letter. says:
| Our trains have been stopped hy armed
'nobs our track has been torn up: cars hav.
,een run from side to the main track onr cars
md locomotives thrown from the track tht
lives Of hundreds of individuals leopard zpd
| hereby threats of the most malicious kind
| made to our conductors and employees: and
| letters constantly sent to us. threatening des
rmction to our trains and property, unless the
demands OF mobs were yielded to without
delay"
To prevent bloodshcd. he says, the Truste,
s compelled to suspend the road.
~ The price Of -four in Chicago range
from IS so to 50 25; Wheat. from ST 20 t,
81 30 A lot of -four at WelIsburg. Pa. hell
or some time at $40. has been offered at 81
but finds no takers. tt- ssr.r
A MERrrEp REWARD On the 4th ult,
large tree was blown across the track of tn
Central Railroad about mile east of Cayuga
\ German by chance making the discovery
nastened to give the iuformation-being bare
iy in time to prevent train heavily ladeI
with passengers from being dashed upon th
obstruction. from which ano,h-r f arful Rail
road calamity must have been the result. Tb
lGerman was travelling West, and as soon a
the facts became known be was presented. b
ur. Chittenden the Superintendent of th
Company at Syracuse. with free ticket t
Buffalo besides the handsome present of twenty
five dollars. aggAe 7a Aeu5
The OHIO E1EcrIoS.--The Republican non
nations are going through the State with
perfect rush. So says the Columbus Sta'
journal of the 23d. and it backs up its opinio
by CITING quotations from twenty-eevep new
, paperswhich sustain the Republican ticket.
Il ~ There were 2,es7 arrivals at Sarasoa
Hast week. E-es es .4a ~.-.