The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-04-07
st. Paul, March 2S, 1855.

BRUTIsH.--The Noblesville (Ohio) Patriot,
gives an amusing account of the destruction of
$500 worth Of liquors by the Temperance peo-
ple Some 70 barrels and kegs were consunl-
ed. The Dayton Ale would not burn of course.
and the Patriot says:
The next mo. ming, drOves of hogs licked the
foam of beer, drank the half frozen spirits, anH
soon Mr.. Porker began to hang his head and lOls
his ears, swinging head towards tail and tail
towards head, showing the whites of his eyes,
and opening his mouth as if things didn't feel
right in his internal arrangements. They sools
took line fol the river, but occupying all
sides of the street-in imitation Ofhis more nc.
BILE, boon companion. the biped. Didn't cotcls
them at it the second time. They were seeu
for days after standing sullcnly and sagacious.
ly beside fence, looking as if the Maine Law
was in operation.
ANOTHER SPANISH INsuLr.-Circumstanccs
like the following have become quite too frc-
quent What other nations vessels arc sub.
jeet to such annoyances?
Capt. Gray, of the United States Mail steam.
ship Ell Dorado, reports that while on his pas.
sage from Aspinwall to Havana, on Wednes.
day morning, the 9TH inst, at o'clock IS min
utes, while steering his usual course. Cape Ari-
tonic light in sight, distant ten or twelve miles,
he fell in with ship lying to- with maintOp-
sail to the mast, distant about half mile. who
fired shot at the Ell Dorado, which struck the
water about twenty yards from the bow. Caps.
Gray Immediately ordered the helm to be put
to starboard, and stood towards the ship, aud
when within three hundred yards another shot
was fired, which passed Immediately over the
wheelhOusc. The engines were Immediately
stopped, and the Ell Dorado was boarded by aa
,cl,f
after examining her papers and causing nearly
an hours detention suffered her to proceed.
The CHIPPEWA CHIEFs.-The Delegation Of
Chippewa Chiefs, who have recently been 10
Washington, fer the purpose Of negotiating
treaty with the United States Government fUe
the sale Of body of land near the head waters
OF the Mississippi, arrived in New York daJ
or two SINCE and have been busily occupied ia
seeing the most prominent objects Of curiosity
in the City. They visited The Tribune office
the Indian Agent, and two interpreters, L. \.
Warren and Perez Roy. On witnessing the
operations Of the pOwer-press, which they saw
for the first time, they gave vent to their az
tOnishment by sundry expressive Indian get
ticulations and series Of gutteral sOun
which are not to be found in any of our voca-
ularies. These sons Of the forest, fifteen 10
number, exhibit striking specimen Of the r.-
mains of aboriginal life. Their dress is conf
pound of savage and civilized costume. Most
of them wo:e large blue or white blankets,
with no other covering on the head than their
jet black hair, and in one or two instances .
wreath ofcOlored feathers. They speak no Ei.-
glish, but express themselves with great ent-
phasis through the medium of their interpr.'.
ters. 1t is about six weeks since they left the
Chippewa Agency. reaching Washington 20
the 10th of February The treaty which th -
have completed with the Government cedpe
about 2,OO0, 900 acres to the United States. fDe
which they are to be paid Sl,2l0O00, in thirty
annual installments. The party leave NeS
York Immediately, and return by the usual
public conveyances to their home in the woods
Gg- 1t was beautiful declaration of dying
child, as the red rays Of the sunset streamed 90
him through the window" Goodbye, Papa;
Good bye! Mamma has come for me to night
don't cry, Papa. Well all meet again 10
the morning g!'-and the heart of that fathor
grew lighter under its burthen, for something
assured him that his little angel had gone 10
the bosom Of Him who said Suffer little chit
dren to come unto me, and forbid them not, fuf
such is the Kingdom of heaven @
MB> The Anti-Fugitiye Slave law Of Micili-
gan provides for the trial by jury to any slave
claimed prohibits the use of jails to detain fa-
gitiyes, and requires that the prosecuting at
a., ~ on ol, COUNT shall unon ror,uast oiue