The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-20


G@ A Republican Mass Meeting at Phil
adelphia was held on the evening of the 9th
and addressed by Senator Wilson, George
A. Cafrey, and Samuel Aaron. Spirited
resolutions were passed. ''sai' - y
q RETURNED.-Th War Eagle on Saturday
brought our neighbor, the City Treasurer, D.
Rohrer, Esq, who fell into the sensible no
ton of getting married while absent. Long
life and prosperity to him and his young
bride. Mr.. jerks, of the firm of Day and
jerks, and several others of our late absent
citizens, also returned by the War Eagle.
e. The New York Tribune states, and
avows it to be the truth, that twelve months
ago young lady in Ludlow street, that city,
was married, and eleven weeks ago presented
her husband with a boy. Friday last she
was taken violently sick her parents sup
posing she had the cholera, fastened after a
physician. He came, but before he left there
was an addition to the family of fine bounc-
ing girl The Tribune doubly asseverates
the truth of it's statement. -'- Gie
IL The Washington correspondent OF
the Sun says that the offer of Russia, to me-
date between the United States and Den
mark, in regard to the sound duties was
made five months ago by the Car, who sug-
gested. that our government should purchase
the Island of St. Thomas for the round sum
of five million dollars in consideration of
which purchase Denmark should waive the
matter of sound dues to American commerce.
New York WING AND REPUBLICAN Tick
ET.-The Wings and Republicans in New
York held their Conventions on the same day,
and agreed jointly on the same ticket, as
follows: For Secretary of State, Preston
King of ST., Lawrence Comptroller, Jas. M.
Cook of Saratoga; State Engineer and Sur
veyor, George Geddes; Attorney General,
AbUah Mann, Jr, of Queens; State Treas
urer, Alexander B. Williams of Wayne
Canal Commissioner, Daniel II. Bissell o.
Livingston; States Prison Inspector, Wesley
Bailey of Oneida Judges of Court of Ap-
pcals, Bradford R. Wood, for full term; J.
Mullin for short term; Judge Of Supreme
Court, third district, Ambrose L. Jordan OF
Columbia. This is regarded as strong
ticket, and its friends are confident of its
success. There are three or four other tick
cts in the field.
e The Wisconsin River is said to be
higher at the present time than it has been
for years. s-t.. lx
e A scientific correspondent of late
London Journal, in abiding to the day Of
Noah, says that, in what is known as "the
Flood" it is probable that the poles of the
earth were changed, and sudden dissolution
of the polar seas ensued, which deluged the
equatorial parts of the earth, and whelmed
in ruin nearly all the human race"
e. Frederick A. Sander has been held
to bail at Cleveland in the sum of 81 500 fol
breaking open letter addressed to Phoebe
Sturtevant, young lady residing in his fam
lily, and abstracting therefrom 500.
e The Nashville Gazette has an &C.
count of an outrage and murder of white
woman committed by negro, near Sparta
Tennessee. The culprit was taken from the
jail, by an excited populace, and, after con-
Tossing the deed, hung on the limb of tree
e. At the recent election for District
Attorney in the Upper Peninsula of Michi
gan, Frederick A. Clarke was elected by 13(
majority over his competitor Mr. Cook.
E The people of Montreal got up {
variety of Examinations in honor of the tax
ing of Sebastopol
AN ATTRACTIVE LADY.-The Springfield
Journal of Saturday relates the following
singular occurrence
Yesterday afternoon, while lady of thi
city was engaged with her household duties
a swarm of bees entered the room, settlin.
upon her head, neck and arms. AS NAV b,
supposed, the lady was sadly frightened, ant
quickly brushing the intruders away. sh,
soughtlrefnge in an adjoining apartment Tn
; window being inadvertently left open. tn
bees Immediately entered and again tool
possession of the lady, who finding they di,
not harm her. and unable to remedy tn
evil, quietly went about her work, expert
encing but little Inconvenience. The bee
continued to hover around the lady till nea
shutdown, when they departed as suddenly a
they came, having paid no attention to sey
eral children who were in the house tn
whole time. .ea