The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-31

THE QUAKER MAJOR GESERAL.-When the an
nouncement was made to Hon. Levi Jones. q
member of the Society of Friends, that he was
elected Major General of the second division oil
the military of Maine, that gentleman made a
brief speech in the House of Representatives
declining the honor in which he said:
He had ever endeavored to regulate his own
conduct by the principle that legislation should
not so very far in advance of public sentiment;
and it seemed to him that this election might
possibly be little ahead of that sentiment
He would submit this suggestion in all candor,
1t was generally understood that he entertain
ed peculiar views in respect to the policy OF
wars. II he was in fact an exponent of the
views of the Legislature on that subject, he
would cheertully undertake to serve the State
in the capacity indicated. With much pleasure
would he stand before the militia of the second
division, and give such orders as he thought
best. The first would be to "ground arms!'
the second would be Fright about face Beat
your swords into pillow shares and your spears
into pruning-hOoks, and learn war no more ~
and he would then dismiss every man TO his
farm and his merchandise, with an admoni.
ton to read at home the New Testament.
and ponder upon its tidings of "Peace on earth
and goodwill to meun'
A HEARTFELT SENTIMENT INorpoRTuxELY Ex
PRESSED" A large and brilliant party" saws
the Boston Post, twas given ia fashionable cir
Giles, few weeks since, not hundred miles
from our metropolis, and the festivities were
kept up to so late an hour, that our fair hostess
became completely wearied out. Some fifteen
minutes after the lady supposed the last of her
guests had left, she walked into her supper i.
room, where the gas had been turned down.
and gave vent to her wearied spirit by ejacu-
lating-' Thank God, they are all stuffed and
gone' Not quite ALL squeaked out a voice,
'Ihave returned to find an earring, which
supposed was dropped while at the supper ta-
blev The hostcss's chagrin can be better
round she discovered one of her nearest fash
ionable neighbors."
BUFFALO, March 10.
The Buffalo Express publishes this morning
the following statistics of the Railroad Suspen-
sion Bridge at Niagara Falls:
Length of span, from centre to centre, S22
feet. Height of the towers above. on the Amer
lean side, IS feet; ditto. Canada side, IS feet !;
ditto, floor of railway. GO feet number of iron
cables, 4 diameter Of each, 10 inches number
of No. wire in each cable, 1868 ultimate ag-
gregate strength of cables, IL, 400 tons weight
of superstructure, $50 tons weight of super
structure and maximum load, 1880 tons max
imum weight the stays and cable will support.
1900 tons; height of track above water, 234
feet height ofrailroad track above wagon track
GO feet.
ILIINoIs.-The Chicago Tribune says that
Gov. Matteson will not give Judge Trumbull a
certificate of his election to the United States
Senate. He bases his refusal on the ground
that the Judge is not eligible under the clause
OF the constitution which prohibits any Judge
OF the Supreme Court from accepting any other
Office during the term for which he was elected
Judge, nor for one year after the expiration of
such term. Judge Trumbull has resigned the
Office of Judge, but the term for which he vas
elected has not yet expired.