Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-03-20

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Tho Murderer's Reli, or the criminaI Calender sf
California for 1884.
The following is q list Of the murders and other
principal events in the criminal record OF CALI
fornia during the past year. The list includes no
violent deaths except those considered to be caused
by the direct act or criminal negligence OF man.
No suicides, except those of criminals in prison,
arc given. The entire number of suicides IN the
State since the month of January last, has prOba-
bly, not been less than go. The criminal calen-
dar, such as it is is very incomplete, but It is the
best that can be compiled now from the San Fran
cisco papers. There were, during the year, hf-
teen convictions for murder and manslaugbterj
six executions for murder by officers Of the law,
and eighteen executions hy lynch law. The whole
number of murders recorded in the list is 4644a
An entire and exact list would probably amouns
to 575 or 600. 3oss 81 nfia haifsd sboe bied
MURDERS IN THE UNITED STATEs.--We publish
this week, in another column, remarkable doc-
ument-the murder calendar Of California Tor the
year 1854. 1t is an awful list. Fiction has
nothing like it. 1t is a stern reality-an episode
of human blood in the history Of the nineteenth
century. We have no comments to make uponlt.
It speaks for itself, and it speaks with voice
that, in our opinion, must make right-feeing
man fairly spring from his seat in horror. AND
m0Iks - bIlo MuIOSt S0lcuuoI Va OAsAy wv
the States of this Union. The rest foot up as
follows: r I--''
In the year 1854 there were in Alabama II MUIR
ders and two executions in Arkansas, MUIR
ders and 2 executions in Connecticut, 4 murders
and execution; in Delaware, l murder and no
executions; in Florida, 3 murders and no execu-
tions; in Georgia, 80 murders and no executions
in Illinois. 26 murders and executions |; in ln-
diana, Is murders and no executions; in ios#a,
murders and no executions ), in KENTUCKY, 46 MUIR
dcrs and executions in Louisiana, Al murders
and IA executions; in Maine, murders and no
executions; in Maryland, Is murders and exe-
cution; in Massachusetts, is murders and no ex7
tions; in Mississippi, 80 murders and execu-
tions; in Missouri, 80 murders and executions;
in New Hampshire, 8 murders and no execu-
tions in New Jersey, murders and no execu-
tions; in New York, Al murders and 1execut:ons;
in North Carolina, 8 murders and 5 executions
in Ohio, 43 murders and 5 executions; in Penn
sylvania, % murders and executions in hhode
Island, l murder and no execution; in South
Carolina, IL murders and 8 executions; in Ten
nessee, 26 murders and no executions; in Texas,
SO murders and no executions; in Vermont.
murder and no execution; in Virginia, As mur-
ders and executions; in Wisconsin, S murders
and one execution; making grand total of 6l8
murders and GO executions. Of these murders.
36 wives were killed by their husbands and hus-
bands killed by their wives; 81 children killed
by their parents three parents killed by their
children; and brothers killed by brothers. We
can 90 no further in this book Of blood for 1854.
We close it in horror, and pray that when we
open it again at the beginning of 1856, Il may
show brighter page.--M Y. Police GaSette.
ne 81 Mustn't HIT LITTLE HARRY.ps 10
is3.s Tag BY ELIHU BURRIrr. z-,a &aot
Now, dear little children. come and let us have
little chat. want to talk to you about love,
u,A oh 1ors IN
what Lore means for the very least of you can
tell how nice it is to be loved, and how uncom-
Portable you feel when any one is angry with you.
Now, want you always to remember that you
should love one another. Twill tell you little
story. 20 ee'~' e'.-st
was looking out one fine evening in Nav, when
the trees were just coming out, and looking SO
bright and green, and was listening to the birds
singing their evening hymn; and Thought how
beautiful this earth of ours is, and how beautiful
all things are upon it. Don't you love May, with
its green fields and trees, and its sweet singing
birds, the cuckoos, and the blackbirds, and the
nightinga!es, and its pretty flowers, the cowsips
and the lilies Of the valley, and the May blos-
| som ? HN' y 'Nh'at'1~ 'Hsnli '1' nii'siN II
o AS was standing, and looking, and thinking,
saw three elittle boys at play, and listened.to
hear what they were saying. Two of them were
brothers, and the other was little neighbor, and
they seemed to be playing at knocking each other
with sticks. ! DON'T think that q vsry pretty
game. do oyou2 Now. George, tho elder of the
ty, so that it did not hurt him, when their little
playfellow said, sHit him hard, George, ike
that'' at the same time striking hard on a post.
sso," said George, ssI mustn't hit little Harry :"
l dare say his mother had told him not to hurt
his dear little brother, and, like good boy ho
too much to do any thing that would hurt him.
shouldl like you to think Of this little story,
when you feel inclined to be angry with your lit
tie brothers and sisters, and sch0o.fellows: for
it is q sad thingto see little children fghting.-
| And when you grow up to be great men and NO.
man, and great and good Hope many of you will
some day bel trust you will still remember that
you ssmusn't hit little Harry.n s7saa .ssssfa9g
| You have been told, no doubt, that our blessed
Saviour, when he was on the earth, was very meek
and gentle, and we ought to endeavor to be ike
him. He said we are to sslove our enemies, to
be good and kind to others, even if they were not
kind to us. ,,-9 s..,...,. -.,...f., g.. -
one great family. The English and the French,
the Russians and the Turks, nro oil brothers aad
sisters. Is it not, them aisad thing to SEQ these
fighting, and to hear of nations going to war, as
| they call it, when we know that all the men who
do SO are acting contrary to the commands Of their
| Saviour !? - 1rhI-TE8 ~ seGuDHI 11T9odN
hope you will try to do as He has told you,
| uuo suSu you Will uCvSi ubsut WulAc 1oubES UOyes
and never be at oil likely to become soldiers and
| fight when you are men. -'' '.'t,1 "N"
think If all mothers had always taught their
little cbildrcnt that they must not fght-thnt they
ssmusn't bit little Harry,-theye would not hayo
been much suffering in this beautiful world, but q
great deal more happiness in it.
. The LAST GLASS OF LieroR.-7The editor Of the
| Cayuga Chief Auburn, N. Y.,) writes to his pa
Ter from the West as follows :1onorioq oai -!
A young, well dressed, gcntlemanly appearing
man, with lovely wife and child, had journeyed
on the same train With us from Buffalo. Al,
in spite o. The earnest and fearful protestations
of his wife, he would leave the depot as he said
con businesx" From the wife's manner, ,,wc read
ily guessed what she thought bis business was.--
For long hour she stood with her boy in her arms
awaiting his return, the tears il spite Of all her
efforts, silently dropping upon the cheek Of her
sleeping child. He came just 90 the train started
1drssak. lie lurched towards the platform, fell
upon the rail, and his head was severed from his
body. Never, in life, shall We forget the express
SION Of the wife's countenance as she stood For a
moment, her features pale and ghastly, and then
fell senseless upon the CORY end smoking form oi
her husband. The, wall Of the fatherIess boy
touched every heart, for not one who looked upon
the sccnercfra,ncd from weeping. We looked upon
that woman as she was taken like dead one from
the headlcss corpse, her heavy hair clotted with
the blood that had inst ietted from the pulse!eas