Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-04-17
OUR COUNTY MATTERS.

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somewhat crippled form.
OUR COUNTY MATTERS.
1t will be seen by q report in to days paper,
that two of our County Commissioners, Messrs.
Bennett and Roberts, have come up to tie work
of investigating our County matters, nobly, and
exhibit an earnestness and a determination worthy
of all commentator. There must be sssomething
rotten in Denmark" or Committee would not
have been appointed to 60 to the pineries, nor
would gentleman in st. Anthony offer $1,000
s'for the privilege of controlling these lands and
collecting the stumpage thereon" unless he was
aware that there was something wrong. The
gentlemen appointed will perform their duties
faithfully, and VIC have reasons for believing that
they will save Ramsey County several thousand
dollars.
1t is a new phaze in our County matters that an
order should be issued to compel the Sheriff of
the County to appear before the Commissioners
and settle his account. This is an interesting
state of things and deserves the serious consider
alton of every taxpayer. What!-the Sheriff of
Ramsey County summoned to appear before the
Board of Commissioners to settle his account =
1t is even SO. Why, isn't there law compelling
him to settle at given time? Certainly there
is. Why then, has he not complied with it p
That is for the people to ascertain, and the soon
or they do it, the better satisfied they will become
as to the present condition of our County mat
tiers.
1t will be seen that bills to the amount of
81 800 OF have been allowed, which appear to be
correct, including 1925 on that
$500
bill handed in by Mr.. Fridlcy, for hanging an In
dian. We think the Commissioners have allowed
the Sheriff just $3.50 too much. That hanging
was certainly not worth more than $50, and SIS
we consider on exorbitant price. But still, we
do not feel disposed to bubble, as 1915 have been
saved the County, which might otherwise have
gone into the Golfers of the Sheriff. Mr.. Wilson
contended for the $j0O-this was to be expected.
Mr.. Fridley stated that he would not be ready to
settle his account until Monday, at which time
settlement was had.
Mr.. Wilson did not like a committee appointed
to visit the School Land Pineries, but Messrs.
Bennett and Roberts thought that it was time that
the matter should be laid before the people of
Ramsey County If every thing was right, there
could be no harm.
We have only to add, that we are glad to find
one or two of our County Commissioners stand
ing manfuly up for the right and defending the
interests of the people. There is fair prospect
now that our County matters will be placed upon
a respectable footing, but this should not deter
our citizens from keeping up high pressure un-
til the desired reform has been thoroughly &C
complished.
Coon DEEDS REwARDED.-The Saint Peters
Courier gives al account of supper to sheriff
Patch and Charles Flandrau, Esq, by the ladies
of Traverse dcs Sioux, for tn, faithful disch ,rge
of their duties in the Temperance eau Some for
his suppression of the sale of liquor, and the
other for defen ling him for so DOM. The o.
highest terms for the good people of Traverse dcs
Sioux, particularly for the ladies. Gold Pen
was presented to Mr.. Fandrau, upon which was
"Defend the Right" A Bible was pre-
scented to sheriff Patch. We arc glal to fnl two
men in the MinncsotaV alley with abilities and de-
examinations to root up the hydra-headed monster
Intcmperancc, anil drive him from the confines of
civilization, and olu lily glad to sec their
efforts nobly sustained sy their fellow citizens.
That is the way to remove crying evils.
THE CINCINNATI RIor.-From all we can gath
er, the Know Nothings were to blame for the re-
cent riot in Cincinnati. They were the ones who
seized the boxes, tickets, and threw them into the
stove, and who subsequently hoistcd the Amcri-
can flag on the house where the Twelfth Ward
vote was given. These acts exasperated the Ger
mans, as they would any body of men, and they
Immediately placed themselves on the defensive
A body of Americans marched into the German
territory when tho Germans frcd--one man fell
dead and FIVE were wounded. They also took
possession of cannon which the Germans were
affair is disgrace to the Americans, and every
reasonable man will say so. We have no sym
pathy for such guardians of the ballot box and
the rights of the people.
THE WHARF BoAr.--Nlcssrs. Lyman Dayton,
Louis M. Olivier and George w. Harrington, pre-
sented to Judge Sberburne, on Saturday, pray.
err for an injunction on the Wharf Boat on the
ground that when the boat was sold it was ex-
pressly stipulated that it should remain where it
now is. Judge Sherburne refused to give the
parties hearing, as one of the proprietors was
relation of his. The matter was laid before
Judge Chat6eld on Monday, who signed the in
junction which was put upon the boat, and the
probability is, that it will not be removed from
It's present position. If we understand all the
facts in the case, this perfectly right-the boat
should remain just where it is. BE-
CO The weather Sunday was beautiful--the
inest day of the season. The birds sang sweetly
md the flowers lifted their tiny heads from the
,illsides as pertly as the young miss moves along,
uxuriating in the company Of her first beaux.--l
was pleasant, but high southern wind
played ssthe Dickens with bonnets, hats and
coats.
GgT We learn that the Satanic of this city is
sbout to I" fzzle - out. But few will regret it.
ca Fourteen inches of snow lay on the ground
It Burlington, VT, on the nth of April.
RT The amount Of money taken from the vault
# Adams Co., in San Francisco, is $49, 900.
ca Among the other Minncsotians who arrived |
n the Luella, was Mr.. Cathcart, Dry Goods Mer-
liant. oi-ah 1 aA
a. The late municipal elections in Trenton,
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