The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-13

Loscer 81. PGW.-W llllam IL. NODES ana
F. Knauft, (Rep.)
Upper s.. PoM.-B. W. Lott, R. Haus and
R. Wilkinson, (Rice.)
s.. A,nhony.-Dr. Boutellier and S. W.
Farnham, (Rice.)
Stillwater.-A. Van Worries and H. Jack
man, independently
SrILLwArER.-Wec congratulate the Still
water Representative District upon its
choice of members Messrs Van Worries
and Jackman are men who will represent
Siyysoater, and not Mr.. Rice or any other per-
somM interest that may happen to be rampant
for favors in the Legislature. We knew Mr..
Van Worries, as faithful and true legislator
in Ohio many years ago, and more honest
man does not live this side of heaven.
I1AscA. - Reported all for Olmsted
except three votes. Anoka, even be-
tween Rice and Marshall.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?-The Detroit Free
Press, the leading Administration paper in
Michigan, and the mouth-piece of Gen. Cass,
copies the proceedings and resolutions of the
Free State Convention held at Big Springs,
Kansas. on the 5th ult., and appends to the
same the following remark:
GAS this movement looks to us now, we
deeply sympathize with it. We sympathize
with it chiefly for the reason that it is move
ment of the people of Kansas to fashion their
domestic institutions in their own way"
q The st. Louis papers announce the
arrival in that city of Miss Murray, Mistress
of the Bed Chamber to her Majesty, Queen
Victoria Miss Murray is making the tour
of the country, with an eye to its Geology,
in which she is much interested.
* Emerson, in'a lecture on the Anglo
American; says: Americans would ride in
steamers made of lucifer matches, if they
could thereby save an hour in crossing the
Atlantic
KNIGHr1Nc BY THE PoPE.-The Pope has
conferred upon Mr.. Wilson, of Montreal, the
title of "Knight of the Order of St. Gregg
ry." Mr.. Wilson was Mayor of that city at
the time Gavazzi was so rudely assaulted by
the mob.
IL The total value of property in Bos-
ton is put down at two hundred and forty
millions of dollars.
The BURLINGTON TRAcEDY.-The engi-
neer upon the train at the time of the rail-
road disaster at Burlington has been indict-
for manslaughte; and Jabez Kingdom, the
ticket agent at the Burlington Railroad de-
pot, has been indicted for keeping stolen
property taken from the dead. He stands
charged with keeping watch and some mon
ey, the property of Mr.. Loveland, of the firm
of Loveland, Greene & Co., of Illinois, whose
body it will be recollected, remained at the
Lyceum several days unrecognized, and was
claimed by several persons.
q A special despatch to the New York
Times, dated Syracuse, September 25th,
says: 81 noticed nine persons on the Under
ground Railroad train that passed through
this place this morning. There were five men
two women and two girls. Four were from
Norfolk and two from Washington; could
not learn the starting point of the other three.
understand that the Underground is doing
large Fall business" %,
IT In the reign Of Charles !, the May
or Of Norwich actually sent man to prison
for saying that the Prince of Wales was born
without shirt to his back.
EE An Indian, at an English dinner at
Surat expressed his surprise, by loud ACCLAIM
alton, on seeing vast quantity of froth ooze
out of bottle of porter as soon az the cork
was drawn. Being asked what surprised him
he replied, II don't wonder at all that the
froth comes out of the bottle; but how did
you contrive to squeeze it all in"
~ The Burlington County Court Of
New Jersey indicted the engineer of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, who
had charge of the train at the time of the
late accident; and the agent of the company
was indicted for keeping the property taken
from the dead.
EXPLOSION AT THE COPPER FALLS NINE
From letter from Col Chas. Whittlesev
dated Eagle River, Saturday, Sept. 22d, We
make the following extract:
Gan explosion occurred at the Copper Fall,
Mine last Wednesday night, which killed two
men and severely injured two more. The
flue Of the large boiler Of the stamp mill col
lapsed, blowing out the front Of the boilel
and furnace. The stack, building and ma
chinery were not injured. Itoccurred abou,
ten o'clock in the evening, while the engineer
was in the engino-room and the fireman wa
replenishing the fres.-Czeue. Her.