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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-05-26
. - From the Washington Intelligencer.
Fruit Trees and Frost,

MESSRS. EDITORS II have noticed several
quotations in the newspapers in regard to the
extreme cold winter having killed not only the
peach buds, but the trees also. In cutting the
limbs from one thousand trees, Mr.. Schenck
found NO exception; all had perished A SINH
lar report was current in the spring of 1885,
that the hard winter had killed all the young
and thrifty trees.
The nursery trees were certainly Killed, but
not by the winter, but by sudden autumnal
frost, before the sap had descended or the trees
gradually prepared for such Sudden transit
ton. Nurserymen who have been late in the
fall innoculating their trees will no doubt ap-
prcclate my remarks, as they have found to
their modification day after day, the sap and
bark setting mOle aid more, til they could
not perform the operation any longer success.
fully.
In the Sall of 1884 there came an carly, sud-
den frost; soon after which my father, Samuel
Champion was trimming in his nursery. when
he discovered that the sap and inner bark were
of a dark yellow, which somewhat alarmed
him. Ii the spring following, his fears were
but too well realized; his and many other
whole nurseries had persisted from the sudden
autumnal frost while the sap was up and circu.
lating.
But, in order more fully to prove the fallacy
OF an extreme cold winter killing the peach
trees, every farmer or wOOdchOpper i'm our
Northern, Middle or Western States knows
that large forest trees are frozen through to
their centre with ice by he frost of only ordi-
nary winters, and if the cold was five times
greater it could do no more than freeze to SOL
i'll ice, which does no harm to the peach trees
after the sap has gradually and naturally set.
Forty three years age peach trees generally
lived to the age Of twenty, and some of them
thirty years, in full bearing. healthy and vigor-
Gus; but the trees now taken from the nurse
ries in the Northern and Middle States seldom
bear more than three or four crops, and some
OF them not more than one, while others never
bear any.
An the future l may indicate the means by
which this most delicious fruit may be restored
to its original size, flavor and quntity, and the
trees live and bear fruit for twenty years and
upwards. THOMAS CHAMPION.
Washington April lS, 1855.
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JOSEPH BERGFELD.

Successor TO II Byers, Robert Street, Saint Paul,
XKIOULD call the attention of the public TO his large
and well selected stock of Stoves, consisting in
part Of the following:
Charter Oak; Golden Era; Empire State; Black War
rior; Black Diamond; Union Air Tight; American, dos
Albion, do Western Queen; Morning Star; Prize Prem
um; California, do; Eastern; Eagles Pioneer Air tight
Uncle Sam:
large assortment Of Parlor Stoves which will be sold
at cost
Having excellent Coppar Smith and Timers Con-
santly his employ he is prepared TO do all kinds OF
work his ue of business with despatch and in the best
manner
try merchants and others, would do well to give him
heir custom st Paul, Feb 3, 1866
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To Farmers & Mi1lers.

GRAIN & GRASS SEED SEPARATOR.
YUyHIS Machine took the first premium at the Worlds
IL fair New York, also at the New York State Fair i'll
1852.
1t has been generally introduced in the States and is
acknowledged by all to be far superior to any other Ma
chino cleaning grain and Seeds and is fast
perseding the of all others.
Farmers are invited to call and this Machine, be-
fore purchasing any other. For sale only by
MCCLOUD & BROTHER,
1yw Agents for the Territory,
Jan, 9, 1856 Near the head of Third ST., st. Paul.
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Great Fire in Springfield.

OihiNHflri-D, HI, NAY IL.
A most destructive fire occurred last night,
consuming the best business portion of our city.
On the State House square nine Of the best
stores were burned to the ground. The entire
loss cannot be less than $150000. which, we
are gratfied to learn is in the main covered
by insurance. The fire was discovered about
one O'Clock and nothing could be done to ar
rest the progress OF the flames.
The streets are now filled with goods, and a
general confusion and CONSERVATION prevails
The fire is supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary.
SPRINGFIELD, H., May, Ii. q
The fire which occurred here last night con-
sumed the stores of Johnson Il Bradford, books
and stationey; Clark & Hunklc. clothing; Thay-
er Co.. dry goods; Canedy d johnson, drugs
aud medicines; Speers & Co., clothing, and IT.
win & Davis, dry goods and groceries.
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RnsTON Nav II

BOSTON, May IA.
Some confusion was caused in the House to-
day by the expelling of Joseph Hiss, OF Nun
merry and Mrs. Patterson Iotoricty. t-ft
He entered the Hall and resumed his vacated
seat twice. and each time was removed by the
Sergeantat-Arms by orders which passed the
House almost unanimously.
It is presumed Hiss acted in this most singu-
lar manner under the advice Of his counsel.
Messrs. Benjamin. F. Butler and Benjamin
Dean, counsel for Hiss in the late investigation,
have established an address announcing his ex-
pulsion from the House as arbitrary and done
on frivolous grounds.
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ST. Paul Iron aud Brass Foundry.

VDNIIIS establishment is furnished with good
sortment of Patterns, and ready to fill orders for
castings of all descriptions short notice and reasona
bic terms. Having experienced Pattern Maker in
employ prepared to get up patterns Of de-
scription that may be called for.
Also, Iron Turning and finishing.
Brass and Composition Casting made to order. Babbit
metal, &C., constantly on hand.
Old cast irOn brass and taken in exchange for
work. +. & j. Is. GILMAN.
St.Paul, Augs II, 1854. dSsw
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WOULD respectfully announce to the Inhabitants O
Mendoza and vicinity, that he has erected CAR,
KIAGE q WAGON SHOP, also, BLACKSMITH
SHOPS on the corner of first and streets, in the town
OF where Wagons and carriages Of the be-
Will always be foundfor sale, and all descriptions
OF blacksmith work executed with Dispatch - 1-''''T
Mendoza, Jan 26, 1856 ~
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For the Daily Minnesotian.

Pm listening for the steps Of onetha soft and low,
Thrills through my heart with happiness, sending its
warmest glow; Il
whose full rich voice I've heard Oft, his form
would see 49, 4-t ff-lstsf go ~
But who wandering, dreaming NOT, love fervently
Pm listening fer the steps Of one, who Ger the gaycods
glen,
OF sota's wild and warlke land, dwes with its dar
ing men. a -tal $50 - f s' u
Although thou may'st not there bestow one thought,
-- me, of thine, ...i ..-.., -..f.. $50
Thou art not baDshed shalt be- from this true heart
"a - n'Ao
Pm listening for the steps of one within my cottage
home,
Who may not pass its threshold, crossed the dark
-hA lakes foam; ~ j9 -.-5....93~cA
Him who SOUPS day idol is-who fills life,s memory
Pm listening for the steps Of one, while music sweet and
- low ..r.
Gushing in rarest melody, floats me to and fro,
From tiny songsters that engild the full wavy air.
With plumage gay and Brilliant with thor notes SO free
Pm listening for the steps one who months long since
gone by, ..s -
Beheld with the summers the autumnal evening
sky:
Oh, that he but here again to view the rosy lea!
And yet would not he should knows be is dear
The skics-they shine brightly above the distant HILL
The green leaves murmur, is hushed the busy mill;
While clustering fow'rs around my easement, throw
beauteous glow, 5-
But their hues OF fading,
Eve told my weary heart the hours they've passed
slowly on,
Have watched with anxious each Of the depart
s.. ing sun; nl.a . 2....
Fast fading now, It's light dwels upon the tranquil
| san, stream, .-
Must waken from my musing love, to find idly dream?
|
Pm listening for thee yet, loved one, but night her hue
has thrown l.f. ..- .laC
Der leach, glen, tree, DER rock aud flower, and still
The linden tree is waving, waS listing place of
But gaze for thee vany without cottage door
| LILY WILD.
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Yellow Fever i'm Havana.

CHARLESTON, Wednesday May 0.
By the schooner Hayward we have Havana
dates to the 5th inst. Yellow fever had made
its appearance. and the U. S. steamer San ia
cintO and other vessels of war had left Havana
to preserve the health of the crews.
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10 Hon. Samuel Mayall. late a member of
Congress from the State of Maine, arrived in
St. Paul on Friday, and, as we understand, will
take up his permanent residence here Mr.. M.
was one of Minnesota. fast friends in Congress,
and we are pleased to welcome him as citizen.
1t will be recollected he paid us visit last
fall
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IMPROVEMENTS. We noticed that eighty or
hundred hands were at work on Saturday, gra-
ding and ditching Exchange Street near the
American House. The example of the Third
Ward Street Commissioners is worthy of imi-
tation in other parts of the city. I
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Gss- Stealing is still geing on about the
levee. Will not the Council take some action
at its meeting tomorrow evening to have a
stop put to the business I
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"THE OLD BROwN."-It will be seen that Bond
Il Kellogg have put the cold Brown Drug
Store" into summer trim. and arc now ready
for any quantity of customers-old or new
The old Brown is bound to keep up its rcputa
ton.
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CHEAPEST BOOK EVER Pub
lished, and containing nearly dou-
bio the quantity of reading matter
in that of the Fifty cents or Dol
Tar Publications. 1t treats On
the PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRI-
AGE, and the secret infirmities
aud disorders of youth and matu-
rity, resulting from excuses which
destroy the physical and mental
powers observations on marriage,
its duties and disqualifications, B.
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Es- The Oquawka Qll.) Plaindealer hoists
the name of Lewis D. Campbell, of Ohio, as
its candidate for the Presidency.
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PHILADELPHIA. Nav |.

PHILADELPHIA, May l5
| Col. Kinney was brought before Judge Keene
of the U. S. District Court, this p NJ, and held
to bail in the sum of $4,000 to answer charge
of violating the neutrality laws, in fitting out
vessel in this district against Nicaragua The
alleged vessel was already for sail with ammu-
milton, stores. and 900 men.
Mr.. Presley of the Girard House became his
surety. Geo. W. Dallas appeared as counsel
for Col. Kinney.
as --ta"a,e7 NEW YORK, May Is.
The barque Grape Shot returned with Baker.
the murderer of Bill Poole on board to-day.
She arrived off Palmas in IL days from this
port, and laid off and On till the Isabella Jew
EFT hove in sight, when they boarded her and
captured the fugitive.
A warrant has been issued in the U. S. Dis
trlct Court at Philadelphia, on an Indictment
for the arrest of Col. Kinney, in regard to the
Central American expedition and he, in order
to anticipate the arrest went to Philadelphia
last night
Archbishop Hughes issued his promised state
ment in reply to the charges of Mr.. Brooks,
this A. M. In a communication of over three
columns he proceeds to review the whole ques-
ton, and attempts to father the alleged false
hoods upon Mr.. Brooks, against whom he knows
many technical errors in regard to the convey
anccs OF property. The Archbishop takes oc-
W."
with DIR. b. without knowing the rights of the
matter. and alsOtO condemn the recently en-
acted Church License Bill, which he considers
gross violation of Personal and Religious
Liberty.
LIGHT SUPPERs.--An exchange says that one
OF the greatest secrets Of health is light sun
per. and yet it is a great selfdenial, when one
is hungry and tired at the close of the day. to
eat little or nothing Let such one take lei
surely single cup of tea and piece of bread
and butter, and he will leave the table as fully
pleased with himself and all the world as if he
had eaten hearty meal. and be ten fold the
better for it next morning. Take any two men
under similar circumstances, strong, hard
working men, of twenty-five years; let one
take his bread and butter with a cup of tea,
and the other hearty meal of meat, bread DO
tatoes a d the ordinary ct ceteras, as .hc last
meal Of the day. and we will venture to affirm
that the tea-drinker will outlive the other by
thirty years..
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New YORK, May 14.-Flour, $10,37 IL to
$12.75. Wheat, white Michigan 1910. Corn,
SI,10 to S1,l7. Pork, mess, Sic, IS to ST. IS.
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Wharf.-The country, perhaps, has not for
long time. been so bare of wheat as it is at
present. Every nook and corner of the coun-
try. where a suspicion was entertained that a
bushel of the precious stuff could be found, has
been rummaged by the milers, and every stray
kernel caught1s pressed into service and made
to feel the hard face of the neither milestone
The high prices that prevail come from actual
scarcity. and it is yet two months and a half
before the new crop will bring any rclief-Ga-
lena .Adu.
Capt. Rollins, of the Minnesota Mills St.
Anthony, was below few days since, and re-
turned with about 1000 bushels of those "stray
Kernels which he will forthwith manu-
facturc into the best article of flour now
in this market Our folks at home, who pride
themselves somewhat on their reputation in the
bread and culinary line, remarked at dinner
on SatH rday, that so long as Capt R. turned
out the quality of flour we have been using for
the past three months from his establishment,
it would perhaps be the cause of no slight dis
turbancc in the family if any other brand should
he brought into the house. We have seen no
flour equal to the st. Anthony "extra super
fine" during the last year.
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PRIVATE MEDICAL TREATISE
Physiological View Of Marriage.

Nj. b. LA CROIX, M. d. Albany, N. Y.
$50 Pages 100 Fine Plain and ColOred Autographs
| and Plates. 80
~ Price only Twenty Five Cent .-a
GSent free postage to all parts Of the Unon..E1
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Va The Frost of the 18th inst. killed the
peach buds ct Racine, Wisconsin. So says the
Advocate. t.It SSss !. ss.l
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Gas- The GAINESVILLE Gazette says the late
frost did not materially injure the fruit in that
vicinity. From what we hear from various
quarters, we infer that the damage done to
fruit generally is not 50 great as was suppos
soo1 t-+f~ -
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va. Gov. Grimes has given Hon. James
Harlan certificate Of election, as U. S. Sena-
tor from Iowa.
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CAUGnr-It appears by the telegraph newr
that the clipper Grape Shot overhauled Baker
the principal in the Poole murder, at the Cape
dc Verde Islands, and has returned to New
York with the prisoner. This has revived the
Poole excitement in that city, and will perhaps
add a new wreath to the prospective prcsiden
tial laurcls of George Law, the owner of the
fast clipper Grape Shot The Grape Shot left
New York five days after the vessel in which
Baker sailed, and arrived out some two or three
days before her.
uoN. JOHN G. SPENCER.-We learn from the
Albany Atlas, that this distinguished gentle
man, who has long been ranked among the
ablest men of the Empire State, is rapidly sink,
ing under disease induced by incessant and
severe mental and physical labor.
Gr,g s-s- EtNr
gD~ AT late election in GAINESVILLE. Wis on
the question of liquor licensing the majority
against license was AIS.
SLAVERY UNPRoFTABLE IN TExAs-From a
letter. dated Houston Texas, April 4. to a
gentleman in Philadelphia. we take the fol-
lowing:5 SasfEM9sH sKsg&E .f@
have talked lin private) anti-slayery to
many persons here. and find that they coincide
with us-the anti slavery party--in every par
ticular save one, and that is the mode oil RENE
dy. They say the Government ought to buy
up the slaves, aud send them of to Africa;
others say they wish there never were an '
slaves in the country. In connection allow me
to state that the cotton raised and picked by
the Germens who have immigrated to this
State, is worth in this market from three
fourths to one and one fourth cents pound
more than that which is. attended to by slaves,
proving conclusiyely that slave labor is not
the most profitable. ,ss - sas;s3I lsssa Sg :. :
,fasE4 :
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DIR. SPRING NOT DEAD.-The report that Rev.
Gardiner Spring, of New York, was killed on
the Hudson River Railroad, is not true. His
son-in-law, Johnson p. Lee, was killed in that
manner, and hence, through wrong transla-
ton OF a telegraph despatch announcing the
event; arose the mistake
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PAGE & BAcON.-The st. Louis Intelligencer
hopes and believes, that it will not be many
m onths before the above House will be in full
tide of business again, both at ST. Louis and in
California. The house has in a high degree
the sympathy and good will Of the public.
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Ma The official majority for the Prohibitory
Law in Iowa, is 1910.
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Gy~ The crops throughout Pennsylvania are
reported as promising.
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COMPETITION REvIvED.-The New York and
Erie and New York Central Railroads have
each reduced the passenger fare between
New York and Buffalo to $3.50. The price
agreed on last year was 50.
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No. The New York Independent has cir
culation of II 900.
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WISCONSIN JUDICIAL ELEcrioN.-The official
majority for Mr.. Cole, for Assistant Justice in
Wisconsin, SO far az returns have been made,
is 7,Ol5.. The official returns from La Crosse,
jackson. Polk, Pierce, Douglas, Door, and Ke.
waunee counties, had not been sent in. It is
probable that in some Of these counties no cleo
ton was held.
HARDLY CREDBLE.-The LOUISVILLE Journ al
says it is singular fact that there are more
Lutheran Churches in the United States than
there are of the Roman Catholic faith. The
Lutheran ministers in point of numbers, come
I'D to within 200 priests of the Romish Church
in this country; and yet there is but one Lu-
theran Church in New England. The single
preacher in that faith resides in Boston
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Va. A ship recently sailed from Liverpool
for Australia. with cargo of two hundred and
sixty two unmarried ladies.
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TO The Government are on the track of
another fllibuster in New York, against Peru
this time. .r....
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HEALH OF GALENA.-The Advertiser of Tues
day says -" We have the pleasure to repeat
the previous report, that the health OF Galena
continues first rate. On close inquiry, we can
hear of no sickness on the boats on the Riv-
or1 ~
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@s- The Kingston (Canada) News, learns
that in consequence of the price of -four having
been raised 10 thirteen dollars per barrel, and
other brcadstuffs proportion, the people of
Smiths Falls have broken open the stores and
helped themselves. vast deal of suffering is
said to prevail liz the township of Marlborough
aud the adjacent townships, which were devas-
lated by fire last August, many of the settlers
being destitute of food and the means of procu-
ring the seed for their spring crops 1t is said
a petition is about to be presented to Parlia-
ment prayi ing for aid for The people,
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FLAVIEN BEATIDETTEE

st Paul, My I'd, 1865. .-
RICE, HoLLIKsHEAD & BECKER, Att,ys. for Pl,f.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAI.EoAD.-The New York
Times learns from the Treasurer of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company, that the receipts of
the Road for the month of April, amount to
100000. A large proportion of the receipts
must have been derived from the SO miles of
the road between Galena aud Freeport, as the
income of the 100 miles of the Galena and
Chicago road, connecting with it, for that
month, was upwards of 10000. About GOO
miles of the Illinois Central have been in one
ration. The Galena Advertiser thinks there
must he some mistake in the figures of the
Times The salessef the lands of the COMPANY
for the month amounted to S25O,S47. OF the
lands sold. l5.5l7.35 acres averaged 1910 per
acre; 3,lO2.7G acres S14.O3 per acre; and 400
acres averaged $40 an acre. The lands sold
were mostly on the Chicago branch of the
road.
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The BEST WAY.--The meeting announced to
meet at Leavenworth, Kansas, to take action
on the case Of MeCrea, who shot MaIcomb
Clarke. wisely concluded to let the law take
its course. McCrea was formerly citizen of
Dubuque.
va The "Old Stuyvesant Pear Tree" in
Fourth Avenue. near Thirteenth street, New
York, is now in full blooom. The buds are
as thick and as good looking as if their veuer-
able parent now some two hundred and thir-
teen years old, had just come to her blossoming
years.
Va. Oats have come down to IS cents in ST.
Paula desirable feature in the market to those
who are feeding or planting.
VIRaINIA-The gubernatoria1 contest in Vir-
ginia wakes warm, and Wise is evidently be-
coming alarmed. The Abingdon Virginan
closes report of Mr.. Wise's speech at that
place with the remarks,-"We repeat, there
fore that we are glad Mr.. Wise came here. He
has done his own cause harm, and the Amcri
can cause much good. The wayering have
been cOnfirmed-the undecided have been driv-
en- to q firm stand in favor Of American princi-
pies. Verify, Wise has been taken in his own
craftiness."
ROAD CoNTRACTs.-At the letting on the 18th
inst of the bridges over Lake and Kettle rivers,
ON the Pt. Douglas and St. Louis river road.
Mr.. 7. J. Frazier, of st. Anthony, was found to
be the lowest bidder. At the letting on the
4 ~ - A. II n y = - -
to be the lowest bidder on the Pt, Douglas sec
ton, and Mr.. John De Pue, of Benton county,
the lowest bidder ON the bridge over Platte
river. and on the Fort Ripley section.-P ion-
Ger. '-ssH
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LEvEE THIEvEs.-This class of gentry are
beginning to infest st. Paul. Five barrels of
peaches, one box of hams. one barrel of molas-
ses and one barrel of -four have been clandes-
timely "taken care of" from the levee within
the last two days. The city authorities should
look to having these matters properly attend
ed to.