The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-06


the Free States may unite and form ma
tional party.
The struggle, if brief or protracted, will
not, he thinks, break up the Union. The
more earnest it be the less danger of that !;
but if it results in the establishment of Sla-
very, as national institution, the seeds of
decay and dissolution will be planted. The
acceptance of Mr.. Rockwell of the fusion
nomination, makes it very doubtful if the
Wings will adopt him at their Convention
OH Tuesday next.
New ORLEANS, Sept. a.
The yellow fever as an epidemic may be
considered all over in this city. The deaths
from it for the past week amount to 80 out
of total of Oh from all causes.
The fever is raging badly at Alexandria.
TOLEDO, Sept. IS.
The one O'Clock A. NJ. train from Chicago
,sn Oft the track one mile from this city
Four persons injured, baggage master sup
posed to be fatally. Cause, switch open.
e Miss Elizabeth Gilmer, a young
lady about 1S years of age, formerly of Os-
enbrook Centre, c. w., and recently from
Milwaukee, left the latter place on; or about
the Sth day of July last for this village, to
meet her mother and brother, Thomas Gill
mer, who resides in this vicinity. No intel
llgence has been received of her, by her
mother or brother since she left Milwaukee.
As she was a stranger in the country it is
presumed that she has either lost her way or
met with some accident. Any tidings of
her would be gratefully received by her dis
tressed brother and mother. Address,
Thomas Gilner, Hudson, st. CroiX Co., Wis
Minnesota and Wisconsin papers will confer
favor on the friends of the lost one by cop
pying this article Hudson Star.
E& A Paris correspondent of the New
York Tribune speaks of Louis Napoleon as
the ruler of both England and France.
There is more truth than poetry in this.
| A MADMAN-A workman at a Lunatic
Asylum in England, left chisel, more than
three feet long, on recent occasion, at one
of the wards. A furious patient seized it,
and threatened to kill with it any one who
approached him. Every one then in the
ward Immediately departed from it, At
length the attendant opened the door, and
balancing tie key of the ward on his hand,
walked slowly towards the dangerous mad
man, looking intently at it:-"Hs atten-
tion,'' said the attendant, was immediately
attracted. He came toward me and asked:
| "What are you doing with that %
~ ain trying to balahce the key oti my
hand," said /, "and can do it; but you cafi-
not balance that chisel in that way on the
back of your hand"
eyes can" said he, balancing it careful
Iy and extending it towards me.''
! took it off carefully, and without making
any comment upon it. He seemed little
chaerined at having lost his weapon, but he
made no attempts to regain it, and ina short
time all irritation passed away.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN MAINE
The Kennebec Journal closes an article on
the late election as follows :-'Rely on it.,
faithful men of other States, the Republican
party of Maine is the strongest, best united
party that ever existed in the State Inspi =
ed by the justice of its cause, linked togeth-
er by the common bond ofpatriotism, arous-
ed to the dangers that thicken around the
country's future, its FIFTY THOUSAND
MEMBERS stand firm on the platform of
Liberty and the Uniori, and there they will
stand until victory percheS on their flag
To aid them in this glorious contest for all
that freenien hold dear, there will come ten
housam men who have voted otherwise on
State issues, placing Maine by large major
ity on the list of States which are sure to
cast their electoral votes for that large-mind-
ed and patriotic statesman, to whom ripen-
ing events and the necessities of the nation
point as the standartbearer of freemen in
the Presidential struggle Immediately be-
fore us, which is to have lasting effect on
the purposes and destiny of the American
Union"
IL On Thursday last a spark escaped
from a locomotive On the Boston Railroad,
and set fire to the goods in car laden with
silks and dry goods. The train was going at
the rate of thirty miles an hour, and when
the fire was discovered about $4,000 worth
of merchandise had been consumed.
SLAVE CATCHING.-The Madison Ola.
Courier gives the particulars of case of
slave catching which occurred on the Madi-
son and indianapolis Railroad on the 9th
Two negroes escaped from their masters in
Kentucky and were hunted with hounds on
that side of the river. They succeeded in
killing the dogs after desperate fight, and
wandered about from Sunday until Friday
without provisions. Worn out, ragged and
foot-sore, having had nothing but what the
orchards and forrest trees provided, they
hailed the cars and were arrested by the con-
ductor, and the agent of Adams & Co.'s Ex-
press. They were taken before a commits
sioner and Immediately returned to Ken
tueky.
MORE THAN SHE Observation-Disclosures
Gam, at Albany, few days since, stole a
covered basket from the steps of a grocery
and made haste to get away her booty
w hat was her establishment and charigin to
discover, on opening the basket, pretty
little baby snugly tucked in and sleeping
Margaret having as large an assortment of
this commodity as she wished for, wisely
concluded to return the stolen goods. which |