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The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
Ohio aIid the UniOn-An Eloquent Ex.
tract.

The following remarks upon the relation OF
Ohio to the Union is an extract from an clo-
quent speech of the Hon. George E. Pugh
delivered in Cincinnati, April 9th, 1S54.-
They will bear republication. Mr.. Puhg
said =
The continuance of the Union is matter
OF vital Importance to the people of Ohio.
That is the term of all our greatness and all
our hopes. We came into being, as a
State, under the auspices OF the Federal Gov
ernment, and as it may stand or fall, so must
our fate be- If any AboitiOnist will calcu.
late the value of the Union to US, or even to
those who may fill our places hereafter, let him
behold the prosperity and happiness which
have fallen to our choice. Let him depart
from Sandusky with Mondays train first
having renewed his patriotism at the sight OF
those islands near which the immortal victory
OF Lake Erie was achieved-an let him jour
ney hitherward until the sun defines What
a vision will greet his eyes, The noble State
of Ohio, but fifty years DID, and yet contain
ing two millions of inhabitants, great, rich and
enviable, will have passed him-a State which
is not merely indebted to the Union for peace
and protection, for means Of access to the sea
but even for its political existence Arrived
at this capital OF western trade and power,
this queen of cities, which glasses herself in a
river proverbial for beauty, let him cOntem-
plate here triumph ofindustry and enterprise
as superb in design as it is magnificent in pro
portions, which, but TOR the Unions aid, but
for the Unions continual care, would quickly
fade into despair and ashes. Let him go hence
by the agency of that subtitle minister which
enlivens so many wOndrous forms of mechan
ism, until he has reached the States which lie
upon our southern bOrdcr--those fertile and
sunny lands through whose alluvion the Miss
issippi ceaves hundred outlets to the Gulf
That, also is his country. There, amid the
fields of verdant cane, Or in the groves OF cit
ron and olive, or where the fig tree casts its
clustering shade, will be found men and wO-
men to whom Washington is likewise guild
ing star-whose hopes are bound up with his
own hopes-whoSe fortunes depend on his for
tunes-over whose home, as over his home the
Government which Washington established
the Government which Washington besought
us to maintain-stretches forth its protecting
and victorious arm. If there be an American
who would dissever those whom kindred as
pirations, Il common liberty, and the joint in
ne,itancc of so great u name conspre thus
closely to unite if there be an American who
could even wish these things were otherwise
pity his heart pity his head pity tho
father and mother who are compelled to OWL
him pity the soil which his very footsteps
contaminated pity even the day whose
heathtul sunlight was dimmed and eclipsed by
such birth of undying shame.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

RIcm JoKE.--The Syracuse Standard tells
a story of resident of that city, "a staid
midde-agcd gentleman, the father of large
family of children" having got into laugha-
ble scrape recently, in this way He had TAX
en- letter from the Office directed to his name,
which being somewhat illegible, he took home
for his wife and daughter to decipher. 1t turn
ed out to be letter informing him that he had
"iust become the father of fine child, weigh
ing nine pounds without its clothes; that its
fond mother was much better than could be
expected" and earnestly requesting him to
visit his loving wife and offspring on the COM
ing Saturday, and bring with him four diaper
pins, few yards of flannel, and number OF
other "baby things" The lesson the old gen.
tleman learned was, not to carry any letters
home for his wife to read till he was satisfied
of their contents.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
NEW YORK PROVISION MARKET.

RepoIfad G,r tie Pioneer Ly BENNETT oE BROKI ",
Iy0rS0a WeJch0ntS, No. ll0 BrOad Street, NeW York.
New YORK, August IS, 1855.
Mg. rnlToR:-Herewth hand you fair index Of our
present produce market.
The market has been aS free from fluctuations 5 is
usual at this of the year, and quotations diff
fer bat very little from last week.
We quote State at IS 90 to So % Extra IS 90
to 15 Western and Canadian including extra, So 90
to 50 81 Genece 50 90 to S1l SO; Southern IS 80 to
S1l for Corn meal 81 81 for Jersey. and So
for Brand ywine. Rye Hour 81 81 TO 50 90.
Upper Lake Wheat-Red 81 so to 81 60; White 81 20 to
81 30 New Southern is in good demand at 81 90 to 81
%. Corn duh 50 Ia 90c Rye 81 % to 81 80. Oats
62 10 64c In Barley nothing doing. Canada peas 81 30
to 81 81 Il. Beans, prime S3 90 to So % per bush.
the decline noticed in last is nearly quite recover
ed, and the market closes firm SO so for Mess,
and Sl6 81 to SIC 80 for prime" Pee country mess Sll
90 to Il 81: do prime 20 to 10 20 Western S15 30
Chicago and Indiana l. 80 1G co; Beef Hams Is 90 to
Il 90; picked hams 91 to 10i.c per pound; smoked do
12la to l3c; shoulders TO Sc. Lard firm at l0l2 to
lie Batter is in good supply but with fair trades the
market remains without material change since last
Prime Orange county sells at % 26c State dairy
20 to c packed Is to loc Ohio and Penn lG to
1Sc; Ind. and ILL., Is to l9c. Cheese to 10c prime.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

Bks~ The Louisville Courier OF Monday an
nOunces that Ex-Governor Thomas Metcalf,
died at his residence, Forest Retreat" in
Nicholas county, Kentucky, Oh Saturday eve
ming, August 6th, of cholera. He was ma
tive of Fauquier county, Virginia, where he
was born on the Goth of March, 1880. When
quite young his parents emgrated to Ken
tucky, and settled in Fayette county, where he
had the advantage Of attending a country
school for a few months. At the age of six
teen he was ndentured to Il stone mason, and
served three years apprenticeship, when, at the
death of his father, he set about making a liv-
ing for his mother and sister. He was very
fond of study, and employed his leisure time in
reading good books. In 1909, he appeared as
public speaker. In 1913, he commanded a
company at Fort Meigs. While in the army
he was elected to the Legislature, receiving all
the votes in his county but thirteen He was
elected to Congress in 1918, defeating Joseph
Desha, afterward Governor. In 1927, he was
the National Republican candidate for
Governor, and beat the Hon. VIM. T. Barry,
who represented the Jackson interest, by a
majority of seven hundred and nine votes.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

HON. DAVID OLMSTED
The German Meeting.

The public demonstration made by the
Germans of st. Paul, on Tuesday evening,
at the Court House, must have carried dis
may into the hearts Of the adhcrents of Mr.
RICE AS usual, number of his hirelings,
were present, and did their best to earn
their money by endeavorng to disturb the
meeting-an effort in which, although some
confusion was produced, they most signally
failed Their first attempt, to place Mr.
Moor in the chair, failed in most ludi
crous manner, and that eminent upholder of
Mr.. RIcE's fortunes, was compelled to keep
the post of honor-thc private station
which he filed with great credit to himself
by behaving very quietly.
We have not time, today, to notice more
at length the proceedings of this meeting
We are assured, however, that the greatest
enthusiasm for Mr. OIMsrED prevails among
our German citizens, and that he will get
amcst their unanimous support at the cleo
tion in October. The prospect of n glori-
Gus triumph hrightens every day, and We
have no doubt but that before the days of
October are past, Mr. RICE will feel like
retiring to his much loved and much work
cd for points in Wisconsin, in deep disgust,
that the Democracy Of Minnesota could
not appreciate his MsNerestM services il
favor of the embryo cities on the shores o.
Lake Superior.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

THE SNAKE SroRY.-It seems the monster
snake discovered short time since in Silver
Lake, and which has created so much exite-
ment in the Western part of the State, has
not been taken after all, though there are per-
sons in the vicinity of the Lake who appear to
think there is no doubt but there is q serpent
there yet. One Edwin Tanning makes afida-
Wit that on Wednesday evening, 18th instant,
he saw the creature, which now appeared to
be about hundred feet in length, with head
a foot in diameter and body IN proportion
The story purporting to be from correspond
ent of the Buffalo Republic, is supposed to
have originated with the local editor OF that
paper, who, it is surmised, occasionally sees
pretty large snakes in his boots. We dare
say he had glimpse of monster when he
elaborated the monster story but so far from
having captured the creature, the creature had
captured him.
P. S.-The snake has dived and come up
in Skaneateles Lake, longer and larger than
ever, So they say at Syracuse.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
German Meeting.

In pursuance to CALL the Germans of st.
Paul met in the Court House on Tuesday
evening last, Mr.. FREUDENmcH was called
to the chair. and MeSSrS. HoFFMAN and
SCHROEDER appointed secretaries.
The President explained the object of the
meeting, which was to consider resolutions
and adopt platform upon which the Ger
mans Of st. Paul would stand at the com
ing election, which matters were omitted at
the former meeting for want of time.
MIR. GEoRGn then read the following
preamble and resolutions which were unan.
imously adopted as the expression of the
meeting
WHEREAS, in various parts of the country
bands Of political swindlers under the name OF
Know othings, have organized together in
secret for the purpose Of invading the rights
and liberties OF the foreign citizens, and have
endeavOred to encompass their ends by the
most revolving assaults and violence, we have
for our mutual protection resolved to adopt
the following, as u basis upon which to defend
and maintain our political rights, viz:
Resolved, That we. as free citizens, will en-
deavor to maintain all the rights which the
Constitution Of the United STATES guarantees to
us, by all the means which are at the command
of free people, and which only can be accom-
plished by the mutual exertions of all the cmi-
grant citizens.
Resolved, That we declare all secret poiti-
cal associations as in opposition to the liber-
ties of America and especially detrimental to
the interest of the emigrant citizens, and that
we, in all coming elections, will support only
such men as are not members of such secret
societies, and who will declare themselves pub
licly as against such organizations.
Resolved, That we regard the Demoel attic
principle OF selfgovernment as an Unborn right
of every man. and that therefore, we are
against slavery, but especially against its ex
tension into free territories, because we deem
it as certainly unworthy of republic, and in
compatible with free principles.
Resolved, That we regard the Maine Liquor
Law as anti-DemOcratic in principle and as
impractcablc in execution.
After some debate between a gentleman
from New YOk city and Mr.. Howitz about
the slavery question, and the extension O
slavery into western Territories by which
the former tried to defend the Nebraska
bill, and the modern kind of popular SOY
reignty, and the latter to prove the impro
priety of the bill and the breaking up of tht
Missouri Compromise. The platform wa:
accepted.
Mr.. GEoRGII then read Mr.. OLMsTED's let
ter in German and English, which was re
ceived with great enthusiasm and applaud
ed by the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
! +. FREUDENRICH,P PreSt.
j. IiOFFMAN, c.;
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

A SUBSTITUTE FOR SILvER.-A wonderful
discovery is announced as having been made
recently by French chemist, Nj. Devillc, to-
wit new, easy and cheap method of separa-
ting aluminium the metallic base Of common
clay from the other constituents. This metal
rivals in beauty pure silver, and snrpasses it
in durability. Hitherto it has existed only in
small quantities, and has been esteemed rather
as curiosity, the price in France a short time
since being about the price Of gold But by
Mr.. DIS improved method it can now be pro-
duced in masses sufficient and cheap enough to
replace copper, and even iron in many respects,
and thus place the "new silver into such
common use as to suit the means of the poor
est persons. These facts are gathered from
the National Inteligencer, which also adds
Among the many remarkable qualities of
aluminium, is its resistance to oXydation, either
in the air or by acids, It's hardness, its wonder
full lightness, its malleableness the facility of
moulding it, &C., Mr.. Dumas mentioned before
the Paris Academy of Science, another, its sin
cerity. An ingot was suspended by string,
and being lightly struck emitted the finest
tones, such as are attained only by combna-
tion Of the best metals
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
Strange.

The statement that RICHARD =. RonIN-
RON, of HELEN JEwErr murder notorety,
died recently in Louisville, is contradicted
The murder of Helen Jewett happened
nineteen years ago, and in the New York
Express of Monday, one, H. WILSON, makes
statement which, if it had been in the tes-
timony during the trial, would inevitably
have convicted Robinson. 1t will be re-
membered that Robinson was acquitted on
the belief that an aHJi had been proven
The state of the facts were these, as stated
by the New York Express
"Furlong, the grocer, testified that Robin
son, the young man who was in his store on
the evening in questOn-wor dark blue
frock coat He swore also, that Robinson
came into his store exactly at half past nine
o'clock TO use his own words, it did not va
ry one minute from that Now, Rosini
Townsend, the woman who keeps the house "a
Thomas street, has distinctly affirmed that she
went to the door and let Robinson in, at nine
or half past nine o'clock. lie had on a cloth
cloak When he came in he raised his cloak
so as nearly to conceal his face. Robinson, of
course, could not be in the Nassau street gro
Gerry and at AZ Thomas street, at the same
time-and the man who had on a frock coat
in the one place, could not have been the man
in the black coat at the door of the other
Mr.. FurlOng was parsonage of character and
standing in the community, and his evidence
was accepted therefore, in preference to that
of ROsini Townsend, woman who was an
acknowledged and notorious prostitute.
Wilson, in his letter to the Express, says
that he remembers the night on which Helen
Jewett was murdered, as well as if it were
but yesterday, and wishes to clear up doubt
which at that time he had not courage enough
to come forward and perform. The amount
of his statement is, that he was in Furlong's
grocery on the night of the MURDER and saw
Robinson there with cloak muffled around
him, and it was near eight o'clock when he
lett. FurlOng swOre, that it was half past
nine when Robinson left Wilson explains
his long silence by saying:
81 had no thought or suspicion about the
matter, until reading the report of the trial ;
and after the acquittal of the prisoner l was
not disposed to take the responsibility of pro-
wing Furlongs perjury, and Robinsons guilt.
Considerable enquiry was made in the daily
papers, tor the person that was in the store on
the fatal evening and q tolerable good des-
criptiOn was G iven OF me ; but have refrained
from making myself prominent in the case"
! This is truly strange affair.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
re. The Buffalo RepabHr .

seA The Buffalo Republic gives AN in
cident connected with the recent death o
Capt. TTr>, which is worthy of being made
j. note Of The wife of Capt. I. has for a
aong time held an insurance policy on hlS
life, which expired about the time when he
last sailed He was notified of the fact, but
stated that he could not then renew it, as
he had not the money to spare. Before the
thirty days time for renewal had elapsed,
and only a few days before, his death, a
friend who was informed Of the fact, paid
the premium, and the widow is now entitled
10 s., 600 for her future maintenance. The
relief will be most acceptable, as it in rcall-
ty constitutes her entire legacy.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

Hsg-The last attempt to harness steam 10
the plow, took place at the exhibition of t! e
Royal Agricultural Society, at Carlisle,
England, July %. a steam cultivator en-
tered by Mr. Usher failed to reach the
ground While travelling on the road it
mircd in a soft spot and was not easily eN-
tricated. 1t is described as being cOmpli-
Gated and clumsy Of locomotion. A few
experiments were made with it in plOwing,
but seems to have been regarded as an i'll
yention more ingenious than useful. Not
nithstanding this failure, we are strong in
the faith that steam will yet be successfully
introduced on the plowing field. Steam
engines are coming into very common use
in England, among the farmers. They use
them for driving thrasbing machinery, cut
ting fodder, raising water and variety of
other purposes.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
Rape Observation-Disclosures of the sc Oun-
Grcl.
j. HOFFMAN,,
SCHROEDER

The Pittsburgh Post of the 18th instant
has the following
"The shocking details which we gave a few
days since of rape committed upon the per-
son of a young white lady, by q negro, are still
fresh in the minds of our readers. All efforts
to ferret Olt the black hearted villain proved
futile until yesterday. Miss Mary Singer, the
unfortunate victim had so far recovered yes
terday as to be able to ride up to Mayor Ad
ans Office, and give description of the scoun
drel She represented him as having had long
hair, which curled around his neck that he
wore spotted pants, and that she inflicted a Sc
we're scratch on one of his cheeks during the
scuffle This confirmed the previous suspicious
of Mayor Adams, who was almost convinced
that the ru6ian was no other than John Rus
sci, the burglar, who was caught on Sunday
morning following in the act of robbing the
dwelling house of MIR. McGrew, i'll Allegheny
Officer Scott accompanied the lady to the jail
yesterday, and requested Russell to be brought
to the bars When his eyes met those of the
lady, his countenance fell, and his powerful
frame seemed to quake. The lady became
deathIy pale and exhibited symptoms ofswoon
ing. She was seated in the JailorS office
while High Constable Scott accompanied the
fiendish wretch to his cell. He made no confes
sions, but manifested great anxiety to know
what the lady wanted, and altogether exhibit
ed unmistakable evidences of guilt. Miss S
is confident that he is the man. She stated
that he was on his way to Allegheny when she
first saw him that Immediately after passing
her he turned and caught her by the waist
when desperate struggle ensued. Finding
the lady making such manful resistance, with
brutal ferocity be seized her by the throat, and
with his unrelenting grasp choked her unit
the blood oozed from her ears, and she fell al
most lifeess to the ground. TIE rest of the
story has already been told and we desire moi
to repeat it.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

VALUE OF A MANUsCRIPT.-Thc original
manuscript of Gray's Elegy was lately sold at
auction in London. There was really q ''scene'
in the auction room. Imagine stranger en-
tering in the midst Of sale of some rusty
looking old books. The auctioneer produces
two small half.sheets of paper, written over,
torn and mutilated. He calls it "a most inter
esting article and apologies for its condition.
Pickering bids ten pounds Rodds Foss
Thorpe, Bohn, Holway, and some amateurs
quietly remark, twelve, twenty, twenty-five,
thirty, and so on until there is pause at sixty
three pounds! The hammer strikes" "IIod.'
says Mr.. Foss. 1T is minc, said the amateur.
"No, l bid sxty-fve in time" "Then | bid
seventy "Seventy-Gve,' says Mr. Foss; and
fives are repeated again until the two bits of
paper are knocked down, amidst general
cheer, to Payen and Foss, for hundred
pounds sterling! On these bits Of paper are
written the first drafts of the Elegy in a coun-
try churchyard, by Thomas Gray, including
five verses which were omitted in publications
and with the poets mterlnear corrections and
lterations-certainly an "interesting article. "
Several persons thought it would call forth 4
ten pound note, perhaps even twenty.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
A Big BoIT.-Among the many old leading

A Big BoLr-Among the many old leading
Wings who refuse to support the Fusion tick.
ct nominated on the 18th of July. we have
heard the following named
Thomas Ewing, Charles b. Goddard, Thos
Corwin, Nelson Barrere, late Whig candidate
for Governor, Samuel f. Vinton, VIM. John.
son, j. Scott Harrison, Henry Stansberry
Gen. Samuel F. Carey, Ex-Governor Trimble
Gen. Jones, and host of others, of the once
leading men of the old Henry Clay Wings OF
the State.-Mt. Vernon Banner
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
AFM Miss O'Niel, the cOmpeer of Mrs. Sid

WMiss O'Niel, the compeer of Mrs. Sid
dons, and once the cynosure of all eyes, paid
a visit to the English House of Lords, recent
ly. She is now sixty and six years Of age, al
though apparently not more than fifty, and the
widow of Sir William Blecher, with whom she
long lived as happily in domestic retirement
as she had previously lived brilliantly in the
eyes of the public. Miss O'Neil was looked
upon, in her day and generation as the only
Juliet ever seen by any but the ulinds eye
outside the pages of Shakespeare
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

aA, There have been several trials of the
Perry Rife during the last few weeks, in
Newark, New Jersey, all of which have
demonstrated in the most conclusive man
ner its great efficiency and superiority ovel
other arms. At the last trial, target
some four or FIVE feet square, was hit sixty
FIVE times in seventy shots, at a distance Of
seven hundred and seventy yards, nine balls
being placed directly in the bulls eye.
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

assA= AT Burlington, Iowa, day or two
since, Il bridge broke down under the wag-
On containing the Rhinoceros attached to
Nan Amburg & Co.'S Menagere, which
was making its entry into town. One or
two little boys who were on the bridge were
badly injured The Rhinoceros was picl,
ed ont Of the debris of the bridge, and his
vehicle, much hurt by the adventure
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30
NOTICE..

ID RSt ANT to section three of the act entitled H.,
act prescribing rules and regulations for the execu.
ton c the trusts arising under the Congress ent
tied An act for the relief Of citizens towns upon an
of the tMi:ed States, under certain circums stances
passed March Sd, 1865:
Public Notice is hereby given, that the eleventh
day OF Jaly ~ D. 1880, the subscriber entered at the
Land Office at Red Wing NJ. T., the lands constituting
the site Of the town of LOUISVILLE in the county OF
Scott NJ. T. in trust for the several and benefit of
the occupants thereof according their respective inter
ests WHICH lands described the duplicate recent
If the Receiver for the money received him in pay
ment therefor, follows-Lots Nos Nine 90 and Ten
O) and the South East quarter the South East quar-
ter If Section No Twenty f20 and the North East quar-
ter OF Section No. Twenty Nine (29 in Township No one
hundred and fifteen (ll5) North, of Range No Twenty
Three (2a) West containing three hundred acres and
twenty hundredthS.
persons claiming TO he occupant occupants or To
have, possess be entitled to the right of OCCUPANCY
or possession of such lands any block lot parcel or
share thetco is required by the fourth section the said
act to file within sixty days after the first publication Of
this nocr in the Office Of the subscriber at Belle Paine
IN said county Of Scott statement in writing containing
an accuItr description of the particular pieces parts
thereof IN which he, She they claim have any
est and IF the specific right interest which he
she they respectively claim he entitled TO receive
or be forever barred thereof \. G.. CifATFIEID
Dated august eth, lS5j. Judge, &c.
Aug. :l3 3tw ltd
The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-30

ha% The British Government has issued
orders to enlist no more recruits in the III
ted States. Taking into consideration the
mall number obtained, the heavy cost and
the legal difficulties, they have concluded it
does not pay.