The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-01
Republican Candidate for Delegate,
WIN. r. MARS SHALL

CoNvENTIoNs.-There will be a convention
by tie Republicans of Dakota county, to-mor-
row at Carr's, for the purpose of nominating
suitable persons to be supported by the Re
publicans at the coming election. Dakota
county is entitled to one Councillor and two
Representatives in the next Legislature, and
there are also to be whole batch of county
officers elected. The Olmsted Democrats
will hold their convention at tie same time
and near the same place. The Republicans of
Goodhue, Dodge and Freedom counties, also
meet in convention tomorrow at Red Wing
for the purpose of making nominations for the
Legislature. The Republicans are every
where awake to the Importance of nominating
their best men for the various offices to be
filled this fall. They deem it far better to be
beat with good and capable man as their
standard bearer, than to he instrumental in
elevating an unworthy person to station
that he is not capable of occupying.
IMPRovEMENTs.-Neigh Marvin, of the
st. Paul Crockery Store, is about to COM
mence the erection of two brick stores on the
vacant lot Oh Third street, belonging to the
GOodhue heirs. Mr.. Drew will also put up a
building adjoining, this fall or next spring
Workmen are busily engaged in framing
buildings that are soon to be erected on St.
Anthony street. nearlysopposite the Presby-
terrain Church.
The Democrat says that tie Min
nesotian seems to he very much hurt " be-
cause the so-called German meeting of last
Saturday evening did not express an opinion
on the various questions of the day. Not at
all, sir; we care not fig about it. We
only mentioned the matter to show that the
Rice meeting was not the true expression of
the German sentiment of the place-a fact
which any one who examines the proceed
ings published in the Democrat would readily
see, and which is abundantly proven by the
action of the preceding and subsequent meet
ings.
The War Eagle came in on We'd
ncsday evening. She reports the river fall
ing all the way down. She was detained for
some time at Beef Slough The City Belle
will he the regular packet for below this day.
Abort LAwRENcE.-A specimen Amcri- |
can was the late Abbott Lawrence. A CO.
temporary, in speaking of his character,
remarks:
Another trait of his character, which en-
dearcd him TO all who knew him, ought not
tn I've forgotten we mean his kindness to all,
rich ami poor who approached him. Wealth
never separated him from his acquaintance,
AMI the friends of his youth were not shun-
ned in the days of his prosperity. 1t was
this characteristic, far more than his wealth,
which made him so much the favorite of his
fellow citizens. There was nothing selfish
or envious in his nature, and during all his
life he treated men as his equals.
e The ii. S. Allen and J. B. Gordon
were in port yesterday from the Minnesota
River.
-. Moses, Kcttering & Cleland have
just received large stock of coats, which
they will dispose of cheap Read their adj
vertisement in to-day's apcr.
e The editor of the Prairie du Chen
Courier has been paying flying visit to our
Territory.
We subjoin the following notice of our
thriving city, from his paper:-
Sr PAuL.--This five year old city is the
greatest wonder of the Northwest. Six
months previous to the time that j. NJ. Good
hue started the Minnesota Pioneer the site of
ST. Paul was two hundred and fifty miles
deep in the bowling wilderness, (only there
was nobody there to how'll 1t has all the
appearance of an old metropolis. Nothing
indicative of inlancy-no symtom of a new
country remains. Here are four daily papers,
all apparently we'll supported. The Capitol
buildings loom up as grandly as if they had
witnessed hundred sessions of the Legisla-
ture. Nothing but gas lights and theatres
remain to he added to st. Paul's claims as a
first class city, and they will not long so re-
main. During our brief stay at st. Paul we
tarried at the Winslow House-a first class
Hotel, such as no other five year old city can
and elegantly furnished. The sleeping apart
ments not more than ordinarily close and pent
UP, the bill of fare ample and attractive, and
tie attention to the wishes and comforts OF
guests prompt and civil.
E& Friend Griggs, of Dakota County
has as fine melons as ever graced the board
of the most dainty. This, the attaches of the
Minnesotian can testify to, as he never
forgets them when he comes to town.
e The pressure of the wind increases
according to the square of the velocity. II
amounts to II ID lbs on the square foot il
storm moving at the rate of so miles pei
hour, and so lbs. on the square foot in gale
of 100 miles per hour velocity.
e. A man has been arrested at Roches
ter, charged with deserving his legal, and tax
inS up with a spiritual wife. The Magistrate
required him to give lail for the support o
his real wife and children, and threatened hin
with punishment if he proved refractory.
Imprisonment for Debt in Massa
ohusctts was virtually abolished on the 4tl