The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-12-08

Minnesota in the way of weather. ali except
that it is not quite cold enough for the sea-
son. Our sleighing of last week has about |
left us.
E Congress covcned on Monday.
Some anxiety is manifested in political cir
cles all over the country to learn what
kind of an organization has been made in
the House. If the North is true to herself
she has the power and elements to declare
herself perfectly sat home in this House
position she has never occupied since the
formation of the Government.
BENTON CouNTY.-The District Court of
Benton conyones next Monday-Hon. Judge
Sherburne presiding. Several members of
the St. Paul bar are going up.
II The whole number of cars and To-
comotives on the Erie Railroad is 3,l68,
which, if coupled together in one train, would
reach distance of twenty-on miles, and
be able to carry 10000 persons in one day
from New York to Lake Erie. The compa
ny has in its employ not less than 5000 per-
sons, whose pay per month is $l25,O0 or
81 100000 per year.
E The London correspondent Of the
New York Times informs us that the num-
Der of subscribers to Macaulay's forthcoming
volumes of history amount to $4,000, and
will no doubt rise to 10000. In consequence
of this, the volumes will not be ready for tie
beginning of December, as it was promised
they would. .s
Il It is stated in the Friends Intelli-
gencer that statistics recently published in
England show that, while the average dura-
ton of human life is estimated at 80 years,
the average among the Friends is 81 years.
E The State Department has received
dispatch from Mr.. Buchanan, unequivocal-
ly denying that he ever rendered the "sym-
pathy of the United States in favor of the
Allies" as stated by the London Times.
E The Wisconsin Legislature is sup
pose to stand: Senate, 13 Republicans to IL
Democrats. House, "a Republicans, A Dem
ocrats, 2 Independent, and to hear from.
/ The exports Of wheat and flour from
New York, for the month of October, were
997,969 bushels of wheat, and 93,9Ol bar
rels of -four.
Il There arc at this time three prison.
ers in the Boston Jail, awaiting their trial
for the murder of their wives.
IL The Know Nothing vote in New
York is about equal to that of the Hards
and Softs combined.
* One of the discoveries of Dr. Kane
is declared to be that of place where mos
quitoes have never been.
GETTING IT Up PRETTY SrEEr.-The
triumphant Democracy of Georgia had
great meeting at Milledgeville few evenings
since-Goy. Howell Cobb in the chair, Alex.
H. Stephens chief speaker-an,.. resolved to
elect twenty delegates to the National Dem-
ocratic Convention to meet in Cincinnati
next May for the nomination of candidates
for the Presidency and Vice-Pres;dency. In
continuation, they
Resolred, That our delegates to said con-
vention ought, in our opinion, to be instruct
ed by those who shall appoint them, to insist
upon the adoption of a platform of princi-
Piles as the basis of a national organization,
prior to the nomination of candidates, and
that said platform shall, among other things,
include in substance the following PROPOSE
tons:
First: The recognition and adoption of
the principles established in the Kansas
Nebraska act.
Second: That neither the Missouri Com
promise, nor any other Anti-Slavery restric-
ton shall hereafter be extended over any
Territory of the United States.
"Ihird: The prompt and faithful execu-
ton of the Fugitive Slave Law, and its per-
manent continuance upon the statute book.
Resolved, That no man ought to be held
and considered a member Of the National
Democratic Party, who does not recognize,
approve and adopt the foregoing propositions
and that the Democratic and Anti-Know-
Nothing party of this State, through its said
delegation, ought not to affiliate or act in
said convention with any delegates who shall
disapprove and vote against the same
Resolred, That if said propositions shall
not in substance be Incorporated in the plat
form adopted by said convention, the dele
cation from Georgia ought, in the opinion Of
this meeting, to withdraw from the conven-
ton, and take no further part in the nomin-
ations or other proceedings of tie same and
that our delegates be so instructed to act
IL Page & Bacon have recovered
verdict of damages to the large amount of
$82, 727, in suit against the city and county
Of St. Louis, growing out of the late Rail-
road injunction case. The latter took all
appeal to the Supreme Court.
q James 4. Galloway, Esq, of Lex
ington, Mo-, is supposed to have been muir
dered on the 18th ult., on the Blackwater
Bridge, three miles north of Warrensburg.
He was a wealthy and respectable gentleman.
and the event has caused a painful excite
ment in the neighborhood. The circumstance
leading to the surposition of his murder was
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