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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-24
ST. CrOix Items.
From the st. CrOix Union.

From the st. CrOix Union.
We are informed by VIM. II. Mower, of thi
place, who has just returned from a tour thro
the Pineries, that the lumbermen in that re
gion, have made arrangements for building
boom, and piers at what is called Kettle River
Slough on the st. CroiX River. Success at
tend them.
The message of the Governor vetoing the
charter ofthe M N. W.R. R. Co.. passed at the
last session of the Legislature, which received
his signature at that time, occupies consdera
BILE space. He returned bill No. 5, (amend
ments to the charter,) with objections to both
We are requested by the gentleman in charge
OF the University lands situated on the St
Crofx and its branches, to state that it is moi
the intention of the Regents to "permit" any
OF said lands the present winter, and that per
sons trespassing thereon will be dealt with &C
cording to law.
We learn by persons just down from the Pin
cries, that the teams are now all doing we'll
and will generally get in to the river the us
ual amount of lumber per team, although nee.
cssarlly compelled to commence late in the
season, owing to the scarcity OF snow, up to
near the middle of winter.
We learn that every fortnight the members
OF the saltwater Lyceum are interested and
amused In listening to the reading of the 81 "a.
dies PORTFOLIO" edited by ladies of this citv.
Several numbers have appeared, creditabie to
the conductors. We hope they NAV have a
more pleasant time of it in the profession than
is generally allotted to many members of the
fraternity. 'A'
Teamsters-up river, look sharp as you pass
Cedar Bend, as the ice is losing fast since the
recent fall OF snow I; perhaps for the present it
would be best to take the land route. altbou oh
with the exception of this one place the ice was
perhaps never better on the river than it has
been thus far this winter. averaging from Is
incnes to 2 feet in thickness but owing to
.he heavy weight of snow now on the surface
|. is setting and in many places the current
Is c9ttlngit away frombeneath, which will soon
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-24
DETROIT. Feb.

+ 7-7' sni@l 8ia 993ass1 DETROIT, Feb. 6.
To-day is the coolest day of the season.
Horses and sleighs were employed yesterday
IN taking produce across the river, to the Great
Western Railway Depot
g...soa y -aifnlos7 ALBANY, Feb. 6. /.
Mm.a II. Seward is elected to the United
House. - WV
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An Answer to q Citizen, &c.

An Answer to q Citizen, &C.
The following letter, dated Feb. z, 1855, was
received by the Register of Deeds, on Thurs
day, the 18th ult:
ST. PAUL, Feb. 9TH, 1855.
Louis M. Olivier, Esq, Clk. BID. Co. Commits
sioners, Ramsey Co. M. IT,:
DEAR SIR,-Please to inform the County
Commissioners, that have removed from Ram
sey County into Dakota County, and therefore
the office of Judge of Probate is now vacant in
said Ramsey County. 1 further request that
the Commissioners either appoint some person
to said office that will take charge of the books
papers, furniture, &c. that is in my possession
or do SO themselves Immediately, as l am out
OF the office most of my time, and cannot see to
them hereafter.
Yours very respectfully,
j. M. STONE"
At the last general election, Richard Fewer,
Esq. ofSt. Anthony, was duly elected Judge of
Probate for Ramsey County. He qualified &C.
cording to law, and went to Judge Stone to re.
ceive the books, papers, &C., belonging to the
Probate Office. Judge Stone refused to deliver
the books, DC, and showed that his certificate
of election, as issued by the Register of Deeds
in 1853, entitled him to the office of Judge of
Probate for two years.
On or about the 25th day of January, appli-
cation was made to the Commissioners to as
certain who was the Judge of Probate. The
Commissioners, after consideration, decided
that Judge Stone had right. On the 9th
of the same month, Judge Stone made known
to the Commissioners that he intended to leave
the County and therefore to resign his Office
The Commissioners being in session on that
day, appointed Richard Fewer, Judge of Pro-
bate-appointment to take place as soon as the
resignation of Judge Stone should be received
by the Clerk of the Board.
By the above it will be seen that Richard
Fewer is Judge of Probate for Ramsey County.
Is NJ. OLIVIER,
elk. BID. Co. Commissioners.
st. Paul, Feb. II, 1855.
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Exercises ut the Baldwin Institute.

The exercises at the Baldwin Institute, on
Friday evening, were very creditable to the
young ladies of the Philognomion Society,""
as we'll as to Prof Ewing. The lecturer through
some mistake was not present. Yet the time
was occupied by very profitable and pleasing
entertainment.
The exercises consisted in reading paper
by Miss Hartwell, entitled the Laurel WREATH, y
and recitations by Miss Nichols and Miss
Twichell. The paper was divided, for sake of
varying the exercises, into three chapters. 1t
consisted of contributions from the young la
dies of the Institute. Many of the productions
discovered considerable thought, as we'll as
ability in expressing them. 1t was we'll spiced
with wit and humor. and being we'll read, was
received with marked appreciation by the au-
dience The recitations, which alternated with
the chapters of the paper were executed with
correctness, ease and elegance.
The whole arrangements were admirably
conducted, and it bids fair to become one of the
most pleasing and profitable entertainments OF
the season. We understand they are to have
exercises of some kind every Friday evening.
The object the Society have in view is the
purchase of a library, which is most commend.
able, and deserves the support Of our citizens
The attendance was large, and gave much pro-
| mise for the future
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-24
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1856.
The Veto Vetoed.

The Council, it will be seen, passed On Satur-
day, by two-thirds vote, the amendatory
Railroad act which was vetoed by Governor
German. The measure is now a law, notwith-
standing the purile efforts of the Governor and
his fifteen or twenty friends" in and about ST.
Paul to retard the prosperity of the Territory
by defeating all hopes that Minnesota can pos
sibly have for the next ten years of getting
railroad.
This is the first Legislative act disapproved
by a Governor of Minnesots that has ever be-
come a law.
1t was rather amusing on Saturday morning
to read the Pioneer and Times. Only three or
four days previous, the editors were both out
in leading editorials in high eulogy of the
Immortal eight" of the House. But on Sat-
urday, after Messrs. Brawley and Haus had
voted in accordance with the known will and
wish of not only large majority of their en-
tire constituency, but of nine-tenths of the
men who elected them, the feeble voices Of
these two departing editorial spirits gasp forth,
in terms the most faint and sepulchral, the old
story of "bribery," marketable material, "and
all that sort of low abuse.
| Having done all within our power at the
time of the election to keep Messrs. Haus and
Brawley out of the Legislature-while the Pho
neer and Times took precisely the opposite
course-it is not presumed that we are called
upon now to stand forth as their especial cham
pions. But we speak from facts before US when
we assert, that their constituents sustain them
almost to q man upon their votes in the House
! ON EridcY.
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S155.500

After some further debate, the amendment
was lost and the bill passed-ayes 6, nays 2,
(Olmstead and Van Etten in the negatively
Mr.. Van Ettan resigned his place as mem.
Der of the Apportionment Committee. Mr..
Stearns was appointed in his stead.
The Council then adjourned.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03
Possible Suspension Of specie faynsnta b. the Bank

Possible s.spsnsion Of specie faymsns b. the Bank
- - Of England.
The drain of gold from the London market is
not only causing conservative action on the part
of London 6nanciers, but speculations on the pos
sible suspension of specie payments by the Bank
of England. The London Times of the 9th inst
sounds note of alarm on the subject. After al
luding to the withdrawal of G4,OOO,OOO sterling
in gold from London by tho Bank OF France, at
heavy premium, it says:
s'The question whether the war expenditure is
beyond the means of the country must, therefore
be boldly met. If it be upon a scale to involve
a permanent drain of gold there is no alternative
but to lower it, or to prepare ourselves for that
mitigated form of national bankruptcy which con-
sists in n suspension of specie payments. Happi-
ly the capture of SebastOpol puts it into our pow
er to limit or extend our operations at pleasure.
While that remained to be effected, there was no
choice but to go on, even if the yearly sacrifice
were measured by hundreds of Millions"
After q general review of the circumstances of
the country and the Government, however, the
Times comes to the conclusion that though vigil
liant caution is necessary, no fear need be enter
tanned of revulsiOn-concluding with the re-
mark that "there is full reason to hope that the
the financial vigor of the country, under the sys-
TEN of free trade and convertible currency, it
equal to much greater trials than any to which
it has yet been exposed"
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03
A CARD.-TO LUMBERMEN.
THE UNDERSIGNED, GENERAL AGENT FOR
KNOWLES PATENT SAW AND
SAW.MIlL.

HAVING completed four Mills in this city, respectfully in
LOG AND KE-SAwING MILL may be seen at Simeon
Smith Co.'s, foot Onarios North ranch, also, Fer
rIs Buyds, and at Mason Lambs In addition
forms or notifications these important
hbited here's the inventor
engaged IN the Of Lumber, two other notifications
his Mill, to wit: Sitting GANGS and SIDING GANGS,
Is inch Kerr, and making inch boards
inch thick 2 ncn boards 3s inch thick,
5000 feet hour, IL
carrying "a feet long Is gauge cutting I2
inch making Siding, Flooring Fencng
of 9Ou0 feet per hou neai $500 feet hour,
perfcial measure.
power required the Sitting Gang is 10 horses and of
ny intelligent that these
forms AIDS Mills already additions the
ordinary devices making Lumber. They also
their Importance in respect the addition
in poductiOn second, the lunber third,
making aud smooth lumber; fourth, saving
CURED.
forms of Knowles Mis-are
menis The unersSned to mon The souiny
easy terms Of payment ami sure guaranty
For Sitting Gangs-$5OO cash delivery of Mill In New
Yok-$ooo when the Mill cuts sooo hour, and $500
For Siding Gang-$5oo cash delivery Mill Chicago,
perciaI hour; lieu credit other
$500, the undersigned saving
Of timber which they will exhibit single
lar Mill for one year.
JAMES BEATTIE, JR., GEN. AGENT,
Office under Marine Bank, Chicag }, illinois.
N. B.-LOG MILLS and SINGLE SAW Sitting MILLS
balance months Men sent to set the Nils up if desired at
So per day and travelling expenses -.
mee OF Supcrintendence on the trial OF this M 2Sh July
LAST in this city, The Report made company
gentlemen, assembled dinner given Mr. the
evening of the day Of trial. and in honor the in
PRODUCTION of the improvement In the West.
John Garrck ESQ., Chairman of the Committee, then
called upon and made u verbal
REPORT.
He stated that the other the COMMITTEES
himself, greatly surprised the working
Knowles acknowledge
to all the capacity that is claimed 1t. They first
work seasoned boards, somewhat knoy and
two hours and minutes thouand hundred
and eghty-echt feet. 1t then fed with
did execution. Owing failure the
powe they did it full
four minutes the had
fifty and there the Con mee feeling
the trial completely successful.
Mr.. Garrck expressed in eloquent the which
throbbed his heart in witnessing accomplishment
and valuable results in the West, which his devoted
He hoped the day when this would be
the word." oc31-tf
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03

For REFLECTIoN.--It has been suggested
that it would be good plan for the city authori-
ties to order all the stores and dwelling houses
in St. Anthony street to be removed back one
square, in order to give the sporting gentry Of
St. Paul an opportunity to race their horses
without moles,ation. In addition to the race
which we chronicIed in this street few DAYS
since, foot race came off on Wednesday, and
as is common on such occasions, many hundred
dollars changed hands. Would it not be well
TO haze bull fight exhibition in this street g.
There is no doubt bot the city would derive
considerable revenue from such harmless
amusemenls. And then there might be a few
more grog-shors opened TO drive the d st ou
of the throat of those who halooed the loudest!
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03

The WESTERN MAN.-Mrs. E.. X. Smith likes
the people of the great West. She says in the
Rhode Island Schoolmaster:
The western man has none of the vices of thrift.
He carries on operations on so vast scale that
he casts out pettiness and meanness wherever he
goes. He does not higgle and barter in a bar
gain. He measures distance By miles, not feet.
He counts money by the dollar not by the pence.
He buys dress for lis wife and gets few yards
extra. His own coat and his shoes are all too
large, and his hat souches for the same reason.
It is as if the Imagination of the man was akin to
the vastness of the rivers and 2rairies of the
gion-the soul gets quite outside of the body
He must have elbow-roomhe must BREATHE
therefore, his house is large, the room large, and
sometimes uncomfortable. The bed is high and
wide; the teacup ample, heavy, and like the lakes
filled to the brim.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03
ST. PAUL MARKETS.

TIMES OrrIcE,1
November 2 1855.
MARIETTA considerable change has taken pac durin
the week in The price of almost article in the mar
ke instances the tendency upwards Many
produce higher than they have teen be-
fore time this Pork has from $ to $25
per Hams Shoulders although
higher week, rapidly pork
the Dbl. Flour varies according
IT. be bought for So bJ while other days it is held
high 80 and $780, Corn meal has advanced from 40
81 bu. Oats in good demand in market, and sell
high Hay is much plentiful, quick at $40
to $12 per ton. or
Lumber the decline. much greater quantity
in the markets easier than other
time since the opening Common lumber has
fallen from IS to 81 NJ 1t easily bought $40
NJ Flooring and other better qualities Of lumber have declined
about the ratio. Shingles $3.50 90 per NJ
Lath $3.50 t. $2,75.
WEIGHTS OF GRAIN.-The following tho established
weights Of grains this Territory: Wheat, so rs bu
Clover Seed 60 rs q bu Rye, Sc Ms buzz Inian,Con, Sc
lbs bu; Oates 30 lbs bu; Barley, 4S Ds bu Buckwhes
D 42s q bu. ..A' 'tt
srocK. DRIED FRUIT.
Beef ...io9i2 &c Apples....S2 oog2 IS blu
.$5O@6O Peaches. 1903
800 to 200 yok Green apples .$5@6 Dbl
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03
Anew sl.v. rr.a.-H.rr,bl. R.ve,.s,.ns.

It appears from Parliamentary paper pre-
sented to the House of Lords, entitled "Corres.
pondence upon the subject of emigration from
China" that q mao slave trade is growing mp in
the world, and, it must be confessed, under Brit
ish auspices. The revelation is frightful. A me-
mortal from certain shipmasters lately returned
from the Chincha Islands details the cruelties
practiced on the Chinese laborers employed in the
export of guano, under the authority OF persons
responsible to the Government of Peru. These
unfortunate men are represented to be carried
from China to the Chinchas for the most part, If
not exclusively, on board OF British vessels
" No sooner are they landed from the ships than
they see tall African negroes placed over them as
boatswains, armed with lash of four plaits OF
cowhide, laid up in the form of what seamen call
round sennet,' five feet in length and an inch
and a half in diameter, taperinZ to polnt.--
During the forenoons, for regular offences, (or
such as the overseers please to term such, this
instrument was not much used; tas, about four
O'Clock in the afternoon, many OF the weakest had
not performed their task work, the boatswain
freely used to start those behind to bring the days
supervision to close. The slightest resistance
was punished by Hogging little short of murder,
as on many melancholy occasions We have wit
messed, being nearer than We desired.
The first to Is cuts stiAed the most agonizing
cries that rang through the heet---cries we heard
day by day, but only then knew the full amount
of sutferings that called them forth. There was
no tying up, the nearest Chinaman being compel
led, by cut of the lash, to lay hold of an arm
a leg, and stretch the miserable sufferer on his
stomach on the guano. The mere weight alone
of the lash made their bodies shake, blackening
the flesh at every blow, besides cutting like a
sabre; and when convulsive movement took
place, subordinate placed his boot on the Shout
der to keep the quivering body down. Two dozen
made them breathless, and when released after
80 lashes, they seemed slowly to stagger over,
reeled and fell, and were carried off to the hosp-
| talin most cases, if they recovered, committed
suicide, for no human heart, unless elevated by
Christian training, could, after undergoing so
cruel an infection, ever have more than two feel
ings, that is, death to those suffered from, or to
himself Accordingly. during our stay there,
many sprang over the cliffs, many buried them
selves alive in the guano, and many hid them
selves in the to starve to death; their dead
bodies floating all around in numbers. In one in
stance, two, emboldened by pity shown them by
a shpmaster, hid themselves on board his vessel,
one of whom survives and is now in this country.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03
St(iin,,n1eeslota Giiurl0s,
FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 1866.

D1sL,xEs "FAMILY QuARRELs."--The
Minnesotian affects to diske "family quarrels,'
and yet since the election, the editor has writ
ten several articles which are calculated TO
create that which he seems so much to depre-
cate. In speaking of the recent triumph Of the
Republicans in Ohio, he states that their sue
cess is mainly attributable to the fact, that the
Maine Liquor Law Plank was not engrafed
in the platform, and then takes occasion to re-
mark, as he has once before, that the majority
of those who composed our Territorial Repub-
ican Convention, were wiser men than Sum-
ner, Greeley, &C., sc. These sneers at hon.
est men, we dislike, and if they are persisted
in, there wiH be g family quarrel" which it
will take some time to heal.
The Editors allusion to ourself rather i'm
plies that we were an advocate of placing
the liquor law plank into the platform. This is
not so. We were for keeping it out originally
but when the Convention that nominated Mr..
Marshall, voted, by decided majority, to put it
in, VIC felt in duty bound to sustain the action
of the Convention-did do so, and would do so
again under like circumstances. We did not
spit upon the platform, as Our neighbor did, for
we reasoned, if this principle is tc guide us,then
there is no use Of trying TO form Republican
Party in this Territory. When we entrust the
nomination of candidate to convention, and
that convention lays down platform, we are
bound to go for that platform, or else every
thing is in confused state. One man may
spi, on this plank, another on that, and an
other on that, and if such state Of things is to
be encouraged, then good by to all party Or
ganization. No; the proper way, in our opin-
ion, to succeed in organizing party, is to go
for the nominee of that party with the platform
upon which he stands. Had those who called
themselves Republicans given Mr.. Marshall
their undivided support, to-day he would have
been our Delegate. His defeat may be at
tributed less TO the Maine Law plank and
more TO the lukewarmness Of his quasi friends
We are for the Maine Law now and ever
shall be; but if the question should come up in
another Delegate election, we should work to
keep it out of the platform, believing that there
are many opposed to Slavery who are Anti
Main Law men, and who would go with us in
achieving a glorious victory over the Slave
Power.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03

ANOTHER RuNAwAr.--A pair of horses left un-
tied just above this Office Wednesday, last, took
fright and run off with the wagon, to the immi-
nent danger of the lives of many people in the
Streets. They ran to the Winslow House where
they went straddle of post and tore the wagon
to pieces, and continued up St. Anthony St. at
full speed. Children playing about the streets,
and even grown persons are liable to be instantly
killed by such runaways, and persons thus care
less in leaving their horses should be severely
dealt with. 1t is but few days since, that a
man nearly lost his life in the lower town by SIM
liar runaway.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03
Notions of Renutv.

The japanese women gid their teeth; the In
dams paint them red; while in GUERRA. the pearl
of the teeth, to be beautiful, must be dyed black.
The Ladies of Arabia stain their fingers and toes
red, their eve brows black, and their lips blue
In Persia they paint black streak round the eyes,
and ornament their faces with blue and yellow,
while the Hottentot women paint in compart-
ments of red and black. Hindoo females, when
DESTROYS of appearing particular lovely, smear
themselves with mixture of saffron; tummeric,
and grease. In ancient Persia an aquiiine nose
was often thought worthy of the crown; but the
Samaritan mother aattens the nose of her daugh-
ter. An African beauty must have small eyes,
thick lips and large fat nose.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03

ExANCIPArIoN.-While at the railroad station.
yesterday afternoon, we saw about twenty-four
colored persons, of both sexes, and eldest FORTY
years of age, under the care Of W. Scott, ESQ.,,
the executor of the late Miss Nancy Taliafcrro.
of King William county, Virginia, who willed the
freedom, given them each one hundred and ffty
dollars. They were on their way to Mount Pleas
ant, Ohio, nine miles from Wheeling, where they
are to be located among Society Of Friends
They were brought up with much care by the de-.
ceased lady, and are represented by the executor
to be both intelligent and possessed of good NOR
als.-WdSt. Sentinel
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03

EcoNoMY IN HAVING A SMALL WIFE.-A Paris
writer on fashion says: Small women are alone
to be admired and loved.'' The reason he as.
signs that a small woman cannot possibly cover
her little person with as many yards of silk, and
other costly fabrics, as a large woman. As wo-
men display luxury in toilette which daily in.
creases in extravaganza, We do not wonder that
unfortunate bachelors seek q diminutive wife,
Buffalo Republic.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-03

A YANKEE DoDcE.-Thers was a baby
show exhibition in Worcester, Mass, one day
last week, in imitation of Barnum and Woods
exhibition. Everything passed off pleasantly
till the last day, when the award Of prizes was
made. which caused some dissatisfaction. One
of the proprietors Gained the rising storm by
requesting the ladies and gentlemen present to
retire to the ante-rooms, where the prizes would
be distributed. AS they went in one door, he
went out the other, and neither man nor money
have been heard of since.