Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-03-06

principle, as to stoop to such low means to injure
another, but your shafts fall harmless, though
tipped with poison.
0V A mail arrived yesterday. The principal
items of news We give in our columns of this
morning.
FIRE AT ELLIoTA.-We learn that this new town
was destroyed by FIRE on Saturday evening last.
1t was located on the southern boundary OF Min
nesota, between St. Paul and Dubuque, and was
we'll known as the way station. Mr.. Elliota. the
proprietor of the house, escaped with his family
and few of his goods, but suffered severely from
the cold. A new building is soon to be erected.
STILL ANOTHER WARNING.-The fire on We'd
nesday evening, is still another warning to our cit
izens. Will they heed it? Now is the time to
organize Fire Department.
The PHILocNoxIAN SocIErY.-T. NJ. Newson
lectures before this Society this evening at the
Baldwin Institute. A charge of ten cents will be
made, the funds of which will be appropriated
towards purchasing Library for the Young
Ladies.
Qy- The value of the property owned by the
city of Philadelphia is $l6,6Sl 900, and the rev.
enue annually according therefrom is LOSS, 900.
a. The Monroe Commercial says: an upsophis-
tcatcd youth came to sssee the city;'' played the
gallant by approaching a lady, yesterday, in Camp
street, very politely informing her that her bon
net had fallen back off her head. Of course he
had not seen the latest fashion.
CO. 1t appears tha. the British expenditures
for the year which ended on the 10th of October,
was upwards of seven millions sterling on ac-
count of the army, and upwards of ten millions
on account of the Navy. 94
ca The loss of the Russian forces in the Cri-
mea during the campaign of 1854, was Ill, ,l42
men, of which 29, ,204 are reported killed in Tur-
key and the Crimea 36,3O4 died in hospitals 50
55,364 were wounded, and GIG deserted. About
1000 were killed at Bomnrsund. nltfe - naa
G. 1t is reported that Mr.. R. Lock wood has
sold his painting of ssThc Last Judgment," to the
new Roman Catholic Cathedral in Philadelphia,
for $4,000, reserying to himself the privilege of
engraving it, 1000 subscribers to which have been
received at $40 each. ri Basal
CT In the County Court at Louisville, KY,
on Tuesday last a verdict of $500 damages was
awarded against Jacob L. Johnstone, in favor of
Miss Smith, for default Of a promise Of marriage.
O. A few weeks since, Mrs. Washington
Castle, Of Albany, was so terribly burned with
burning auid that she died in few hours. She
was not filling the lamp when it exploded she
was lying on the sofa reading. No cause is as
signed for the accident. The first known was the
explosion Of the lamp, scattering its murderous
contents in all directions. ,.,:s =
O. The real estate of the late Daniel Web
ster in Mars6eld, is to be sold at auction on the
l4th of March next. eaf
~ We call attention to the advertisements of
Price 4 Parker. They advertise extensively and
consequently are doing an extensive business.
~Our merchants are now confident of better
times. They already breathe freer, and feel like
the boy who. got lost in . briar patch--more
scared than hurt.--St. Louis Herald. I'd al
-CT The shortest and surest way to live with
honor in the world, is to be in reality what we
would appear to be. . lssssg
~ knowledge may give weight, bat accom-.
plishmsnt: only give lustre; and many more SEQ
than weigh. - g ~. - 'gsllneas .
O. Most arts require long study and spplica-
ton but the most useful art of all, that Of
pleasing, which requires only the desire.
e. Our sorrows are IKE thander clouds. b;cb
seem black IN the distance but grow lighter they
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