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Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20

The FAIR.-The first day Of the first annual
Fair of the Minnesota Agricultural Society. in
connection with the Second Annual Fair Of
the Hennepin County Agricultural Society, was
held at Minneapolis yesterday. We shall give
Report of the first days proceedings in our
issue of Tomorrow. 49,. = To-. 3D.. e., ~. &.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20

Freedom OF THE PREss.-The Rochester
American thinks young ladies' should never OBJ
ject to being kissed by editors; they should
make every allowance for the freedom of khe
Press.
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Locs.-Two large RATS of Logs came down
the Mississippi yesterday. They are the largest
RATS We have seen this season.
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A Nkw FEATURE IN AN EPIscoPAL CHURCH.
Attached to one of the Episcopal churches up
town, there is an establishment some of whose
peculiarities are unusual in Protestant institu-
tions. number of single ladies reside in house
near the church at which prayers are read twice a
day; there they attend regularly and in addition
to this religious services held in the house, at
which they are also present. The remainder of
their time is occupied in the instruction of poor
children, visiting the sick, making garments for
the needy; and other good works. While they re-
main in the house. they, of course, comply with
its regulations, which are few and simple, but
they take no VOWS and are at liberty at any time
to leave the establishment. They do not mingle
in general society, but not restricted in doing
SD it their tastes incline them: they are at lib
erty to receive visits, though we believe they actu-
ally see but little of any company. Those who
resort to the house are probably disposed when
they 60 there to retirement. No peculiar dress is
worn, and they are not anxious in any way to be-
come conspicuous. Among the inmates of the
house are ladies entitled by their family and Do
sition to move in the most distinguished societyof
the country.-(N. Y. Doy Book. -
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Cy Patrick Tormy, aged 10, convicted at Rox-
bury, Mass, of burglary, has been sentenced to
the State Prison for lG years. ...-.
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CO The diamonds worn by Rachel when she
personates the character of Adrienne, have been
valued, according to tho New York Tribune. bv
the best lapidist of Europe, at $245, 700. Her
five dresses worn in the same character, cost
81 900 each.
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H9T The New York Sun, descanting ON
the extravagances of dress in that city, estimates
the annual cost of dressing and jeweling the
ladies' of New York and its vicinity at from
thirty to forty millions of dollars, as much as 1t
costs to maintain the general government.
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e@ A girlnamed Brown recently disguised
herself in mail attire, and joined the United
States Army at Rome, N. Y. Her sex was
not discovered for several weeks 80
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ca The olean IN. w. Journal says eight fu-
gitive slaves passed through town day or two
since. They were from Culpepper county, vir-
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UDcommonly intelligent are che Coroner's iur.
les Of Mississippi Recsntly twelve men IN War
rem county of that State, returned ayerdict that
'sthe deceased died from visitation Of God, or
some other disease, unknown to the jury"
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An old lady possessed Of a fine fortune, and
noted for her penchant for the use of fgurative
expressions, one day assembled her grand chill
dren, when the following conversation took place:
: My children" said the old lady - am the root
and you are the branches" "Grandma,s said
one. Z" What my child ?" 81 was thinking
how much better the branches would flourish L
the root was under the ground"
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CT During the past three msnths, between
seventy-6ve and one hundred houses have been
finished and erected in Winona. And fifty more
could be tsnsnted at once, they in existancs.
st. Paul must look we'll to her laurels, or the
Prairie City will snatch them from her in less
than two years. WtnOna Express.
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GV There are two reasons why you should not
interrupt an editor when he is writing. One is,
it is apt to put him out, the other is, you might
get put out poursef.
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Sow TIMOTHY SEED.-The right time to SOW
Timothy seed has arrived. For several years l
have sown my Timothy the fore part of Septen,-
Der, always with good success. 1t may be sown
with winter wheat rye after the land is prepar-
ed, and Immediately before drilling, if drill is
used or before the last dragging if the seed is put
in with drag.
light drag or brush does we'll, or the movement
of the earth by drill is sufficient. With this as
with all other seeds, the main point is to have the
land in good state of cultivation. Plough deep,
make the soil mellow, and If wet, ditch it., and
then it the land is not to poor, it will give you
crop of Timothy most likcly-provided always
that you the seed. =
For hay or pasture VIC can scarcely do better
than to raise Timothy. 1t stands the winter much
yer where thereis certainty that the roots: will
be found on the top of the ground the following
spring. Leaves or straw would make cheaper
| TOP dressing
Put on the seed Literally; siA Yu"ss or i. peoL
is not too much. 1t is poor economy, to wait
for one fourth or one half of your land for two
or three years, while you are waiting for the grass
to spread and cover it. When the grass docs COW
er it, it will probably be June grass, or the blue
grass, or some other hardy variety, which the
Creator in his great mercy has sent for the espe-
cial benefit of shftless men, who either don't SOW
seed, or SOW it in such questionable shapes that
it wont grow.
Grass crops cost so little that we do not suf-
fcienty appreciate them. One.or two things we
must do--"sced down. or use q great deal of
manure other fertilizers. When hay is from
eight to twenty dollars per ton, we need not to be
averse to the former alternative. The fore part
of September is safest, but Timothy will general
" succeed any time in this month.-Rural Nep
Yorker.
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THE RETURNS.

We give the f"loTing table of the election re-
turns which we believe to be nearly correct
.L.lI Al
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6 There 10 a better time COMING. ,.

Inc Governor OF Illinois has designated the
I'd OF November as Thanksgiving-da in that
State.
CO When Is Thanksgiving in Minnesota?
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q Never relate your misfortunes, and griese
over what you cannot prevent.
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Cor THE WRoNc HAr.--Some man has got the
wrong hat, be would much obligs by returning it
to this Office and taking his own.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20

PRNrERs.-Lord Stanhope was pr:nterl-
franklin was printer! Bsranger, the great
French poe, was . printer! Theirs, the great
French Historian, was a printer!
off brilliant Star
st.. Were stricken from the dome Of night,
PrfntePs press, planted there,
Would MI the vacuum TO hair, ..4.s *tf.-
And give, perhaps, better light"
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20

CO The Lacrosse and Prairie du Chine papers
are talking of the construction of a Wagon road
between the two places, along tho river bank
that will be hard road to make. and travel too.
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shore-and now " hsvs probably about double
that many voters.
Oh /" Popular Sovereignty! popular Sever
signty'l how long will seeh outragss - thsss,
and those 10 Kansas, be psrpetsstsd in thy spe-
cious name? 80
o We ars much mistaken in the people Of Mime
sota II they do not visit With severe and terrible
retribution the perpetration Of frauds like these
On the precious privilege of the elective franchise.
:" Thsss's good time coming boys, good time
coming"
good things which the Council have been Doing,
they have passed the following ordinance relative
to racing in our streets:
Ff9 AN ORDINANCE
Regulating the Riding and Driving of Horses IN
the Streets Of the City Of st. Paul.
The Mayor and Common Council of the City Of
st. Paul, do ordain and establish as follows:
SECTION l. Any person who shall be hereafter
engaged in racing, or immoderateIy riding or
driving any horse or horses, mare, gelding mule,
or driven, any horse, mare, gelding or mule faster
than at the ordinary rate OF SIX miles per hour,
in, along, or through any street, alley or way,
over or upon any grounds, squares, or other pub
lie place within the corporate limits OF the City
Of st. Paul. shall on conviction thereof before the
Justice of the Peace Of said City, be punished by
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and i'm
prisonment 10 the County Jail not exceeding three
months, or either, ut the discretion Of said JUS
tice. aaaist sas 800
SEC. 2. Any person convicted of violating any
of the Ordinances of the City which are punisha-
BILE by fine, failing to pay the same, on conviction
may, At the discretion Of the Justice of the Peace
the City, be committed to the Jail of the Coun-
~ until the same be paid.
SEC. 8. This Ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage. 80 8EG LEIi 49,
ALEX RAMSEY, Mayor.
Attest:
SHERWOOD HoUcH, City Clerk.
Passed October Is, 1855. - 5.lsfGs si ri.
Another good act, is the passage of the follow
ing resolution. This suits us. IL We have laws
let them be inforeed; if we have officers, let them
do their duty. The resolution was introduced by
Alderman Becker:
Resolved. That Committee Of three Re AZ
pointed to enquire whether any of the City OH
GERS have neglected or are neglecting their
duties officers of this City, either under the Act
Of Incorporation, or the Ordinances of the City,
with instructions to report Mt the next meeting Of
| the Council. '.'
The Mayor appointed Alderman Becker, Knox,
| and Larpentsur, such committee. le,a +. = i le
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WONDERFUL PENs.-Dr. Warner, some wears
ago, happened to be in the shop of an eminent
stationer in the Strand, London, when Member
of the House of Commons purchased hundred
quilts for six shillings. When he was gone, the
Doctor exclaimed: =. - XII.
ooh, the luxury of the age! Six shilings for
hundred quilis! Why, II never, cost me six
prising, Doctor" observed the stationer, ssfor
your works are very voluminous.' 81 deciarc,''
replied the Doctor, 81 wrote my Ecclesiastical
History, two volumes in folio, and my discretion
on the Book of Common Prayer, large folio,
both the first and second copies, with one single
pen. 1t was an old one when l began and it is
not worn out now that am fnshed.''
This relation was spread abroad, and the merit
OF this pen was esteemed SO highly that celebra-
ted countess begged the Doctor to make her a
present of it. He did SO. and her ladyship had a
gold case made. with short history of the pen
written upon it, and placed in her cabinet of Curl
Osities. Byron wrote his celebrated poem of the
Bride of Abydos in one night, and without mend
ing his pen. The pen is yet preserved in the
British Museum. John Elliott, translated the
entire Bible into the Indian language, and wrote
the whole of it with one pen. a.'t.s
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Washington. Oct. IL.

49, Washington, Oct. IL.
The Union of this morning publishes dispatch
claiming the election of Medll as Governor of
Ohio, ny $4,000 majority. Our dispatch Of yes
terday gave Chase 10000 majority:
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FAm.-Major IIutchins, Cyrus Hill, Edison Hill,
Hamilton Law, and Mcssrs. Blake and Fife, all
prominent gentlemen from the East, visited the
Minneapolis Fair yesterday. So
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20

The ORPHANS OF PORTSMOUTH, Richmond
Dispatch Of Saturday says" Yesterday even
ing there came up in the Curtis Peck, twenty
eight children in charge of the Rev. Thomas
Hume. They were all from Portsmouth,, and
were of all ages from fifteen months to fifteen
years. The number was diminished from several
causes-some were claimed by their relatives,
others were detained by the desire of friends or
relatives who expected to be able to take charge
of them, &c. but the chief reason was that the
vide the number, sending part at a time. Up
on the arrival of the children they wero taken in
charge BY the committee, and were Immediately
conveyed to the College. They were accompanied
BY three Skaters of Charity, who showed the most
tender regard for them. More than Eve hundred
dresses were prepared for them by the ladies Of
ble."
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II un Away-Sad Accident.

Rico over Marshall, Slower Olmsted, 1880
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CO For the FIRST time in long series of years
the Boston Jail has not single person confined
within its walls for debt. The last poor debtor
left its portals on the Seth ult.
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W A special di.ppa.h from - ashtngton states
that MFR. Mason, Minister to France will be re-
called if he cannot satisfactorily explain his at
tendance at the TIE Deum at Notre Dame in honor
Of the fall of Scvastopol. +lIe
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Too Honest.

ssMr. Slocum, believe sir p'
eyes, sir-Jancs Slocum.'' AIS.
s'Some ak months ago, Mr.. Slocum, you charg-
ed me with pair of boots-price five dollars-I
have now called to liquidate the demands"
cove me FIVE dollars. Why really have no re-
membrance of the fact"
''Bc that as it may, the debt is honest and must
be paid.'
Here the middled nged gentleman in pepper
and salt cashmere, took out we'll filled pocket
book and handed Slocum twenty dollar BILL
Slocum balanced tho account, and handed to the
gentleman in seasoned wearing apparel, fifteen
dollars, being the balance on the boots. r.
The middle aged man left, whilc Slocum went
of in revery.
"Wcll, the world is not SO bad after all; here at
least, is one genuine honest man. will never
speak ill of the human family again."
I'd Scene--ap Exchange Oiice-enter Slocum.
"Bullion, my boy, just discount this lot of mon
ey and give me current"
s'Certainly, SIR" g..
Bullion runs over the picture blottins paper,
and throws out a twenty dollar bill.
"What do you throw ont that for ?"
''Not worth a ccnt-one of the new counterfeits
that came out yesterday" Pr t.-..
SlOcum once more goes of in a rcvery.
"Cmse that scoundrel. That's the very bill
that the honest man paid me for them BOOTS
What a vile world don't believe thsEe is one
upright man on the: earth.
Inc last we saw OF Slocum, no was putting OH
or "perlicc, to entor complaint.
GREAT SPKEcH.-IIooper, of tho Montgomery
Mail, gives the. following report Of the greatest
speech he ever heard: - y
GA fellow was indicted up in tho old Min, when
Tenn CT was Solicitor, for gambling, to
wit: Playing 'sshort tards'' at certain locality
known as Frog Level. Col. N-----defended
him, with bottle Of liquor in his pocket, accom-
panied the crown who, it was shown, did actually
play, yet it never did, with absolute certainty, To-
cate himself as one of the players. Said he, by
way of peroration: -,
'sGentlemen of the Jury; the witness have told
you that Peter Wyart was thar, and playing;
for he noticed his hand, and it was .t,tN on
Queens! ,'f.
salary Snow was thar, and he was a playing;
for he hilt t,rO little par.
"William Epson was thar, he played, cause
witness noticed, in particular, that he had nothin'
but an ace
'sBil Conner was thar, and he playel, gentlo-
men for he had the bully hand-four high heeled
Jacks! '~
s'Buf, gentlemen, when came to ask him about
Abraham Pitkin-my. clients hand, what did he
say, gentlemen? Why, nothin', gentlemen, ex-
cept that if Abe 'hilt any hand, he aforementioned
what was in it And now, gentlemen of the ju-
ry, because my client was seen goin' down to
Frog Level, with bottle of liquor in his pocket,
and the witness can't remember as he hilt any
hand at all, whenshully hands was out, and him
the best player in the crowds that's that
say, gentlemen of the jury, is that any reason that
my client was guilty of the crime Of GamboH-
ing?" ..,D
1t is almost needless to say that the Jury saw
the NON sequitur and acquitted the defendant.
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A dispatch from Col. Schoulsr of Cincinnati,
states that Chase has over 10000 majority, beat
ing both Medill and the other candidate. The
Legislature is three-fourths Republican. The
Anti-Nebraska majority is said to be 1000 OF
10000.
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began 70 teH upon the lnolens, ana . coneIQer8-
BILE body Of them who had not voted went Of in
fright; so Henry M. Rice lost fine lot of votes.
simply for the want Of backbone in his Rcd Re.
publican allies; and not from any scrupulosity
on the part of his judges of election from Wis
csnsin. However, the want of backbone gave
him some Republican" votes here in st. Paul;
so, perhaps, accounts of profit and loss will bal
ance! 'stft;frt. s,sf
AT the 's Point' poll, the legal voters of the
district residing near there, were 50 disgustsd at
the proceedings Of the " Superior" people, that,
like the people Of Kansas, they generally declined
participating in the farce, and with few excep-
lions, refused to vote at all.
The Wisconsin invaders and their intelligent In
dian allies, voted for one Kingsbury for Represen-
tative, and for one McCracken, citizen of Wis.
consin, and sort Of agent Of Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, Rice's very thick friend, for the Coun.
Gil, except, however, at the Resd" Precinct,
where the wisconsonians gave about so votes for
Levi Folsom, of Taylor's, Falls, fof that Office
The Hon. John D. Ludden; of Gbissgs County,
having received 95 majority Of the aegsl votes Of
the District on the st. Croix, oyer Mr. Folsom,
he is of course elected, and will doubtless receive
the certificate of election. The Lake returns will
Of course be thrown out by the Registered DECIDE
of Chisago county, IL for no other reason, aside
from the unbiushing fraud Of the whole vote up
there, than that all the precincts, except that Of
Fon da Lac, are Illegal and have never been con-
stituted according to the forms of law.
In looking at these Transactions, it should net
be forgotten, that the census officer in June last,
could hardly squeeze ont about 800 people, men,
women and cbildreh, eli told, onshs whole North,
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Man AND WOMAN should not say from my
experience of my own sex. that a woman's nature
is flexible and impossible, though her feelings
are. know a very few instances of very in
ferior man ruling the mind of superior woman,
whereas, know twenty, or fifty, of a very infe-
rlor woman ruling superior man. If he loves
her the chances that she will in the end weak
en- and demoralizc him. If superior woman
marry vulgar or inferior man, he makes her
miserable, but he seldom governs her mind, or
vugarizes her nature, and if there be love on his
side, the chances that she will elevate and re-
fine him. The most dangerous man to woman,
is man of high intellectual endowments morally
perverted; for in woman's nature there is such a
necessity to approve where she admires, and to
bell, believe where she loves, devotion compounded
while the instincts remain true and the feeling un-
corrupted, the conscience and the will mey both
be led astray. Thus fell the mother type of her
colossal intellect, half serpent, half angcIic.-
Mrs. Jameson.
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ERs OF EMGRArloN.-The Commissioners of Emil
Merchants Bank $4,000, and the matter was
brought up yesterday and referred to the Presi-
dent and Vice President, to make arrangements
for securing it, by mortgage or otherwise. Res
olutions were also adopted, with view to les
sening the expense of the Commission, which, we
think, were by this time needed.
MAMMOTH SHIP.-The readers of ssChnmbers'
Journal'and ssDickens' Household Words'' Of
this year, will recollect the respective descriptions
OF this monster of the ocean, in the course of
construction on the Thames, England. 1t is to
test the problem of the highest degrees Of speed
attainable on the ocean, with total exemption
from the pitching and heaving motion which in
smaller vessels has hitherto been so deeply ground
ed, source of apprehension to the majority Of
voyagers. ~s -s-s 81
The ship which is now so rapidly approaching
completion, will be nearly seven hundred feet in
length. Her tonnage will be 25, 900 tons. Her
power 5000 horses. She will be propelled both
by paddle and the screw. 81 fsr.
long series of careful calculations of the
height and extent of tho waves of tho Atlantic
even in the 6ercest hurricanes, has satisfied her
owners in common with scientific men on boil,
sides OF the ocean, that she never fall in the
trough between the waves, as from her greet
length. she must always be poised Mt least upon
three of them. She is built of iron, on the tubu-
low r-'~c;ria Of the Rrit t~;d,r. over the Me-
nal Straits. This peculiarity of construction cf-
fectualy prcciudes the possibility of straining or
injury from the shocks of waves. In nautical
| parlancc, she cannot ''break her back.' .-
Washington telegraph., 1855-12-05
THE DYING CHILD.
Ell HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON:

BT HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON;
TraasIqfeI from the Danish, By Mary Ho,rin.
voiber I'm tired, and | would fain be sleeping:
Let me rePOSe upon thy bosom seek;
TT p;omise me that thou wilt leave off weeping.
Because thy tears fall hot upon my cheek
Here It Is cold: the tempest raveth nadly;
Put in nv dreams all is so wond' rous bright
&. the angel children smiling gladly.
When from my weary eyes | shut out light.
uosbrr. one stands by me nowI and. IistenI
Dost thou not hear the music's sweet accord7
See Tow his white wings beautifully glistenI
Surely those wings were given him by our Lorli
C;reen- gold and red are floating all around me;
They are the flowers the angel scattereth-
Shall have also wings whilst life has bound me.
Or. mother, are they given alone in deathz
Whv dost thou clasp me as if | Were goinga
WHY dost thou press thy cheek thus unto mine1
Thy cheek is hot. and yet thy tears are flowing
Twill dear mother, viii lie always thinel
Do not thus sight marreth my repo>ing;
And. If thou weep, then must weep with thee,
Oh. | am tired--mY weary eyes are closingI,
Look, mother lookl the angel kisseth mel
Washington telegraph., 1855-12-05
NO. 49,:

ready: All appearances supposed to re-
quire the eruptions Of the central heat to
account for them, have, on smaller scale.
been unquestionably produced by the trans
fers of electricity.
The hypothesis of the central heat of
the earh-in other words, of fiery fur:
Race below the earth's crust-is far from
being of modern origin. The notion was
entertained by very ancient philosophers,
and by succeeding generations it has been.
In turns, now received and now rejected
The central heat has also been received as
truth by theologiaus of olden times, as we'll
as by their contemparaneous scientific men:
the theoiogans favoring the hypothesis as
furnishing them with the locality of Tarta-
rus, or the place of the fire and birthstone
torture OF the wicked. S. Il. c.