The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-25
~ Our Red Wing friends are very much
put out in regard to the course pursued by the


~ Our Red Wing friends are very mu Oh
put out in regard to the course pursued BY the
Red Wing Sentinel. They say that they lent
their aid to the establishment of the Sentinel
on the ground that it was to be neutral in poll
tics; that it was to be paper advocating solely
the interests Of Minnesota in general, and Good
hue county and Red Wing ia particular. Blu.
that alter all these professions on the part of
the gettefs up Of the concern. after having Sc
cured several hundred dollars of patronage
from the Republicans, they came out for. Rice
and Nebraskaism and Hunkerism in the mean
est kind ola way. They propose, we under
stand, to get up new paper which will be So
tisfactory to the Republicans, and of course to
the great mass Of the citizens of Red Wing.
We would advise them, however, not to be too
hasty In this matter. Although we would
gladly welcome another ally in the good cause
iasso the feld, yet they must take into conside-
ration that it is much easier to start paper
than it is to keep it a going Afterwards fact
which we presume that the publishers of the
Sentinel will soon find out, if they do not
change their policy.
MENDOZA AND BIG Sioux RIVER ROAD Con-
rRACrs.-We are informed by the General Su-
perintendent, that at the letting which was mad
of this road, on the 20th inst, MIR. Peter Chea-
die Of Kasota, was found to be the lowest bid
der on the Kasota Bridge Section, and Mr..
T. J. Frazier of st. Anthony, the lowest bid
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be completed by the first of November, the lat
ter-which includes the bridge over the Blue
Earth, and thirteen and q half miles of the
road from and beyond Mankato, by the LIST Of
May next.
The CHOLERA AT FoRT RILEY.-A letter to
the st. Louis Republican from Fort Leaven-
worth, dated the 7th, says: "Sincc my letter
of yesterday morning have learned some fur
Their particulars of the state of affairs at Fort
Riley, and give them to you as they are re-
ceived by persons coming in from there, one
by one. 1t is to be expected that there is no
more cholera at that post, perhaps for the rea-
son that there is no victim left-in fact, so far
as we can learn, the post is abandoned, all
who did not die having left panic STRICKEN
As yet we do not know the exact number Of
deaths it is enough to say that it was awful
Last Friday men were offered $40 to dig a
grave, and nobody would do it. The last man
from there, who came in yesterday evening,
says when he left he saw four or five dead on
the porch, and no man to bury them."
We are under many obligations to J. G. Bur-
bank for late Buffalo, Chicago and New York
papers in advance of the mail.
DEATH OF A SUPPOSED MURDERER.-Richard
r. Robinson, the supposed murderer of Helen
p. Jewctt, died at the Gait House, Louisville,
KY, on the Sth inst. For several years past
he was known as Richard Parmelly.
A MONUMENT TO GEREIT SMITu-We arc hap
py to learn that Gerrit Smith contemplates a
disposition of his great property that regards
the good of the living, and is local. practicable,
and is full of promise. The Oswcgo Palladium
says that it is his purpose to found and endow
great educational institution somewhere in
Central New York, TO which he will dedicate
the bulk of his property. His plans are near
ly matured. The institution is to be Univer-
sity OF the highest class, and established on the
most liberal principles. 1t is to be surrounded
with an ample farm to give the opportunity Of
tillage to such students as desire to strengthen
and invigorate themselves by labor, and is to
make suitable provisions for cases of struggling
merit.
10 In Philadelphia there are two gangs of
prOfessed rowdies, named Snakes" and "Osce-
olas." A day or two since the "Snakes'' had
apic-nic. They were having nice time of it,
when suddenly the "Osceolas" appeared, arm
ed with clubs and revolvers, and most beau
tiful fight resulted. That night, however, the
"Snakes" "laid" for the "Osceolas," and at
lacking them Unexpectedly, laid them low.
~ The census of Chicago has just been
taken. The present population is $500; last
November it was 60, l40-increase in seven
months 1000. The number of new buildings
erected during the last year was 2, 900, many of
the first class. There are now 1873 vessels be-
longing to that port
1S- The New York Methodist Conference
have adopted resolution adverse to the prac-
tice of reading sermons in the pulpit. They
look with deep regret upon the Introduction of
the practice, dsapprove of it as an injurious in
novation on apostolic usage, and recommend
TO ministers the abandonment of the practice
and the continuance of extemporaneous preach
ing.
NEW HAMrsHIRE.-The Prohibitory Liouor
Law went into operation last Monday, pushed
by Proclamation by the Governor, saying
that he should lend his aid to enforce it.
HE NEW I DIRK CENsUs.-Thc fact that the
population of New York has fallen off in the
isst hVe years in many parts of that State, ex-
G SI1, wlde remark The cause is plain enonpb
While land in New York is worth $50 to s loo
per acre, and while better land could no had az
an easy ride this side at 81 rs. the course
would naturally be to sell at the bieh nrices ~
those who wished to enlarge their nossesSions
and move off and buy at the lower rates IT,
this process, enough people have left New YorL
IN the last five years to populate at least ono
good-sized State, and still the census will show
an increase in that time of near half q milan
besides.-Gak. lido.
Esr suicide epidemic prevails in New
I ork just now. The Times says that strangers