Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-03-20
INDIAN TROUBLES.

~ INDIAN TROUBLES.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. %, 1855.
The Santa Fe arrived at Independence, ysstsr.s
dag. On the 25th of December. o p1ssy Of 100
Apaches and Utahs massacred at Pueblo, IA men,
and took thrce women and two childre4frisQners.s
Great excitement is now prevailing al Santa Fe,
on account of the general hostility oxAibitpd by
the Indians who are swearing vengeauce against
all Americans and Mexiceans. On the 9Th Janua-
ry, Capt. Newell of the First Dragons, had fight
with the Miscaulew Apaches at Sacramento Noun
tain, and killed IL Of them. The loss on the
three privates. Gov. Garland has called into SER
vice Ave companies of volunteers, forsix months
amount necessary to pay expenses.es Cox. ZONES
had arrived at Santa Fe, and entered upon the
duties of his Office. The mail was not troubled
by the indians. An express arrived at Santa Fe,
the day before the mail left, stating that 400 A.
paches and Utahs were coming to take the town
by force of arms. Lieut.. Sturgis also had fight
with tho Apaches, GO miles from Santa Fe, and
completely routed them, and rccaptured a lot of
stolen stock. The Governor is very much censur-
ed, at Santa Fe, and through tho Territory, on
account of his disapproval of the active course
taken by the people to suppress the Indian hostil-
tiles. @ fyE .sin3 A"o
GT Doestcks, in one of his letters, speaking
of Post Office in a Fair, says: 90 $40 7rioq
There was Post Of6ce-prctty girl called me,
had letter for me-bought it-paid ten cents
nothing in it-blank. Solicitors young lady very
anxious to have me give her twenty-five cents to
tell me how much Iweighed-paid her the money,
and she tod me within fifty -onc pounds and a
half. 80
SAN HousroN ON REIIcroN.-ssI metz says a
Washington correspondent Of the Crusader, &c the
Hon. Sam Houston, and was pleased to see and
converse with the hero or Texas. He has chang
ed much in appearance, and seems worn out by
some serious subject. He manifested to me de-
sire of leaving forever public life, and has mind
soon to resign rs U. S. Senator. He told me that
his mind is continually troubled with the idea Of
predestnation, and is sincerely converted to reli
gion in private life he will find that peace and
enjoyment which is denied to public men, who
like him are surrounded by politicians"
ARREST OF ST.. LOUIS MERCHANTS Messrs.
Smith & Kennedy, doing dashing furnishing bu-
siness in st. Louis-originally coming west with
stock worth $125, O00-were arrested on the Joint
acquisitions of the Governors of Pennsylvania
and Missouri, on the evening of the 22d inst, on
charge Of attempting to defraud their creditors
and consigned to Jail.
| CO The Washington correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican writes that the President is in
possession of highly gratifying intelligence from
| Utah, which reports the Mormons as not only
peaceably disposed, but quite satisfied with their
new Governor.
CO On the occurrence of recent railroad &C
cident, a telegraphic operator who was on the
train, cut the wires, and by raps manipulations
| from the end, contrived to send dispatch to the
Office in the nearest city. The replies he received
by applying the end to his tongue. In this way.
several messages were accurately sent and re-
ceived. -i- "t A.r a'E rq II
BENNEr's LAND BLL.--'The bill of Hon. Henry
Bennett, Of New, York, for granting public lands
equally to the several States for Railroad and
School purposes, passed the House of Represen-
tatives on the 10th by two majority.
ADVICE TO BRIDE.-I beg to remind my daugh-
| ter that the husband has thousand elements of
disturbance in his daily avocations, to which his
wife is an utter stranger, and it will be h,- privi-
lege, and the title to the respect of all whose
spect is worth having to make his own freside the
most attractive place in the universe for the calm
repose of weary body or an excited mind. The
minor combats which are the most valuable be.
cause far more constantly in rcquistion, will de-
pend more upon her look, her manner, and tho
evidence of her forethought, than upon all the
occurrences of lifc.-Parental Precepts.
Singular SUIcIDE.-Mr Fem, a Prussian by
birth, who was Civil Engineer on the Terrc Haute
and Alton Railroad, committed suicide at Teirt
Haute on the Goth. He was in attendance at
masquerade, and cody remarked to couple oil
ladies that he believed he would retire and shoe
himself One of the ladies jocularly replied tina
he should do so. pistol report was soon after
heard, and in an adjoining room Fem was found
weltering in his gore. No cause assigned for tn,
| act. 1872 ,r4tt.i . tH H1
New York, Feb. 26.
The old residence formerly of Jacob Astor, or
Broadway, took fire to-day, and goods belonging
torMr. D. E. Coombe, Piano Manufacturer, ant
M. d. Boys, Millinery, to the value of $4,000 Of
ST 900 were destroyed. l9l f.p ar1. Iao
The building was only partly consumed.
Frtr1rilf y n ~ BosToN, Feb. 26.
The homestead farm of Daniel Webster, il
Franklin, New Hamphire, was sold at auction OF
| Thursday, for 5000. Rufus L. Fay, of thi.
city, was the purchaser.
OLD CoNNEcTIcUr.-The school fund of thi.
State is over 50 100000 This State has the hon
or of possessing the first Uritte, Constitution that
was ever made. In the Revolutionary war it fur.
nishcd $4,000 troops, being one third of its adult
males. Since then, it has furnished every State
of the Union with many of their most enterprising
moral and religious men. We do not see how
the world could ever have gone ahead without
| Connecticut. Had Solomon lived in our day
and seen all the Yankee notions that have origin.
ated in this State, he could not have said truly
that I" there is nothing new under the sum-
CO The last dodge of New York sharpers i.
to paint or die the plumage of common pigeons,
and sell them as Srare specimens Of South Amer.
| lean BIRDS" -es
CO One of our exchanges says: The latest
from Pierre Soule is, that he is coming home
laundering and lightning, and is going to take up
his residence in New York. The laundering il
for Pierce and Marcy, the lightning for the world
at large. s ,r- I,1a