Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-08-21


mencca. The Angel Gabriel was creating an ex-
element in Liverpoel.-Nothing further worthy
of mention.
DRUNK.-As We were on on our way to- church
Sunday evening, we noticed a man so drunk that
in attempting to tie his horse, he missed his hold
in front of Saloon, was another drunken man
dancing, surrounded by some five or six of the
same stamp who appeared to admire his disgrace
full conduct. On Monday drunken fellow was
thrown from his wagon and somewhat injured.
RIVER RIsING-A heavy rain yesterday raised
the river rapidly. 1t was a regular eastern blue
day, sufficiently dolefu to give old women tho
blues.
DAMAGED.-The amount of property which has
been damaged on the way to st. Paul during the
present season, is estimated at over twenty thou
sand dollars.
s9- Horace Grceley's law suit in Paris, has
been Withdrawn.
se1- The son of N. c. Geer, of the Wau-
kegan Gazette, died while his father was on
visit to this Territory. His age was ten years.
Cy Green corn sold in the market yesterday
morning for IL cents per doz. Melons from 10
to 80 cents apiece. Chickens GO cents a pair
Eggs 40 cents dozen. Potatoes sold in the street
for so cents per bushel.
Cy The Kate Cassel arrived yesterday morn
ing with l67 passengers. She departed the same
day. Reported water falling below.
Cy The Lady Franklin arrived yesterday
morning, and left in the afternoon.
u The II. S. Allen left last evening for the
Minnesota Rapids.
CO" Thomas Costello, who threw IIadley over
the bank at Niagara Falls, last fall, has been ar
rested and is now in the Lockport Jail.
DROwNED.-On Sunday morning of last week,
four persons were bathing in the surf at the At
lantic City, when two Of them were carried be-
yond their depth and drowned.
Gy Archibald Turner died few days since,
near Springfield, aged los years.
AppLEs.-A lot of apples were sold in Alton,
few days since, for 20 cents per bushc. They
sell here for three cents apiece.
c. Byron l.. Gregory, ESD, promising young
lawyer of Winchester, formerly from Greene
county, died on the 18th inst, with the disease
known as g fux.''
Cy Three men were drowned at Niagara Falls
on the 18th inst.
YELLOW FEvER.--Thc Yellow Fever is now
raging furiously at Portsmouth,.
PEAcHEs.-Pcachcs of common quality arc
worth 60 cents per bushel at Alton.
CO The name "bank" is derive from the Ital-
ian word " banco," bench, which was erected
in the market place for the exchange of money
The first bank was established in Italy by the
Lombard Jews, AID. sos. Some of the Jews
settled in London, and the street where they resi-
ded is called Lombard Street.
CO A proposition is now on foot to annex six
counties of Missouri to Kansas, with a.: aggregate
population of seventy thousand, among which are
numbered some six or seven thousand slaves.
CE5' There has been Il settlement at Williams
River, Va, over GO years, and there has been but
two sermons preached there during the whole of
that time.
The MINNESOTA LAND SALEs.-Mr
MARSHALL the Republican candidate for Del
egate to Congress from Minnesota, was in town
yesterday, in good health He informs us that
the feeling in the Territory, is almost unani-
nous In favor OF postpOnement OF the Land
Sales ordered there by the Government. The
principal reason he gives for this is, that by the
present existing process, if the lands were with
held, in two years, all the choice tracts there
would be entered by pre-emption and occupied
by actual settlers, whereas. if brought into mar
ket now, large portions of them would pass at
once into the hands Of spectators, who would
withhold them from market for high prices, and
thus retard settlement. The argument, of
course has weight, and may possibly have suf-
ficlent weight to Counterbalance the objections
to postponement. The rapidty with which
that country is filling up appears almost like
magic. The population, too, is of the most SUBJ
stantial kind, and it would be misfortune
should any thing transpire to interrupt the pres
ent healthy current Of things.--- Galena .4dr
CAPT. BLAkELY.-We regret to learn that
this gentleman who has been connected with the
Galena & M. Packets, since the organization of
the company, is about to resign the command of
the Galena and will hereafter be engaged in
experimenting the company,s business at the
Dunleith Depot. The travelling community,
who have learned to respect Mr.. B. for his
skllliul and careful management of the boats
entrusted to his care, and his uniformly upright
and gentlemanly department, will be sorry to
lose hmm from the trade. Capt. p. LoDwIck,
OF the City Belle, also an excellent and popular
officer, and with whom it is pleasure to trav-
el, will be transferred to the command of the
Galena, and will be succeeded on the City Belle
by Captain PARKER.-W inona Express
JUST RECEIVED.
EXPRESS assortment of Soft Hats of vavfoc
- qualities. Call and see them.
SHAW & HARRELI,
y%o-u Opposite Empire Block. st. Paul.