The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-03
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. &c.

1ouiS, NC., w. NJ. II.
PHILADELpHIA, Oct. &c.
In the District Court, to-day, Messrs.
Meredith and Gilpin again appealed for per
mission to read a petition from Passmorc
Williamson, but Judge Kane refused to hear
it unless Williamson would first purge him
self from contempt. After considerable dis
cussion the Judge finally granted the res
pondehts leave to argue the question whether.
the Court should hear petition in favor of
his release FROM prison. Gilpin opened the
argument and was followed by Meredith
The argument will be confined till to-mor-
row morning. 1
HARRtsBuGH, Oct. 25.
! Great excitement was caused here Saturday
~ the attempt of a man from Virginia to
kidnap negro, whom lie claimed to be his
slave, and to take him to Virginia. several
of our citizens interfered and rescued the
negro, and had the kidnapper arrested. The
man protested to be acting under the laws of
Congress.
BOSTON, Oct. IS.
The following is The latest news Ivy the
Africa:
The London Daily News says, 1--WE believe
there is no doubt that Gen. Simpson has re-
signed his command in the Crimea The
Governmct, however, had not decided to ac-
ccpt his resignation.
New YORK, Oct. 26.
The Washington correspondent of tie
Journal of Commerce telegraphs that the
Central American question has assumed u
new aspect and Mr.. buchanan is charged
with its adjustment under now instructions.
No demand has yet been made for tie recall
o. NAT. crampton.
BosroN, Oct. 2G.
We have dates from st. Thomas to the 9th
inst. Santa Anna had recently paid visit
to that Island accompanied by his daughter
and "a numerous suite. He was waited upon
by the Governor, leading dgnatarcs, and
tie L. S. Consul.
New ORLEANs, Oct. o5.
Adviccs fi'om Mexico report that General
Alvarez, owing to his advanced years and
feeble health, had resigned the Presidency,
and Comminfort been put in his place.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 25.
Messrs. Il. S. Goodman & Co., who sus-
pended during the crash last winter, resumed
payment to-day.
DETROIT, Oct. 25.
Charles W. Whipple, Justice of the SUI
pr:mc Court, died this evening.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.
Robert H. Morris, one of the Justices of
the Supreme Court for the second district,
died last evening in this city.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 25th.
Dates from New Orleans are to Friday
The papers contain few details of the fight
between the Texan Rangers and Lipan In
dians. The battle took place on the Mexi-
can side of the Rio Grandc and lasted three
hours. The Indians though beaten did not
dispense and still maintain a threatening atti-
tude. Capt. Callahan was encamped with
his rangers at Eagle Pass awaiting additional
troops from Texas.
WASHINGTON, Oct 90, 1855.
Attorney-G General Gushing states that the
Japanese have not violated the Perry treaty;
so that tempest in a teapot is quoted.
e The Richmond Enquirer, in reply
to our remark that the most charitable view
to be taken of Gov. Wisc's letter to the Bos-
ton Lecture Committee, was that he was in
toxicated at the time he wrote it, says that
the Governor is practically cold water man.
Well, all VIC can say is, that if he was not in
liquor he has disgraced himself even more
than we had supposed.-Ne,o York Euenimg
Post. .....
Il On the 2lst ut., $50 English work.
men passed through Paris on their way to
where they are to embark for Sc
bastopol. They are, it is said, to Be BE en-
ployed in repairing and fitting up buildings
in Sebastopol, to serve as winter quarters for
the allied troops.
FROM NEW MEXIco.-Dates from Santa
to the LIST Of October have been received at
st. Louis. The Indian troubles have meas,
urably ceased. Galegos has been re- elected
Delegate to Congress, by a majority of 90
votes. The rainy season was SO prolonged
at Santa Fe, that many of the mud houses
were washed down. In one case, Mr. Spell
gle and his wife were buried in the ruins of
bis store room, and both killed. .,
E& Henry ID. Bowen, editor of the
W aukesha Democrat, has been removed as
Postmaster of Waukesha, because of his OPP
position to the Barstow dynasty. We are
,nly surprised that he was retained so long.
Mr.. Bowen is a Democrat in the true sense
# the word-in favor Of Freedom, honest
ule, and opposed to the plumber of the pub
ic by office-holders. Of course, he doesn't
nswer the ends of our present rulers, and
las forfeited their patronage. -,
Il We cut the following from the New
FORK Journal of Commerce. of the Goth ult..
Minnesota, and the character of her business
nen, is rising every day in the estimation of
trangers from the East and elsewhere