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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-08-09
tFrom the Cincinnati Commercial July -.
FALL OF FOUR STORY BRICK
DWELLING.
Two Dwellings Crushed In tn. R,,.s.
Loss OF LlrE--sEvERAL wouvprn

During the high wind which accompan;ea
the storm yesterday afternoon, large four
story brick buidi, on the north side of
bird street, between Race and Elm, which
was in progress of erection and nearly COM
pleted, was blown down, and the ruins fall
ing on two small frame tenements adjoining
on the east, they were completely crushed,
and the inmates overwhelmed in the fallen
masses.
A large crowd quickly gathered around
the scene of the disaster, and many went to-
work with will to rescue those who were
under the ruins.
The house Immediately adjoining the
building was occupied by Mr.. Gammell,
with his wife and child.
Mrs. Gammell was soon taken out of tho
ruins, horribly crushed, and with life to-
ten years, was found lying by her side with
a broken thigh.
The house next door was occupied by Mr..
Penner. Mrs. p, who was within very
short period of confinement, was found under
some timbers with her back badly hurt and
her foot crushed.
Mr.. James Henson, who was n Mr.. PEN
ner's house at the time of the accident, was
badly injured in the side.
VIM. Mooney was found under some ruins
where Mr.. GammelPs house stood He was
seriously bruised about the head both eyes
were closed, and one of the eye-lids much
lacerated he had also a severe cash in his
side.
Two carpenters, named Jas. Rice and Jas.
Fay, were working on the roof and although
they fell the entire distance to the ground,
escaped with but slight injuries.
Mr.. VIM. Cahill, private Waterman at
one of the railroads, received a severe cut in
the eye, by the falling of a brick, as he was
aasis' ing in rescuing the wounded.
| The building was owned and erected by
Mr.. E. Lundag, master builder, who in
tended occupying it as a carpenter shop.
The side walls were up and partially enclosed
but the end ones had not been erected. The
fallen bricks were entirely separated from
the mortar, which crumbled under the touch
like so much sand.
The Coroner will hold an inquest to-day
over the body of Mrs Gammell, at which
time full investigat on in regard to the
cause of the accident W II be had.
| AS it was feared that others might be bu-
ried in the ruins, workmen were engaged in
removing them until late hour at night,
but none were found except those we have
mentioned.
The Mayor, with a strong detachment Of
police, assisted with commeddable zeal in the
rescue of the unfOrtunatcs.
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From the Pioneer and Democrat.
Letter Fren the Hon H. M. Rice-Effsct II
the Hailrsad Grant upon Pre-emptors.
We present below an important communi-
cation from our Delegate in Congress, in re-
ference to the effect the passage of bill
granting lands to railroads in this Territory,
will have upon those settlers who have not
perfected their presumption rights
WASHINGTON, July "a.
To the Editors Of the Pioneer and Democrat:
am daily receiving letters from persons
who have settled upon the government lands
for the purpose of entering their papers for
pre-emption, who seem fearful that should
grants be made for railroad purposes in our
Territory, that their rights would be jeopar-
died.
wish to say that in case grants should be
made for railroads, and the lands withdrawn
from market and the Offices closed, that the
settlers would not be effected in the least.
Their prescriptions could, after the opening
of the offices, be ccnsummated the same as
though no grants had been male and even
| after the withdrawal of the lands, pre-cmp-
tors can 20 on and when the offices are
opened prove up.
After the line has been determined and the
lands selected, the presumption right of
course ceases /; but no quarter section can be
so selected if they have been improved or oc-
cupied by persons who wish to pre-empt the
same, even if they should not make their
settlement more than one day before the line
of the road should be determined by actual
survey.
Therefore hope that the settlers will
give themselves no uneasiness on the sub
ject.
Some I am informed have borrowed mo-
ney at very high interest under the appre-
hsnsion that they would lose their lands I'M
less paid for prior to the closing of the Office.
| Very respectfully,
H. M. RICE.
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eev. sh.nnen Renewed.
WASHINGTON, July n.


The President has nominated to the Sc
nate John w. Geary, Pennsylvania, to be
Governor of Kansas in the place of Shan
non, removed. Mr.. Geary was for many
years civil engineer, was elected colonel Of
the Second Pennsylvania Regiment in the
Mexican war. He was appointed by Presi-
dent Polk in 1849, to proceed to California
as Postmaster of San Francisco. He was
subsequently appointed by General Riley,
Judge or Alcalde. He was the first Mayor
of San Francisco under the city charter, and
was appointed by the State Legislature as
member of the Board Of Commissioners for
the funded debt.
Mr.. Geary is represented as being full
forty years of age, and admirably fitted for
the discharge of the duties of the Office to
which the President has appointed him.
General Houston has Just completed q
letter to his constituents defining his politi-
cal position, and declaring for Fillmore and
Donnelson,
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An Important Omission.

The Democratic papers in the West, have
in most instances, omitted to publish one of
the most important resolutions, adopted by
the Cincinnati Convention. Doubtless they
would like to suppress it altogether. 1t is
as follows:
Resolued, That the Administration of Frank
I'm Pierce has been true to Democratic prin-
ciples, and therefore true to the great inter-
ests of the country; in the face of the violent
opposition he has maintined the laws at home
and therefore we proclaim our unqualified
admiration of his measures and policy.
This is one of the resolves, which has
caused a majority of the radical Jeffersoni-
an democracy Of New York to support John
G. Fremont inasmnch as it is certain that
Fremont is opposed to the measures and pol
ICY of Franklin Pierce, while James Buchan-
an approves of the Pierce policy. Every
man should mark and remember it. Blu
chanan's supporters should be confined to
those whose admiration for the measures
and policy of Frank >Pierce's administration
is unqualified.
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Mr.. Herbert, M. G.

Hon. p. T. Herbert, remarks the Chicago
Tribune, the California Congressman who is
suffered to kill waiter for breakfast when
the humor seizes him, and is not molested by
the law for such indulgence Of his appetite,
has gone to Berkeley Springs in Virginia,
where, among the F. F. VS., he will be,
doubtless, quite distinguished man. The
California mails, received by the Illinois,
bring some further information about this
gentleman. A letter from him to a notorious
gambler, named Dan Aldrich, is published.
1t is written in the most familiar and frater-
nal style begins Dear Dan - asks to be
remembered kindly to " the boys" and is
chiefly filled up with his regrets that he has
not been able to get for him the appoint
ment of United States Marshal. This letter
is in the hands of the San Francisco Vigi-
lance Committee, and it is fortunate for Mr.
Herbert that he himself is not in their
hands. A San Francisco paper of July 5th,
says: Mr.. Herbert may, through the pow
erful aid of political influence, be acquitted
in Washington, but we opipe that his pre-
sence will never again be tolerated in Cali
fornia, where he is known to be gambler,
a rufiian, and an unlettered and unscrupu-
lous politician. The Golden Gate is forever
closed against him!' This is the verdict of
the people of San Francisco, and it will be
observed that it differs essentially from the
verdict Of the Washington jury. 1t is to be
regretted that there is 10 Vigilance Commit
tee in Washington, to take charge of such
cases as those of Herbert, Brooks and Rust.
There is quite as little chance of just punish
ment for outrageous crimes there as there
ever was in San Francisco.
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Missouri Credit.

The following extract from letter adj
dressed by Missouri merchant to the St.
Louis Democrat, exhibits the causes that has
brought the credit of the State to so low a
point: 81 observe from the quotations OF
sales of Missouri State bonds, made from
time to time by the writer of the money ar
ticles for your paper, that our bonds are
selling at a low price in the New York mar
ket, viz: at IS cents on the dollar. While l
regret that our credit is so low in the East
ern market, am nevertheless, not surprised
at it; or the course pursued by Atchison,
Stringfellow, and those who are under their
influence has brought our State to be by
word and reproach. 1 have seen letters
from the East, which say. that our State is
in such bad moral odor, that even many cap
italists, who usually look more to per cent
than anything else, will have nothing to dc
with Missouri bonds, and COL Benton, OBJ
serve, in some of his speeches, has referred
to the low condition of Missouri credit, at
tributing it to the state of things in Kansas,
brought on us by the violent course of Atch-
ison and company, together with the comm
vance Of the present Administration Of the
General Government.
"What spectacle to see great State,
like Missouri, with resources equal to any
State in the Union of her age, with her Sc
curities selling at 8 to 10 per cent. lower than
Virginia, which has debt Of nearly quad
ripple that of GU" own State But there is
a remedy, ard this remedy must be applied
else we shall sink still lower in credit anG
character. In my opinion, the only remedy
is to turn out of Office the men who rule us
and who have brought on us all the Kansas
difficultes.n
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The New York Express Convicts Itself.
1t is an old adage that e liars should have
good memories" The New York Express
claims to prove Col. Fremont Roman Ca
tholic fiom conversation which " Aid.
Fulmer" had with him in Washington in
1852.
The following shows copclusiyely that
this is falsehood:
Is COLONEL FREMONT A cATRoIIc2
To the Editor of the Herald:
Alderman Fulmer, on the 10th of July
instant, at the Clerks office of the Common
Council in the city Of New York, said in
the presence of several gentlemen, that the
conversation he had with Col. Fremont, at
Browns Hotel, at Washington, relative to
Colonel Fremont's religion, as stated in the
New York cypress, took place in the latter
part of January or the fore part Of Febru-
AIRY, 1852 as he, Fulmer. went to Wash
ington the fore part Of January, 1852, re-
NAMED there about six weeks, and returned
home toNew YORK. before the middle Of
February of that year.
On looking at the files OF the New York
Express Of the year 1852, the following ap-
pears:
March l, 1S52-Among the. passengers
by the Tennessee to Panama, were Col. John
Fremont and family. The Colonel is now
on his way to Europe to dispose of his
quartz title in the Mariposa." ''''''
The same paper of the date Of March 6
1855, osays a ,qah. 10 aRs'ffs Sii' g
g Passengers arrived in the steamship
Empire City-Col. Fremont and family.'' :
And under the head of personals 81 j.
aMrs. Fillmore, Mr.. NJ. P. Fillmore, and
Hon. j. G. Fremont. and family are at the
Irving House. 80, f.as 49,. IS.
"Col. Fremont, lady and children were
among the passengers in the Empire City,
to-day, from. Chagres."s ). a2il p 2 : -;.s'i
The same paper further says, Of the date
of March 10, 1852: .g -
Passengers sailed in the steamship Afri-
ca fer Liverpool, Col. J. G.; Fremont and IA
mily." HuMBua.
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A SERIES OF STRAws.-The Cleveland
Herald of July 9th says, that friend who
had just returned from Madison, Wisconsin,
was curious enough to take the votes of the
voters in each train. The result was as fol-
lows
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PROSPECT IN New YoRK,-The New York
Evening Post says, in relation to the recent
action Of the Radical Democracy of that
state s" We need hardly say to any we'll
informed reader that this Conference settles
the question of the New York election, as
between the Republican and every other
candidate. What was not doubtful before
is rendered now more absolutely certain
that the state of New York will give FIRE.
mont and Dayton her electoral vote, proba-
by the largest majority ever cast in this state
at any Presidential election"
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The Alta California says that, aby the
transportation Of twenty-seveh men, San
Francisco is at once robbed Of probably
5000 votes, for they were all good for 100
votes EACH
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The Republicaner, Of Cincinnati, q strong
Republican and widely circulated journal has
gained more than one thousand subscribers
from Indiana since the nomination Of Fre-
mont.
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River Items.

The War Eagle-the old St. Paul favorite,
with her veteran communicable Pioneer
Of the commerce Of the Upper Mississippi
came into port yesterday morning in gallant
style. Every body is rejoiced to see the
War Eagle, Captain Harris, and all the rest
of the War Eagles people back again in
their legitimate trade. She is the packet
going down this morning.
The ALEXANDRIA was also in port yesterday
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BULLY BRooKs Rr-ELEcrED.-Preston s.
Brooks has been returned to Congress from
South Carolina, and was sworn in on the
LIST instant. f-n sE'lI@fis
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Another Tartar Caught.

The Postmaster at Beaver Creek, Wiscon-
sin, has received circular from the Chair
man of the National Democratic Committee,
which he forwards to the Portage City In
dependent, with some comments. We SUBJ
join the document:
ED. INDEPENDENT:-I received by mail,
July 81, 1856, Circular, of which the fol,
lowing is copy:
"CommNee Rooms National. Democratic }
Resident Committee
WASHINGTON, July 2, 1856.
To the Postmaster of Beaver Greek, His:
SIR:-The Democratic National Commit
tee respectfully request you to send in, at
your earliest convenience, separate lists
]. OF English names.
2. OF German, Swedish, Dutch, Norwe-
gian and French names of persons who re
ceive their letters through your Post-O Office,
for the purpose of sending them Democratic
documents, calculated to promote the cleo
ton of Democratic nominees for the Presi-
dency and Vice Presidency of the United
States.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES JAS FAULKNER.
Address -
Hon. Chairman Nat Dem. Com.
Now, if the Democratic party depend up
on the Postmasters Of the North for lists of
names of persons to whom to send their mis-
representations and vile trash l can assure
them that in many instances they will be
most sadly mistaken. In one instance they
certainly will; for I have more important
business to attend to, and that which will
better serve my country. Thousands Of
Postmasters, especially in the smaller towns
are in the same agreeable situation. If the
present administration think best to remove
me for the offence, they may do SO. 1t will
trouble them to find one of their own stripe
in this town to ut in my place. If the Hon.
Chairman of the National Democratic Com
mittee will send the Report of the Kansas
Committee, with an account of the murders
of persons and destruction of property in
Kansas, which 8 sanctioned by the party; or
an account of the assault on Hon. Charles
Sumner, or of the murder of Heating, by
democratic members of Congress; or the
speeches of Seward or Sumner; or Benton's
st. Louis speech, who is one of their own
'mber; or history of Mr.. Pierce's admin
i,tration from March 4, 1853, to the present
acts, and let them know what their effects
have been upon the country; if they will tell
them that the fair name of our nation has
been detained and disgraced, and has be-
come by-word in other countries, in con-
seqence of the course of the general govern
ment-then I will furnish lists of Names If
facts will keep the Democratic party togeth-
en- let them stand. But as they will not
furnish the yfacts-sending out as such false
statements in order to deceive honest people
-. shall beg to be excused from furnishing
the names. .sf
E. F. LEWIS, Postmaster.
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A CLERGYMANs IN -Fhilade.-
phia, July 27.-The Rev. Mr.. Dewitt, pa :
tor of one of the Catholic churches of this
city, got married to wealthy young lady, a
member Of his church. lie has been the
treasurer of Catholic temperance society
and banker for a great many people, who
confided their all to his safe keeping. He
has absqatulated, and the consequence is
that terrible rumpus will lie kicked up to-
morrow.
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IL The American Council in Sharon
have voted to sustain Fremont and DAYTON
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The Rochester Union notices singular
escape on the Central Railroad, near Lock-
port. A small boy, son of Mr. Richardson,
was struck by the locomotive, and thrown
distance of IS feet by actual measurement.
The fireman said he saw the child in the air
some fifteen feet from the ground, and sup
posed it was dog. Though at first insen-
sible, the child had nearly recovered.
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ANTHRAX L1cHrNrNc.-We had refresh
ing rain on Tuesday night, accompanied by
several streaks of lightning of char
acter which would have made Anthrax pray
Justify for forgiveness Of his sins. The rain
was needed. --
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FRAUD.-The Burlington Hawk-Eye SAYS,
that DR.. Eads, the Democratic Superlntend-
ent of Public instruction in Iowa, has COM
mitted q giant fraud upon the School Fund.
Two hundred thousand dollars "that was in
tended for the education Of the children of
Iowa, has been sqqandered apd wasted,
loaned out to Lazzaropi of tho pro-slavery
party-invested in corner lots-in newspa-
pers-in everything but the legal one. 1t is
the most astounding defalcation that has ever
occurred in the State"
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WILD Cats IN INDIANA-The Madison
(lndiana) Courier says that the following
banks are not known at the Auditors office
in that state-that is, they are bogus con-
Germs, doing business without having COM
piled with the conditions of the banking law
Indiana State Bank, Bloomfield Mining
and Manufacturing Company's Bank Bank
of Commerce, at Point Commerce the Elk
hart Bank, at Elkhart Dowing's Bank Of
Indiana, at Richiand; Western Exchange
Company's Bank.
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KANSAS CRops.-Reports from Kansas give
favorable accounts of the crops out there
The wheat will probably yield about thirty
bushels to the acre. Corn, which is the prin-
cipal crop, promises wen. After this season
Kansas will feed itself and have surplus
Hemp was sown in some places this season,
and the yield will be fully equal to that in
Missouri. Mr.. Dwight, Secretary of the N.
\. Kansas League, states from very full in
formation received at the Office of the asso-
citation, that the crops will be much larger in
the Territory than has been generally antic-
lpated, the disturbances having been con-
lined to a comparatively small district of
country. aa
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LIFE SAVED BY Hoops.--The Boston pa
pers state that lady fell from drawbridge
IN that city, into the water, and her hoped
skirt standing out, she was buoyed up NICE
y until relieved by some men who went to
her assistance in a boat.
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:" CoRNEr BAND. This is the name Of
an association of young men in in our city
who are are about to make their appear
ance in public as musicians. They are under
the tuition of Professor Ingalls,, and are
making rapid progress. They have as fine a
set of brass instruments as can be found any
where, and when little more perfect in the
science, will be able "to take the shine Off
anything this side of Chicago or St. Louis.
It is an Constitution "-this thing of brass
band-that st. Paul has been behind in hav-
ing organised +; therefore we should all
feel thankful that Professor ingalls, and his
pupils have come to the rescue of the must
cal reputation of our city. The statement
of the Pioneer yesterday that the Correct
Band was in any manner connected with the
Pioneer Guard, or any other organization
outside of its own, is not true.
AGENT MURPHY OvERBoARD.-Superin
tendent Huebschmann has returned from
Washington, and reports the removal of
Maj. Murphy, Sioux Agent. The Major, it
would seem, has been in bad odor with the
Department for some time--"cause wy we
don't know, as it is profound "Democrat-
ic" secret. Rice H. NJ telegraphs that
our brisk friend, Councillor Flandreau has
been appointed as the old MAJORS successor.
which, if SO, is very good, and we should
think acceptable to the party, as we'll as the
men who have business with the Sioux and
the Sioux themselves. The appointee, (like
sold Buck'') not being the father of any
thing else, will certainly make good Indian
father. Well, gentlemen, 60 on with your
family fight! 1t is not long you will have
the bones of office to quarrel over-here or
elsewhere.
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Democratic Convention.
SYRACUSE, July 81

SYRACUSE, July 81:
The Hards and Softs, pursuant to call Of
their committees, met in this city yesterday
and organized separate conventions. They
afterwards united and nominatedy for Gov
ernor, Amasa j. Parker, of Albany; Lieut..
Governor, Judge Vanderbilt, of Kings coun-
ty; Canal Commissioner, John L. Russell, of
St. Lawrence; for State Prison Inspector, NJ.
G. Bryan, New York City; CLERK Court of
Appeals, A. g Weaver; Electors at Large,
Addison Gardiner and David L. Weaver.
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CHEERING News" MORE BEEr."-The
St. Louis Iptelligepcer says: "A dispatch
was received in this city, this morning, from
Washington, stating that Mr.. Kennett had
called up the bill for the improvement of the
Mississippi Rapids, and the House had pass.
ed it by an overwhelming majority. It was
then carried to the Senate, and will proba.
bly, be acted on by that body, this week.
''This is cheering. Congress doles out its
dues to the West in bits at time. We hope
it will continue to work until we shall have
got the full measure of that justice we are
entitled to. Mr.. Kennett still calls for more
'beef" Let him keep on till Congress gives
us the whole anirai-fore and hind quarters
hide and tallow."