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Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
Another Pill for the Pioneer.

Little Handy Of the Pioneer, publishes another
letter of Henry Clay, which he commends to our
especial attention. We return him our thanks.
In that letter occurs the following:-
''Show that the agitation of the question [Sla-
yeryl in the Free States will first destroy all har-
mony, and finally lead to disunion, perpetual
war, the extinction of the African race, ultimate
military despotism."
Will the editor of the Pioneer inform US ,0ho
opened the agitation of the question of Slavery
In this country ?-,cho disturbed the thirty-four
years sleep of the Missouri Compromises COM
promise pronounced by the great men of the day
TO be forever binding ?--scho introduced the Ne
braska Bill, spoke and voted for that measure ?
acio, as Chief Magistrate of this great Nation,
after having promised to hush the angry ele-
ments, subsequently, for political purposes, aided
and urged on the measure that has brought about
the very thing Henry Clay deprecated? Was it
the Aboltionists? the Republicans? the Wings ?
No! it was the Democratic party-the very party
that stabbed Henry Clay when living and who
now desecrate his memory with their fulsome
laudation. Had the Missouri Compromise been
permitted to remain, does any one believe that
the difficulties in Kansas would ever have oc-
Cured? Would the country have been in that
very state so prophetically foretold by Clay
would be the case? Who then is responsible
and to whom does the remark of the ssSage of
Ashland" apply? None other than to Stephen
A. Douglas, David Atchison, General Stringfel-
low, Franklin Pierce, and the party who are led
by these men. They are the agitators. And
should the Union be dissolved to-day, upon them
would rest the blame.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
Will any thing be Done .

We ask the question again" will any thing be
done toward suppressing the many groggeries with
which our city abounds? or will the citizens sleep
quietly until another outbreak shall arouse them
to action? We do not wish to disguise our SEN
timents, but unequivocaly assert that there is too
much rum selling and rum drinking in this city of
St. Paul. This may not be popular, but it is the
truth, and because we wish to prevent our city
from sinking into that disgrace which will inevi-
tably follow, is it that We sound the alarm. We
hazard the remark that forty-fveout of every fifty
cases of assault and battery, originate from the
effects of Rum. What is to be done? Arrest
those who get drunk and fill up the fountain from
which they draw their madness, or remove the
fountain? This is serious question.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
vagrants!

The Common Council have passed law for
the especial benefit of Migrants. In order that
they may be well posted, we publish it below,
with the single remark, that We trust the law
will be effectively carried out
SEC. l. Any person found within the City of
St Paul, lettering about Saloons, Taverns, Dram
Shops, or Houses of Ill-Fame, or wandering
about the Streets, either BY day or night, and moi
having any known place of residence, or any vis-
give any satisfactory account of himself or her.
self, such person SHALL on conviction thereof, be-
fore the City Justice, be imprisoned in the Coun.
ty Jail, and fed on bread and water only, for any
time not exceeding thirty days, and pay the cost:
of prosecution.
The Ordinance takes effect immediately.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
Another Qu,e. Election.

The contrast between the scenes Of the cleo
tion in August two years ago and the good order
and good temper which prevailed throughout the
day at the election this yoar, furnishes another
striking testimony to the excellence Of tho law
which authorizes the Mayor to close all the drink
ing houses on election days. Since the passage
Of that law, there have been three elections in
this city, oil of which have passed of even more
quietly than ordinary days among US. II is q
law, the benefit of whose provisions ought to be
secured by every populous city in our country. -
We do not know how it is in New York city, but
such focus of turbulence needs all the checks
which can consistently with fair exercise Of the
elective franchise be imposed uponit.-S. Louis
Herald. hfls as
H~H such law has the effect to produce
such good results on election day, what would be
the result if the law were carried into effect every
day? Does not the Herald virtually admit that
the cause of oil the disturbance in st. Louis two
years ago, was from selling and dringingrumP and
is it not fact that nearly all the riots in this
country originate in low groggeries? We trust
own citizens will see this matter in its right light,
and that when they make move for reformation,
they will strike at the roots and not lop of the
branches Of the Tree of Evil. ~ 6t
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
A STATE.

The ssBorder Rufian " Democracy of this Ter
ritory are determined to make Minnesota State,
probably for the purpose of procuring the Offices
and the '' stealngs in" This question of whether
Minnesota shall or shall not be State, should be
deliberately pondered over by the people. They
should bear in mind that additional taxes will be
the result, and that consequently the burden will
be greater. The present effort is political one,
and should therefore be carefully watched by the
farmers and laborine men.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
From the Troy Daily Times, July 20.


Confronted by her Hssband-Rescne Of the CAii1-Wo-
man iUt to her shame.
Grim. con. cases are becoming as fashiona-
BILE" in this country as in France. Some six
months ago, Mr.. Williams, a vender of books
and magazines, a sprighty, mice young man. !"
made his appearance in the village of Palmyra,
Wayne County, in company with a Sc charming
about three years. They took lodgings at the
Bunker Hill Hotel, passed for man and wife, and
made this place their home for three or four
months. The lady appeared respectable and was
respected. She became a favorite with the land.
lords family, so much so that when he left the
Hotel she took board with them at their private
residence. Williams called occasionally, or when
ever in his rounds he could make it convenient,
to enjoy the society of his 6 family'' aad the ca
resses Of his sc loving wife,"
Thus all passed of happily, until one day last
week gentleman called on the lady, represent
ing to the family with whom she was living that
he was her lawful husband, demanded his child,
the little bright boy to whom we have refe: red.
She blushed and tainted, but finally recovering
self-possession, assumed not to know the stran-
ger-she had " never seen him before in her life"
The gentleman produced daguerreotype Of the
lady and child, with other conclusive evidences of
the truth of his statements.
She finally made clean breast, and confessed
du-iuApiorcu HIS IoTSNeucSS, Oucrcu W TctuTu
with him to Seneca Falls, where they had for
merly resided, and to be henceforth a dutiful
wife. But the gentleman respectfully declined !;
he was unmoved by her entreaties; he scoffed at
her tears, and was inexorable in his demands for
the child. She was obliged to yield of course,
and, taking the little one with him, he bade the
faithless wife farewell and departed. She hur-
ried away at the same time in pursuit of her par
amour, Williams, who was in an adjoining town
on his usual business tour.
1t appears that the husband left his home ut
Seneca Falls about a year ago, and went to New
Orleans, where he has been engaged in business
until now. He saws he has supplied his wife with
means, having made several remittances to her.
He returned to a home made desolate by her inf
deity. The cool, deliberate manner in which he
treated the sub bject--his determination to rescue
the child, and to let the woman suffer the penal
ties of her shame-was most commendable, and
in contrast with the usual scenes and pistol de-
mOnstrations which such cases too often induce
on the part of the injured husband. or wronged
and distracted wife.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
Mr.. Blair Elected.

Whoever else may be glad or sorry at Mr..
Blair's election in Congress from the St. Louis
district, there will be Enthusiastically loud and ju-
bilant joy in one quarter. The Black Republi-
can press throughout the Union will ring with
exulting echoes. Greeley will be vociferous with
in, though he will try probably to keep up some
thing like show Of composure on the surface of
his outer man. Hale and Giddings will rejoice
with exceeding joy. Beecher and Parker, even
Philips, Redmond and Garrison, will feel ssgood
all over" when they hear of Blair's election
St. Louis Herald.
c. True, every word of it. We feel kinder
good all over in consequence of Mr.. Blair's elec-
tion.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

HAr.-We hear of large numbers of men en-
gagged in making hay the past week. It is not
here as in the older States of the Union, where
hay must be secured in given time Of a few
weeks. Here We saw loads brought into town
several weeks since, and the work Of securing il
will not be concluded by some for smonth or six
weeks yet. We learn that the crop 10 good this
year in most parts of the Territory, and surely
our farmers have had fsvorahls weather thus far.
I-N. Aathsmy Republican.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

SHADOW The Pioneer says that the Con-
stitution of Minnesota as State, +" must be
moulded by Democratic hands," and that it is
highly necessary the next Legislature should be
also Democratic. In view of this fact it calls
upon the members Of its party to organize. This
is only shadow of what the Democracy intend
to do this fall. Where are our Republican
friends ?-are they organizing We have a
wiley Zoe to cope with, but united and early ef-
fort on the part Of the People, will teach Pro-
Slavery Democracy that it has no abiding place
here. Republicans! organize!
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
nE The unfortunate and to-be- pitied lewd

ca The unfortunate and to-be- pitied lewd
women who were arrested on Tuesday night last,
on charge of keeping house of ill-fame in
this city, plead guilty and were fined $40 and
costs. Three paid their ines-the other was re-
tanned. In the evening we saw two of them
driving about the streets in buggy sense
lessly intoxicated, and the other so much so that
she was scarcely able to guide the horse. 1t is a
sad sight to see woman fallen SO low, and sadder
still to know that man was the cause of it..
Where did they get their liquor? Who sold it to
them {? Who first caused them to fall !? Think
of these questions you who admit into good So
ciety the libertine while you point the finger of
scorn at the unfortun ate and the outcast!
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
ssA Sectional PaPty.'

SO CRY out our opponents. Well, gentlemen. we
plead guilty to the charge. Our party is com
posed of men from the North, the East and the
West-yours solely from the South! Which party
is the most sectional? The issue is sectional
one-Freedom or Slavery. You have forced it
upon us and we are determined that it shall be
met and decided.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

PRoGREssING.-A Committee of the Comm on
Council have reported to purchase a lot on t he
corner of Washington and Fifth streets, and to
erect thereon building suitable for City HI Ill
and Jail. The Committee make the followi ag
sensible remarks:
"The urgent necessity for Jail is admitt ed
by all; the present one belongs to the county, is
inadequate for the purpose and is i'll ventilatt ID
and filthy: humanity and justice demand that ii 10
City should provide at once for suitable plaA ,e
to con6ne persons arrested, and the efficiency of
our Police cannot be complete until this is done.
There is no provision for the confinement of
females, and cases have occurred where they av e
had to be discharged for want of a proper place
to c0nGne them.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
The Difference /!

How few of our friends East know anything of
the greatness of the West. They imagine a bar
rem prairie, dense forest filled with eInguns,"
or an unending swamp, but when you come to
talk with them about towns and cities, they laugh
at you, and yet there is more enterprise and ener
gy in three or four of the western States than in
all the East combined. A writer has been max
ing comparison, and here is the result:
'sIllinois would make forty such States as
Rhode Island, and Minnesota sixty. Missouri is
large. than all New England Ohio exceeds
either Ireland or Scotland, or Portugal, and
equals Belgium and Switzerland together. Mis-
souri, is more than half large as Italy and larg-
er than Denmark, Holland, and Belgium and
Switzerland. Missouri and Illinois are larger
than England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales"
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

ExAvr> ALTON OF MULLER.---The examination of
the Police q f6cer who struck Mccormack for in
terfering with him while performing his duty a
few evenings snce,s will take place before Justice
Simonds to-day. & es Iizeag gn
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

GT The whole amount of property assessed in
this city, is $3,740,230. A tax of mills on the
dollar is to be laid for city purposes, and tax Of
mills on the dollar for Ward purposes. The
police force will cost the city ST, 700 per annum.
$4,000 are to be raised for city purposes.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

MESSAGE OF THE MAY, ,aR.-The Message OF May
or Becker to the Council, which we publish to-
day, is explicit and to th point. Our citizens
should give the Mayor all the support he needs
in organizing an efficient police force, AM wnen
fully under way, there can be no doubt but rat
ters in our city will take different turn.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

CO The Secretary of the Navy has recent ly
imposed fines upon the Collins line, to the exte nj
of $4,000, for failures of time, under their
tract, owing to the employment of the Ericsso
as substitute for the Arctic. The exaction OF
this penalty has led to some sharp correspo n
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

enjoining the Canadian Parliament to pass |. ! law
by which all the distressed runaway slav rs in
Canada may be returned back to the Un. tied
States.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

SINGULAR PREsENrIxENr.-Mr. j. G. Rogers, q
young man engaged upon this paper as compose
itor, came to the Office yesterday morning and
told the hands he was unfit for work. Being
asked what allied him he said he dreamed during
the night that he saw his mother in her coffin, and
the dream was so vivid and had affected him
so deeply that he could not work. He remained
about the Office all day much depressed in spirits,
until four O'Clock in the afternoon, when he re-
ceived telegraphic dispatch, announcing that
his mother was dead The lady had enjoyedper-
feet health, to within few hours of her death,
and no communication had been received what
ever warning him of her illness. We have ex-
amined into these facts carefully, and can vouch
for them. The communication of the circum-
Of ,uces of the terrible dream was made seven or
e;obt hours before the telegraphic dispatch was
sent Publicity would not be given to this singu.
lar occur, ,ance if there existed shadow Of doubt
as To the on tire truths of the main facts. The
death took nla,,e on the morning of yesterday, al
Niagara. G. W., 1923 miles from Detroit.-De-
troit Adu. Ne& f cf 8
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

ST.. PAUL.-We are informed by Mr.. White6eld,
that he has procured nearly one hundred sub
scribers' his beautiful view Of st. Paul, which
he will proceed to complete as soon as possible.
This will be one of the best presents our citizens
can send to their friends East, and we predict
that when finished, it will be universally admired.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

CW Among the toasts given by the young la
dies of the Holyoke Female Seminary, South Had
ley, on the 4th, was the following: s'Franklin
Pierce, first in War, last in Peace, and least in
the hearts of his Countrymen.''
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

wWe perceive by letter from Canton tn 1t
a company of Americans are about building .
couple of Steamers to run on the rivers of China.
This is q new idea and something that must be
productive of great good. aI
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

DENIES Ir.-Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, denies
that he ever made the speech attributed to him
and which has been published in the papers. If
he did not, he certainly is capable of such an ef
fort-it is characteristic of the man.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

rT The Pioneer reiterates the falsehood that
| Bissell, the Republican candidate for Governor
O. Illinois, has withdrawn. Our readers are
we'll aware that there is no truth in the report.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

CO Gen. Whitfield, the rejected Kansas dele
gate, has taken the stump for himself. Having
declared that the action of the House was illegal,
he is 'pitching in" for No. /, q la Brooks.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
The Christian Watchman saws

"We learn from reliable source that the Rev.
Geo. d. Boardman of Barnwell Court House, s..
c., has been compelled to abandon his pastorate
for refusing an expression of sympathy on the
side of Brooks in his outrage on the Massachu-
setts Senator.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

CO The Know Nothings of Connecticut have
resolved to go for Fremont, having endorsed his
nomination. just as We expected. Old Con-
necticut is good for Freedom yer,
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

IMPORTANT TEsrxoSr.-In his speech at Utica,
Caleb Lyon said go
6 He was with Col. Fremont Member of the
California Constitutional Convention. Col. f.
was prominently and nearly solely inf1u entail in
giving the State a Free Constitution. Ide exhib-
tied wonderful power over men in directing the
mountain men and miners in their rsction. A
strange body was it, and his mind gase it direc-
tion.''
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

sra xzrxc MADE EAsY.1he sudden change II the wes-
ther produced perfect eruption Of sneezing nts among
our fri scquanances That remarkably unpleasant
ARD dec sdey asessnt conpain cold in the head has
become asnsgy prevalent within thess last few days
most A sug Of this epidemic occurred the other
e,epng. leading American tragic actress was scsssht
suessug n the middle Of psthec soloqy, the sudden
sxposson CsEsh converting what should have beentsss
Of sympst ~ into shouts Of Isug. n ps PITY for hs
vhssuss aAvss them that simple remedy
exists N The sAsDs DunTo,s Csssb sns which 10 s
.xree,bas speci6e ssssst Cstsh In it, wont forms, and
sovrsign remedy dsafnsss singing IN he eas weakness
Of vision, the other dissing ewpisin 70 whish ths
head il subject. q . - s5s..x,, ~,
The Lssd once Of 1sud Bsewses, Iscated = n
fu.cen of aA Dsneh and Wsbsshav ssss nsar IL pss
ocs, II ne ess desirable pslst buns n town. as1
from observstop, would # is the pascs 70 Do iana
once baa.sss. ressons looking up aehaaess" shsnd
sud see DreuDtsr. raj 4sss seeas =SSs seA
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

AHEAD OF ALL.---The Louisville Courier says
the wife of a we'll known drayman in Covington
died one day last week. The next day the be-
reaved man married q new wife and took her
with him to the dead wife's funeral.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

CHARlrY.---We learn from the Philadelphia pa
pers that the fund for the relief of the sufferers
by the accident on the Northern Pennsylvania
Roilrosd, already amounts to upward of $4,000.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16
PASSING RAISED NOTES.

ARREST OF Two OF THE AccUsED.-Y Yes
terday afternoon several one dollar bills on the
Bank ofMadison, Wisconsin, raised to the de-
nomination of $40, were passed at different
places on and in the neighborhood Of Lower
Market street. In the evening, officers Cass-
iday and Bunker succeeded in arresting one
of the persons who had passed the money
He is German named Aaron Burragan. He
was in company with John Saunders, who was
also arrested. Burragan stated to the officers
that he had but recently arrived in the country ;
that Saunders employed him to make purchas-
es of different articles, gave him the raised
notes, and told him to get one changed every
time he made purchase. He declared that
he was not aware of the nature Of the money.
On the other hand, Saunders declared that he
was totally unacquainted with the German,
and had seen him for the first time only a
minute before the arrest. Both parties were
committed, in default of bail, to await an ex-
animation before Judge Pruden on Monday
next llnfsf Ff- la tEl gtsff af ef.egr.sa ff
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

MINNESOTA LAND GRANT Bill PAssED.-Infor-
nation has been received in this city that the Bill
granting certain Lands to Minnesota for Railroad
purposes has passed the House and Senate, and
will no doubt be signed by the President. This
is good news.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

GT We call attention to the advertisement of
man wanted. The chance is good one for a
person who is desirous of outdoor exercise.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

G1y Several Republican Electors in Kentucky
have taken the stump for Fremont and Dayton.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

e% The first election in Connecticut has result.
ed in Republican triumph.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

CO A lieutenant in the service, by the name of
Broom, was advanced to captaincy, and natur-
ally enough liked to hear himself addressed as
Captain Broom. One Of his friends persisted in
calling him plain Broom, much to bis annoyance,
and one day having done 80 for the fortiet6 time,
Broome said, "You will remember, sir, that /
have handle to my name." ssAh, )" said his tor.
mentor, $50 you have-well, Broom handle, how
are you?"
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

CO j. 7. Fox Alden, an eminent lawyer of
Pittsburgh, died on the Cd instant. He was the
author or several legal works.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

We clip the following from the s'City Ite ms''
in the Minnesota Times:
"THE SIBYL.-This is neat little paper, de-
voted to female reform in manners and in dress.
1t is edited by lady, who exhibits much t: iste as
well as ability" 600
Now, our good friends of the Times, VIC mt you
tell your readers, (whose curiosity you rlay have
excited that, delightful as it would l,e to hail
from your progressive and charming city, that
we happen to be located in the far-fa med milk
and-butter county of Old Orange, at Middlstown,
N. Y?-Ed. &byI.
GV We beg pardon Of our fair contemporary
for the oversight but the truth is, We were so ta-
ken with the charming and sprightly appearance
of her Journal that we did not stop think where it
hailed from, whether from Novia Scotia or New
York. The Sibyl is decidedly the. best paper Of
the kind in the country, and as we sympathize with
the principles it advocates, we, trust it will be
crowned with success
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

90 We believe it is now settled that Congress
will adjourn on the 18th of the present month,
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

w j. B. Brisbin, Esq, has resigned the Office
of City Attorney and Isaac " D. Hurd has been
elected in his place.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-08-16

RUx's DoN0s.-Hcar what the ST. Louis Dem
ocrat says Of recent murder in that city,.
Here is the confession Of tho unfortunate victim
Of inebriation -
Yesterday morning, he says. when he camo IL
for his breakfast he found his wife beGsty drunk,
crawling around the floor on her hands and knees,
and both children crying for something to eat.-
lie felt very much enraged at this, and gave her
q beating and put her down cellar. After Q little
while, he went down to see her, ho found her
black in the face and frothing at the mouth. He
became alarmed, and attempted to revive her by
throwing cold water on her but in few minutes
she was dead. 81
!, He admits that he got drunk and was abusive
quite frequently, but says his wife was continual
" so, and did not perform any Of her household
duties as wife or mother. He says he expects she
died from his beating, and he don't care now how
soon he is hung for The act. He wants to get rid
of this world and all its troubles at once. The
man spoke in this way with tears in his eyes, and
seemed to be in great distress of mind. seagf,