The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-04-19
Lases, News.

tors were inclined to bestow on this memo
rial by laying 1t on the table or rejecting it.,
by looking at the conduct of Lord North
when petitions from the North American
colonies were laid before the British Parlia-
ment.
Mr.. Butler replied that those petitions
were brought forward in violation of parlia-
mentary rules; Lord North did his duty in
opposing them. The motion to print the me-
mortal should not prevail. He should regard
it as the greatest piece of contempt ever Of
fered the Senate"
The motion to print was lost, and Gen.
Cass, on leave, withdrew the memorial and
handed it back to Col. Lane of Kansas.
The correspondence from the War and In
dian departments, called for by Mr.. Faulk-
ner's resolution in reference to the Indian
difficulties in Oregon, was transmitted to the
House on tie 9th. 1t is very voluminous.-
1t fully svstains Gen. Wool's position
against the assaults of the people and Lcgis-
lature of Oregon.
The Senate having called for additional in
formation on Kansas aft irs, and the House
for further intelligence on the Central Amer
lean question, the President sent to each a
message, saying there is nothing new in the
State Department regarding the subjects.
The Pacific Railroad Committee find it a
little difficult to agree to the details of bill,
nor arc they satisfied of the policy of char
tering particular individuals. Some of the
committee prefer letting out the contract to
the highest bidder.
The Captain and crew of the schooner Ma
ryland, of New York, were seized on the
9Th, and the vessel brought from Hampton
Roads to Norfolk, for refusing to submit to
search for slaves under the law recently
passed. Upon the refusal of the Captain to
allow his vessel to be searcEe |, company
of military was sent on board. The captain
and crew were consigned to prison. The
schooner was next day searched but no flu
gitive slaves were found. Tie captain was
taken to Norfolk, but as it was thought the
Court there had no jurisdiction in the case
he was taken back to Hampton Roads to be
tried.
Meantime TIE vessel is held in custody
until security is given for payment of the
penalty of $500 incurred in refusing to have
the schooner searched-her owners refused
to test the validity of the law
The Artisan Building, an immense struc-
ture situated in tie rear of Chestnut and
Fourth streets, Philadelphia, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 10TH
Every portion of tie building was occupied
10y artizans, and the loss BY stock, fixtures.
&C., is very large. Duval, photographer, &C.
cupying one floor, loss 100000, including
plates of Perry's Japan Expedition; latter
insured for SIS, 600. Mr.. d. had 10 steam
presses and an immense stock of stones.-.
Among other occupants, Mr.. Smith, silver
smith, lost S 4,COO-uninsured Mr. Gaskill,
book-bnler, loss very heavy. G. w. ST.
monds, jeweler, loss SEC, 0C0; insured 5000.
c. & c. p. Warrener, watch case makers,
loss $4,000; insured for $1,000. Morr &
Brother, cloth and satinet printers, loss $50
00C; insured $4,000. S. y. Camp, litho-
grapher, loss $4,000. Updkc, leopard &
Co., loss $4,000. Some other tenants met
with losses more or less, Mr.. Coppcrthwait
lost $4,000 worth of sheet stock distribu-
ted among various printing and binding es-
tablishnents; mostly insured. The build
ing was owned by II. Copperthwait, and was
valued at 100000; fully insured. Aggregate
loss, 100000
A FIRE also broke out tie same night in
New York, in the extensive packing box
mandatory Of Hawiey, Lowry & Co., Gold
street. From the infammable character OF
the material, the flames spread rapidly tEro'
the entire premises, extending to Riders
alley. The building was five story and the
fire extended to the two upper lofts of VIM.
Hagan & Co., Type Foundy. Two buildings,
Nos. 40 and IL, occupied by tie packing box
factory, will he a total loss. Loss estimated
at $4,000 or $4,000, uninsured.
Messrs. Howard and Sherman, members
of the Kansas Commission from Washing
ton, arrived in St. Louis on the 9th, en- route
for Kansas. They were accompanied by
Gov. Reeder.
Private dispatches from the Plains state
that Gen. Harvey has met representatives of
all the Indians in the Sioux country. with
the exception of two tribes, and that defin-
lite terms of peace have been agreed upon
between the parties.
At the recent municipal election in Du-
buq'ie, the Democratic ticket was elected by
a reduced majority. The Independent ticket
was elected in Keokuk, and the Republicans
carried Iowa City by a handsome majority.
The Republicans of GAINESVILLE, Wis, made
clean sweep in their recent charter cleo
tion-clearing out Barstowism and Nebras-
kaism at one swoop.
A Republican mass meeting of the people
Of New Jersey was held at Newark on the
9th. Its object was to effect permanent
State organization of the Republican party.
The attendance was large. An address and
series of resolutions were adopted unani-
nously. a State Convention for the cleo
ton Of delegates to the PHILADELPHIA Conven-
ion is called, to meet at Trenton, May ed.
Senator Wade, Of OHIO, spoke nearly two