Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-03-22
TUESDAY, MARCH Is, 1856.

TUESDAY, MARCH Is, 1856.
Eay- We learn that the St. Peter Company +
have accepted the new charter granted them by :
the last Legislature, and have organized under G
the same, by the election of A. +. Howes, :!
President, Geo. IIezlep, Secretary, and Geo. t
W. Harrington, Treasurer. The capital stock \
Of the company has been increased to one Lun- y
dred and fifty thousand dollars, and dividend t
Of fifty per cent declared thereon, for the Year
ending March 18Th. 1856, the same to be paid :
TO the stockholders within sixty days. Y
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sS1- The weather for several days past has f
been very pleasan,-warn days but cod nights. .
The ice in the river is still firm. The snowis :
fast disappearing from streets, and we may
soon expect to see the ice in the river take
its leave.
The Anniversary OF the patron Saint oil
Ireland was celebrated yesterday. in our city, IA
by procession composed of the IIIbernian ?
and Sons of Erin Societies. A pretty large ;
number turned out on the occasion, and our Y
streets bore lively appearance.
s<D- Yesterday as the ST. Patrick process t
sion was passing down ST. Anthony street, =
when near the Presbyterian Church, the lorses b
before the City Omnibus became frightened Iy .
the music, and started off at n brisk rate, tut y
fortunately, owing to the good management OF 1
the driver they were stopped before any dan
age done. q
MORTALITY OF GALENA.-The whole num- / I
Der Of persons WHO We're buried i'll the City a
Burial Ground, during the year ending tie !;
18th of February, 1856, who were residents i,
of the city, was only l05
- The wear and tear OF English rail- u
roads is great; it takes 10000 tons Of iron ev- r
cry year to keep the tracks in repair, and &c. t
900 600 slcepcrs, to furnish which requires B. :
0O0C00 trees, covering space ol 1000 ares. b
rey Seventy y-threc battles were fought du-
ring the year 1855, in which 1887 men S
killed. Tne whole number Of death OCCASION
ed by war cannot be less than 800 coo.
JUST TRIpUrE.-The Legislature Of Texas,
at its late session, adopted bill donating 10
Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett one league Of land.
Mrs. c. is the widow OF the hero and martyr 4
Of Texas ndependcnce-Davy {. ockett.
sI- The Walworth County {Wis. Report Il
er thinks that the peach, pear and cherry trees !
in that county are killed by the excessively cold q
winter.
Eas- The Committee on Territories has re- |
ported bill to admit Oregon rs State.
saF The Kicapoo bridge near Prairie du r
Chem is completed.
E@s= A suit is about to he commenced at
Rochester involving the title OF the Eagl Ho- ,
tel block in that city, valued at something like
$l25,OOO.
E- Ambrose Foster, Of Lake Mills, Wis n
consin, who invented the lime and sand pressed =
brick, has already reaize,l 100000 from hs u
patent So SAYS the EIkhorn independent. .
- Charles Wells was stabbed by one Hen. q
ry Watts during an alteration at Eikridge n
Landing, Md: and died from the wounds - a
The parties had tcen drinking. and were un- :
der the influence of liquor at the TIM he n
deceased was young nan, son-in-aw OF Tie n
murderer TIE only witness in the case is |,
the wife Of the deceased-daughter Of Watts. 4
- The Irish American states tliat Catha- i
rne Hayes loses $4,000 by TIE failure Of VI
Saunders s. Bremen, of San Francisco.
- The inhabitants of Sruylen Duyvil,
New York, have it in contemplation 10 change il
the time honored name of their locality to that n
of Linwool. :
- Light American plows Lave s,perced- :
ed tie heavy Scotch plows in Malta. They
were introduced recently by the Governor, Sin |
WIN. Reid, formerly Of Bermuda.
Elza@ Mrs. Elizabeth Dcmunbrane, OF NASH L
Vile, Tenn, died on the 9th inst, aged llG !,
years. i
- Tie Virginia Senate has rejected a
proposition TO extend tie session beyond nine-
ty days. .ttHt f.
- Jackson Bradley. confined in TIE Jail I
of Kershaw, (S. G.. district, and sentenced to
be hung on the lAth of March, effected his cs .
cape last week.
- The amount Of grain received at Du-
ralo, during tie season os 1855, was 2l,i72,-
2SS bushels.
- Ten dollar counterfeit notes OF TIE Mill
er's River Bank, AlEol, Mass, are in circula-
ton at Boston.
- The citizens Of Clark county, Ill.,, have
held an Indignation meeting, denouncing TIE
late mob murder at CharIrstor
- Col. May, an extensive pork operator
at indianapolis, has failed, it is stated, for a
considerable amount.
THE SUPPOSED MURDERER OF GoaD0S.-
Worrel, the supposed murderer of Gordon,
was arrested at Dover, Delaware, at a tavern +
near the residence Of his parents, The &C.
count of his arrest states that be had stuffed
dentistry aud had practced some lu,e. He
had also been dry goods clerk in the store Of
Mr.. Burd, Of Baltimore. His father is ply
| sIcan and is rpsnectahlv connected. His ma.