Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-03-15
rH6RSDAY. MARCH Is, lsd6,

~. w. Getchell, while bhstisg s0ak
On Ne Wsn bank Of the Mississip, pear he
min % Minneapolis, discovered petriasd
remains of fish, of which the Anthsny
Express gives the following descSipticus Tex
hibits the perfect form of a fish, about three
feet in length, in solid limestone, the shape Of
the body, head, eyes, mouth, and other parts
being perfectly preserved, and represented. II
was oblaiped, about four feet below, the surface
of,the rock. u The drill run through one edge
Of the fish, and ths blast split the. fish throagh
the middle, throwing cut one half the entire
fish, but also breaking it across about foot
from the head. - The other half we'understand
still lies in the rock. '''' p 9''-''
We are not able to state 10 what family or
specie the specimen above mentioned belongs,
but estimate its age at from SO. to seventy-five
thousand years. Ia : -.-.1 L. so'-ld odi
The LUMpERNEN.-The St. Anthony Ex-
press says, all accounts from the pneries repre-
sent the lurnbermen as having done very
successful business the past winter in the pine.
ries. We understand that the teams will prob
ably average over a million each.
Mr.. Stanchficld, who has taken the contract
for driving is actively engaged in making pre-.
parations. for commencing operations as soon
as possible on the opening Of spring. He pro-
poses having 2 to 300 men on the drive as
soon as the water will admit of driving.
SKATING Beautiful skating, says the St.
Anthony Express, has been enjoyed on the
Mississippi Of late below the lower ferry. The
river from the late haw rose little, overflow
ing the old ice, and then froze again. present
ing for long distance gIarng surface, free
from snow, or cakes of ice. We saw one day
the present week large number Of young
persons of both sexes amusing themselves in
skating and siding on this fine field. Glori-
Gus exercise IN tins dry. bracing atmosphere.
W1NrE1 NAvIGATION.--A schooner, says
the Southern Min. Herald, of four OK lower
came down the river to-day. She was freight
ed with the goods, furniture, and family of a
gentleman from Dodge county, Wisconsin, who
is running her one trip only to locate back Of
this place. She has conimodious cabin and
the passengers were cooking dinner while she
stopped here for wood and water.
EN~ The February No. of the Western
Journal and Civilian, has been received. This
Journal is devoted to Agriculture, Manufac.
I'm
Commerce, Public Policy, and Polite L,era-
ture. edited by Nj. Tarver, and II. Cobb. II
is valuable work and should be we'll patron.
lied.
EeT We omitted to mention yesterday
that Messrs. GilIet and Whitney of this city
received prizes in the Cosmopolitan dis.ribu.
ton at Sandusky, on the 29th ult. About 20C
tickets were sold in this city.
rs We notice by Tuesday evenings Free
Press, that the name of the Ben Franklin Jot
Office has been changed by the withdrawal Of
Mr.. S. J. Albright. |, will hereafter be known
as the Free Press job Office.
Ees- On the 2Olh ult., a band of aborcrs
on the Central Railroad, in Allegheny Co., n.
". penetrated into a cave, the mouth of which
was about 300 #. from Jackson's River. Some
of the workmen entered it, and continuing on
their course, passed under the river, and came
out on the other side of it. In the cave was
found the body Of hunter, with all the equip.
ments lyinS near him. About Sc 900 in bonds
payable 10 Mrs. A. Cross, and dated in 1923
were found on the body. which was ina won.
derful state Of preservation. The bonds are
signed by manv of the olest citizens Of ALE.
ghany and Bath counties
CT Wolf island, which is located in the Mis-
sissippi river. below the mouth of the Ohio river
has hitherto been in dispute between Kentucky
and Missouri, and in consequence of the doubt
full jurisdiction, the public lands thereon were
Withdrawn from sale. The Commissioner of the
General Land Office has at length received re.
port from the Surveyor General, affording con-
elusive evidence that the main channel of the
the river, which is the boundary line between
Missouri and kentucky, passes on the cast sid OF
the island. Consequently, the latter is within
the jurisdiction of tho State of Missouri, and
the Commissioner, having so decided, has order.
ed the lands to he thrown into market for sale
CT RAILROAD CASE IN ADMIRAITy.-A libel
has been filed on the Admiralty side of the Dis
trict Court for the Southern District of Illinois
by Messrs. Fades, Nelson, Patrick and others Of
st. Louis, against ffty.twO railroad cars of the
Ohio & Mississippi Company. The demand is
stated to be about $4,000. t......
CT The Olney Qll.) Republican saws that
Mr.. James S. Gardner, Of that place, has re-
cHived within the last three weeks - pair of ven
ison hams, l25 dozen quails, 500 rabbits, 80 tur-
kies anil - prairie chickens, in circle of a few
miles of Olncy.
by official returns TO tie War Depart
nent the Militia force Of tie United States
cxcrcds',wo millions and half Of
men. H.
ORIGIN OF CURRExr ADAGE.-Our read.
crs have all heard the saying that "Nine tail.
ors make man." Possibly, however, some
Of them would like to know the origin of the
saying. Here j, is:
SIN l742 an orphan beggar-boy applied for
aims at talor's shop in London, in which
nine journeymen were employed. His forlorn
but intelligent appearance touched the hearts
of the beneyolept IN ilors ,rbo rave him n Sb;l