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Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

County MArTERs.-We observe by the city pa
pers, that Allen Piersr, former County Treasur er
of Ramsey county, has been arragned on an
indictment for embezleing 81 800 of the School
funds of this county. lie pleaded not guilty and
gave bonds in the sum of $1,000 for his ap-
pcarancc for trial.
We have remarks at present to make on ;hi,
subject, trusting that Mr. Piersc will be able to
clear himself Of the charge, and come out Of the
ordeal unscathed but should ne not, then let
him suffer with O;h4rs. 1t is high time that
our County matters were raked over. for hithcr-
to they have been in most rotter and disorder
ed condition. We have called attention to the
fact not once, but many times, and we are
heartily glad to find that the people are now
waking up to the Importance of invcstiga-
ton. 1t matters not to US upon whose shoul-
ders the responsibility Of wrong rests-rip it
up-tcar it out by the roots and let. US start
with clean ledger-one that will be an honor,
not disgrace to the county.
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FURTHER FROM KANSAS,

The news We give in to-day's paper fully con-
firms our belief that the Free State men will take
care of themselves. Had they good, compe-
tent leader, Border rufiani>m would cease its ag-
gressiye, murderous march. The news comes
through pro-slavery sources; an allowance there
fore should be made for its coloYing.
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WHITE, SLAVES.

1t is fact, that the people OF the North are
under greater subjection to the Slave Oligar-
chy of the South, than the Slaves themselves.
While the latter, numerically speaking, are
few, the former number %, 900, 900! While the
Slave is ignorant and british in his nature.
made so by the system under which he lives,
the white is intelligent and industrious, so that
the system as applied to one is not half so de-
basing as applied to the other. How stands
matters Why 100000 shareholders not only
control their own slaves, but twenty-three mil
lions Of freemen. From the formation of the
Government TO the present time, they have
said what should and should not exist. When
we OF the North have complained-hav point
ed out the bad faith on the part Of the South !;
when we have eXpostulated at the destruction
OF solemn compac,s, has it had the tendency
to make them more lenient, more maSnani-
nous! Not particle. Having given them
inches in order to save the " G glorious Union,
they have taken feet and now ask miles,
lnsidiously has this power crept upon us, until
we are actually to-day worse slaves than the
slaves themselves.
Now, there must be Il remedy for all this---
what is it !! Acquiesence in the dictum OF the
Slave Power or determined opposition Lul-
led into quietness by the soft words Of ''no
more slavery agitation" or uncompromisng
warfare against the system! We must lravel
one or the other OF these roa ls---which shall
it be Our days Of Compro MISE with Slavery
are over. We will no longer split our boots
by crying out---"Save the Union!' We be-
lieve in planting ourselves upon great prin-
ciple, OF defending that principle, by words,
argument. and if need be, by deeds, such
deeds as rave made the memories of our
fathers green through the lapse of many years.
1t is too late to cxcam--''no further agitation
OF the Slavery question: Can you stop the
sun in its course. or the wind Oh its career {!
Neither can you stop the agitation of Slavery.
1t must be ag .lated, and wW be agitatcd until
either Freedom falls Or triumphs until the
question is fully settled whether we of the
North s!.all subnit neclis any longer to the
yoke Of the Slave driver whose crack OF the
whip is but the echo Of a brutal and debased
heart.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

\ STRANGE CAsE.--The Boston Times relates
a marvellous story, for the truth of which it
vouches, of Il lady, Mrs. p, Of !Amcsbury, whose
health had become prostratcd, and unmistakahlc
syn,pates of impending death produced BY the
presence of n large snake in her stomach which
has been there fer two years or more. The med
ical faculty could not discover the cause Of her
illness. and gave up her case Il hopeless ore.
At this point AL human means having seemingly
failed, the lady (who is a powerful medium) de-
tefmned to invoke The aid of spirits to restore
her health.
With this object she called on another lady
medium, and stated her case, requesting her to
invoke the aid of the spirit of DR.. Rush, which
she did--the answer was, shat Mrs. p. had with
in her stomach living reptile, which if not soon
ridden Of, would lie the means of her death.'-
1t also prescribed the course to be adopted, Civ
ing tho name and quantity of the medicine to be
administered. The directions were Immediate
lv followed, and the result was the election from
the stomach Of Mrs. T. of live snake, Of the
water adder species, which measured upwards Of
fourteen inches in length, ana one and quarter
inches in circumference. The snake was dis
gorged upou the door and was not only alive. but
exhibited all the venomouS traits of its species,
running out its forked tongue, and even Kissing
at those around! This event occurred about ten
DAYS since. and We are happy 10 add, that Mrs.
p. is fast regaininc her health and strength
She supposes that she swallowed the reptile two
wears ago while drinking from a spring in Maine.
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s' Freedom shreks''-and NEwsoN flies,
" ih vaiorous PEA to join the fray,


The laugh that followed was loud and long,.
and it was some time before counsel and iurvmcn
could assume the grave expression BETTING th,
serious business in which they were engaged.
The shafts of ridicule, thrown by ~ master
hand, are sometimes effective. hut when they are
the offspring of a weak brain, they become simply
inspid. Our Courts must be very digniGed, ami
our ''ablcst lawyers" quite profound, to make the
above the subject Of mcrriment. 'sIIost grave
and reverend Seniors" what little thing doth
tickle thy risibilites Low wit legitmately
belongs to the bar-room to the halls of Jus-'
tice, but sine, the advent Of ':Bordar Rutlian-
ism,' no place is too sacred for the display of
those tf7sits Of character that have made Stephen
\. Douglas anl his co-laborers Infamous.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

HoRRIBLE MURDER-Sl500 REwARp!-
The Chicago Tribune Of the 18th, contains the
particulars of the murder Of Mr.. Thomas
Applebee Randolph street merchant, of tina.
city and man highly esteemed. The Tribune
says:---
"It appears that the deceased Lad been left
alone in the store about 9 o'clock on Wednes-
day evening last by his clerks, it being his ~
s,al custom 10 lock the store himself and take
the key home to his boarding house. In the
morning about o'clock the clerks found the
store unlocked. and the body of Mr.. Applebee
lying in the back room terribly beaten and de-
faced and lifelcss. His money, Of which he had
a considerable sum upon his person the night
BEFORE was gone"
Mr.. AppIebee was murdered between the
hours OF and 10 o'clock OIL Wednesday eve
ming it is probable he was dccoyed into the
back room by some person who came Aito the
store after the clerks had left, pretending to-
wish to purchase some butter, and who must
have known the deceased's habits and that e
had large sum Of money upon his person, and
while the deceased was STOPPING over the re-
frigeralor to get a sample Of butter, struck him
blow upon tIeback Of the head, which, if not
producing uedti, 81 Stu1tleu his SiCtHi dS 10
render the completion Of the murder not diff
cult.
Mr. Applebee was a quiet. unasu,nng man
and highly respected by all who knew him.
He leaves family Of three children, the old.
est girl OF sixteen or seventeen years OF age.
An intense excitement prevailed in Chicago
The mayor had issued proclamation, offering
a reward Of 81 900 for the arrest Of the muir
derer or murderers, and the sheriff ofCoo<
County had offered an additional reward OF
$500. At the latest accounts the officers had
been unsuccessful in getting clue to the per-
pctrators of the deed.
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VOL. ILL.,, NO. 5.

Celebration Of the Miuneso Historical Society
Laying the Corner S.ene of the Society Hall.
The corner stone of the Minnesota Historical
Society Hall, will be laid in the city Of st. Paul,
on Tuesday the 24th inst. There will be pro-
ccssion, ceremonies AMI ad rcsscs suitable to the
occasion. Several distinguished guests, embra-
cling some of the most eminent men of science,
will be present and participate in the festivities.
The corner stone will be laid by the Masonic
Order, with the ceremonies peculiar to that fra
ternity.
Gen. Isaac Van Etten, will act as Grand Mar
shall.
The committee of arrangements present tie
following programme Of the order Of process
sion, &c:
Programme.
|. Pioneer Guards.
9. Governor, Territorial Officers and Ju lgcs,
and Members of the Territorial Legislature.
3. Officers of the U. S. Army.
A. Clergy of the Territorv.
5. Regents of Minnesota University and Board
of Education.
G. Public and Sabbath School child -cn in car
riagcs, attended by an escort of lads on horse
back.
T. Faculty and Trustees Of the College of St.
Paul.
8. Mayor, Members of the City Council, AMI
Officers of st. Paul.
9. Officers of other cities and towns in Mime
sofa.
10. Sherins and County Officers of the Terri
tory.
IL. Members of Minnesota Bar.
II. Medical Faculty of Minnesota.
l3. Ladies in Carriage.
MUSIC.
IA. Pioneer Fire Company.
Is. Members of the Territorial Press and
Typographical Society of St. Paul.
l6. Sons of Erin and Society of St. Patrick.
II. New England Society.
Is. Germ,n Reading Society, and Der FREEZER
Saengerbund.
10. independent Order of ODD Fellows.
20. Agricultural Societies of the Territory AMI
counties.
MUSIC.
81. Masonic Fraternity.
Society.
%. Members of IIistor zeal Society.
a. Citizens of the Territory and Visitors.
The line will be formed on tire Court Itonse
square at IL, and be ready to move ut Ii l-2
O'Clock, AN.
A dinner will be provided at the Winslow
House, at O'Clock, p. NJ.
Details o. arrangements not herein provided
for, will be announced during the week.
B. F. Horr, Committee
PARKER PAINE, of
D. A. Robertson, Asrangem'ts.
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1t has got to be so that if it is known that a
man will not fight, he dares not to express his
honest convictions. If he does some fellow poun
ces on him with a club, as on Greeley or Sum
ner. Our men must give up their nlawkish sem
timentaism and rol up their sleeves and pitch
in. They must come to the conclusion to fight,
and prepare hcms lives for it, and let it be known
that they are always ready. This, and nothing
short Of it, will secure to them decent treatment;
and if they will not do it, they deserve to be in
suited ard beaten. II man is not 20 be treated
decently unless he owns slaves. we want TO know
it. If the whips of the plantation are to bc
transferred to the Halls Of Congress We want to
see it represented in the proper manner. 1t must
begin to be seen that the question is one to
the rights of the white man-and not alone the
negro. If our Representatives are to be muz-
zled or beaten or shot, we want to know it, and
when it is known, we want to see what follows.
After this. one of the test questions with in
casting our vote for n Congress man shall be
'Will be fsht:'
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3 Talk like the following is heard almost
every wherc, though it does not often find it's
way into the newspapers
''We confess oursclf highly cxasperated at
this Sumner affair, ana say to our friends in
Congress they had better he studvin. how to cat
throa,s, and shoot, than logic and augmentation.
The people of OHIO say with one voice that their
Representatives must prepare themselves to fight;
. and that no member from Ohio shall suffer him
self to be insute, and that if one of them be
attacked and oserrowered, the Others must re-
yengc him.
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B. F. HoYT, } Committee
PARKER PAINE, of
ID. A. ROBERTSON, Aprangem't

From, the Border Rualan JocrnaI-a'ias the Pioneer.
An amusing incident occurred, during Satur-
days session of the Court, at the expense of our
neighbOr of the Times. One of our ablest
lawyers, who, by the way, loves y Joke as well a
he docs good dinner, fonnI on his tabl,, atth..
opening OF the Court for the afternoon, the fo,-
lowing clever jeu d esprit, which he read aloud
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

A rumor has reached New York, that Mr..
Fillmore has declined the nomination Of the
American party, and declared in favor of the
Northern candidate, whoever he may be. This is
a sensible movement of Mr.. +. and one which
will save him from infamy.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

Brrrs AID SUxxEx.-Mr. fntler, the courteous
gentleman who insists that he never says any
thing naughty in the Senate chamber, and who
at the same time bawled out that ylr. Wilson, Of
Massachusetts,, was IS Lar," was replying to-
Mr. Sumner on the l2sh. We shall expect that
he will be exceedingly courteous, and that his
speech will be the very pink Of g Southern ohi~
valry''-ths quintessence Of gentleman lin
liquor. fsq 9t -. 900 3 81
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

FRoN WAsHINGToN.-A dispatch Of June l2th,
.,rvs that Mr. Ha,nlin, Of Maine, asked to be re-
licved from his position rs Chairman of the Com
,n;ttec on Commerce. lie made few remarks,
savinr that since the inlorsemcnt by the Cincin-
natl Convention of the measures which have lei
to the outrages in X 'nsas, ne could bold no
further political fellowship with the authors. t's
Request agreed to.
Mr.. Butler is now replying to Mr.. Sumner. The
galleries are crowded. - fs -
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JUsT LIKE THEN 1T has always been The
course Of the South to kick those who have be-
fricntcd them. For instance, look at the Cncin-
natl Convention. Pierce and Douglas who have
done the dirty work Of Slavery cast OF for
new man, and he a resident of the North. On
the first ballot Douglas received the vote of but
one Slave State, Missouri! Pierce and Douglas
are like plantation negroes, when they are too old
for labor, their brains are blown out in order to
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21

GREAT Kansas MEETING AT GAL NA.--Wc
learn from the Advertiser, that tremendous
Kansas Meeting WAS held at Gaena, on the eve
ming of the 7th y torchlight procession, head
ed by banl of music, marched through ths
streets, carrying llrge transparency with the
following notices -
81. For the immediate admission Of the Free
State of Kansas. ,. No more Slave States. B.
For President, John c. Fremont. 4. For Gov
crnor, VIM. II. Bissc,I; for Lieut. Governor,
Francis \. Hoffman,"
Col. Emery Of Kansas, addressed the meeting,
setting forth the following facts -
''1he 3G.h of March election came round, an
event that will never be forgotten in Kansas. 1t
has been charged by the pro-Slavery papers ri
the North, that all our troubles in Kansas were
imaginary. | will tell you the cause of our
troubles in Kansas: 1t is because the actual set
tiers have been prevented by force, from making
their law making power. On the morning Of
the Both of March, '55, looked out upon Law
renee and saw most extraordinary spectacle
Long trains Of wagons had come from the Mis-
souri, line, ana the men camped on the Western
border of Lawrence, preparatory to roting. To
insult the more, all the teams were driven by
slaves, and the wagons filed with men fro
Missouri, all armed. just before election, Gov
Eecder had caused census to be taken and
that gavo us 80 odd voters in Lawrence: but
$50 votes were polIed, although most of the
Free State men did not vote. And it was the
same in other places. The spectacle at the polls
not such as American citizens can boast Of
A dense crowd of Mssourians crowded around
with muskets ON their shoulders, and depos d
two of our three iudges-they were Free State
men-and chose two Of their own number to
fill their places.
This is the cause Of our trouble'. We had no.
thing to do with making the laws which Pierce
says shall. be enforced by the federal bayonet
We have Learned long ere this, that laws de.
rive their just powers from the consent of the
people governed. This is a great Amcric ar
principle, and we are not yet quite ready to
discredit it. (ChecrS.)
Strong resolutions were adopted, and tn,
meeting broke up in the most animated manner
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The SENATE MovIyG.--Senator Crittcnl len has
urged the necessity cf some immediate action
being taken on the part of the Senate towards
the restoration of peace in Kansas. Seward and
Crittenlen both favored the idea of sending Gen.
Scott there. Mason, Of Va, opposed the move
ment.
In the House, the resolutions of the Massachu-
sctts Legislature, in regard to the assault on
Sumner, were read. Batlcr (the dear relative Of
the bully Brooks) said they contained forcgone
conclus ons; moved to table them, which was
agreed to-.
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keoEuA rymnasl um.

FTyHE UNDERSIGNED would respectfully an
/ nounce "a the citizens of Kcokuk, that he has
onenad his ropns FOR the reception Of gentlemen.
Suitable and a,nple preparations have been mado
to preserve and promotethe health vigor and men
tai elasticity Of all who may desireto participate in
the manly exercises and healthy sports OF gymnas-
tics pureair and cold water, judicioualy used in
the manner pr escrbed by him, cannot fail TO make
the most weak ly healthy, strong and robust.
- Rooms at Concert Hall, Sd story, Main ST.,
in the Sd stof y. O. MANCHESTER
decl8dtf
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FOR SALE.

A SPLENDID Farm Of sax hundred acres, located
n On String rrairie, sixteen mites N. W. OF the
CITY af keoauk.
If desired IL win be divided 70 suit purchasers.
The improvc mcnts are If superior character.
1t has been pronounced ny those who have seen
IT, 10 be one Of The beautiful farms in the coun
try.
Apply tod T. Cave. String Prairie, or to Cave
Son. Main Street between Sd and 4th, keokuk
tnrh4dtf
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LEONARD a. EVERETT.
: BANKERS AND DEALERS IL REAL
ESTATE

1NOUNCII BLUFFS, Iowa, buy ID 81 Ex-
" change. Currency, Land and Lane sarrants.
Locate land warrants for non-residents on eected
lands.
Pay taxes. investigate titles, and give their at
tention to all matters pertaining 10 Real Estate
Office districts.
Money received on deposite and interest allowed.
Particular attention given To the Investment of
money on landed securities.
Refer to Chubb Brothers, Barrow Co., and DIR.
Vim. Keith, Davenport. Hon. Lincoln Clark. Du-
buaue; Charles Parsons, keotuk: Iucns ST.
monds, st. Louis; ". s. Gilman. N. Y; j. Whit
ney Co.. Boston Cadwallader aiiis. Esq. Chilli
cothe, Ohio; Tartt, Stewart Co., Mobile.
apr24-d
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n NOTICE. .

HAyING purchased Of d. A. Williams his en-
III tire stock Of Groceries, we will carry on the
above business and sell very low figures in order 70
make room for Spring stock. For extraordinary
bargains cali at his old stand Mainstree between
4th and 5th. !.
Also tho highes, cash price paid for all kinds OF
produce. w ii. AUSTIN SEQ.
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can ANi1 DO

CsELLto the citizens If keak uk and vicinity FINE
- FURNITURE cheaper than they purchase in
st. Louis or anywhere abroad and transport II here.
Any persons doubling this invited to cal at the
Gate City Furniture Rooms, l3e Main street, and
satisfy themselves Of the fact. c. 5, ABBOTT.
feh1 Sd
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- ~
YTvHREE daily Through Trans. betwcen Ph,Iadel-
L phia aud Pittsburg.--TuE MoRSisa MAI. TRAIN
leaves Phladelphia for Pittsharg at "a A. NJ, and
rittsbura Tor Philadelphia M Z A. NJ. TnE FAST
LINE leaves Philadelphia for r'tsburg al r. NJ
THr NIGHT ExrREss TRAM leaves Philadelpaia for
Pi,isbnrg AZ IL =. NJ, and Pttsbnrg for Philadel-
phia at 10 p. Nj.
The above lines connect ut pittsburg with Rail
roads to and from NJ. Louis. Mo-; Alton. Galena
and Chicago, ILL.,. Frankford. Lexington cnd Lou
isyillc, Ky. Terre Haute Madison. Lafayette and
Indianapolis Ind. Cincinnati. Dayton, Springfield,
Bellefontainc, Sandusky, Toledo. Cleveland. Colum-
bus, GAINESVILLE. Massllpn and Wooster, oblo. also,
with the Steam Packet Boats from and To New Or
leans, -. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati.
Through Tickets be had 10 or from either of
the above places.
For further particulars, see Hand bills nj he diff
ferent starting points. Passengers FROM the West
will find this the shortest and most expeditions
route 10 Philadelphia. Baltimore, New York or Bos-
ton TH0S MOORE,
AcEsr, Passenger Lines, Philadelphia.
j. MESkIMEN,
Agent, Passenger Lines, Pittsbury.
Feb l. 1855. --ly
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Keokuk Book-Bindery,

AND BLANK BOOK MANDATORY.
DLANk Books made AMI ru,ed to any required
ID pattern. Court Records, justices Dockets, As
SCISSORS Books, Poll Books, kc. &C., furnished al
short notice.
Old Books, Magazines, Music, Ac., bound
bound in any style desired.
Ek My Bindery will be found on Second Street,
mex, door l. the Athenaum, sign Of thv Big Book. -
Jan. 20, lS5l.--lAw. ISAAC N. PIEkCE.
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KEOKUK: TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1854

HENRY p. scHoLTE, EDWIN u. GRANT
SCHOLTE 4 GRANT.
PELLA. .................... MARION Co, IOWA,
ID ANkERS, LAND AGENTS, and NOTARIEs
ID PUBLIC. Agents for fhc Intod States Life In
surance Company, Iowa state Fire Insurance Com
pany, Cooper's Ciark's Steam Engine Manufacto-
ry and for all important agricultural machines.
Editors and PrvIrietors of the WEEKLY PELI.A
dAzEffE T., independent tn foiItis and ketigion--$2
per annun. Plain and Fancy JOB PRINTERS.
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VI. ". Hicks. N. H.,

City OF Keokuk Iowa.--ohiee Second ST., between
Main and Johnson.
nR. H., in addition 10 the usual
- methods II inserting artifciaiteesh -
is In possession oi the exclusive right uAxyYYD
for this city Of mounting The "enntinn-
ous gum work. universally admired for their
beauty and cleanliness
iie is also mounting teeth on Gu'ta Pereha,
apr I6 1856 dwiy
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TUST RECEl WE'D Mt Creighton dinner 's,s large
~ lot Of choice Cigars, such a. will not fail 10
please ell who win call and try them.
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\ A w v = n III q q = r.,

WuLlAn WINTER, Proprietor.
(1ORNER Second and Cedar Streets, Fort Msdi-
~ son. Iowa.
r4- Baggage taken TO and from boats Free OK
charge.
rH- Stages leave this House dniiy for Keokuk
and Burlington. June 25, lS55.--d