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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.
Gov. Robinson Leaving the Territory but De
tanned at Lexington.
Reeaer Refuses to appear betoreths Grand Jury.
St. Louis, May II.

heeaer REFUSES 10 appear Oef0reMe Grand Ju'y.
St. Louis, May H.
From passengers by the steamer Star of
the West, which arrived from Kansas this
morning we learn the following
The steamboat left Kansas on Saturday,
Gov. Robinson and family were among the
passengers. At Lexington. Mo-, General
Shields, Mr.. Savage and number of the
most respectable citizens of the place, went
aboard the steamer and notified Robinson
that they intended to detain him ON the
ground that he was fleeing from the Terri
tory TO avert an Indictment for treason found
against him by the Grand Jury Of the Dis
trict Court.
Robinson id lie learned from one of the
Grand Jury that an attempt had been made
to find bill but had failed.
This did not satisfy the committee and on
persuasion Of Capt. Robinson of the boat,
and Mr.. Bernard of Baltimore, he agreed to
remain and accepted Sawyer's hospitality.
The committee agreed to send messenger
to Kansas to ascertain if indictment had been
found, if not, all the expenses of his deten-
ton should be paid.
No violence or indignty was offered to
Robinson during the proceeding.
Capt. Adams communicated the infOrmG-
ton upon which the committee acted.
Advices from Lawrence to the 9th, say that
Reeder refused to appear before the Grand
Jury at Lecompton.
At the sitting of the committee on the
evening of the 9Th, writs were served on him
by the Deputy Marshal for contempt. He
appeared to the Committee, but they decid
ed they had no power in such case.
Howard and Sherman thought Reeder Pre-
tected by his privilege.
Oliver dissented; said Committee could not
stand between him and Marshal.
Reeder said although his life was in dam
ger at Lecompton, he would remain on his
privilege, but warned them not to touch him
at their peril.
Marshal left, but was expected to return
on the 9th with dragons. The Judge at
Lecompton charged the Grand Jury on Mon
day, the 5th, to indct all State officers and
members of the Legislature for high treason.
| A despatch from Leavenworth says that
an armed body of men were en- route for Law
renee, for the purpose of destroying evidence
taken by the Committee.
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England Furnishing Arms to Costa RIGA.

A correspondence between the Foreign
Office at London and Mr.. Wallerstein the
Consult General of Costa RIGA, has been in.
tercepted in Nicaragua and published. The
following letter is the most important:
"FoREIGN OFFICE, Feb. g., 1856.
I" 1 am directed by the Earl of Clarendon
to acquant you that, having referred to the
War Department your letter of the 18th
ult., requesting that small supply of arms
may be furnished to the government of
Costa RIGA, his lordship has been informed
by that Department, in reply, that 1000
smooth bore muskets (ftton) which are not
so highly finished as the line-pattern muskets
of 1912, can be supplied for this service at
FL IS. each /; or, if it should be preferred,
1000 of the line-pattern muskets of 1912,
can be furnished at Sos. 3d. each.
As soon as Lord Clarendon is informed
by you of the species of arms which you de-
eide upon, he will communicate further with
the War Department, and request that the
arms may be placed at your disposal. Ihave
the honor to be, Sir, your most obedient and
humble servant,
ga E. HAMMOND.
"To E. Wallerstein, Esq, &C.,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17

THrATR1cALs IN THE GEAR WEsr."-West
ern thcatricals are ofrather an unique char
acter. We clip from an Iowa paper the fol
lowing notice of the opening of the sRec
| Barn."
| First night of the goat, who goes through
| the intricacies Of the cotillon like fellow.
critter The performance Of the goat will be
| followed by an exhibition of the matbemat-
ical attainments of the dog Billy, quad.
| ruped that reckons up figures like piece Of
| chalk, and works problems in Algebra with
one leg tied behind him. Admission, one
shilling. No corn admitted at the door,.
p. S. The free list entirely excluded, ex-
cept the press, and ministers of the gospel ;:
& AT recent meeting of the New
York Farmers Club, it was stated that the
oat crop of the United States in 1853
amounted to 160,00O,0OO bushels, which. at
81 IL cents per bushel, would be worth
500, 1000, 0oo-only $40, 100000 less than the
cotton crop.
JOHN Mitchell a MARTYR TO PR1Nc1-
PLE.-This gentleman started the Citizen in
New York with sudden success unexam-
pied by any other enterprise of the kind,
but the tide Unpopular favor was as suddenly
turned by his course on the subject of slave
~. Now, it is said, he is living ON small
farm in Tennessee. The Richmond (Va.)
Dispatch eulogizes him as martyr to prin-
ciple, and says:
she commenced with the most brilliant
pecuniary prospects, but sacrificed them all
by his companionship of the South. Pre-
ferring principle to pelf; he is now in obscu-
rity and INDECENT. If he had chosen. to float
with the anti-slavery current in New York,
he might now be rolling in wealth., Greeley
dashing along in his carriage and Mitchell in
penury on his farm! The generous South
ought to show itself at least as grateful to
its friends ais the selfish Abolitionists to their
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The PADRE VIJIL.-Gen. Walkers Plen-
ipotentiary, the Padre Will, is just now the
greatest lion in Washington. Happily for
him, it is said he can't understand word of
English, so he will be saved the annoyance
of hearing and reading all the remarks made
about him. Our highly conservative neigh
| Dor, the Commercial, objects to the Padre
solely on the ground of his being padre;
but, as the correspondent of the Evening
Post states that Padre Will had arrived in
Washington nth his son. his padreship must
be something like General Pierce's soldier
ing, not Of kind to do any harm. T
worst thing about the Padre is his unlucky
name. which will, of course, be the cause OF
good many distressing puns; and small wits
will be calling him vigil-ant representative
of Nicaragua, and so on.
The Padre is represented as "a rather
stout, wellshaven man, whose long-skirted
coat, knee-breeehes, and black hose. and sill.
ver-shoe buckles, accord with the priestly
functions which he exercises at home. His
hair is concealed by a sort of brown ard
siouched cap or cowl and, though of very
dark complexion, the President does not
consider him Black Republican"
We observe that some of our cotempora-
RES have attempted to improve upon his
name by calling him Virgil; but the true or
biography of the PADRES name is Viiil.-N.
Y. Times
How THE FRESHMAN CONVERTED THE
JENA ralc hard sinner" native of the
Emerald Isle, went to the confession the
other day to his parish priest, and SO shock
ed the clergyman with a recital of his sins.
that he exclaimed" My son did you ever
90 good thing in your life 2" 81 did,
said Pat /; converted jew once - How
was that 2" inquired the confessor. You
see," said Pat, that long-nosed poyk-ha..
ing numbering blaggard fell overheard, and
put afther his carcase in boat seized
iilm by the top-knot just as he was going
down the second time, and pulled his head
above the surface, and says I, if | save Won
will you be a Christian % !. WON'T - saws
he and with that 1 deposited his head
about three feet unther again /: pulled him
up once more and put the question anew
will you be Christian to which he again
replied No. gruffiy. gave him another
dip and brought him up putin like a nor
polse. Will you be Christian now saysI
4. les, said he, and his teeth were chatter
ing Tor all the world like monkey that had
burned his toes. Well, says 1, you are now
converted, and you had better die in the
1aitn and so L held him unther till his
spirit had departed" i, -es -
- f3n 70 ~ 5ags
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, }
Washington, May 3, 1856,

1t is noteworthy fact that the three
principal councillors of Gen. jacksonville
men of all others most admitted to his con-
fidence and cherished as his friends Martin
Van Buren,, Francis p. Blair and Churchill
G. Cambreling, are now in warm sympathy
with the Republican movement Hartford
Press.
And what about B. F. Butler, Jesse
Hoyt, Preston King, and ten thousand
others Of Old Hickory's bosom friends ?
Are not they also to be found in the Repub-
lican ranks
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WHAT They ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT TO.
The following small lump of pith and mar
row is from the Albany Journal. Will our
readers be pleased to read carefully, and
analyze every point, of which there are sew
eral
The people of Kansas are required to
obey the laws enacted by the first Legisla-
ture held in the territory. That Legislature
was elected by men from Missouri, who had
not the shadow of residence in Kansas.
More than half of the members of that
body were residents of Missouri. Two
thirds of the officers whom they appointed
to execute their laws were residents of Mis-
souri,. Jones, who was appointed Sheriff of
Lawrence district, held, at the time of his
appointment, the Office of Postmaster in
Missouri, and did not even pretend to be a
resident of Kansas. The laws which he
was elected to enforce, are as brutal as their
authors. And yet the actual resideuts-the
people-of Kansas, are expected to submit to
those laws and to recognize the official char
acter of those appointed to administer
them - s
DEATH OF Mas. MIRIAM G. RoBB.-The
Buffalo Commercial pays delicate tribute
to the memory of this lady, who died at Chi
cago on The. 24th ult. Many of our readers
will deeply sympatbise with the editor, when
informed, that Mrs. Robb was, before mar
riage, Miss Goodenow, and that she was the
lady of the Alleghanian troupe of singers:
Gas a lady of irreproachable character, of
great amiability oftemper, Mrs. r. deserves
particular mention. AS a vocalist whom ma
ture had richly endowed, and one whom
modern cultivation could not divest of that
rich simplicity of style-those pure heart
tones which had SO wonderful fascination.
no language at our command is adequate to
do her Justice, and all praise is poor and
tame. Seldom has singer remained so long
before the public, and retired with a profess
sional reputation SO invaluable, or personal
one SO pure.
e. The government has not given par
ticular instrustions to Mr.. Dallas to settle
the the Central American question. The
administration reserves any decision Of the
arbitration question until the enlistment
matter shall be settled. Mr.. Dallas writes
that the sentiment Of enlightened men is
growing favorable to the side of the United
States in the controversy. -. d
THE LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS OF JOHN G.
FREMoNT.-Col. Fremont, one of the most
adventurous spirits that has appeared in our
time, some months ago placed in the hands
OF an eminent writer his papers containing
his own remarkable personal narrative. His
romantic history is to be illustrated from
scenes taken in daguerreotype by himself,
while ON his great expeditions. The work
has been prepared under Fremont,s own eve,
Ian eye, by the way, not to be forgotten by
those who have ever seen it, } and win be
published next month by Tcknor & Fields:
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The VICE PREsIDENcY.-The New York
Tribune notices an article from the Chicago
Democrat, "wherein Gov. Seward is assumed
to be urging the nomination of Moses H.
Grinnel for the Vice Presidency" The Tri-
bune says:
"We deem it simple justice to state the
fact that Gov. S. has not suggested the name
OF Mr.. Grinneal, nor of any other person,
whether for President or Vice President
70 every one who has approached him with
suggestions that this or that person should
De nominated, he has uniformly responded:
u have nothing to say, and will do nothing
as to candidates; but I will heartily support
whoever shall be presented by the REBUILT
can National Convention, presuming that
they will he faithful exponents and earnest
champions of the principles which underlie
the Republican movement" Such, we are
well assured, has been the uniform tenor of
Governor Stewards language on this subject;
and such, we do not doubt, it will be. Gov.
S., it is well known, has himself been widely
suggested as the Republican candidate, and
if it<were clearly within the power Of the
Republicans to elect whomsoever they pre-
ferred, we presume he would be their de-
cided choice. In the actual state of things,
we believe many if not most of those who
have for years been recognized as his imme-
date friends do not advocate nor expect his
nomination; but these do not the less object
to his formal withdrawal from the canvass.
Let the field Of selection be as wide as pos
sible, and let the National Convention which
Is to assemble in Philadelphia canvass it i'm
partially, deliberately, searchingly, and Sc
iect Tor President and Vice President the
TWO fit and faithful men who can poll the
largest possible vote for Free Kansas and her
immediate admission. Such we know to be
inc Misn OF many of Gov. Stewards promin-
ent friends; and we believe It to accord f,liv
with his own Yiews.'' '1v
u The autograph of James Buchanan
sold in New York, on Saturday, for twenty
five cents. We suppose glut in the market
was anticipated.
IL The Pope has issued brief ex-
tending to Sicilian monks and nuns of the
third and fourth degrees the privileges (al-
ready possessed by the first and second de-
srees) OF contracting marriage upon certain
conditi0ns-the primary requisite being that
thov -c '""'
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Stands Paddle Wheel.

The success of Mr.. Stands vertical paddle
wheel has been placed beyond the possibil-
ity of doubt. Since the departure of the
Luella 1.-THE boat upon which the vertical pad
die wheel was placed as an experiment.
some twelve days since, Mr.. Stands, and
other parties interested in St. Louis, have
been repeatedly advised of the boat and the
manner in which the new wheel stood the
test. Capt. Boyce, of the Luella, telegraphs
and writes in fattering terms of the wheel.
Writing from Dubuque, he says: 81 am get
ting along finely, the new wheel has more
than realized my expectations; it has been
subjected to the hardest kind of trials, and
not screw has failed or given way. am
satisfied that it is even stronger than the
old wheel"
The officers of the Minnesota Belle, La
clede and Henrietta, from the Upper Mis-
sissippi, all report having met the Luella,
and state that she was making from two to
three miles an hour more than she could pos
sibly have done with the old kind of wheel.
Engineers and experienced steamboatmen,
generally, who have examined the invention,
have declared in favor of it's entire practical
bility, and arrangements have already been
entered into to put the new wheel upon one
or two ssside-wheel" "fast" boats.
The success of this invention will be a
new era in steam navigation on rivers, lake
and ocean. Heretofore, the main difficulty
in the application of extraordinary power on
steam vessels, has been the racking and
strain caused by the oblique stroke of heavy
paddles ON the water, and the consequent in
jury to the cabin and lighter works ofsteam-
boats. This difficulty is entirely overcome,
for in Mr.. Stands wheel the paddle descends
into and rises out of the water vertically.
Mr.. Stands deserves no little credit for the
mechanical ingenuity and indefatigable ener-
gy displayed in constructing and pcrfecting
his Inventions Louis Repub.
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OFFICE OF THE U. S. MARSHAL, }
st. Paul, M. T., May 13, '56.

EDS. MINNEsorIAN: Will you please give
place in your paper to the following letter
from the Secretary of the Department of the
Interior? By it the public will see that un-
til Congress passes an appropriation bill
there are no funds in the Treasury to defray
he expenses of the Courts in this Territory,
and that all claims upon the Judiciary will
have to be postponed until that act is pas
sed. Very respectfully,
NJ. W.IRWIN, U. S. Marshal.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Washington, May 8, 1856.
SIR: In reply to your letter dated the
18th ult, covering request for remittance
of ST., 585, regret to inform you that no
advances can be made, until Congress shall
make appropriations to the credit of the Ju-
dietary fund. ~
The refusal of the House of Representa-
tives to concur in the amendment of the
Senate to the Deficiency Bill, appropriating
100000 to supply the deficiency anticipated
to exist on the 30th of June, has left the
fund in an exhausted condition.
Your letter QSihe Sd of February last has
not been receive
I am, sir, very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
r. McCLELLAND. Secretary.
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The arrivals yesterday from below were
few and far between"
The..Brazil came in from Galena in the
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The PECULIAR INFAMY.-Onc day last
week, a fugitive slave passed through Colum-
bus, who was almost as white as any per-
son in that city. He about fifteen years
of age, and was sent off by his own mother
the daughter of his master!-to save Linn be-
ing torn from her to be carried South for a
market! A father holds his own daughter
as a slave-this daughter has son by her
own half brother, and that son was to be
sent to New Orleans for market, and sent.
too, by his own grandfather! How far be-
low the common grade of human nature must
that man be fallen, who boldly advocates
such monstrous institution! Who is base
enough to shrink from the duty of opposing
the spread of such system of slavery, for
f ar of being called an Abolitionist?-
Leader.
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Colonel Ezra Lincoln, of Boston, and Mr..
Charles Greene, of Rhode Island, have been
appointed by the United States Supreme
Court as engineers to run boundary lines be-
tween Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and
thus to settle the long-pending controversy
between the two states. ls, on haeroae
Mr.. MACE ON FREMoNr.-Hon. Daniel
Mace, of Indiana, writes to the Indiana
Courier, in favor of Colonel Fremont's NOM
ination for the Presidency. He says:
Men of every shade of anti-slavery SEN
timent can unite on Fremont without the
charge of being inconsistent. He. has not
participated in any of the troubles existing
between the Know-Nothings per Sc, and the
Republicans per Sc. All can 20 for him.
Again, all the Young America of the coun-
try will go for him and, further, he is a de-
mocrat. One of your sagacity can readily
see the points make, and appreciate their
bearings. The strong currents here all IA
vor Fremont decidedly ~ ~
LATE PApERs.-Judge Goodrich returned
home yesterday morning by the Galena, and
brought US papers from the Lake cities in
advance of the mail. The Judge is quick
traveller when he starts out. s. ....sa -.
u General Walker, in his choice of a
Minister, seems to have thought that it was
essential he should be a Minister of religion
as well as Minister Plenipotentiary. Com
ing nom such Cabinet as Walkers. he
ought assuredly to belono IN +Lo OIL,
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70 Chief Justice fancy has announced
that the United States Supreme Court will
adjourn on the 18th instant, and that no
new case will be taken up for argument after
the 9th.
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a." To E. Wallerstein, Esq, &C."
Probable Acceptance of Mr.. Fillmore.

Probable Acceptance Of Mr. Fillmore.
BosroN, May S.
The Evening Traveller to-day publishes a
letter from Hon. S. G. Haven, formerly law
partner of Mr.. Fillmore, and now member
of Congress, dated April 13, in which he
states that no ground exists for the report
that Mr.. Fillmore will decline the American
nomination. On the contrary, Mr.. Haven
shows from the correspondence of Mr.. Fill
more, that he is disposed to accept the NOM
ination-and Mr.. Fl. gives it as his opinion
that he will do so. .a5sl. so a
EE Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, NJ. P. for
Derby, arrived at New York by the Persia.
Mr.. Heyworth, says the N. Y. Times, is one
of the most highly-cducated men in the
British House of Commons, liberal in poll
tics and warm friend to all measures for
elevating the condition, interfering the in
dustry, and promoting the happiness Of the
people. He intends to remain about three
months in the country, in which he has con-
siderable property in railway and other Sc
curities, making the tour of the Western
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e There is paper printed in Arkan-
sas on cheese press. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that it does not throw oil sheets
quite as fast as a fea-bitten ledger in cheap
hotel, or one of Hoes six-cylinder presses
-Erchange.
Wonder if the above has any reference to
the late " Cheese Press" of this city.
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Joseph Jones has been arrested at Chica-
go on charge of swindling. He had been
doing business under the firm name of Sc
land, Barnes & Co., and had swindled very
large number of credulous people out of
considerable sums of money, under pretence
of selling them chances in grand land dis
tribution scheme. Some hundred thousand
" shares" as the operators term them, have
been sold in different portions of the Union
and the Canadas, at five dollars per share
and a number of unsuspecting persons in
duccd TO act as agents of the concern, and te
dispose of shares to their friends and &C
Quaintances.
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The.Brazil came in from Galena in the
morning.
The Time and Tide arrived from the Min
nesota river. She, as well as the Reveille,
will 60 up to-day.
The Luella departed yesterday with a
tremendous freight, and perfectly black with
passengers.
The Globe also arrived from the Mime
sofa yesterday afternoon.
The II. 7. Yeatman, Captain I. B. Spen-
GER, intends to start for Fulton City this
evening.
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E@The Blakley's, vocalists, are not
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GARpENs.-We have already noticed the
proficiency of vegetables which even thus
early are produced in the family gardens in
and around ST. Paul. We have now to ac-
knowledge the receipt of pie-plant of extra
ordinary size, from the garden of Mrs.
MLean, ON the bluff Immediately below the
city.
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x The autograph of James Buchanan
sold IN New York, on Saturday, for twenty
live cents. We suppose glut in the market
was anticipated.