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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20

Cry FouNDRY.--We call attention to the
advertisement of this establishment in to-
days paper. We understand that this COM
pany have purchased in the East an engine,
lathe and other machinery requisite for doing
an extensive business, but were prevented
from getting them up to the city this season
by the early closing Of the river. In the
spring they will erect substantial and COM
modious buildings, so as to enable them t.
accommodate the public with everything il.
the general foundry business. Meanwhile
they have erected temporary buildings al
the corner of Sixth and Rosabel streets, anC
are already furnishing castings to order.
Just three weeks elapsed from the time they
commenced their buildings till they vert
turning out excellent castings. The energ,
and enterprise thus displayed by Messrs.
Morgan & Co., (who are thorough and prac'
teal mechanics in overcoming obstacles
and difficulties at this inclement season OF
the year, which would have discouraged less
determined men, will doubtless commend
them and their establishment to the specia
favor of the community.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20
A Pleasant Dwelling place.

India is said to be in some respects of de-
lightful place to live in. The overland Sin
gapore Free Press gives the following ch rm
ing little summary of Its attractions
There has been quantity of violent
deaths and serious accidents Of late. caused
rs much By lightning as b.; wild beasts. The
crocodies have eat up a great number o.
persons. On the 25th Of March, at 10 p.
NJ, crocodile seised by the thigh a citizen
of Prnselacy, who was seated in the even
ing On the steps Of his house. The man
chung to them desperately, uttering lond
cries, and successfully resisted! the beasts
efforts to drag him into t.ie water. \ crowd
soon gathered, before whom the monster
withdrew. Near Batavia, an alligator eau h
a native, who was drawing water from the
river, by one Of his ank es. The man y as
fortunate enough to escape. In the district
OF Batayirap, tiger sprang on a man pass
ing through piece Of jungle, and killed him
before helD came. There were fifteen wound.
IN his neck, and five in other larts of his
body. farmer in that district was watch.
Ing his growing crops, and was carried of
by tigress. An undevoured half Of his
body was subsequently recovered. From
June, 1851, 10 April, 1857, the tigers killed
more than forty people in the Presidency of
Kravrang, Notwithstanding the inhabitant,
slaughtered one hundred and twenty-three
of the amin Is in the same time. The tor
rents of Sarabaya had carried away three
people and drowned two"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20
Iowa.

The Legislature Of our fourishng neigh
Dor, Iowa, convened at Iowa city on the LIST.
We have be ore us the Message Of Governor
Grimes, which is q model in brevity, as well
as in terse and vigorous composition. The
whole would occupy less than four of orr
columns, and yet he presents all the affairs
of the state totheLegislature that are needed
for the full information of its members. We
make an extract, comprising some interest
Ing statistics which show that the state is rap
idly marching forward to that high destiny
in the confederacy which her locality, the
nature of her resources and the energetic
character of her people have ensured her.
The Governor says:
An enumeration Of the inhabitants of the
state, and Of her productive resources, was
taken in June last, as required by the Con-
stitution. 1t is somewhat defective two
counties not having been returned at
at all, whilst in almost all the counties there
are very great omissions. Many townships
| and some counties are returned without any
statistics, save those in relation to popula-
ton. Such will always be the case, so long
as the census shall be t,ken by township as
| SCISSORS, instead of being taken by marshals,
to be appointed by the Census Board
The census returns show that the state
has increased in population from June, 1854
to June, 1856, from 326, OLA, to503, CPS.
The following statement will show the in
crease in population from June, 1854. to
June, 1856, from 326.0l4. to SOB .625.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20

~ The Bottomless Pit, in the Mammoth
Cave of Kentucky, is suspected by many to
run through the whole diameter of the earth.
The branch terminates IN it, and the explo-
rer suddenly finds himself upon its brin ink,
standing upon a projecting platform, surroun-
ded on three sides by darkness and terror, a
gulf on the right and gulf on the left, and
before him what seems to be an intermina-
BIZ void. He looks aloft, but no eye had YET
REACHED the top Of the great overarchine
dome; nothing is ther" seen but the flashing
of the water dropping from above, smiling
as it shoots by the unwonted CLEAN of the
lamp. He looks below and nothing there
meets his glance save darkness as thick as
lampblack, but he hears a Wild mournful
melody of waters, and the waiing of the
brook for the green and sunny channel left
in the upper world never more to be revisit
ell. Down goes rock tumbled over the
cliff by the guide, who is of the pinion that
folks come here to see and hear--not to muse
and be melancholy. There it goes--crash
it has reached the hQttonl. No-hark it
strikes again once more, and again-still
falling. Will it never stop? Ones hair be-
gins to bristle as he hears the sound repeat
ed, growing less and less. until the ear can
follow it no longer. Certainly, if the pit of
Frederick shall be eleven thousand feet deem.
the Rottomless Pit of the Mammoth Cave
must be its eaua! q
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20
Shameful Hoax.

The Pioneer, and also the Times, were
hoaxed in most shameful manner a few
weeks since in regard to the Turning of a
Chippewa Indian by the Sioux, near Glen
coe. We have taken the utmost pains to
enquire into the truth of this savage story,
and find it to be without the least shadow OF
foundation. No Chippewa prisoner was in
possession of the Sioux at that time, and
consequently mono was burned at the stake.
or even scalped. t.....
Our neighbors, anxious to get paragraph
of exciting news, have scattered a narrative
of horror broadcast over the country, which
will probably be the means of keeping back
hundreds of immigrants who intended to
settle in the northern and cent raj portions Of
the Territory next spring. We had no doubt
at the outset of the utter fabrication of the
entire account, and so it has proved.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20


CONCERT, TUESDAY NIGHT.-The concert
given by Mr.. Ingalls, at the Presbyterian
Church on Tuesday evening last, was mos
successful affair. Mr.. I. was ably assisted b,
Messers. G. H., j. H. and Miss Clark, OF
Minneapolis; Miss WelIcs and Messrs. Zen
cius anil Wagner of this city. The bod,
of the Church was nearly filled by one OF
the most respectable audiences ever convened
in the city, who testified their high appreci-
alton of the performance in the most enthu-
siastic manner. Misses Wells and Clark
were especially and deservedly complimented.
The whole affair passed off in such happy
manner that we are gratified to state il is the
intention of Mr.. I. to give another concert in
course of two or three weeks.
We must here add in behalf of the COM
mnnity. that in these long winter evenings,
when easy communication from below is sus-
pended, that is especially gratifying to think
we have clever artists among our own citi
zens who are competent and willing to help
contribute to the pubic amusement.
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Miraculous Escape at New Dfggings

Miraculous Escape at New D1SS1nSs.
Our occasional correspondent from New
Diggings, CIV. w." give us the particulars
of wonderful escape from death at tina
place
+ On Sunday evening last, young woma
named Elizabeth B. Parkin, whose parent;
reside in the village of New Diggings, wa
in attendance at the religious service of tn.
P. NJ. Church. At the clo:e of the scrvic
she said she would go the residence of Mr.
Reuben Binks, who, with his wife, was sick
The night was very dark, and the roads dan
gerous at best, because of the proximity o
the digging shafts were rendered still more
so by the heavy fall of rain. She had no
proceeded more than twenty steps from the
church, when she walked into a shaft, know,
as the ''sulpher shaft" which is fifty feer
deep. No one saw her, and her parent
supposed she was at Mr.. Bink's house, whil
he concluded that she was at home. 1t wa.
not until nine o'clock next morning that he
friends felt any anxiety. Mr.. Bink's son-in
law called at her home, and her parents lear
ming that she had not been at Mr.. Bink's
commenced searching for her.
1t seems that the effect of the fall had rem
dered her unconscious, in which state sh,
lay until Monday morning. With much ex-
ertion she finally reached the top much ex
hausted, but not dispirited. AS soon as sh'
recovered herself a little she set off to Mrs
Walton's, the nearest neighbor, where hel
friends found her.
We are happy to say, though considera-
bly, bruised, there are no bones broken, and
she is in fair way of a speedy recovery
Galena Adce1tiser
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20

We extract the following from a Calcutta
letter in the London Times .a.

We extract the following from Calcutta
letter in the London Times a-.
At the date of the latest accounts from
the Punjaub, the cholera was fast abating al
the great majority of the stations, as a,
Mean Nicer, where it had been so severe, and
at Ferozepore. At Lahore the deaths still
ranged as high as an average of 100 day
but, on the whole the disorder is disappear
ing. Its ravages have been very terrible
and are confirmatory of theory which has
been preached, that places in which, as in
the cities and stations Of the northwest
provinces, the disease is never endemic, ap-
pear to suffer most severely from it's occa-
sional visitations. s.........-...
tits yet too soon to compute with even an
approximation to eXactness the number OF
persons who have fallen before it since first:
in the middle Of May, it broke out at Agra.
But it is said that in that city alone 10000
natives, or fifth of the population, persisted
OF the losses incurred by the purely native
cities of Northern Rajpootna and elsewhere
we have no means of Judging. but they were
undoubtedly very great.
The mortality among Europeans is assum-
ed by the Friend of India, in the absence OF
specific data, to amout to 500 for the months
of July and August. The same journal
traces the progress of the disease from Agra
westward, as regularly as if it ad.travelled
day by day. ea laea4
The station of Umballah, however, at FIRST
escaped, the disorder appearing to leap over
it to Lahore. There, however, it doubled
upon its own track was next heard of at
Umballah. It's appearance at different sta
tons was a 'companied by totally different at
mospherical conditions. At Agra it came at
the height of an unusually dry season--to
Lahore in the midst of heavy and unceasing
rain. At the former station the natives were
the first to suffer-at the latter the Euro
peans. aizs zs a.,i94
1t is further deserving of note thas the
cold season which preceded this terrible Wis.,
itation was unusually warm and free from the
rains which usually fail about Christmas in
the plains Of Upper India.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20

JOHN Bull Tai EN- IS.-The London &C.
W. Press gives currency to joke which is
said to be going the rounds of the railway
circles to the following effect A Michigan
gentleman owned several shares in American
Railways, which he desired to SCI in Lon
don, England, but was unable to find pur-
chaser. He finally offered them to the En-
glsh Board of Directors of the Great West
ern Railway Company, who agreed to take
ESQ coo of the atoct, if the. other nartv
would ocept in exchange the steamers Can.
ada and America. which had already proved
deal loss of 10000 to the CompanyN
Michigan agreed to the trade on condition
that the steamboats, should be delivered in
Lake Erie. This was consented to. and .
written contract was made and signed
Now 1t happens that the steamboat, fins
tt: ae too log to pass through the
" el,and Canal locks, and the question arr
SEES, how is the contract to be fulfilled It;S
sale to conf .cture that the Enslishmen have
been taken in.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20
Great Argument |!

The Pioneer answers our charge Of disu-
Mon principles, brought against Southern
Democratic statesmen, in our review of the
Presidents Message, by quoting garbled
sentences from certain editorial which it
finds in the Minnesotian of some date last
May. 1t argues that because we were for
Quitting the Union, in preference to allowing
its friend, Bully Brooks-instigated by
Douglas and his gang-to murder Northern
Senators, in their seats, therefore the Repub-
lican party is the disunion party This is
lust about as brilliant an idea and as logical
an argument as the Pioneer ever accidentally
hit upon, and is almost equal to anything
contained in that great Message of the Pre-
dents. " Answer the fool, &c."
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20

RI.T NEAR ANoKA-REstsTING THE SHER.
IFF.-We learn that on Monday last, some
disturbance took place among party of pre-
| emption settlers on Rum River, few miles
above Anoka. Complaint was made before
Justice Lang of Anoka; warrant was is
sued, and constable dispatched to arrest
the offenders. On visiting the premises o.
the aggressive party, the officer was driven
| off by force.
On Tuesday, Sheriff Tulls, being in An
Okla, felt it his duty to undertake the execu-
ton of the writ, and calling what he consid-
cred sufficient posse for that purpose, pro-
ceeded to make the arrests. He also was
violently resisted. In the melee the Sheriff
was wounded in the leg by the discharge O
gun in the hands of one of the offenders
and one of his posse had finger shot off
Tie Sheriff was otherwise violently assaulted
both by men and women pitching int
lin with perfect furry.
Finally, two of The party were captured
and taken before Squire Lane. He required
bail of one to the amount of $1,000
and the other in $500. Neither being
able to give bonds, they were brought t.
St. Paul and lodged in Jail yesterday morn
ing. Some three or four others of the riot
ers are still at large.
Sheriff Tullis, although not seriously in
juried, felt it prudent to remain in doors at
Anoka for a short time, and did not come
down with his prisoners. His conduct was
heroic and oficer-lke, and it is Well for his as
sailants that he did not know in advance they
would resist him with firearms. Our in
formants state that the rioters are Irshmen
and comprise party with whom the people
in their vicinity have expected trouble for
some weeks. 1t is to be hoped they will be-
compelled to suffer the servcrest punishment
known to the lazy.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20
st. PAM iyceum-Preliininary Meeting.

st. PAU Aycetm-PreliiAinary Meeting.
Pursuant to public notice, meeting of
the young men convened at the Court House
on Monday evening, Dec. 18th, for the pur-
pose of organizing Lyceum in this city.
On motion, Mr.. R. F. Houseworth was ap-
pointed President, pro tem., and Mr.. E. In
gals Secretary, pro ten.
After a brief explanation Of the objects OF
the meeting by the chairman. ~
On motion, a committee consisting OF nve
persons was appointed to draft aConstitution
and Bylaws for the government OF the So
ciety.
The chair appointed Messrs. Charles E
Mayo, j. F. Hoyt and S. D. Jackson at
members of said Committee. On motion o.
DR.. Stewart, the President and Secretary
were added to the committee.
On motion, committee consisting
Messrs. Hoyt, Jackson and McElrath wa
appointed to secure room in which to hole
future meetings of the association.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Hoyt
McClung and McElrath, was then appointed
by the chair to select question for discus
sion at the next meeting.
On motion, it was resolved, that this meet
ing adopt the name of the est. Paul Lyce
um," and that the committee on Constitution
and Bylaws be so instructed.
On motion, the initiation fee for member
ship was fixed at one dollar. Messrs. 1ngal!
and Connolly were then appointed to solici
members.
On motion, the meeting adjourned unit
next Friday evening, at seven O'Clock.
R. F. HOUSEWORTH, Pres't.
) E. INGELLs, Secretary.
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e We publish, in another column, thu

E We publish, in another column, the
proceedings of the meeting of the young men
who met at the Court House on Friday even
ing, to take preliminary steps to organize a
Lyceum in this city. 1t is desirable that all
those who contemplate signing it should, if
possible, be on hand at the next meeting
(notice of the place Of holding which will be
given through the daily papers, as the de-
bates, for the present, are not designed to be
public. Public debates, however, will be had
during the winter, which the public gener-
ally will be invited to attend. ta ~
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- The Legislative Connoil IF "a

IL The Legislative Council of Canada
consists of six members from each Province
and for the first time they have been elected
by the people. The Upper Canada members
are DR.. II. Smith, Col. Prince, Mr.. Patton
E. Murneo, j. Simpson, P. NJ. Vankougnet.
Lower Province, Mr.. Puchesna, HALLS Smith,
Mr.. Renaud, Mr.. Dessaules, E. Mason, Mr..
Laterriere. 1885 aull- srr GA
One of the Upper Canada members has
declared his confidence in the Government
two are Liberals. and three opposition to the
policy of the G vernment. Three of the
Lower Canada members give quasi support
to the Government, and three belong to tina
party which advocate the annexation of the
Colony to the United States.
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Raslroad Matters.

We copy the following from the last St.
Anthony Republican. Upon the whole, it is
about the most sensible article in regard to
this subject we have ever seen in St. An
thony or Minneapolis paper; and for this
reason we copy it at length. q
The editor makes mistake in presuming
that the "Ogden Company" received the
Wisconsin Grant, or that it is q settled mat
ter that the road must cross at Hudson
But the Ogden Company haze the Northern
Pacific charter, which provides for rod
from the St. Croix at Stilwater-westward
by the way Of St. Paul and St. Anthony, and
this fact may interfere with further legsla
ton on this matter:
St. Paul and St. Anthony Railroad.
We find on examination, that tie St. P.
| & st: A. Railroad Company, was incorpora-
ted by act of the Territorial Legislature APP
proved March 2, 1853. Its torpt rate mem
bers were James w. Davis, Eli Kinney, Luke
P. N. Smith, George johnson, j. Rollins, j.
Wells, G. CARL, E. Case, w. l.. Larned, r.
P. Russell, R. NJ. Spencer, A. E. Ames and
Edmund Rice. Tie Company was empow-
cred to build road from some poin' in or
near the town of St. Paul, to or near tire
town of St. Anthony. The capital stock per-
nitted was 100000, to be divided into
| 500 shares. If the Company did not orga-
.,ize in one year, and complete the road in
four years, its charter was to be void. The
charter also authorized the Company to
transfer its corporate rights and privileges to
my other Company, or to connect with any
other road, in case it should be found neces-
sary in the selection of the route or construc-
ton of the road.
At the last SESSION of the Legislature the
charter was amended by adding to the cor
porators the names of Adna p Balch, Alex
Ramsey, Henry A. Swift, and Dan. S. Balch
md the road was made to terminate in St
Anthony, instead of near it. The Compa
ny's time was also extended three years. In
,ther respects the charter is not peculiar
Few cf the original corporators have now ar
active interest in the matter
The Company was subsequently, organ
ICED, and the following board of officers
chosen:
President-Dan. S. Balch, St. Anthony.
Secretary-L. G.. johnson, do.
Directors-D. S. Balch, l.. G. johnson, R
W. Cumming, St. Anthony; Alex. Ramsey
st. Paul; Adna P. Balch, Hanover, N. H
So far as we know, the amount of stock
taken is $4,000, as follows: .-.
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The entire indebtedness of the State is
represented at $l2S,009 ia. The Stat,
Prison does not appear to he paving inst;
tuition, as it has an excess o! expenditure:
and liabilities, which have accrued since
March "a. 1855, of 236 2i-a much les,
amount, however, than existed during the
former years Of Democratic" rule.
The Governor strongly recommends the
enactment of registry law to prevent lille
gal voting, and favcrs the most rigid econo
my in the administration Of the state and
county affairs.
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Daily Mail Ordered

The Post Office Department has ordered
an increase of service to six mails per weel,
over the route between Dubuque and St.
Paul. Had We contractor who would
make reasonable effort to discharge his DIN.
ty, this might be matter of rejoicing among
our citizens. But as the mails rarely ar
rived under the old tri-weekly arrane ement
It IS to be presumed they will not Now come
at all.
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Sr. Paul. December Eth la5,

ST. PAUL, December 18th, 1856.
MEssRs. ED1ToRs:-As an important and
useful household fixture was placed in the
hall of my residence few days since. by
some friend who does not let his right hand
know what his left hand doeth, am con-
strained thus publicly to express my thanks
for the favor, and my sense of the apprecia-
ton of the very delicate manner in which the
act was done. Hoping that the donor may
be followed by the blessing of God in all his
labors of love, am,
Yours respectfully,
A. nj. TORRET
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BALTIMOREf Dec {

VIM. Smith, mail guard, has been ar.
rested at Augusta, Ga, charged with rob.
blng the mail. One thousand dollars of sup
posed stolen money was found in his posses
sion.
Bills have been introduced in the South
Carolina Legislature providing for giving the
election of Governor and of the Presidential
Electors to the people.