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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
The California Nomination.

The Republican nominations which were
made by the State Convention which assem-
bled at Sacramento on the 9th August
formed a ticket of which any party might
we'll be proud. Alexander Bell, of Los An
gelos, who heads the electoral ticket, has
been resident of California for more than
thirty years, and he is the most popular man
among the native Californians that could
have been found. His selection was most
judicious one. Judge Tracy, of San Fran
cisco, the other elector at large, is also a most
excellent selection. He is said to be the
most eloquent political orator in the State.
In regard to the Congressional ticket the
Republicans have been equally happy. Ira
P. Rankin is a gentleman well known to our
fellow citizens. Some fifteen years since he
was member of the firm of Holbrook, Car
ter & Co., and afterwards of the firm of Car
ter & Rankin. An intelligent merchant, a
gentleman of spotless integrity as well as OF
fine abilities, he will do much to restore the
good character of his adopted State, and to
purify her fame, if he shall be selected in
place of the murderer and black-leg who now
disgraces the State as its Representative in
Congress. Tom Cox, of Plumas, as he is
familiarity called, is spoken of as speaker
of remarkable Wit, humor, and power. A
miner by profession, formerly aleading Dem
ocrat, but thoroughly disgusted with the
outrages of his old party, his selection is
universally regarded as great hit. The
moral fitness of both candidates was most
thoroughly scrutinized, and the result being
satisfactory, the Convention made their nom
iuation unanimous and enthusiastic,-Bos-
!
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
Baron Humboldt on American slavery,

1t was our fortune in the year 1850, to
accompany a distinguished American on a
visit to Baron Won Humboldt at Potsdam.
After expatiating long and eloquently upon
the exhaustless resources, the marvellous
progress and the glorious destinics of the
U, tied States. and expressing, in language
of similar ardor and animation, his own love
and admiration for the county, the venera-
BILE philosopher added, addressing our Amer
ican friend: "But there is one thing, sir,
which grieves me more than l can describe,
and that is the policy you have lately adop-
ted in regard to Slavery. | am not so un-
reasonable as to expect that you should in
stantly emancipate your slaves. l know
well the formidable difficulties that you have
to contend with in solving the problem of
Slavery. But what occasions deep sorrow
and pain, believe me, to all lovers of your
great country, is to find that instead of adop-
ting any means, however slow and gradual,
to relieve yourselves Of it, you are constant
ly trying to extend and consolidate system
which is not only opposed to all the princi-
Piles of morality, but, as it appears to me, is
pregnant with appalling and inevitable dan
gers to the future of the Republic itself. Tell
your countrymen this from me-" These are
wise and worthy WORDS coming from an au-
thority than whom there exists not a greater
at this moment on the face of the earth
London Star.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
The Closing Day of the Fair.

The concourse Of on the Fair Grounds or
Friday was again very large. The chic
event of the day was the delivery of the
Annual Address by Governor Ramsey and
the awarding of Premiums. The discourse
of Governor Ramsey was an able and prac-
tical one, reviewing at length the success
that had attended agricultural pursuits in
our Territory, and showing the excellence
of our soil for all kinds of grains and other
crops which are produced in the Middle and
Western States. The address will be pub
lished.
In our brief sketch of Saturday, we omit
ted to mention the excellent article of rag
carpet manufactured by Mr.. Walters, of St.
Paul; also some fancy needle work, exc
cuted by little daughter of Truman NJ.
Smith, only eight years old.
The list Of premiums, and to whom
awarded, will be published as soon as we
can procure corrected copy.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18

THE CHARLESTON DUEL.-Mr. A. j. Nc
Grath was nominated as the Fillmore can
didate for Congress, in the Charleston, S. c.,
District A number of articles signed "Nul-
lfier," have lately appeared in the Charles
ton Mercury, in which Mr.. McGrath was
attacked, and his brother challenged Mr..
Tabor, editor Of the paper. A duel was the
consequence, and Mr.. Tabor was killed.
Since the duel, the Charleston rapers have
published correspondence between Edwin
Rhett, Jr., and A. J. McGrath. Rhett claims
the authorship of the articles signed Multi
fer, and called upon McGrath to vindicate
his own honor and prevent the duel between
his brother and Mr.. Tabor. Mr.. McGrath
replies that Rhett's letter conveyed to him
the first intimation of the duel. and he has
tened to Charleston to prevent it, but was
too late. In regard to Rhett's challenge, he
says he will follow the dictates of his own
sense of propriety. He has withdrawn as a
candidate for Congress.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18

Archbishop Hughes and Col. Fremont.
NEW York, Oct. 8.
Archbishop Hughes published the subjoined
card in the morning papers.
The Arch Bishop Hughes of New York
thinks it due both to the private feelings OF
Col. Fremont and his family, as we'll as to
reasonable selfrespect, to state that be has
nothing to do either directly or indirectly
with letter which is now being circulated
throughout the newspapers, purporting to
have been written by j. McMastep editor
and proprietor of the Freeman's journal.
Several of these papers connect Archbishop
Hughes name jointly with that letter, and
some of them go far as to designate it as the
testimony of Arch Bishop Hughes.
Now, the Arch Bishop is bound to say
that whether, as regards the matter espec-
tally alluded to in this letter, or in regard to
any other topic involving, by implication his
name with any charges which could fix a
stain on the private or personal character Of
Col. Fremont. He, the Arch Bishop, HIS
not made or authorized any one to make an
accusation against Mr.. Fremont.
This, Of course, is negative testimony, but
a sense of justice as far as the Arch Bishop
is concerned, will not permit him to with
hold it.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
Ofice--Third Street, below Cedar.


Drew, of St. Paul, and a cutter and trottine
buggy from the establishment of Wilkinson
& Co., of St. Paul. Quite number of farm
ing implements were exhibited, among them
Manny's and Atkins reapers and mowers
and many other implements of husban Try.
THE RIDING
Was the closing and most exciting feature
Of the exhibition, and six ladies entered the
ring as competitors for the prizes to be
awarded by the Committee. They rode the
entire circle number of times, and Mrs.
Davie, of Minneapolis, was pronounced by
the spectators, the most elegant and grace
full rider, but each of the fair competitors
rode we'll, and proved her horsemanship not
to be sneered at Or ridiculed by any one
In the forenoon, a little son of Mr.. Hopkins
rode the Morgan colt around the ring num-
Der of times, and both boy and colt sustain
ed themselves admirably.
Soon after the equestrian performances
were concluded, the people began to dis
perse, and all turned their faces homeward,
well pleased and fully satisfied with the
Fair, and the incidents of the day.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18

DRESS OF GENTLEMEN.-The Newport
correspondence ofsthe Providence Journal
makes the following comments on the pres
est fashionable extravaganza INDUCED in by
masculine "Young America :" can extrava.
CANT quantity of jewelry is particularly
marked in the dress of gentlemen of this
season, and one frequently sees worn at the
same time, three or four studs as large as a
dime, some of them extremely costly; five
or six vest buttons of mosaic and gold, near.
ly as large as an American quarter heavy
chain, to which is attached charms Heaven
save the mark-keys and seals, and from 9
button-hole bangles coral coat clasp. Then
on each hand, rings are worn, one of which
must be of enormous dimensions, for sig
net; gold-headed walking stick must also
be conspicuous, and, to add to the effect, the
mustache must be curled la Louis Napoleon
whilst an air of fragrance, drawn from free
use of bomq,at de Newpot,' completes the
tout ensemble :"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
$25,99O 90

kUNAwAYs.-The running away of horses
through our streets is getting too frequent
too fashionable. Even old horses that have
not during the last six years ever been
known to so mile in less than twenty
minutes, have caught the infection and not
a day passes, but there are three or four
runaways, breaking up carriages, spilling
out women and children, and sometimes men
against corners of fences and piles of brick
and into beds of mortar, breaking heads and
ribs and dislocating shoulders and ankles.
and bruisins, and tearing clothes, and kill
ing horses, &c. If it can be, it is high time
1T should be stopped. Either the horses are
too spirited or the streets too narrow and
obstructed, or the drivers too--too-excted.
or all these causes combined, that makes the
riding in carriages and the crossing of streets
attended with great personal danger. Mike
Walsh used to say that man would have to
exercise more judgment to cross Broadway
in safety than it would to qualify respecta-
BILE justice of the peace. If these things
continue in St. Paul, how long will it be be-
fore some heart-rending calamity will take
place that will put the whole city in mourn
ing ? We shudder to think of it. Cannot
some ordinance be framed that will in mea-
sure lessen the danger? Think of it, City
Fathers, think of it.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18

SLAVERY IN OREGoN.-Thcre is large
Missouri population here, and occasionally a
negro is seen among them. And in one in
stance girl has changed hands twice. In
the second instance, she was, it is reported,
sold for 5000. There are intelligent and
prudent people in Oregon, who honestly de-
clare their conviction that there will be a
tremendous struggle to legalize slavery in
this Territory yet. And unless change of
administration should occur at Washington,
all the influence of the General Government
will 60 to favor the movement. The writer
has been a resident of Oregon for eight
years, and during that period heard Govern
ment officials, and appointees of the Presi-
dent, argue earnestly for the introduction of
slavery into Oregon. And if pro-slavery
sentiments prevail in Kansas, then Oregon
will be the next field for the propagandists
to pounce upon. 1t will probably be some
years before Oregon will be State.-Ore-
gon Cor. Times.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18

ORoNoCo COURIER.-TEe first number OF
a weekly newspaper. to be called the Orono-
co Courier, will be issued by E. A. Downs &
Co., at Oronoco. on, or near the first of No
vembeF. Oronoco is fast becoming one OF
the most important inland towns of Mime
sofa, 1t is situated n Olmsted county, in
the midst of rapidly growing and fertile
district this county has already popula-
ton which in numbers, wealth and intelli-
gent enterprise will compare favorably with
any county in the territory. The Courier
will be the first paper published in the coun-
ty, and the only one within large scope Of
country.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
Wisconsin Legislature.
MADISON, Oct. 9.

II n =" : % MADISON, Oct. 2.
SENATE, s P. M.-The debate on the Rail
road Grant Bill was continued by Taylor
Hadley and others. The substitute of tnt
Committee of the Whole, for chapter 2, con
feIring the Northwestern Grant on the L.
Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad, was adop
ted by votes of IA to 10.
The rules were then suspended, and the
question taken on the amended bill. which is
comforting the Northern Grant on the Com.
pany composed of 10y, Ballard, Cronkhite
Doty, Weed, Wright, Pinckney, Moore
Wmslow, Kuehn, Hitler, Lamberson, Hertel
White and Bradley and the Western grant
on La Crosse and Milwaukee Company, and
resulted-aycs IA, noes TO-
Senate, at ii P, NJ, adjourned.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18

RECOVERY OF STOLEN MARE.--About
two weeks ago, fellow hired valuable
mare from the stable of NJ. O. Walker, to
ride out beyond Decorah. A week passed
and no tidings of mare or rider. Bills were
issued by Mr.. Rathbone, stage agent, de-
scribing both, and offering reward for their
apprehension. The thief instead of goinc
to his pretended place of destination brought
up at Galena, where he offered to sell the an
imal for $40, which excited the suspicious
of officer Burke, of Gaiena, who determined
to watch Mr.. Horse Thief. Thief seeing
some one on his track, his fears readily led
him to believe himself pursued. lie accor-
dinghy dismounted and took to the bushee
leaving the mare to fall into the hands of the
officer. Yesterday she returned to Lansing,
looking none the worse for her trip down
the river by land.--Lansing Mirror.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
The Great Gathering at Tippccanoe,

A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
writes as ollJws Of the numbers present at
the great Fremont meeting on the Tippcca-
noe Battle Ground on the first days of Oc-
tober:
'In 1910, attended all the large gather
ing of the people in Ohio and Indiana but
| have nowhere seen any thing like this.
The estimates of the numbers vary, as men
who make them are or are not in the habit
of computing computing crowds. The low
est figure that have seen $4,000, and from
that point the colat is upward, until lOO,-
600 is reached. The first may appear fabu-
lous; but we're you here to see, you could
not doubt. Yesterday, when the crowd was
almost half less than t,-day, it was conf
IDENTIFY put down at 10000. What it is now.
at this writing, when the attendance is larg-
est, you may judge. 1t cannot fall short of
eighty thousand! They come from every
nook and corner of the State-not county
that has not its hundreds of representatives,
and some counties Immediately surrounding
this spot, have thousands. OF course, it is
an army with banners. Almost every dele
cation has an American flag, its Transparent
cies and streamers. Of these there are at
least thousand on the ground"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18
How to Dissolve the Union.

a Virgin paper, the Petersburgh Intel
ligeneer, gives the particulars about how the
Union is to be burst up, in case the Buchan-
an men cannot command votes enough to
elect their candidate: .H-
lie who doubts that the election of John
q. Fremont to the Presidency would bring
| about an immediate dissolution of the
Union, would deny the existence of the sun
in heaven, or anything else equally palpable
to the senses. Fremont could not for the
want OF agents carry on the internal admin
lstratlon OF the country. No man in the
South can take commission from him, and
no man sent from the North to the South,
for the purpose of filling any office under his
administration, will be allowed to STAY here.
lie will be notified to leave, and if he dis
| regards the notice he will be carried off on a
rail and his office shut up. Take our own
town as an example. Will any citizen of it
accept commission of Postmaster from
Fremont p? If one so base could be found
he would not be allowed to remain in the of.
flee one day or ho1r, but would be driven
from our Iaidst with the unanimous execra-
tons OF the community upon his infamous
head. Here, then, would be stoppage Of
the mails, and what will follow?
Should the President attempt, by any
armed force, to open, and keep open, the
Post Office, that force will be resisted by
force, and thus we should have revolution
or disruption of the government, or in other
words a dissolution of the Union. Of the
Office OF Collector Of the Customs, Marshal
of the District, and in every other federal
Office in Virginia, and the whole South, tho
same thing may be said and then where.
we should like to know, would be the ad-
ministsation of the Federal Government Z
With the mails stopped, the collection of tho
revenue stopped, and the process of the Fed
eral courts struck dead by the want of an
officer to execute them, we repeat, what
would become of the Federal administra-
ton And yet this state of affairs will as
surely ensue as Fremont is elected"
The New York Tribune says that when
it comes to pass that Virginaans refuse to
hold office it will believe, not only that the
Union is upset, but that the world itself is
coming to an end.
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TEe Tho Hon nor

Gsr The Hon. David ID Field, in his late
speech at Philadelphia, spoke as follows
" You have then your choice fellow-citizcns
between Buchanan. the aggressor, the slave
apolosist and extensiopist who passed from
one party to its antagonist, believing in both
and is now grown old in Office, and FIRE.
mont, the conservative the conqueror, Of
California, the explorer of what shall yet be
our great highway, and the true road to In.
dia. You shall choose between Fremont and
freedom, and Buchanan and slavery. May
that choice be worthy of that great com
monwealth which Penn founded to whicl
he bequeathed his peaceful and conservative
policy, and upon which he impressed bis i'm
mortal name.''
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HAIL SroRM.-On the Goth ult,, violent
hail stoFsa passed over Meeklenburg county,
Vo. The Tobacco Plant says: "Entire fields
Of tobacco are in utter ruins, only enough
being left to show the extent of the injury.
The calamity is really most serious one
under existing circumstances. The corn
crops of this entire county are such COM
plete failures that the farmers have relied
upon the proceeds of their tobacco crops to
buy them bread. This resource being swept
away from them they are left in very un-
pleasant situation. Much of the tobacco de-
stroyed was very promising. 5f
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MORNING, OCT. II, 1889.
Business In st. Paul.

Busiress on the Levce and in the streets
OF st. Paul is assuming the most lively ap-
pearancc. The Levee is covered with boxes
and bags, teams and drays, making it almost
impossible for pedestrians to get along. We
have been told by some Of our business men
that tiey have sold more goods in the last
few weeks, by one hundred per cent, than
they have ever done before in the same space
of time. In real estate there is also ahealthv
activity.
The following comprise the sales effected
by Colonel McKenty, for the week ending
Oct. IL, viz:
The balance Of Lake Como villas. 80 600 90
24O0 acres in Fillmore county. s. 400 90
100 acres in Sec. II, Il. 90, r. % 1000 90
240 acres in Secs. II and 20, Z.
,co 80, R. %. 1000 90
16O acres in Dakota CO., near
80 Lakeville -. $50 90
l6O acres in Secs. % and 26, L.
-, 20, R. %. ..'... 1000 90
@4o acres IN Wlnoaa CO.. ...... $40 90
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the AragO.

NEW oRK, Oct. 3.
The steamer Arago arrived this mornin,
at eight o'clock, bringing London dates t(
the 9th.
A serious conflict had taken place at Ire
bizOnd, when some Turkish sailors tore
down the Russian flag from merchant ship
and threw the Russian sailors into the sea.
The Russian consul demanded satisfaction
from the Captain of the Port.
The Madrid journals state that severe
conflict occurred on the 9th of September
between the garrison of Mesilla, on the Mo-
rocco coast, and the Moors.
The Spanish had 80 killed and 70 wound.
ed. Loss of the Mcors still more severe.
Advices from St. Vincent state that the
inhabitants had either abandoned their
homes or died from cholera.
At Madeira the cholera still existed, but
was less fatal
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CAN 1T BE?-Would the Democrats al
low such thing among them, as ''ministe,
maeddling Nth politics 2" Rec. Norris Hobart
presided at the Goodhue County Democratic
Convention, held last week at Red Wing
and--horritle to tell Rer. Norris Hobart
was nominated, nominated, too, for Register
of Deeds. 0 what deprayity! 1t is near
ly as bad as that Hennepin County Demo-
cratic nomination of Req. Norman Mcleod
for Representative. Mr.. Mcleod, we hear,
declines runniag, perhaps because lie does
not like to be on the same ticket with Thos.
B. Hunt.-&. A'ahony Republican.
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N"ec'lns OF the Republicans and Nation.
al Americans.
HARRIsRuRG Oct z

r, HARRISBURG, Oct. 7.
Inc republican State Committee and the
COMMITTEE OF the North Americans met hero
co-oay' put adjourned to the 10th without
for,n- ng fusion Electoral Ticket.
Inc Americans refused to aid in the form
alton Of a new ticket
The city was filled with prominent politi-
cans G lhaddeus Stevens, Thurlow Weed,
preston King, Mr.. Edge, Mr.. Sanford, of
New York, Gov. johnson, james Burch,
Simon Cameron and others were circulating
among the Committee, rei'sf II -
Another despatch styles this fraudulent
attempt to gain conference of the different
committees, as notices had been sent to the
members as if by the authority of the Cons
mittee; but the fraud was detected, and but
very few members were in attendance. and
those refuse to countenance the ATTEMPT. :
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U. 8. Agricultural Society.
PlII DILL. Do q

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. b.
The very extensive arrangements for the
exhibition of the q. S. Agricultural Society
which is to commence here tomorrow and
continue till Saturday noon, is nearly COM
pleted. 1900 pens for cattle are erected
Every thing promises to render this one OF
the grandest exhibitions ever held in the
United States. Col. Wilder, President, and
the other officers of the Society and invited
guests on the ground, and many agricultur-
lists are here. Trial course for horses is
beautifully laid out, and the exhibition OF
speed upon it is expected to be very inter-
esting and exciting. The parade of the
butchers, on the 9th inst, VIII be grand
sight. The cavalcade will consist of two
thousand men and horses.
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CoNsIsTENT.-The st. Croix Union is out
in long article with most weighty reasons
for not supporting Hon. j. B. Dixon for the
Legislature. The editor draws a most truth
full likeness of this man, showing up his an
tecedents in very anenviable light. But
what must we think of an editor or party
that with the same knowledge of the man
and his history one year ago, would support
him for the same office, as did the Union
and the Democracy of Saltwater?
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President Pierce.

5..a PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 8.
The President was received TODAY bv tho
Municipal Government and large concourse e
OF citizens, who extended to him a warm
ana cordiai greeting. After an address Of
weicome 0y the Mayor, to which the Presi-
cent briefly replied, he was escorted to the
Rockingham House.
IN the evering the President held a leyee.
ana great numbers Of citizens and persons
rom the adjoining towns paid their personal
respects to him.
This evening the President is expected to
attend ball at the residence of Com. New
comb at the Navy Yard.