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JANUARY i, 1901.
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From the National Intelligence

From the National Intelligencer .
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and highly-respctable citizen. We were NOT
near enough to the procession ourselves to read
the inscriptions on the banners, and canno
speak to the eorreetnsss Of the statement; but
if it be true, we certainly concur in its condem
nation, as will, we are sure, the friends of pro
priety, good order, and good taste, of whatever
party, in the city.
Sumner and Kansas-Let EN- Bleed"
GENTLEMEN: On Thursday last, the Demo
cratic party had q triumphal procession, led BY
eminent citizens as Marshals, with banners sig
nifcant of their devotion to the interests of the
incoming Administration. With pleasure we
witnessed the profound respect manifested BY
our people towards this pageant as it passed.
along. One of the banners borne by the De
mocracy of Georgetown was as given in the cap
ton to this article. regretted seeing such
sentiment blazoned in golden letters on one
the flags. want the press of Washington te
satisfy the country that this flag does not find
response in the breasts of our citizens and j
deem it due to the cause of humanity as vel
as the best interests of our city that such bru
tality should meet with public Reproduction. !
Az OH CITIZEN. :
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Total 387, 237
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OF the newly appointed United States Marshal
for the Southern District of Ohio. He is young
\ entleman of much promise, has been for some
time engaged in the Post Office Department at
Washington, a place he filled with much credit,
and is a thorough Ohioan. He is lawyer BY
J profession, and has been admitted to practice
in all the State Courts of Ohio as we'll as the
Supreme Court of the United States. His legal
attainments are of high order, and his fidelity
aud administrative ability have been well tested
He has a most difficult post to fill, but he will
be found honest, faithful, and capable"
WESTERN NAVIGATION, &C. Chicago, Dec. 8.
Navigation is generally closed. The following
shipments of grain have been made this sea-
son: Wheat, 100000 bushels to Buffalo,
100000 to Oswego, and 100000 TO other
ports. Corn, 100000 bushels to Buffalo,
1000, 900 to Oswego, and 100000 to other
ports. Oats, 500, 900 bushels to Buffalo, $4,000
| to Oswego, and 100000 to other ports. Flour,
100000 barrels to Buffalo, and $4,000 to other
ports.
NAVIGATION OF THE OHIo.- Cincinnati, Dec.
3.-We had heavy rains during yesterday and
last night, and it is now cold and cloudy, with
a slight fall of snow. The river is rising rap
idly, measuring nine feet now in the channel.
All the small rivers above and below are also
rising. There is no doubt we shall have an
ample stage of water for navigation; and for
ty-nine steamers are now loading for ports
above and below.
JACOB LIrTLE's FAILURE-Nep York, Dec.
5.-The liabilities of Jacob Little & Co. are
not yet definitely known, but will probably ex-
coed two millions of dollars. 1t is reported as
worse than his failure in 1853, when be settled
BY giving his notes, which were ultimately paid.
The population of Cincinnati within the cor
porate limits is stated to be 10000. The ex.
portsfrom that city for the year 1866 6amounted
to 5o,744,7s6; in 1872 to only $50, 234, 1896.
This gives an idea of the great increase of bu-
siness within four years. The imports into the
CITY last year amounted to $7s, 295,s0l.
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RAILROAD DIsAsrER.-Pitts6urgh Dec. s.
The train of cars from Crestline, coming east,
was run into at the crossing at Alliance by the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh train, at half past 7
this evening, demolishing two cars. Several
persons were killed and wounded.
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SLAVE TROUBLES. - Baltimore Dec. 81
Some excitement has been occasioned in Charles
county, Maryland, by the arrest of two negroes,
charged with plotting instruction among the
slaves. Two white men, supposed to have been
engaged in the plot, have fled from the State.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-05-03
ENQUIRIES Answered.

Letters of inquiry from all sections of the Union
are pouring in upon US, like logs into the boom.
Thaddeus r. Webb, of Moscow, Clermont CO.,
Ohio, writes that he has $500 to invest in land,
wife and three children, and wants to know the
price of small, improved farm within four or
Ave miles of this city; also what provisions, fur
niture and agricultural implements it would be
best to bring. Is a farmer and has read Mime
Mary Lees Letters from Sank Rapids, in Arth-
ur's Home Gazette, and " Minnesota and its Re-
sources" and is determined to come right out.
We would say to 'Thaddeus of Moscow that
he need bring nothing but his family and clothes
lie can procure every thing he wishes here, and
save freights and delays.
Any kind of land near this city is held too high
for his purposes. Go further off and make a
claim, or buy ono to suit you and improve it.
This is the best and cheapest way. Invest your
money in stock and buildings, SIT down under your
own vine and wild plum trees, laugh and grow fat,
and enjoy health, wealth and happiness.
DR.. NJ. b., of Carrollton, Ohio, writes:
s. am by profession, Dentist, would like to
settle permanently in some new and thriving
place, where might sgrow with its growth, and
strengthen with its strength am still single,
but am decidedly a marrying man. as soon as
settle upon locale. ....g
The chief obtace in my way at present, is one
very common among young men in Ohio as well
as some other places, viz: ,odnt Of funds.
Would St. Paul be favorable place for me,
if so, will be certain to go. Are any others of
my profession there" ~
One Dentist has grown rich already and retired
from busness-several others are rapidly follow
ing his example. This is the place for you DIR. |!
While you are putting gold in other peoples
mouths they will soon fill your empty pockets.
Our country is large, and yet sparsely settled.
We need marrying mem and men already mar
ried. Come on Dr., by all means.
TO all of you curious people, we say come and
see for yourselves, you are all wanted and will
be satisfied when here.
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"a IS = For the St. Paul Daily lrins..


The above named institution was organised in
1851 as an auxiliary of the American Bible Soci-
ETY. having for its FIRST object to keep the Terrific
ry we'll supplied With the scriptures, and then to
aid the Parent Society in supplying other desti-
tutc places. .r
Branches of the Minnesota Bible Society have
been formed in the following counties, viz {:
Washington, Benton Wright, Uennepin, lie Sucur,
Siblcy, Nicollct, Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue,
Rice, Scott, Carver, Olmstead and Dodge. There
is also branch at St. Anthony, and Society
auxiliary to the American in Winona county
Nearly all Of these Societies have repositories of
their own, AMI make annual efforts to raise funds
and circulate the scriptures. by their aid, the
Territorial Society has been enabled to remit
since its organization sl,ISS 70 in pigment for
books, and to appropriate $3.50 As for the circu-
laton OF the Scriptures elsewhere.
Arrangements have been made for an Agent o
visit the settled parts Of the Territory during the
present season, attending the annual meetings of
Societies already existing, and assisting in form
ing new ones--cstablshing repositories, raising
funds, circulating books, &c. 1t is hoped that
every friend of the Bible will cooperate in these
efforts heartily, and contribute to the cause liber
ally. The future Minnesota depends very much
upon the influence the Bible exerts here, while
society is in its forming state. And as the Bible
is the foundation of our Republican Government,
and the promoter Of the temporal MS well as the
spiritual good of man, all patriots and phian-
thropsts as we'll as Christians, are invited to aid
in its diffusion. Much will be required, in order
TO keep the rapidly increasing population of Our
own Territory supplied with the oracles of truth.
Hundreds of families are every year settling in
our midst without Bibles, AMI hundred more are
yearly being constituted on the ground in the
same condition. Our Bible Societies propose to
establish repositories all over tn, Territory, to
destitute, at low prices, and if they lack the dis
position, or the ability to purchase, to supply
them sratuitously. They also propose to place
copies of the New Tcstimant-by sale or gift
in the hlnds of the thousands of boys and girls,
who are in the future to be the men and women
of Minnesota. In addition to this, they propose
to make their influence another continent, by
aprropriating their surplus funds for the supply
of the BihlecsS millions abroad. In such enter
prises, who will not rejoice to bear part.
Many of the subscriptions which have hereto
fore been given, have been made payable annu-
dily-thc same amount becoming due at the time
of each annual meeting. Similar subscriptions
will he solicited at the time of the present effort
and while transient ones will not he refused, those
payable annually are deemed preferable both for
the contributor, and for the cause. A. l..
April, 1856.
ES5H The steamer Brazil, from St. Louis
arrived last evening.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-05-03
The Men who Constitute a state.

Last week, Messrs. Thos. and Edward Scoutle-
bury and g. w. Stratton, of New York City, ar
rived with teams and implements for opening up
huge farms, and left Immediately for the south
fork of Crow river near Glencoe. Impatient of
delay, they came around the Lake and were upon
their future homes before the opening of naviga-
ton below Us. They had with them the machi-
merry of steam saw mill which they intend to
erect Immediately. These gentlemen are men of
substance, they have held posts of trust in New
York Banks: and will make valuable and energetic
citizens.
A few days since DR.. f. Miller, of Vernon, Vt.
arrived by the Gaena. He brought with him
dozen or more young Vermonters, yoke of oxen,
teams, plouyhs, implements, &C., commensurate
with his design of opening up the largest farm on
Sunrise river. Purchasing his supplies, he left
next morning for the st. Croix.
We might give the names, localities and de-
signs of dozens of such enterprises.
Again We say, these are the men who consti-
tute n State,
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The Valley Towns.

We are indebted to the Revele for copies of
late papers from the Valley Towns Minnesotian.
''The Valley TownSr' On reading the above,
like our facetous friend Joseph R., of the Hen
derson Democrat, we sank back in our easy chair
and relapscd into '' Brown study" For the
space of half an hour we unused. Our mind went
back to a lovely summers morning in 1850, when
one of a pleasant party, numbering over 100 Of
st. Pauls earliest citizens, we hastened on board
the steamboat Yankee, all bound on an exploring
tour up the St. Peters or Minnesota river.
We thought over the incidents and excitcments
OF that celebrated voyage, day after day we as
ccn;led the swollen and turbid waters of the St.
Peter. We glanced rapidly over Minnesota
even'fu history since that day. we looked in ina
gnatiOn, at the ssValley'' as it now is from Men
dota to the Blue Earth, and at its "Valley Towns'
and into its weekly messengers, and it were hard
to convince ourselves that we had not awakened
from a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep of Il hundred years.
and that this were not the twentieth century in
stead of our old familiar nineteenth, and good,
young 1856.
Six years ago, and all that was visible to the
explorers on the Anthony WAYNE and Yankee,
were gentle, peaceful slopes, moss covered banks,
praires bedecked with flowers, and rich luxurant
forest trees. The only signs of life were curling
wreathS of smoke from outthe apex of II wi gwam,
with here and there brave standing idle and list
less upon the banks, looking in mute astonish-
mcnt upon the passing steamer. At intervals,
could be heard the crack of warriar's rifle on
ahead, and soon rusting would he heard in the
unJerbrush, and wounded deer, all blood and
foam, would ,sh into the boiling current, and
vainy essay to stem its force. FIocks of ducks
and geese, unaccustomcd to the sight oe man,
would rise reluctantly from almost beneath the
wheels of the steamer. These were the scenes of
1850. HO,U changed! Now dozen embryo cities
sit proudly on its banks, while settlers AID set
tiers homes occupy almost every mile of space.
From Shakapee, Henderson and Saint Peters,
the Press issues forth its thousands every week,
and the 6 Valley" and the 8 Valley Towns are
fast Using into importance, and increasing in
wealth and beauty.
Kind reader, is it any wonder old settler
like ourself should go into rererie, when he sees
papers from, and reads about the wonderful VAL
lev and its Sc Valley TownS?"
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New YORK, April 20
The Arago arrived this a. NJ, and brings 40
passengers. Among them is Hon. JAS. Buchanan
and Henry Dubois, Minister from Holland to the
United States.
The Arago had moderate weather, and in COM
ing around the Banks, saw no ice.
The two English steamers that went in search
of the Pacific, had returned to Galway after nine
DAYS fruitess cruise.
The proceedings in the Peace Congress contn-
ucd. It is said Austria gives the trouble, by per-
sistcntly refusing to fix time for evaeuating tho
principaities.
The French army is to be reduced from to
100000 troops.
1t is believed Russia will send an ambassador
to Turin rs ratifcations are exchanged.
DISPATCHES from Paris state that the Allies
have ordered to raise all blockades which have
kept Russian vessels in neutral ports.
The Russian Minister of Finance issued a no.
ticc on the fifth of April, stating that in conse-
quence of the treaty being signed the merchant
vessels of the western powers would be admitted
to Russian ports.
IGNORED states that the exchange Of ratifca-
tons had been effected on the Doth.
70. Young, ship owner and brokor, Liver
pool, had failed for a large amount.
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A CHEAP IIor Dkp. towards Register gives
the following method for making hot beds. 1t is
simple and cheap:
After leveling down the top of the heap of horse
stable manure, where it was heated, covered it
with pieces of rich turf taken from the edge of
the barnyard, cut into squares OF Eve or six inch
es, and placed grass side down. l planted my
seeds in these pieces Of turf so that each piece
would make a hill: then when it was time to trans
plant, just removed each piece of turf to place
prepared for it in the garden, without disturbing
the plants in the least. never saw plants grow
so fast before, and not one Of them was injured
by the bugs, while some planted in the usual way
were destroyed by them. For the convenience of
transPiantin", should think that turf would be
better than loose earth to put on any hot bed.
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New York, April "a.

The body of young Pierce, who so mys,eri-
ously disappeared on Tuesday. was yesterday
identified by his father on the ocean beach at
RocLaway. Valuablrs were found upon his
person, and the lack OF any marks OF violence
upon the body. shows that the theory Of his
robbery and murder was no, correct. How the
death happened OF where, is as much a mystic
~ as before.