The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-03-22

II 81 P0u4 1mPFOvemCuss's tsE
/ New buildings greet the eye in every di-
ERECTION about the city. As yet, however
the weather has not permitted the laying Of
stone or brick walls. Wooden buildings
must remain all the fashion until the frost
disappears. Then will commence numerous
handsome stone and brick structures such az
are not now seen in ST. Paul. The princi,
pal public edifces which will be commenced
this season-and some of them finished-are
the Historical Society Building; the new
Catholic Cathedral; the aChurch of Hope :
the new County Jail, and the new Market
House in the upper part of the city. We
are going ahead, and no mistake.
e Several teams are now, and fol
some time past have been hauling pine fum'
Der from the city of Saltwater to the city Of
St. Paul. All right; come on, gentlemen
i We can furnish you several other good
things ina pinch-as, for example, stone
wall and iron-barred windows for your
rogues.-&. CsoiS Union.
Yes, neighbor, but your "stone wall and
iron-barred windows don't appear to keep
otir rogues after we do send them over Our
old wooden Jail appears to be far more safe.
If the Warden continues to conduct the
affairs of the prison as carelessly as hereto
fore, we will be compelled to "rise to a
question of privilege"
CVaSSVCAr ECMAIr SruOOU We aro
pleased to learn that our worthy Pioneer
Teacher, Miss Harriet E. Bishop, will spec
Oily return home to open her private school
in the lower part of the city. She has pro-
cured the services of competent teachers OF
the Latin and Modern Languages, also OF
Music and Drawing, and will thus be pre-
pared to give her pupils thorough educa-
ton. We can safely recommend her school
to the attention of parents and guardians.
THE WAY THEY DO IT SoUTH.-Our
neighbor of the "Cheese Press"-as the
"Sovereigns" term his heet-publishes, with
great gusto, the proceedings of the indigna-
ton meeting held at Baltimore to ostracise
Francis P. Blair for attending the Pittsburgh
Convention, and adds the following edsorially:
GAS soon as the meeting was declared adj
Ijourned, many calls were made for the Pres
fdent of the Republican Association, Mr..
COrkoran; that person being in the crowd
made an effort to reach the stand, when
shouts were given of 'Tun him out; ride
him on a rail; we want no negro orators
here" &c. He, thinking it best to run no
further risk, concluded to make hasty re-
treat, followed by large body Of persons,
who pursued him through the south door OF
the rotunda to Exchange Place, where he
disappeared"
Per contra: When Cobb, Orr, Tombs and
others were recently in New England, and
proceeded to instruct the people thereof as
to the blessings of Slavery Extension, they
were politely heard, and not insulted. The
difference is striking
LAND SLIDE.-The st. Louis Republican
says that the cars on the Pacific Railroad
were recently detained beyond the time at
which they were due in that city, occasioned
by slide of dirt upon the track, short
distance from Franklin. The traing coming
: East and the one bound West, met at the
slide, where there was an exchange of pas
sengers, mails, &C. The injury is but Of
little consequence, and will be speedily re-
paired.
In TowN.-Jack Morgan, of the St. Peter
Courier, is here, still "down on" all hands
who went in for the Railroad Extension
Bill. Jack is evidently in earnest!
A MAN and his wife have been arrested in
Boston, for "sweating" Spanish quarters.
This operation Melted them about five cents
on each piece, as they put the coin into a
machine and clipped the entire edge of a
thin strip.
DIED, on Wednesday, January Goth, 1856,
noar Powhatan Court House, Virginia, an
old and much respected colored woman, ia
miliarly known as Old Aunt Mamie. She
died at the advanced age of 127 years. Such
case of longevity is scarcely on record
She was much respected for piety by all who
knew her. She was the mother of Is chill
dren, all of whom died at an old age.
THE report of the Managers of the Wash
ington Monument says: The receipts of the
year have been far less than in any preceding
year since the corner stone was laid. The
gross amount from all sources has been
So, 740. We have now $500 in the Urea
sury, and are in all not exceeding So 900 for
debts contracted by us, all of which is ex-
pected to be liquidated and paid by the end
Of this month.
The Philadelphia Ledger, in speaking of
the manufacture Of watch cases, which is
carried on extensively in that city, says there
are eleven firms engaged in the business, all
of whom employ over three hundred hands,
and turn out at least 500 cases per week, at
a cost of some $40, 900, or more than 1,OOO,-
900 annually. The gold manufactured into
cases weekly will not amount to much less
than $14 600, or more than half million of
dollars annually.
IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN.-The following
important news was received by the last Liv-
erpool steamer: "The Dutch have conclu-
ded an important treaty of commerce with
the EmperOr of Japan which oivec tbor,