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Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21
Removal Of the Capital.

The bill to remove the Capital to st. Peter
came up in the House yesterday, and ELECTED very
spirited action. 1t will recur in the regular or
der of business. to-day, and as the vote on in
definite postponement yesterday was negatived by
q vote of II to 18, we need not predict that a
swar of words" is anticipated. We hope the
gentlemen will hold each other. The opponents
of the measure are unwavering. and the innova-
tors wide-awake and determined, so the only
opinion we can venture at present is, that |" We
vii see vot We vii see." ~ sa. ara
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21

GTHon. D. F. Case, member of the House
from Brownsville, Houston Co., is excused for two
weeks, on account of tie illness of his wife. As
the session is drawing rapidly towards its close
only three weeks longer-Mr. G. may not appear
again in his seat, but be is sssound on the goose
questian," and his record is right before his con.
stituents. .st
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21

CO Some of the Steele Co. folks have been
"bobbing around" and write to the Register,
from St. Paul, as follows: ''Many fine, perma-
nent structures have gone up that speak we'll Of
the youthful vigor and enterprise of the 'Great
Emporium" of trade of the Upper Mississippi
The lower town has taken the most rapid strides,
and here the business seems to be concentrating.
The Fuller House is far the most striking of the
new features, and is really mammoth s'lnstitu-
tion'' of the kind for this new country. The
Winslow is still the favorite with many, and is
literally crowded.
I That's so
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21

60 We learn that information has been re-
ceived in this city, that the money Of the MUIR
dered German, Schroeder, has been found. Our
officers are on the alert, and we hope the guilty
party will be brought to justice.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21

Gy The Dakota Journal, published at Hast
ings, comes to US greatly improved, both typo
graphically and editorially. 1t says =" We hear
it said that the Congress bill, dividing the Ter
ritory of Minnesota by the North and South line,
will pass, as Mr.. Rice who introduced and Judge
Douglas who approves it, are scheek by jowl.,, =
OF this, we have our doubts. If this doctrine of
Squatter Sovereignty is good in one case, it must
be in another. We cannot believe that Judge
Douglas will support this assumption of power
on the part of Congress. If so, he must be the
hunbug, instead of the doctrine itself, as the
Republicans have always alledged.'
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21

ca Thomas Ccwan, Register Of Nicolet coun-
ty, is at present stopping at the American House,
in this city.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21

AsorHsR MAN MuRDERED By rHE GRoc- SELLrRs.
Last Monday morning, as we are informed, a
man who has been stepping in minneapolis, set
of liquor he lost his way, aud on Monday was
found frozen TO death! We are not informed
who furnished him with the poison; but not for
the wealth of . thousand worlds would We bear
that guilt.-Ss. Anfhony Republican,.
a This is probably the Same case, the ru.
NOR OF which We published last week.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21

A MATRIMONIAL LALLtAScE.-Fashionable folks
have ceased to marry. Now, according to Jen-
kins and his imitators, ssthey form a matrimonial,
alliances" upon which Susan Jane writes to
Punch to inquire, 'sif such an alliance is to be
considered offensive and defensive % Mr.. Punch
ventures to reply-s' offensive, when misfortune
or difficulty is to be attacked and overcome; de-
fensive, when sorrow and sickness assail and
expensive when certain little parties, whether OF
not, will join in the compact"
GT One of the finest passages in the play Of
"Richlieu," is this /:
R,chlieu -" Young man, be blithe for note
me; from the hour grasp that packet think
your guardian star rains fortune on you!''
Frdncois-'sl If fail ~
RichReu--" Fail, FAIL In that bright lexicon
of youth, which fate reserves for glorious man
hood, there is no such word as fail 70
Why should young man fail !? If be be hon.
est, if he be honorable, if he be ardent, if be be
energetic, if he be gifted with mental power, il
he be right in soul and strength, be should never
fail and if any'alluring temptation whispers in
his ear words that would make him turn aside
let him revert to that ''bright lexicon, aud never
fail.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-21
Cupid In the Pcs. office F!

of those dainty little missives, which
custom calls ssvalentinss - had fallen into the
reception box at the Post Ofice.-Each messen-
ger sent to quicken the throbings of separate
heart Cupid rules the most " in the city just
now and We shall watch his antics having not the
slightest doubt that the roguish little archer will
shoot enough of his paper arrows through oui
Post Office, before the sun sets to night, to carpet
Ramsey county. We will report his doings to-
morrow.
CoNcRRr.-Ths Concert to be given by Mr.. In
gals on Tuesday evening, We assure our readers,
will be fine affair. The mere announcement Of
Miss Welles and Mrs. Dunn, is or ought to be,
sufficient to command crowded house. We heard
the latter lacy sing three years ago, and was not
only delighted but charmed with her melodious
voice. Miss Welles has more powerful voice
and sings admirably. The programme is much
better than the one performed at Mr.. Ingalls, first
Concert, and we prophesy rich musical treat.
CO. Our latest advices from below, report q
very large mail at Dubuque, which had been
"waiting for the wagon" nearly week No cars
had come through from the East for five days, and
the amount Of fallen snow was enormous. The
track was buried out of sight, and when it was
cleared of, the ice would not admit of the running
of trains. There had been heavy fall of rain,
and in one place the water had settled and fro
zen to ice a foot and q half thick on the track.
WWe understand that project is on foot
for the erection of a new and beautiful church
edi6ce for the congregation of the House of Hope
now worshipping in the college. The movement
is under the auspices Of Rev. e. D. Neill, pastor
of that society, to whose enterprise and generos-
ity the community are not strangers. May his
efforts be seconded as they deserve to be.
GV The old Pioneer Office, on Bench-st., q
wooden building about 20 feet square, in which
we began our humble career in St. Paul, weighed
anchor FRIDAY, and sailed off up Wabashaw-st.-
We did not follow it to its destination, but some
very queer thoughts were suggested to our mind
as the old familiar apparition moved away-per-
haps we'll tell you sometime, reader.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

The DUDLEY INDIANs-There are now exist
ing, in the town of Dudley, in this State, small
remnant of the Nipmuck or Regan tribe fIndians
who were once the owners of all that tract of land
whereon now stand the towns of Charlton South.
bridge, Oxford, Dudley, Sturbrdge aud Webster,
in the County of Worcester. They number abou
twenty persons, part of whom lead industrious
and useful lives while the rest are idle and yagrant
in character. In the year l673--as we learn from
report submitted to the Legislature by the Com.
mittee on Public Charitable Institutions, to whom
the subject Of their support was referred-they
were visited by the IDdian Apostle, Rev. John
Eliot, and the chronicleT adds that they had then
hardened unto the Gospel for about three years
At this time they numbered about SIX hundred
souls Like their patrimony, however, their mum
bers have declined to mere handful, and proba-
bly, in one or two generations more these descend
ants of the former lords OF the heart Of the Com.
monwealth" will be obliterated from the face OF
the earth.
n In the year 1851, the Nipmuck Indians sold all
their possessions in WHAT now Worcester Coun.
ty, except two plats of five miles square, which
we're reserved for their own use and control for
ever, to William Stoughton and Joseph Dudley,
Of Roxbury, for the sum Of fifty pounds.
This land was subsequently conveyed to Gov.
Bradstreet, Governor OF the Company OF Massa.
chusetts Bay, for the same price, These reserved
lots, by some process which does not appear, were
by some means wrung from tile possession Of their
aboriginal owners, (probably to satisfy debts) I'M
III, IN 1897, the lot on which Dudley nov stands
was sold by order Of the Legislature, for the sum
OF Sl9oI, and lot of land containing about
twenty'six acre., in Dudley, on which they now
fesldci was purchased. Three hundred dollers Of
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13
-Th' imperial votaress passes on,
u maiden meditation fancy free.

OHIO FREE STATE.-The Supreme Court of
Ohio, Judge BARLEY alone dissenting, have de-
cided that slave coming into that State by the
consent Of his master, thereby becomes Free
This is in accordance with the decisions of all the
courts until the late bred Scott prounciamento.
The case is thus reported in the Ohio State Jour-
nal -
"a slave, named Poindexter, was owned BY a
man name Anderson, living in Kentucky, near
the Ohio river. Poindexter was trusty, and Of
much value. His master frequently sent him
across the river into Ohio, 70 transact business
ior him, and to do errands. He agreed to give
foinaexter his freedom for the sum Of four hun.
drea dollars. Poindexter executed notes with
suihclent sureties for the payment Of the money.
he went to work in this State and in Kentucky
70 RAISE the money by the labor of his hands
Wnen one Oh the notes became due payment was
refused, and the owner Anderson broneht suits
in the Ohio courts to recover Of the snrefies Tbo
suit was contested on the ground that Poindexter
was already free before the notes were givsn n,
having been brought or sent into Ohio hv ~
master, and therefore there was no consideration
given for the notes"
II the case is carried to the U. S. Supreme
Court, and an opposite decision obtained, an inn
portant conflict between State rights aud federal
authority, will ensue. ButOhio will continue
free state, whatever the pro slavery politicians
who occupy the supreme bench may decide.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

THE HARTFORD DEFALcATIoN.-Th Hartford
Free Press gives the following explanation Of the
embezzlement of Dwight sedgwick, late teller of
the Mercantile Bank of that city:-
On the 9th inst, the Mercantile Bank receiy.
ed from one of their customers draft on New
York for Sl296 A. Dwight Sedgwick, teller
who had the day before been notified that his ser.
vices would be soon dispensed with, first entered
the draft right but afterwards altered the entry to
S4996 AZ, poeketing the difference of $500, and
leaving fol- parts unknown.
The draft went to New York in due course and
ordinarily the difference might not have been de-
| tected in some time, but the bank book account
| between the Mercantile Bank and the Bank o
| North America coming up, the draft appeared en-
tered therein as for l296.42, and the fraud wa
exposed. On Saturday, Sedgwick telegraphe
from New Orleans, requesting friend here t
forward his effects thither, stating that he wa
/ bound to California.
/ The Bank will lose nothing, as Sedgwick' s sur
/ cites are ample"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

DIR. DUP0Noo's GOLDEN MONTHLY PILLS FOR
FEMALES. The combination ofingredients in DR.. pu
ponco's Golden Pills. perfectly harm less They have
been used in the private practice of old Dr. Dupon
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they remove all distractions to its proper
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rectons on the box Price $land will be sent to ladies'
conndenay, by mail, by enclosing 81 to either Of the
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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

TINE CHANGES ALL.-The whirligig of
time brings about strange revenges, and,
before laying friend and foe together on the
same dead level, causes now and then most
unlooked.f recunciliations. Seventeen years
ago, says the New York Times, there was
great commotion in the metropolis over the
famous ''pipe laying" disclosures in which
Simeon Draper and James Bowen, the then
leaders of the wing party, were deeply i'm
picated. A police officer named Matsell and
a sharp criminal lawyer named Whiting,
greatly distinguished themselves in the sub
sequent prosecutions, the first by ferreting
out, and the last by prosecuting the suspect
ed parties. Now Messrs Draper and Bowen
are police commissioners, and have success
sively offered their highest appointment to
Messrs. Matsell and Whiting. Mr.. Park, of
the Parkville, (Mo.) Lumiaayy, whose Office
was destroyed by the border rufFians, and who
was himself driven from the country, has re-
Gently returned aud been elected president of
the Parkville and Grand River RAILROAD com.
pany, and is canvassing Platte county in the
interest of the road.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTHERN
MICHIGAN RAILRoAD-On Tuesday night,
the 9TH instant, an express train on the
Southern Michigan Railroad. ran over COW
between Toledo and Adrian, throwing the
tender off the track, and the first passenger
car across the track. The second passenger
car was then forced completely through the
first car, instantly killing five persons. A
gentleman and wife from Mercer county, (Pa.)
on their way to settle in Wisconsin, together
with one of their children, were among them.
Another man, name unknown, was killed
and his body horribly mangled he was from
Wayne county, IN. V Lastly child,
some eighteen months old, of Mrs. Ellen
Brown, killed iu its mothers arms. Others
persons were severely Injured.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

ABRTDGFMENT OF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS-.
!! from 1883 to 1856. From Gale & Seaton's An.
nails Of Congress; from their Register of De.
bates, and from the Official Reported Debates
by John G Riyas. By the author of 1.-THE
Thirty Years View" Vol. 2. New York; D.
Appleton < Co.
This is the second volume of Col. Benton's
magnificent work, in communication of which.
supplying as it does a great want as a compen-
dunn history of our public affairs, for the time in
Dictated, too much can hardly be said 1t pro
fesses to be only an abridgement of congressionaA
debates, but it is obvious that such an abstract,
if we'll executed, must give us the thoughts and
opinions of the higher mind of the country,
through the entire series of years which it covers
In some important respects, we can scarcely i'm
agine person better qualified for such an under.
taking az this, than Mr.. Benton Long expe-
renee, familiar acquaintance with men and
measures, residence at the seat of government for
an unexampled period, as a member of one or the
other branch Of the two Houses. and all the varied
information which any person Of ordinary ability
would be thus likely to acquire, combine to make
Mr.. Benton well fitted for the preparation of such
a work, and we have no reason to doubt the idel.
ity with which it is executed. This second vol.
ume comes down to the year 1903, and includes a
period of profound interest in the political con-
d,ion of the United States, including the whole
of the administration of John Adams and the
first two years of that of President Jefferson.
This is work which ought to be in every libra
~. The second volume is now ready for subscri-
bers. The agent is now in this city, and may be
found at q. Baker & Co.'s bookstorej' where sub.
scriptions are received.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

DESCENT UPON DEALERS IN LOTTERY Trek
FTs.-Between ten and eleven o'clock Tues
day forenoon, the police made descent upon
several persons in State street and vicinity,
who were supposed to be dealers in lottery
tickets, as agents for the Southern lotteries,
and arrested the following parties Grin D.
Myrick, at 40 State street Joel Brett, in
joys Building; James H. Savage. at SO
Change avenue; David B. Pearson, at State
street; George c. McGregor, at 80 Wilson'S
lane; - Conant, and G. l.. Clark, at 8
Wilson'S lane.
A very large lot of lottery tickets, schemes,
lists of parties, &c., were secured, aud the
arrested parties were taken to the Chiefs office
to await an examination.-Bost Journal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

The FAMILY CIRCLE GLEE Book; containing
about two hundred Songs, Glees, Choruses,
&C., including many of the most popular pieces
of the day; arranged and harmonized for four
voices, with full Accomplishments for the Piano,
Seraphine, and Melodeon. For the use of Glee
Clubs, Singing Glasses, and the Home Circle.
Compiled by Elias Howe. Price Sl25 Bos-
ton: Russell Richardson New York Ma
son & Brothers. 1857.
This is an opportune work, and one which will
supply an acknowledged want. Such a selection,
judiciously made, as this appears to be, should
have an extensive demand and sale. The repu-
tation of the compiler, and especially of the pub
fishers, is guaranty of the appropriateness and
general excellence OF the selection, as well as Of
the accuracy Of the work. We notice that the most
popular pieces are in it, well as many others Of
equal merit, not SO generally known. 1t is sold
in this city at A. Marsh's music store.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

"REMINISCENCES OF THE WEATHER. Since
the year 1916, as we are informed by one of
''the Oldest inhabitants" no such season as
the present, has occurred. In the year 1872,
IN some parts Of the State snow fell to the
depth of five inches, on the 4th of MAY. At
that time the trees were all in the glory of
full blossomiDg, and so rapidly did the enow
disappear that no injury befel them. The
memorable year 1916, it will be remembered.
brought frost with each recurring month and
IN 1871, on Easter Monday, snow lay upon
the ground some eighteen inches; while as
late as lS4S, furry Of snow occurred in
June. For a wet, cold, back ward, soggy sea-
son, however, the spring of 1857 carries off
the inglorious palm.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

A jockey having consulted Mr.. Otis in
horse case, the latter sent him bill of $40,
for advice. The client expostulated; but
Mr., Otis explained to him so fully and SO
blandly the reason of such charge,-how
he had spent years and years in study, and
thousands on thousands, in fitting himself to
advise in such matters, that the jockey was
obliged to capitulate aud pay the bill. Not
long afterwards, Mr.. Otis was standing in the
street, examining horse that he thought of
purchasing, called him up and asked what
he thought of the animal. The Jockey set
his hat aslant examined him on all sides,
pronounced his opinion on him dogmaticaly,
and then held out his hand for fee. 1t was
Mr.. Otis turn now to expostulate, but it was
all in vain our jockey recounted to him at
what cost of time and money he had fitted
himself for judging horse flesh, and ended
by saying, "Come, come, Mr.. Otis, we pro-
fessional men must be paid my charge is
only twenty dollars Mr.. Otis appreciated
the joke and paid the bill.-Bo8ton Tran
Script.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

MARRIAGE CcNTRAoT.-ln recent case of
breach of promise at Rochester, the Judge, in
his charge to the jury, said it was not neces-
sary to maintain the existence of a promise of
marriage, to prove that defendant in express
words or terms, made promise to plaintiff.
Any circumstances which usually accompany
parties while holding the relation of an en-
gagement of property might be laid before
jury, and if such is sufficient to warrant the
opinion that such an engagement existed, it
was all the law required. 1t is not necessary
that there should be promise of marriage in
direct phraseology-no formal promise is re-
quired. Frequent visits Of the parties-retir-
ing from the society of others-seeking to be
apart by hemselyes-expressions of attach
ment presents going together to places of
amusement-walks and occasional remarks in
the hearing of others-are circumstances usu-
ally relied upon to prove that marriage en-
gagement exists, and fsuch are strong enough
to produce conviction upon the mind, they
are all that is necessary to answer the law.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

A GoBBLER SToRY.-The mother of one of
our prominent merchants, writing from her
farm in Preston. Ct, tells the following
amusing anecdote OF her poultry yard The
old lady keeps turkies, and all the hens are
now setting. From day to day, as, one after
another, his wives left him to attend to the
duties of incubation, the lord of the flock was
observed to grow more and more gloomy and
dispirited, and when at length the last one
had gone, he lost his appetite and seemed
sinking into decline. At length one day
new idea seized him. He had been inspecting
the nests, and suddenly this new idea
struck him--he "pitched into" the nearest
hen turkey, drove her off, and seated himself
in her place. 1t was vain to dslodge him from
one nest, for Immediately he ran to another.
He was bound to hatch something, or perish
in the attempt, and at this moment that VEN
cradle gobbler is sitting on two dozen turkey
eggs, with fair chance for bringing off
large brood of young ones l-Sprinqfeld Re-
publican.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

this money was paid to the guardian of the Indi-
ans aud the remainder was deposited in the Com
monwealth's treasury, the interest thereof to be
devoted to the support of the Indians.
Since the year 1915, the State has paid for the
maintenance of the descendants OF these Indians
something more than $500. and it appears from
the report of the committee that the further sum
of $1,000 required the present year to build and
repair houses, in order to render them comiorta,
BILE. The committee recommend that such of
them leading an idle and dissolute life be
removed to the State Almshouse, in order TO re-
lieye the people of the vicinity of their presence,
which is by no means agreeable.-Boston JoaT-
81
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13

A GRANDMOTHER AT TwENTY-NINE YEARS
OF AG "a woman who was last week
brought before the magistrates of Wigan. for
an assault committed upon neighbor, affords
a striking instance of recklessly early mar
riages. She is the wife of Patrick Casey, a
tailor. He is forty years of age, and she is
twenty-uine. They were married before she
had attained the age of fourteen years, and
seven months. Since'that time she has had
eleven other children. Strange to say, the
eldest girl, who was fifteen years old on
Wednesday week, Is the mother of two chill
dren, the elder OF whom is nearly two years
of age, she having married earlier in life than
her mother. Mrs. Casey is, therefore, at the
age Of twenty-nine years the mother of
twelve, and the grandmother of two children.
-LiUerpooE Raper.