The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
THURSDAY, JUNE 20.
VS. ITEMS.

POSTAGE on WEEKLY PAPERs-The Post
master General has recently decided that the
iona .tide subscri ers to weekly newspapers
can receive the same free of postage if they
reside in the county in which the newspaper
is printed and published, even if the Office to
vhiG:: to which the paper was sent is without
the county, provided it is the once at which
they receive their mail matter. This will be
an item f interest to newspaper subscribers
living near the county lines
WATCHES NOT 'MA1LABI.E MArTER'-In a
recent suit against Postmaster in Southern
Illinois for purloining from the mails sundry
SNAIL boxes, containing 'cqsches, his counsel
claimed an acquittai Oh tic ground that as
watches were not "mailablc matter" the L.
s. laws could not reach the delinquent. The
Judge ruled that the defence was good, and
the prisoner was discharged. He can only
be reached by the State laws against larceny.
THE Whitewater Farmers and Mechanics
Club, chartered by the last Legislature, holds
ss apHu44 fassizai ari siats hshikition on
the 25th. and IN invitation is extended to all
who are interested In agriculture and the
mechanic arts to take part.
WIN. JACKSON, the murderer of Roman
Morris, was hung at Chicago on Friday last
A very large crowd witnessed the execution
though not so many as would have done so
but for the arrangements of the Sheriff in
keeping the place 0t execution secrat TIL the
last moment possible.
THE town of Wilmot. Herkimer county
runs far buck into the wilderness. Its voting
population numbers sir ! Mr.. Lane, an intel
ligent lumberman is the Supervisor. To take
his place in the Board on Monday, he had to
travel ouer eighty miles-thirty of which he
mad to pertorm oR fpot: Ssch az. iHeident
would not perhaps be worth narratingil Kan
sas or Minnesota but IT is noteworthy fact,
happening in the State of New York.
In the city Of Philadelphia there are no
less than nine Lodges of colored Masons-
There are also number of Lodges, Encamp-
r.enas and 6hapt4rs Il. Qthef paris ef the
State. On the Gath of june their Masonic
Hall at Philadelphia is TO be dedicated, on
which occasion large delegations are expected
from all parts of the country.
QUITE A Jefferson Davis. in
mis- speech at Jackson, Mississippi, mention
ed, ~ ~ iNusiraiiop Of Ing yasilsss Of our
national domain, the fact that during the last
, four years of the National Administration
more land was coded by the General Gov
eminent for internal improvement and other
legitimate purposes than third of France
and still We retain public domain equal to
thu sntire area of Europe. We shorld think
that we are growing fast enough by honor
able means without encouraging the stealing
of more Territory.
PUSHING IT TO ExrREMEs-In recent
discussion of the theatre question among the
members of the New York Young Mems
Christian Association, one Of the members,
who had been an actor said the same objec-
til ms might be urged against entering mer-
camille life as the theatre. Nowadays, he
insisted, IT was almost impossible for young
man t, become salesman without be,om-
ing q liar. What then2 he asked: Shall we
do away with the counting-house?
NOTHING was done yesterday morning l:i:3g at
! the Bolice Court.