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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12

HoUsE-The House was called to order
by the Speaker, and after preliminary bust
ness
A message was received from tho Senate,
announcing that that body had adjourned to
meet the House in joint convention, at 8
o'clock. to hear the Governors message.
Mr.. OTIS, from the Committee to wait
upon the Acting Governor, reported that
they had performed the duty assigned them,
and that that officer had appointed 3 o'clock
this afternoon as the time when he would
communicate with the Legislature by mess
age in writing.
Mr.. DOW, from the Committee on Gre.
dentals, reported that Hans Hanson of Good
hue County, had presented regular creden-
tails, and was entitled to seat as member
of the House.
The report was received, and Mr.. Hanson
was sworn in.
Mr.. STARKEY moved that the House
now adjourn to 3 o'clock this afternoon to
meet in joint convention with the Senate
Carricd-ayes 40, nays 30.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The Convention adopted the officers of the
House as the officers of the Convention and
the rules of the Senate.
Mr.. DOW moved that committee be an
pointed by the Convention to wait upon the
Governor and inform him that the two Hous-
es were now in joint Convention, and ready
to receive any communication he might
wish to make.
Mr.. BALCOMBE. / do not wish, and I
do not now rise to make any captious oppo-
sition to the passage of this resolution but
L wish to enter my protest at every stage of
proceeding to the recognition OF Sam. Media
ry as the first Governor of the State of Min
nesota. And that my protest, and the pro-
test of those with whom concur in opinion
may appear on record, 1 have risen to call for
the ayes and noes on the passage of the reso-
ton.
The ayes and noes were taken, and the
resolution passed-ayes SO, noes IA party
vote.
Messrs. Dow and Bradley of the House.
and Gen. Van Etten of the Senate were
named as tie committee, who soon reported
+. Il. McCOOK, Esq, Private Secretary of
the Governor as in attendance, who came to
the Clerks desk and read tLe Executive COM
munication.
After the message Was read, the Conven-
ton, on motion Of Mr.. VAN ETTEN pro-
ceeded to the election of State Printer.
MI STREET. Err nominated E. S. Good
rich.
Mr.. BEAtiCE nominated D. Sinclair.
Mr.. SH.aETZ nominated Messrs Foster &
Moore.
The vote was taken with the following re-
suit
". S. Goodrich received GO votes
Foster & Moore I" sc "
ID. Sinclair &c IL "
The Convention then proceeded to vote for
State Binder
Mr.. STARKEY nominated Stephen Hugh
son.
Mr.. SHEETZ nominated j. A. NJ. Hois-
ington.
Mr.. Hughson received 50 votes, Mr.. Hois-
ington Al.
The Convention then adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House re assembled, when
leave of absence was granted to DR.. Scoffeld
for three days.
MIR. EAMES of Fillmore, offered a resolu-
ton to print 1000 copies of the Governors
Message.
On this question various motions to ad-
journ, lay on the table, for call of the Con-
venton, &C., were made and voted on, after
which the resolution prevailed by party
vote
The House then adjourned.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12

THERE is no need of multiplying words be-
tween us and the Pioneer respecting the rob-
berry of member of the Legislature OF his
certificate of election. However that paper
may gloss it over, the community will think,
that taking advantage of mans insanity.
whether from drink or otherwise, to obtain,
on any 7,rsense, valuable property from him,
is robbery and nothing else, and the meanest
kind of robbery at that. 1t is akin to the
actions of the confidence" thieves in New
York. Decent men of the Democratic party
must be thoroughly ashamed of this smallest
of all small attempts to make political capt.
tai Is the ''party" so hard run for food to
sustain its existence?
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12
NOrthss Mill DESTROYED bv Fire.

A rumor reaches us by way of Hastings,
that the extensive FIGURING and Grist Mill of
Hon. JOHN W. North, at Mortified, in Rice
county, was destroyed by fire, on Tuesday
night of last week. We shall be very sorry
to have this rumor confirmed. The destruc-
ton of that mill would be, to the extensive
grain growing region in which it is located, a
most serious loss, irreparable for long sea-
son of time and heavy blow to the enter
prising proprietor whose energy and means
have effected SO much for that district of
country.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12
Below is another paragraph on the sam
subject which clip from the &iluater Mes
New York City Election.

-.+- -.- New YORK, Dec. 2.
Tiemann's majority for mayor is about q
300. In the Aldermanic Board the Demo-
Gratis have majority of l, and in the Coun-
Gil majority of 10.
The night passed of very quietly there
being but one disturbance reported, and that
linvoving nothing serious.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12

Tenants majority in 10 wards is 1852;
Buchanan's majority in the same wards last
Fall was 3, 342. The wards to hear from gave
Buchanan S7s majority; they probably have
not given more than half that for Wood
Tenants majority in the city will exceed
1000
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12

Gov McRAE of Mississippi, proclaims THANKSGIVING
IN 'ie lolloWng manner, which is remarkable for
a business-l than religious spirit:
" Since have been in Office have in each vear 40
Tovernr OF the State without any authority of law
put sustained by ancient custom, appointed a day of
THANKSGIVING Thursday, the nineteenth day of This
month"; is the day now appointed, and rust il will
observed There is, certainly some superrulinp Prov
dence which has brought us into existence and which
VIII ultimately accomplish the ends for which we were
created, not only individuals but as people Moth
ing can therefore, be lost by recognizing
be gained.' '
=, Gov RcRae utters his proclamation somewhat as
doubtful of the existence Of a God but thought.
with Gov McRae, that " nothing would be lost" by
making short prayer, and SO began, Oh, God,-if
there is a God" &C., &c.
Here is the proclamation of acting Gov. Chase of
Minnesota. For brevity, We never saw its equal
"THURSDAY, the tenth day of December next ia
hereby appointed by the people of Min
nesota as Thanksgiving Day."-Chicdgo Ti1une.
Below is another paragraph on the same
subject which clip from the &illuater Mess
enger:
Insulting THE ALMIGHrY.-In alluding to the con.
temptble Thanksgiving Proclamation of Acting Cover.
Chase, Of this Territory, the Peter Free Press
falls out with the document averring that is in
suit to the Almighty and to citizens therefore
shall not disgrace our columns by publishing it'
For our part, We have nothing to offer
either in praise or condemnation of Mr..
Chases proclamation. 1t appoints day for
Than ksgiving clear enough and for SO much
let us praise him; even though some may
grumble that he left it to be understood for
what we were to be thankful and to whom b!
Being opposed to the higher law" d octrine,
we suppose he did not want to compromise
his party position, by recognizing Gods eris-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12

omaly of the same man signing acts as Gov
ernor of the State and also as Governor of
the Territory?
The House then adjourned to P. nj.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The SPEAKER announced the first bust
ness in order would be on the passage of the
resolution of the gentleman from Ramsey.
Mr.. BALCOMBE only rose to ask the
gentleman who proposed to vote for the res
Oluton one question. Suppose the article
in the Constitution had present application,
and that Territorial officers now become State
officers, how will they, having taken an oath
to support the Organic Act, be able to take
an oath to support the State Constitution
which is in direct conflict with it?
Mr.. KEITH said to test the sincerity of
gentlemen who believed that under the Con-
stitutiOn of Minnesota, Sam. Medary was
the Governor elect of Minnesota, he would
oifer an amendment, which if adopted would
render the resolution less ambiguous He
therefore moved to strike out the word ''act-
ing" before the word "Governor," and insert
after the word "Governor" the words select
Of State"
The amendment was voted down by a
strict party vote.
Mr.. DOW moved for the previous ques-
ton, which was sustained, and
The resolution was then passed as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Atkinson, Bradley, Bray,
Buffers, Carpenter, Chase, Crosby, Crutten-
den, Cummings, Davern, Decow, Dow, Eames,
Foster, Frost, Fladeland, Graham, Hawkins,
KILLER, Kinghorn, LIE Blond, Locke Masters
Mackintire, McGrorty, O'Neill, Otis, Pierce
Poehler, Rutan, Sco6eld Starkey, Stevens,
Tnttle, Vertress, Wilson, Young, and Speak
er-39.
NoEs.-Messrs. Bacon, Balcombe, Bartlett
Bearce, Bevans, Burgess, Campbell, Chowan,
Gibson, Grover, Hinkley, Heyd, S. R. John
son, Smith johnson, Keith, Leonard, Libbey,
Lord, Parker, Peckham, Power, Randall,
Seeley, Simpson, Sheetz, Tattersall, Tefft, Z.
A. Thompson, Townsend, Walker, Wake
field, and Way-33.
The SPEAKERappointed Messrs. Otis and
Eames as said committee
The House then adjourned till Friday af-
ternoon at half-past two o'clock.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05

THAr's So.-The Racine Journal tells
a wholesome truth when it says that a
newspaper is the best indicator of the
business, wealth and enterprise OF the
place where it is published. Persons
at distance judge more of its char
actor from this source than any other.
If paper bears upon its face marks
of the liberality of its home patrons, if
it's columns are well filled with bust
ness advertisements, and the general
appearance of tina sheet gives assur-
ance that it is well supported, then
those into whose hands it may fall,
conclude, at once that the place is a
go-ahead lire one, and that it presents
an opening for man of business OF
like stamp. But, on the contrary, if a
paper is lily sustained, it's columns
present "meagre and beggarly &C,
count" Of advertisements, and its gen
eral appearance shows that it's owners
have to live on faith, and "shin IT.
along, they at once conclude to give
that place a wide berth. This is a
"true bill" in nine cases out of ten
Rockford Register.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05

The SUNKEN VESSELS AT SEBAsroPoL.-
Among the passengers by steamship
Baltic. arrived at New York, was Mr.
John E. Gowcn, who is on his return
from St. Petersburg where he obtained
the contract to raise the sunkcn Rus
sian feet at Scbastopol, consisting OF
sevcnty-seven vessels, twelve of which
are frigatcs. Mr.. Gowen, it will be
remembered, raised the hull of the T..
S. steam frigate Missouri, burnt at
Gibraltar. The Liverpool correspond
ent of the New York Herald says
"Mr. Gowen had five or six com
petitors, among them the Credit Mo-
bilier of France, and yet the contract
was awarded to him at figures above
all his competitors, from his well
known reputation and success at Glib
raltar with the Missouri.
This contract 50 obtained, is not
only we'll deserved compliment to
Mr.. G.'s skill as submarine engineer,
but national one, which should give
every American cause for pride, as in
magnitude and value it is the largest
contract ever obtained by any Ameri-
can from a foreign government. Mr..
e. returns to America to complete the
necessary machinery, and returns in
May to complete operations at Scbas-
topol."
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05

In letter from Hon. James Thor
ington, NJ. G from this district, to the
Davenport Gazette, we find the fol-
lowing:
The Pacific Railroad bill is about
matured and will be reported, proba-
bly, this week, | am sanguine it will
pass. 1t provides for six roads from
Iowa connecting on the Missouri river.
The bill will make no grants of lands
in the States to any road, but will con
fine all the grants to the territories
exclusively. If the bill becomes a
law in its present shape, the future of
Iowa in wealth and prosperity will
be second to no State in the Union.
The wagon road bill has passed the
House, it will pass the Senate. This
great pioneer enterprise by the Gov
ernment, will concentrate matters west
of us, thereby creating Iowa the thor.
oughfare from East to West. ~
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05
&: French RrandieS."

A New York firm announces they
have been "trying to improve all
kinds of spirits from grain and turn
them into good imitation of French
cognac and that after much labor
and experiment they have at last
found an article to answer that pur-
pose. They thus set forth the process
of manufacture
"By distillation and chemical ope-
.rations we get at fourth proof an arti-
Gle in which the flavor is so much con-
ccntrated that, by mixing a gallon of
it with twenty-five to fifty gallons of
American pure spirits, it gives a good
imitation of the different imported
brands One gallon of an article "
to produce from twenty-five to fifty
gallons of imitation Of the imported
brands, to be bottled, labelled, set
forth, and swallowed at one dime per
pony glass, as an article "such as
you cannot get elsewhere in town"
This article is called spirits of cognac
and, according to the circular, "may
be had without color, or colorcd for
pale or dark"
They also announce that "a splendid
imitation of Holland gin" can be pro-
duced by mixing one gallon of the
spirits with forty gallons of pure
spirits. In addition, they have con-
stantly on hand a fine supply of
chemical coloring," by which the
clark article of imitation brandy is
produced And much of the stuff is
retailed in our fashionable restaurants,
as we'll as in the ordinary drinking
houses, for the "simon pure" 1t
costs about GO cents and the retail
cr confidently tells his customers that
it stood him in" S. a gallon, whole
sale, in New York.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05
Notice..

NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified vo-
N tcls OF Floyd County that the following
question will be submitted to II vote ut the
next April election, to be held in the several
Townships in said County on Monday the 9TH
day of April, A. ID. 1857.
Section |. Every owner or owners of Swine
or Sheep shall retain his. her or their swine
and sheep from running at large in said Floyd
County; and in the event of failure SO to do,
shall he liable to and for the damages done by
said swine or sheep. to be recovered by an ac-
ton of trcSpasS by the party Injured.
Section ,. That any person may take pos
session of any swine and sheep found running
at large in said county, and & We notice there
of to any Constable in said county, who shall
have power, and it is hereby made his duty to
sell such swine or sheep at public out cry to
the highest bidder, for cash, upon giving ten
days notice Of the time and place of sale by
posting tie same in writing in three public
places in ;;!c Township where such swine
or sheep were found at large or doing DANA
ccs, the proceeds of which sale after payment
of costs. damages and charges for keeping
shall be paid into the county treasury t. be ap
piled to the use of the county until legal proof
be made to the County Judge OF said county
by the person or persons claiming such proper
tv to be his. hers or theirs, whcrcupon the
said County Judge shall order said amount to
he paid out of any moneys in the hands of the
Treasurer not otherwise appropriated: Provi-
dcd that the owner, OF any person for him.
shall on or before the day of such sale, pay all
the damage done by such animals and the
costs and charges thus far made. The Con-
stable or person having charge of such swine
or sheep is hereby required to release said
swine or sheep to the person making such pay
ment and application upon satisfactory proof
being made of ownership.
.Sr,tion 3. The fees of the constable under
this law and act shall be the same as upon sale
OF like property on execution.
Section 4. Any resident OF said Floyd Coun-
ty sustaining damage by any swine or sheep in
said county. shall have IL lien on auch swine
or sheep, Ior such damage, and such swine and
sheep shall not be exempt from execution but
may be sold As herein before provided, OF on
execution to pay said damage together with
compensation for Keeping such swine and
sheep, or either Of them. and the costs.
Section 5. This act and law to take effect
and be in force from and after the LIST day of
June. \. D. 1857.
Those voting in favor of the proposition
shall have written or printed on their ballot
- Swine and Sheep free commoners, Yes. "
Those voting against the proposition shall
have written or printed on their ballots
Swine and Sheep free commoners, No
\. l.. COLLINS, County Judge.
St Charles, Iowa, March ,, 1857. 26w4
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05

Music ON THE RAlL.-Thc citizens OF
St. Louis were entertained with free
concert, on the evening of the 9th ult.,
10y one of the newly invented steam
Instruments, being put i'll operation
on one of the trains of cars, as it
came in, on the opposite side of the
river. The first tune played was
Home again." which was heard dis
tinctly by half the citizens Of the city.
A number Of other pieces were played
afterwards. The local editor of the
St. Louis Democrat thus speaks of
the quality of the music:
We heard the music, and to speak
seriously, it was excellent and those
who were near us at the time shared
in our feelings Of pleasure, as well as
surprise. The steam music may have
been mcllowcd and sottencd down in
its passage across the wide and turbu,
lent river. Whether or not that may
have been, it sounded very sweetly
on this side, and might be imagined
to come from some huge organ played
on by some "horrid iend" or goblin
damn'd.
We hope the cars over the river will
"kcep up the tune" or even give us
more music and in the meantime
we thank the gentlemanly Conductor
for last evenings free concert.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05
Ventilation.

The following graphic discourse on
ventilation, is from the pen of Mrs
Swisshelm. How little attention poo.
pie pay to this important subject to
what they should:
"Peoplc arc beginning to vcntilatc
public halls, 50 that one can some
times hear q lecture without being
obliged to inhalc other peoples cast
off breath, with its foul gases but
churches generally hold close com
munion, and with a most brothcrly
pcrtinacity the same mouthful of air
is breathcd by the whole congregation.
Sister Brown throws it out of lungs,
with few seeds of consumption in it,
and then brother Jones takes it into
his chest and gives it back with a to-
bacco flavor, and so on round, each
one supplying from his or her store
house, some animal matter to make
the precious little morscl of breath,
shut up within the four walls, good
and thick for family consumption. II
their minds do not become assmilated
by communion of faith, their bodies
might by the general union and com
munion, and mixing up of the gases
and vapors of their mortal part. Pco-
pie who would not eat out of the same
dish with another, or sip with the
same spoon, think nothing of taking
into their lungs and Incorporating
with their blood, the particles of foul
matter which have passed off from
that others system
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05

TERRITORIAL EXTENSION OF lOwA.-Thc
General Assembly of this State has
memorializcd Congress for an extension
of territory on the northwest boundary
Our present western boundary from
the junction of the Big Sioux river
with the Missouri, is defined by the
course of the former, up to latitude
43o 80. The design Of the memorial
lists is to take up the northern bound
airy line, from this latter point on the
Big Souix river, and continue it upon
that parallel until it intcrsccts the
Missouri river. The projection of this
line would strike that river about two
hundred miles above the mouth of the
Big Sioux, nearl y opposite the ,Mankis-
Utah, or White Earth river, which
runs nearly due east course, and
heads directly on a line with the South
Pass of the Rocky Mountains, about
one degree Of latitude north of Fort
Laramie.
This is large tract of territory,
portions of it exceedingly rich and
valuable, and we'll watcrcd by the
Vermillion, or Wadshcsha river, the
James river, and its tributaries, five
considerable streams, dignificd with
the name of rivers, the Wanauri river,
the Nawii river, and several smaller
strcams.-Maquoketa Excelsior.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05

YNEIE next regular meeting of the st. Charles
l. Lyceum will be held the village school
house on Saturday evening, March 18th. at "a
% clock. Appointments for the occasion as
follows:-Cdmpositions by Miss j. C. jackson
and Miss NJ. ID. Cheney. lecture by DR.. J. M
Parsons. Debate upon the question - Is mat
rimony more conducive to happiness than &C.
lbacy 2" For the affirmativc-D. ID. w. Car
ver II. ID. Pooler, JAS. Jackson. For the neg
ative-C. w. Atkinson, J. NJ. Parsons. J. NJ
Brainard. At the succeeding meeting, March
l4th, it is expected that alccture will be dcliv-
cred by A. Z. +. Hildreth upon " the rise prog
ress and objects of the institution of Odd Eel
lowship."
Ladies and gentlemen are cordially invited
to attend
G. w. ATKINSON, Secretary
March 5, 1857
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-05
Notice..
STATE OF Iowa. FLOYD COUNTY.
Edward Vaughn In District Court

STATE or Iowa, FLOYD COUNTY:
Edward Vaughn ii In o nli'r for court es;d
Samuel B. Pearson. Floyd County.
To SAMUEL b. PEARSON: -,
Pursuant to an order of the Judge of said
District Court made at the June term thereof,
A. ID. 1856, YOU arc hereby notified that on
the 2jth day of February, A. ID. 1886, a no
tice was placed in the hands of the Sheriff OF
said FLOYD County, notifying you that there
was then on file i'm the office OF the clerk OF
the said District Court petition OF Edward
Vaughn, claiming of you the sum OF S245, ~,
with ten per cent. interest on SlSo,ol OF said
sum claimed from September I'D, y. u. lSol,
and six per cent. interest on Sbo,eO, the re-
mainder of said sum, from July Both A. D.
1858. as money due from you to the sand Ed
ward Vaughn, on due bill executed by you
to William r. Hazard. dated July Both, A. ID.
1858, for SOC, 90, and three promissory notes,
executed by YOU to the said Edward Vaughn,
each for SCI IS, dated 22d of September, a.
D. 1854. and payable one in four, one i'll eight,
and one in twelve months from date, with ten
per cent interest per annum, from date. mat
said petition is sworn to and asks that writ
Of attachment may be issued against your prop
erty, &c, which notice was returned at the
June term of said District Court, A. d. 1856,
by the said Sheriff " Not Found And that
the following described property, has been dn-
ly attached by the said Sheriff, rs your proper
tv to wit The southeast quarter of section
thirtv-six (36y in township ninc;y-siX go
north, range nineteen 40 west of the fifth
principal meridian, and being one hundred and
sixty (1G0) acres more or less, situate in the
County of Ccrro Gor'lo, in the State of Iowa
And you are further notified that unless you
appear and answer to said petition on or be-
fore the second day of the next term of the
said District Court to he holden in said Floyd
County, commencing on the third Monday at
ter the third Monday in May. \. ID. 1897,
Judgment will be rendered against you for the
whole amount claimed in said petition with
interest us therein stated and costs of suit.
Clerk of the Dis
Floyd Co., Iowa.
G. G. REINIGER, Atty. for Plf.
Dated st. Charles, Feb %, \. D. 1897.
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