The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24

ECONOMY PRAcTIcED. 1t is pleasing, and at
the same time indicative of the spirit with
which the American people meet revers,s,
to notice the general economy to which all
classes submit now. All useless expenditures
are cut off, luxuries forgone, dissipation es-
chewed, and all manner of extras formerly
INDUCED in are now shut down OH. 1t seems
as if every one was doing penance for former
extravaganza, and waste. individuals and
families are curtailing expenses and practic-
ing the most unaccustomed economy to get
through the pressure.
eff every individual in the country says the
New York Herald, in this connection, were
to economic ten dollars yearly, the annual
saving would be $25O,OOO,O0O.
The People of St. Paul are doing their part
in bringing about a better state OF things,
should economy in any way tend to help 1t.
We can safely state that very little money is
now uselessly spent in this city:
ST.. JosEpH's HOSPITAL. We yesterday
in company with DIR. j. V. Wren, the City
Physician and Health officer, visited this
Hospital, where the DR.. is treating some
cases sent there by him for the city. Such
cases are treated by the city physician, and
their expenses, while in the Hospital, borne
by the city. The Sisters of Charity nurse
and attend those, as we'll as the other cases,
free of charge, devoting their whole time and
labor to this work of practical Christianity.
There arc not now many cases in the Hos
pital, as the season has been remarkably heal
thy. They are mostly chronic cases. re-
curing time and patient treatment to cure.
DR.. Vervais, the regular Hospital ply
stefan and surgeon, who resides on the
ground, is now absent: DR.. Wren is attend
ing both the city and the Hospitals own ca
ses, now.
In addition to these, there are usually
some cases belonging to the County which
are treated by the County physician.
All these cases are nursed and treated by
the devoted Sisters of Charity. Shut out
from the eye Of the world beyond the reach
Of its praises or admiration, their lives are
spent in relieving the sufferings of the dis
:ressed, or soothing the last hours of the dy
ing. Many poor and friendless stranger
has acknowledged the value of these kind Of
fees, when sickness and poverty have brought
him into their care. The best Of nursing,
clean and airy rooms, good diet, and attention
have cheated the stern tyrant Of many VIC
tins there, and sent them "on their way re
ioicing," full of gratitude to those who prefer
to minister over the couch of suffering. to
leading life of Haunting idleness and vanity.
The NEW FERRY BoAT.-St. Paul has at
last a passable Ferry. The "Little Dorrit,"
the boat ordered by the st. Paul and West
ST. Paul Ferry Co, arrived night before last
at our Levee, from the Smoky City.
We were unable, not having seen any of
the officers, to procure any definite statistics
of this beautiful little boat One of the
hands however, gave us the following items,
probably correct.
Length, lO5 feet breadth, Sc feet dame
ter Of cylinder, 40 inches. Wheels "a feet;
Double engines draught ii inches.
The whole boat is put up in neat man
ner, and is roomy and well arranged. Ladies
and gents cabins are on the rear end, and
both fore and aft the decks for the wagons
or stock are roomy and safe.
The boat, we were told, will be command
ed by Capt. Geo. Dunwell. She cost $4,000
at Pittsburgh, and about $500 were ex-
pended in bringing her out. She is safe,
capacious ferry boat, however, and will prove
matter of satisfaction to those who have so
frequently had cause to find fault with the
old crazy scow which has been made to do
duty long after it ought to have been scuttled
and got rid Of
We find the following incident of the trip
of the Little Dorritt on her way out, in q
Cincinnati paper:
IN 4Alleged Kidnapping Case-Ruth Hen
certiorar, yesterday afternoon, by Judge
Storer, on an affidavit made that her daugh-
ter, girl aged fourteen years, was held in
restraint of her liberty, on board the Little
Dorrit, ferry boat en- route for Minnesota
When the case came on for hearing return
to the writ was presented on the part of Capt.
French, to the effect, the girl had been Civ
en- into his charge by Mr.. Dunwell his part
ner, who proposed taking her to Minnesota
as nurse in his family, and that she was IN
der no restraint. The statement, so far. was
corroborated by the evidence of Mr. Dun
well, who said he had hired the girl at 500
year. The Court exculpated Mr.. d. from
anything wrong in the NATTER but it appear
ing that after the officers had visited the boat
to obtain the custody of the girl she had been
placed in yawl and taken down the river,
Judge Storer censured this conduct severely,
as an attempt to avoid the process of the
Court; the testimony on this point being to
the effect, that the Captain ordered the man
who took off the yawl to go into IL; and that
the pilot told the girl to jump in and direct
ed the boat to be rowed to the opposite shore.
The girl was anxious to go on her voyage to
MINES ia. Judge Storer restored her to the
custody of her mother, veho said she wished
to take her to Pittsburg.
NINTH STREET BLOCKED Up.-Near the
German Catholic Cathedral, there is small
piece of ground owned either by the Church
or the Bishop, which lies directly in the
street. 1t occupies about the tenth of an
acre, and if purchased by the city, Ninth
street could be opened from the Capitol
westward and connecting with Exchange
street at an easy angle, form direct COM
munication from that place to the Winslow
and American Houses. This would make
wide and fine avenue, and open good proper
ty on both sides.
Going TO THEIR CLA1Ms.-The work of de-
nopulating the city, goes on. In addition to
the numbers leaving on the boats, in search
of more easy chimes, if such exist, numbers,
are going to their claims to pass dull VIM
ter, or to make new ones. Hurting and fish,
ing will be the principal occunatiope ;n+or