Minnesota weekly times., 1857-05-02

AVG" ioIA PaPers'
a. The Minnesotan chronicles a marriage
in church. Strange!
GTWe observe no workmen employed on the
new bridge. Is it abandoned or is it to 90 on?
G1~ H. Rogers & Son have just received
large stock Of Oats, Corn and Corn Meal, at their
Feed Store on Third street.
GT Yesterday was warm and pleasant; out
door work was driven at 2:40 speed, and spir
it of activity prevailed throughout the entire
city.
GY- Bonds new store in Upper Town is pro-
crossing finely. 1t will soon be stocked with u
large and valuable assortment of goods, and when
fully completed, will sarpass anything of the
kind in the city.
CO Our city is now crowded with members of
the Legislature and strangers. The WinslOw
House is perfec. mass of human beings. Many
Railroad men from abroad are with us, anxious
to see how ssthe cat jumps.'' i rt.r
Gy- The weather yesterday was charming and
the only obstacle to a full and free enjoyment of
our citizens, was the consciousness that that con-
founded Lake was closed. Gentlemen should
keep their empers,-Summer win come some
time. 1i,
CO In consequence of the adjournment of the
Council yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, the
Governor did not deliver his Message. When
that event will transpire, it is hard to say-per-
haps not at all. 4E
n,Yu Nru uOnrY What rhaa hocomp nf the
Committee who have this matter in hand? All
our hotels are now crowded, and when the boats
arrive, it is hard telling where strangers will be
able to procure even their meals much less their
lodgings. Gentlemen, do you or do you not in
tend to erect that new hotel ~ a
ES st. Paul is now crowded with visitors
from every state in the Union. Brokers, "bulls
and BEARS" stock -jobbers, railroad engineers,
thmble-r -riggers and respectable men are here
from all points of the compass to see how "things
is workin'." Even Wall street has several re-
presentatives in town. .s.t*
Gc5. Our streets are in very tolerable condi-
ton. The mud has made fuss enough for the last
few weeks, and has finally concluded tOf'sdry up"
The roads diverging from the city are again pass
able, and wood and all the staples for which We
are dependent on supplies from the country, will
soon drop from their fabulous price, and come
down within reach.
C5y That pile of dirt in front of our Office, is
going-g -going-and we hope this morning is
gone! We appreciate the efforts of the laborer
who 'sdigged" it out by main force. Let all that
open space be thoroughly cleansed, and the mer-
chants and others will increase their business at
least so per cent.
G1Y-The members of the Legislature are nearly
all in the city, and, generally speaking, exhibit
disposition to proceed to business. We express
the hope that nothing may occur this session,
(which is an important one) to block the wheels
of legislation. Don't get Z" mift " at shadow,
gentlemen, and 60 off in tangent. Take off
your coats and 60 to work; there is enough for
all of you to do.
no. At the Court House on Monday, Daniel
Rohrer, ESQ.,, Administrator for the estate of Ii.
L. Tilden, deceased, sold l60 acres 1.-TWO S0's) at
auction, the tract lying Immediately contiguous
to the city limits. After spirited bidding, it was
finally struck off to Col. McKenty for $2l, ,O5O.-
1t joins one of the Colonels other additions, The
Cottage Homes" and like that valuable tract,
will soon assume the proportions of a suburban
village.
HARDWARE, &c.-We desire to call your atten-
ton to the advertisement of Messrs. Armstrong,
Cornick & Co., l09 and Ill South Water street,
Chicago, Illinois.
fn tho al nd vUa kn0
firm of Pitkin Brothers, and are prepared to offer
as good inducements to the trade of the North
west as any other house west of New York City
Read the advertisement.
GY The Hutchinsons are singing their way to
Minnesota, where they will be cordially received,
and where, during the coming season, they will
not sing but work the ''plow."
o. The lawsuit between Caleb Gushing and
Mr.. Hungerford, concerning property on the st.
Croix, has at last been settled-how, we are not
advised, but the people in the st. Croix Valley
may we'll rejoice, for it removes an incubus that
has been weighing them down for years.
NEGROES Who NAY BE CITIzENs.-There is one
feature of the Dred Scott decision which seems
to have escaped the notice of commentators.
The federal constitution confers Jurisdiction
upon the Supreme Court in controversies between
sfa state or the citizens thereof, and foreign
states, citizens or subjects"
This section has been amended so as to forbid
suits against a state of the Union by citizens of
another state or of a foreign state, but in every
other respect remains unaltered and effective.
The recent obnoxious judgment of the Supreme
Court decides that negro, or a person of negro
descent, is not citizen, and that in consequence,
the court is without jurisdiction.
But inasmuch as person of negro descent may
be citizen of foreign country, if he cannot
become such in our own, it follows that a foreign
negro may sue in our courts, whilst this privilege
is denied to one born on our own soil, and appa-
rently entitled to all those rights in nation
which nativity naturally confers-in short that
foreign negroes fare better than the domestic.
Whether the court considered the matter in con-
nection with this point, or whether the counsel
engaged in the cause ever suggested it, we have
not been able to learn, because full report of
the case and the opinions of the judges has not
yet been published, for reasons best known to the
reporter.-N. Y. Evening Post.