The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-05
NEWS ITEMS.

JAMES SyMMEs, white man, convicted at
Charleston on three separate indie nts,
viz One for horse stealing, and two others,
for COW stealing, has received the following
sentence For horse stealing to be imprison-
ed for six months, and on the first Monday
in January, 1888, to receive twenty stripes on
the bare back, in the public market; on the
first Monday in February, twenty stripes -
on the first Monday in March, twenty
stripes, and on the first Monday in April
twenty stripes and pay fine of $500. The
sentence for cow stealing in the first case Is
to pay fine of $780, and III default thereof
receive twenty stripes; and for the second TO
pay fine of $3.50, or in default thereof re-
ceive twenty stripes.
AMONG the names copied into the poll
books of the Oxford precinct, Kansas, from
the Cincinnati Directory, at the late Terrific
rial election, is that of Salmon P. Chase, the
present noble Governor Of Ohio, who is thus
made Border Ruffian very much agains
his will For casting out this pretended
vote, Walker and Stanton are threatened
with the dire displeasure of President Bu-
chanan.
The public reception of Neal Dow took
place on the Goth of November, in Boston, at
fremont Temple, and hundreds were unable
to get in. The audience was mainly COM
posed of Ladies and Sons Of Temperance, in
regalia. The addresses were made by Hon.
Henry Wilson, Rev. Mr. McC urdy, Neal Dow,
and others.
The extensive carriage mandatory Of Jas.
r. Hendry, at Jamaica, l.. l., was burned on
the Goth of November, together with the
Dutch Reformed Church, and several other
buildings. Loss $4,000; doubtless the work
of an incendiary, as the hose of one of the
fire companies had been previously cut, and
that of companies from the neighboring VII
lagos, was cut after their arrival on the
ground.
The Chicago Tribune says the sale of hor-
SEES in that market has almost ceased, though
large number are there for sale. 1t says
comparatively little meat is sold by the
butchers, and mentions one lot of cattle last
Saturday brought only $3.50 gross. while the
best only brought 81. Hogs are selling
from 81 to $3.50 gross.
The railroad managers between Cincinnati
and the East are maki"g sensible move
lnent Instead of increasing fares as the
times grows tighter and travel grows less,
they have determined to lower them, and thus
increase the inducements for travelling. The
Cincinnati and Marietta Company have given
inst, the fare will be reduced as follows -
Cincinnati to Washington City $l5 so, in
stead of $l7, as now; Baltimore $l4 so, in
stead of SIG; Philadelphia $3.50, instead
Of $40 ; and New York $40, instead of S2l.
The advanced rates of freight fares are oper-
ating badly on some roads.
The Easton (Pa.) Argus, mentions an in
cident of an old gentleman recently deceased
in Lehigh County, who had been suspected
Of having considerable money in his house,
although no one knew the amount. On ex-
aiming the premises after his death, no less
than eleven thousand dollars were found in
specie, which he had doubtless been saving
and concealing for many years.
The Newark .adueniser says :-"Eleven
persons came into our office during one day
last week asking aims, ten of whom were
more or less intoxicated. One of them was
given loaf of bread and went directly to a
rum-hole with it. He soon came out and
threw the bread under neighboring build
ing Another was given some bread also,
but instead of eating it, fed it to horse
which was tied at the sidewalk ~
SENATOR GwIN has brought to Washing
ton, from California, a youthful Japanese,
named Joseph Hero, who has since acquired
a good American education. He is believed
to be the only Americanized Japanese in the
country, and as he possesses perfect familiar.
ity with the language, habits and laws of his
native land, he will probably prove valua
BILE agent Of our government in its inter.
course with Japan.
SENATOR HUNTER of Virginia, has written
a letter to the Democracy of the Tenth Le-
gion, the political Egypt of the Old Domin-
ion, in which he takes ground against sub
Knitting the Constitution of Kansas to the
people of that Territory, previous to its pres
entation to G ngress.
A POOR Irishman, seeing crowd APP
. preaching, asked what was the matter. He
was answered, "A man going to be buried"
"Oh," replied he, ''I'll stop to see that for we
carry them to be buried in our country
"WHEx it freezes and blows, take care Of
/ your nose and wrap up your toes in warm
wooden hose, The above We suppose, was
written in some one who knews the effect oil
cold SHOWS.
A duel was fought on the Metairie Ridge
near New Orleans, on the 9Th inst, between
Gen. Lacoste and Edward Garcia, the latter
being the challenger. The weapons were
small swords, and Gen. L. was dangerously
wounded in the abdomen
CHANcEY VIBDARD, Superintendent of the
New York Central Railroad, fell down an en-
bankment some % feet. at Vienna, on Thurs
day last. The fall rendered him insensible
1t is feared that his spine is injured.
The bridge over the Wisconsin River a
Prairie du Chen is completed. 1t consists o
three spans Of one hundred and sixty-ivt
feet each, with draw at the north end, O