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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Home POlfteness.

There is nothing more agreeable in ones
manners than true politeness. 1t secures "a
ivor and wins esteem everywhere. 1t strews
ones pathway with pleasant flowers of hu-
man speech and action, and secures for its
possessor testimonials and respect from all
he meets. Some people will be awkward and
ungraceful, and many even clownisll without
some attention to the culture of politeness.-
To be cultivated successfully it must be done
at home. Home politeness. 1t must be
SO cultivated as to become natural. And this
cannot be without daily endeavor to be po-
lite at home. There are thousand courtes-
les which are truly polite and agreeable that
many entirely neglect at home. Calling nick
names, using positive commands, abrupt and
course forms of speech, repeating cant
phrases, low and local vulgarisms, forgetting
always to thank persons for little favors done
and indulging in rude ways and words at
home, is only so habituating one to these
things that he will be shure to do them when
ne gets away from home. What one is at
home he is likely to be abroad. Home char
Iacteristics and habis stick fast. Learn to be
habittually polite at home and you will be
lis among stranges--Halley Farmer.
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Mr.. TOOdles I'm Real Life.

As Captain Ruffin and gentleman former
ly connected with the press were passing a.
long Fifth street, near Race, about II o'clock
Saturday night, lady opened q window
above them and called for help.
"What is the matter, madam ?' asked the
gallant Captain.
"Oh sirs !" was the reply, "there are
thieves in the house. am alone, and beg
you to come to my protection"
"Most certainly" replied the Captain
slave you seen the thieves? Do you know
they are in the house?"
them talking. The door is locked, sir, but
here is the night key, (throwing it out.) They
are in the entry now, and beg Of you not
to leave me till you arrest them"
The Captain shared his weapons with the
ex-local editor, who stood boldly by him, and
easily unlocked the door, threw it quickly
open. There was the villain! They caught
him and pulled him into the street.
"Hello hello p muttered the thief "what
do you (hic) mean, thus (hic) dragging aman
out OF his (hic) own house."
"Your house you can't come that, nv
dear fellow" said the Captain. stand up
YOU'RE not drunk"
MY friends" sputtered the intruder,
you're mistaken in the man. tell you that
am"
Here the lady at the window gave a
scream, which was followed with
"Let him 60 let him go ! gracious Heav-
ems, tits my husband :"
1t appears that this Mr.. Toodles No. 2
had gone home very late pretty we'll over
come with liquor. He managed to get in
side the door and closed it after him, but the
dark effect of the brandy upon his brain con-
fused him, and he could not tell which way
to proceed. He was debating this question
to himself, when his wife, sleeping above,
awoke, and like timid lady as she is, in
stantly came to the conclusion that thieves
were in the house.-Cincmnati Times.
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Life in the West.

The following genuine woman's letter is
from the Portsmouth Tribune. The letter
is from Strawberry Hill, Kansas, and dated
May 10th. In getting out there they all
piled into one little wagon, stopped one night
at q log house, innocent of daub and chink-
ing, and had to hold the bed clothes with
their teeth to keep them from blowing away.
We quote the rest of the letter:
I wish to goodness that I could send you
a drawing of our house and furniture. l
can't do the thing justice. The house is
about as large as your kitchen. The logs
are beautifully hewed inside; they still retain
their natural appearance on the outside.
have the greatest quantity of kindling by just
going around the walls and pulling them off.
We will have enough to last several years if
we have good luck. We have no window,
but something far more convenient, made by
simply moving the shingles to one side. AS
they are not nailed it answers every purpose.
The day we got here Mr.. s. made me a
table and cupboard, and two benches one
has back. AS our bedstead has not yet
come from the Pint, we make our beds on
the floor. We have two shelves where we
put all our pretty things. Three or four bags
hanging around the walls help the appearance
of them very much. My guitar occupies a
friendly position near the meat bag. l have
nice little cooking stove, which bakes very
we'll. We have no chairs or any thing that
town people require.
l wish you could see us eating our first din
ner we had no dishes. Charley ate off
single Mr.. s. took the lid of the stove
M ate off her bread 1 had big piece
of brown paper. We drank our coffee out of
tin cups. D. and Mr.. s. have made
two of the incest gardens you ever saw. They
fenced them, and all in three days. l helped
D. clear off the gardens for three days,
and l wish you could see my hands, But 1
have been very happy it is so nice to work
alone with ones husband. Thursday l did
three weeks washing. D is very well,
and as happy as he can be. He has wagon,
and yoke of oxen, COW and calf, two turkeys,
and two dogs-which; believe, is oil the
live stock we have yet. We have not seen
butter since we left the boat; it is not fash
ionable here. D is going to build us
house next week-a frame one too.
. How wish you were here; long to see
you. The country is so lovely, and we have
a splendid place. have two beautiful bo-
Hquets gathered yesterday when went with
D after wood. / rode in an OK wagon!
1t has been so cold lately that have worn
two dresses. Think the comet does it; what
do you think Of it by this time? We have
the most gooseberries and raspberries you
ever saw, all near the house; besides straw
berries all around the door, and plenty of
wild plums.
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From the N. Y. Evening Post.
Walker Going to California.

A Washington correspondent who from
his signature we presume to be Roger A.
Pryor, writes to the Richmond South, that
VIM. Walker has expressed an intention of
going very soon to California, "where he can
operate with more advantage than elsewhere
in the Union' If he does not return to Nj
caragua, this correspondent intimates he
may organize and conduct an expedition into
the northern territory Of Mexico, in order to
avenge the shooting of Crabbe and his fill
busters.
On the principe of burnt child dreading
the fire, We should think Walker would hest.
tate about attempting second invasion of a
country from which he so ingloriously retreat
ed
The Souths correspondent ends his letter
with the following paragraph for the benefit
of Commodore Vanderbilt
before leaving here for New York, q mes.
senger was conveyed to Gen. Walker, warning
him not to proceed there as his person would
be arrested at the suit of the Transit Compa-
ny. 1t is not probable that Mr.. Vanderbilt
will dare to take any such proceeding but
the matter was treated seriously by some OF
Walkers officers in New Y ork, who commu-
nicated it here in Washington. The general
was very much amused at the threat"
Vanderbilt is probably looking for higher
game than an extinguished fillibuster.
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EXTENSIVE FRAUD ON THE P ENs1oN OFFICE.
we learn from the Hartford {Ct) Times
that VIM. Browning, of London, and Charles
B. Miner, of Waterford, IN that State, were
arrested few days since, and araigned be-
fore Hon. j. P. G. Mather, United States
Commissioner, at New London, on a charge
OF deffanding the United States by means of
false and forged applications for bounty lands.
The defendants plead not guilty. In the pro-
gress Of the examination, the fact was devel-
oped that one of the persons whose name was
attached to an application for land had been
gedand the affldavits in support of them beer,
dfaa thirty-four years Others had been for
gead Tor periods of six, nine and fifteen years.
VI course, their applications must have been
either faise in support OF them must have been
either false or forged, or both The defend
ants are both men somewhat advanced Is l;fel
perhaps about fifty years ofage. The exam.
nation has not been concluded in the mean.
time Browning IS held under Bonds for q. 0O0
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From New York.

New YORK, June 3.
Mayor Wood has disbanded his police force
and announced his acquiescence to the new
law. Major Powell, of Brooklyn, has pur-
sued the same course.
Mayor Wood this morning applied to
Judge Roosevelt for an injunction to restrain
Mr.. Conover from taking possession of the
books of the Street Commissioners de-
partment.
This afternoon the revenue cutter Wash
ington seized two vessels outside the light
house on suspicion of being slavers and
brought them into port. One of them is the
schooner Maitland, of Baltimore, the other
the brig Massahaiti from Maine.
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CFrom the Cincinnati Gazette, June 25)
A Romantic ana Mournful Tragedy
Love, Marriage and Suicide.


A Romantic ana Mournful Tragedy
Love, Marriage and Suicide.
Some eighteen months ago young and
beautiful German girl, Elizabeth Weiles, re-
aiding in this city, became acquainted with
. native Of her own country, named Carl Hoff-
man; and acquaintance soon ripened into an
ardent and absorbing love- which on his part
was fully reciprocated. Both young, hope
full, romantic and passionate, they sketched
their future in the realms of the ideal that
lovers and poets only see; and in their own
sweet sympathies the world were circled and
controlled.
Weeks flashed by like bliss bound hours
and their high beating hearts, distressing
their great happiness, unbound by closer tie
than love can claim, sought to make fortune
faithful and this sphere paradise by walking
through the world in Hymen's train. Their
day Of marriage would be that on which the
bud of happiness would burst to fullness, and
perfume all after years. So thought this low
ing pair, SO hoped and so believed.
They were doomed, as romance ever, is to
bitter disappointment.
Elizabeth's parents refused to sanction her
union with the one she had selected as her
spirits arbitrator and bosoms' lord. Shocked
at this fearful waking from their glorious
dream, she sickened and he fed the. land
that had beheld his peace forever wrecked;
Months passed with leaden hardness to
her; but vigorous nature resumed her sway
and she once more walked in the sun, but
saw no light and felt no warmth. The world
was dark when Carl was gone; she felt she
could not long survive the ruins Of her
hopes.
Time seemed to yield to her something like
consolation; but her eye was dark with in
ward pain, and not a rose would bloom amid
the lilies of her cheek.
Her parents finally prevailed upon their
sorrowing daughter to wed, and she, in blind
obedience, gave her hand, when all her heart
was far across the sea.
Her union, of course, was an unhappy one.
Her nature could not bear no further tension;
and she determined to execute what she had
premeditated from the hour her lover had
been lost to her.
She purchased poison, and like another
Juliet stilled her painful pulses with the ia
tai draught. She sleeps not with the Capu-
lets, but like their doting daughter she has
ceased to mourn q Romeo and q RomcO's
love.
Coroner Noble held an inquest at her late
residence on Fourteenth street, between
Pleasant and Race, over the body of the
unfortunate woman, night before last, and
returned verdict of selfdestruction.
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Heartless Seduction and Desertion of q
.- -ftlf.-- Girl. e .... -s-,....

.ss .-ulf,s, Girl. 81 ..-ss. ..
We stated yesterday that the dressma-
king establishment of Miss Black, on Long
worth street, had been entered early in the
morning and robbed of several silk dresses.
Further inquiry caused them to take into
custody girl named Ellen Williams, who
was in the employ of Miss Black. She at
once confessed to the robbery, and gave up
the goods. She is only ID years of age, and
it appears is the victim of base and heart
less seducer. a. ....l.
Some two months ago she applied to Miss
Black for employment, and was given situ-
alton. She was very ready with the needle,
and was so very industrious, attentive to her
business. so amiable and;gentle in her dispo-
sition, that Miss Black soon became fond of
her. .5'. t4I 1Ssa 4's E>.t& '+-s i-a
She did not seem fully to realize her situa-
ton until she was placed in cell. She then
wept most previously, and wished herself
dead and in the grave. The Mayor and
others held interviews with her, and though
She told them freely the history of her
wrongs, she withheld most obstinately the
name of the man who is the author of all her
misery. She says she will suffer incarceration
and even death before she will expose him.
Her story is as follows: r-,.
She lived at or near Boston, Indiana, with
her parents. Her father is farmer, and she
was fourteen years Of age last January. At
home became acquainted with young man.
o carpenter by trade, who persuaded her to
leave her parents and come with him to this
city. She came here and for few DAYS lived
happily with him, but he got out of money
and would not work. She looked for and
obtained employment, and though she does
not say so; it is presumed that her villainous
seducera received, at least portion of her
earnings She refused to state why she COM
mitted the robbery yesterday. agsatbk
81 But, worse than all, she confessed that.
young as sheis, she is now in condition to
become mother, and has been since her ar,
rival in this city. She would like to return
home, and gives the most positive assurance
that, if released, she will proceed directly to
her parents, and stay with them. She win
probably be committed to the House Of
Refuge until her parents can be notified Of
her whereabouts and condition.-Cn. Pahher.
~ '-f- s~IllI
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Riot Mt Westport, Mo.


says:
sour neighboring town was the scene, on
Wednesday evening last, of one of the most
disgraceful mobs we have known to occurs in
the upper country.
From all we can learn it appears that a
fight occurred at butchers shop kept by a
German, between the butchers son and a
citizen of the town named Butcher. This led
to free fight between the friends of the two
parties. In the evening the friends of Butcher
attacked the house of the butcher, drove his
family out of doors, destroying his property,
and completely demolishing the premises
They next moved to another part of the town,
and destroyed three other German houses,
upon what pretext we have been unable to
learn. except that the occupants were Ger
mans" a4r
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From Warrington.
WASHINGTON, July 2.

Mr.. Dafigancre, the Portuguese Minister,
arrived here last evening. He had an inter-
view with the Secretary of State to-day, rel
alive to affairs with his Government, and also
relative to difficulties which some Portuguese
vessels got into, as being implicated in the
slave trade, and which has recently been un-
der investigation in the Courts of New York
City. 1bd, nt.s b ~, .l..s.'
Gov. Medary has had a long interview with
the Secretary of War on the defenseless state
of the frontier, and made proposition to
raise regiment of volunteer cavalry, with
which the band of Indians are to be hunted
down. Governor Medary returns home to-
morrow. ~ ssg s.,s'as ,g.e.-,f rs# sidy
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AFFECTING SONG.
= ZAs sos4osgts DEATH Of Pster Gray and Lisiea
lQxers.

" 005fUoYU$ Oc0&e ~ RIVER 6ruy Qn0 ksstv'
80. QsesS.
MY song ID Of . nice young man,
Whose name was Peter Gray,a
The state where Peter Cray was born,
Was Pennsylvania.
Thk Peter Gray did fall in lore
All with . nice young girl;
The name Of her I'm positive tg
Was Li,iany Querl.
When they were going TO be wed,
Her father,he said NoW ,.. :
And brutality did send her on
Beyond the Ohio.
When Peter found his love was lost,
He knew not what to say;
He'd half . mind 70 jump into
The Susquehanni-a.
trading he went to the west,
For furs and other skins, r4t
And there he was in crimson drest
By bloody In-ji-ins.
When Lisiany heard the news,
She straightway went to bed,
Ind never did get OF Of 1t
Until she dl-i-edl "
fe fathers all . warning take
Each one as has q girl
And think upon poor Peter Gray
And Liziany Querl. ..,
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RICH,S SALAMANDER SAFES,
a WILDERsS PATENT. ~

A large assortment q
Safes Of various sizes and
patterns, with and vita.
out powder proof locks,
for sale at the depot ls6
water IT., New York.
Burglar proof B Q nk
Vaults and vault doors
made to order. ~ 10
STEARNS & MARVIN
(Ldfs Of Sfe0rns + c.,
sIccessorsfo Rich r Col
l46 Water Sc, and cor.
Avenue A and St. Mark.
ct Place, n. T., 2 J
z roprfet0rS Of Richss I 4.
tent, and the enlymakers
Of Salamander Safe com.
80 .H..
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LAND AND COLLECT.
OLD FOUNDRY!

Pioneer Foundry and Machine Works,
OF SAINT PAUL.
The Proprietor Of this well known Establishment would
say to his patrons that he has completed the enlarge
ment and furnishing of his premises and has spared
expense to furnish it with new and expensive
MACHINERY, ENGINE LATHEs, POWER PLANES,
MECHANIsTs, PATTERN MAKERS AND MOULDERs,
So that is the largest and complete Estab-
shment west of Chicago or north Of St. Louis 1t is
prepared to furnish all Minnesota and part of Wis
consin with Portable and Stationary r..
STEAM ENGINES,
LOCOMOTIVE AND CYLINDER BOILERS, CIRCULAR
SAW MILLS, SINGLE MILLS, BRASS WORK,
And Engine Trimmings of all kinds. Having been in
operation Four Years, it has large and constantly in
notice all kinds Of Mill Gearing, Water Wheels Skating,
Spindles, Saw Mill Cranks Building Columns, Window
Caps and S and every variety of Castings in Iron and
Brass.
IRON TURNING, PATTERN-MAKING,
And Forging, Of all kinds, promptly executed. Brass
Cocks Valves Babbitt Metal, &C., constantly on hand.
az OBSERVED "a
This is the only Foundry in the Territory that has
MACHINE SHOP ATTACHED TO IT.
F. GILMAN.
st. Paul, January 2s-dawy
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medical discovery, and is d
too great to believe. 1t cur
first dose giving benefit, and
tie is required to cure any ki
the worst Jaundice or Dyspel
all Of which are the result Of
The Liver Is one Of the
human body, and when it,
the powers Of the system e
stomach IL almost entirely =
action of the Liver for the :
functions when the stom- z
are at fault, an I the whole
quence Of one organize q
do It's duty. For the diseas. q
proprietors has made it .
more than twenty years, :
with to counterfeit the =
whichit Is liable. To prove
found, any persontroubled-
any Of it, forms has but toS
ton Is certain. A CONF
dissolving gums and ex.~
soluble for the active vir-
gums remove all morbid or
tenn, supplying In theirH
invigorating the stomach e
well, purifying the blood,
the whole machinery, rep
disease, and effecting o ra-6
the disagreeable effects felt ,
raj poison that is usually
eating Is sufficient to re-,
vent the food from rising u
taken before retiring pre-
dose taken at night loosens-
cures costiveness. One e
will cure dyspepsia. One
will always relieve the sick ~
ken for female obstruc-E
the disease. Only one dose
ic, while one dose often re-C
cholera morbus, and a pre- C
dose taken often; will pre-. -
lious attacks, while IL re. "
only one bottle IL needed TO
effects Of medicine after q lon
ken for jaundice, removes all
color from the skin. One do,
eating gives vigor to the app,
gest well, One dose, often re
rhGa in its worst forms, Will,
plants yield almost to the fir,
cures attacks caused by worr
dren, there Is no surer, safer,
world, ~ it never fails. 1T
these statements; they are
can give evidence to prove, v
ing their unanimous testimo
pleasure In recommending tn
for Fever and Ague, Chill Fe,
lious type. 1t operates with
are willing to testify to its '
the hundreds Of Liver RemedI
there are none we can SC. fu
fords Invigorator, 20 genersI
the Union. This preparation
producing the most happy re
most innumerable certifcat,
great virtue Of this medicjn,
standing In society, and we X
ration now before the public.
Price, 81 dollar per bottle,
SANFORD { CO., Pror
And sold by agents througI
British Provinces, Agent fol
Retail, W. II. NORTON, Drr
Robert street. - I,
o. J. WooD I Co., Whole
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[GORATOR.-
)RD-Is a great scientific
lilly working cures, almost
8 as II by magic, even the
seldom more than one bot
nd Of Liver Complaint, from
'sia to a common headache,
q diseased Liver. 10
principal regulators Of the
performs its functions well
are fully developed. The
dependant on the healthy
proper performance of its
ach Is at fault, the bowels
system suffers in conse-
Liver - having ceased to
es Of that organ, one Of the
his study In q practice Of
to find some remedy where
many arrangements 70
that this remedy is at last
with Liver complaint In
try o bottle, and convic-
pound has been formed BY
tracing that part which q
tues of the medicine. These
bad matter from the isys.
place a healthy flow Of bile
and causing food to digest
giving tone and health 20
moving the causes of the
dical cure without any Of
by using Calomel or mine.
resorted to. One dose after
lieve the stomach, and pre.
and souring. Only one dose
vents nightmare, Only one
the bowels gently, and
Jose TAKEN after each meal
disc of two teaspoonfuls
headache. One bottle "a.
lions removes the cause Of
Immediately relieves chol.
peated b Q sure cure for
ventive Of cholera. One
vent the recurrence Of BIZ.
lieves all painful feelings.
throw out ofthe system the
! sickness. One bottle "a.
Tellowishness or unnatural
e taken . short time before
title and makes the food di.
peated, cures Chronic Diar.
! Summer and bowel com.
t dose. One or two doses
IS, while for worms In chill.
or speedier remedy in The
ere - no exsggerationi in
plain, sober facts, that We
lille all who use 1t are Civ.
~ In its favor. We take
8 medicine as a preventive
'ers, and all fevers Of . BIZ.
certainty, and thousands
'onderful virtues. Among
e. now offered to the public.
ly recommend as DR.. San.
ly known now throughout
is truly q Life Invigorator,
'ults on all who use IL. Al.
9 have been given Of the
by those Of the highest
low It to be the best prepas
County Dem.
rietors, Broadway, N. Y.
lout the United States and
st. Paul, Wholesale and
ggist, corner Of Third and
e! Iss'5s je10-dsw6m,
'ale Agent, st. Louis, Mo.