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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
CITY ITEMS.

The SHOOTING AFFRAY IN MiNNEAPoLIs
by gentleman down from ST. Anthony
yesterday, We obtained copy of the Neaos
with the particulars of the ARRAY which &C.
Cured in Minneapolis on Monday evening
last.
1t seems that man named j. p Harrison,
who had been boarding with his family at a
Mr.. Edwards, and who left on Monday noon,
came back in the evening to get his furniture,
which Edwards had threatened to retain for
an unpaid balance of board.
He entered the room where Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards, and pilot on the river, named
John w. Cormack were at supper. Harrison
approached the table to light a lamp, when
Cormack accosted him in an insulting way,
and a quarrel ensued, whereupon Harrison
struck at him and the fight commenced in
earnest. Edwards interfered, but did not
succeed in separating them. Several blows
passed between them, when, as Mr.. E. had
hold of each Of them, Harrison drew a revol-
yer and shot Mr.. Cornack in the right breast
the ball passing between the liver and
lungs and nearly through the body.
Cormack exclaimed, "I'm shot clear
through Mr.. Edwards says he then caught
Harrison by the hair with one hand and
seized the pistol hand with the other, and
threw him to the floor, when, while putting
him out of the door, Cormack picked up a
billet of wood lying by the stove and struck
Harrison two severe blows Gil tho head,
cutting through to the bone about an inch
and a half in length. Harrison then ran into
the house of Mr.. Mountain, near neighbor
his tracks being marked with blood all the
way-and exclaimed I" they have killed me !"
He was afterwards carried to the house of
Gilman Hanson,where his wounds were dress
ed by DR.. johnson, of St. !. :..aony. and we
..ccarn he is likely to recover.
The bullet was extracted from Cormack's
back by DR.. Murphy, and the patient is in a
very precarious situation, although it is
thought that if inflammation does not ensue
he may survive. the wound. Cormack is a
strong muscular man about 80 years Of age
Harrison is carpenter by trade he says
that he was kno cked down before he fred
the shot
An examination of the parties was held on
Tuesday afternoon, but we have not learned
the result.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
Those Statistics.

The Pioneer In its chagrn at our demon
stration of the incorrectncs' Of its steamboat
statistics endcavors to throw discredit upon
our figures but the principal point il makes,
it does unwittingly, when it says that we
copied out of the Pioneer, &c. Now if that
could be proved, we would certainly be
obliged to cave.
But the Pioueer man thinks he has dis
covered mares nest" in another place
For instance, we assume that the number OF
arrivals from boats reg,Aaiy in the trade from
different parts mentioned, to have been $50,
and because that does not come up to the
aggregate amount of the arrivals which we
gave, it affects to consider it a discrepancy i'll
our calculation Now when We made the
enumeration above referred to, we appended
the following language, which the Pioneer
man seems net to have noticed:
"Besides the above there were a large num-
Der of transient boats that made one or two
trips apiece, principally from St. Louis and
points on the Ohio River"
Will our amiable friend try again
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

HARRY GOssIN, THE AcroR.-We see it
stated in the Dubuque papers that Harry
Gossn took his farewell benefit on the stage
at the Peoples in ''Viryinius," on Friday last.
and has now retired to private life, deter
mined to abandon the stage.
We regret this determination, as Mr..
GossIN was certainly as promising young
actor as we ever heard, and many of his char
acters were brilliantly and perfectly done. In
Damon, Virginius and many ether difficult
roles, there are few actors in America. old or
young, who can excel him. We believe it is
family affairs that have induced him to take
this step; but whether as actor Harry, or
citizen Harry, we know his genial good quail
tiles and talents will always command for him
host of friends,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
Another Bid for Cuba.

The Washington correspondent OF the n.
Y. inns states that Auguste Belmont, Esq,
is to be appointed American Minister to Mad
rid, mainly for the purpose of prosecuting the
negotiation for the purchase of Cuba. Pier
re Soule is reported to have said that the op-
portunity has passed by but Mr.. Buchanan
does not seem to think so, and if there is a
chance left for carrying out his darling pro-
ject, it is not a bad idea to choose near rel.
ative Of the Rothschilds, and one closely con-
nected with their financial operations, to act
as his negotiator.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
Statistics of Steele County, from tho
Census Returns.

Population of the county, 1898; inhabi-
tants born in the United States, ,99l born
in other countries, Gil !; voters born in tie
United States, 594 do foreign countries,
24O do males, l,496; females, 1,lO2; do
inhabitants born in Maine, 100; do Massa-
chusetts, 10 d. n. H., 98; do Vermont,
40; do Rhode Island, 6; do Ohio, 100; do
Connecticut, Ga; do New York, 59l do
Pennsylvania, 90 do Michigan, so; do Hi
nois, l27 do Wisconsin, 1879; do Indiana,
As; do Iowa, "a do British Provinces. SO
do Sweden, Germany and Norway, go do
England and Scotland, rs do Ireland, SO
do Minnesota, IA; Farmers in Steele Coun-
ty, TO- do Merchants and Mechanics, los.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
NEWS ITEMS.

The steamer Opelousas from Berwick's Bay
for Galveston, was run into at midnight of the
18th, by the steamer Galveston, of the same
line. The Opelousas sunk in Is minutes
Eighteen persons Gre known to be lost, pro-
badly more. &c passengers and all the Of
fcers and crew were saved. Among the lost
was Gen. Hamilton of South Carolina The
Galveston was somewhat injured.
SEVENTEEN thousand five hundred immi-
grants from Europe arrived at the port of
New York during the month of October
Increase over October 1856, 1926. Panic
or no panic,-hard tim es or soft, our "for-
eign relations are bound to come.
THE wolves are getting so troublesome in
the vicinity of Muscatine, Iowa, that grand
hunt of tie "varmints' is to come off soon.-
The citizens complain that they cannot Sleep
by reason of their bowling, o'nights. They
are also complaining Of 'wid cats"
PERSONS who have resided from four to
ten years in the Territory, are unanimous in
asserting the winters previous to the last
two, were pleasant and agreeable. The Sc
we're cold of tie last TWO winters was felt in
almost every State in the Union to an extra
ordinary degree. We have reason, therefore,
to believe them an exception to the weather
usually prevailing in Minnesota.
The grape growers of the West are about
receiving large accessions to their numbers
from Europe. A vessel arrived at Phiadel-
phia few days since, from Genoa, bringing
one hundred and twenty-five passengers, who
all come to this country with the intention
of proceeding West and engaging in the cul-
ture of the grape with view to the produc-
ton of wine.
The Hardin County Sentinel of the 4th
inst, says on the Monday previous a great
amount of property, on the south fork of the
Iowa River, was destroyed by the prairies
being set on fire. 1t is said that over one
hundred tons ofhay was consumed, together
with corn buck wheat, hogs, calves, wagons,
fences, &c.
The Liverpool, (Eng) Courier of the 21>t
ult. says, few persons are aware that there
are such modern conveniences in the ancient
land of Egypt as railways and still fewer
know that for the use of those railways Great
Britain pays Said Pasha some two hundred
thousand pounds a year-about one million
of dollars.
The steamer Monongahela Belle, burst
her starboard boiler, Saturd ~ afternoon the
18th, near Chalk Banks, Ohio River, scalding
several persons. The wounded were brought
to Paducah, except one, who was sent home
to Hickman.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

The Charleston Coarier publishes, in adj
vance of the Annual Report Of the Secretary
of the Treasury, statement of the principal
imports of foreign goods, for the year ending
June 30th, 1857.
The value Of thirteen staple articles of i'm
port alone, besides the millions Of useless
L" fancy fixins," amounts to Sl53,O0U,0O0 !!
All these are articles We could AMI should
have been manufacturing in the States, there
by preventing tens of thousands of our pop
ulation from want of employment and want
of the necessares Of lie this winter. No
wonder we have panics, rcvulsions, failures
and suffering.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

MoLAssEs made from the Chinese sugar
cane is now sold each market day in the mar
kets of Washington. 1t is raised in Mary
land and Virginia. Last year the imports
of molasses amounted to $6,O0O,OOO but the
imports of this article of universal consump.
ton, for the present year, in consequence of
the general cultivation of this cane. will not
be one third of that sum. The flavor of the
molasses made from the Sorghum is pleasant
or and more palatablc than that of common
molasses.
For the successful introduction of this new
agricultural product into the United States,
the country is indebted to the exertions OF
D. j. Brown, Esq, the chief of the Agricul-
tural Bureau of the Patent Office.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
LATEST NEWS.
Nicaragua Afairs---Nesys from New
Mexico.
WASHINGTON Nov 1G

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1G.
There is little, if any, doubt that the treaty
long since proposed between the United
States and Nicaragua, was signed day al
the State Department by Gen. Cass and
Senior Yrisarri.
The transit route is to be protected by U
States troops in the event of Nicaragua being
unable to do so, in consequence OF foreign in
vasion, civil Instruction or other domestic
causes, but with the return of peace the
troops are to be withdrawn.
1t is further said that free port is guar
anteed at each end Of the lire.
1t protects 10 company by name, but pro-
vides for the protection of any company hav.
ing an existing valid grant to be determined
by Nicaragua, winch shall recognize the OBJ
legations of this treaty.
The Governmental Nicaragua has, through
its minister, signified to that of the United
States in writing, that the only company hav-
ing such valid grants is the American, At
lantic and Pacific Ship Canal Company, crea-
ted by Nicaragua, Sept. %. 1849. The char
ter of which was awarded on the 10Th of
June last, and approved by the Government
in July. Yrissarri will be formally presen-
ted to the President tomorrow.
The War Department to-day received dis
patches from the acting Governor of New
Mexico, advising it Of Col. Bonneville's en-
tirely successful expedition into the ella
country to chastise the Indians in that re-
gion. They have sued for peace, and were
anxious to live on friendly relations with the
United States, although the loss Of tho con-
tractors train from the attack of the Nor
mons is heavy one The military expedi-
ton, which is considered by the War De-
partment safe Fl ON any such attack, as it can
sustain itself against all enemies and will not
suffer for subsistence.
The sloop oF-war practice ship Plymouth
from England, is coming up the Potomac.
The Court Of Claims resumed its session
to-day.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSE OF LEO
TUREs.-Wc are informed by H. NJ. KNOX,
Esq, Chairman of the Lecture Committee of
the Young Mems Christian Association, that
sufficient number Of cur citizens have &C
copied the invitation, to warrant the an.
nouncement of course Of literary lectures
for the coming winter. The lectures will be
delivered, as far as possible, on Thursday
evenings, on each, or each alternate week,
commencing with Thursday evening, Decem-
Der 3.
The following list embraces the names of
those gentlemen who have been invited to
lecture before the Association
H. r. Bigelow, Esq, E. G. Palmer, Col. d
A. Robertson, Hon. Alex. Ramsey, Hon. H.
II. Sibley, Lorenzo Allis, Esq, l. V. D. Heard,
Esq, DR.. ]. Ii. Stewart, I. NJ. Newson, ESQ.,,
VIM. r. Marshall, Esq, j. w. Wheelock,
Esq, DR.. Il. D. Smonton, DR.. Thos. Foster,
VIM. A. Spencer, Esq, John B. Sanborn,
J. Jay Knox, Esq, Harvey Officer ESQ.,, II.
W. Slade Esq, Theodore French, Esq, j.
w. Taylor Esq, +. S. Goodrich, Esq.
AS the lectures arc intended for the bene-
fit of the public, no charge will be made for
admission. An opportunity will however be
to the audience on each evening to contribute
for the purpose of defrayicg the expenses in
cident to their support. As it is believed
that this effort for the entertainment and in
structiOn of our citizens will meet an az.
knowledged want, and as the treasury of the
Association has not been entirely unaffected
by the grievious times upon which we have
fallen, we trust that this part of the enter
tainment will not be forgotten.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

The ST.. Paul. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
We are informed by one of the officers of
this old and wcll-establishcd society, that all
arrangements have now been completed by
them for giving series Of public meetings
during the winter, the first to be held at the
Court House on Monday evening next.
The plan adopted by this society we like
very much, and think it will prove more ben
efcal as far as real improvement of the MEM
bers is concerned than to listen to hundred
dry lectures. This is, to have public dis
cussion between several members appointed
at the last meeting, on some question of liv-
ing, fresh, present interest to the public );
the exercises to conclude by a poem, or in
teresting short paper on some witty subject
Several gentlemen noted for scribbling clever
poems have been engaged.
The subject for the next discussion is in
regard to "the right ofthc Sepoys in India, to
rebel against the English" We do not
know the names of the disputants who will
argue this question, but the great interes.
now felt in it should induce good audience
to greet them. The public are specially in
vited to attend. The Court House will be
thoroughly warmed at an early hour in the
afternoon, and ladies wishing to attend will
find it comfortable, and seats will be reserved
for them inside the bar, which is carpeted
and supplied with arm chairs.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

ADVICE GRArIs.-The Pioneer folks figure
the total number o. steamboats, engaged in
the trade the past season to be 90, yet in
their published list the names of only ninefy-
three are given. The Pioneer " editors when
they assume to furnish the only correct sta
tistics of steamboat commerce should make
their figures harmonise, in order to give them
credit with the public
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
For The Minnesotidn

For The Mnnesotian
I'm the Times of yester-
day, under this head, appears an Advertise
ment which purports to come from young
lady, and who, it would seem, is DESTROYS of
forming o Matrimonial engagement with some
suitable person of the opposite sex. The no.
tice however, is so little disguised that every
one can see at once that it emanated from
the prolific brain ofsome precociously "apt"
youngm whose maternal ancestor is certain
ly not aware Of his being "out" and who if
made acquainted with the fact Of his
absence from the paternal domicil, would GER
tainly feel greatly alarmed for his safety in a
land where grasshoppers and other animals.
during the past summer, have made such
sad havoc amongst mushrooms and qreen
things generally.
The young man who perpetratcd this 'joke''
is evidently recent impo rtation from the
East, and bringing with him large amount
Of gull blity, evidently judges Minncsotians
by the same STANDARD. But, be this as it
may, one thing is certain, that every young la
dy of st. Paul, of any responsibility VIII atev-
erwould scorn the idea that this advertisement
appeared print with her consent, for our
young ladies are above resortins to any such
contemplate tricks; and the attempt to create
abroad, the Impression that they have come
forward in this unmaidenly manner, should
receive the contempt it deserves. In the OBJ
ject of the advertisement alluded ia, and the
verdancy Of the author. there is certainly a
great fitness of things" but the attempt is no
less resprehcnsible. HAYNES.
st. Paul, Nov 25, 1857.
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MankatO Statistics.

The first settler of Mankato was p. x.
JOHNSON the first white child born in the
place, was MARY REBLIN the first marriage
was that of JACOB GUENTHER (and who
else p the first death was a child Of LEWIS
BRANsoN; the first school taught in the
town, was by SARAH HANNAH.
Blue Earth County contains IA square
miles. Mankato contains a population of922.
as ascertained by the recent census.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

LARGE PRICES OFFERED ON UP-RIvER
FRE1GHTs-The Dubuque Tribune says that
two dollars per hundred and four dollars per
barrel for p 'rk was offered on Thursday last
on frcights 20 the foot of the lake. There is
money to be made in carrying freights at such
rates by those who will venture. Last sea-
son the Resnnte, which was the last boat up
and the last one into that p,rt, arriving on
the End of December, towcd two barges as
high as La Crosse and cleared in the trip
$4,000.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

THE roads are now in excellent condition
for wagoning, being hard, dry ard emooth.-
But every one Is lamenting the absence of
good sleighing. Why don't it come, just so
as to please everybody whose time hangs
heavy on their hands, and who want to enjoy
the matchless luxury once more, of Mime
sofa sleighride.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

THE steamer Michigan arrived at Detroit
on Sunday from Lake Superior. She reports
that the propeller City of Superior with a
valuable cargo of provisions and mining sup
plies for the Lake Superior ports, went On
the rocks at the entrance of Copper Harbor
in dense snow storm last Tuesday. She will
proye a total loss. She was new and valued
at S5OOOO-owned by Hanna, Garretson
g. Co., Of Cleveland, and insured for S92,-
900.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
Nomination for DIavor
New York. Nov.

New York, Nov. Is.
The Wall street Committee have nomina-
ted Daniel F. Herman for Mayor, in Opposi-
ton to Fernando Wood.
Vincent, the proprietor Of saloon in Will
liam Street, was murdered last night by a
gang Of ru6ians, who have escaped.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

DEUTscnEs THEATER.-This amateur as
ISOLATION will give another entertainment at
lrvine's Hall On Monday evening next
There are four plays annouuced-"Ein touer
tag" "Gesaa5 DIES .freien Sangerbund," 'Der
Heine Dehlamator,'' and "Eintritt % cents, !"
which last means, it costs a quarter to get
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
Senator Sumner.

Bosrox, Nov. 10.
Senator Sumner, who returned home IN the
Niagara, wus received on landing by lion.
Henry Wilson, n. P. Banks, Governor elect,
and Iar.c concourse of citizens, who es-
corted him to his house, where MIR. Sumner
and Mr.. Wilson made brief addresses.
NJ. Sumner has been sick throughout the
VOYAGE but his general health is much inn
nroved' He will take his seat in the Senate
on the re assembling of Congress.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

TINES GETTING EAsrEB.-Two men actu-
ally came into this office yesterday, and paid
their advertising and subscription bills, with
out solicitation! Shall such characters be
allowed to run at large?
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

ANOTHER MAIL-The arrival of these are
getting to be such a rarity in these times,
that we really ought to announce them under
the local head as hece Of gratifying news.
One arrived on Wednesday evening.
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Monetary Matters.
prerared weekly leg j. Jay Khoc It Co., BdnAers'
81 1athony Street, 81. Pau.

prerared weekly 6y j. jay AMOR e Co., Bankers,
81 Anthony Street, ST. Pau.
The news from New York is cheering. The
Arabia brought million of dollars from Eng
land. and another million was known to be on
the way from California. Our latest advices
state that there is nineteen millions of Gold
in the vaults of the New York City Banks,
besides seven millions of country currency,
at present. Of equal value to Gold IN making
payments. The leading Stocks have advanc-
ed from five to ten per cent. A few manu'ac-
tories in New York and New England have
again commenced operations. Monetary mat
tiers have assumed a more cheerful aspect
than at any time in two months past' anu e'-
erything gives promise of rapid recovery
from the paralytic shock that has seized every
department of business
The St. Paul Bankers have not escaped
the disasters that have been met by Bankers
tbrouohout the country in the recent finan-
c;al crisis. Five of our Bankers lost their
New York correspondents, three their st.
Louis. three their Chicago, one its Boston and
Galcna, and one its New York, Dubuque and
St. Louis correspondents. Two lost both of
their New York and Chicago correspondents,
and two their New York and St. Louis, and
one, within a few weeks, their New York,
Boston, Galena and ST. Louis correspondents.
A single House in St. Paul had $4,000 de-
posted in the Ohio Life and Trust Company,
which amount was sold at loss of $23, 900,
At one time not less than $4,000 OF money
belonging to St. Paul Bankers was either
lost or rendered unavailable by the failure OF
Eastern correspondents. The ultimate loss
of St. Paul Bankers by their correspondents
is thought not to exceed $4,000.
We are indebted to our City Treasurer for
the following statement of the City Tax and
assessment. The Bankers of St. Paul are
assessed for 1911, 500, and pay a tax of S.
lS6 n
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Now Is THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE for some
of those popular and leading Eastern jour
mails and periodicals.. j. c. TERRY, of the
post office, is getting up clubs for every i'm
aginable magazine and periodical in the
country.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28

THE upper rolling mill of Dupont's powder
mill near Wilmington, N. J. exploded on the
morning of the 18th inst, two men were in
iured.
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The BooT CoNTRovERsY.-The Pioneer
says that the wit of the Times, like its boots,
is ronnd-toed, and has no point at all.
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1t is said there are bearing vines enough
in California to yield, from an ordinary crop
of grapes, ], 100000 gallons of wine, worth
$225O,O0Q
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Quick WORK-The mail which came in on
Wednesday night, GERRY" informs us, was
a very large one, and consisting of one four,
and one six horse sleigh loads, contain
ing over thirty bags. But those old in
dustrious and expert clerks, the indcfa-
tiguahle JOHN D. WILSON, and "ANDY''
WALSH, distributed it in time for the morn
ing mails al 4 o'clock. This was accomplish
ed mainly through series of 60 new and in
geniously arranged Distributing compart-
ments, which were just put up by means of
which a bag ofmal is dispatched in no time.
Under the present management, the st. Paul
Post Office is known everywhere as model
office, and certainly has a clever corps OF
clerks