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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24
Lead Mining Revivi,.g at Ga1ena.

The Galena Gazette of the 18th seems to
anticipate in the following paragraph revi-
val of the lead mining business in that vicin-
ity, with something of its pristine vigor We
trust its anticipations will be realized. Dig
ging and delving and strict economy in ey-
eiything, must be the watchword of every
community. Speculation is over and real
work is the only guaranty henceforward for
pr .sperity .,..srE .s,,.o h, .,,,-.,. ..s.
LET THE MINERS CONE On I'VE are
gratifed to find that public attention is being
turned to the mining interest as one that will
afford profitable employment the ensuing
winter to tens OF thousands of industrious
men. We want to see return of the good
old times when our Lead Mines swarmed
with earnest and laborious men, who were
not afraid to handle the pick and the gad
who plunged into the bowels of the earth
and brought mineral Gin sight" and souereigns
into their pockets. Winter is the favorable
time for Lead Mining, and now is favorable
time to select grounds, build cabins and Law
in supplies. In all directions from Gaena is
ground open for mining, either "prospecting'
or work in old dggings. The hills in our
immediate vicinity abound in lead ore, and
we hope to see their riches speedily developed.
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Democratic Villainy.

In Dodge County the Democracy have been guilty Of
piece of corruption hardly equalled in the history of
any party that existed 1t they issued tick
cts headed Republican, with the names of the Senator
and one the Representatives reversed believing by this
means they would defeat the election of BOTH The Re-
publcans having detected the fraud Immediately issued
circular warning Republicans to be their guard up
which the Democrats issued another contradictng It.
and to which they signed the of the chairman of
the Republican County Committee. 1t, however, efec-
ted nothing, as it would from the returns of that
vicinity; but an outrage Of such a nature cannot but
receive the condemnation of every honest man. whether
he be Democrat or Republican.-Red Wang RepuLA-
can.
Wecan add to the above, that gentleman
from Dodge Comfy has exhibited to us the
spurious tickets and handbills. A more i'm
pudent attempt at fraud, has seldom been ex-
hibited. 1t was designed for effect in Mower
County, which is in the same senatorial and
representative district with Dodge; and the
names changed, were the Dodge County NOM
nations, and therefore, not personally known
to the Republicans of Mower Our inform
ant says, the fraud was so shrewdly got up
that it took the hardest kind of work to con-
vince the Republicans of Mower the fraud
was fraud, and that the Simon Pures were
not the bogus. They finally made the vii
lainy understood, and the Democracy did not
take anything by their motion. The tickets
and handbills were got up at the office of the
Democratic press. of Dodge County, the
Wasioja Gazette. 1t must be a dirty con-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24
The Ohio Election.

The election in Ohio took place on the
18th. Gov. Chase, Republican,, was a candi
date for reelection, against Payne, demo
crat. The telegraph reports great gains fol
the Slave Democracy-it says 10, 900 in forty
five counties; that the Legislature is proba
bly, Democratic; and that the vote for Gov
ernor is close and the result doubtful.
We are afraid our Republican friends in
Ohio have been caught mapping this time
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24
The Alligator.

Alligators' nests resemble hay cocks They
are four feet high, and five in diane ter at their
basis, being constructed with grass and her
bage. First, they deposit one layer Of eggs
on floor of mortar, and havins covered this
witha stratum of mud aud heritage, eight
inches thick, lay another set of eggs upon
that. and so on to the top, there being COM
monty from one to two hundred eggs in 2
nest. With their tails they then beat down
round the nest the dense grass and reed. five
feet high, to prevent the approach Of tuscan
enemies. The female watches her eepg until
they are all Matched by the heat Of tie sim
and then takes her brood 1,ns,~ -. . go,
care, defending them and providing for thej,
sustenance. DR.. Lutzemberg, of New g.
leans, told me that be once packed up one
Of these nests with the eggs in boz for the
Museum of st. Petersbugh, but WIS recon-
mended before he closed it to see that there
was no danger Of the eggs being hatched On
the voyage. On opening one young alEga-
tor walked out, and was soon followed by the
rest, about a hundred, which he fed in Lis
house, where they went up and down stairs
whining and barking like young puppies.--[Sr
Charles Lyell. 80
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The DISTRICT CoURr OF RAMSEY County
was in session all last week very little was
done, however. The Grand Jury received
their charge from Judge Nelson, and went
into session on Thursday, but adjourned on
Friday until to-day.
An indictment was made during the SEES
sion against Frank Keifer, for manslaughter
in the second degree, for "killing John Jack
son in the heat Of passion, in cruel and un-
usual manner, but without design to cause
DEATH" Our readers will remember this
case. Keiffer was arraigned on Saturday,
pleaded not guilty, and gave hail in the sum
OF $4,000 for his appearance at any time
during the trial. Mr.. K has the same coun-
sci that appeared for him at the Police
Court trial.
There is much business to be transacted
before both Juries. The criminal cases will
be called up on Thursday.
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The "BmLE TwANG."-Once UPON time
an elderly Scotch woman gave her grandson
the newspaper to read, telling him to read
aloud. The only reading aloud the boy had
been much accustomed to hear was at The
parish kirk, and he began to read in the ex-
act tone in which he had so often heard the
minister lead. The good lady vas shocked
at the boys profanity, and, giving him box
on the ear, exclaimed, "What dost thou
read the newspaper with the Bible twang ?''
u Many minister hasa twang or tone for
the pulpit that he never uses in conversation.
If lawyer at the bar should address the u-
ry in the preaching tone he would make them
laugh when he wished to make them weep
Preaching would be far from efficient in the
ordinary tone, such as used between man and
man; but many preachers pitch on a key so
varient from their natural voice that they
would not be recognized unless they could be
seen-N T. Observer -,....
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The Iowa. Election.

This took place on the same day with that
in Minnesota. Judge R. p. Lowe, was the
Republican and Ben. M. Samuels, was the
Democratic candidate for Governor. The
canvass was pretty sharp, and the State was
contested by the two candidates, county by
county. on the stump. e-.....,- .-.s 4
The Dubuque Express and Herald of the
l4th contains the result of the election in
Dubuque city and Julien precinct, of which
it is part. For Samuels (Dem.) 1882 for
Lowe (Rep) 673; making Samuels MAORI
ty 992, instead of the 140O maj. cast for Blu
chanan in 1885,
We think Iowa is Republican, beyond a
peradventure; but it will take a few days to
tell the whole tale. ah 'f'5<s'
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24

z ONE or THE G1RLs-In giving an account
of the recent State Fair, the Milwaukee Sen
tinel says .yiy7n7 ssgi
10 Old Rock was out in all her glory. Her
farmers showed crops that could not he beat
en- anywhere. Her 6remen carried off the
silver trumpets, and her fair daughters won
the, prizes for. the best display of hcrssrnan-
ship. We must mention by the way that
Miss Comstock, the winner Of the first prize,
and certainly rs graceful fearless, end skillfui
a rider IS ever saw on side-aaddle, is a
farmers daughter. and during the lasa lar-
scarce, drove fourhorse team besore aresp-
er; day after day. Such are the men, women
and crops Of Rock County, the Rside and glo-
~ Of Wisconsin. .fa Il ~,,fT
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24

Some of the ultra Pro-slavery papers are exultiug
over the dismissal by number of New England facto.
res OF their operatives suggesting how much better
ese unfortunate people would be off they slaves
with masters to take of them. The loss of employ
ment to thousands of Industrious people doubt the
most lamentabe aspect of the prevailing commercial
panc circumstance not only to be greatly regretted
on account of its consequence to the immediate suffer-
ers in thus putting stop production an
actual loss accrues to the public, which very differ
ent thing indeed from any fall of prices Never
theless hardly imagine that any the discharged
laborers would be willing to change situations even with
the best treated gang Of slave aborers the most hu
namely managed plantation in the country. A large
part of the operatives employed in the New England
factories are the daughters of farmers who on losing
their situation in the mills, fortunate as have
homes to go back to- neither he supposed that the
present stoppage involve more than limited num-
Der of factories be continued for any long peri
3D. 1t will take good RAINY pancs and a pretty long
continued pressure to satisfy the New England factory
operatives OF the beauties of Slavery.-Neao YORK.
Tribune October 9th.
Thus Democracy progresses, like a crab
backwards, slowly but surely. Having con-
coded to the South its demand, to make sla-
very national instead of local institution.
with the privilege of going everywhere and
of being protected everywhere, the Jugger-
naut car of slavery is again in motion to fur
Their crush out the principles of freedom
The revival Of the atrocious slave trade was
some time ago mooted by Southern Demo-
cratic Governors, and the business Conven-
tiOns Of the South.
Now, they have started the idea, that sla-
very is a normal and a natural, condition of
all the laboring classes of society-that with
out regard to color, all poor men ought to be
SLAVES! '
And can we expect the Democratic par-
ty of the North to stand up squarely against
this other monstrous perversion of every
fundamental principle of our government.
any better than it did on the question of ma
ton slavery? Not a whit-we are afraid,
not a whit
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24

GRAND BALLOON AscENs1oN.-We clip
from the St. Johnsbury (vt.) Caledoaian,
the following account of trip of Mr.. Wise
over the White Mountains.
'Mr Wise made very successful add i'm
posing ascension from Bradford Fair grounds
on Saturday last, at 3 o'clock P. NJ. 1t was
calm, beautiful day, and he remained in
view some three quarters of IN hour. until
he finally passed over the White Mountaias.
He alighted safely at Great Falls, n. H., at
6 o'clock, having travelled in his air ship the
distance of one hundred and forty miles in
three hours. % As he passed over the range Of
the White Mountains and Lake Winncpisse-
ogee-the finest scenery in New England
on such beautiful day, this last must have
been one of the grandest of his whole two
hundred and ten aerial voyages"
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Our7Forefgn Citizens.

To our foreign citizens arc we especially
indebted for the victory achieved last Tues
day. The conduct Of the Democratic party
upon recent occasions has most effectualy
divorced from their embrace this element of
their strength and right rnanfully did they
rally to the support Of the Republican tick
ct and the glorious principles ofour platform.
Our Swede, Norwegian and German fellow
citizens may hereafter be counted among the
hosts that rally round the banner and shout
ior the principles of free Iabor and free soil
fed Ming RepuNicam. ei.l rs..i Us TO go5 /
e R'ght-render "honer to whom honor is
DUE" so s.. F.,.-.: 10 ,.-fs
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The Bank Suspensions East

Up to the l4th, niaeteen banks had suspend
ed specie payments in New York. city. On
the 18th there was moderate run on the
Savings Banks. At meeting of the mer-
chants of New York city on the 18th, a
committee was appointed to wait on the Gov
ernor of the State, and ask an extra session
OF the Legislature. The same day the Su-
preme Court Judges held meeting and de-
clded to issue no process against the suspend
ed banks. fr..> .F
Nearly all the banks East and South have
suspended, or are expected to suspend. ~
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A PERSON of the Hibernian race went into
a Hardware store yesterday, and after pur
chasing some things laid down his pocket
book on the counter. When he picked it up,
he pretended to examine it, and said that $50
n--gold had been taken from it by clerk
The charge was so preposterous that the Hi
bernian was requested to leave store After
trying to excite sympathy with some brother
Patricks outside, he went away. ia
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24

HORSE THIEF ARREsrED-One day last
week Dep. Sheriff Bracket arrested a per-
son for stealing mare from another indi-
vidual. The person turns out to be j. j.
Setter, who was last Spring convicted of steal
ing quantity Of clothing from some one in
this city. His trial comes off on Monday at.
tornOOn
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Georgia Elec ton.

The returns show the election of Brown,
Governor, by about 10000. He is Slave
Democrat. Of the members of Congress
chosen, six are of the same politics, and two
arc Pro-Slavery K. Ms. TO us in the
North, the election in Georgia is as the fight
between the Snake and the Skunk. We
have sympathies with neither.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24

A traveller says he saw recently large guam
titles of cartridges and pigeons lying dead
under the telegraph wire, near Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin. Some had their heads cut Oh,
others were cut completely in two, and some
had their wings cut on They had come in
collision with the wire.
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The Iowa EIectiou

We refrain from giving the figures. The
following is the conclusion of the Dubuque
Daily Times from all the returns received up
to the 10th inst: :.t....
The returns are encouraging, and yet it
is certain that the vote, in the Northern part
OF the State, at least is light. Republicans
have not exerted themselves as much as the
principles at stake would warrant the expec-
tation: nevertheless the prospect is cheer
ing"
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THERE is considerable feeling among the
Police'who have been discharged, in relation
to the matter. Wepresume however, that
justice has been done to all parties yet some
men are retained who canas wellbe spared as
some who are now put off. Merit should be
the criterion.
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NUMBER 6.
odd Fellowship In Polynesla.

"The Odd Fellows in Australia have q
large Relief Association, composed of CON
tributing members, who annually expend an
enormous amount in relief besides assisting
distressed brothers who are sick. A similar
association existed in California few wears
ago, before the Grand Lodge was instituted
there. The Australia { American) Odd Eel
lows Associations work without charter,
although numerous Lodges chartered by the
Manchester (Eng.) Unity of Odd Fellows
are in operation. Brothers arriving there
are received, cared for, provided with moneys
and employment if destitute, and attentively
nursed if sick. To the large amount of dis.
tress relieved, should be added the greater
amount timely prevented, and the philanthro-
plst will perceive the humane tendency and
great good to our race of such institutions. .
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Chief among the wrecks of this wreckful
period in the financial world, is the New
York and Erie Railroad with its 465 miles
of single and double track, its 4, 600 employ
ees, and its 1913, 100000 of capital stock. 1t
went to protest in New York on the 10TH
Whether this amounts to an entire failure of
the concern, or simply an inability to meet
some floating debt, is not stated by the tele-
graph. 7-g
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The Election I'm Peunsylvania.

But few returns of the election on the
18th in the keystone State, for Governor,
Canal Commissioner, &C., have been received
In. Philadelphia, Packer, Slaveocrat, received
$4,000; Hazelhurst, K. N. $4,000 and Will
mot, Republican, 10000.
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The returns from this State look we'll. In
the 10th Congressional district, Chase Gre
publican) is elected to Congress to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death Of Brenton
also Repub. In La Porte, St. Joseph, AL
len, Ekhart, and Marion counties, there are
large Republican gains over last falls vote
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OUTRAGE Committed BY INpIANs,-We
learn from the Pioneer that two Indians in
the vicinity of Fort Ripley committed an
outrage upon German woman, on the LIST
inst, and escaped. Officers were in pursuit,
but at last accounts had not arrested the
tends. The woman was very seriously in
iured
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The Gas Lamps are becoming so dirty
that the light is very dim and Ineffective
There is a person appointed whose duty it is
to clean them when they need it. He receives
$500 per anpum for his services. Why are
the duties of the office not attended to?
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CINCINNATI Oct. Is

Money matters are quite unsettled in con-
sequence Of news from New York and else
where Some banking house refuse to take
the notes of the suspended banks, while 9TH
ers take the notes of all good banks. Ex-
change nominal at per cent.
1t is thought that the Kentucky, Ohio and
Indiana banks will not saspend now.
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ALBANY. Oct. l6

r. SainuefA. Foote and Samuel G.. Ruggles
were heard this morning before Governor
King, on behalf of New York City Banks.
Objection to an extra session Of the legisla-
ture. Governor sees no necessity for it at
present, but will hold the subject under ad-
Yisal. . 4. ~. --.------ - -
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THE last incident connected with banks
breaking occurred on Saturday. A man
drew hundred dollars from one bank to pay
note at another, and though he made all
possible haste, three bills broke before he
could get there. ..,.-. ...,..
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. good story ia to,a 90

A good story is told of country gentle
man who for the first time, heard an Episco-
pal clergyman preach. He had read much
of the aristocracy and pride of the church
when he returned home he was asked if the
people we're q stuck np.yj ."Pshaw no., said
the man, "why the minister actually preach
ed in his shirt sleeves"
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NUMEROUS HUNTING PARTIES are being
formed now, to proceed to the various hunt
ing grounds in the country. We noticed
several outfitting themselves on Saturday.
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NASHVILLE. Oct. Is,

The Bank Of Tennessee has suspended
The Legislature is endeavoring to pass reso-
luton to legalze the suspension. Action
doubtful The Union and Planters banks
will hold out to the last, unless authorised to
suspend
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MOUND uP-The Peoples Theatre really has
been acoand mp, in one sense; that is, it is star
ted again with renewed energy. Mr.. Wood,
It's handspring has taken his old place. -
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ELFELr's STORE, at the old corner is still a
point OF attraction to the ladies, especially
since the arrival ola splendid lot of new goods
day or two since
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Connections Town Elections.

OF lOl towns heard from in Connecticut,
the Republicans have this year carried Sc,
the Democrats 80, divided 6. These proper
tons do not differ materially from last wear.
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MAYORS OFFICE. }

rs A CHnLSoR'wEsrER rblew all day yester-
day men muffled themselves up in their
shawIs' and seemed to look defiance to the
blasts OF old Boreas. ne y-os. t
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Ohio Election.

~ hnf u4 COLUMBUS, Oct. Is.
In 81 counties the Democrats gain 1886
over the last fall vote. Result still consider
ed doubtful. o
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Sr. Louis Oct /!

There is heavy run on the Bank of the
State of Missouri all this afternoon. Opin-
ions conflict as to the Banks ability to hold
out, Otherwise the city is quiet. aa.
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11 A STABBING AFFRxY.-On Sunday night a
man named Cooley,.a private Waterman at
the Rotary mill, was stabbed by an employee
named Dunn, in the thigh.
The fracas arose from this fact: Sundry
sums of money had been missed from the
mess room by various persons. and every
one had agreed, on complaint being made, to
submit to search. Dunn refused, however,
and quarrel ensned, when he left. Fl
He,returned about four o'clock next MORN
ing, while Cooley was on watch about the
mill, and while conversing with him, stabbed
him with knife The knife hitting his
pocket book and glancing off into his thigh,
made an ugly wound. s3t r.. ...
Dunn escaped, and has not since been
heard of. ~ r..,.-
A CALL ON OUR CITIzENs FOR CHARITY
Below will be found q card from our Mayor
addressed to the citizens, to take measures to
relieve the distress of the inhabitants of
Stearns Co., who are suffering for the neces-
saries of life, on account of failure Of crops.
In such times as these, demand on our
charity should not 60 UNDECIDED. The citi
zens Of Dubuque, who have been appealed to,
have nobly responded. We should not be
less liberal than they, and though every one
here now is poor, we can yet, each of us, spare
something to those more destitute Citizens,
respond literally to this appeal.
TO THE CITIZENS OF ST. PAUL.
'''' ' MAYORS OFFICE,
saa se1of ST.. PAUL, Oct. 10, 1857. x
1t has been represented to me by Com
mittee for that purpose constituted, that the
people of the County of Stearns are destitute
Of the necessaries ofIfc, and on the verge of
great suffering. e. 81 ..e7od
The citizens are requested to convene at
the Court House, in this city, at O'Clock,
P. NJ. tomorrow evening, the goth inst, to
consider and adopt measures for the relief of
our neighbors and fellow citizens. el
Yifi H2' av JeHN b. BRIsBIN, Mayor.
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DUBUQUE. Oct

Dcmoines, 275 DEM; Lee, 400 dem.; Wa
pello, 400 dem; Jefferson 220 rep; Lorisa,
240 rep; Washington, 24O rep; Henry, $40
rep; Clinton, 260 maj.
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A DROVE of about one hundred cattle were
swan across the river yesterday at the low
er landing-thereby saving the owners heavy
ferriage fees 0 eG .t - -