Minnesota weekly times., 1857-04-04

Mere Rufflanism:
A man named Spoaord, formerly leather deal
or in this city East of tho American House, was
ireadfully beaten in st. Anthony, ON "Wednesday
night by q fellow named Stone and his accom-
plices. It seems that Spofford had induced the
latter to endorse his note for $780, and not being
taken up at maturity, it was protested. At this
Stone was incensed, and meeting his debtor in
the store OF Mr.. Edwards on Wedn esday night, .
melee occurred, when Spofard wa' seized, over
powered and brutally beaten by the gang. We
have not all the particulars of tie affair, but it
seems to us the fist and club are very questionable
dispensers of justice.
GY- No money in the city! All our citizens
are ssthrown upon their resources" and every
body is waiting for q cash reinforcement by next
mail. The three or fouv men whose Golfers still
hold out, are actually loaning money ON the best
security ut sir per cent. month land other men
whose noses Fate is tweaking, arc grabbing at
the chance to borrox at this ruinous 72 per cent.
q year! Sol can open the river as easily as Hall
can open an oyster, but he won't do it till Ne
cessity has wrung one moro dividend from the
pockets of those who need.
eT The Prescott Transcript, under the head.
ing of GA Case of Moral Insanity" says that .
Frenohman named Alex. Higson, recently stole
five land Office duplicates of Capt. Joseph Wood,
then assumed his name and tried to sell them.-
He was nabbed by the police, just as he was olo.
sing the bargain. The matter was duly examin-
cd by Justice Bailey, and Higson ordered to ind
bail in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance be-.
fore the Circuit Court at the May term, in default
of which he was committed to Jail.
The Transcript says: sHigson acknowledges
all but the stealing of the duplicates; says he
found them in the road, "in the big hollow be-
yond Mr.. Gray's." He is q tall, slim, awkward,
sheepish.looking fellow, with low forehead
and tremendous depth of under jaws, and wears
a red shirt. His father, he states, lives in Mag.
ara county, N. T."
w On Saturday the 2lst ult. meeting with
out distinction of party was held in Prescott, and
the following gentlemen were unanimously nom
mated for the respective Offices of the new city:
publican representative from the Pierce county
district in the Wisconsin Legislature; Police
Justice, A. Il. Young; Treasurer, Almon Ticknor.
The Transcript says that DR.. Maxson has declin.
ed the honor, and that another meeting was to be
held on Monday evening, the result of which we
have not learned. f
~ Capt. Sencerbox, of the Minnesota River
steamboat Equator, advertised in the Shakopee
Advocate that he was bound to land at their lev
ee on the 1st of April. This jocular day is past,
and the Equator still clings affectionatey to our
levee, but the energetic Captain will doubtless
leave as soon as there is crack in the ice large
enough to admit his boat-it's just like him. He
advertises in our paper that the Equator is of so
light draft that sshe will run very heavy dews
We know of some land craft that play the same
game-''run on heavy dues ~ Ds
GT We learn that MIR. - somebody deliver
ed lecture last evening in Market Hall on ''The
Ways of Life" Admission Is cents.
cT We notice that Louis Robert is tearing
down his two-story brick house near the corner
Of Third and Robert streets, on account of its be-
ing not easily accessible after the establishment
of the various grades.