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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Kinds Of Greeu Corn for Table Use.

Every farmer and every amateur grower
of horticultural product should plant various
kinds Of corn, to be used for boiling or roas-
ting while in its green state. Now, which
are the best kinds2 Answer, the early JEFF
ierson, white -four corn, twelve rowed sweet,
and StOwells evergreen. telI.
The early Jefferson, if grown few degrees
further South than where the seed is procu-
red, will produce roasting ears in sixty days
from the time of planting. The ears are
ABOUT eight inches long, and the corn white
and a little flinty, the kernels of good fair
size and the taste almost sweet.
The white -four corn does not mature for
roasting or boiling purposes under about
ninety days. The ears are nine to eleven
inches long; tue corn dull white, a very
little f1inty, kernels fair size, good for eating
green and all the overplus, when ripe, will
grind into meal almost as white and hand
some as tie best of wheat -four.
The twelve rowed sweet corn, is an inn
provement on the old common sweet corn.
having larger ears and larger kernels. i.g' :
The Stowell's Evergreen is variety of
sweet corn that requires longer to mature
than any other variety. 1t furnishes a sup
ply of green corn very late in the season, the
ears, many of them, being suited to boiling
in November; and if left in shocks in the
field, or gathered and hung up with the husks
on, is often good for eating during the win
ter.-Ohio Farmer. .
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Fillihusfer Walker.


The Commercial Bulletin, of New Orleans,
denies that the crowds who assembled to
see the fillibuster Walker on his arrival from
Nicaragua, afford any evidence of the popu-
larity of .ilibusterism in that quarter. Gu
rlo~ity, and the popular desire for sight-see-
ing in its opinion, will fully account for the
demonstration. The truth is, the Bulletin
adds, there is no city in the country of the
size of New Orleans where lion will not al
ways draw crowd. 1t makes not bit of
difference, so far as the crowd is concerned,
whether the said lion is veritable four leg
ged animal from Africa, Lola Monies, Kos
suth, Barnum, the mermaid hippotamns, gi-
rafe, an ex President, or any other notabili-
ty. :
"The real opinions of the mass Of our prin-
cipal citizens, our solid men, can probably
be better learned by taking into consideration
the very small number of such who contrib
utcd to the Nicaragnan funds when the con-
test was yet goin on, and when its ternina-
ton depended mainly upon the sinews O..
uov ,; t...I- .. t...N %
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The Ferries.
ST.. PAUL, July o, 1857,

.. ST.. PAUL, July 9, 1857.
To the Editors Of the Mnnesotidn
Having occasion to journey some three or
four miles south of st. Paul in Dakota coun-
ty, to-day, together with many others.) was
forced to go all the way to Fort Smelling
land return the same way and cross both
rivers and come down on the west side. max
ing circuitous route Of fourteen miles, be-
cause there was no means of crossing at st.
Paul. At the Fort crossing met eight OK
teams all the way from Shieldsville and sur.
rounding country, on their way to Minneapolis
to purchase supplies. They informed me
that their purchases would amount to three
thousand dollars, and that they had intended
coming to St. Paul, where they had here
toforef made their purchases, but on learn
ing that there was no means of crossing the
river at this city, they were forced to make
their journey two days longer, by going to
Minneapolis. Here then is damage done
the business interests of this city in one dav
OF three thousand dollars Is there no re-
Dress? Does not the charters of these fer
r.es require the keeping of good and suffi.
c,ent boats, under q forfeiture of the same 2
VIM not the business men Of the CITY take
some action in matter 80 WI ~, - w
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

The election to fill vacancies in the civ
council was held on Monday, the 10Th inst
The forenoon passed off as quietly as at any
STANDARDIZATION in the towns of the west
and no arprehensions we're felt of any dis.
turbance during the day. Soon after dinner
James Lyle, county Recorder, and probate
clerk, gave to German pro-slavery ticket
which the German tore up and threw upon
the ground. Whereupon Lyle began to abuse
the German. j. NJ. Mitchell, noted char
aacterr, and last year pro-slavery man, inter-
tered on the side of the German, and Eli
Moore, pro-slavery, and free state man ma
med Hallar, joined in the alteration. high
words passed and knives and revolvers were
drawn-fve or six shots were exchanged and
Lyle fell stabbed through the heart expiring
almost instantly, the knife entering his back
between the left shoulder and the spine.-
Although great many persons were in the
immediate vicinity no one was injured bv
the firing except bystander, slightly in the
elbow. ,. jta snlt
. 1t is supposed that Halter struck the fatal
blow. And he was soon after arrested STAN
ding on the street near by. Mitchell, was
also arrested. |
Lyle took an active part in driving the free
state men out of Leavenworth last year.
Halter was one of those who were driven
out, beng broken up in good business, and
losing all hrs property-and it is charged that
the murder was perpetrated on account ofthe
old troubles. .rf tti....
Henderson, of the Journal, addressed the
excited crowd in an inaammatory speech, and
there was manifest determination on the
part of the friends of Lyle to lynch Halter at
once-from which they were only deferred
by the superior number Of armed cities who
thronged the streets, determined at all haz-
ards to sustain the authorities. lr..a. 1..tI
A messenger was Immediately sent to
Judge Lecompte to come over and examine
into the matter. But it was openly declared
that Halter should be hung before sunrise
when the steamer left at 81 z. NJ, all was
quiet in the city, but the friends of Lyle
Henderson, Murphy, Moore, Brown and 9TH
ers-maddened with liquor, were endeavor-
ing to excite riot, assistance had been sum-
moned by them from Delaware, Weston and
other points, in order to lynch Halter, and it
is more than probable that tie attempt has
ere this been made. But it would certain
ly be unsuccessful, and result in a scene of
bloodshed uncqualled by any tragedy yet en-
acted in Kansas, the citizens beng complete
" organized under the direction of the May
or, with orders that no gatherings would be
allowed on the streets after dark. li,Iu.. 1
The next intelligence from Kansas, will,
l fear, beyond doubt, bring tidings Of riot
and murder. 800 ''.t ''''l
There was no design en- the part of the
Free State men to release Haller, but firm
determination that he should have fair and
impartial trial. VIAroR.
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SOLEMN AND. TRAGIc DEATH.--In Phila-
delphia, during the height of the storm Oh
Sunday evening, fearful scene occurred. A
family was seated around a table engaged in
ordinary conversation, whom dispute among
some Of the children and young people took
place, Words grew high, and the mother at
tempted to quell the disturbance. In turn
she was made the object Of their anger, and
while the heated blood was finding vent III
words, the parent arose from her seat and
once more interposed. 1t was of no avail, and
the parties nearly come to blows. At that
moment, while from her own children coal
of mental fire were being heaped upon the
mother, she suddenly sank down dead, and
her last breath was drowned by the angry
voices Of her offspring. The feelings of those
present no words can adequately describe
but on their minds for years to come we
should imagine that an impress would remain
of the angry group, the little room, and the
dying mother, reviled by her own children
Phiga. Jour.
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A room in the principal inn of country
town had the reputation of being haunted.
Nobody would sleep in it, and it was there
fore shut up, but it so happened that at an
election tie inn was chock full, and there was
only the haunted room unoccupied. A gen.
tleman's gamekeeper came to the inn. eX-
ceedingly latigued by long journey, and
wanted bed. He was informed that unless
he chose to occupy the haunted room, he
must seek bed el.ewhere. '- -.
Haunted p' exclaimed he; "stuff and
nonsense! I'll sleep in it Ghost or demon,
I'll take look at what haunts it,
Accordingly after terrifying himself with a
pipe and tankard, he took up his quarters in
the haunted chamber and retired to rest. He
had not lain down many minutes when the
bed shook under him most fearfully. He
sprang out of bed, struck light (for be had
taken the precaution to place box of lucifer
matches by his bedside and made careful
examination of the room, but could discover
nothing. The courageous fellow would not
return to bed--but remained watching for
some time Presently he saw the bed shake
violently-the floor was firm-nothing moved
but the bed Determined, if possible, to find
out the couse of the bed quake, he looked in
the bed, under the bed, and near the bed. and
not seeing anything to account for the shak-
ing, which every now and then seemed to
seize on the bed, he at last pulled it from the
wall. Then the murderer came out" The
sign board of the inn was fastened to the
outer wall by nut and screw, which came
through to the back of the bed, and when the
wind swung the sign board to and fro the
movement was communicated to the bed,
causing it to shake in the most violent man.
ner. The gamekeeper, delighted at having
hunted up the ghost, informed the landlord
the next morning of the real nature of his
unearthly visitor, and he was handsomely re-
warded for rendering room, hitherto USE
less, now quite serviceable. All the ghost
stories on record might no doubt have been
traced to similar sources, if those to whom
the GHOSTS appeared had been "plucky'' as
our gamekeeper. - ..
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Ono Of the Outlaws Killed.

S. FLETCHER BRowN, an Indian Trader at
Redwood, gives information to the Pioneer
hat son Of the notorious Inkpadutah,
being the identical Indian who murdered Mrs.
NOBLE, was found by the U. S. troops few
lays since near that point, and after short
pursuit shot dead, as he deserved to be The
account goes on to say:
p GA great deal of dissatisfaction existed
among the Indians, when Mr. Brown left the
Agency, caused by the prompt retaliation of
the Agent, in terminating the career Of the
murderer, and also upon the ground OF the
arrest of his wife. Good feeling was partially
restored, however, by the release of the
Sqnaw, who it was discovered, had no con-
necton with the band of Inkpaduta, Or their
'nurderous exploits.
There was but small force Of soldiers at
Fort Ridgely, and this seemed to encourage
the indians, in assuming bold and naughty
tone. Mr.. Brown. however, met Mai. Sher-
mans battery of flying artillery, twenty miles
below Fort Ridgely ON Friday; they would
each the Agency on Sunday, and their pres
cnce would undoubtedly produce change
n the conduct Of the Indians.
Capt. Bee commandment at Fort Ridgely,
aur informant states, received letter from
Ion. Joseph r. Brown, dated at Hole in the
Mountain, stating that upwards of $50 lodges
of Yanktons had assembled on the Big Sioux
TO resist the passage of Col. Mobiles through
their Territory"
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Improbable.

The statement of the. Pioneer, that Col.
MOBILES has been driven back from the Big
Sioux by the Yanktons is, in all probability,
not entitled to much credit. Facts within
our own knowledge lead us to believe that
Col. MOBILES had not reached that point in
time for news to reach St. Paul so early as
this. We may be mistaken in dates; but
the Pioneer should at least do the friends and
family of Col. MOBILES the justice to state
the authority of its information.
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Crop Cracking.

The world could never. we presume, get
along without croakers of some kind or 9TH
er; but of all other kinds, crop croakers are
the most to be despised. Newspaper crop
croakers, it is true, are sometimes excusable;
rs We are often compelled to award to them
the crown of ignorance in regard to the sub
ject they are speaking of instead of that
awardable for deliberate attempt to initiate
the bears of the stock market In this cat
egory we place the following false assertion
Of the Times editor in his issue Of yesterday /:
The grasshoppers sweeping every vestage of We
getation from Northern Minnesota, and speak ad-
vsey, when We say, that not onehaf enough of corn
and the cereal grains will be raised north Of latitude As
to feed the resident population.
The only truth to be found in this assertion
is that the grasshoppers have been somewhat
destructive in that region. "north of lati-
tude A." which comprises the counties along
the Mississippi, above st. Anthony. And
even there, all is not destroyed. The potato
crop, mostly, has survived and the corn vii!
yet come out. And from personal observa-
ton, we are enabled to state that no grass
hoppers have been seen at work in that por
ton of country SO decidedly black-balled by
the Times, which lies on the st. Croix slope
north of IS. We passed the Fourth of Ju-
ly at farm belonging to Us some fifty miles
north of ST. Paul in Isanti county, and upon
looking carefully over several acres Of grow
ing crops we found aanary" grasshopper.-
And instead of. every vestige" of vegeta-
ton being destroyed thereabouts, the very
contrary is the fact There and on the road
between here and there, we have never seen
during our eight years. residence in Minneso-
ia, crops of all kinds looking better 70!
The same may be said of all the country
from the mouth Of the St. Croix up as far IS
acrop of the smallest dimensions has been
planted. In the great agricultural district
of Minnesota, which lies south Of as, we 6
have also had some chances of personal OBJ
servation during the past month, There are
few grasshoppers along the Minnesota, riv-
er, but the crops are too far advanced to rem
der their destruction anything like general
No destructive visitation of the insects has
been heard Of in the largely producing coun-
ties Of Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Waseca,
Steele, Dodge, Wabashaw, Winona, Olmsted,
Mower, Fillmore, Houston, &c.
The Times need not fear of starvation
from the damage all the grasshoppers. will
do in Minnesota this year and in all prpba-
bility next year there will,not be enough of
them to found q Times croaking paragraph
upon. bG.E ne3s79IIe, aaiS9I. ~ s-ii9A 10
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In compliance with our rule to give the
free use Of our columns to the discussion Of
all topics of public interest, We to-day give
place to q well-written communication in ia
vor of allowing men Of all colors to vote in
Minnesota. 1t is well known fact that we
materially differ with the writer upon this
question; but at the same time it is one like
all others, that should be duly discussed
There is thorough practical way Of settling
it so far as the new Constitution is concern
ed, which we win fully allude to hereafter.
As has been done in other States, we are in
favor of putting this question, separately, to
q vote of the whole people.
This day is the most appropriate one in
the whole year for the men of Minnesota to
commence thinking in earnest about this
matter.
The POLICE ARRANGExENrs.-There are
now six policemen on dutyin the daytime,
and mine at night Neither of these forces
interfere with each other, as the day force
are only on duty from 6, A. NJ. to 6 P. NJ.
and the night force then go on and remain
on duty until next morning. again.
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The CONSTITUTE onal Convention.

How the Territory has gone In the election of dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention is not possible
even at this late day to tell with exactness There Is
still uncertainty in reference to more OF the
Districts and still uncertainty in reference to the po
iitical classification of number Of the successful can
ddates. "
But with the before U.s. inclined the belief
that the democracy have the Convention by small
jority OF course in estimate include the four dem
elected by the people Of ST. Anthony but
out Of their certificates by the Register Deeds of Hen
uepn County instead of the four WORTHLESS labeled
include in estimate the six delegates from the
treme up River region whom our opponents would de-
prve OF their seats and thus practically dsfranchise tn
virtuous and enterprsing frontersmen. And give II
these ten which belong to and which will have
the Convention shall never organize and we shall ead
the Blacks some three or five votes. f
As to the delegaes from st. Anthony there is
ton of what is right Of what will be done in the prem
ses II their votes indispensable the dem
ocratc ascendency, Meeker and Chase, Tutte and La
schells shall assist In organizing the Convention
Murphy and Putnam, Hall and Secombe shall not
That is democratic plat mess Of speech and at the
proper time there will be democratic painness Of action
ST. Anthony Express, July 4M.
Well, neighbor ATwATER, this is plair
democratic talk, and considering that it
was also Fourth of July talk, coming from
one ofthe organs Of the party which ignores
the Declaration of Independence, it is Ger
tainly talk not to be "sneezed att particu-
larly during these hot, dusty days. w.
have, therefore, after " due consideration
as Gov. MEDARY said when he turned AMEs
out of ofice-secured from Maj. FURBER, the
gentleman in charge Of Oakland Cemetery
near St. Paul, deed for forty acres of said
cemetery, whereupon you may bury your
Republican dead, free gratis for nothing
whenever you get through with your pre-
posed war; We hope you will have the
disposition, out of respect to the sanitary
welfare of your Democratic . friends of st
Paul, to remove our dead carcasses from the
capitol and place them somewhere under
ground without the city limits. Else you
do this, you would violate a city ordinance
and in spirit of kindness we have conse,
quently arranged for the Golgotha wherein
you may bury your dead. We have adj
vanced the "hard CASH. for the same, with
condition on the part Of the party of the
first part, that the amount is to be re
funded as soon as the gravel rattles upon tn
coffin of the first corpse OF any Republican
member, or upon that of one of his friends
We shall expect you, as an attaehe of the
"chivalric," negro-breeders of the South, to
fulfill the conditions of this bond to the let
ter. But mind you your first dead must
be genuine Black Republican" No
bringing in" of the corpse of that fierce rob-
Der who "met his match at your hands in
Cuba will be allowed. ISAAC, you must
bring as your first offering, genuine "Black
Republican, a..
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Canadian Yankeeisppn

Over the line in Canada they are quite as
inquisitive as their Yankee, neighh0rs-pro -
badly the south wind carries the infec ton
overland they are certainly more in danger
than the JERSEY farmers would be of yellow
fever with the quarantine at Sandy Hook
Some years since. as We learn by letter
from Canadian friend, the Receiver Gene
raj was travelling on steamboat with con-
siderable funds for the Government, and for
the sake safety and privacy he engaged the
whole of the ladies' cabin. The passengers
were all alive TO ascertain the reason of this
arrangement, and especially to know what
business the great man could have on hand
to require so much room and money. At
length one OF them more bold than the rest
ventured to introduce the subject as the Re-
ceiver was walking the deck, and approach
ing him asked if he was on a Government
contract.
!" Yes p was the ruff reply. a;.'fa.i 81
A very large one % -. -, ,to.. -..-
Yes-very large"
MAY I ask what it is?
eyes"
"Well, pray, Sir, what is it?
Why, You see," said the Receiver Gene
raj, with great seriousness, the King of En-
land has made a present to the King of Siam
of his half of Lake Ontario, and / am en-
gagged to bottle it off -.n'a -
No more questions were asked. .c
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city Anairs.

The Council at the session ofS Tuesday
evening, found it necessary to dispense with
the further services of Comptroller CHAM
sLIN--or rather to.dispense with the name of
an incompetent officer who had never rem
dered any material service since his appoint
ment-and substitute therefor that of one
who will be found ready to discharge the i'm
portant obligations pertaining to that office.
In order to grease CHAMBLIN down, after his
defeat for Alderman in the First Ward last
spring, the democracy" made him Comp
troller, an office for. which he was entirely
incompetent-which fact he appears to have
thoroughly understood himself as he went of
aud left it shortly after his election. Mean
time the wheels of the city government We're
stopped some weeks for want of Comptroller.
SHERWOOD HouGH, thoroughly competent
citizen, has been appointed in CHAMBLIN's
stead and all will go right once more.
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Riots i'm New York.

r-.aa:r.e 3" New YORK, July 5. !
Several riots occurred in this city yester-
day the most serious of which originated in
the Bowery. The fight continued with great
ferocity for an hour. Clubs, stones, bottles
and fire arms were freely used. The Five
pointers were gradually driven back and beat
en-. -.l .ft'. % IT..
Eight perso ms were killed in this riot, and
about thirty, including several policemen,
wunded. At one time the rioters had the
streets barrics lded, defying the policemen, O,
whom more han 100 were present, and regl-
ments of State troops were ordered out and
kept in reser We, but their services were not
required, as the riot was finally suppressed
by the exert ions of the police. In minor RI
OTIS which occurred during the day, two per-
sons were XII lied and twenty or thirty badly
wounded. In nearly all the disturbances,
the ex-polic emen were conspicuous actors
With the e, :cept'on of these riots among the
rowdies, toe day passed off finely. The
wealth was propitious, the military and civil
displays were brilliant and imposing. The
fireworks ct Brooklyn, Williamsburg and
other sub urbs, were Of the most gorgeous
description
The pyrotechnical display of the city pro-
per was pc stponed on account of partial dam
age to thu, pieces, caused by damp wealth
er.
Flying rumos of additional riots are float
ing about this evening, but are without foun-
dation. . , ,1i. .'.., 49,. re.. !
The military are under arms prepared to
act with decision.
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TERRIBLE AccmENT.-On Wednesday az
ternoon last, terrible accident occurred near
Ridgebury, Pa, some three miles south Of
Wellsburgh, of which the Elmira Advertiser
gives the following particulars: ''' ''''-
GAS Mr.. Ira Hanlon, in company with
his sister-in-law, Mrs. F. Hanlon, and a Mrs.
Wright, all Of Ridgebury, were returning
home in light wagon, from visit to Wells
burgh, their horse became frightened from
the breaking of some part of the gearing,
and dashing down hill road at furious
rate, pitched Mrs. Wright to the ground.
breaking three of her limbs Mr.. Hanlon
succeeded in jumping out, and managed to
hold on to the reins, but was scratched and
bruised terribly before he succeeded in stop
ping the horse. Mrs. Hanlon, in attempting
to jump from the wagon, was caught by one
Of the wheels and carried around by il mum
Der of times, by which one of her eyes was
torn out, and her head terribly bruised
She was picked up for dead, but came to, and
fingered in great agony until Saturday morn
ing. Mrs. Wright and MI. Hanlon, although
terribly injured, with proper care, will I'M
doubtedly recover. ii j. . aai. 81. ro'is.