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HON. JOHN KELLY.

Speaking of the very able speech delivered in the House
of Representatives on the 10th ultmo by Hon John Kelly
Of New York, in reply to Hon. H. Winter Davis of Mary
land, the Rochester Union says
"Mr. Kelly Is Of the large class of elfmade
Who with OF the adventtious advantages Of wealth
traditional rank and relying solely upon the with
which they endowed by Nature all the obss
ce that beset their path and rise positions which enable
them TO make their mark the history Of their time"
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THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

The Secretary of the Navy, Hon. Isaac Toucey is
native OF Connecticut He fynne years of age and is
emphaticay sel-made man-his education having been
such alone could be furnished him by the common
schools of Connecticut a they existed forty years ago He
studied law under the guidance Of the late distinguish ed
Judge Chapman and be fought his way the front
rank of the profession in bis State He held the office
States attorney for the county in which he lived during
the earlier part of his professional life and attained
large private practice. He afterwards offered but de-
cned upon the bench Of the supreme of Con-
neccu and these all The honors which the State has
for the profession.
Mr.. Toucey began political lifess member Of the dem
ocratc party, and he has not been absent from ranks for
single day. He representative in Congress from
Connecticut during the cath and 25th Congressesem
bracng the last half of Gen. Jackson second term and
the first half Of Mr. Van Burens single term In 1916 he
chosen governor Of the State of Connecticut aud in
ls48 became member of Mr. Folks cabinet as attoi ney
general In 1850 he elected to the State senate from
the 6sst Hartford disricno democrat having repre-
sen,ed that district for the previous years Al
the ensuing session Of the State legislature he was the
democratic candidate foe Tue oice of senator Of the
United States No election was Effected In 1852 he was
candidate for toe oficsUf United States senator
and was elected FOR he tern which hes just expired
will be seen that Mr. Tyuey has shared largely such
Offices aad honors his sowcitizens had in their gift
no main IN biz party argelyand whenever he has
been cnuadae before the people, he has called out the
ia force Of s party, simply becausc every comedies
to bin great ability, and purity of private professional
ant political character beyond suspicion.
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THE TESTIMONIAL OF THE BnrTIsH GovERNMESr TO THE
KANE EirEpriosThe gold medal presented by the Brit
ish to the officers and OF this expedition
stated 10 be about the size of double-eRgo aud beau
tfu specimen of coinage. On side welexecuted
head OF the Queen of England with her tile in Latin;
the reverse is the Inscriptions The British government TO
The officers and Of the American Arctic Expedition
encrcled by elaborate oak wreath, surmounted by a
crown, and the whole surrounded with the words As
token Of gratitude for their generous services"
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DEATH GES. FELIX HUsroS.-Thc Natchez Courp
The death of Gen. Felix Huston few days sgN
at Washington Miss in the 57th year of bis age Ibe
neral services celebrated by the Right Rev bnOy
Green, of Mississippi The Courier says funeral salute
thirteen guns 1.-THE appropriate number due to the RANK
the deceased, who received from the Congress of Texas
1897 for his distinguished services to the Lone star
public the rank Of Bigader General was fred on Sup
day last from atchtz Bluff.
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ISAUGuRArIoS DAY AT NEw 0nLsANs.--Tbe True Delta
of the 9th instant says
Yesterday lively and stirring day throughout
the city. Il icing Inauguration day flags flying and
the artillery laundering, 10 which added the emens
procession giving it ell the gala features of national bolt
day The crowded s.reet5 casual observer who had
nothing else do but admire the spectacle were very
pleasant TO behold but TO business the procession was
anyth thing but pleasing lucrative 1t caused a complete
suspension of business among the goods honses and re-
taers generally, and day suspension ofbusness this
the harvest season Of the year. is no small drawback
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-12

Ex-Governor Brown the Postmaster General and Hon.
Jacob Thompson the Secretary of the Interior have for
the present taken lodgings at Browns Hotel Hon. Jere-
miah s. Black the Attorney General arrived in this
city yesterday. lie is stopping a Wizards Hotel
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THE LATE MoBlEr DUrL-,we find the following in the
New York Tribune

In June 1855 Mr. D. Breckenridge aud Mr. f. Learen-
worth got into quarrel az the Shakespeare Club This
city, and settled their differences only by duel at Niagara
Fals Mr.. Breckenridge received bali in the calf Of the
leg but The wound ng His opponent Jared orse,
Breekenridges bullet passing through thigh breaking
the bone aud inbddiug ise deeply in the Leaye-
worth has since recovered Mr. Breckenridge went New
Orleans and became connected eorialy with the Courier
On Saturday he fought du with Mr. Nixon, editor OF
the Crescent when he received precisely the kind OF
wound that he Inflicted on Leavenworth being at the
second fire shot In both thighe.'
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meeting was held at Louisville the 81 instant at
which it resolved to make arrangements for the suita-
BILE reception Of Hon. James Guthrie his contemplated
return from Washington to his home in Louisville.
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SHARP rRAcrcE-The Advertiser Of Tifn, Ohio relates
an instance of female sharp practice lady in weeds
came to the residence of gentleman that vicinity pro-
Tossing be the widow of his who had recently died
in the far West She received aud treated as daugh-
ter made months visit and on her departure borrowed
hundred dollars of the old gentleman to pay her expenses
to New York. pretending that her purse had been
the cars. II came out afterwards that the was
servant girl in the sons family and had there fshed up
facts enough to act the assumed character beyond susp
cion.
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Inc Hruoru iIes Iurnshes Its reauers Win the OI-
lowing curious piece Of news
g VINO WRITE THE SONGS THE principal writer
of our national music Is said to be Stephen G. Foster the
author of Uncle Ned %, Susannah &c. Mr. Foster re-
sides Pitburg where he occupies moderate clerk
ship, upon which, and per centage the sale of his
we'll the music of bis songs They sung wherever
the English language is spoken, while the music is heard
wherever sing. In the cotton fields of the South
among the mines of California and Australia in the
coast cities of China in Paris, in the London prison.
everywhere in fact his melodies heard. Uncle Ned
the first. This published in ls45 and reached
sale till then unknown in the musicpubshing business.
of'The Old Folks at Home 100000 copies have been sold
in this country, and ms many in England MY Old
kentucky Home and Old Dog Tray each had sale OF
about 10000 All his other songs have had great
All his compositions simple but they natural and
find their way to the popular heart and link themselves in
dssouhly with its best associations
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The Inaugural Address of President Buchanan is received
with such marked favor by the opposition press generally,
as well as by the entire democratic press as to leave no
doubt that The wise and patriotic Sentiments OF Chief
Magistrate meet with en- enthusiastic response from vast
majority 81 his admitting oodntFymen. The crowded
state of columns will only permit to-day to make
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-02-07
80 = L3f.loIsgoJAI q &c 9 .L..l...1 Il
EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS.

MT. Murray from COMMITTEES & to { whom va.
le.erred certain bills, Nos. 9, 10 and % r.
ported and 500 copies Of the report were 4, or or
derso 70 De printed for the use Of the House
=. - Inc above committee reported b,cE NJ
~, with amendments, and Nos 9 and and 90 90
with recommendati. n that they be ;ndefr;ts,' i, to-
y postponed. Nos. 9 and 90 were then IN
detnitely postponed. and the amendments ~, to
NO. ~ were concurred In.
Mr.. j. K. Brown moved that the clerk he
instructed to place No. 10 on the calendar.
next to the bill last introduced. LOST
% Council bills being in order, bill for the
relief OF Combs & Bro, land other bills were
titles. '~'
CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
NO. ~, bill to incorporate the St. An
tnony st. Paul and St. Croix Railroad com
pany. Read, amended, and reported back
The committee rose, reported its action
ana the amendments were concurred in. and
reading. " ''''Ao
The House then adjourned until half past
2 pm. on Monday. - 800 .'N ~.
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WAsHINGToN, Jan. %,

ssg .s'f -.- AsHINGToN, Jan. %. 4
SENATE.-The Senate resumed the consid
Grafton Of the Submarine Telegraph BILL
Passed, by a vote of 28 against 10. Ad.
journed. sve.s;s.r =. .,.-...@.
HoUsE.--The pending question was on
the motion to reconsider the vote by which
was passed the resolution directing the Ser
geant-at-Arms to keep Mr.. Simonton in close
confinement, and to lay that motion on the
table. a,Y ssyr -.',.,} t.s,,, .l.s ....., (
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall asked where Mr.
Simonton was? Whether he was in custo-
dy, and if so, by what authority2 e,r..s
~ The Speaker replied, that was question
not properly before the House. : e-.;s
MIR. Marshall maintained that it was per-
tinent to know the fact. . 49,, -,
Mr.. Orr said Mr.. Simonton could not be
confined until final disposition be made of
the resolution. '.s,.-. t;.fk
q Mr. Clingman wanted the question again
brought before the House with view to
amendment. ~,,-rs - -.,., ...tt - r.....,..I
Mr.. Marshall, before the House voted,
wanted the prisoner brought to the bar. -,
The Speaker remarked that the Sergeant
alarms had informed him that Mr.. Simon
ton was in custody, and was present. .
A voice-Where is he +? CO.. ~,
RespOnse-There he is at his desk. f-
The pending question was decided in the
affirmative by 1l6 against II. The House
then passed the bill introduced from the Sc
lect Committee TO enforce the attendance OF
witnesses and compel them to testify
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:" Old Bncx'' and the Pennsylvania
Democracy. u..5-...r

We publish this morning coinmunica-
ton from the New York Evening Post, which.
places the President cleo. in rather an unenv-
able position before the Democracy of the
Key Stone State. 1t appears that Mr.. Bu-
chanan WAS really guilty of committing the
indiscreton, as originally charged, of enter
ing the lists to electioneer for Mr.. For
ney for L. S. Senator in preference, to all 9TH
er aspirants within the ranks of his party
This fact is now developed under his own
proper signature. Robins, Black and 9TH
ers. it appears, were all considered very good
men in their way, but Forney was the maj,
for " Old Bucks uses. "Fifty -four forty OF
fight" as he originally said on the Oregon
question when Secretary of State under the
Polk administration. bat was afterward.
compelled to back water, even as now in this
Senatorial contest
This drive Of Mr.. Buchanan's, before he
is inaugurated, at large and powerful divi-
sion of his own party in his own State
ominous of that fate which surely awaits his
administration after the fourth of March
He has now set his stakes Mr.. Forney will
perhaps be Collector of Philadelphia, or re-
ceive some lucrative office abroad Mr.
Black and Mr.. Robins, and their friends
may be very good looking men, all of them
but they can't come in. A considerable
quantity of fun and general breakup may
most certainly be expected. 1
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Omce--Third Street, below Cedar.


ton of said State, shall provide by clause
IN said Constitution, or an ordinance, ire
vocable without the consent of the United
States, that said State shall never interfere
with the final disposal of the soil within the
same by the United States. or with any reg
uIations Congress may find necessary for Sc
curing the title in said soil to bona fide pur-
chasers thereof; and that no tax shall be
imposed on lands belonging to the United
States, and that IN no case shall nonresident
proprletors be taxed higher than residents.
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The FgTURE CApITAL.-We learn from
rood authority that the firm Of Borup and
)akes, of this city, have made large invest
nents in St. Peter property, and the mem
hers thereof will use all their influence to
nave the Capital removed to that point.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-02-07

FRoA SUpERIoR.-Messrs. Emmet and
Skinner, of St. Paul, and Maj. Dean, Regis
ter of the Land Office at Superior, arrived
from that point on Friday night. They haf
no difficulty with the snow-drifts on the up
per portion of the road. The general tesii-
mony of travellers is that the farther you g
South the deeper the snow becomes.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-02-07

i The Charlestown. Mass. Aurora
states that a cannon ball, an eight po,snder,
was dug up in the cellar, corner Of Water
and Main streets, last week, fired no doabt
from 0, ofthe British ships on the 18th of
June, 1875. 1t is in a good state Of preser-
vation, after having been imbedded in the
earth for 81 years. aSs 3 f @G
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CoNvALEscENr.-We are glad % learn that
Mr. Wilson, the young gentlemen who was
wounded by an accidental pistol sho. few
lays since, is in a fair way to recover. It is
low ascertained that no vital organ was ma
.erially injured by the ball passing through
his body, q itfia sSs.s = =.
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Isaf;rO ad Matters.

We call attention to report Of Messrs.
Murray and Black, which we publish this
morning, upon subject which vitality effectr
the railroad interests of this section of the
Territ'ry. The bill which accompanied the
report was ordered to be engrossed in the
House on Friday. 49,
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TS WEATHER.-The hopes of tn. Sc who
looked f,r milder weather about this time
were nipped in the bud by the adverse charge
on Saturday. All the consolation We have II
lat the thermometer, according to all ac-
counts, is ranging just about as low down il
the States as it is here. ~ si43 s
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MinncsOta Historical Soctety-NIr. War
v31nuo as renss Lecture 81 ~ 8

The literary reputation Of j. E. WARREN,
Esq, is SO well established, that our readers
do not require to be assured. that his Lee
ture-the second Of the Historical Society
series-which was delivered on the Goth
inst, was characterized by scholarship and
taste. The subject Social Progress" s"-was
discussed, with special reference to the tran
sit from territorial to state organization,
and was introduced by a graphic sketch Of
the transformation which few years have
witnessed upon the upper Mississippi. He
invoked wisdom, patience and patriotism in
the important construction of a state govern
ment-enjoining as the highest expcdiency,
aside from superior considerations, that the
foundations of our Northern Commonwealth
should be laid upon the fullest recognition
of Equal Rights, and the protection Of every
citizen in their exercise. 38aiam 10 crite.s
A rapid survey of general history, induced
the lecturer to assert, that the tendency of
soiety is to constant amelioration. He
cited the repeal of the British Corn Laws as
a forward movement, and in the same con-
nection developed very decided free trade
sentiments. On this point we make no issue
with Mr.. Warren: although we are not so
sangune as to anticipate very speedy desc
lation of the Custom House. Direct Taxa
'tion is practically the public resource Of the
separate States-indirect taxation, or duties
upon c assumption, therefore becomes una
voidable for the support, without collision, of
the federal government. f.:,l,, ~..;.s .i-
niands upon oar time and space, to sketch
more fully Mr., W.'s Lecture. It was deliv-
cred with a pleasing and impressive manner.
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Life In the Far West 49, the Blackfeet
Indians. .A41 '

Life In the Far West .-. the Blackfeet
Indians. thAl
We have been much interested in con-
vcrsing with +. A. C. Hatch, Esq.-who is
now in tie city on a visit to his old friends
in regard to the character of the Indians
among whom he has been officially sojourning
forsome time, and also Interference to the char
acter of their country, 1t is not improbable
that few items, of information we have had
impaired to us, may be of interest to our
readers. ht s1
Mr.. Hatch states that the warlke and
fierce savage disposition of the Blackfeet has
not been exaggerated by the travellers and
traders who first visited them. They appear
to be the Ishmaelites Of the American abo-
rigines as much as the Cananches, and per-
laps to a greater extent. Still, towards a
white man to whom they become attached,
they are kind, hospitabie and true-more so
han any of the tribes in this region. Mr.
Hatch-by his great knowledge of Indian
character, we presume acquired an inhu-
ence over their head men from the start
which enabled him to make treaties highly
advantageous to the United States, and to
form compa:ts which he hopes will produce
'asting peace between those remote savages
and our people. He never had any difficulty
with any of them the whole time he was
among them, and when he left they loaded
him with the most valuable presents.
The population of the tribe Mr. H. thinks
will amount to at least 10000. They are
fine athletic race of Indians, and many of the
women arc extremely handsome and well
formed Many of the traders and their at
tachees at Fort Benton have married Black
feet squaws, who adopt, as soon as married,
the dress and customs of white women. In
fact, unlike the Sioux and Winnebagoes, both
men and women are proud to procure and
wear white peoples clothing. Ifa Blackfoot
warrior can get hold of white mans coat,
pants or hat, he is wonderfully s'set up."-
They learn English or French readily and
are willing and pleased to make use of their
acquired knowledge in this respect in con-
| versation. 49e Fs
| Fort Benton which was made the head
quarters of Mr.. Hatch's Agency, is trading
post belonging to the American Fur Compa-
| ny, and is located on the Missouri, several
hundred miles above the mouth of the Y ell
low Stone, and near the base of the Rocky
| Mountains. The land in the vicinity is rep
resented as being extremely fertile, with all
the additional advantages of pure running
water, heavy timber &c. Mr.. Hatch is GER
tain this region adjacent to the Mountains,
md the vallies running between the eleva-
ted peaks is the finest and richest country
he ever saw. and is capable of sustaining as
!ense population as any part of the United
States. The climate is mild in winter, and
refreshed by the mountain breezes in sum
~ner; and altogether is certainly one Of the
s'true garden spots on the face of the earth.'
We're the Blackfeet in some other quarter o
he globe, we should feel like emigrating ir
that direction forthwith. M Hee.S "'
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DuBuouE, Jan 19.
At sunrise this morning, the thermometer
stood 81 degrees below zero.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-02-07

e. A single house-fy produces in one
season 20OS0, ,32O!- '@ 80
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EE Prosperity is blessing to the good,
out q curse to the evil. 80 'sai @'sS
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-07-16

EXTRAORDINARY BEE-ulvEs.--The inmates of
one Of our largest uptown mansion houses, Il
few days since were surprised to find large
number of bees flying about in two of the up
per rooms. AS the little fellows continued to
occupy the places, bee naturalist was sent for
to investigate the matter. On entering one of the
rooms he exclaimed-"You have honey some
where here" and proceeded TO search for it
On removing the fire-board he discovered that
one flue of the chimney was fullof honey comb,
which was hanging down into the fireplace,
and the honey dropping from it; proceeding to
the top of the house to sound the chimney, he
found the flue full of the comb to the top, and
the bees still at work. In the other room he
found it the same; one flue of the chimney was
full, and the bees We're induStriously at work
there also.
The fues of the chimney had never been used;
they were plastered smooth inside and were per.
fcctly dark, stone having ben placed upon the
top of each fue. The bees had descended the
adjoining fues and found small holes about
ten inches from the top of the chimney, leading
into the inclosed flues, and through these holes
they had made their way in and out They
have, as it is supposed, occupied these places
for three years, having been kept warm in the
winter by the heat from the adjoining flues.
On removing the fire-board, the bees seeing
the great light which had broken in upon them
descended to the room and gathered on the
windows until they were covered to the thick
ness of three inches. 1t is estimated that there
are in the two flues from 10000 to $4,000 bees
and from two to three thousand pounds of hon
ley-PortLdnd Adcertiser
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-07-16

THE ILLINOIS SLAVE MURpER.-The ST. Louis
Republican copies from the Chicago Tribune
the account recently published of the killing of
a runaway slave by his pursuers near Nash
vile, H., and adds:
This case in some of the details, resembles
one we heard of yesterday as having occurred at
Sparta, in Randolph county. The report is that
three slaves ran away from their owners, near
the Pilot Knob, in Missouri; that they were
traced to st. Genevieve, where they crossed the
river, three young men clio :e.upon their heels,
and made for Sparta; that they were overtaken
before reaching that place; that the negroes
gave battle, and fired five shots Mt one of the
young men, and that he then fired at and kill
| ed one of the slaves, and wounded another; that
worse still, he cut off the head of the dead ne.
gro, got alcohol and preserved it in this way, in
tending to take it for exhibition to the Pilot
Knob.
We can hardly believe the Inter part of the
story. 1t is too horrible, too attrocious, to be
enacted by any man, unless in a moment of nm
governnble passion. 1t is an act of barbarity
which will call forth the condemnation of all
men, however much provocation there may
have been for it We hope, for the honor of
humanity, that there is some mistake-some
gross exaggeration about the statement One
thing is certain that it will find TO justification
mo palliation-no apologists among any con-
siderable portion of our people; all will alike
condemn and abhor it.