Minnesota weekly times., 1857-04-18

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! wepublish, with pleasure, this morning, tn .
following article from our old friend j.. NJ. Dem
ton, ESQ.,, Of Warsaw, KY, who resided in our
Territory about three years ago, and who returns
to find the infant St. Paul growing to manhood,
and our Territory almost ready to put on the gar
nents of State. Mr.. Denton is well known to
most Of our readers as having once been clerk in
the Office Of the TnEs. l L9t- .'1ss9'
| FRIEND NEwsoN.-Having been passenger on
board the KEY CRY, one of the 6ne, new and
splendid steamers just built at Cincinnati for the
Minnesota and Galena Packet Co., take the lib
erty to address you and thus give you some idea
of the steamer, and the superior accomodations
which are now offered to the travelling public of
the Upper Mississippi. - 49,
This new boat, commanded by Capt. James
Worden, is one of the finest although not the lar
gest Of the five. It is 230 feet in length, 81 feet
wide, feet hold and 800 tons burthea. Its style
of finish is very plain but very tasty, and received
the universal commepdation of the numerous vis-
itors that came on board at Rock Island and Da-
venport, at the latter place of which embarked.
We were obliged to remain at Rock Island two
days in consequence Of the heavy rain which rem
deredit difficult to pass the bridge at that point;
and bytheby the general feeling Of travellers and
river men in relation to this bridge is that it is
great nuisance. 4,
On Monday evening, the 9th inst. the wind sub
sided, and we were permitted to pass in safety
to the great relief of all on board. The boat pro-
ceeded on its journey with speed and safety, and
was hailed with cheers and enthusiastic congratu.
lations at every point.
The boat runs SO quietly along that one can
write when it is under full way, almost as well
as when it is at rest and pleasant is the SEN
sation Of gliding along SO smoothly, that it is
subject of general remark. Thousands Hocked on
board and gave unmistakeable evidence Of their
delight in unreserved expressions Of good feelings
and kind Wishes and truly none were ever 80 rich
ly deserving the patronage of the public as those
who compose this company. l have travelled ON
the Hudson, the Ohio, and the Mississippi, and
am convinced and can substantiate the assertion,
that there is not, nor ever has been, SO fine and
well ordered line of boats as now grace the wa
ters Of this section of our country. am acquaint
ed with Capt. Worden of the Key City, Capt.
Harris Of the Grey Eagle, Capt Laughton, g. s.
Peirce, clerk of the Key City, and several of the
pilots: and can commend them to all my friends
as men of ability, and possessing all the qualif-
cations necessary to the full discharge Of their
responsible charge They are cautious, and none
need fear but that everything will be done to rem
der the passenger safe and comfortable. We had
q very pleasant trip as far as Reeds Landing, at
which point We were headed by tho ice which is
% inches thick, and almost as solid as in mid
winter. ~1o t'9t"4o Ca sa5}A4a f97o t-t,i q
cannot speak we'll of our passage around the
Lake, or Of our trip to Pt. Prescott, or Of our
ride to st. Paul. and therefore have little else to
say except to mention the fact that the residents
Of st. Paul need not consider themselves alone
embarrassed bya backward spring, as on the 9th
inst, snow fell in Cincinnati to the depth of 3
inches on the 7th in Dunkirk to the depth of Is
inches; at Elmyra, 10 inches, and general cold
storm prevailed over the whole country as far
South as Cairo. The river will soon be open and
then the thousands who are now waiting the open
ing of navigation, and stopping at every point
along the river, will be among us. Iwouldspeak
for them kind reception, as they have urged
themselves on through many difficulties, and need
encouragement and assistance. With many wish
es for the prosperity Of St. Paul and Minnesota
in general, remain
81. - Yours Truly, D.
or A letter in the N. Y. Tribune, dated Flem-
ingsburg, KY, gives an account Of the murder Of
master by his slave. The slave admitted the
deed, and alleged as a reason the personal abuse
suffered from the master, but particularly the
treatment Of the wife of the slave, by compelling
her to submit to the master in his vile passions.
When the murder had been committed the slave
and wife fled from the house; the wife drowned
herself in creek near by, but the man was cap
tured al and is to be hanged on the 18th of April.
The NY. papers make doleful complaints
Of the fraads practiced upon emigrants arriving
in that city. Since the runners have been driven
from Castle Garden, they have taken new tack,
BY selling spurious tickets ssfor the west~ or
steerage tickets on the steamers for first-class
cabin passage. Verify, New York is town, and
the motto Of the sboys" seems to be, "Policy is
the best honesty.". ~ ife qa-,e. ..,r
GVA number of Philadelphians who attended
the inauguration at Washington, are suffering Sc
verely from Diarrhea, contracted at the National
Hotel. The Philadelphia Ledger remarks that
''They were generally very cautious while there,
in consequences Of the reports Of an epidemic, and
cannot account for the origin of their illness, as
they auoided the use Of sOater as far AZ posible.''
Query, what did they drink 21ogaa.os on .Bea 81
c. Some ofuthe most conspicuous and opu-
lent citizens of New York, with William B. As
tor at their head, have subscribed largely to pur-
chase e service of plate to be pre- sented to Gov.
Marcy, as an evidence Of their high appreciation
of his services as member Of the Pierce admin
istration. We learn that the cost Of this well
deserved testimonial Of respect and regard win
not fall short Of $4,000. a'oasa' sta 5saiss ~,
| - Four peFsons are mysteriously missing
from the Metropolian Hotel, New York, within .
few weeks, the last Of whom 10 John E. Vedder
Of Chicago,'wkowentiout afew daysago, Saying
he was going TO Brooklyn to osoollect $40 o0O, and
has not since been seen. His baggage remains
9ncalled for at the hotel. ID ysga raea.ggs
i-sA little boy by the name Of Daniel Law
son came near drowning on Monday, in Albany,
while s1plsying stsamboat" on . cake Of leo. He
was rescued BY . Newfoundland dog, who seized
Master Lawson BY the cassimeres and dragged
him ashore. s.i# s2-sssa5Hsgg sa-HI z - :
ca The election in Rhode Island has ternmi-
mated in glorious triumph Of the Republicans
they electing their Governor by vote Of 8, 900
to 1900 for the Democratic candidateI The
Legislature is Republican by slmost . clean
sweep Hurrah for ssT ;ttla Rl,ox,, y, ~ fsss se-