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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03
AN IyPROMPTU.

TO THE EaoNAurs OF TUESDAY, SEPT. 2Sp, 1901
Happy swingers in mid Heaven,
Floating through the sunny blue,
In our fancy are SAILING
Der that trackless waste with you.-
Leaving earth lands yaunted beauty
For the Halls Of Upper Air
Leaving homes of the terrestrial
For Celestial mansions fair.
Green old earth, the primal Eden,
Hearest thou our glad adeu,
As We leave the dull the hackneyed.
For the weird, the grand, the Netc!
Woody bluiis and lowery prairies,
Silent caves and lakelets blue
We are bound for grey old cloud-land-
We must bid goodbye TO You.
Laughing-waters, now We leave you,
Singing your most joyous lays
In the SolitudeS of Spirit,
We will celebrate your praise.
Mississippi, strong old giant,
Father of the grand and fair,
We must leave your blue, bright wavelets'
For the ripping waves of air.
We are going we are going,
Where DiriRest breezes blow
We are goingi We are going!
Where the earthly pulse beats low;
Oh. what joys-scare OF these phantons-
Pain and sorrow, grief and care
An ma tnSSe Lte y
These diyinest draughts Of air.
DINNER, DINNER, groweth ear ih-laRd-
Brighter. brighter groweth Alden
All yon pearly gates might open,
II our souls were not sin-la laden;
Then We might, with young mnortals.
Walk the shining paths of planets.
Or. with them in our air vessel
Speed along the track of comets.
Don't you hear the fair Celestial
Hymning softly TO us now!
Bind yourselves, :erial pilgrims,
With the utterance of this vow
''0h We will be nobler, purer,
For our journey through the blue
We will catch Divine aflatus
For the LOFTY and the True"
We are floating, surely floating,
Down the waves of upper air
We are nearing once more nearing,
Earthly homes of want and care,
Yet again TO hope and suffer
To Enjoy, and Do, and Dare
Terra-irma, sure is welcome,
For true hearts dirdH as there.
T parr
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03
Hennepin County Convention.

The Republican Convention Of delegates
to nominate County officers, assembled at
Woodnan's Hall, Minneapolis, on Monday
last, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. DIR. j. H. Murphy
was elected President of the Convention. and
j. ID. Browne, Esq, chosen Secretary.
On motion, II. s. PlWmmer, D. A. Sec
ombe, and G. Il. Keith, were appointed a
Committee on Credentials. They withdrew
and after some time spent in examining cre-
dentials, repos ted full delegations from all the
Precincts.
We omit the names on account of want of
space.
1t was then voted to proceed to the nomi.
nation of County officer and
Rev. G. G. Ames was nominated for the
office of Register of Deeds by acclamation
and unanimously.
The following nominations were then
made, and afterwards declared by the meet
to be unanimous: 81,
For County Cyerk-H. A. Partridge.
County Commissioner-H. Thorndyke.
County Treasurer-D Morgan.
Judge Of Probate-E. S. Jones.
County Surveyor-Franklin Cook.
.4ssessors-Distrct No. l, j. G. Mccain,
No. 2, Frederick Basset, No. 3, A. C. Aus
tin.
On motion County Committee of five,
was appointed to see that the above ticket is
elected on the 18Th, consisting of D. Keith, A.
J. Bell, r. B. Gibson, w. D. Hayden, and
E. W. Cutler.
At District Convention composed of
delegates from the county lying west of the
Mississippi, the following ticket was nomina-
ted for the
FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Senators-Edward N. Bates of Minneap
ellis. Delano II. Smith of Minneapolis.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES B. Gibson of
Bloomington, VIM. S. Chowen, of Minneton-
ka, James b. Hindley of Crow River, Geo.
H. Keith, of Minneapolis.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03

at the height of 5000 feet from the earth, we
are told, s'were scorched by the suns rays,
and were Obliged to lay aside their gloves"
tits also stated as the result Of their further
experiments that 'the elimination of temper
ature in the higher regions were found less
than what it generally is at the same altitude
on mountains" 1 recollect when 20 years
apo T ascended with Mr.. Paullin, from Cam
den, opposite Philadelphia, although the day
was cloudess, the heat at the height of three
quarters of mile were almost unbearable
compared to the temperature on the earth.
One seldom can tell, when undertaking an as
cension, what he is going to meet with in the
way of temperature. Imiglt ascend to-day
and be half frozen at the height of half a
mile, whereas tomorrow might find it de-
lightful four miles up. Such has been the ex
perience Of multitudes of seronauts. In the
same ascension sometimes every variety of
temperature will be experienced, whether ris-
ing falling, or floating on level-at one
time warm, five minutes afterwards cold, then
warm again, and so On.
EXAMINER seems to have an impression
that three miles is an extraordinary height
for an eronaut to reach. The ordinary range
of common balloon is from one and a-half
to three and a-half miles high. My balloon,
being an unusually large one, would meet
with no difficulty in reaching the highest
point. Upon the occasion of Mr.. Cocking's
fatal descent in his parachute, Mr.. Charles
Green, and Mr.. Spencer were blinded by the
fearfully rapid discharge of the gas from
their balloon. Upon recovering their sight
sufficiently to examine the barometer, their
height was 22,3S4 feet about four miles and
a quarter, and Mr. Green writes IL do not
conceive, from the length of time had been
libcrating the gas, that this was anything
like our greatest altitude for we were evil
IDENTIFY effecting rapid descent" Gay Lus-
sac, in his second ascension, rose q, 90 feet,
Mr.. Godward, of Philadelphia, only a few
weeks ago, was up with Mr.. Cresson three
miles and half.
IL HdltcIS Dul liClic, McSSIS. EultOIS, uOW
high the "Minnesota' arose, as long as the as
cension was satisfactory to all parties but
to limit her achievements TO three quarters
of a mile certainly seems to those who be-
ing in the car were (pardon the bully on the
ground to judge for themselves, a desperate
attempt. have no disposition, to exagger-
ate the merits Of our performance, never hay
ing thought it any great exploit to make a
balloon ascension. On the contrary, have
always said that in respect to danger, 1 would
rather ascend a dozen times in balloon than
go 100 miles once by railroad. The whole
subject Of 1Eronautics is absurdly misunder-
stood.
/ Remain Respectfully yours.
WILLIAM MARKOE
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03
A Rich Development.

Early in the next session of Congress a
Committee of investigation on the Fort Smell
ling operation will be moved by Democrat
ic Member from one of the States below. He
declares, as we understand, that he was him
self in Correspondence with the Department
at Washington respecting the sale, ready to
offer 100000 for the property. But the
first information he could obtain was that it
was already pricately sold for $4,000.
This piece of Galphinism by "Democrat-
ic' leaders in this Territory has not its equal
in our history. How much completely there
was at Washington, time may reveal.
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4 1eOr1r*1T1 DPNOeTuITy yOuTo'
WILLIAM MARKOE.
New York RcDublican Convention


The Republican Convention of the State
Of New York was held at Syracuse on the
23d instant, where the following excellent
ticket was put in nomination with great
degree of unanimity. 1t will be elected by
majority of One Hundred Thousand:
For Julge Of Court Of .4ppeals- Timothy
jenkins, of Oneida.
For Comp,roler-Robcrt Deniston, of Or
ange.
For Secretary of S'ate-A. NJ Clapp, of
For Ireasurer-Jo ohm B. HOgeboom of Co
lumbia.
For Canal CommissiOner-A.S S. Thurston,
of Chemung.
For 14ttraey Generul-W. Curtis Noyes
Of New York
For State Engiaeer-George Geddes of
Onondaga.
For State Prisoner Lnspector-Thomas
kirkpatrick of Albany.
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A BEAUTIFUL INCIDENTAL morning or
two ago, as we were sitting in the Jailor's
Room at the Police Court, four sweet look
ing, and nicely dressed little girls entered,
and modestly asked the jailor to " let them
see the 'crazy man','-Letitia Thomson
who is confined there for want of better
place. The Turnkey got his bunch of keys,
and followed by the bevy of little innocents,
and "our Reporter" walked through the
gloomy passages of the Jail building, swing
ing the heavy doors open and shut with a
clank that reused the inmates of the cells,
who scowled from the gratings on the un-
wonted sight Of such untarpished and pure
beings in that loathsome place, as they tripped
by their cell windows,
to use Alex. Smiths beautiful metaphor.
Arrived at the cell, the Turnkey swung
open the door, and the cluster of little round
faces, lit with a half curious, sweet smile
peered in at the wreck of womanhood vacant
ly staring at them. Did not those pure faces
shine upon the blank and palid waste of in
sanity,-the mindless, rayless thoughts of
that mindless, reason-bereft woman, like
gleams of sunshine would fall silently in the
dark cell where her life was wasting, and for
moment light up its dreariness ? Did not
thoughts and vague remembrances, probably,
steal over her as she gazed on their happy,
sinless faces, Of the time when she too was
as guiltless and happy as they, long years be-
fore sin, and intemperance, and unnatural
crime, had cancered the attributes of woman
hood, and by slow degrees of degradation,
wiped out both mind and reason, and lett her
in pitable ruin, the unhappy creature they
saw her2 Might not the sweet music of
their voices-to her so long used to listening
to the oaths and ribaldry of men demonized
with drink, as they are thrust into the cells
and rave the night out in blasphemy-have
stole insensibly to her heart, scared as it was
by sin and misery whose depths had been so
long unstlrred by a word of kindness, like the
angel whose presence of old in Judea troubled
the waters, and gave them power to heal p
1t swept across, and troubled her feelings for
moment, like the breeze sweeps and stirs
the chords of the harp-then the door swung
sullenly to, and closed the bright vision that
for space illumed her cell.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03
Rice County Republican Nominations

For Senators Il. N. Safer of Cannon City
Michael Cook, of Faribault.
For Representatives, James D. Hoskins, oil
Northfield ; VIM. Dunn, of Cannon City /; j.
II. Parker of Houston.
For assessors John Hover, Of Cannon
CITY; Allison Houck, of Forest F. w.
Frink of Houston.
For County Commissioner Geo. N. Lock-
of Houston.
For Judge of Probate Isaac Woodman OF,
Faribault.
For Sheriff John Mullen, OF North
field.
For Register of Deeds :-R. A. Mott, Fari-
bault.
For Coroner Truman Nutting, Fari-
bault.
For Treasurer Edwin Darling, Hous-
ton.
Clerk of the Court u. F. Buck of Hous-
ton.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03

ANOTHER BALLOON AsCENsIoN-We see
it stated in the Times that Mr.. Markoe, has
agreed with the Managers of the..AgricuItural
Fair, to give another ascension on that occa-
sion, weather permitting, in his large balloon
Minnesota" from the fair grounds. We are
glad of this. Mr.. M. IS last ascension was en-
tirely satisfactory, and there are hundreds of
persons who would like to witness one. By
buying ticket for the fair, they can also see
the ascension.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03
Money! MOney!!

Are Republicans aware of the extent of
ofthe money power now employed against
them? 1t is impossible to state definite
sums, but it is safe to say they are Of such
magnitude as to carry the elections for slave
ry if anything can do it.
Large sums are drawn from Washington,
and we understand that one aspirant to the
United States Senate says he has $780,
600 to be used to reach that station
And how much may come as toll from the
great Fort Smelling swindle is not known
Every man for sale will be bought up; and
how mighty convenient just now for many
to get a good lift in paying for their lands,
Or feeding their families through the winter,
or buying COW? 1t is safe to say that hum
dreds of thousands of dollars are to be en-
ployed, or would be if money was not so
tight, to carry our elections in favor of a
set of ambitious doughfaces for Office
The Census Canvassers are now all over the
territory, doing faithful service for their pa
irons. And the utmost efforts will be requi-
red to defeat these forces. Indeed it is redu-
ced to this-aohether money shall control the
election Of Minnesota.
Know every voter Immediately; and if
any man voting heretofore the Republican
ticket now begins to falter and veer to the
other side, mark him sold with almost alb
solute certainty.
~ And be sure to find out and keep
watch of every new voter; much will depend
on that. Be vigilant and the right shall tri-
umph.
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MIR. NOrth:s Appointment Is.

We regret to state the Hon. J. w. NORTH
is compelled by sickness, most reluctantly to
give up his appointments for public speaking,
probably during the canvas. The cause of
Republcanism could scarcely lose more in
any one of its able men. Others must re-
double their efforts. He had just returned
from successful trip in lodge and Steele
Counties, when thrown upon the bed. But
from that he sounds the bugle note:
"Tell all the Republican friends to fight
the battle bravely."
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Entirely True.

The Times very justly warus Of the dan
ger Of falsehoods and every species of dccep.
tion by our opponents among the people, and
closes thus:
"Unless the Republicans send men and documents in
to the hed to set the true state Of facts before the
pe they have the satisfaction of waking up the
morning of the 14tha defeated party Minnesota is Re-
all over, from end to the 9TH
e but unless great care is TAKEN large number will
mised by Flashlights and the party will be doomed
We urge upon our friends everywheren the cities and
in the countryin the woods and the praries-n the
vallies and on the hs-to make known distinctly the
names of the Republican candidates and place before
the people the illegal and shameful
constituted the minority branch of the Constitutional
Convention. Will they do it?'
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03

THE ROBERTS STREET SEWER. - 7 his
magnificent enterprise, built for what pur-
pose no one knows, commencing some place,
and ending another place, serving no useful
purpose, seems to be likely to stir up legal
controversy among the inhabitants of the
Second Ward. Quite a number of them ad-
vertise in the ''official paper that they con-
slider the certificates issued against their prop
erty on account of the building said sewer,
illegal, and warn persons against negotiating
them. Meantime the hole in the ground, on
which so much nice masonry has been vast
ed, continues to be useless and of no ac-
count. What oiU be done with it no one
seems to know. We suggest it be let to the
Know Nothings, who are said to meet in
such places, or to the "unterrified," to hold
caucuses in.
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The GRAPE PRospEcr.-The Boonville
MO- Observer says that the Grape never
looked so promising in that vicinity as it
does now. There has been no rot. The
grapes in the vineyards arc now ripening, and
it is believed that there will be at least 20,-
900 gallons of Catawba wine pressed in the
vicinity of Boonville, this month.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03

THE wife and daughter of Lieut.. Herndos,
U. S. N, commander of the lost steamship
Central America, passed the summer at New
port. Habitues of the Fillmore House will
remember the exquisite voice of Miss H., as
we'll as her good natured use of it. Miss H.
is isconsidered one of the best private singers
In America. The family are from Virginia.
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In BELFAST, Maine, on Friday evening
last, Martin Crowley. between forty and fit.
ty years of age, fell from the hayloft of a sta
BILE, some fifteen feet. to the floor, striking on
the front part Of his head, and killing him al
most instantly.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03

COOKING THE MATE.-"Are you mate of
this ship 2" asked an emigrant of the cook,
who was an Irishman. "No, sir; Pm the
man that cooks the mate"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03

A. M. JACKSON, of Mississippi, has been
appointed Secretary of tho Territory Of New
Mexico, in the place of VIM. W. II. Davis
resigned.
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10. o. F.-Twenty lodges of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows have been
established in Ohio during the past year.
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Height Of the Balloon.

ST, Paul, Sept. %, 1857.
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st. Paul, Sept. 26, 1857.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-04
sHERIFF'S SALE.

NY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION issued out of
~ Justices Court, w. ). Stafford, Justice of the
Peace, in and for Ophr township, Butte county
California to me directed and delivered. commanding
me 10 make the sum of one hundred and forty eight
fifty eight one>hundredths dollars debt, and the
sum OF forty five eighty one hundredhs dollars
costs of su together with the costs accrung on said
writ wherein P. 5. Carlow and ID. &. DOwner are
the Plaintiffs and q Kyle is the defendant, have
sliced and levied upon, and will sell at public sale, To
the highest bidder Tor cash, the eleventh day Of
Aprll A d. 1851 at the hour of three O'Clock. Z. NJ.
ali the right. tile and interest of the above named
defendant i'll and to two shares sixteenth of
IA certain mining claim situated al Cherokee F at,
Butte County, California, known as the Eureka
Mining Company. and bounded hs tolOws-Com-
mencing nj a sake 80 feet from Lewis L Cos north
east corner, thence in northerly direction two
hundred and four feet oak tree blazed on two
sides thence line along the bluif eiglu hundred
and thirty four feet stake. fifty feet to white
o * tree which tree is marked as the north west
corner of the Prospect Mining Company's- thence
ON a line parallel with the westerly line OF Powell \
Cos claim seven hundred feet to stake marked
c. thence on i line parallel with our north west
lpe Ave hundred feet to Eoint It vhch there Is Il
stake marked P VI c. which stake is on line with
the westerly boundary of Powell II Co.'S eli i'm.
thence on line following the boundary of Powell Il
COS and Lewis 4 C9sclalms 10 the starting point
The above sale to take place 81 the Cour! House
door in the Town of Orove, county and State tore-
said. r. fkEti', Sheflh Du''e county.
March 18th, A. d. 1851. mlo'4w
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
SHERIFFrS SALE.

10y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION Issued out
Nd of the District Court Ninth Judicial District
in and for the County of Butte and State of Cafnr-
MIA to me directed and delivered. com nding me
to make the sum of eleven hundred and fifty seven
slx,y eight one hundredths dollars Isl .57 6S, prn-
cipal aud interest of debt and interest said um
at the rate Of two per cent per month from the 2Sth
day of February 1857 until paid, and the sum of
twenty egh, dollars and fifty cents costs of suit
together with all tho accruing on said writ
wherein c. C. Goodwin aid Charles Parks are the
Plaintiffs and Daniel Carlisle is the Defendant.
have seized and levied upon and will sell at public
sale to the highest bidder for cash, the fourth
day of April A. D 1857, al The hour Of two o'clock
p NJ ali of the right title and interest of the above
named defendant. in and to one house situsted in
the town OF Oroville, Butte County, Californa-sad
bous. being about twelve by twenty four feet the
ground and one and half stories high. painted
yellow. with shed or kitche in the rear, standing
at or near the end aud directly in the line of Lincoln
Street next TO Feather River, together with all of
defendants interest in and the lot grounds upon
which said building is siInated. Also. all of De
fendan!'s right title and interest in and TO that
tain piece or parcel of land lying the easterly
side of Lincoln Street, In the rear of the Ii iuse
coupled BY Mr.. Sovereign, together with small
cabin or house situated on said lands occupied by
Defendant said grounds being the half next to the
River OF lats number, five and six. in block number
fifteen as laid down the town plot of the town of
OroviIIe Butte County, California.
The above sale to take place at the Court House
door i'm Oroville, County and State aforesaid
p. FREER. Sheriff Butte County.
March II, 1857. I'm l-4w
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-04
SHERyFFS SALE.

EpY VIRTUE OF A DECRETAL ORDER issued
D out of The District Court Ninth Judicial Dis
trict in and for Butte County and the State of Cali
furnia TO me directed and delivered, commanding
me to make the sum of two hundred and forty one
thirty nine one hundredths dollars, and interest
thereon from the 26th day of February 1851,
until paid and the further sum of nine hundred and
twenty five seventy four one hundredbs dollars, and
interest thereon until paid, from the 25ih day Of
February 4 D 1857, and the further sum al seventy
twenty one hundredths dollars costs of suit together
with all the costs accrung on said order, wherein
WIN Hawley Il Co the Plaintiffs, and Thomas
and Harriet Edwards the Defendants, will in
pursuance said order. sell at Public sale TO the
highest bidder for cash, the l1th Day of April,
d 1851 at the hour of two O'Clock. p. NJ, All the
above named defendants right, title and interest IN
and to the mortgaged properly described in said
order as follows: That certain piece or parcel OF land
situated in Iynchburg. Butte County, California, and
bouedtd as follows, being corner lotion the south
and east by the pablo square. and on the north by
lands owned by Mr. Brady, and on the west by lands
owned by NJ. Croker, and is six feel deep and thirty
feet wi,e-on the same is situated what is known as
the American Hotel in front of said house stands two
large trees.
Sale to take place at the Court House door, in Oro-
vile, County and State aforesaid
P. FREER, Sheriff Butte County.
March llih A D 1857. mli-tw
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-04

NJ Dr. J. L. CzAPKAY-The gentleman whose
name forms The caption of this notice is one of the
few modern physicians whose application TO his pro,
fession and devotion To the afflicted render him alike
an ornament TO the one and benefit 10 the other
Hungarian by birth he sought with kossuth TO place
his country among the nations of earth. beyond the
oppressors rule. that her sons might rejoice in the
practice of those precepts which alike our glory
and pride In his efforts TO do. he has reaped
the reward finafecaal resistance oppression, and
IA home and country know him no more" Apart,
however. from his claims upnn our consideration
patriot the Testimonials Of character and capacity
which he brings entile him to public confidence TO
the exclusion of those who possess neither the one
or the other As gentleman his character is unfair
nished: as physician. his skill unsurpassed; end
to thoss whose imprudeBce has left upon them the
taints of disease, we can conscienfiously commend
him with the assurance that in him they will find a
friend whom to know is great gain. The Dr. office
Is No. Sand Armcry Hall, corner OF Sacramento and
Montgomery streets San francisco. al43m