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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

Police CouRr-Ths institution was filed
yesterday morning with the usual cases.
John Conlee. 4 stranger, occupation boat
man, was arrested by officer Kiroy on Mon
day for intoxication. Fined So, and Oh pay
nlent discharged.
Michael O'Bricn, for the same offence, ar
rested by officer Fitzgerald. He was fined
same amount, bat as he had niver cent in
the world" Fitzgerald kindly invited him to
rest few days beneath the hospitable roof
of the JAIL and recover from the effects of the
strychninc whiskcy he had drank
Robert Darrell, was behaving very badly at
the Temperance house, a strange place, in
deed, for him, as he was very drunk. Officer
Phil Brown got his clutches on him, and he
had to come along Esq. Gibbs fined him
SIS, which he forkcd over.
On Monday night about two o'clock, a lot
of boatmen had been drinking and carousing
around among the low doggeries on the wharf
Capt. Morton directed three of his men to re-
main near, and endeavor TO dispcrse them.
They with difficulty restrained the carousers
from riot several times, and finally succeeded
in getting them to return to their boats. One
of them returned, however, seeming bent on
having fight with the police. He picked ur
a rock and attacked officer Muller, who
knocked it out of his hand, and then marched
him off to the lookup. On searching him. :
rock weighing three or four pounds was found
in his pocket, probably to balance the brick il
his hat. As justice Gibbs did not approve o
carrying such play things in either hat o.
pocket, he found him so.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
4 SAILORS 0piUten Of Nftssions.

At meeting Of the London Missionary
Society, the Rev. Mr.. Mcleod said,-
Having read, in the account of some voy-
age, things to the d'scredt of missions,
shortly after met with the captain of ship
that voyaged to the South Seas, and asked
him.
"Do you think that qaiassons have done
much good in tba South Seas?"
4 d. no. know" he said, "what you know
about missions, but will tell you fact.
Last year / was wrecked ON one of those
islands, and 1 knew that eight years before an
American whalcr had been shipwrecked of
the same island; that the crew had been
murdered; and no doubt you may judge OF
my feelings when we anticipated that We
should either be isfssnned 10 pieSaS on the rocks
during ,ha na.hs, os, If We survived till morn
inS, subjected to dreadful death. AS soon
as the day broke, l saw number of canoe,
manned and pulling away between the island
acd the ship. We prepared for the worst
consequences. Judge Of our amazement
when the natives came on board in European
dress, and spoke to us in Englsa. IN that
very island, l heard the. s7@pes Oh the Sabbath
day, and SIT down as the communion table,
AMI sung ii, the same psalm that had sung in
Scotland. do not know what you think of
missions, but know what think of them
Journal of Missions.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
THE RIV Err

We clip the following from papers along
the Mississippi. 1t seems that boating on
the U. NJ. is a profitable business:
"The steamboats, are running regularly,
making good time and giving satisfaction to
passengers. The river still retains an excel
lent stage Of water and the steamboat pro-
prietors must undoubtedly reap rich har-
vest this summer-St. Cloud .4dc.
THE RlvER-the recent rains have caused
u rise in the Upper Mississippi, and is now
in good boating condition, with prospect
Of long continuance. The steamers Ii. NJ.
Rice and North Star make their sem-week
ly trips, carrying large loads Of freight and
soodly number of passengers for different
points on the river. We learn that Mr..
Nash's new steamer Enterprise, will conf
mence running regularly between St. Antho-
ny and Sank Rapids, on or about the first OF
July-Nonticello I'imes.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
Kissing q bachelor.

A correspondent relates the following rich
incident:-"We have friend-a bachelor
friend-very fond Of the societ.y # the ladies,
but extremely modest and difident withal-
A few evenings since he went to make call
upon an acquaintance who had recently ia
ken to himself vile, young and beautiful,
and as matter of course, overfiowlng with
affection for her husband. Now, this lovely
wife of week, like all other young wives,
could scarcely survive the brief absencs Of
her husband for the discharge his business;
and, always upon his return. met him upon
the threshold, and smothered him with kisses
1t so happened, when our friend called, that
the husband was absent but was momentarily
expected by fond and anxious wife. She
heard bis football upon the step, and supposing
it to be her husband, rushed forth to meet
him; and ha had scarcely laid h.s hAnd upon
the beitpull, beE,re the door 'Hew open, and
his neck was epcircled by pair Of white arms,
and burning kisses fell thick and fast upon
his lips and cheek Here was trying stua-
ton far dilldent man, and our friend came
near f,inting on the spot; but, fortunately, the
lady discovered her mistake in season to pre-
vent such melancholy ev Mt, and he escaped
from the house more dead than alive, The
last we saw of him he was .ssAnMg against a
tree, fann;ns h,rss.f VIII bis sombrero, in or
der to recover Strength to regain his lodg
ings."
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

One Of the earliest, duties developing on
the first season of our State Legislature will
be to authorize o geological survey of the
State. Much interest is felt to have the min
cral regions fully explored, and expectation
runs high that the result will be very favOra-
bic to the future prosperity of Minnesota
Coal in small quantities. has already been dis
covered in various parts of the Territory,
and Of q good quality, and further survey
will no doubt show it to exist in great abun-
dance. Although Minnesota is blessed with
a good supply of wood, there are many dis
tricts of extensive rich prairie lands, where
coal is almost absolutely needed to make the
product that will be developed in many parts,
and with coal will give the browning touch to
Minnesota. Already have rich beds been
opened, and some are now being worked, but
Of the character of the iron, we have not
been made acquainted but there cannot fail
of being not only a good supply but of
very excellent quality, in some Of the many
regions where its existence is now manifest.
We have seen specimens of copper ore picked
M in this Territory, which although but q
trifiing indication of its existence in any large
beds, just,ies the expectation of those who
have claimed it as valuable future source Of
wealth to Minnesota. Beds of Lead too,
will be lain open as an ore worthy of the
miners skill and inviting to the capitalist
Silver and gold, although undiscovered, as
yet, that VIC have learned, are not beyond the
expectations of many whose judgement is Safe
in such matters. But with or without these
latter ores Minnesota is rich beyond the sur
mise, of those who have reflected on the sub
ject merely from the position of the Terrific
ry and its described character.
1t is no idle dream to believe that the years
will be few ere Minnesota will have added to
her almost Incompatible agricultural resour-
ces and numbering advantages, manufacture
ing facilities equal to those on which depends
the prosperity Of some Of the wealthicr States,
and thrifty towns will spring up where now
the eye rests with no charm The Railroads
uow about to be commenced will scarcely be
completed ere the skill of the dclving miner,
and cunning artifcer will be ready for dis
semnation throughout the entire borders Of
the land.-.Nininge Journal.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
How Men bic.

Some men die in ignorance, unconccrned,
and seemingly without fear for the future
Others are sullen and silent, as if determined
to brave it out at all hazards. Others are so
wearied out by long illness and continued
pain that they are eager for tie ShsQse, jet
give ~ SSyidss hcs # beiRps 81 Sht state to APP
pear before God. Others abound in prafes-
sions of hope and confidence, yet leave i'm
partial observers at q loas IL cancoive what
basis there can be for such assurances. 9th.
ers, again, give their friends every reason to
think that they are real children of God,
make the dread passage with ! tile or no
sensible comfort-in not few cases under a
dark and heavy cloud. The majority of con-
sistent Christians have thslr lsss sna, as it
is deecribsd ba tie Psal'uist, in q siasle
word-it is peace 4 few Of them, how.
ever, taste heaven this side Of the river Je r
dan, and their rapture is q thing to be wit
messed in order to be understood. There is
very simple rule for direction of any
one who feels concerned about the manner
in which he shall meet the last enemy This
is to live habitualIy with God, thrangh Jssus
CHRIST. asqh . ,ie esnaat end miserably
Death must be to it only the growing seal Of
its steadfast course, the finishing touch to Its
lofty Standardization latepigmcr.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
Value of a TestOment.

know at least one iH;ssttsNISa Of shilling
Tcstomept lNsSA:,zSd at New Orleans previ-
Gus Ia The Mexican war, which lot only sa-
we'd the life of the possessor, but was the
means of saving his soul 1t was in this way;
a young Illinois girl purchased small Testo-
ment for four dozen; Of eggs, at three crpts
per dozen and when her brother was
about to start for Mexico q a volunteer,
she put it inata BIS BIS yess pocket. There it re-
msainsA wrapped IN the same paper and same
pocket, until the hattie Of Buna Vista, when
the owner received q wound through the
Testoment, which broke the force of the bullet,
which lodged in his breast and sent him to the
hospital There, he read his book and tn,
last time l saw him was in an Illinois college,
preparing for the pulpit, OF rather fora mis-
sionary field ia the Messh9disst Church
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
Ex-Governor German.

This individual, more notorious than dis
tinguished, made speech in St. Paul just
before the recent election, in which he is re-
ported by the Advertiser of that place, to
have used the following language:
''But they say that German removed the
Capital them some illustrious individual
whose name we did not catch.) l Was op
posed to the project from the srart-and was
opposed to it throughout-and when Mr..
Balcombe, the Councillor from Winona,
preached the subject to me, and asked me
to assist him in getting it through the Legis-
lature, ! told HIM that it could not be done
-rthat il was premature==-anG could never
become Law, d that even if It should
pass the Legislature, it would never go into
effect, but would fall still-born-ANb 1T HAS!
-(with great emphasis.) never gave my
sanction to the measure, and had made up
my mind to veto it, and when my friend the
dearest friend I have got in the world, Rob
ert Smith. begged ME not to sign it, and
use my influence against it, l told him it
suould never become a law-that / would
never sign it. But in the rraeantime heard
that was TO be hugs in eiiigy il I signed
the bill-s-.hat | was to be tarred and feath-
cred, and whipped like dog if dared to
give my sanction to it. Did they think to
frightcn me? Was to be dragooned into a
veto! If they thought so, they mistook
their man. They threw down the gauntlet
and l took it up. They said 1 should not
sign the bill, and did-just as any of you
would have done under the circumstances
wouldn't you?" Observation-Disclosures
ow-ugh.) He then went on to say that he
was In favor Of the CaI;tal rems!nin. at St.
Paul, and be eonsidered the question practi-
cllIy settled, ETC., etc.
We do not think the subject merits as
much space as some of our contemporaries are
devoting to it, but notwithstanding we hav e
this to say: 1t is we'll understood and known
! mere, as well as in other parts of the Terri
tory, that the Ex-Governor did actually ia.
,or the project of removal, and that he was
one Of the first and most active to encourage
the passage of the bill for thst purpose. -
1t is also as positiEaiv knoxh nov That in
his late spe, ch at St, Paul, be gave utteranee
to the sentiments above quoted. From
these two opposite positions OF German, we
get an excellent daguerreotype of the man,
the qualities of which can be expressed in
Two words-iar and knare. That the ex-
Governor may not accuse US of talking too
plainly Of his most prominent characters.
Tics. and thereby dtoiHs hin inus!ic, q; yye
o,cn hgHawfitiag, that he was IN favor Of the
removal, and that h. Was one of the first
to breach the subject-that, too, hatofe, as
he asser g, the citizens Of st. Paul threat
ened 70 C stigate him, if they ever did. Let
HIM clear himself Of the charge, if he can.
We do not notice the serpentine tracks OF
the eX Governor because We attach any spe-
ci:l importance to his opinion on the capital:
moving question; hut to esRosa .;,s a%Piicii-
ty, and % Esln AL honsss Kien to beware
of him, as they wonld ''4nake in the
grass.p
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

JUDGE SIMONS RETURNED. - We were
pleased to meet our friend, o. Simons, Esq,
at his old post yesterday morning, having
just returned from a trip South. We are
indebted to the judge for many favors in
times past, while reporting the doings of his
Court.
{ During his absence, N. Gibbs, Esq, acting
City Justice, extended to us the usual cour
tesies of the position.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

New YORK AND ST. PAUI~-Travel is now
being performed between st. Paul and New
Yo-k. in &c hours. A New \ DIRK merchant
left this city on Monday evening, at . L NJ
of the 25th ult by the steamer Milwaukee,
arrived a. Prairie du Chen on Tuesday at III !
p. NJ. took the cars Of the Mississippi ond
Milwaukee road at 5, for Chicago via Madl'
son and GAINESVILLE and the Fond du Lac road,
and arrived at Chicago on Wednesday at .
A. NJ; left Chicago at Il A. NJ, and arrived
at New York via the Southern Michigan,
Lake Shore and Erie roads Thursday evening
at lOs A. NJ, making the whole journey in
IS hours including five hours of detention
The distance is about 100 miles, traversed
in &c hours, or about 244 miles per hour
This is the route to take for East travelling
We ant so far out of the world after all.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

THE Police DEPARTMENT is now so ar
ranged that there is day, and night Police,
separate, SO that tho same Get do not have
TO remain on duty "A hours at once, as for
mery, and then have a rest of "a hours
again. The new arrangement is much bet
ter, and will render them still more effective.
Capt. Morton is winning laurels in his man
agement of our Police. They have never
been SO effective or we'll disposed of as now.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

THE Stiu,cater Messenger says that Messrs.
Hersey, Staples L. Co., Of that city, hasa be-
come the purchasers of the Eohon, in regard
to whose running in the Lake in connection
with the Minnesota Packet Company, much
i'll feeling has been engsndered. Ten thousand
dollars were the figures paid. She is still
running in this trade, and will continue in it
Captain McGowan is now in command, with
Mr.. Druet in the office as clerk.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

WE have received communication from
Capt. Laughton, of the Galena, in relation
to an article in Yesterdays Times, which was
calculated to produce the impression that the
Galena was detained at our wharf by being
tied up for debt; when reference to the
time table would have convinced the local OF
that paper that the Sunday boat from Galena
lays over here one day. The petty suits
brought against her were settled in a short
time, and caused her no delay. Will the
Times make the correction, as Capt. Laugh
ton complains f the injustice of the article
referred to?
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

TIE Lcvee is at last supplied with hitch
ing posts, for steamboats, The next great
move will be to reduce the exorbi'ant tariff
on boats landing here, called wharfage ac-
counts. Steamboatmen complain of it awful
ly. We arc not prepared to assert that it
has injured the trade any yet, because walk
along the lcvce will convince any one OF the
great trade still going on, but they predict
that in time, it will greatly injurc us.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

A RoBBERy.-On Monday night, the saloon
of A. Kuby, in the First Ward, was entered
about one o'clock by two burglars, and the
money till robbed, as well as the pockets of
the bar tender who was asleep in IA bed
The night police saw the burglars leaving the
house, but supposed it to be couple of the
boarders, and let them pass by without exanl-
ination. Indeed, they would have no right to
stop them, had they suspected them. Let us
have Tagramt lac, and then such characters
can be overhauled when seen coming out of
houses at suspicious hours, and made to give,
if they can an account of themselves"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

PIscATORIAL EXCURSIONS, to White Bear
Lake, and other famous grounds, appear to be
all the rage now. Most of the parties come
home we'll laden with the scaly prizes, and
enjoy themselves vastly. Well, pitch in
the lakes of our beautiful Territory can
never oe exhausted Of their ffn1ny inhabitants,
though city were built on every one OF
them
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

a PUBLIC MARKEr.-A resolution was
pa sed in the City Council on Tuesday night
declaring the building on the corner of Wa
bashaw and Seventh streets, owned by j. Il.
Whitney, a public market, and that Mr..
Whitney be entitled to all rents and benefits
therefi ON, on condition of his paying the
salary of a market master, to be appointed by
the city council. So we hars market, after
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

BURGLARS ARoUND.-As our Police say
that numerous burglars are lounging around,
we caution our citizens to be on the guard
against them. Secure your doors against
their attacks, and have your armament al
ways ready to give them warm reception
o for fragrant lase, so that such characters
could be spotted, and run off, Our police are
now almost as effective as they can be made
and with slight addition to the force, and
such a law as we propose. our citizens can al.
most laugh at burglars.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

ERRoR.-We were misinformed as to the
name of the boat which brought Miss Gardi-
ner to this city, not being on the wharf at the
time of the arrival. 1t was the Jeannete
Roberts, instead of the Equator, as we stated
Yesterday. The Jeanette has been up to
New Ulm, and it was at that place that Miss
Gardiner got on board. On her arrival at our
wharf, when it was ascertained that "one OF
the captive women was on board, and when
Miss G.. and the three brave Sioux who were
her rcscuers appeared, prolonged and hearty
cheers burst from the crowd assembled.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
Poverty OF Spirit

A man must be emptied Of Afmself in Or
def that he may be 6lAcd with the blessings of
the G9sp@ Ne must become poor in spirit
ip ordr that he may become rich in faith, and
partaker Of the kingdom Of Heaven. Bles-
sed therefore is the man who thinks meanly of
himself, und highly Of his maker and Redeem
Or. Blessed is the man who both feels and
manifests this poverty Of spirit. This temper
may not exalt him in the eye Of ,Ae world,
but it is temper beneiitiua Aaa condition; it is
temper honorable 70 Go& and truly benef-
cha! to hls tellGW.creaturcs. 1t is the temper
which CfSkt has pronounced to be character
ste Of the Northumberland.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

YESTERDAY was lovely day, though
warm. The street were gay all the after
noon with youth and beauty in crinollne,
and carrying parasols. The sterner sex
were about, too. as business Vas brisk, and
every one seemed in hurry. Still, there
wasn't much that reporter could sieze hold
of, to make an item out of.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

The Levee yesterday was rather more clear
of freight thap tho day before, and present
ed more quiet appearance. Fhe Milwau-
kee and War Eagle, the Hamburger, &c, were
the principal boats there. The Shenango,
came in during the afternoon.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

Observation-Disclosures sproutins ge-
MUS laid a note on the Locals desk Of TIE
Minnesotian during our absence. We think
his friends had better "look to him." We
should like to see the gentleman, so as to pub
licly-thank him.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

The CRY ALDERMEN, desiring that their
doncs shall be recorded, and handed down to
posterity at their last meeting passed o reso-
luton that three copies of the bound pro-
ceedings of the City Council be presented to
the Mayor, ex-Mayor, ex-Alderman, and all
members and officers of the present Council,
and the rest to be left to be further disposed
Of If the proceedings" contained ccrbdt'm
reports of their speeches, it woul makea
refreshing volume for any ones library.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

ANOTHER Man DROWNED. - Y cSterday
about noon, man named Dennis Haher,
walked into the river off the lower ferry, and
was browne Immediately. He was intoxi-
Gated at the time. He was never seen after
sinking the first time.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

The junction of Third and jackson, and
Third and Roberts SITS, still remain in a de-
plorable condition We don't have to drive
over it, ever, out should complain hard if we
did, as they ere bad places for teams Where
is the "conthractorf''
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

FRED. EMERY, the notorious murderer of
William Phillips, was married on Monday
the 25th of May, to the belle of Leaven-
worth-the lady who offered her hand to
any man WHO would bring her the scalp Of
an Abolitionist
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

"iREEN Passive have received nice
mess of those early dclicacies from the garden
of our fcllOw-tOwnsman, LUKE MARVIN, ESQ,
being the first we have seen this season, and
the finest we ever cat. Mr. NJ. has our thanks
for these popular delicacics.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

MORE LEvEE ROoN.-The City Fathers
last Tuesday night passed an act providing
that all the Levee between Jackson Street
and Roberts Street should be improved so as
to form Levee, if possible, in continuous
straight line from Minnesota to Roberts
Street and directing the Commissioners to is
sue certificates Of assessment to the contrac-
tor against all lots fronting Oh Water Street
along the line of the proposed addition of the
Lnycc
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27

WHITE BEAR LAKE.-To day, John Lamb,
Proprietor of the celebrated White Bear
House on that Lake, will launch beautiful
sail boat on its calm waters. The yacht is
thirty feet long, ard fitted up in an elegant
manner for parties. MIR. Lamb will be happy
to see his friends there this morning; and all
who go may feel assured Of having good
time -