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Medicai neoks.
TUST received at DOUBLEDAYA WILSON'S,
u fct14-A II street, near Main.
SsTrutk stranger thaa Esctton.v
READ AND PoxpRa, " rAsnIoNABLH nHri
fISHE subscriber il very happy 70 iAiosn his
l. old friends and al othsrs, that be Will In
tr,ducc the Spring Style Of Fashionable Mats. -
on Saturday, the 18th inst. g you can wear yoar
ONE WEEK LONGER,
IL you want to be ain the fashion," for Esokuk
has a"rAsuIoxAgLx HAT sroRE, 1t % Aain-st.
feb13-d6t J. Il. HUMPHREY.
Aec0MA Arrival 81 Places.
ME have just received, per steamer Sam. 0aty,
w the following invoice III Pianos;
One 81 octave carved mouldinxs, ozark rosewood;
siagie round cosness, q ght dol;
.uoe r9uu1 c,rnsrs, ssrpentine
IA ,ailinxsi
l.ous XIV style. carved, telegant
Rose weod1.
As he uiun y market is somewhat tight In Kso-
kus, fn tbs time being We shall ofsr any Of the
above fianns at manufactured prices, without the
addition II $50 o. 70 For fssight ard Insurance.
PATRICK a GROUSE,
bad Second e.. bet. Main johnson.
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NOTICE IL hereby given 70 all persons interested,
~ that at meeting Of the City Council Of the
City Of Ksokuk, held February 3, 1887, . Jury was
elected assess the benefits and damages 70
~ Individuals BY reason Of the exssnsios Of Third
street down the river ~ laid down on survey sad
plat reported by the City Engnesr " the Cosneil,
Fob. 5, 1857, and that said .9sors samDopsd 10
appear ~ the Mayors once in said city. the 33tA
day Of February. A. d. 1887, ct oo'clook .. n.
GRIFREY,
Marshal Of the City Of Keoksk.
Keokuk Feb T. 1857 -dSv
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New MAP 81 kookNks
slyHE engraving Of this work 10 progressing. Sab
L seriptions viii ~ received BY my agent, J. 3.
Ingalls, Or st the olhce Of Fox Otlsy, Surveyor.
opposite tho Aihsneum, until the LIST Of March, Il
s. per copy. Only 50 extra copies will be printed
and sold after the above date for 81 50 per copy.
Ksokuk, Feb. IL -dtmhl wv. OTLkY.
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Times copy lm-dAw.

ExocNtorss Apprenticeship.
HUGH HAkKINS and Chas. T. McCane have
l. i been appointed Executors Of the estate OF n.
d. Embich, deceased. All claims against the -
tate must be presented 1T once, and al elsims of
the estate must be paid without delay.
Feb. ~, '57 HUGH uARKlNS,
feb2l-dSw CHARLES T. McCUNE.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-18
A stubborn STRIPPING.

Once upon time a big, strapping, awk.
ward youth fresh from Vermont, entered the
Drummer Academy at Bytield, Mass, for a
little share Of eruditon, which Is dOled out
at that temple of Minerva at economical pri-
ces. At that time-we know not how it is
at present-the boys and girls were kept in
one apartment, only the middle aisle separat-
ing them. One day this Vermont STRIPPING.
who had just been helping one of the girls
through with hard sum-he was "cute +" on
cyphering-thought it was no more than fair
that he should take toll for his valuable serv-
ices: accordingly he threw his stalwart arm
around the rosy damsel and gave her a sly
but rousing smack which startled the whole
assembly. "Jedediah Tower, come up
here" roared out the preceptor.
The delinquent appeared, his face glowing
with bushes like red hot warming pan,
and looking as silly as ninny. "Hold out
your hand" said the pedagogue. "Fll teach
you not to act thus in this institution"
The huge paw was extended in horizon
tai line towards the instructor, who surveyed
its broad surface with mathematical eye.
calculating how many strokes of his small
ferule itlwould take to cover the large num-
Der of square inches which it contained.
I" Jedediah," at length he said, this is the
first time that you have been called up for
any delinquency now: say, if you will say
that you are sorry for what you have done,
will let you off this time without being
punished.
"Sorryw exclaimed the youngster, strik-
ing an attitude of pride and indignation !;
"Sorry! No, sir! am not. And l will do
jest SO again, if 1 have chance. So, put on,
old Teller, jest as hard as you like. By the
jumping Jehosaphat I'd stand here and let
you lick me till kingdom KUN afore I'd be
sorry at dhat-by thunder, ! would !"
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Can't Swallow Dred Scott.

We learn from the Chicago Tribune that
the Kalamazoo Gazette, the most able and
influential of all the interior Democratic pa
pers of Michigan, has bolted its party. 1t
cannot stand the bred Scott decision. II
has not flnched at the violation of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, nor protested against the
border ruffian usurpation in Kansas but
now that his party have planted themselves
upon the bred Scott decision-denied the
citizenship, and the usualrghts of protection
by the civil power, to over half million OF
free colored people, and agreed that slavery
shall be a national institution overriding
State laws and constitutions, and claiming
the protection of the American flag on the
high seas-having reached such depth Of
debasement, it can no longer follow them.
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The Rum River valley.

This portion of Minnesota, at the present
time, is justly occupying a large share of
public attention. There is probably no other
section of country that combines more
thoroughly the essential elements necessary
to the sustenance of dense population. The
numerous beautiful lakes and running streams
watering its surface, its fine agricultural,
manufacturing, and numbering resources,
point it out as land of promise to emf
grants Located in the centre of that por-
ton of country lying between the Mississippi
and St. CroiX, the two great navigable waters
of the North West, and its juxtaposition to
the mineral wealth of Lake Superior united
with its control of inexhaustable pineries,
the rapid development of its great natural
resources, must always be co-equal with the
rapid growth of St. Paul, St. Anthony, and
Saltwater. In fact it constitutes the very
"back-bone " of these important cities, and
without its lumber, the southern portion of
the Territory would measurably suffer for
want of building material.
The cities above named have deep inter-
est in the development of this valley, and
the efforts Of the Press and the influential
men interested in them, should loose no time
in directing the tide of emigration in that
quarter. 1t can in truth be said that
no other portion Of Minnesota offers great
err inducements to those DESTROYS of making
good use of their presumption rights Near
ly every section of unoccupied land from the
source of Rum River to its mouth is at the
present moment subject to presumption,
and as this District of land has not been
taken out of market in view of the Railroad
Grant, it probably offers to claimants the
most superior opportunities to make claims
10 be found in the Territory.
We are gratified to witness an important
change in public sentiment towards the Rum
River country, and we are equally gratifed
to learn that it is rapidly filling up with an
industrious and intelligent class of farmers.
Thousands of acres were claimed last winter,
and thousands more will be claimed the
present spring and coming summer. Those
who would secure valuable quarter-section
of land, cannot begin to improve and file !"
too soon, as the present immense influx into
that region will render delays dangerous"
There will be no want of sawed lumber for
building pursoses along the Rum River Val
ley the coming summer. Mills are now in
operation at Anoka, st. Francis, and Prince
ton; and the machinery for the new mill at
Cambridge was shipped some weeks ago
from New York, and will be ready to saw
by the first of June.
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On motion, the report of the Committe
TO the Hoard Of Brokers.

GENTLEMEN On recent trip to the
East, had several hundred dollars of differ
ent kinds of currency with me-amongst
Others, Hagerstown and Interior. The Hag-
erstown l passed without difficulty in hotels,
on railroads, &c. In Philadelphia 1 exchang-
cd some for gold at one-half per cent, while
the brokers charged me two or three per
cent. for Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
The Interior Bank could use noa1here ex-
cept in Chicago, where they charged me
one and half per cent. for coin.
Now will you have the kindness to explain
why you refuse Hagerstown, and take and
circulate Interior, and oblige
A ST.. PAUL MERCHANT.
April 10, 1857.
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TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

BODY FouND.-The body of man was
found on the bank of the Minnesota river.
about one mile below Ottawa, partially COW
cred with boards and brush at the head
was board Oh which was written the fol.
lowing q" We found him drowned and left
INN here on the 29th of September The
body had on when found, pair of blue lean
pants, blue flannel shirt, and coarse boots
one OF the legs was eaten considerably. and
the lace and head, on one side. was black
and blue, giving evidence Of foul play some
where. Tie hair was dark brown and
one of the front teeth was missing. STRANGE
to say, no inquest was held and no stems
taken to learn any facts that would tend to
unravel the mystery.-&. Peter Courier.
FIRE.-The store Of Hunter & WRIGHT
was destroyed by fire on Monday evening
last, about ! o'clock and entirely consum-
ed. together with nearly all it's contents. We
understand their loss amounts to between
four and five thousand dollars, which was
partially covered by insurance. The origin
of the fire we have not learned when first
discovered, the flames had made such pro-
gress, that it was impossible to subdue
them, and but small portion Of goods We're
saved. The building belonged to Daniel Lo-
throp, Esq, and was not insured--lMd.
New STEAMER RED-WING-This is The
name of new steamboat now ON her way
from Pittsburgh, direct to ShakOpee and the
ports above on the Minnesota river, loaded
with freight for our merchants. Her draught
is only fourteen inches, having been built
last summer expressly for the trade on this
river. 1t is intended that she will make
daily trips between Shakopee and ST. Paul
during the low stage of water. She is de-
scribed as being an elegant hoat, containing
fifty-two berths, and her state-rooms are
beautifully furnished in the latest style.
She will compare favorably with the North
ern Belle, except as to size.
The Red Wing is differed by gentlemen
of skill, experience and responsibility, who
are destined to become favorites with our
travelling community.-"e look with no lit
tie pride upon the succession of such boats
to the trade Of the Minnesota River.-Aqk-
opee Adrocate.
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QUITE a sensation was produced on the
morning of the 9th ult., at the breakfast
table in the Girard House, Philadelphia, by
the rumor which was rapidly whispered
round that spruce, dapper, neatly dressed
young man at one Of the tables was John
Dean, and the young woman at his right his
loving wife, late Miss Boxer. 1t would be
very ungallant to make disparagng remarks
of lady; suffice it to say, that the univer-
sal conclusion among those present conceded
with the remark of the officiating clergyman
that the lady had evidently the better Of
that bargain. Gen. Hiram Walbridge, who
is esteemed an excellent judge of beauty, re-
marked that Dean was altogether the best
looking man in the ball. The happy and
famous couple are on their way South.
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cape by flight, butchered. No one at pres
ent knows how many were killed. Captain
Bee reports that he found one family by the
name of Stuart, or Stewart, wife and two lit
tie girls, and one or two men, murdered-one
or two men and boy near house were
partly eatenby wolves or dogs. The body of a
trader at Spirit Lake, Lieut.. Murray also
found-all of which were buried by the
troops. 1t is reported by Joe CAMEL, who
was there at the time, that the Indians have
taken four white women alive with them,
which is probably true. They took sixteen
horses from the ARCHAEOLOGICAL and killed
most of the cattle. Capt. Bee has just re-
turned with half his company, having left
Lieut.. Murray with the remainder to protect
the inhab itants from 4 recurrence of these
bloody scenes.
1t is unfortunately too true that white
people unacquainted with Indians, and re-
Gently arriving in a new country, no matter
how much moral courage they may possess,
invariably shudder at the approach of three
point blanket. There was no doubt, in the
immediate vicinity of these outrages, three
white men to one Indian. From accounts of
those that ought to know, not more than fif-
teen, and Capt. Bee thinks perhaps not more
than thirteen Indians were concerned in the
massacre. Three times that number of white
men could have checked them in a few hours,
and more than that number were in the i'm
mediate vicinity, and better armed than the
Indians. Every one who has visited houses
on the frontier can testify to the number of
guns that decorate the walls, but unfortu-
nately when they should avail to protect hon
est settlers from the tomahawk, they still
remain nothing but ornaments.
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Governor Walkers Letter OF Acceptanee
WAsHINGToN, March 80, 1857.

W ~'A"ASu ~. 1901
JAMES BUCHANAN, President of the U. S.:
DEAR SIR: have at your request re-
considered my determination, as announced
to you, declining your tender of the office Of
Governor of the Territory of Kansas. In
view Of the opinion now presented by you,
that the safety of the Union may depend
upon the selection of the individual to whom
shall be assigned the task of settling the
difficulties which again surround the Kan
sas question, have concluded that solemn
sense OF duty to my country requires me to
accept this position. l am brought to this
conclusion by an unaffected diffidence in INV
own ability, but with a fervent hope that
the same overruling Providence which has
carried my beloved country through SO many
Perils, will now attend and direct my hum
BILE efforts for her welfare, and that my course
will not be prejudged by any portion of my
fellow citizens in or out of Kansas.
| understand that you and all your Cabi-
net cordially concur in the opinion expressed
by me, that the actual bona fide residents of
the Territory, by fair and regular vote, un-
affected by fraud or violence, must be per-
mitted, in adopting their State Constitution,
to decide for themselves what shall be their
social institutions. This is the great funda-
mental principle of the act of Congress or
ganizing that Territory, affirmed by the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and is in accordance with tie
views uniformly entertained and expressed
by me throughout my public career.
l congratulate peaceful settlement of this
question by an appeal to the intelligence and
patriotism of the whole people of Kansas,
who should all participate freely and fully
in this decision, and by majority of whose
vote the determination must be made, as the
only proper and constitutional mode of ad-
justment. | contemplate no appeal to mill
tary power, in the hope that my country
men of Kansas, from every section, will sub
NIT to a decision of this matter by full and
fair vote of majority of the people.
will go, then, and endeavor thus to ad
just these difficulties, in the full confidence,
SO strongly expressed by you, that 1 will be
sustained by all your own high authority,
with the cordial cooperation of all your
Cabinet.
Very respectfully, your friend,
r. j. WALLER.
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GEORGE II. SPENCER, Jr., received TIE
following letter from his father last evening,
and handed it to us for publication, for which
favor he has our sincere thanks. The wri-
ter is an old citizen of Minnesota and one of
the first settlers of Traverse DIES SiouX-be-
sides being man who never speaks till he
knows what he is talking about; neither is
he to be scared by the = boot of OWLS
His information is entirely reliable:
| TRAVERSE DIES SIoUX,
! Monday Morning, 8 o'clock.
| DEAR GEoRCE:-We are all excitement
| News has reached us that the Indians are
approaching Mankato in large numbers
The accounts are exaggerated very much,
| doubt not. \ company was organized in
St. Peter yesterday morning, under Capt.
Dodd, and started up to assist. We organ
lied two companies here yesterday-one of
about 80 men to 60 this morning to Manka-
! to-thc other to remain here for our own de-
| tense. There is great alarm among the timid
out in the country, but | think it is need
less.
The mail carrier from Faribault saw
! nothing to intimidate him till he got within
ten or twelve miles Of this place, when he
saw the people gathering on the road and
coming in. lam very certain it is all or near
ly all, groundless fear. Of an immediate
attack here, or that any but few of the OUT
laws on the Des Moines are concerned in the
war, is not probable.
LArER.:-I have just had conversation
with James Kinds, Esq, who left Mankato
last night at O'Clock. He says company
of some twenty men went out fifteen or
twenty miles from that place, came upon an
encampment of Indians, who broke and ran
at first. Being pursued short distance,
they turned and fired The whites returned
the fire, killing some five or six Indians.
One white man was killed and two or three
wounded.
If Government would send up small de-
tachment of dragons, they would be entire
ly sufficient.
The people are very much excited, even
here, but not half so much as in St. Peter.
Many of them have left their own homes,
and are fortifying themselves in the stone
buildings.
Our Company starts from Travsrse at 10
O'Clock this morning. This whole difficulty
has been created by whisky. The commence
met of it was by body Of drunken Indians
being driven out of white mans house in
a state of intoxication.
Yours,
G. II. SPENCER.
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Railroads Centering at milwaukee,.

The Sentinel enumerates them as follows !:
VI these roads, one, the NJ. e NJ. Railroad
is on the eve of completion to the Mississ.
lppi. The La Crosse and Milwaukee is al
ready half way there. The Milwaukee and
Western Railroad is close to Columbus, and
will shortly be extended to Madison and
Portage. The Milwaukee and Beloit. and
the Southern Wisconsin will connect with
the Mississippi within twelvemonth. The
Milwaukee and Horizon will be open to Ber-
lin, on the Fox River, in four months. The
Lake Shore and the Air Line to Fond du
Lac are both making good progress north
wardly. Lastly, the two great Land Grant
roads, which will both, in effect terminate
here, are to be pushed ahead vigorously and
perseveringly, until they bring Minnesota
on the northwest and the Lake Superior re-
glon on the north, into constant, direct and
profitable connection with Milwaukee,
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RAILROADS TO CENTRE AT Rock Is1.vr
The Railroad bridge at this city has nov
fair prospect of concentrating here .nd
crossing the business of some seven rn,,
roads to wit: The Galena and Rocl< Isl.nd
Road chartered by the last Legislature the
connection with the Chicago and Fnlton
Road, recently surveyed by the Illinois Cen
fral Company the Kenosha, Rockford and
ROCK Island Road, as above; the CHICAGO
and Rock Island Road, now in operatioS
1ne Rock Island and Peoria Road, now part,
~ nuilt the Alton and Rock Island Road
NOW NOV oelng vigorously pushed ahead; and the
warsaw and Rockford Road, now partly
graded, and which must be finished at no
distant time. N ~ 1o
Truly an enterprise which will do this
much Tor Rock Island and the West must
be great nuisance?-Rock Island 6dq,ert;e.r
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To tie Editors Of tie Minmesotian.
You will confer favor on me by publish
ing the following account of the expenses
incurred in constructing the bridge at the
Rice Lakes, on the St. Paul and Lake Supe-
rior Road. 1t is not the proper place to call
the attention of the business men of Saint
Paul to this important thoroughfare; pur-
pose to do SO at some future opportunity,
but as the whole of the cost Of this public
improvement was assumed by myself and
partner, and paid to the last cent, Gas per
vouchers to be seen at our office) it is due
the people of Ramsey County that they be
made acquainted with the progress and COM
pletion of this work, the cost of the same,
from what source the funds were obtained,
and how expended
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.RAO>~

ST. PAuL's CHURcH.-The Protestant
Episcopal Parish of the City Of St. Paul is
now fully organized. The Church is to be
known as St. Paul's Church, and the edifice,
which will be a magnificent structure, is to
be erected during the ensuing summer in the
lower part of the city. Rev. DR.. Patterson,
of New Jersey, has accepted the call to
become the Rector of the Parish. The
Doctor is expected here next week. AT a
meeting of the Pensioners on Tuesday last,
the following wardens and vestrymen were
elected:
Wardens.-N. j. T. Dana, Norman W.
Kittson.
Tearymen.-C. W. Woolley, II. A. Lam
bert, j. j. Beaumont, j. r. Livingston.
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HAGERsTowN BANK.-A very pertinent
question was asked by responsible "St.
Paul Merchant" in the Minnesotian of Sat-
urday, in regard to the discrediting of the
paper of the IIagerstown Bank by some of
the bankers and brokers of St. Paul. 1t is a
matter of public interest to all of us that that
question should be answered. We ourselves
are in the dark in regard to the matter, and
desire light from any quarter from whence
it NAV come.
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CHURCH MATTERs-At meeting held
at Christ Church on yesterday, easter
Monday the following Wardens and Yes
trymen were chosen:
Waraens.-Newton Bradley and j. P
Pond.
Vestrymea.-W. L. Ames, H; Iglehart, F.
R. Smith, W. G. Fonseca, E. c. Lambert.
A meeting will be held this morning at
halfpast nine O'Clock, at the same place, fol-
the election of Wardens and Vestrymen OF
the new parish of st. Paul's.
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Wisconsin Railroads.

In order that all sides may be heard, We
copy to-day the views of Mr.. " G." (Gray?)
Of Hudson, in reply to DR.. Maxon, of Pres
colt. The people of this section of Mime
sofa are deeply interested in knowing the
points to be made on these Wisconsin roads
and we intend to enlighten our readers
thereupon, as far as We can, from time to